Joan Tollifson, September 30, 2023 “Where are you going?”“I’m on a pilgrimage.”“What’s the purpose of that?”“I don’t know.”“Not knowing is most intimate.” —Zen koan, Book of Serenity, Case 20 The older I get, the more clueless I become, the less I know. More and more, I appreciate the utter simplicity and ungraspable mystery of this…
Understanding the Functionality of a “Pointing Out” Instruction – By Jackson Peterson First, let’s see how we got where we are. Our “natural state” is our Primordial Aware Beingness, like an infinitely vast and empty cognitive space, that existed before the Big Bang. It has remained the same as it was before the Big Bang….
…so You’re Already That Which is Longed for Quote courtesy of Michael & Dan, as they keep talking about that which can’t be known, as it is beyond words, space and time – yet includes it all Talking about what is beyond words is challenging, as it always remains in the abstract: The map is…
………….and the importance of sufferingJoan Tollifson, September 24, 2023 My last article was focused on no-thing-ness. But as I see it, the spiritual life is not about erasing our individuality, transcending everyday life, or dismissing our human beingness as “merely a dream.” Yes, the movie of waking life is dream-like in many ways, and yes,…
Open and Free – Joan Tollison, September 17, 20 Your true nature is open and free, but you cover it up.—Nisargadatta Maharaj We habitually search for special experiences, for certainty and something to grasp. But in holding on to nothing at all, there is an immense openness and freedom.—from www.joantollifson.com For one moment, is it…
…………and infinitely complex. Joan Tollifson, September 3, 2023 Reality is very simple. It’s just this. The sound of rain, the taste of tea, the sensations in the body, the cool breeze on the skin, the sound of the airplane passing overhead. Not those word-labels, but the direct experiencing to which they point. This simple experiencing…
When we are talking about sources, what is referred to is concepts about a few key terms frequently used in Radical Nonduality (RN). Jargon is often limited to be grokked by those few, who happen to dabble in similar circles and frequent similar sources of writings, or listen to similar speakers. RN-jargon sounds abstract, and…
The art of not knowing Joan Tollifson, September 10th, 2023 There are many different kinds of meditation. In some sense, it’s best to not know what meditation is—to simply be still and find out! For me, the word points to the simplicity of doing nothing other than being here, present and aware, which is effortlessly…
