Stillness Behind the Movement of Seeking
June 14, 2023

Stillness Behind the Movement of Seeking

La quietud detrás del movimiento de la búsqueda

This session explores the persistent sense that something still needs to be done in meditation, despite intellectual understanding that awareness is already present. Through guided meditation and dialogue, the teacher points to an ever-present stillness underlying all experience, and examines how seeking — even disguised as non-seeking — perpetuates unease. Later dialogues address the gap between understanding and felt experience, avoidance of practice, and the value of radical inner honesty over forced discipline.

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When Nothing Needs to Be Done
dialogue
When Nothing Needs to Be Done
A student asks about a persistent sense of unease and the feeling that something still needs to happen in practice, despite understanding that awareness is already present.
The Still Point
meditation
The Still Point
An invitation to notice the quiet stillness that is always present beneath the constant movement of your thoughts, sensations, and attention.
The Stillness Already There
dialogue
The Stillness Already There
A student reflects on the value of guided reminders during meditation, and the teacher explores how glimpses of stillness gradually shift where we look for peace.
The Room Full of Mirrors
dialogue
The Room Full of Mirrors
A student describes a pattern of avoiding meditation despite knowing its benefits, caught between the desire to practice and the fear of what arises when practice deepens. The teacher suggests a radically honest approach: instead of forcing discipline, examine what you truly want and don't want.