Discover the peace of your timeless Self
When you don’t honor your authentic self, you suffer deeply both internally and externally. In fact, not knowing your True Self leads to self-doubt, insecurity, depression, anxiety, seeking approval, and needing validation.
Yet, when you know the beauty of who you really are, you move fearlessly through life.
Continue reading “The Astonishing Beauty of Your Authentic Self”Whatever state you experience, good or bad, you move beyond it when you allow it to be. This is the bliss beyond bliss and it is available to each of us, in every moment. In fact, it does not require you to be in a particular state at all. Rather, it is content with all states.
To further explain, years ago, I experienced the most intense bliss during meditation which left an impression on me. I was completely absorbed in my heart, and it is difficult to describe in words. In fact, when it happened I wanted to hold onto the feeling, but after a couple of hours, it passed.
Continue reading “Discover The Bliss Beyond Bliss”Often we forget that every form is impermanent, yet, we cannot escape this reality. There is deep wisdom in this recognition. Everything in this life is temporary, and birth and death arise together. In truth, the dark night of the soul comes to wake us up to the light of our eternal being.
Continue reading “The Dark Night of the Soul”Many people who have experienced “The Dark Night of the Soul” or have been meditating for a long time, are eventually drawn to self-inquiry. Often, questions like “who am I?” begin to arise.
I first stumbled upon self-inquiry (Atma Vichara) through a documentary about a sage from India, Sri Ramana Maharshi, who offered this practice to spiritual aspirants as a means for spiritual liberation. Self-inquiry removes the obstacles and illusions that stand in the way of self-realization.
In the beginning, I could not grasp the heart of this meditative practice but eventually returned to it. Now I understand that self-inquiry is one of the highest teachings for self-realization.
Knowing who you really are is freedom.
Continue reading “An Introduction to Self-Inquiry”