Reflections

Optimal Living Resources

You Are Infinite Stillness Experiencing the Movement of Self Apr 18, 2018
The personal “i” can never come fully to rest IN the stillness of consciousness.
 
That position maintains a primary i-dentification with a personal you that constantly moves in and out of rest and maintains that there is a...
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Going Dark to Be the Light – Dark Room Retreat Mar 09, 2018

10 Days in a Dark Room.

On May 20th, after a week in meditative retreat with one of my wisest teachers here in the states, I will be heading down to Guatemala and entering into a 10 day Dark Room Retreat.

When I mention this to people, I...

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Meditating Beyond Mind to Know True Self Nov 30, 2017

hy do I meditate and how might meditation benefit you?

The primary reason I meditate is because before my meditation practice I was mostly an uncertain and struggling childlike mess of a man lost in my own mind. A good a man? Yes. A kind and...

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Confidence Jun 01, 2017
Developing self confidence with the aim of stabilizing our inner sense of peace, is a flawed strategy
 
A more powerful and enduring endeavor is to focus our attention on self realization – discovering the Truth of who we really are....
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Struggle Jun 01, 2017

I sometimes use the word “suffering” to describe the human condition that can result from being over identified with the ego-mind. I often speak about transcending the human suffering or being liberated from our suffering.

For some...

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It’s Quite Simple, But Not Easy Jan 31, 2017
“IT’S QUITE SIMPLE”
 
the voice said in this morning’s meditation.
 
“To live as the TRUTH of who you really are….
you must SURRENDER EVERYTHING that you have come to BELIEVE you are.
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This Mind is Not To Be Trusted Jan 31, 2017

Making decisions solely with this wildly imaginative story making mind, that has proven itself over and over again to be quite adept at making up all manner of irrational sh*t, is not a satisfying way to navigate life.

This is the same mind that...

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SURRENDER Jan 13, 2017

When the conditioned and limited ego interprets our every experience – This is central to much confusion and suffering.

The purpose of the mind/body/ego is to serve as a tool of perception for our higher consciousness (the true self) to...

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Nothing Awakens Everything Apr 01, 2016

I awoke this morning feeling quite “normal.”

The day presented as nothing special, just another day to move through and get a lot of things done.

I made my coffee, put out the wild bird food for the parade of feathered friends in the...

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What Do You Love? The Right Question to Guide Your Day Mar 31, 2016

When planning my day…..
It is important that I’m asking the right question.

I find that when looking at where I want to guide my attention, energy and actions for the day, I sometimes allow myself to be guided by the wrong question and...

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