The study of what pertains to Spirit or a pointing at Spirit. Spirit being the Essence of our Being and the Essence of everything that is perceived or conceived.
The last piece of psychological suffering that vanished in my case was the pursuit of self-realization. The subtle but profoundly rooted misperception that some other state is “it.” The desire for release from suffering is genuine. That alone justifies and imparts value to teachings, teachers, and seeking. However, how that release from suffering is objectified […]
— How do you know the state of our Essential Nature that you experience is not a passing state? Because the very nature of the Essential State engenders the effortless conviction that there is no I who experiences or can experience it. And because it is Not Two there is no opposite to it. Therefore […]
— Pure Awareness is not a focused state of attention. It is expanding and spacious. It is both, it is neither. Seek one and reject the other, and trouble begins again because of the sense of separation and involvement in time and space, which are concepts that do not pertain to real “I” and its […]
The frame of mind of wanting final realization supports seeking. It in no way invites final realization.
When there is subtle feeling that things are not well an effort is still needed to reach the acceptance of things as they are. Sounds perfect and natural to me. The more that happens, the clearer it becomes that it is a spontaneous event. The effort happens. And Consciousness remains untouched and unchanged. Is this […]
The frame of mind of wanting final realization supports seeking. It in no way invites final realization.
The Son of God The body and the personality are experiences. Even experiencing itself is an experience, as is witnessing. There is no “experiencer,” and there is no witness. There is consciousness. The entity “I” is an experience. Consciousness is the underlying source of experience. “I Am” is what is called “The Son of God” […]
The Natural State is Omnipresence It is the ever-present ground of Being and of all manifestation of consciousness or creation. As well the absence of any creation; the potential of creation. It is present at all times, as the term implies. In fact, it is the only “thing” that is ever-present. Everything else appears and […]
The ego can be obvious, or it can be very subtle as it projects its values and conditions onto its idea of spiritual realization. The way the ego sees spiritual realization gives shape and flavor to the experience of seeking, which is different for different people. So, what is the purpose of enlightenment or spiritual […]
An Ocean without beginning or end. Still, incorruptible, unchanging, uncaused, unmanifested. Potential.
— Can you comment on the notion that the student can surpass the master? In arts, sports, or any other human activity that seems to be the case rather often. Spiritually, the notion that the student can surpass the master is absurd. The true Master was never above anything or anyone, neither below; neither better […]
– What is Self-remembering? In my definition, self-remembering is the act of directing attention to the source of attention. An archer must know where the target is before they can shoot the arrow. We must know what the Self is before it can be remembered. Logically, Self-remembering becomes effective and efficient after Awakening, not before. […]
— Why did you abandon the Fourth Way system? I have not abandoned it as a system of psychological delineation. I still use it when communicating. It is the most accurate psychological system I have ever encountered. It is an example of objective knowledge, but not in the original form that I learned it. What […]
What is the importance of belief? Belief, or faith, is a genuine function of the mind. It is an attitude. Faith is important and useful in the right circumstances. It imbues the mind with positive energy, and new positive action becomes possible. For that to be the case our actions must be congruent with our […]
— Some teachings say that we must develop will and the power to do… Early on the path, seekers must find the power to sustain their efforts to journey through the jungle of psychological suffering and painful karma. The individual must believe they have power; otherwise, they will crumble under the pressure. However, that is […]
— Why is Enlightenment so desirable? Because it is the end of suffering. — What kind of suffering? The suffering that is based on the imagination of and identification with a vulnerable “I.” For example, anxiety, guilt, hurry, feelings of oppression, feelings of inadequacy, stubbornness, greed, fear of the future, fear of loss or lack, […]
— Are you a man number…? Zero. Being a man or a woman or a person is a garment. There is no grand state I must experience. There is no new revelation that must occur. There is no essential vulnerability. I put on my name, body, and personality every morning and live their pleasures and […]
— Do you believe in non-incarnated beings helping us? In my case, it is not a matter of belief; I know and communicate with them routinely. Horary astrologers and Tarot readers do, whether they know it or not; it is part of our job. Were we not so engrossed in the physical world, or bogged […]
The frame of mind of wanting final realization supports seeking. It in no way invites final realization.
