Update: In-person Saturday Satsangs will hopefully return in 2022 depending on Covid-19. Our self-inquiry gatherings are for ardent pilgrims. We discuss and explore the nature of what is self-evident, here, now. We expose and grok the illusory nature and appearance of the personal self and rest in the spaciousness of aware presence, just this, here, now…. Continue reading
All Saturday Satsangs are cancelled for 2021. We will update this site in January about our gatherings for 2022. Our self-inquiry gatherings are for ardent pilgrims. We discuss and explore the nature of what is self-evident, here, now. We expose and grok the illusory nature and appearance of the personal self and rest in the… Continue reading
What is contemplation? Typing the word contemplation here eases my muscles a bit and slows my breathing. Being still has a profound positive effect on our human biology and being still with a focus on a specific word or object slows our breathing, relaxes our muscles, and our flows our blood more easily through the… Continue reading
I’m passing along this announcement for the upcoming TAT virtual retreat. I’ll be there and I hope to see you! Anita Avent Love, Friendship, and the Return Home A Virtual TAT Spiritual Retreat Weekend September 11-12 2021 “Intentional self-inquiry is a conscious attempt to get congruent with what life’s trying to do for us…. Continue reading
I am happy to share the news about Bart’s (my spiritual teacher) newest book — now available on Amazon. I’ve already ordered my copy and it sounds like a page-turner. I am sure this book will fuel deep and earnest discussions in self-inquiry groups. Here is a book blurb from Bart’s website RealFacePress: This is… Continue reading
Do you notice the internal commentary and chatter zipping through your mind? Your head? Most of us do notice this incessant chatter and wish it to be quiet. We meditate and practice yoga or walk to lessen our stress of listening to the constant chatter. We have deep habits of internally commenting, critiquing, judging every… Continue reading
“If you seek reality you must set yourself free of all backgrounds, of all cultures, of all patterns of thinking and feeling. Even the idea of being man or woman, or even human should be discarded. The ocean of life contains all, not only humans. So, first of all abandon all self-identification, stop thinking of… Continue reading
We’re conditioned to perceive life/reality as unfolding inside or outside a person/body. This caged way of perceiving life is held by the vast majority of humans and is the root of all emotional and psychological suffering. It’s been said by many folks, many times…with our thoughts we create our world. This is how the brain/mind… Continue reading
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…. Continue reading
