Author: toomajj

I love metaphysics and nonduality! My passion is a scavenger hunt in western and eastern philosophies and spiritual traditions to find the commonalities among them. I have found that one and the same truth is expressed in all of them, and that they all differ only in the outward form of their expressions. My search is primarily inspired and shaped by Vedanta Metaphysics and Husserlian Phenomenology, particularly Husserl's method of Phenomenological Reduction which allows one to access the transcendental dimension of consciousness. I started my blog NOEMAYA in 2013 to share my findings and experiences. I also started a book series on nonduality and published my first book called "Nondual Perspectives on Quantum Physics" in 2014. I have a degree in theoretical physics from the University of Maryland and currently teach physics and mathematics to high school students.

The Mirror, the Man, and the Divine

29 Apr 2025

If only you could zoom out enough to see the camera rolling, the setup and the stage and the props that you call your life and your possessions—that’s the true freedom: to see that all is already done and unified, that nothing needs to be done, that no one and nothing is out there, even the “out there” isn’t out there. Nothing was ever created, as there was never a need for it. Only then it’s recognized that the new man was the only man. … More The Mirror, the Man, and the Divine

The Saving Grace of Friendship: The Ultimate Life Hack

26 Dec 2024

So, what protects a man from insanity if he chooses to have a wonderful life? Answer is: Friendship. An open heart where love flows, and this flow of love among men, this not only safeguards a man’s spiritual journey and protects him from chaos, it also allows the wonder to propagate backwards from the periphery to the center of the community where not just one man but all men are elevated to a better plane and perspective. Our friend Socrates is a great example of this kind. … More The Saving Grace of Friendship: The Ultimate Life Hack

Painting Your Best Self: Transforming Affirmations into Action

13 Dec 2024

The true, creative affirmation is not the affirmation of the tongue but the affirmation of action, for only through action can things be brought into existence. 
Just for today, I’ll visualize how my best version would be acting today, and I act as if I’m already established in that version. … More Painting Your Best Self: Transforming Affirmations into Action

Embrace Your Bliss; you don’t need permission for it

13 Nov 2024

Then take a deep breath and look away from the script into the now, and tell yourself “I give myself permission to experience my own bliss right now. It’s mine unconditionally and I don’t need any reason to tap into it.” Remember that you ended up here because you told yourself the exact opposite of this, and it worked! So, replace the script and brainwash yourself with it, and there’s no reason it won’t work. So, embrace your bliss; it’s all yours. … More Embrace Your Bliss; you don’t need permission for it

The Three-Fold Lie

11 Nov 2024

Now, the opposite movement, the ascent to heaven, is not a matter of fixing things or some sort of a material or metaphysical redemption but a matter of awakening to this whole narrative-construct of our situation and realizing that not only we can’t fix things, but also there’s nothing to fix, that nothing is really broken; and that in the final analysis, there’s nothing truly ours, even the stream of our thoughts and feelings and of the human experience in which we always find ourselves, so we are already totally ok and enough. We are just witnessing. Just like God, we have no power over anything, and nothing has any power over us.    … More The Three-Fold Lie

The Forgotten Wealth: A Tale of Hunger, Memory, and Misplaced Identity

4 Nov 2024

There’s an old beggar in our town; he goes around with a bowl knocking at doors begging for food to ease his hunger. Not everyone treats him well; some yell at him and kick him, and a few feed him for a day or two but no more; but he keeps knocking at those same … More The Forgotten Wealth: A Tale of Hunger, Memory, and Misplaced Identity