Meditation starts self-involved and ends selfless. A talk on self-inquiry, surrender, and what it feels like when decisions make themselves. Continue reading Meditation is Self-Involved Until You Disappear
Non-duality points to the understanding that there is not you and the world, subject and object, self and other. There is only what is arising, spontaneously, as THIS. Continue reading Non-Duality: What It Is
Most of us are taught that peace, happiness, and success come from trying harder, but what if that very effort is the thing getting in the way? Continue reading Surrender: The Way to Win
A solo self-found talk on meditation, awareness, Tao, and the sense of personhood created as one navigates through life Continue reading Meditation & Awareness: A Path to Self-Discovery
Adam talks about how the ego forms in response to the systems and conditioning of the world. He also examines the nature of mind and how it identifies with the ego as a means of protection.
Plus a little bit of meditation and some “Sleeping Lessons” w/ The Shins Continue reading Ego, Identification, and Meditation
So, “I’m upset, I’ve upset myself. They did it to me.” Wrong. “I did it to me.” Wrong. It’s your programming that doing it to you. It’s the culture that’s doing it to you. Continue reading Maturity is Blaming No One
It is actually possible to never have another problem for the rest of your life. Continue reading The Journey Beyond Urself
We are not so concerned about a deep understanding of Buddhism. We emphasize practice. Continue reading Traditional Zen Spirit
“Our life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no fear of death anymore, nor actual difficulty in our life.” Continue reading Nirvana, The Waterfall
Whenever you wish to do something in the spiritual life, but fear it may make you feel foolish or make you appear to be wrong in the sight of others, do it at once. Continue reading The Man with the Sign