Language is limited. We may not think about that very often because language seems so useful. Using language we can describe the things we see. We can think about things in ways that seem infinite and endless. But language is very, very limited. It can only describe things to a certain point because it uses …
Category Archives: Integrating with Native Teachings
Definitions are limited
Our language, English particularly, is very limited in trying to explain reality because it divides everything up into definitions. -Definitions divide- Western Minds turn everything into descriptions, using nouns, which makes us see things as separate What If instead we had a language that was about the relationships?
The Discovery
Let’s talk a little bit about my discovery. How did I put Nonduality and Native wisdom together in this way? What made me come up with this crazy idea? This little story will help as our discussion goes forward. I have a long history in Nonduality. I’m doing this video in 2023 but I’ve been …
What is a verb
What is a verb? This might sound a little, a little silly on a YouTube channel about Nonduality, but this is part of a series I’m doing on the intersection between Nonduality and Native wisdom. This week we’re talking about language and how language informs our worldview. So, what do verbs have to do with …
Examining our language
Examining the way we experience language inside of our heads, what’s often called thoughts, is a very good way to figure out how human beings work. Understanding ourselves is the first step to self knowledge. -You are not your language- Nonduality is all about realizing that you are not your thoughts. If instead of thoughts …
A Week of Language
A week of language. So, this week we are spending all the videos talking about language in the context of a series on how Nonduality and Native wisdom intersect. If you want to see it all in order, it’ll hopefully make a whole lot more sense. Look for the course on Nonduality and Native Wisdom …
Try to have a thought without language
Here’s a challenge: try to have a thought without language. Can it be done? You can’t have a conversation without language either. Yes? -Nonduality is a technique- Nonduality is a technique to discover yourself underneath all your language. Underneath your thoughts and your concepts about everything.
You Can’t Stop Language
There is a big problem with non-duality and Enlightenment teachings: It’s seeming obscurity has caused it to be translated into something that doesn’t meld well with our culture. This teaching has been translated to us here in the Western world so that we now think the goal is to stop thoughts. We then go into …