Richard Clarke
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Richard Clarke
@richardchapala.bsky.social
Exploring the Self through Ramana Maharshi's wisdom, Advaita Vedanta teachings like the Ashtavakra Gita, and mindfulness meditation. Sharing insights on self-inquiry, inner stillness, and the art of presence. Join me in living from the essence of Being
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The Self: Sat-Chit-Ānanda Defined - - Tattva Bodha 25
We all have moments where we feel truly present, completely aware, and utterly content. What is the fundamental, unshakable reality that underpins these fleeting glimpses of perfection?
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The Self: Sat-Chit-Ānanda Defined - - Tattva Bodha 25
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December 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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The Witness: The Unchanging Presence Behind All Experience - Tattva Bodha 24
There is something in you that never comes and goes. Waking rises and falls. Dreams rise and fall. Deep sleep starts and ends. Even the sense of being a person rises and falls.
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The Witness: The Unchanging Presence Behind All Experience - Tattva Bodha 24
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December 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Vipassana and Mindfulness: How They Work Together to Clear the Mind-Mindfulness with Richard Clarke

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Vipassana and Mindfulness: How They Work Together to Clear the Mind-Mindfulness with Richard Clarke
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December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Prājña: The Silent Witness Behind Deep Sleep - Tattva Bodha 23
Every night the world disappears, your thoughts stop, and even the sense of being a person is absent. There is no dream body, no waking body, no effort, and no fear. Yet you do not cease.

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Prājña: The Silent Witness Behind Deep Sleep - Tattva Bodha 23
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December 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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When the Mind Stops, Samsara Ends - Essence of Yoga Vasishta - UNREALITY OF THE WORLD 1 4
Vasishta: “Samsara rises when the mind becomes active and ceases when it is still. Still the mind, therefore, by controlling the breath and the latent desires.”
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When the Mind Stops, Samsara Ends - Essence of Yoga Vasishta - UNREALITY OF THE WORLD 1 4
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December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Letting Go With Age: What Remains When Identity Fades? - Growing into Yourself, episode 3
When life subtracts, what remains is often closer to truth than anything you built before. Let that question sit without rushing.
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Letting Go With Age: What Remains When Identity Fades? - Growing into Yourself, episode 3
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December 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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The Dreamer: The Hidden Self You Meet Every Night - Tattva Bodha 22
When you fall asleep, the world you carried all day quietly dissolves. A new world rises. Something watches all of it. Something experiences it. Vedanta calls that presence the Dreamer.
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The Dreamer: The Hidden Self You Meet Every Night - Tattva Bodha 22
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December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The Waker: How You Misidentify Yourself Every Morning - Tattva Bodha 21
Every morning you open your eyes and step into a world that feels solid, personal, and familiar. You slip back into a name, a history, and a long list of expectations. It feels natural.
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The Waker: How You Misidentify Yourself Every Morning - Tattva Bodha 21
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December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Waking, Dreaming, Deep Sleep and the Witness Beyond Them - Tattva Bodha 20
You have lived through thousands of mornings, countless dreams, and more nights of deep sleep than you remember. Yet very few people stop to ask what all these shifts really point to.
Waking, Dreaming, Deep Sleep and the Witness Beyond Them - Tattva Bodha 20
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November 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The Causal Body: The Quiet Seed of Ignorance and the Light Beyond It - Tattva Bodha 19
"The Causal Body is the seed of the other two bodies. It is made of ignorance and experiences the deep sleep state."
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The Causal Body: The Quiet Seed of Ignorance and the Light Beyond It - Tattva Bodha 19
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November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Unbounded Reality: The Secret to Real Happiness – Essence of Yoga Vasishta 21-23
22. O Rama, it is indeed nobler to wander begging about the streets of the outcasts (chandalas), an earthen bowl in hand, than to live a life steeped in ignorance.
#nonduality #vasishta
Unbounded Reality: The Secret to Real Happiness – Essence of Yoga Vasishta 21-23
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November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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The Voice That Never Stops: Who Is Listening? - Growing into Yourself, # 2
Sometimes the inner voice runs like a restless commentator. It speaks before you ask. It comments even when you stay silent. You try to relax and it begins again. Where does it come from?
The Voice That Never Stops: Who Is Listening? - Growing into Yourself, episode 2
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November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Seeing the Subtle Body with Honest Clarity – Tattva Bodha 18
You move through dreams every night as if they are real. Something in you creates entire scenes out of nothing. Something experiences them fully. You rarely question what that “something” is.
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Seeing the Subtle Body with Honest Clarity – Tattva Bodha 18
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November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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You move through your day assuming this physical form is who you are. Yet the moment you pause and look carefully, something in you senses that this physical frame is only a surface.
Let us look closely at what this body really is.
Seeing the Gross Body for What It Is – Sankara’s Tattva Bodha 17
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November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Seeing Through the Three Bodies to the One Who Knows - Tattva Bodha 16
“The Self, appearing to identify with these five sheaths, is said to have three bodies: gross, subtle, and causal.” Something watches all of this. What is that silent presence behind every shift?
Seeing Through the Three Bodies to the One Who Knows - Tattva Bodha 16
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November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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The Dance of Vipassanā and Samādhi: Stillness and Insight as One Path - Mindfulness w Richard Clarke
Before insight breaks open, the mind rests. Before stillness deepens, something in you becomes clear. They work together in ways you may not notice at first.
The Dance of Vipassanā and Samādhi: Stillness and Insight as One Path - Mindfulness w Richard Clarke
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November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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When Identity Fades, What Stays? A Direct Look at the Self -
There comes a moment when the roles you have carried for decades loosen their grip. . Something in you wants to open, but it waits for your attention.

Talk and guided inquiry by Richard Clarke.
When Identity Fades, What Stays? A Direct Look at the Self - Growing into yourself 1
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November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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There is a familiar comfort that comes every night when thought dissolves and your personal story fades. For a few hours, no effort remains. Only a quiet ease that feels like a return to something familiar. Yet you wake up in the morning and that peace disappears
The Quiet Glow of Deep Sleep and the Truth Beyond It – Tattva Bodha 15
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November 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Meeting Suffering with Open Eyes: The Way Beyond Struggle – Mindfulness with Richard Clarke
Suffering isn’t something we welcome. We hide from it, cover it with stories, or try to fix it before we’ve even seen it clearly.

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Meeting Suffering with Open Eyes: The Way Beyond Struggle – Mindfulness with Richard Clarke
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November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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The Intellect Sheath: Seeing Beyond the Ego’s Sense of “I Know” - Tattva Bodha 14
You trust your intellect—it helps you reason, choose, and make sense of life. Yet, have you ever noticed how even the sharpest intellect cannot touch the stillness of Being itself?
The Intellect Sheath: Seeing Beyond the Ego’s Sense of “I Know” - Tattva Bodha 14
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November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The Mind Sheath: How Thoughts and Feelings Veil the Self - Sankara's Tattva Bodha 13
Have you noticed how a single thought can change your whole inner world? One moment you feel calm; the next, anxiety or excitement takes over. Are you the fluctuating mind?
The Mind Sheath: How Thoughts and Feelings Veil the Self - Sankara's Tattva Bodha 13
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November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The Vital Breath: The Energy That Sustains Life but Is Not the Self
Have you noticed that life keeps happening even when you are not thinking about it? Something unseen sustains it all. Yet that same unseen energy is often mistaken for “me.”
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The Vital Breath: The Energy That Sustains Life but Is Not the Self
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November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The Perishing Body: Seeing Through the Illusion of Physical Identity
You may spend a lifetime caring for the body—feeding it, dressing it, worrying over its aches and changes. But have you ever asked, “Who is aware of this body?”

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The Perishing Body: Seeing Through the Illusion of Physical Identity
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November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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The Five Sheaths: Peeling Back the Layers That Hide the Self - Tattva Bodha 10
Have you ever wondered why, even after years of meditation, the sense of “I” still clings to body and mind? You may know that you are not the body, not the mind—yet something feels bound.
The Five Sheaths: Peeling Back the Layers That Hide the Self - Tattva Bodha 10
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November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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You Are Not the Five Sheaths: Discover the Pure Consciousness That You Truly Are - Tattva Bodha 9
You may have heard that the Self is pure consciousness, but what does that truly mean?

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You Are Not the Five Sheaths: Discover the Pure Consciousness That You Truly Are - Tattva Bodha 9
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November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM