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The Perennial Wisdom Teachings

The Perennial Wisdom teachings, also known as non-duality teachings, or nondualism, are a collection of timeless truths contained within the major world religions and pointing to the unitive nature of perceived reality. These wisdom truths have been quietly studied, woven, and passed down through nearly all cultures. The teachings point to an impersonal oneness that has be examined, shared, and practiced by independent spiritual seekers for centuries. Based on the perennial wisdom philosophy, one perceives …

Awareness/Consciousness Inquiry Nondual Philosophy

Can I Awaken?

I believed I could experience awakening.  Bart Marshall, my teacher, set me straight and let me know awakening is uncaused and spontaneous…appearing to no one and beyond the beliefs of time and space. Perhaps like me, you believe, or you want to believe, you can experience awakening…but you cannot…but this doesn’t stop seekers from longing to awaken and be present for the experience of awakening. Not going to happen. Awakening is a very simple (too simple) and …

Presence

Always Inside Presence

For more than 25 years I suffered through daily panic attacks, agoraphobia, depression, learning disabilities, addictions, and more, you get the gist.  This website describes the profound healing I experienced once learned to get out of my own way. There is an infinite intelligence, cosmic love and mystery available to each of right here, right now, that will move us through dark times and episodes of panic and despair.  I call this infinite intelligence “Presence” …

Inquiry

Origin of Nondual Philosophy

Nondual philosophy slowly migrated to the United States as the foundational teachings of many ancient Eastern spiritual practices for perceiving and experiencing a peaceful life. This fundamental foundation includes the teachings of Zen, Tao, Vedanta, and Sufism, along with the mystical Christian teachings of Jesus the Christ, St. John of the Cross, Meister Eckhart, St. Teresa of Avila, and many other teachers and philosophers. These ancient philosophies of “not two” point towards perceiving awareness, consciousness, …

Awareness/Consciousness

Big Fat Liar

It’s quite paradoxical to realize that softening and yielding the heart will dissolve what appears to be hard and resistant. Backing away from untruth is difficult for a mind struggling to hold tight to what it knows. These words are easier to say than to put into daily practice. When we sense something to be hard and resistant we tend to armor and fortify in an effort to diminish the circumstance. Seldom do we see …

Inquiry

Anxiety as Teacher?

Seems we all have stories of how best to deal with anxiety and fear arising in the body. Those of us held hostage by chronic panic and anxiety sensations usually have compassion for others experiencing this cocktail of chemicals and hormones racing through the body. For years I was on a mission to learn and practice any tool that offered the promise of relief from panic and anxiety. As soon as I learned of a …

Inquiry

Spiritual Encounter

I know the agony and despair of being held captive by incessant fearful thoughts streaming inside our heads. For more than 45 years I suffered through daily agoraphobia, panic attacks, depression, fears, addictions, and physical and emotional trauma. Much to my surprise, on an icy December night in 2011, an intense physical, emotional, and spiritual encounter appeared to flip a switch within the brain, body, and mind. Here are the high points of that release: …