N-lightenment

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Understanding Spiritual Transmission and Awakening

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In my spiritual transmissions and healings, I used to feel I was a like a garden hose. One end was connected to God and the other end delivered God’s teaching or healing. I had nothing to do with it other than being a relatively clear conduit or vehicle. That’s how it felt.
 
Now I realize that even that was far too arrogant. There are an infinite number of hoses. All beings are hoses. In most adult humans, the hose is too filled up with thoughts to allow the full flow of God to pour through. The tap isn’t turned up full enough to wash all those thoughts away so they can directly experience God. They’re only experiencing a trickle and even that not consciously.
 
Anyone free of the distraction of and attachment to thoughts and an egoic separate self have the tap turned on full. Nothing is clogging up the flow. There is ONLY God. In their presence, your tap can also be turned up, as much as you allow it. The increased flow can wash away the conditioned thoughts and stubborn self identity, at least while you’re in their presence.
 
We call these beings “awake” or “enlightened”, but these are just words and mostly just confuse us with a misunderstood sense of specialness. Think of it more simply and practically as a pipe being unclogged. In the presence of a being free of attachment to thoughts and a separate self identity, a great freedom, peace, love and bliss can be experienced. This is feeling the flow of God, which is always here, pouring unobstructed through your now unclogged pipe.
 
We also use the word transmission. And this word is also misunderstood, as if the awakened being is transmitting something from them to you. You are only experiencing your True Original Nature. It has always been here. Thoughts have just clogged up the pipe preventing you from realizing it. And that’s where a spiritual plumber may be helpful. Not because he or she does anything. Their freedom alone is what does the unclogging. You know it when you feel it. It’s always been here your entire life waiting for you.

The Birth and Death of Conditioning

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A friend sent me an adorable picture of his new born nephew. My first thought, “Welcome to the dream, Little One.” Even at one day old, it is unlikely this little fellow will ever experience reality or what he really is. Before his birth, the conditioning had already begun in the fetus stage. The conditioned mind of his mother is transmitted without words to the growing fetus in the womb. And, as we all know, conditioning continues and is reinforced throughout our lives.
 
This can give you some idea of your own conditioning, where it comes from, how pervasive it is and its effect on you.
 
Very few of us ever awaken from this conditioned dream. Very few of us ever experience reality, truth or what we really are. Yet some do. Perhaps this little one will be one of those few. I hope so. I hope it for you. I hope it for everyone.
 
Most of us don’t realize we are living in a dream. We consider it reality, life and who we are. But some do realize there is something more or feel there must be something more. That’s a start. Some of us have even had glimpses, direct experiences, of what that something more might be. And, far more rare, some of have awakened or are in the process of awakening right now. Perhaps this little guy will be one of those. I hope so. I hope it for you. I hope it for everyone.
 
As you can see conditioning is continuous in all societies. It begins even before birth in the transmission of the mother’s conditioned mind. It includes the conditioned minds of the father and everyone else connected to the baby. The conditioned mind is transmitted with or without words. Unlike what the conditioned mind perceives, there is really no separation anywhere.
 
There are many aspects that go into every awakening from this heavily conditioned dream. One of those is a time of isolation from human contact for a period of time after the awakening experience. Without this isolation from other conditioned minds, an awakening experience, no matter how powerful, will eventually be pulled back into conditioning again. You can see this time of isolation from other conditioned minds in the experiences of Mooji, Eckhart Tolle, Ramana, Papaji and many other awake beings.
 
Another aspect is spending time in the presence of one free of the conditioned mind. This is the purpose of Satsang, silent retreats, etc. Unlike the transmission of the conditioned mind which happens with most people and reinforces our conditioning, this is the transmission of a mind free of conditioning and helps free us from conditioning.
 
Today being in the presence of an awake being is easier than ever. You have access through books, YouTube videos, internet, retreats, Satsangs, etc. You are most fortunate.
 
Many spiritual teachers today believe and claim they are free of this conditioning but are not. Only a small handful are. It has been like this throughout human history.
 
You may feel it is difficult to discern who is free and who is not, but it is far easier than you think. Thinking is only your conditioned mind. Leave it alone. You know entirely and only by what you experience. If you experience a great freedom, peace, bliss and unconditional love for no reason at all, then you are in the presence of someone who is free of the conditioned mind, someone who is awake. They may speak or not. It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter what they say or teach or if they say nothing at all. You know by your direct experience. Leave the mind alone. The mind is only conditioning. Trust your direct experience.
 
Both Mooji and Eckhart Tolle are easily accessible and both are awake. You have access to Ramana Maharshi and Papaji through books and videos. They are no longer in a physical body, but nobody really dies. Remember, there is no separation. You may have to take this on faith until you experience it.
 
You may find yourself sitting next to a stranger and suddenly this great freedom, peace, bliss and unconditional love overcomes you. You are in the presence of one free of conditioned thought. That is enough. You don’t need to ask questions or imagine you found your teacher. That experience is the teaching. That is enough. Leave your mind alone.
 
You may be totally alone and find yourself overcome with this great freedom, peace, bliss and unconditional love. This is even better. You have discovered your True Teacher. The appearance of all awakened beings is only an illusion. Remember, there is no separation. Stay here in this great freedom. Allow it to overcome you, to overcome the dream of you. This is the only teaching there is. Your mind will never understand this. This is truth. This is reality. It is not conditioning. It is freedom from conditioning. You’re waking up. Welcome Home.

Hitsuzendo / the Way of the Zen Brush

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Hitsuzendo is the practice of awakening through Zen Brush painting. It is both the practice and the manifestation of the enlightened mind. Many people have asked me what techniques I use to create these paintings. The only technique is the enlightened mind itself. From the enlightened mind, the mind empty of thought, the painting emerges naturally by itself. In this video I attempt to show this.

The Zen Brush resources I describe in the video can be found here: Zen Brush Resources

Paintings and prints can be found at the online Zen Brush Gallery: Zen Brush Gallery

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Radiant Light Healing Transmission

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This is a very popular video that has a powerful affect on people. This is a radiant light healing transmission I have used for years healing people. This is the first time I have done it on video. Use it for your own healing in whatever you need. It works for body, mind and spirit. The true ultimate healing is your own awakening, freedom from all suffering. If you open enough, this can unlock your True Self.

Pain – Meditation and Practice

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Dealing With Pain – Guided Meditation and Practice

A powerful and effective guided meditation for dealing with pain. All bodies will experience pain at some point in their lives. Is it possible to have chronic pain and not suffer? Yes. Changing your attitude to pain changes your experience of pain.

Here’s a powerful yet simple practice that will help you do it. I was inspired to create this video for my son Noah, who just had hip surgery in India and is undergoing persistent pain during his recovery. This is a very effective practice I learned over years as a healer and someone with a human body.

It’s a practice and also a guided meditation so you can see how to do the practice. It’s very simple but it can be life changing. Since it is a practice, it gets better the more often you do it. If you have chronic pain, you have the best opportunity to do the practice. When you become proficient at it, it will change the way you deal with any pain for the rest of your life. It’s a whole new experience sitting in the dentist chair.

Listening – The Ultimate Healing

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The symptoms of all illness are a direct message to you. What is that message? Why is it here? You cannot find out from a doctor, medical expert or Google. It is a message specifically for you and nobody else. You can only discover this by listening to your own body. This kind of deep listening is the ultimate in healing. It will not only heal your symptoms but your entire life. In this video I introduce how and why you should do this.