We’ve all been there – that split second when we feel a wave of irritation or frustration rising. Our thoughts start spinning, drawing up past grievances and projecting into an imagined future conflict. If we’re not careful, we can get swept away by the undertow of our negativity. This is where the timeless wisdom ofContinue reading “Presence”
Category Archives: Awareness & Presence
Is-ing All-ness: A Response to a Reader (R)
R: It was thrilling to find a newly minted awakened person, whose blog started 2 days ago (yesterday) thanks to Randall Friend’s blog. I too have been accessing Annette Nibley’s site for years. VF: Hi Sam. Thanks for writing. I’m happy to share what I can with you. As I mentioned in the blog, severalContinue reading “Is-ing All-ness: A Response to a Reader (R)”
Not Two
There is not KNOWINGNESS and the OBJECT of knowingness. SEEING and SEEN arise together. Has there ever been SEEING without AWARENESS of the SEEN? Has there ever been HEARING without AWARENESS of the HEARD? Has there ever been THINKING without AWARENESS of the THOUGHT? Do you see what the seeming multiplicity share? Awareness is theContinue reading “Not Two”
Sanskrit Lesson
If our sense of happiness and peace is dependent upon getting everything in our life ‘lined up’ just the way we want it, we’re screwed – that’s a Sanskrit term.
No Escape
Seeing this – whatever ‘this’ is – isn’t about finding a way to never experience anything uncomfortable or painful. It is about seeing that the discomfort or pain forms in and is composed of a sea of spacious awareness – just like a stream or a whirlpool is formed in and of the water thatContinue reading “No Escape”
After the Fact
We only know what we are doing after-the-fact. The ‘decision’ to do whatever it is we’re doing is ‘made’, that is, comes to us fully-formed. Then, we say ‘I decided.’ Thought is always after-the-fact. What we think of as our ‘life’ is only known in retrospect. Now is completely unknown.
Awareness Is Worthless
Awareness cannot be taught. Awareness cannot be learned. Awareness cannot be investigated. Awareness cannot be sold. Awareness cannot be marketed. Awareness cannot be spun. Awareness cannot be caught. Awareness cannot be found or lost. Awareness cannot be created. Awareness cannot be conceptualized. Awareness cannot be analyzed. Awareness cannot be deconstructed. Awareness cannot be seen, heard,Continue reading “Awareness Is Worthless”
Is Awareness Chronically Shy?
M: Hi! My name is Michele; I am so happy you have started a blog and shared your insights. I have been reading your posts for a couple of months, following the link from Annette’s site. V: Annette was a HUGE help to me. M: I decided to put myself at the keyboard this morningContinue reading “Is Awareness Chronically Shy?”
Much Ado About Nothing
Helma: I’d like everything to be totally clear. No residues in believing things that aren’t true. No more lies to be believed in. It’s like I won’t rest before everything is seen for what it is. V: Might I suggest that belief is completely unnecessary? Forget belief completely. This is a completely existential understanding –Continue reading “Much Ado About Nothing”
Thinking It Is Not It
Sometimes, people ask what Awareness is. Hmmm. How do we describe what is essentially indescribable? How do we describe the eye to the eye? How do we describe water to the fish? The ocean to the wave? Air to the breeze? How does thought describe Awareness to thought with more thought? You know the answer.Continue reading “Thinking It Is Not It”