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?” …
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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 …
Nonduality is Not Two
Nonduality is not two. That’s what advaita means—not two. It is a handy little trick to find your unity. And even just in saying that sentence, you can see why the idea of not two is way better than saying find your unity. Because when I say find your unity, I’ve just turned you into …
Nonduality is Sanity
Nonduality is sanity. It’s really easy to look at this from the other side, and we can totally see that it’s true because living in the dual state is madness. Living in the dual state is insanity, right? As a matter of fact we have writings about various native elders around the world who have …
Nonduality is Life
Nonduality is life. It’s life itself. Feel, right now, how so much life is bubbling up here on this planet that we call Earth. The oceans are full of it, the sky is full of it. It’s just growing and growing all over the Earth, and it’s running around everywhere, and it’s in humans. Every …
Nonduality is Edgeless
Nonduality is edgeless, and by that, I mean there is no place where you end and a separate something or ‘other’ begins. Simply saying, there’s no separation at all, and we can look at this easily just through physical stuff like skin, right? I might think that here’s the end of me right here at …
Nonduality is Transmittable
Nonduality is transmittable. When you think about that for just a second, it’s obvious, right? Otherwise, you and I wouldn’t be here talking about nonduality. Someone experienced a nondual state and worked really hard to explain it to other people. A bunch of other people got it, went on to explain it to other people, …