Are there steps to Enlightenment, to reach the non-dual state? Well, the answer is yes and no, and I’m not going to tell you any more than that. — Mapremzareen.com- A lot of my videos might seem kind of disjointed because I’m working on a larger project that they all fit in. There’s no way …
Category Archives: Integrating with Native Teachings
4 Things to Avoid on the Spiritual Search: Perfection
The number one thing to avoid is perfection. This is where Eastern teachings have gone so wrong because they emphasize the total perfection of the enlightened being. Then everybody tries to be perfect before becoming enlightened, but you literally can’t do that. First of all, I would argue that all of these enlightened beings aren’t …
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What not to do
Non-duality is fun because we get to talk about what does not exist. So now I’m spending a week talking about what not to do on the spiritual search. — Lead us from the false to the real — Lead us from the false to the real. That’s what nonduality is really telling us. What’s …
4 Things to Avoid on the Spiritual Search: Seekers
The number two thing to avoid is other seekers. This may sound totally crazy because—I mean, it’s better to be in community, right? But avoid talking about what you think nonduality is. That’s a trap. So maybe I should say that the number two thing to avoid is conversations with other seekers. Two things will …
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Today’s Nondual Tip
Today’s tip: Don’t talk about nonduality unless you understand it. And you don’t understand it until you’re fully there. — Talking makes nonduality worse — Talking about nonduality when you don’t really understand it, when you’re not there, makes things worse because the point is that talking doesn’t describe it. — Don’t listen to other …
4 Things to Avoid on the Spiritual Search: Pretending
The number three thing to avoid is: pretending. I know this is a big ask because we’re always pretending and we don’t know we’re pretending. Sometimes we do, right? If you’re in a play and you’re pretending you know that you are pretending. In a poker game you know, and the really good poker players …
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Pretending Gets Us Nowhere
If nonduality is asking, “Lead us from the false to the real”, then it’s clear that pretending is not going to get us anywhere. — Working through layers of falseness — Working through layers of falseness: Your clothes aren’t you, your personality isn’t you, your emotions aren’t you, your thoughts aren’t you. Then who are …
4 Things to Avoid on the Spiritual Search: Jesus Complex
Number four in our things to avoid on the spiritual search is: the Jesus complex. Yeah… you are not going to become enlightened and save the world. It’s not going to happen. It’s never happened before, and you’re not going to be the first one to do it either. Nothing happens in a vacuum, nothing …
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