Mystic Dance of Awakening
Die before you die is a Sufi teaching about life. It’s about how to live a life that is ripe and full, free of the oppressive false self. It’s a spiritual practice of awakening the aspect of your being that can never die because it has no separation.
In this short book we will examine different sides of this idea: “Die before you die.” What does it mean? How do we live in this state where we have died before we physically die? We will discover that we are talking about a state of freedom.
Is nonduality a lie? Well of course it is. It’s saying that words can’t describe anything… so if we’re using words to describe it… it’s a lie.
The scam is that no matter how much you talk about nothing… you’re always talking about something. Simply because you’re talking.
The 99 names of God is something we need to touch on briefly in this series. We’re not going to get deeply into it because that could be its own whole thing, but it’s a beautiful Sufi teaching. Instead of trying to say the qualities of God in large abstract terms, we talk about small, …
This should be the number one thing in every spiritual study. It’s not just about you. One of the reasons that we do spiritual practices, and we talk about spiritual things, and we try to expand our consciousness, is so that we are more able to beautifully live with everyone and everything else. A good …
The LIE of nonduality isn’t in the nonduality teachers. It’s in the Seekers. The point is to get rid of the lie in yourself.
Everyone is asking if nonduality is a scam. Think of it this way… your concepts are a scam they’re always fooling you. If we turn nonduality into a concept, then yes. It’s a scam. 🙂
Are you afraid of making a mistake in your life, in your work, just making a mistake, period? Of course, you are, we all are. But here’s a thing to think about: What if this isn’t the natural human state? This is the perfect example of how we can use Nonduality to awaken ourselves. It’s …
The number one thing that you can do to help humanity move into the next step, where we can live sustainably on the earth, is to lose your mind. From a spiritual point of view at least. It’s our clinging to our minds, clinging to our false concepts, that’s causing us to be so nuts. …
Calming the Mind reveals our inner Spirit… where Beauty and Harmony naturally reside.
— Getting rid of the critical —
Nonduality is about getting rid of that super critical part of your mind; that part that always sees everything is wrong. That’s got to be good! Huh?
— If you lost your critical mind —
If you lost your critical mind, wouldn’t you be way better off? Actually… Nonduality isn’t about losing it. It’s about simply seeing it with honesty.
