My response to Vivek Patil Thanks for your comment, Vivek. I spent years working towards "right beliefs".I was from a Wesleyan background. I travelled through several traditions in my quest.I found no peace from this quest. Only more hunger.... (because I was not reconnecting/immersing myself in the "ING" part of life. BreathING, watchING, BeING, FocusING,… Continue reading Some notes on “The place of mental and emotional freedom”
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Descriptions
"Zen asserts that enlightenment is not to be found in the pursuit of doctrinal studies, but only through the direct perception of one's own mind with the practice of meditation." Behind the Seen is the Unseen. Behind the Moving is the Unmoving. Behind the understood is the beyond comprehension. The Xin Xin Ming is a… Continue reading Descriptions
The Whole Enchilada – Videos
Chapter 0 - Introduction https://videopress.com/v/2XrAIH3W?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The Whole Enchilada - Intruction
Feelings, and Escaping Depression
It is interesting that we think that "feelings" are so important, to the point that in the 21st century, many folks believe that feelings are more important than facts, and to the point where, "there is no external facts, there is only our subjective feelings and reactions". But what are feelings?The feelings we experience, are… Continue reading Feelings, and Escaping Depression
One Life?
We struggle with this because we are aware of being a separate temporal entity. We make narratives to make us feel better. In the end, we should not waste this one life thinking about, or putting things off for a next life. Reality is, yes, one life..... then back to the ocean that created our… Continue reading One Life?
Always be working from a sense of well-being
Our litmus test of whether or not our current worldview is truly functional as opposed to dysfunctional, is the state of our sense of well-being. Any moment, a lack of a sense of well-being can be our reminder to bring ourselves back to "This Moment, Here and Now, Fullness" being. This is where well-being is… Continue reading Always be working from a sense of well-being
Its all about the clues
Our sense of fullness is not one that is released by knowledge or understanding. Our sense of fullness is released by our active experiencing of "everything is just right" in the present moment. The clues on the path are just like the pieces needed in a video game. If we pick them up as we… Continue reading Its all about the clues
Growth of the Human Awareness – A Proposed Model
Why am i suggesting this ....... ? The Why: As adults (and even teenagers), we struggle with parts of ourselves that make us uncomfortable..... things like ill-suited emotional reactions and having difficulty with expressing ourselves appropriately in situations. We honestly do not know where these issues come from, but they seem to be there just… Continue reading Growth of the Human Awareness – A Proposed Model
Affirming Faith in Mind – a paraphrase – Clues
1 - The Great Way is clear when facts are not interpreted by using our thoughts acting as intermediaries, laying interpretive facades over the facts. The Great Way IS the naked facts. 2 - We overlay faces on things, because we choose to prefer one thing over another. In Unity, there is nothing to compare… Continue reading Affirming Faith in Mind – a paraphrase – Clues
Chapter 10 – Mind in this present moment – (A most important point)
The mind likes to skip to the next thing, while doing the present thing.... this is the prime mind disturbance. It can't be suppressed or it becomes an angry/hungry urge. The only answer is to bring the mind to REST in the present moment.https://realityisdharma.com/2024/04/21/chapter-10-obstacles-hindrances-and-their-removal/
Reality is Dharma 