November 6, 2024
Dropping Memory and Facing the Unknown
Soltar la memoria y enfrentar lo desconocido
The session begins with a guided meditation on dropping memory to encounter direct experience without labels or assumptions, recovering childlike curiosity. The dialogues explore how seeing thoughts as thoughts begins an irreversible unraveling of false identification, the nature of time as misinterpreted experience rather than nonexistence, and the importance of small practical steps and "growing up" as a foundation before pursuing awakening.
meditation
Dropping Memory
A playful invitation to set aside memory for a moment and meet the raw textures of present experience with childlike curiosity.
dialogue
The Bomb Has Fallen, and Still Something Shifts
A student describes the shock of waking up to devastating political news, and the conversation turns to the difference between absolute knowing and genuine wisdom, and how seeing thoughts as thoughts begins an irreversible unraveling.
dialogue
The Mirage of Time
A student shares a powerful experience of expansive awareness and asks about the nature of time, leading the teacher to distinguish between intellectual understanding and direct knowing.
dialogue
Free Will and the Nature of "I"
A student raises the classic question of whether we have free will, and proposes that the answer depends entirely on what we mean by "I." The teacher responds by pointing to the deeper issue of causality and time.
dialogue
Small Steps Through the Dark
A student shares his struggles with addiction, isolation, and feeling overwhelmed, and the teacher responds with compassion, encouraging small steps and arranging a private conversation.
dialogue
Growing Up Before Waking Up
A student struggling with purpose and confusion asks whether joy and love are anything more than thought, and the teacher gently redirects toward the foundation of "growing up" before pursuing awakening.