Be Still
This is the only real spiritual practice.
Be still.
If you think you are being still or you experience stillness, stillness has not yet been reached because there is still a you who experiences or is aware of stillness.
This you is the obstacle between you and stillness.
In reality, there has never been a you, a self. There is only ever stillness. You may call it God or the Self. It does not matter. It has no name. Names only appear in the dream of a self.
People think that meditation or mantra or devotion are spiritual practices, but these are only practices of the ego, for there is still someone, the ego, doing the practices. These are practices of a dream, in a dream, for a dream self. As long as there is a doer, an experiencer, a perceiver, a self doing spiritual practices, it will only ever be a dream, and no progress toward awakening will be possible.
The very idea of practice is an illusion. There has only ever been the perfect bliss of Stillness, God, or Self. There is no one to practice, and nothing to practice, nor anything to practice for, just as there is no path. All of this is a dream distracting us from the One Reality that is always here.
So, just be still.
Let the dream of you go.
Don’t ask how to be still, as if there were a method to reach stillness.
Stillness is always here.
You are not. You are just a dream.
Let the dream of you go, and you will realize stillness alone is always here.
Be still.
That is all.
Be still.
Aware of Awareness Practice
This is one of the most powerful and effective inquiry and meditation practices. I shared this during the Monday Satsang and Transmission.
One Conscious Breath
Sometimes the holidays and other times can be stressful. One conscious breath is a wonderful and practical antidote to that stress. It is a tool and practice that is always available.
Information and the Zoom link for the Saturday Zoom Event here. Saturday Zoom Event
The Secret to Happiness
The secret to happiness is so obvious. It’s been staring you right in the face your entire life. And that’s why you don’t notice it. We all have many reasons to be unhappy. And sometimes we think we have reasons to be happy. But there actually is no reason to be happy. Happiness is our natural state of being. Although you may not notice it, it’s always right here.
We may think we are happy because of a certain person or situation, but that is never really true. When that person or situation is in our life, we’ve simply stopped looking for anything else. We have what we want and we don’t want anything to be different from the way it is. Not wanting anything to be different from the way it is IS happiness.
It’s not the person or situation. It’s that we are no longer resisting life at that moment and wishing it were different. That’s happiness.
When we resist life and want it to be different from the way it is, we are unhappy. When we stop resisting and wishing it were different, we’re happy. That’s it. It’s the most obvious thing there is, yet few people are aware of it. Because we’re not aware of it we search for happiness in people, things, events, and situations, usually things that are not present in our life right at this moment. And that is why we’re not happy.
If you want to experience the natural happiness that is ALWAYS present no matter what situation is going on, simply fully accept everything in this moment exactly as it is. Do it. You’ll see. That’s happiness. Happiness is always right here in this moment. And it is never anywhere else.
This video should help you experience the happiness that is always here.
The Secret to Happiness
The Secret to Happiness MP3
Here is an audio file you can download.
Secret-to-Happiness Audio Download
The Practice of Noble Silence
The Practice of Noble Silence
The Practice of Noble Silence is probably the most profound, useful, and beneficial spiritual practice there is. It begins with stopping the external doing in your life and slowly extends to stopping the internal chattering of your mind. When the mind is still and silent, a great clarity arises by itself. This is the way of True Wisdom. It is the way of Awakening.
These live Satsang videos are available every Wednesday at 7:00 pm and Saturday at noon Pacific Time on Facebook Live. They appear on the Facebook page, Satsang with Peter. There is a Zoom session after the Satsang for those who have questions or want to share their experiences. The Zoom meeting number is 983-208-8996. Some of these live Satsang videos will be posted later here on the YouTube channel as this one was. To see when new videos are posted, subscribe to The Enlightened Way YouTube channel and visit the website https://n-lightenment.com.
Infinite Wisdom of your True Nature
Discover the Infinite Wisdom of Your True Nature
In this video of a Wednesday night Satsang, we explore the infinite wisdom that is our True Nature. I love answering people’s questions, as you may know, but we all have access to unlimited wisdom by simply returning to the silence and stillness of our True Nature. In this Satsang and guided meditation, I help you return to your True Nature where all questions can be answered.
This video is from Facebook Live, where I just began offering Satsang. You can attend now on Facebook Live, the Zoom meeting room or at the Sedona Zendo. A wealth of options. Hope to see you here.
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