Tag: nonduality

• February 10, 2025

  Diversity (Which Is Not) And Oneness (Which Is)

  The finite mind projects a diversity of objects (e.g., the body, the world, other minds, etc.) and then assumes that reality is such that it conforms to this diversity. As a result, when the finite mind “goes in search” of the Self, it posits twoness: its own independent existence as well as that of the…
• February 7, 2025

  The Weirdest Thing

  The weirdest thing that seems to happen has never actually happened. I seem to have woken up from the dream state and, as a result, I really do believe and feel that I am the waker, an individual with a life to lead. Chalk this mistake up as the weirdest weirdness there possibly is. After…
• January 10, 2025

  Are You Real?

  Suppose you dreamed last night about being a newborn infant. In the dream, you grew up. Later on, you saw your aunt get old, fall into sickness, and die. In this dream, you came to believe and feel that your life was unfolding within the temporal domain bounded by birth and death. You felt, above…
• December 12, 2024

  How To Turbocharge Your Meditation Practice

  Dear W., You asked about how to turbocharge your meditation practice. Well, you didn’t use the verb “turbocharge,” but that’s the gist of it. My answer falls into four parts: Motivation All of us need to find–deep, deep within–our reason for doing something and, indeed, for continuing to do something.  At some point, most secular meditators will…