Living in the Present

We often hear so many people state the need of living in the present. “You’ve got to let go of the past, forget about the future, and live in the present. Keep yourself in the present.” As a result, many people find themselves desperately trying to live in the present by constantly keeping watch over…

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42 and The End of All Questions

Hello again everyone. If you keep up with my content, you’ll have surely noticed that I’ve been on a hiatus for the last 6 or 7 months. I’ve taken a break entirely from writing, creating videos, doing live talks, Q&A’s, and interviews. From this side looking back, the break was a natural one. In other…

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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…

Two Ex-Christian Pastors and an Ex-Muslim (A Conversation)

Monday, I had the absolute privilege of being a guest on Farhan Qureshi’s (ex-Muslim) podcast along with David Avedon (ex-Christian pastor)! What a great experience and opportunity to have an insightful and thought-provoking conversation with others who have found themselves on a path of self-realization. Coming from such different, but also in many ways similar…

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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…

Nothing to Fear

Nothing to Fear: Leaving Christianity, Losing Fear, and Finding True Peace

In this post we’ll discuss why we truly have nothing to fear, why leaving Christianity can help us lose all fear, and how understanding the nondual nature of existence can help us find the peace that surpasses understanding. Fear, the Ultimate Hook When I have my live discussions on one of my social media platforms,…

Love of Ocean

Love of the Ocean

Ah, the ocean! I have always been drawn to the water. I grew up going with my grandparents to the coast of Louisiana to swim and find shark teeth, as we would walk along the water’s edge looking for the shine of the fossilized, serrated, black gems. It felt as though I had found pirate’s…

Discover True Love

Discover True Love

True Love Beyond Religion: A Nondual Understanding of Love In this post we’ll take a look at the topic of love and explore why true love is an impossibility in traditional religions like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We’ll discover that true love emerges only when it arises from our very being. In other words love…

Thoughts

No Thought – A Common Misunderstanding

In the realm of nonduality the idea of “no thought” is frequently thrown around as a state of mind that is to be achieved and maintained. But what does “no thought” actually mean? In this post we’ll explore this concept of “no thought” and discover its true meaning and its relation to the meditative life.…

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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?…