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The Spiritual Search Ends Where You Already Are
The true meditative path is one that is grounded right here, right now.
To continue on the path is to be fully here in all situations, and to never tu…
4 months ago
The Hidden Escape Inside Meditation
Meditators often perpetually want to get somewhere else. In fact, this is one of the core markers of the human experience: there is always a subtle t…
4 months ago
Newbie Meditators Have Unrealistic Expectations
Meditators often have wildly unrealistic expectations regarding what meditation is, what its effects are, and where it eventually leads us.
This is e…
4 months, 1 week ago
Why Meditators Stall on the Path (#136)
Episode 136
From my practice and experience, three simple reasons explain why meditators stall on the path and fail to reach the deep insight taught in various g…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Power of The Word "Recognition" to Describe Awakening
Nowadays, I tend to use the word recognition to describe awakening: here's why.
This is a snippet from my episode Is Enlightenment the Right Word? (#1…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Word "Enlightenment" Creates False Expectations
Enlightenment is our default word for spiritual awakening or deep spiritual insight. While it may serve and inspire certain students to engage in spi…
4 months, 1 week ago
What The Word "Enlightenment" Does Right
Despite problems, the word enlightenment does capture two real aspects of awakening: transformation and insight.
This is a short snippet from my episo…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Enlightenment The Right Word? (#135)
Episode 135
We use the word enlightenment all the time in spirituality.
But it might actually be one of the most misleading words in the entire field.
It suggests …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Late Stage of Meditation
Perhaps 1% or fewer practitioners reach late-stage meditation, where awakening has permanently altered one’s perception.
Late stage says: “There is no…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Middle Stage of Meditation
Mid-stage practitioners constitute perhaps 5–10% of meditators. This is the stage where awakening begins to stabilise.
A core feature of this stage is…
4 months, 2 weeks ago