April 19, 2023
The Art of Not Doing Anything
El arte de no hacer nada
A meditation on discovering the awareness that is already present, followed by dialogues exploring how to carry that recognition into daily life, the devotional love that arises in seeing reality, and the hidden attachment to storminess that sustains the cycle of seeking. The teacher emphasizes that what we long for cannot be lost, and that peace and intensity can coexist.
meditation
The Art of Not Doing Anything
A gentle invitation to stop seeking and notice the awareness already present in every sensation, emotion, and moment of your life.
dialogue
Bringing Practice Into Daily Life
A question about how to carry the spacious awareness discovered in group meditation into everyday activities like washing dishes or dancing.
dialogue
The Lover and the Beloved
A student describes an overwhelming experience of devotion to life and beauty, and asks who it is that feels this devotion, and to what it is devoted.
dialogue
Why Do People Search?
A question about the paradox of spiritual seeking, the fear it brings, and the inner conflict between wanting peace and being drawn back into storminess.
dialogue
The Love of the Storm
A student describes the relief of glimpsing spaciousness beyond the separate self, yet feels caught in a push-pull between that openness and the intensity of personal experience. The teacher explores the hidden love we have for our own storminess, and how peace and intensity can coexist.