Awake: It's Your Turn

I would like to offer a simple and succinct definition that will serve as a foundational reference as we proceed on. I’m not suggesting that this definition is the only one or the right one, but in my experience, it is the most helpful way of understanding what a thought is and how it functions when it comes to the realization process. Even as your

“Mounting the bull, slowly I return homeward. The voice of my flute intones through the evening. Measuring with hand-beats the pulsating harmony, I direct the endless rhythm. Whoever hears this melody will join me. This struggle is over; gain and loss are assimilated. I sing the song of the village woodsman and play the tunes of the children. Astri

What I’m talking about is uninterrupted peace as primary to all your other experiences. I’m talking about living life with peace being interwoven into the fabric of all experience. This isn’t something you do, by the way; it is a realization of the nature of what is. You see, life doesn't push against itself in any way. Life has no way of pushing a

“Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins. We parry and fend the approach of our fellow-man by compliments, by gossip, by amusements, by affairs. We cover up our thought from him under a hundred folds.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

In short, I want to offer a possibility that you, in the life you are living exactly as it is right now, will feel more natural, spontaneous, and fulfilled when you awaken your innate capacity for authenticity, acceptance, and altruism.

As we are reacquainted with old patterns, doubts, and fears, there remains an underlying okayness and understanding that this is simply the way of things. We

There is only this body-world-universe seamlessly self-expressing and dissolving with perfect clarity and precision.

Remaining in that place where intention meets surrender will set your practice (and your life) on fire.

Let’s say you are building something. You’ve purchased a bookcase and are putting it together when you notice you are daydreaming about a discussion you want to have with your girlfriend the next time you see her. You realize that there’s really no pressing need to think about this at this moment and decide to try leaning into the task at hand. As

The technique of observing thoughts in real time is quite simple. If you follow these steps you can’t fail: Take a moment to become aware of your surroundings. Listen to the noises. Feel the body sensations in the feet, hands, and face. Feel the breath moving in and out. Tell yourself that for these few minutes, the only thing you are interested in