It's amazing where our blessings and teachings come from. We have to keep our eyes, ears and heart open or we can easily miss them and mistake them for something that is just the opposite. Perhaps … [Read more...]
You Are The River
Life flows like a river. All things come and go in this river: experiences, feelings, thoughts, sensations, perceptions. Notice how this happens. In every moment there is change, movement and … [Read more...]
I Am Just An Actor
For a brief time (80 or 90 years), I am like an actor playing the role of myself in a movie called "My Life". As Shakespeare said, "All the world's a stage. And all the men and women merely … [Read more...]
Belief and Training Wheels
Belief is a choice. Why would you accept something you read in a book, online, or heard from a parent, friend or teacher over your own direct experience? Most people do this. And these beliefs become … [Read more...]
I Know Nothing
I had many ideas about enlightenment before I awakened. I was a great student of enlightenment. But it turned out that all my ideas were nothing like what enlightenment actually is. Not even close. It … [Read more...]
Can An Awakened Person Suffer?
The answer to that question is no. In an awakened person there is no person to suffer. Awakening is freedom from the person, freedom from this idea and experience of separation. And that means freedom … [Read more...]