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Is AI capable of spiritual guidance?
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The Arms of God
You are unconditionally accepted, the truth is hidden in plain sight, and yet you refuse to see it
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No Conflict of Interest
Why you can never 'become present' and how you can learn to resist even from a place of acceptance
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Thousand Petaled Lotus
Why enlightenment is ordinary, failure is liberating and you have more in common with the Buddha than you realize
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The Language of Broken Mirrors
Why your true face is so obvious you cannot see it and how I use mental mosaics to inspire others to play with their distorted reflections
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The Ultimate Context
Why materialism isn't what you think it is and where the true source of all value lies
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December 2024

Irresistible Force
A meditation for the holidays on the nature of attachment
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The Unbearable Moment
Life can be shitty at times and there’s nothing you can do about it, nor do you need to
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The Deeper Mechanics of Intuition
Why effortless action cannot be achieved through practice, learning or striving
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The Courage to Simply Be
Why honesty trumps profundity and what awakening is really about
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Spirit Silently Speaks
A meditation on crisis, the natural desire to protect our loved ones, and the peace that surpasses all understanding
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The "I" That Cannot Be Seen
How reality is both real and illusory, and why I am neither Ego nor Presence
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