The Mirror
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Is it yourself, your reflection, or do you merely see the mirror? Who is looking in the mirror? And who is looking out from the mirror at you? Are you the watcher or the watched?…
Meeting with the Mountain
Mountains only reveal their miracles to those who are enchanted by them. For anyone else, climbing a mountain is utter madness. For the passionate lovers, each and every journey is sacred, because the aim is to overcome the obstacles and move beyond a threshold. A…
Not Every Caterpillar Turns into a Butterfly
As it happens, only a handful of caterpillars can achieve this feat. For a caterpillar to turn into a butterfly, it needs to have a certain number of dreamer cells. These cells are actually bored of being a caterpillar, and once the caterpillar starts to…
Surrender Does Not Require Passivity
What does it look like when we surrender to divine will? Does that mean that we just sit back, take our hands entirely off of the steering wheel, and let everything and anything happen as it will? Do we need to sit without moving a…
Don’t Brush Your Teeth with a Hammer
Q: Could you please help me get clear on the question of waking up and having an opinion or judgment? It seems to me that all opinions would also be no-self, they appear and at the same time can be a judgment. Just because someone…
Allness and Nothingness
“When I see I’m nothing, it’s wisdom. When I see I’m everything, it’s love. My life is all about going back and forth between these two.” — Nisargadatta Maharaj From the moment we are conceived in our mothers’ wombs, we actually start filling a void…
Loving Your Hatred
Q: How do I feel love? I feel more hatred, jealousy and all other negative emotions than LOVE. I try my level best but I’ve never tasted it. I grew up as an unwanted child and experienced hatred, ill will and jealousy. How can I…
Desires are Like a Compass that Points in All Directions
Q: I understand the need to let go of the egoic mind to be in the present moment. But, how does one “deal” in present time with current family members who have inflicted harm? For example, there’s unresolved trauma between my parents and me. Do…
Playing 3-D Chess with the Absolute
Q: I was hoping you could answer this, as no one seems to address it: In the statement, “I am identified as ego,” -who is the “I” mentioned here. It could be the ego identifying as itself but then what is the True self doing? Is…
Telling the Truth
Q: Please define a bit for me what is telling the Truth? A: My definition of truth is whatever opens your heart and quiets your mind. So the biggest definition of “telling the truth” would be speaking that which opens the most hearts the most…
