January 8, 2025
One Field: Dropping Misinterpretation and Embracing What Is
Un solo campo: soltar la malinterpretación y abrazar lo que es
This session begins with a meditation on the collapse of inner and outer boundaries into one field of perception, then moves into dialogues exploring whether there is evidence for an external world, the self-created nature of illusion, and the process of disenchantment and dark nights on the path of awakening. The teacher discusses the threshold of loss in awakening, the poison of hope, and the obsessive nature of mind, while encouraging free, moment-by-moment discernment rather than rigid rules.
meditation
One Field
A meditation exploring how everything we experience is perception appearing in awareness, with no solid boundary between inside and outside.
dialogue
The Spell You Put on Yourself
A question about whether perception constitutes evidence of an external world, leading into a discussion of disenchantment, dark nights, and the choice to remain in or step out of illusion.
teaching
The Free Yes and the Free No
A reflection on how the mind distorts genuine impulses into self-critical absolutes, and how real freedom lies not in saying yes or no to everything, but in moment-by-moment discernment.
dialogue
The Doubt of Guiding Others
A student asks whether the teacher ever doubts leading people toward something they might lose and never recover, and whether that path is truly right for them.
dialogue
The Threshold That Seemed Unbearable
A student asks about the experience of loss in awakening, and the teacher reflects on resistance, the impossibility of imagining what lies beyond, and the unnecessary nature of fear.
dialogue
The Obsessive Nature of the Search
A student describes the confusion that arises from trying to intellectually grasp their true nature, and the teacher reframes this confusion as a sign of progress, revealing the mind's obsessive and addictive tendencies.
dialogue
A Shift in Communication
A student remarks on a noticeable change in the teacher's clarity and ease of expression, prompting a reflection on dreams, spontaneous shifts, and the mystery of how communication evolves on its own.