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Spiritual seeker, meditator, aspiring yogi, father, husband. Happily becoming Nobody. Trying to find my way in a world that feels lost.
“He is a Mahatma who keeps the tongue, word and the mind perfectly under control and patiently withstands all provocations.”
-Swami Tapovan
-Swami Tapovan
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“He is a Mahatma who keeps the tongue, word and the mind perfectly under control and patiently withstands all provocations.”
-Swami Tapovan
-Swami Tapovan
“Whoever wants God intensely finds Him. Go and verify it in your own life.”
-Sri Ramakrishna.
-Sri Ramakrishna.
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Whoever wants God intensely finds Him. Go and verify it in your own life.”
-Sri Ramakrishna.
-Sri Ramakrishna.
Learning the difference between wanting to be seen as a saint versus actually becoming a saint (even an unseen one) is fundamental. It is serving ego or serving God. Which do we truly desire?
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Learning the difference between wanting to be seen as a saint versus actually becoming a saint (even an unseen one) is fundamental. It is serving ego or serving God. Which do we truly desire?
“Nothing binds you except your ideas. Nothing limits you except your fear. And nothing controls you but your illusions.”
- Sri Nisargadatta
- Sri Nisargadatta
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Nothing binds you except your ideas. Nothing limits you except your fear. And nothing controls you but your illusions.”
- Sri Nisargadatta
- Sri Nisargadatta
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Thought of the week from Matthieu Ricard
The underlying sense of uneasiness that we have now is actually a good thing: it is the expression of our sensitivity. Those who go through life without feeling ill at ease...
JIGME KHYENTSE RINPOCHE (b. 1964)
Via Matthieu Ricard
See the text in the photo
The underlying sense of uneasiness that we have now is actually a good thing: it is the expression of our sensitivity. Those who go through life without feeling ill at ease...
JIGME KHYENTSE RINPOCHE (b. 1964)
Via Matthieu Ricard
See the text in the photo
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thought of the week from Matthieu Ricard
The underlying sense of uneasiness that we have now is actually a good thing: it is the expression of our sensitivity. Those who go through life without feeling ill at ease...
JIGME KHYENTSE RINPOCHE (b. 1964)
Via Matthieu Ricard
See the text in the photo
The underlying sense of uneasiness that we have now is actually a good thing: it is the expression of our sensitivity. Those who go through life without feeling ill at ease...
JIGME KHYENTSE RINPOCHE (b. 1964)
Via Matthieu Ricard
See the text in the photo
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I AM
When I say: ‘I am’, I do not mean a separate entity with a body as its nucleus. I mean the totality of being, the ocean of consciousness, the entire universe of all that is and knows.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
When I say: ‘I am’, I do not mean a separate entity with a body as its nucleus. I mean the totality of being, the ocean of consciousness, the entire universe of all that is and knows.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I AM
When I say: ‘I am’, I do not mean a separate entity with a body as its nucleus. I mean the totality of being, the ocean of consciousness, the entire universe of all that is and knows.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
When I say: ‘I am’, I do not mean a separate entity with a body as its nucleus. I mean the totality of being, the ocean of consciousness, the entire universe of all that is and knows.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
What could be more timely:
"My guru said every human has a right to be fed. Food is not a bargaining tool of power - food is a basic, shared manifestation of God."
- Ram Dass
"My guru said every human has a right to be fed. Food is not a bargaining tool of power - food is a basic, shared manifestation of God."
- Ram Dass
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What could be more timely:
"My guru said every human has a right to be fed. Food is not a bargaining tool of power - food is a basic, shared manifestation of God."
- Ram Dass
"My guru said every human has a right to be fed. Food is not a bargaining tool of power - food is a basic, shared manifestation of God."
- Ram Dass
"Evaluating, judging and comparing are factors that make the mind shallow. Becoming through comparison with someone else is the very nature of shallowness."
-Krishnamurti
-Krishnamurti
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"Evaluating, judging and comparing are factors that make the mind shallow. Becoming through comparison with someone else is the very nature of shallowness."
-Krishnamurti
-Krishnamurti
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~my Advaita Makaranda 6
This universe cannot be experienced without the revelation of consciousness.
I am that onnipresent light of awareness which is all-pervading.
This universe cannot be experienced without the revelation of consciousness.
I am that onnipresent light of awareness which is all-pervading.
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
~my Advaita Makaranda 6
This universe cannot be experienced without the revelation of consciousness.
I am that onnipresent light of awareness which is all-pervading.
This universe cannot be experienced without the revelation of consciousness.
I am that onnipresent light of awareness which is all-pervading.
“You say ‘I AM’. That is it. The trouble arises only when one says, “I am this or that, such and such.”
-Ramana Maharshi
-Ramana Maharshi
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“You say ‘I AM’. That is it. The trouble arises only when one says, “I am this or that, such and such.”
-Ramana Maharshi
-Ramana Maharshi
“Persevere in silence.”
-Sri Papaji
-Sri Papaji
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“Persevere in silence.”
-Sri Papaji
-Sri Papaji
“Your effort is an obstacle.”
-Ramana Maharshi
-Ramana Maharshi
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“Your effort is an obstacle.”
-Ramana Maharshi
-Ramana Maharshi
“There is no need to fight the mind. Just be aware of its unreality.”
-Annamalai Swami
-Annamalai Swami
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“There is no need to fight the mind. Just be aware of its unreality.”
-Annamalai Swami
-Annamalai Swami
It’s amazing when we begin to pick up on how powerful the mental story-making machine is. We are constantly creating our own universe. We discover we have so much power over what that universe looks like.
Awareness is the key.
Do we see the stories that we are telling ourselves? 🤔
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Do we see the stories that we are telling ourselves? 🤔
Jon Kabat-Zinn
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It’s amazing when we begin to pick up on how powerful the mental story-making machine is. We are constantly creating our own universe. We discover we have so much power over what that universe looks like.
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"In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.”
Eugene Victor Debs
Eugene Victor Debs
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People.”
Eugene Victor Debs
Eugene Victor Debs
Those of us raised in a more judgmental and “hellfire” religion and culture often struggle mightily with forgiving ourselves and moving forward. We are often our own worst enemies.
If you falter on the path, forgive yourself, then begin again.
O Lord, what becomes of the yogi who falters?
Krishna: Dear one, no effort is lost. None who do good ever come to harm.
Bhagavad Gītā 6:39–40 (Paraphrase)
O Lord, what becomes of the yogi who falters?
Krishna: Dear one, no effort is lost. None who do good ever come to harm.
Bhagavad Gītā 6:39–40 (Paraphrase)
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Those of us raised in a more judgmental and “hellfire” religion and culture often struggle mightily with forgiving ourselves and moving forward. We are often our own worst enemies.
“At a certain stage in the path of devotion, the devotee finds satisfaction in God with form, and at another stage, in God without it.”
— Ramakrishna
— Ramakrishna
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“At a certain stage in the path of devotion, the devotee finds satisfaction in God with form, and at another stage, in God without it.”
— Ramakrishna
— Ramakrishna
“To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward...”
— Ramakrishna
— Ramakrishna
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward...”
— Ramakrishna
— Ramakrishna
This is a really strange time.
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is a really strange time.
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idk who needs to hear this but the President of the United States of America is APPEALING a judges order forcing him to fully fund SNAP.
Yes — DJT is appealing a ruling telling him to NOT starve his own people. Let that simmer.
Yes — DJT is appealing a ruling telling him to NOT starve his own people. Let that simmer.
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
idk who needs to hear this but the President of the United States of America is APPEALING a judges order forcing him to fully fund SNAP.
Yes — DJT is appealing a ruling telling him to NOT starve his own people. Let that simmer.
Yes — DJT is appealing a ruling telling him to NOT starve his own people. Let that simmer.
First hike since injuring my knee on a backpacking trip in July and recent illness. Definitely no where close to where I was but I guess I have to accept aging like everyone else. Hike has turned contemplation on the wind in the trees while sitting against a tree.
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
First hike since injuring my knee on a backpacking trip in July and recent illness. Definitely no where close to where I was but I guess I have to accept aging like everyone else. Hike has turned contemplation on the wind in the trees while sitting against a tree.