May 22, 2024
The Gold That Is Already Here
El Oro Que Ya Está Aquí
A meditation session exploring the path of heart over mind, followed by dialogues on the physical dimensions of awakening, recognizing what we truly want beneath fear, and the nature of surrender. The teacher emphasizes that identification cannot free itself, and that piercing core illusions—separateness, victimhood, and the promise of a better future—allows creation to flow from fullness rather than lack.
meditation
Words Are Not Where It's At
Settle in and let the heart, rather than the mind, lead you into the love, beauty, and wonder already present.
dialogue
The Physical Side of Awakening
A student notices the teacher experiencing something intense during a period of silence and asks about it, leading to a discussion of the physical dimensions of meditative energy, nervous system adaptation, and the importance of practice.
dialogue
The Gold That Is Already Here
A series of exchanges exploring what happens when we discover what we truly want, how fear obscures our deepest passions, and why surrender is not something we can do but something that happens when we stop fighting reality.
dialogue
The Fear Beneath the Stories
A student reflects on years of not noticing a pattern of fear and avoidance, and the teacher explores inner integrity, the power of rationalization, and how teachings can sometimes reinforce the very patterns they aim to dissolve.
dialogue
The Rhythm of Insight and Discouragement
A question about the cycle of breakthrough moments in practice followed by deflation, and whether lasting understanding requires sustained intensity.
teaching
What No Effort Can Reach
A reflection on how practices and techniques serve us at certain levels, but eventually give way to a seeing that requires no doing at all.
dialogue
The Same Guy
A student asks about the paradox of trying to practice surrender, and the teacher explores how the identified self cannot free itself, and why victimhood is the foundation of illusion.