The Veil of Separation This is a Buddhist, Zen, and Sufi description of what keeps us feeling separate from the world. Somehow, this veil has come over our consciousness and is causing us to feel separate. We feel that we’re the thing that’s behind the veil—and life, people, objects are outside of this veil. From …
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Enlightenment is Possible
Enlightenment is possible with a simple shift of perspective. I guess that’s really the only thing I want to say to people. The logic loop involved in the whole this is so crazy. First of all. If we stick to the popular definition of “enlightenment,” it is not possible… because it’s defined as something that …
Never Take More Than You Need
Never take more than you need. This is a good principle for living materially as well as spiritually. As far as the way that humans live in the world, all of our ecological problems are caused by taking more than we really need. Like, how much do we really need? It’s interesting to look around. …
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Nobody Wants to Be Ordinary
Nobody wants to be ordinary, and when you really think about it, this is the seed of all human madness—the idea that we have to be something other than ordinary. And just think about it. There’s really only two possibilities to be other than ordinary. Either you’re better than or you’re worse than. Some of …
Know Who you are: First Mind
This is a series on a term that I’m calling “first mind,” which is, I think, a way better way to describe nonduality, enlightenment—all those concepts of awakening that we have—because first mind is who you are. One of the ways that people like to describe enlightenment is: “Who were you before you were born?” …
Enlightenment in One Outbreath
Enlightenment in one outbreath—Big breath in… long soft breath out… there, did it work? Probably not, obviously, right? But hold on a moment, and maybe we’ll get there. Hi, I am Zareen. Welcome to my YouTube channel. I am absolutely convinced that every single person can realize who they are—because it’s realizing who you are, …
Why Awakening Seems Difficult
Listen to this conversation between Zareen and spiritual teacher Susanne Marie as we talk and laugh about awakening. How to drop the conditions of unenlightenment. The question is: Why is awakening difficult? Why do people think it’s difficult? Be honest as much as possible, truthful. be truthful. It’s not like we’re meant to be an …