Mindfulness is a booming business these days. The evidence is everywhere — an abundance of books, magazines, websites, smartphone apps, classes, and training programs, all intended to turn us on to the many benefits of practicing mindfulness. That’s both a good thing and a bad thing. Or actually, in the language of mindfulness, it’s neither … More On Mindfulness
Considering the people, places, and objects in our dreams as one substance is a good way to understand this world as one substance. And that is the best way I know to grasp non-duality. … More On Oneness
Meditation usually involves focusing one’s attention on an object. Mantra meditation, for example, focuses attention on a word or phrase. In the East this might be the word “Aum,” or one of the many names of God, such as “Rama.” In Orthodox Christianity, attention is placed on the words of the Jesus Prayer (“Lord Jesus … More On Self-Inquiry Meditation
Most of us think quite a bit about being awake. We think of work. Of home. Of friends and family. Identity. What others think of us. We think of what we call real life. Reality. Most of us do not think much about dreaming and sleeping. In fact, most of us do not think of … More On Mind & Deep Sleep
It is said that God is love. And in one sense, this may be so. But to say that God is love is to say that love is God. And this is not so. The two are not equal, or the same, or interchangeable. Better to say God is. And also, love is. But what is … More On Love
If you get your mind thinking differently, you might start understanding time, or the lack thereof, differently. … More On Time, Now, & Deep Sleep
Discovering Nonduality 