Don’t believe everything that you think. Thoughts are unreliable. They can go through your head in a completely random way. As a matter of fact, some of the mantras and chant that I have been working with are a perfect example. Go back through them and notice how these little songs get stuck in your …
Category Archives: Non-Duality
A Thought is a Thought
Illusion happens when you don’t see a thought as a thought, or an emotion as an emotion. Instead you get sucked into a vortex of importance. You give them a name and a power: My thought. My emotions. The emotion isn’t you. The thought isn’t you. Any more than your hair isn’t isn’t you. If …
Undescribe Ourselves
What we’re trying to do with non-duality is “undescribe ourselves.” Like… who are you without a description? Who are you without a title? Who is the one?
When the Words Calm Down
Maybe a good way to describe the non-dual state is to say that it is learning to trust that the largest part of your perception doesn’t use words. The part of our consciousness where words reside is the smallest part. When the words calm down, you’re still you. You’re still there. When the words calm …
There is Silence Inside All the Time
There’s silence inside of you all the time. You might think it’s noisy in there, inside your mind but it’s not. We’re always concerned with our thoughts, but actually, it’s completely silent in there. What is Sound? Sound is a vibration that happens in the air, and then comes into your ears. It is translated …
Words and Prayer
I’ve been running across a lot of Native American stories lately that show an advanced understanding of living in the non-dual state. I’m not going to tell the story myself because you can hear it directly from a Navajo Elder. The Truth About Prayer… A Native American (Navajo) Perspective. This story is deeply interesting because …
Non Duality is a Lie
Non-duality is a lie… just in its very essence. Even Nasargadata said it. Words cannot describe the indescribable. How do you express what was there before words? How do you express what’s there without any words? How do you use words to express this state? This wordless state. Words are the enemy of the deeper …
Letting go of what is not real
Letting go of what’s not real. That’s really the point of Nonduality, and the point of Zen. It’s the reason for all these silly stories. So the real question is, how do you figure out what’s real and what’s not real? This is where non-duality really shines as a practice, because you can be absolutely …