February 7, 2024
The Door of Knowing and the Unknown
La Puerta del Conocer y lo Desconocido
A meditation on recognizing the pure knowing that underlies all experience, followed by dialogues exploring what surfaces when we cross into the unknown: trauma, shadow, the collapse of victim-perpetrator narratives, outgrown life paradigms, and the discernment needed to follow the heart over fear. The session closes with a frank exchange about honesty and integrity in relationships.
meditation
The Door of Knowing
Turn your attention to the simple awareness that quietly knows every sound, thought, and sensation, and rest there.
dialogue
The Door Between Known and Unknown
A student reflects on the relationship between knowing and unknowing, and the teacher explores how recognizing the unknown can unlock intense psychological and physical material.
dialogue
When the Victim-Perpetrator Divide Breaks Down
A student describes a deeply difficult meditation in which old trauma resurfaced with unexpected intensity, and the teacher explores what happens when the neat narrative separating victim from perpetrator begins to dissolve.
dialogue
Staying with the Knowing
The teacher offers guidance on how to meet intense fear and pain by remaining with present-moment knowing, without adding narrative or meaning.
dialogue
Outgrowing the Paradigm
A student describes feeling pushed by life out of a familiar situation and into the unknown, and asks whether this movement is something real or just a story. The teacher responds by exploring how fixed paradigms of reality dissolve, and what it means to live in the flow of not-knowing.
dialogue
Stepping Into the Void Without a New Paradigm
A question about navigating the fertile void between old habits and the unknown, and how to work with planning, surrender, and fear in that open space.
dialogue
The Heart Whispers, Fear Shouts
A discussion about discernment: learning to distinguish between fear that protects and fear that constrains, and how to listen to the quieter voice of the heart.
dialogue
The Fear of Endings and the Pull of the Unknown
A question about navigating doubt and attraction in a committed relationship, and the fear of endings rooted in early experiences of divorce.
dialogue
The Ethics of Inner Clarity
A student in a committed but lightly open relationship describes a growing connection with another person, and the teacher challenges him to bring far more honesty and precision to the narratives he is telling himself and others.
dialogue
The Paradox of the Choice Itself
A student asks how to interpret a spiritual resonance felt with someone outside a committed relationship, and whether it signals a true connection or an avoidance of deeper fears.