April 10, 2026
The Center of Looking and the Addiction to Feeling Good
El centro del observar y la adicción a sentirse bien
A guided self-inquiry meditation explores the assumed center of identity, revealing emptiness at the core of all experience. Subsequent dialogues address the addiction to pleasant mental states as a barrier to unconditional peace, the nature of the "cosmic joke" when the illusion of the seer is seen through, and the subtle trap of assuming objective reality persists even after recognizing emptiness.
meditation
The Center of Looking
A gentle exploration of turning attention back toward the one who is looking, discovering an open emptiness at the center of experience.
dialogue
The Addiction to Feeling Good
A student describes losing a sense of peace when the intensity of experience becomes overwhelming, and the teacher explores how attachment to pleasant mental states functions like an addiction, pointing toward a deeper satisfaction that does not depend on conditions.
dialogue
When Emptiness Still Feels Like Something
A student shares a powerful experience of seeing through the illusion of the seer, then asks about a subtle confusion: if everything is empty upon investigation, why does experience still seem to persist as "something."