The practice of self-inquiry is talked about a lot in modern spiritual circles. Practicing self-inquiry is easier when "sitting on the cushion", but difficult to do when we interact in the dualistic world of people, objects, thoughts, etc. 

What fears and desires am I subject to/unaware of? What fears and desires are object to me? Which ones can I hold out in front of me with awareness and decide how to/not to respond to them?

While we spend most of our time as humans pursuing security, pleasure, power, and virtue, the ultimate pursuit is for freedom. And the ironic thing is that we are pursuing something that we already are...we are free! 

Why is there such a persistent need to pull ourselves away from the present moment? What desires or fears tend to drive us to act, even when what we are currently doing is calming, enjoyable or rewarding? 

The duality we experience is an incredibly persistent illusion. Knowledge tells us that consciousness is fundamental and all else is an apparent reality, but experience persisitently tells us something different, namely that we are the body and mind and that objects are separate from us. 

If I speak, I tell a lie, but if I remain silent I am a coward. Even though language is limited in being able to describe reality, it is the only medium we have for communicating ideas. In this episode, I explain a recent breakthrough I've had about the self. 

How do we bring together quantum physics, simulation theory, and nondual spirituality? In this episode, I provide a quick but comprehensive summary of the strange world of quantum physics. I then go into how these new understandings about the nature of reality provide connections to the possibility that we live in a simulation, and that we ultimately live in nondual reality.

Are we living in a simulation? Perhaps, but why? That's the most important question. What's the purpose of the simulation, and what does it mean to be successful in the simulation? I explore Nic Bostrom's 2003 paper and build upon it to provide some connection to the two core beliefs: 1) we are happy, unlimited, free; 2) everyone and everything is connected.

What would it be like if we unconsciously lived in a world where 1) we know we are happy, complete, free, limitless, and 2) we know that everyone and everything is connected. What would we do? Would the words "want" and "need" even be in our language? Imagine this world and send me an email at [email protected]. We strive for what we can most vividly imagine, so let's paint a picture of this future together. 

A study out of Harvard looking at the conditions that lead to health and happiness reports that having strong positive relationships is the key. How does this square with the beliefs that 1) I am happy, whole, unlimited, and 2) everyone and everything is connected? What paradigms undergird this study of human well-being?