Category: Great Fruit
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From Clarity to Conflict: The Five Phantoms of Ego
Read time 6 minutes. How distinction gives rise to the phantoms of ego—and the illusion of self is born. This stand alone article is part of our new model of reality series. We’ve already laid the groundwork. Unfiltered Vision introduced the nature of pure perception—non-dual and transparent. In our exploration of distinction, we saw how the unbiased separation…
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The Illusion of Self: Stink Lines of Reality
Read time approximately 4 minutes. The illusion of self is like a mirage, a heat shimmer. How much we buy into it is a matter of perception. This stand alone article is part of our new model of reality series. All of this talk that the ego is illusion—how can this be possible? The sense of self…
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More Than Two: Distinction, Duality, and the Illusion of Conflict
Read time 3 minutes. Distinction and division are not the same thing. Duality gives rise to division and, more importantly, opposition. This stand alone article is part of our new model of reality series. Zen teachings often warn of the imperfection of words. These warnings typically point to the limits of language when trying to describe what…
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Unfiltered Vision: Perception Merges Back Into the Perceived
Read time 4 minutes. Unfiltered Vision is the first stand alone article in our new model of reality series. In our last series we pecked away at the nature and causes of awakening. Today we shall consider the concept of unfiltered vision. We should always remember that our inherent tendency to view the world through the lens of…
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The Sound of Awakening and the Cosmic Snooze Button
Read time 3 minutes. This is the final stand alone article is part of our series on awakening. What is the sound of awakening?Each night before bed, we set the alarm. We enter a dream state. Then, abruptly, the sound wakes us up. Unless, of course, we hit the snooze button. As you read this, what…
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Dig, If You Will, An Ego: The Shape of You
Read time 3 minutes. Pretend the ego is a ballon and awakening is a ‘POP.’ This stand alone article is part of our series on awakening. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called—self. If you have been following along, then you are aware that, from time to time, we experience mini-awakenings—momentary…
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Micro-Awakenings: The Rhythm of Letting Go, Again and Again
Read time 2 minutes. An exploration into micro-awakenings. Create a gap and allow clarity to emerge. This stand alone article is part of our series on awakening. Is it possible to achieve something without really doing anything? What if resolving a problem didn’t involve coming to any sort of resolution? We’re conditioned to believe effort is…
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Peak Experiences: The Suddenness of Seeing
Read time 2 minutes. When you create gaps in the noise, peak experiences come in and fill them. This stand alone article is part of our series on awakening. That moment when nature swallowed you whole. Breathtaking. It was more than your breath that was taken. That moment when the music struck like lightning. Timeless. It…
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A Taste of Awakening: The Moment That Everything Changes
Read time 2 minutes. Mini-awakenings teach us and provide motivation. This is the first stand alone article in our series on awakening. We begin life in ignorant bliss. But then, one day—on a walk, sitting on the porch, lying in a blooming meadow—something shifts. In a flash, it washes over us, unexpected and undeniable. Clarity.…