Sufism is a path of dissolving the ego, which is about becoming nobody. It’s not about becoming some big important thing. This is important to understand because it’s the number one way that Sufi practices can go wrong. We go wrong when we start thinking that our spiritual practices are about creating positive emotions and …
How Big of a Nobody are You?
Published: Wed, 03/13/24
Look Who’s Nobody!
The newsletter is late this week because I guess I forgot to hit "send." Good thing I'm always talking about imperfection. Which of course, fits right into the theme...No words are ever going to describe truth. Not one perfect word, not a million words, not a big, huge paragraph of descriptions. Ironically enough, Nonduality people love to get into huge descriptions of how to not have a description! So here, dear reader, are a lot of useless words for you about Nonduality.
Enjoy!
Thoughts Begin in Silence
In the Diamond Sutra, Buddha says, ‘Thoughts begin in silence’. It’s good to stop occasionally, pause and feel the beauty of what it is we’re looking for. Non-duality teachings can get very stuck in the head because what we’re trying to do is dismantle misconceptions we have about who we are and what life is. …
Nonduality isn’t a thing
Nonduality isn’t a “thing”… It’s an experience. So the question is: Can you experience this? Instead of, “Can you understand it?”
— The ultimate failure —
So here’s the cool thing about nonduality. No matter how hard you try to find yourself, you’re going to fail… because you are the one looking.
But it’s the ultimate failure that makes you drop everything and see yourself, be yourself, become yourself. So meditate a lot. Look inside yourself and contemplate who are you.
Who are you? Who are you?
Dropping the False Face
Knowing who you are is dropping the false face. Once you actually know who you are, you don’t need to pretend any longer. Like I was talking about in the last video, it’s simply the lack of confusion. When we don’t know who we are, then we have to pretend. This is because knowing who …
The purpose of my writings
The purpose of my YouTube channel and writings is that I really do think that human beings can wake up… and hopefully I can joke everybody into it.
Nonduality can seem like a really difficult, serious, subject. Hopefully I’m bringing a little bit of fun into the game.
End of Words
So thanks to a commenter on one of my videos, I heard a new definition of Advaita Vedanta that I hadn’t heard before: ‘end of words.’ And this is perfect. Advaita is the word we use to define nonduality. It’s translated as ‘not two’ or ‘not dual’ (not two things, Advaita). What it means is …
Awakening means not confused
Awakening means not being confused – not confused about the most basic, fundamental thing that a human being needs in order to thrive and live, which is knowing who you are. Knowing who you are is the root we need to live our lives, because it’s so normal and natural, and the basis of life. …
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