Starving the Old Narrative: You’re Not Stuck in Life, You’re Embedded in Fantasy

Once you begin to starve those beliefs, consistently and without drama, something else takes their place; you don’t replace them; life does, and how it does it isn’t your business. Remember, the old self cannot envision or construct the new self; it can only annihilate itself by releasing itself. The replacement, i.e. the revelation, comes from an altogether different place that is entirely closed off to the the cognitive possibilities of the olds self and the old environment. That is not an idea or a belief. It is simply the nature of how things unfold. … More Starving the Old Narrative: You’re Not Stuck in Life, You’re Embedded in Fantasy

The Magic of Embodiment: The Role of Body in Resolving Anxiety & Conflict

Not every unpleasant sensation is a messenger of threat, but if we treat them like that, then we find ourselves running into the attic of the mind and to weave more stories, to try to fix, manage, and control. We will end up living most of our lives in that tight space, instead of dwelling in the expansive space of the heart which is open and free of the need to interpret, judge, and read into the spontaneous flux of life. … More The Magic of Embodiment: The Role of Body in Resolving Anxiety & Conflict

Surrender: the Key To Acceptance

To surrender is to gently shift focus from the projection, from the face we’ve given to the problem (which is often a scary face), to the objective parameters of the alleged problem. We’d often be surprised to see that in reality there’s barely ever a problem in front of us; it is rather our tendency to avoid imperfect decisions that keep us in the projection.

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The Play of Masks: How to Drop the Mask of Behavior and Love Your Suffering

All behavior is a mask shielding us from the feelings we fear most. Unmasking begins by setting the behavior aside so we can finally see what it was covering—then facing those very fears. From avoidance we move to tolerance, from tolerance to acceptance, and finally into love, where suffering itself is transformed. … More The Play of Masks: How to Drop the Mask of Behavior and Love Your Suffering

Quantum Tunneling into a Better Version of Yourself

Quantum tunneling is a quantum phenomenon in which a subatomic particle breaks through an impenetrable barrier and moves into a new state that would be considered impossible to access based on the laws of classical physics. Think about throwing a baseball at a wall with the intention of getting it past the wall. The baseball … More Quantum Tunneling into a Better Version of Yourself

The Great Way

“The Great Way is not difficult for those not attached to preferences. If you wish to know the truth, then hold to no opinions for or against anything. To set up what you like against what you dislike is the disease of the mind. When the fundamental nature of things is not recognized, the mind’s … More The Great Way

State of Mind

Our moods and mental states are real only as long as we attend to them. So it is not good to dwell on them, let alone getting caught up in their analysis. Sometimes it is better to simply ignore them instead of looking into them seeking a cause or solution. It is the nature of … More State of Mind