Reading Time: 5 minutesOne of the most profound and simultaneously challenging insights on the spiritual path is that our mind is inherently dual in its thinking and there are nondual ways to be in the world. To make things even more interesting, there is the common teaching that when we do experience even the slightest hint of nondual […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutesI want you to imagine for a moment that you have never seen rain. Imagine you are an alien from another planet, visiting earth for the first time. You’re sitting on a human’s front porch, looking out into the world, and seeing what this “Planet Earth” is all about. Just then, an extraordinary sight suddenly
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Reading Time: 6 minutesLast week, I wrote about the basic idea that you cannot love someone and try to change them at the same time, because if you are trying to change someone, you aren’t really loving them; you are just loving parts of them. I also mentioned that this perspective also puts us on a path to
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Reading Time: 7 minutesLast week, I wrote about how important it is to overcome some of our mind’s natural inclinations in order to be happy, to build intimacy in our relationships, and even for our planet to survive. Even if humans have naturally evolved to act in a certain way, that does not necessarily mean we should encourage
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Reading Time: 7 minutesOne of my least favorite terms that people overuse is the word “natural.” From yogis who refuse anything that might come from a pharmacist’s office, to vegans, omnivores, and paleos alike arguing over each other about what constitutes a “natural” diet, to nonmonogamous communities advocating for more bonobo-like lifestyles, or Christians espousing homosexuality as a
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Reading Time: 7 minutesIf you haven’t checked out the Learn to Love Podcast yet, give it a listen. I’ve been researching love for years now, so I’d like to think I know a thing or two about it; yet in every conversation I have, I learn something new. Not only has each episode been incredibly informative, but with
Reading Time: 7 minutesI’m sorry to be the one to tell you this, but you are not who you think that you are. How do I know you have it all wrong? Because I know that the entire world has conspired to define who you are in a certain way that was repeated so often, you began to
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Reading Time: 3 minutesLike a bud in springtime, the heart longs to be open. Our fundamental nature is one of open, awake, spacious, and loving presence, and the more we open our heart, the more connected, alive, and present we feel. Our spiritual path is learning this process of opening and removing the obstacles that keep us closed
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Reading Time: 5 minutesSo here you are, feeling guilty. You should be meditating, but instead you are scrolling on your phone, your dull face lit up by the screen. You were going to work out, but instead got hungry. Now that you ate something, your stomach is too heavy to exercise. You were planning to eat something healthy
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Reading Time: 6 minutesOne of my most favorite ways to teach spiritual wisdom is through a 200hr yoga teacher training. The three weeks we get to spend together combined with the intention to grow fully into our purpose and love in community creates a potent recipe for transformation. However, one thing many students struggle with is what to
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