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Limitations We Subscribe To
In an ultimate sense, everything is perfect, because everything is the infinite being, perfectly manifesting the intentions that are appearing within the infinite being in a phenomenal sense.So when you know that, you realize that you can move back into your true...
You Are Not Your Programming
All experiences are just experiences. There could be the experience of eating food or going for a walk, or an experience of expansion beyond the boundaries of the body, stillness in the midst of activity, or the arising of bliss. They all have content, but realization...
Sovereignty, Equality, and Realisation
In some eastern traditions, gurus seem to offer the best opportunity for realisation. But it's usually necessary to surrender to gurus. Some western spiritual teachers also like to maintain a hierarchy. When we have a guru, we can play the game of adoration. It can be...
Ask David: What Is the Nature of Practice?
Here’s a question I received at a recent online event: Q: When there's a consistent practice but still a sense of not quite getting there, what might be overlooked about the nature of realization? A: Practices can give us insight, or they can give us an experience. If...
Where Does Intelligence Come From?
There are two sources of intelligence available to humans. You could say that the source coming through the body of wisdom is God, or infinite intelligence. Everything coming through the body of wisdom is a combination of infinite intelligence with infinite love and...
Where the Limitations Are
If you have a conversation with people, you can detect where the limitations are. It's mainly around three main areas.One is the way language is keeping people locked in identification with individuality. They're saying, “Oh, I’m having a dreadful time, I’m having...
What’s Your Life Look Like as Impersonal Being?
When people ask what changed with realization, it can look like there are two aspects to it. There’s the personal realm of experience, and that is still fully functioning. I have my family and friends, people I know in my locality, and the ordinary things of life....
Stepping Out of the Energy Game
Say we receive some news that isn’t particularly favorable. There’s a kind of consensus version of how we’re expected to deal with that. If it’s death, we’re meant to grieve. If it’s other difficult news, we’re expected to be shocked. If it’s something else, we might...
How Do We Change Our Beliefs if They’re Not Serving Us?
It’s worth reviewing the familiar patterns we all carry. Most people tend to have one predominant pattern. For some, it may be fear. For others, it could be anger or low self-worth. It might be the idea that “nothing works out for me,” or a similar underlying belief....