Essence of Self

Not retreating to the monastery but bringing the spirit into ordinary life — with your own spiritual wings. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

Children live in it naturally; we forget it as we grow. What we are seeking was never actually lost. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

Each quality has its own flavor and its own place in the body. Essence as the fragrance of the divine we already are. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

Essence can't be grasped by the ordinary senses, yet it is directly experienced — perceived by the inner senses we all share. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

What essence is, the names every tradition gives it, and the five subtle qualities — the Lataif — this journey explores. The doorway into the whole path. Recorded live at a retreat in Mandali. More at essenceofself.net

What are you really looking for — and what if you already are it? A teaching recorded live at a retreat, on the invisible: why the person you have become is not a problem to fix but a cover over something that was never lost, and how the mystery makes itself felt in ordinary moments. More at essenceofself.net

The person you take yourself to be is a collection of old photographs — ideas, moods, habits mistaken for who you are. How the self-image lives in the body, heart and mind, why we would rather be a failure than be nobody, and what happens when it is fully seen and dissolves. From the Living Essence course. More at essenceofself.net