January 10, 2024
What You're Looking For Is Here
Lo Que Estás Buscando Está Aquí
A meditation on effortless breath awareness opens into an extended dialogue about resistance, the illusion of the one who resists, and the subtle dissatisfaction of hoping for completion in time. The teacher explores how the false self is held up by beliefs about agency, location, and time, and discusses boundaries as transitional objects on the way to authentic relating.
meditation
What You're Looking For Is Here
A gentle invitation to rest in soft, effortless breath awareness and discover that what you seek is already here.
dialogue
The One Who Resists Is Not There
*The paradox of resistance and acceptance*
dialogue
The Subtle Leaping Toward What Comes Next
A question about the nature of resistance as separation, and the subtle, nearly invisible dissatisfaction that takes the form of constantly waiting for completion.
dialogue
The Illusion and What Remains
A student asks whether the experience we call "resistance" is itself an illusion, or whether only the doer behind it is illusory.
dialogue
The Legs of the Table
A question about what can be done with uncomfortable sensations, leading to an examination of the false self and its core attributes.
dialogue
The Legs of the Belief Structure
The teacher describes how the sense of a separate self is held up by distinct attributes, each of which can be loosened independently.
dialogue
Boundaries, Authenticity, and the Map That Isn't the Territory
A student describes an experience of deep connection during a relational exercise and asks about the nature of the "I" and "not-I," leading to a wide-ranging conversation about boundaries as transitional objects, authenticity in relationship, and how to move from conceptual understanding to lived realization.