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The 'discovery' of Non-Duality: an exploration beyond the dream of separation

Is Non-Duality the Same as Oneness (or Monism)?

By meestereric | April 20, 2026 |

You are what you are looking for. (This article is in response to a question). Introduction Non-duality—which roughly means “not two”—is a practical way to point students toward an experience,…

Non-Dual Awakening and Language

By meestereric | December 27, 2025 |

Language is a time-based processing, a squeezing down and reduction of inherent wholeness to a tiny object. It can feel quite limiting at times. For instance, you’ve just has a…

What is Our Responsibility to The World as “Spiritual” People?

By meestereric | September 28, 2025 |

What is Our Responsibility to the world as “spiritual” human beings? Should we be helping to improve the world? Does Consciousness Evolve?  Yesterday a friend asked an interesting question (via…

A Question Concerning Pain and Acceptance

By meestereric | July 4, 2025 |

A friend from India asked: Q: How does the unconditioned awareness look at this pain from an objective point of view? A: It is indeed a good “yoga”, so to…

Dialogue: Two Ways to Dissolve Anxiety

By meestereric | November 28, 2024 |

Q: How can I get rid of anxiety? A: There are two fundamental ways to treat anxiety, as I see it, and both are rooted in recognizing the illusory nature…

Time to Talk About Time

By meestereric | November 13, 2024 |

  Open Time … Like an opening out, like the shape of a delta but in 3D, and seeing it from the outside. Open, limitless, freedom, choice, adventure; there is…

The Three Mysteries: A Dialogue

By meestereric | September 16, 2024 |

Or it could be titled, “Is the world a dangerous place – do you really know that?” T = Teacher S = Student S: You said something the other day…

Is Your Robot Conscious? A Dialogue

By meestereric | September 15, 2024 |

A dialogue on a contemporary issue concerning wetware and wireware.   T = Teacher S = Student S: I have a question. T: OK. S: In one of our earlier…

Is The World Real? A Dialogue

By meestereric | September 6, 2024 |

A common notion is examined. ~ * ~ T = Teacher S = Student S: I have a question. T: OK. S: I often hear this from spiritual teachers or…

Is Consciousness Local? A Dialogue

By Eric Platt | July 31, 2024 |

Is Awareness Local? A dialogue with “Zephinanda” (a pseudonym I made up, for cognitive distance and for fun).   ~~~ * ~~~ Z = Zephinanda S = Student S: Hi,…

Pondering the Universality of Truth

By meestereric | July 24, 2024 |

Let’s look at the hierarchy – the true hierarchy, not the ones derived from social structures: religion derives from the spiritual, in its historical genesis, and its core of “mystical” truth;…

The Ending of All Violence

By meestereric | July 13, 2024 |

The way to solve violence has been known for thousands of years. Why is it not heard, known or understood? If understood, why not put into practice? How to restore…

The Fascinating Error of Non-Duality Students: Food, Sex, Money and Truth

By meestereric | July 13, 2024 |

It seems to be consistent with modern guru’s or teacher’s behaviors and teachings that liberation or awakening or enlightenment or whatever you want to call it, does not reduce the…

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