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Sitting in My Chair and Looking out the Window

ByMartyn 2020-12-312024-09-11

Sitting in my chair and looking out the window, the light over the valley is so beautiful that I want to grasp it, hold it, make it last. But staying open and ungrasping to fleeting beauty is an invitation to the Way. Even so, perhaps it’s inevitable to feel the yearning wistfulness for it all….

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Just Because

ByMartyn 2023-05-302024-09-13

Just because the mind identifies the problem (of suffering) doesn’t mean it can provide the answer.

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Perhaps the Greatest Exponent of Self-Inquiry

ByMartyn 2020-12-102024-09-11

Perhaps the greatest exponent of self-inquiry and Self-realisation is Sri Ramana Maharshi. The genius of his method, in it’s simplicity and power, is unexcelled. Who is the knower? This is the fundamental question. Who am I? But remember, the answer to this question is experiential not conceptual. So ‘look’, don’t think. Observe, don’t analyse. Experience,…

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Attention Wants to Rest Somewhere

ByMartyn 2020-11-262024-09-11

Attention wants to rest somewhere, it’s always looking for an object, and so it becomes the monkey mind that endlessly jumps from tree to tree. But when we recognise our naked subjectivity, open awareness, the attention can settle back into its own source. This puts an end to the seeking mind. The easefulness of mental…

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Get Out of Your Mind

ByMartyn 2022-08-032024-09-11

Get out of your mind and into your direct experiencing.

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Buddhism Has This Notion of Dharma Gates

ByMartyn 2022-06-032024-09-11

Buddhism has this notion of Dharma Gates. It means that there are ways of entering into this primordial state of freedom and joy. And what’s important is that these gates are plentiful, diverse and always present and available in every moment. In other words, paradise is right here and now if only you’d ‘enter into…

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