Die before you die is a Sufi teaching that has more to do with life than it does with death. Sidebar: We don’t need to teach dead people how to be dead. Right? They’re pretty good at it already. The teaching “Die before you die,” is more about how to live than it is about …
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Being the Mystical
When we look at how nonduality and Native spirituality fit together, it’s the mystical that ties it together. Everything on existence is in this vast unity. The human brain, the human mind, has a huge capacity to see and learn from and be the mystical. We’ve been doing it since we became human. — The …
6 Ways to Non Dual: Mystical
Number six is the mystical. We are accidentally raised with the idea that our thinking brain is us, and that’s just simply not true. The thinking brain is a small part of our perception. By the thinking brain, I’m talking about the language that goes through your head, the stories that go through your head, …
If you know you can’t be fixed you’re free
If you know that you can’t be fixed, then you’re free. This is what nonduality is about. Just think about your inner self – the ‘you’ that is completely dissolved in the ocean of being, the you that is part of the Earth, part of all reality, the great nothingness, the great everythingness. That ‘you’ …
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Unselfish Motivation
Most important in the process of finding out who you are: do it with the most unselfish motivation possible. You’re trying to find how you blend in with all of reality, and all the rest of us really do exist. You really do exist. Know that this is not just about you. This is about …
6 Ways to Non Dual: Unselfish
This is part of a series I’m doing on the intersection of nonduality and Native wisdom. It’s important to kind of watch the series in order, because often the pieces by themselves don’t make sense. You’ll find it on my channel on YouTube, and you’ll also find it on my website in order. This particular …
It’s important to know who you are
It’s important to know who you are. Because if you know who you are, you can’t get fooled into thinking you can be fixed. This is the essential problem of everyone. We have been taught from a young age that there’s something wrong with us that needs to be fixed. So much of our insanity …
Total Unity
It’s also possible to find out who you are just simply using the idea of total unity. Everything exists. That exists, you are that. A tree? You’re not really separate from it. Your thoughts? You are not separate from that. Your emotions? They happen within you, with you. You are everything. You’re the sky, you’re …