Every one of these Zen stories point exactly to what we’re talking about in enlightenment teachings. You are trying to find yourself. The question is, “Who are you?” This one points directly at it (pun intended.) In this week’s story it’s glaringly obvious. The ten friends are in a circle counting themselves. They start around: …
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Ten Friends Counting
Okay… so there were these ten friends. Way back in the land of Zen, a long time ago, before cars or anything like that. They decided to go on a journey. So they got everything they needed and off they went. They are walking along and they come up to this big river. The only …
Simple Simple Simple
Non-duality simply says that you are not separate. The ocean of thoughts, that it feels like you’re constantly living in, is just waves running up on a beach. They do exist, but they are not you. They make you feel like you’re separate, and that’s why it’s good to examine them. Zen just simply says …
Make a Decision
You can immediately change your life right now, right this very minute, by making the decision that you are on a spiritual search not for yourself but for everyone and everything else.
Listen to learn
If you’re listening to these native teachings and you agree with it all, or you think you already know this and are nodding your head, it’s likely that you’re missing the point. You’re learning something if you think (faceplant), “I didn’t think of that before. That’s obvious, but I didn’t see it. I didn’t know …
The Weekly Newsletter – April 29, 2023
Words and Prayer Published: Sat, 04/29/23 This week we are looking at a series of stories given to us from a Navajo elder that show a deep understanding of the non dual state. We’ll explore how words get stuck on our heads and how prayer balances us out. We’ll look at how temporary joy makes us …
Native Spirituality is not a Shortcut
So I was editing my last video on “Don’t steal native spirituality” and thought of an even more important reason not to do it. So I’m going to continue my rant — don’t steal native spirituality! It’s like… I know you you’re a modern person just exactly like me. And the biggest reason that you …
We Don’t Need to Steal Native Teachings
We don’t need to steal native spirituality for lots of reasons. Number one… really??!! Our ancestors (our parents and grandparents, who were spiritually bankrupt in many ways because they had had their native wisdom stolen from them generations ago) whizzed into all these countries: the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, all these places, and brought a …