When You Live In…
You might now know that gray foxes can climb trees. “When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life. Nobody can even have an argument with you, no matter how hard he or she tries. You cannot have an argument with a fully conscious person.” […]
The Pure Mind
Break-time! ….On the crosscut canal. “The ego in its purity is experienced in the intervals between two states or between two thoughts.” -Ramana Maharshi “Between two states” is the silent awareness that is always present before you form an idea about anything. “Between two thoughts” is the same awareness. If you try to describe that […]
Good and Evil
From the recent Desert Classic… Robbie Leatham and his dearest ever mom, Carol Leatham, Scott Carnahan, and BE. “When any single thought arises, both good and evil are there. If one will think about the foundation of good and evil, and do good and refrain from evil, his mind will become correct of itself.”-Takuan Soho […]
Pause
“For those who live in Self as the beauty devoid of thought, there is nothing which should be thought of. That which should be adhered to is only the experience of silence, because in that supreme state nothing exists to be attained other than oneself. … The experience of silence alone is the real and […]
The Final Answer
The kids with some combat dinosaurs… Doug (Buddy) Koenig on the left, then Robbie Leatham, or TGO, Mike Fitchman, BE, Mike Dalton, and I can’t remember the last guy’s name. “Give up all questions except one: ‘Who am I?’ After all, the only fact you are sure of is that you are. The ‘I am’ […]
Here And Now
“You are the Self, here and now. Leave the mind alone, stand aware and unconcerned and you will realize that to stand alert but detached, watching events come and go, is an aspect of your real nature.” -Nisargadatta Maharaj The mind is nothing but conditioned, second-hand knowledge. And anything known with the mind is a […]
More And More…
On his 12th birthday, the greatest pistol shooter on the planet: Robbie Leatham! “You have to start with what you are, where you are now. You are aware of the present state. You are now, you are not past, you are not future, but you are now. In that state of awareness, you don’t need […]
The Natural State
“You come into the natural state by letting go of control, by letting go of effort, and resting in a state of vividness. It’s very simple. It couldn’t be simpler. Sit down; let everything be as it already is.” -Adyashanti Attention is the greatest medicine. Grounding you in the immediate presence, it is the ultimate […]
Witness This
This might be the perfect picture for this topic. “As soon as you see something, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon as you intellectualize something, it is no longer what you saw.” -Shunryu Suzuki Each day, set some time aside and watch your mind until you witness this fact: Until you add a […]
Everything You Need
Left to right… The indomitable David Ryan, the undefeatable Matt Davis, and BE. “Please try releasing your hold. Open your hands. Just let everything go, and see: What is body and mind? What are daily activities? Take a careful look at these things again and again.” -Dogen In the simple observation of daily activities, everything […]