Mastodawn

I understand the longing for a powerful being to restore order. Many traditions speak in that language.

But I wonder if the deeper invitation is much closer than waiting.

Perhaps order begins wherever love is no longer postponed. Wherever kindness is chosen instead of attack. Wherever truth is not used as a weapon. Wherever fear is seen clearly and not obeyed.

I do not know how the great traditions finally resolve their prophecies, and I do not need to.

What I can see is simpler than that.

Every moment asks whether I will choose fear or love.

That is where restoration begins for me.

#fasting #acim #acourseinmiracles #newthought #eckharttolle #buddhism #breathwork #connection #healing #pridemonth #Karma #TrueNature #Awakening #Meditation #Mindfulness #Spirituality #intermittentfasting #nonduality #reality #life

Cornelius Flynn 1d ago

“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”
— Basho
#truth #enlightenment #nonduality

Robin 1d ago

Intermittent Fasting does not make a person good. It is not moral, magical, or superior.

But when fasting becomes gentle and ordinary, it can remove a lot of noise.

The body stops demanding quite so loudly. The constant cycle of wanting, reaching, tasting, comforting, filling, and wanting again begins to quieten. There is more space between impulse and action.

And kindness lives in that space.

Fasting teaches me that I do not have to answer every urge. A sensation can arise, be felt, and pass. Hunger can appear without becoming a command. Discomfort can be present without needing a story.

That feels very close to forgiveness.

Not fighting the body. Not obeying it blindly. Just not making it king.

When there is less reactivity, there is less defence. When there is less defence, there is less attack. And when attack falls away, kindness is what remains.

Fasting only reinforces kindness when it stays gentle. If it becomes control, pride, punishment, purity, or superiority, it has become ego in a thinner coat.

For me, fasting is not deprivation. It is a quieter life.

Robin 1d ago

Without kindness, truth easily becomes a weapon. With kindness, truth becomes recognisable. It stops arguing and starts healing.

Ancient teachings from India and Tibet often speak of breath, attention, stillness, and the loosening of the separate self. I do not meet these ideas as museum pieces. I meet them in a modern body, in ordinary daily breathwork, sitting quietly, breathing slowly, and noticing what falls away.

There is something humbling about experiencing an ancient practice in a modern life. The language may be old, but the breath is happening now. The body may belong to this century, but the doorway feels timeless.

Modern physics does not prove these teachings, and it does not need to. But it has certainly made the old, solid view of matter feel less complete. What once looked fixed, separate, and obvious now appears more fluid, relational, and mysterious.

For me, the important thing is not winning an argument about reality. It is whether what we see and practise makes us gentler, clearer, and less willing to harm.

Without kindness, truth easily becomes a weapon. With kindness, truth becomes recognisable. It stops arguing and starts healing.

Cornelius Flynn 1d ago

“Act, but don’t reflect on the fruit of the act,” said Krishna to Arjuna. Sign me up.
— Jed McKenna. (Spiritual Enlightenment. The Damndest Thing.)
#enlightenment #nonduality #truth

Tilda Moose, citizen May 31

Time to refresh my #introduction as it's been a while since the first one!

See profile for some basics. These days I'm unemployed but gardening a bit, recovering from 37 years of industrial burnout, and surviving 6-7 years of bladder cancer.

Meeting that with all the wisdom I can find on #anatta, #nonduality, #nonself, #dzogchen, #bodhicitta, #bodhisattva, #buddhism :)

Used to be an #electronics #design #engineer and loved it.

We're better off together. Question those who would divide us.

SydneyJim May 24

In #HadakaShizenyoku, removing all clothing & practicing #Naked symbolises shedding material attachments & ego, facilitating a deeper connection with my true being & the universe.

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SydneyJim May 24

#HadakaShizenyoku removes external #social markers that unconsciously shape behaviour. Clothing often signifies status, profession, wealth, fashion, gender expectation, or cultural identity. Practising without it reduces layers of comparison & psychological performance. Attention shifts away from #social presentation & back toward direct embodied existence itself. This reflects the broader #Mukyōhō emphasis on #NonDuality, #equality, immediacy, & direct contact with #reality. (9/9)

Mind Light Way

May 18

Is your mind just brain activity?

In this Zen teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explores consciousness, emptiness, awareness, and the direct experience of mind before thought.

This talk is for anyone interested in Zen, meditation, nonduality, the hard problem of consciousness, and the relationship between mind and brain.

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/i-INH-aeTyM

#Zen #Meditation #Consciousness #Mindfulness #Nonduality #Awareness

Is Your Mind More Than Your Brain? A Zen Teaching on Consciousness

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Bharath Upendra May 13

THE HERETIC

A kind of loneliness comes from being misunderstood by your family. My mother wants me to do Sandhya Vandanam. Chant the Gayatri Mantra. Face east. Fold my hands the right way. She wants a performance she can witness and take credit for. I understand this. I refuse to comply. I am too tired and too old for rebellion. I call it self-preservation, a refusal to hollow out what little interior life I have managed to build by filling it with someone else's beliefs. They call me a heretic.. a […]

https://ridiculousbharath.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/the-heretic/