Just BE

What does this mean? Just be means simply to trust. To let go and to trust. When you come to the realization, the awakening, that you are not a separate being, a separate entity, and that you are synonymous, one and the same, as the entire, singular ISness, existence itself… Then, letting go and trusting…

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Speaking and Silence

I speak when it’s time to speak, I write when it’s time to write, I create when it’s time to create, and I am silent when it’s time to be silent. “Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.” My life is the flow of universal energy, the process of Existence itself. But in truth,…

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The Deep Truth of Reality

When speaking about the nature of reality, I often use various analogies. I use analogies for several reasons, but one of the primary reasons is because it is truly impossible to put what is into words. It can’t be done. Not precisely. Not accurately. One reason for this is that words separate. When I call…

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Frequently Asked Questions

In this post I’m going to offer snapshot answers to actual frequently asked questions I’m asked on a regular basis. Each of these answers could be expanded upon almost indefinitely, but I’ll do my best to be as concise as possible. Do you believe in God? I don’t believe in some entity out there separate…

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The Myth of Mindfulness

Mindfulness has become somewhat of a buzzword in recent times. “Be mindful” is the popular mantra of many. In this post, The Myth of Mindfulness, I want to shed light on what mindfulness is not (hyperfixation on “things” or “actions”, nor a quick fix for all of life’s supposed problems) and consider what it truly…

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Going Deeper into Nonduality

I would like to follow up on a previous post titled “3 Practices to Experience Nonduality” and dive just a bit deeper into the vast ocean of being that is all things. Deeper into this profound realization as we understand our true nature as existence itself, and offer a practice to help experience this great…

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3 Practices to Experience Nonduality

In this post I will attempt to describe what is ultimately indescribable, but more importantly, I will give suggested practices and meditations to help in the actual experience of this unnamed indescribable_______ (I’ll refrain from naming it here). (To read about my journey from Christianity to the path of nonduality, click here.) What is nonduality?…