eBooks When Only Stillness Is
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“When you awaken to truth as it really is, you will have no occult vision, you will have no ‘astral’ experience, no ravishing ecstasy. You will awaken to it in a state of utter stillness, [ Read more … ]
Spirituality and Self-Actualization
An overview of our articles about spiritual awakening, enlightenment, self-actualization, non-duality, and personal growth.
People Who Want to Change Their Lives
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During my career as a Thai Massage therapist and teacher I have met many, many people who wanted to change their lives. Some wanted small changes, but then other wanted big changes going into totally [ Read more … ]
Opinions | Can We Get Free of Them – and Should We?
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Our opinions are based on our knowledge and experience, which tend to change when our knowledge and experience change. Of course, nothing new really, nothing strange — it’s how things works. And I suppose we [ Read more … ]
Neti Neti – Advaita Vedanta and Radical Negation
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Neti Neti is a well-known technique (approach or tool) within Advaita Vedanta practices. The phrase is an Indian Sanskrit term that is usually translated as “not this, not this,” “not this, not that”, “not so, [ Read more … ]
Friendships and Good Neighbors
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Friendship is of course a very beautiful thing. At least, well, if you can reap the benefits of it, I should say. But what is the value of friendship if you live very far apart [ Read more … ]
Bohemian, Vagabond, and Hobo | On Freedom and Liberty
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Not so long ago, I read a novel in which the story’s protagonist (his name is Larry) was portrayed being a so-called “Bohemian.” By the way, the novel is The Razor’s Edge written by W. [ Read more … ]
Our Pursuit of Happiness and Peace of Mind
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Our society has given us answers to questions we’ve never asked, and those answers have become our way of life. It’s a mode of living that necessarily raises new questions because those answers are not [ Read more … ]
Role of the Guru | Spiritual Enlightenment and Self-Realization
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The role of the Guru is one of the most misunderstood topics when it comes to our spiritual development. Understanding or misunderstanding the function of a spiritual Guru can make or break our “spiritual path.” [ Read more … ]
U.G. Krishnamurti | You Don’t Know what You’re Looking at
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One of U.G. Krishnamurti’s typical answers about how he experienced his “being” was: “I don’t know what I am looking at. I really don’t know. What I know is in the background; and that is [ Read more … ]
Presence and Essence | Non-Duality
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Like the scent of a rose that betrays the flower, Life’s universal stirrings reveal its all-pervading being. Its greatest mystery is its very existence, and the human mind has no means to know her bearing. [ Read more … ]