Meditation offers an opportunity to allow the contracted energy of the “me” with all its drama, stories, memories of a past and assumptions about a future of a fictitious character to soften and expand. Formless energy expresses through form, and as boundaries turn permeable, distinctions turn fuzzy – allowing subjects and objects to collapse into…
Already there is that place which is, already, trouble-less… It has no trouble at all… When it is noticed that there wasn’t any thought in the first place… it was just This space appearing as those thoughts… -Nkosi It is obvious and effortless, without purpose and meaningless – it is “as it is” – and…
The voice inside your head … “The voice in the head isn’t talking to anyone – and there’s no one there to hear it” Michael Jeffreys by way of Alan Jaeger Skipping stones on the water Beliefs While this wasn’t addressed directly in yesterday’s the-hum – it feels like backdrop cover that underlies much of…
In this satsang we are called to put our attention on the now. The now beyond time and the here beyond place, our very own true Self. “The now has no history and no biography, it’s just the purity and quintessence of all that is. Now is not a time quality, now is eternal, it’s…
the-hum meeting participants enjoyed a stimulating experience: Starting with an invitation to imagine, that the experiences we are having at every moment are whole and complete, and perfect as they are. In essence, the suggestion was to embrace that which is occurring and to abstain from arguing about the rightness-or-wrongness of it occurring – as…
Appearances speak for themselves, preceding language and conceptual thinking – they are simply what they, as they are, for no one
Alan submitted this quote for contemplation and discussion: Some 30 years ago, exposure to The Avatar Materials suggested that indeed, the mind could be used to for a “me” to find its way back to Source. – At the time, this me was mesmerized by the prospect, and for about a decade those teachings played…
Thank you Alan, for the guided meditation, and everyone for showing up and sharing their experiences. It is lovely to be present with folks from different walks of life, attending a meeting where apparently no agenda is pursued, no curriculum is taught, no docent is hired, and best of all, no exit exams are to…
Adyashanti, January 24, 2007 In this definitive talk on the illusion of self, we learn how it is possible to have a strong realization that there is no self and yet still fall prey to the momentum of an imaginary me. This talk is not meant to offer techniques for deconstructing the “me,” but rather…
Yesterday’s sharing at the-hum brought forth a number of terms which might deserve to be looked at more closely: Words elicit some form of reference experience, i.e. we each may have a certain understanding of what a particular term is pointing to or pointing at. Disclaimer: The content offered for consideration below is from the…