What You Want Is Already Here
May 10, 2023

What You Want Is Already Here

Lo Que Buscas Ya Está Aquí

A meditation on the possibility that what we most deeply seek is already present, followed by dialogues exploring vivid inner imagery, the ordinariness of presence, and the workings of fear and avoidance. Students share experiences of veiling and forgetting, the beauty of being an 'open gate,' and how creative expression aligns with recognizing what is already given.

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Already Here
meditation
Already Here
An invitation to notice that what you're searching for is already present in this moment, beneath thought and resistance.
The Open Gate
dialogue
The Open Gate
A student shares vivid imagery from meditation, including encounters with confined versions of herself and a newfound sense of spacious sensation. A second student describes discovering that the "terror" behind resistance is actually dullness and ordinariness, and finding unexpected beauty in simply being an open gate of knowing.
The Beauty of Forgetting
dialogue
The Beauty of Forgetting
A student reflects on how presence and openness have deepened throughout the week, then asks why the mind so consistently veils what has been clearly seen.
Facing Fear in the Present Moment
dialogue
Facing Fear in the Present Moment
A student describes the difficulty of staying present with unpleasant experience, and the teacher explores how fear operates beneath the surface of avoidance and striving.
Fear as Invasive Species
dialogue
Fear as Invasive Species
A student describes how fear rapidly colonizes every aspect of daily life, and the teacher reframes this heightened exposure as a hidden opportunity.
When What You Want Is Already Here
dialogue
When What You Want Is Already Here
A student shares the surprising discovery that pursuing music more fully has brought more peace, and wonders why this feels paradoxical when the teaching says what we seek is already here.
Arriving Without a Question
dialogue
Arriving Without a Question
A student joins the session late and, having missed the meditation, finds no particular question to raise. A brief, lighthearted exchange follows.
Light and Shadow Are One Coin
dialogue
Light and Shadow Are One Coin
A question about the relationship between light and shadow, and why moving toward what is dark seems to be the very thing that brings illumination.