Nothing Exists, Despite Appearances

The Guru's Lament They think they are broken, Aching and finished, despairing. They sit with me and their energy fills the room,...

There is talk in the "nondual community" (if that's not too ironic) of the place, philosophically and based on people...

There seems to be some restlessness in the "nondual community", if it can even be referred to in that way, with some teache...

  So many paths, so little "time".  What to do next?  Meditate?  Achieve stillness?  See the abso...

There is a lot of talk amongst nonduality teachers and writers about integration.  About having an "awakening experience" ...

We are all seeking, and there is nothing wrong with that.  The emptiness, the darkness, the sense of being unfulfilled - there is not...

There doesn't need to be a subtle shift in perception for enlightenment; there doesn't need to be any change at all. Change is impo...

If life seems unfulfilling, the fulfilment is in that disappointment. If there is suffering, know that the suffering itself is not ...

Why are we searching and what are we searching for?  What is it that compels the will to seek something more, something better, somethin...

Enlightenment is the realisation that there are no objects or subjects: all that seems to exist is One seamless whole. Or, it is the psychol...

The path to enlightenment - as one studies the literature and resources available, seeks out the working teachers, and explores the various...

There is often a compelling urge to right perceived wrongs, find the correct path in life, or change what is and our reactions to it. Meani...

One way of describing reality is that everything is God; every feeling, happening, thought, object...everything. It is all love, it is all ...

Sometimes the feeling arises that whatever is, is never enough. It must be better, or stronger, or wiser, or fuller, or simply different. We...

There is no awakening. There is no enlightenment. There is what is. Labels of awakening and enlightenment are another playful game of life...

There are so many assumptions, so many givens, so many "truths" we hold as absolute without being truly conscious of it. There ar...

Sometimes, the expectations are met, and even then the ego feels a little cheated. The seeker will have a blinding flash of revelation and ...

Perhaps it is desirable to stop whatever quest or mission you are on and just enjoy the breath of life, the tingle of being. These complex ...

There is no more point to going to a meeting of friends together, a satsang, or whatever we're calling it today than there is of anythin...

What is it that would make everything OK? What is it that is wrong? How can a change in the way things are become anything but - seemingl...

There is often a human longing for immortality. Such longing largely explains the cult of celebrity personality we endure: these people ar...

Perhaps we'd like to call all of existence "absolute love" because that is a promise of comfort to the fragile, timorous ego....