-
Continue reading →: The difference…”“THE DIFFERENCE…” Just as there are many different paths to spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the time it takes varies from person to person. This doesn’t mean that differences arise from, for example, one’s birth, upbringing, or personality, nor does it depend on how many years one has spent or who…
-
Continue reading →: “Enlightenment”“ENLIGHTENMENT” Enlightenment is not a requirement of making the world a better place, nor is it something that one needs to attain. Instead, it is simply a matter of realizing that views such as “something bad is happening and must be corrected, and everyone must be better,” or “ I…
-
Continue reading →: “Liberation always comes through awareness.”“LIBERATION ALWAYS COMES THROUGH AWARENESS.” Liberation from all suffering always comes through awareness, not through knowledge, correctness, or intellectual or conceptual understanding of truth, and it always happens inevitable. Moreover, this pure, fundamental liberation never comes through effort or control. ࿓࿓࿓࿓࿓ On the other hand, as long as we keep…
-
Continue reading →: “Subtraction: The path to truth”“SUBTRACTION: THE PATH TO TRUTH” Enlightenment, or the realization of truth, comes not through addition by the mind, but through subtraction of illusion such as the self of “I”. Subtraction involves, by seeing through barrenness and the fact that they are in fact merely illusions, such as interpretations, or projections…
-
Continue reading →: “When one rests in just being.”“WHEN ONE RESTS IN JUST BEING.” When one rests in just being, no one makes claims such as, “I know the truth,” “I am consciousness,” or “I have enlightened.” The “I” that makes such claims is the personal, separate mind (ego), thought itself, which is merely an identification with a…
-
Continue reading →: “The truth is harsh.”“THE TRUTH IS HARSH.” The truth is always very harsh to the mind (ego). That’s why the mind (ego) whispers all kinds of excuses and lies, trying to prevent us from seeing through the truth any further. But when we look at the truth as it is, without any judgment,…
-
Continue reading →: “To each one’s own path”“TO EACH ONE’S OWN PATH” If we ignore our own spiritual challenges, we will not be able to directly grasp, or even glimpse, the ultimate truth is conveyed by the Sages. This is not to say that enlightenment requires a considerable amount of time for everyone. Not only an awareness…
-
Continue reading →: “It always begins with ‘awareness.’”“IT ALWAYS BEGINS WITH ‘AWARENESS.’” Spiritual transformation always begins with becoming aware of one’s own words and (re)actions. From that awareness, questions naturally arise and self-inquiry begins. “Why do I always react this way in certain situations?” “Why do things always end up the same way?” “Why am I always…









