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Forced Action and Action That Arises Naturally

After receiving more responses than usual to the piece on effortlessness, I wanted to discuss a topic that kept appearing: what is the difference between forced action and action that arises naturally? 

I have contemplated this for many years, often through documentation—journaling the paths I took, the choices I believed I made, and where I eventually arrived. What became clear over time was the inability to control what actually arises in the phenomenal field. At the same time, during periods of genuine surrender, I observed how the next step unfolded without requiring my involvement. This is not something the mind grasps conceptually. Documentation helps only insofar as it allows patterns to be seen, gradually preparing the mind for dissolution rather than mastery.

Forced action carries pressure that originates in anticipation, fear, identity, or the need to maintain coherence. It often disguises itself as productivity or virtue, generating a false sense of obligation, justification, and urgency aimed at avoiding consequences that exist only as mental projections. This form of action reaches toward a future outcome meant to secure safety, approval, relief, or meaning. It always positions itself as a solution to a problem, even when that problem hides behind the image of responsibility or discipline.

Action that arises naturally does not carry this weight. The question of what should be done or who must do it does not appear. Response happens because conditions call for it, without a self-asserting control. Movement feels precise and unforced. Timing feels obvious rather than strategic. No narrative of sacrifice or virtue attaches to the action, and no sense of accomplishment lingers afterward. Action completes itself and leaves no residue.

Discernment does not depend on the outer form of the action but on its source. The same behavior and outcome can arise from tension or from clarity. This difference is not analyzed by thought, it arises as sensation (before thought as contraction or openness, urgency or immediacy, justification or simplicity.

Ultimately, clarity does not improve action; it dissolves the compulsion behind it. Identification loosens, action appears as simple an unclaimed, unstrategic, and complete.

Action that arises naturally does not carry this weight. The question of what should be done or who must do it does not appear. Response happens because conditions call for it, without a self asserting
Action that arises naturally does not carry this weight. The question of what should be done or who must do it does not appear. Response happens because conditions call for it, without a self asserting control. Movement feels precise and unforced. Timing feels obvious rather than strategic. No narrative of sacrifice or virtue attaches to the action, and no sense of accomplishment lingers afterward. Action completes itself and leaves no residue.
Action that arises naturally does not carry this weight. The question of what should be done or who must do it does not appear. Response happens because conditions call for it, without a self asserting control. Movement feels precise and unforced. Timing feels obvious rather than strategic. No narrative of sacrifice or virtue attaches to the action, and no sense of accomplishment lingers afterward. Action completes itself and leaves no residue.
Religion, Practices, Study, and the Dissolution of the Outside God – My Brief Return Into the World

(Post-Ashram Contemplations Mar 25’)

Raised muslim on the father’s side and orthodox christian and protestant on the mother’s brought confusion that offered an early advantage: the ability to encounter the understanding of God from multiple vantage points without binding to a single interpretation. Each of these traditions carry their own gravity, discipline, and orientation toward what is referred to as God, allowing reverence to precede explanation.

Religions and practices preserve humility and restraint. They point to and bring recognition that truth does not belong to the individual. By limiting interpretation and personal authority, they protect god as mystery. God remains beyond reach as something that resists reduction to experience or mental explanation. Obedience, ritual, repetition, and order mute the impulse to claim truth. In this way, religion holds the self in check and redirects attention away from personal certainty. Over time, however, what once preserved that mystery may also become a limitation.

Time spent in buddhist temples, ashrams, and within various religious structures clarified their common function; these environments discouraged accumulation of insight and personal attainment; emphasis rested on submission, silence, order, and continuity. 

Scriptures, sanskrits and other forms and practices operate as stabilizing forces that prepare the mind for dissolution. Alongside this, the engagement with non-dual texts gradually revealed how sacred distance and devotion still rely on relationship and reference points centered on the individual. Study of those texts narrows the understanding, returning attention again and again to the limits of thought, belief, and position.

What followed was the dissolution of identity rather than a sought-after conclusion. Study, devotion, and practices ceased to function as inquiry and preparation revealing a natural flow of movement and stillness without identifying with either. 

The notion of God as outside, inside, near, or distant lost relevance through the disappearance of the standpoint that required location. Nothing new enters, nothing old requires rejection. The concept of God rests in it’s mystery realized within without the need of interpretation.

This contemplation does not invalidate religions, practices, or sacred texts, nor does it move beyond them. It allows them to complete their function. With the dissolution of the individual self, there remains no one to contemplate God, no one to practice devotion, and no one to relate to the sacred as an object. Structure, ritual, and study lose their role as orientation points because they no longer serve identity or position. 

God requires no contemplation when the one who contemplates dissolves, and practice falls silent when there is no practitioner left to sustain it.

(These shared contemplations address inner reference, not outward action. When read without context, it can be taken literally or as behavioral guidance, which is not its intent. The highest teachings are not instructional, nothing is meant to be applied or enacted. If the language raises questions rather than instructions, these contemplations are being engaged as intended.)

Raised muslim on the father’s side and orthodox christian and protestant on the mother’s brought confusion that offered an early advantage: the ability to encounter the understanding of God from multiple vantage points without binding
Raised muslim on the father’s side and orthodox christian and protestant on the mother’s brought confusion that offered an early advantage: the ability to encounter the understanding of God from multiple vantage points without binding to a single interpretation. Each of these traditions carry their own gravity, discipline, and orientation toward what is referred to as God, allowing reverence to precede explanation.
Raised muslim on the father’s side and orthodox christian and protestant on the mother’s brought confusion that offered an early advantage: the ability to encounter the understanding of God from multiple vantage points without binding to a single interpretation. Each of these traditions carry their own gravity, discipline, and orientation toward what is referred to as God, allowing reverence to precede explanation.
On Ethics and Moral Authority – How Ethical Responsibility Survives Without Moral Authority

What would the world look like if there were no moral authority governing action?

Moral authority requires a judge: a self that must uphold standards, and an external regulator that defines and reinforces those standards. Internally, this judge avoids guilt, accumulates virtue, and justifies action. Externally, rules, systems, and norms impose regulation and consequence.  Together, they create a framework in which behavior is monitored, measured, and corrected.

When moral authority collapses, ethics depersonalize. Harm still produces effects, care responds to vulnerability, consequences still occur. What disappears is the internal judge saying, “This makes me good or bad,” and the external regulator superimposing moral control. Action is no longer filtered through identity or enforced through fear of transgression.

Without moral authority, action is no longer guided by ideals, responsibility becomes  a natural responsiveness and is guided by situational intelligence. When no identity is being protected or proven, action naturally aligns with what reduces unnecessary harm without obstruction of that response. Ethics cease to function as law to enforce or project to complete; they are a byproduct of clarity and built-in internal moral virtues.

(These contemplations address inner reference, not outward action. When read without context, it can be taken literally or as behavioral guidance, which is not its intent. The highest teachings are not instructional, nothing is meant to be applied or enacted. If the language raises questions rather than instructions, the teaching is being engaged as intended.)

 (Ashram Contemplations, Dec ’24)

Moral authority requires a judge: a self that must uphold standards, and an external regulator that defines and reinforces those standards. Internally, this judge avoids guilt, accumulates virtue, and justifies action. Externally, rules, systems, and
Moral authority requires a judge: a self that must uphold standards, and an external regulator that defines and reinforces those standards. Internally, this judge avoids guilt, accumulates virtue, and justifies action. Externally, rules, systems, and norms impose regulation and consequence.  Together, they create a framework in which behavior is monitored, measured, and corrected.
Moral authority requires a judge: a self that must uphold standards, and an external regulator that defines and reinforces those standards. Internally, this judge avoids guilt, accumulates virtue, and justifies action. Externally, rules, systems, and norms impose regulation and consequence.  Together, they create a framework in which behavior is monitored, measured, and corrected.
Presence by way of Absence of Awareness

Absence of awareness is not the loss of presence;  the body still appears in time and space, presence remains, but the mechanism of knowing is absent. Time and space arise through the mind’s capacity to synthesize memory and anticipation into a constructed present. Even the “now” is already an operation created by the mind. 

In non-dual presence, awareness is not focused on time, subject attending to objects, there is no mind assimilating knowledge, no cognition, reasoning truth, no meditator.

In the absence of awareness, spontaneous functions appear and continue without reference or ownership. Perception, movement, speech, and interactions become natural expressions. They do not define reality, they are not expressions of reality, nor evidence of a knower or a world that must be explained or altered. 

When awareness no longer claims to what appears, appearance loses its authority. What is left is unaffected, unmediated on, and complete. 

(These contemplations address inner reference, not outward action. When read without context, it can be taken literally or as behavioral guidance, which is not its intent. The highest teachings are not instructional; nothing is meant to be applied or enacted. If the language raises questions rather than instructions, the teaching is being engaged as intended.)

Abscence of awareness is not to the loss of presence; the body still appears in time and space, presence remains, but the mechanism of knowing is absent. Time and space arise through the mind’s capacity
Abscence of awareness is not to the loss of presence;  the body still appears in time and space, presence remains, but the mechanism of knowing is absent. Time and space arise through the mind’s capacity to synthesize memory and anticipation into a constructed present. Even the “now” is already an operation created by the mind. 
Abscence of awareness is not to the loss of presence;  the body still appears in time and space, presence remains, but the mechanism of knowing is absent. Time and space arise through the mind’s capacity to synthesize memory and anticipation into a constructed present. Even the “now” is already an operation created by the mind. 
Without a Trail

I found myself at the snowy aspen grove of the mountain I had hiked. Or perhaps the mountain and the forest simply appeared; the mind could not retrieve the beginning of the trail, as if the act of walking had never happened. 

There was no past to recollect, I felt I was transported there by a wave I was familiar with, yet the mind couldn’t make sense out of what was happening. When I got there, everything felt still and quiet. It was not a new place, it felt like somewhere I had never left.

The forest around stood in silence, almost deafening as if it was announcing its intention, though nothing intended it. 

Nothing asked to be heard, there were no questions, no answers, there were no words forming thoughts. Wind moved through trees without purpose, carrying a silent yet profound wisdom that did not belong to anyone.

Gratitude appeared without a center. Not gratitude for the moment, not for subject or object, gratitude as the natural state that did not need content to be filled with. 

Movement and stillness revealed themselves as equal, effortless and harmonized. There was no witness standing separate from the scene, only seeing. There was no impulse to correct or transcend anything.  Nothing needed to be held or released. There was no arrival. The mountains offered no confirmation. The silence gave no explanation; it did not declare itself as sacred.

Nothing was absent.

There was no one left to name it.

Movement and stillness revealed themselves as equal, effortless and harmonized. There was no witness standing separate from the scene, only seeing. There was no impulse to correct or transcend anything. Nothing needed to be held
Movement and stillness revealed themselves as equal, effortless and harmonized. There was no witness standing separate from the scene, only seeing. There was no impulse to correct or transcend anything.  Nothing needed to be held or released. There was no arrival. The mountains offered no confirmation. The silence gave no explanation; it did not declare itself as sacred. Nothing was absent. There was no one left to name it.
Movement and stillness revealed themselves as equal, effortless and harmonized. There was no witness standing separate from the scene, only seeing. There was no impulse to correct or transcend anything.  Nothing needed to be held or released. There was no arrival. The mountains offered no confirmation. The silence gave no explanation; it did not declare itself as sacred. Nothing was absent. There was no one left to name it.
When Peace Becomes the Final Defense (Ashram Contemplations)

Peace becomes a defense the moment it is used. When the intelligent mind discovers peace—through insight in meditation, witnessing, silence, or understanding—it recognizes that peace reduces suffering. From that moment on, peace becomes a leverage for the ego. The mind begins to cling to the state of calm, preserve equanimity, and avoid disturbances and conflicts. It uses peace as stabilization while labeling it liberation. When peace becomes protective, it implies that something must be preserved, anchoring the belief that there is a witness and the one experiencing peace (or chaos).

This is why peace is more dangerous than pain. Pain pressures the system, it allows for rawness of experience and natural movement of energy; peace, on the other hand, mutes it. Pain exposes the limits of ego control; peace helps to conceal that threshhold. 

Once peace becomes the mind’s attachment and no longer the natural state of being, the mind creates a platform from which it can observe life without being threatened by it turning peace into a place of refuge for the ego. 

Understanding becomes insulation from pain, manufactured silence becomes a posture that the mind starts to practice. The ego no longer suffers as intensely, so it no longer needs to be questioned. This is called hovering, where the illusion survives, it becomes refined and tranquil.

From the highest teaching, truth does not arrive as the concept of peace; peace may appear as the byproduct, but it cannot be captured and held. Any state that can be maintained becomes a boundary. 

The ego clings to concepts by nature, trying to escape those concepts with the mind only reinforces them.

What must be removed is not the concepts, but the one who needs them. When the illusion of the one who clings dissolves, there is nothing to manage—and nothing left to protect. Life flows with a deeper knowing.

(This contemplation addresses inner reference, not outward action. When read without context, it can be taken literally or as behavioral guidance, which is not its intent. The highest teachings are not instructional, nothing is meant to be applied or enacted. If the language raises questions rather than instructions, the teaching is being engaged as intended.)

Peace becomes a defense the moment it is used. When the intelligent mind discovers peace—through insight in meditation, witnessing, silence, or understanding—it recognizes that peace reduces suffering. From that moment on, peace becomes a leverage
Peace becomes a defense the moment it is used. When the intelligent mind discovers peace—through insight in meditation, witnessing, silence, or understanding—it recognizes that peace reduces suffering. From that moment on, peace becomes a leverage for the ego. The mind begins to cling to the state of calm, preserve equanimity, and avoid disturbances and conflicts. It uses peace as stabilization while labeling it liberation. When peace becomes protective, it implies that something must be preserved, anchoring the belief that there is a witness and the one experiencing peace (or chaos).
Peace becomes a defense the moment it is used. When the intelligent mind discovers peace—through insight in meditation, witnessing, silence, or understanding—it recognizes that peace reduces suffering. From that moment on, peace becomes a leverage for the ego. The mind begins to cling to the state of calm, preserve equanimity, and avoid disturbances and conflicts. It uses peace as stabilization while labeling it liberation. When peace becomes protective, it implies that something must be preserved, anchoring the belief that there is a witness and the one experiencing peace (or chaos).
Reading Avadhuta Gita – On Effortlessness, Action, and the Narrating Mind (Ashram Contemplations)

Life is not about effort, intention, or personal choice. Action arises as a response to conditions, not from the mind weighing options. Appearance comes first; the decision is already complete. Movement happens when direction becomes obvious. There is no separate decider generating action—effort belongs to resistance to what is. When resistance dissolves, movement is natural, precise, and immediate.

The role of the mind is widely misunderstood. The mind does not initiate life; it interprets it. After action has already taken place, the mind narrates the appearance, constructing a storyline of cause and effect, motive, preference, and choice. This creates the impression of agency through retrospective overlays: “I decided,” “I chose,” “I intended.”

The mind functions like an archive of historical records, collecting and storing what has already manifested. It is not, and cannot be, a command center—this is not its nature. When this is clearly seen, the sense of personal authorship dissolves, and effortlessness becomes apparent.

As identification with agency loosens, life continues with greater efficiency and precision. Decisions feel lighter because they are no longer burdened with self-reference or identity. Actions complete themselves without interference and are no longer used to confirm a self or secure an illusory future.

This is why silence is taught as the highest teaching; it does not instruct, correct, or intervene. In silence, agency, ownership, and authorship lose their relevance. Nothing acts, chooses, or claims. Life moves without a reference point, it does not require a decision-maker or a decision. Nothing is ever controlled. There is no controller.

Life is not about effort, intention, or personal choice. Action arises as a response to conditions, not from the mind weighing options. Appearance comes first; the decision is already complete. Movement happens when direction becomes
Life is not about effort, intention, or personal choice. Action arises as a response to conditions, not from the mind weighing options. Appearance comes first; the decision is already complete. Movement happens when direction becomes obvious. There is no separate decider generating action—effort belongs to resistance to what is. When resistance dissolves, movement is natural, precise, and immediate.
Life is not about effort, intention, or personal choice. Action arises as a response to conditions, not from the mind weighing options. Appearance comes first; the decision is already complete. Movement happens when direction becomes obvious. There is no separate decider generating action—effort belongs to resistance to what is. When resistance dissolves, movement is natural, precise, and immediate.
Reading Avadhuta Gita – On Renunciation and the Final Disguise – Highest Teaching on Non-Attachment (My Ashram Contemplations)

Performed renunciation meant to prove non-attachment is not freedom; it becomes a subtle identity rearrangement. When practices are dropped to demonstrate purity and to confirm detachment, when simplicity is adopted as evidence of realization, the self simply changed performance costumes. 

Many mistakenly interpret teachings of renounciation as an instruction and force renounciation through demonstrative action by the body-mind. Paradoxically, this approach creates an identity of the one who is renouncing, the one who believes there is someone who could be attached or free. Whether grasping wealth or discarding it, the structure of “I am doing this to be free” preserves the very center it claims to undo.

The highest teaching does not instruct or suggest withdrawal, and restraint; it does not reject function or engagement. It does not sanctify poverty and silence. It dissolves the need to prove anything at all.  True non-attachment is when the impulse to demonstrate freedom drops, it is not achieved through renunciation and denial of functions. There are no instructions. 

Where there is no reference to identity, action and non-action lose their spiritual charge. Practices appear, they disappear. Function continues or falls away. Neither confirms truth, and neither denies it. Reality is not secured by simplification and not compromised by participation.

When the renouncer dissolves, there is nothing to give up, life continues without being used as evidence, nothing needs proof, there is no virtue in letting go and no danger in remaining. 

What is real is not performative, and what is unreal cannot be purified by abandoning it, there is no one to abandon or perform.

(This contemplation addresses inner reference, not outward action. When read without context, it can be taken literally or as behavioral guidance, which is not its intent. The highest teachings are not instructional, nothing is meant to be applied or enacted. If the language raises questions rather than instructions, the teaching is being engaged as intended.)

(Non AI-Generated Writings)

Performed renunciation meant to prove non-attachment is not freedom; it becomes a subtle identity rearrangement. When practices are dropped to demonstrate purity and to confirm detachment, when simplicity is adopted as evidence of realization, the
Performed renunciation meant to prove non-attachment is not freedom; it becomes a subtle identity rearrangement. When practices are dropped to demonstrate purity and to confirm detachment, when simplicity is adopted as evidence of realization, the self simply changed performance costumes. 
Performed renunciation meant to prove non-attachment is not freedom; it becomes a subtle identity rearrangement. When practices are dropped to demonstrate purity and to confirm detachment, when simplicity is adopted as evidence of realization, the self simply changed performance costumes. 
Silence as the Highest Teaching

Insight does not belong to the one who transmits it. The moment the insight is claimed as one’s own, narrated, or personalized, it has already moved from truth into mind. What is real and true does not announce itself, does not cling to identity around a realization; truth stands on its own. When truth is present, there is no inner voice saying “I understand.” There is only the illusion of the one who would claim such things.

True insight is inspired from the Self, not from the person who is the vehicle for that transmission. And because the Self does not teach, teaching happens without intention. 

In presence, understanding occurs naturally, without effort or the need for explanation. This is why silence has always been recognized as the highest transmission of Truth where there is absence of distortion. 

Truth never superimposes. It does not interfere or give an unsolicited advice, or attempt to redirect another’s path. When guidance is offered without being asked, it strengthens the ego of the giver and activates resistance in the receiver. 

When clarity rises sponteneously, approach happens on its own. Questions arise naturally, answers are produced divinely.

Sharing, when it is real, is spontaneous. The moment there is an intention to teach, to help, to guide, separation has already entered. The Self does not attempt to assist others. In its presence, assistance happens. 

True sharing is effortless, without motive, without self-reference generated by the mind. When the impulse to speak arises, it is met first with stillness. If it dissolves, nothing was lost. If it remains, it is pure.

Truth is universal or it is incomplete. There is no personal awakening, no private realization. There is only what remains after the question “Who experienced this?” has been allowed to burn fully. If something survives that inquiry, it will be impersonal, simple, and quiet. Only that is worth speaking.

Live the truth until it no longer needs a voice. 

Be silent until silence itself moves through you. 

Speak only when clarity comes, when insight is embodied, allowing presence does the work. Nothing else is required.

Insight does not belong to the one who transmits it. The moment the insight is claimed as one’s own, narrated, or personalized, it has already moved from truth into mind. What is real and true
Insight does not belong to the one who transmits it. The moment the insight is claimed as one’s own, narrated, or personalized, it has already moved from truth into mind. What is real and true does not announce itself, does not cling to identity around a realization; truth stands on its own. When truth is present, there is no inner voice saying “I understand.” There is only the illusion of the one who would claim such things.
Insight does not belong to the one who transmits it. The moment the insight is claimed as one’s own, narrated, or personalized, it has already moved from truth into mind. What is real and true does not announce itself, does not cling to identity around a realization; truth stands on its own. When truth is present, there is no inner voice saying “I understand.” There is only the illusion of the one who would claim such things.
Expansion Contraction Integration

Consciousness doesn’t grow in a straight line; it is not meant to stay in an expanded state, and it is not meant to stay in the state of contraction. It breathes, moves, and flows, allowing the awareness to go deeper into presence and into its own supreme intelligence.

There are moments when awareness opens wide – a sudden clarity, a knowing with sense that everything is connected. It is the “aha” moment that comes in suddenly, without effort. This is the moment where conscious awareness expands. It widens perception through the dissolution of the personal “I”. In that moment, the mind becomes silent enough for insight to enter effortlessly.

Expansion is not the achievement; it is a natural movement of consciousness that can be witnessed through awareness. It is the point of pure seeing, without the involvement of the mind. These moments reveal what has always been here but was previously obscured.

Yet expansion is only half the breath; it is the inhale, and one cannot hold the breath for too long without completely losing senses of the whole being. And as part of natural movement, an exhale is inevitable – consciousness contracts again. 

This usually happens through a trigger, a judgment, a fear, an obsession, or a memory that creates a looping reaction. The body tightens, the mind becomes noisy and unaware. Consciousness collapses into a point rather than staying in a field of infinite awareness. This is the point at which the opportunity arises to bring more awareness to the patterns that have always been there in a contracted state.

Most people misunderstand this contraction, and some, even most evolved souls, reject it, believing it is a regression. But contraction is not regression – it is an opportunity for integration and practice of the information that has been illuminated in the expanded state. Contraction is where the teaching takes root; it is the ground where insight must be tested, integrated, and lived.

Expansion gives you the vision. Contraction gives you the opportunity to apply it.

In the expanded state, understanding flows from beyond the mind into the mind. It arrives complete – intuitive, whole, unquestioned. This is where realization merges with the logical mind, where insight begins to find language, structure, and coherence.

But integration does not happen during expansion. Integration happens during contraction. When life presses inward, when the old patterns ignite, when the ego resurfaces… this is when the insight must be lived through the body, not remembered by the mind. 

Contraction shows the exact place where awareness has not yet entered. It points directly to the fragmentation that still seeks wholeness. It reveals the unconscious tendencies, the unexamined beliefs, the subtle identifications that expansion temporarily dissolved but did not resolve.

Each breath cycle brings one closer to the center, until the contraction itself becomes permeated by awareness and the distinction between states begins to dissolve. Eventually, expansion is no longer a moment; it becomes a constant state of being that holds within itself the contraction that allows the refinement, exploration, and creativity. This is the evolution of consciousness: a widening circle of awareness that includes even its own collapse as part of its being.

Consciousness doesn’t grow in a straight line; it is not meant to stay in an expanded state, and it is not meant to stay in the state of contraction. It breathes, moves, and flows, allowing
Consciousness doesn’t grow in a straight line; it is not meant to stay in an expanded state, and it is not meant to stay in the state of contraction. It breathes, moves, and flows, allowing the awareness to go deeper into presence and into its own supreme intelligence. There are moments when awareness opens wide — a sudden clarity, a knowing with sense that everything is connected. It is the “aha” moment that comes in suddenly, without effort. This is the moment where conscious awareness expands. It widens perception through the dissolution of the personal “I”. In that moment, the mind becomes silent enough for insight to enter effortlessly.
Consciousness doesn’t grow in a straight line; it is not meant to stay in an expanded state, and it is not meant to stay in the state of contraction. It breathes, moves, and flows, allowing the awareness to go deeper into presence and into its own supreme intelligence. There are moments when awareness opens wide — a sudden clarity, a knowing with sense that everything is connected. It is the “aha” moment that comes in suddenly, without effort. This is the moment where conscious awareness expands. It widens perception through the dissolution of the personal “I”. In that moment, the mind becomes silent enough for insight to enter effortlessly.
Danger and Fear

Seventeen years ago, I rode a motorcycle for the first time. I wasn’t looking for speed; I was trying to escape the pain from an experience of betrayal. The sound of the engine drowned out what I didn’t want to feel; my iron companion gave me a sense of freedom I was craving within, desperately grasping for it externally. It became a way to outrun what I couldn’t face inside, and a constant chase of perceived freedom, which dissolved moments after I turned off the ignition.

At the time, I thought adrenaline was a form of liberation. But it was only movement without awareness, the ego trying to silence the ache of separation from freedom veiled by the mind’s perception of imprisonment.

Years later, something shifted. I realized the bike was not an escape — it was a mirror. Every apex on the track, every straight line was showing me my own mind: how I resisted, how I clung, how I feared falling. When I finally stopped riding to get away and began riding to be here, the whole experience changed.

Don’t get me wrong, danger is real — the curve, the slip, the edge. It took a couple of falls to understand danger. Fear, however, is not real. Fear is the projection of what might happen or a remembrance of what happened before, a story created by the mind.

“Fear arises from duality.” (Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.4.2) When there is a sense of “me” and “the track” there is fear. When there is only presence, there is just movement — without tension, without distance.

Now, the motorcycle is no longer a tool to escape — it’s a teacher.

Riding not to feel alive, but because “I already am”.

Every lean at the apex is awareness moving through form.

Thought disappears – it is not about control anymore — it is about trust.

Seventeen years ago, I rode a motorcycle for the first time. I wasn’t looking for speed; I was trying to escape the pain from an experience of betrayal. The sound of the engine drowned out
Seventeen years ago, I rode a motorcycle for the first time. I wasn’t looking for speed; I was trying to escape the pain from an experience of betrayal. The sound of the engine drowned out what I didn’t want to feel; my iron companion gave me a sense of freedom I was craving within, desperately grasping for it externally. It became a way to outrun what I couldn’t face inside, and a constant chase of perceived freedom, which dissolved moments after I turned off the ignition.
Seventeen years ago, I rode a motorcycle for the first time. I wasn’t looking for speed; I was trying to escape the pain from an experience of betrayal. The sound of the engine drowned out what I didn’t want to feel; my iron companion gave me a sense of freedom I was craving within, desperately grasping for it externally. It became a way to outrun what I couldn’t face inside, and a constant chase of perceived freedom, which dissolved moments after I turned off the ignition.
The End of Pretending

“You don’t need to become anything. You only need to stop pretending what you are not.” – Robert Adams

In the Eternal Act of Being, there is no distance between who you are and what you seek. Yet the mind, driven by avidyā—ignorance of the Self—projects an endless journey of becoming. It imagines enlightenment as a destination —a future state to be earned.

But all effort of “becoming” implies that what you are now is incomplete. This is the greatest illusion — the belief that the Self is fragmented and that the divine, wholly (holy) state is something to achieve.

The Wholeness already present is not attained — it is remembered in presence. Consciousness never separates from its Source, and seeking is just another trap of the matrix.

The Eternal Act is not about self-improvement; it is about recognition. When the masks of identity, spiritual striving, and judgment of self and others who are “not on the path” fall away, what remains is Being, Consciousness, Bliss — the trinity of your essence.

The seeker’s trap is subtle: in trying to awaken, one creates a new persona — “the awakened one.” But this is only the ego in sacred clothing. It still says, “I must do more, purify more, meditate longer,” forgetting that the very I it serves is the illusion itself.

Even spiritual identity becomes another veil between awareness and itself.

True practice begins when effort dissolves into surrender where life moves through you, as you.

When pretending stops, the real is revealed — effortlessly. Presence no longer needs to maintain an image or a goal. It rests in stillness, luminous and self-knowing.

This is the Eternal Act — movement of the Infinite through the finite, the completion of the false search, and the recognition that you have never left Home.

 

“You don’t need to become anything. You only need to stop pretending what you are not.” - Robert Adams
“You don’t need to become anything. You only need to stop pretending what you are not.” – Robert Adams
“You don’t need to become anything. You only need to stop pretending what you are not.” - Robert Adams
The Cost of Self-Betrayal – The Illusion of Sacred Obligation

Staying in places that no longer serve the soul out of duty or perceived debt.

In Sanskrit, dharma means action aligned with Truth. But over the centuries, dharma has been confused with duty, which carries within it the motto “endurance is virtue”. 

Duty is ego programming for Self-betrayal, in which one mistakes socially constructed obligation for dharma. Dharma belongs to the soul abiding in full Presence, free of programming and restraints.

Life cannot be served by falsity; it loses its life force and becomes a prison in the name of loyalty. True loyalty is to the Presence, the Source that breathes through in each moment — not to the structure that suffocates it.

The mind says: “I owe them.” But in the Bhagavad Gītā, Krishna tells Arjuna: “One’s own dharma, though imperfect, is better than another’s dharma well performed.”  (3.35) This means the soul’s path — even when messy, uncertain, or disruptive — is holier than the smooth obedience to roles that are dead and lifeless. 

 

Self-betrayal begins subtly: when intuition says no but personality replies I must. Each false “yes” fractures the essence of Being, and vital energy begins to withdraw; debt becomes a form of imprisonment, replacing devotion. The voice dims, the eyes lose their spark, and duty becomes a coffin for the living.

Societal program promotes the safety of conformity for the security of the Self. But the Self is never secure through attachment; it is already liberated, and it is Peace itself. 

The awareness of self-betrayal brings truthfulness. To live in truthfulness is not to change the external and destroy what was built, but to stop pretending that illusion is sacred, and it is an Act of true devotion. When authenticity is realized internally, the chains of false responsibility dissolve, and Presence aligns external circumstances with Truth.

Buddha said, “Better to live one day in truth than a hundred years in delusion.” Integrity to Self is not a selfish rebellion; it is an alignment of will with the divine, Eternal Act of movement. Through discernment and present awareness, we see that love without authenticity is the same as fear wearing devotion’s mask.

When one withdraws from what no longer serves, one does not abandon anyone, but frees others from the illusion that service can replace consciousness. 

“Presence is a sacred offering, wholeness the Truth itself” – Eternal Act

Staying in places that no longer serve the soul out of duty or perceived debt. In Sanskrit, dharma means action aligned with Truth. But over the centuries, dharma has been confused with duty, which carries
Staying in places that no longer serve the soul out of duty or perceived debt. In Sanskrit, dharma means action aligned with Truth. But over the centuries, dharma has been confused with duty, which carries within it the motto “endurance is virtue”.  Duty is ego programming for Self-betrayal, in which one mistakes socially constructed obligation for dharma. Dharma belongs to the soul abiding in full Presence, free of programming and restraints.
Staying in places that no longer serve the soul out of duty or perceived debt. In Sanskrit, dharma means action aligned with Truth. But over the centuries, dharma has been confused with duty, which carries within it the motto “endurance is virtue”.  Duty is ego programming for Self-betrayal, in which one mistakes socially constructed obligation for dharma. Dharma belongs to the soul abiding in full Presence, free of programming and restraints.
The Mirage of Overthinking

In Sanskrit, the word vikṣepa means “mental distraction” — the scattering of consciousness away from its center.

When vikṣepa dominates, the mind starts to fragment reality into endless possibilities and imagined outcomes. This is the root of over-analysis — an attempt of the ego to preserve control by dissecting the infinite into comprehensible parts.

Overthinking is simply the mind’s refusal to surrender. It clings to motion because motion sustains the illusion of a separate “I” that must decide, fix, or protect.

In the Bhagavad Gītā (4.40), it is said,  Ajñaś cāśraddadhānaś ca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati“ – The one without faith, who is full of doubt, is lost.”

Doubting self — is not the true Self. It presumes separation. Doubt is not your enemy; it is the final veil through which the soul tests its remembrance.

The intellect becomes corrupted by attachment, and fear starts circling the same questions that can only be dissolved, never answered.

In this spinning, one moves from insight to exhaustion — from knowing to illness. The illness is not punishment; it is the body’s attempt to restore stillness. When the mind cannot pause, the body pauses for it.

Through that stillness, the pulse of Source reawakens, rediscovering itself behind every doubt, every symptom, every spiral of thought, untouched and luminous.

The true healing, then, is not in solving every doubt but in seeing through the one who doubts.

When the illusion of “the thinker” dissolves, thinking becomes transparent.

When the illusion of “the doubter” dissolves, faith arises naturally.

And when the illusion of “the healer” dissolves, wholeness reveals itself.

This is the sacred movement of The Eternal Act — contraction and release, illusion and realization, until all inquiry ends in silent recognition:

“I was never lost. I only dreamed myself away to find myself again.”

In Sanskrit, the word vikṣepa means “mental distraction” — the scattering of consciousness away from its center. When vikṣepa dominates, the mind starts to fragment reality into endless possibilities and imagined outcomes. This is the
In Sanskrit, the word vikṣepa means “mental distraction” — the scattering of consciousness away from its center. When vikṣepa dominates, the mind starts to fragment reality into endless possibilities and imagined outcomes. This is the root of over-analysis — an attempt of the ego to preserve control by dissecting the infinite into comprehensible parts. Overthinking is simply the mind’s refusal to surrender. It clings to motion because motion sustains the illusion of a separate “I” that must decide, fix, or protect.
In Sanskrit, the word vikṣepa means “mental distraction” — the scattering of consciousness away from its center. When vikṣepa dominates, the mind starts to fragment reality into endless possibilities and imagined outcomes. This is the root of over-analysis — an attempt of the ego to preserve control by dissecting the infinite into comprehensible parts. Overthinking is simply the mind’s refusal to surrender. It clings to motion because motion sustains the illusion of a separate “I” that must decide, fix, or protect.
Presence as the Alchemist – Stepping out of the illusion of doing into the Truth of Being.

“Presence Allows Form to Transform”

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

“Tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ.” (“The power of practice is established through steadfast dwelling in Presence”.)— Yoga Sūtra I.14

Presence is the true alchemist. It does not change things by force; it reveals what is already behind the veils and distortions of the programmed mind.

All form – body, matter, circumstance — arises from consciousness. It’s crystallization from vibrations of thoughts and sounds. And when consciousness becomes aware of itself as the source, matter begins to respond. Cells reconstruct, reality reorganizes and changes, and the density of form dissolves into light. This is the mystery known in every sacred tradition: awareness transforms that which it beholds without judgment.

In Sanskrit, the word “Darśana” (दर्शन) means seeing through the eyes of the Divine.

To truly see is not to analyze — it is to be present. The seer and the seen merge into one transparent field. In that merging, illusion (Māyā, माया) dissolves, and the eternal substance (Sat, सत् — pure being) shines through. Presence, when sustained without reaction, judgment, or thought, becomes the fire of Agni (अग्नि) — the sacred flame that burns away the false and reveals the real. This is the alchemy of consciousness.

We see these teachings in Christianity, the life of Jesus, this Presence was embodied as perfect transparency to God. He did not heal by doing but by being. When he touched the blind, the sick, or the broken, He held them in the radiance of unbroken awareness — seeing them not as ill or incomplete, but as expressions of the same divine perfection breathing through him.

“Who touched me? For I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” — Luke 8:46

That virtue was Presence – pure awareness so coherent that matter had no choice but to realign.

Water turned to wine.

Blind eyes opened.

The dead awakened.

Not through manipulation, but through the Eternal Act of recognition.

The body is a living temple. When you rest as Presence, the body begins to mirror the order of Spirit. Cells remember their original blueprint (Svasthya, स्वस्थ्य — resting in the Self). Structure shifts; energy moves; even physical form responds. It is not willpower — it is surrender to the deeper Intelligence that sustains life itself.

Transformation happens not because you are changing form, but because you stop identifying as the form.

Be still, and know.

The Eternal Act unfolds through you.

“Presence Allows Form to Transform” “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 “Tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ.” (“The power of practice is established through steadfast dwelling in Presence”.)— Yoga Sūtra I.14
“Presence Allows Form to Transform” “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 “Tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ.” (“The power of practice is established through steadfast dwelling in Presence”.)— Yoga Sūtra I.14
“Presence Allows Form to Transform” “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 “Tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ.” (“The power of practice is established through steadfast dwelling in Presence”.)— Yoga Sūtra I.14
The Geography of Being

“Where you stand is where you are seen by the Earth as the reflection of the inner Self.”

— Eternal Act

Every location on Earth carries a harmonic signature of consciousness. Our location is never random; it can reveal something deeper if we bring awareness inward and listen.

The mountains bring out endurance; the deserts hum with silence, the oceans breathe the infinite. When we live in a place, we do not merely live there — we resonate there. 

Thus, when we dwell in a certain place, we do not simply live there — we become the frequency it mirrors.

From the  Bhagavad Gītā teachings: “Yad bhāvam tad bhavati.” — As one’s state of being, so one becomes. (Gītā 17.3)

 

Awareness of location is, therefore, an act of revelation.

The land does not tell us who we are — it shows us the frequency we are currently attuned to.

⁃ When we feel drawn to wide open spaces, our soul may be asking for expansion — to dissolve boundaries and remember the vast Self.

⁃ When the city calls, it may mirror our readiness for expression and manifestation.

⁃ When the forest whispers, it often signals the return to depth, instinct, and inner roots.

⁃ When the desert hums, it invites purification — to shed the nonessential and rediscover essence.

Each geography reflects a stage of consciousness.

To move between places consciously is to travel not across miles but through states of Being.

Archetype of the Location

Every landform is a teacher:

Mountains — archetype of ascent; they mirror our urge to reach the summit of awareness.

Valleys — archetype of rest; they cradle us when the soul must integrate.

Ocean — archetype of the infinite; the collective field of feeling.

Desert — archetype of purification; the silence before creation.

Forest — archetype of mystery; where instinct and intuition are reborn.

City — archetype of manifestation; consciousness crystallized into form.

When we feel resonance or resistance to a place, it is not random — it is the Earth speaking through energy.

The location acts as a mirror portal, revealing what within us seeks balance, embodiment, or release.

“Where you stand is where you are seen by the Earth as the reflection of the inner Self.” — Eternal Act
“Where you stand is where you are seen by the Earth as the reflection of the inner Self.” — Eternal Act
“Where you stand is where you are seen by the Earth as the reflection of the inner Self.” — Eternal Act
Sat Yuga Is Here Now

In the ancient philosophical teachings, cycles of time are described in the Purāṇas. It is where humanity moves through four great ages — Satya Yuga, Tretā Yuga, Dvāpara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. Humanity is now entering Satya Yuga (Sat Yuga) from Kali Yuga.

Satya Yuga is also called the Age of Truth. It is the first and purest of these cycles. It is said to be the era when the principle of cosmic order comes into alignment — when truth and purity, compassion and awareness are natural expressions of Being.

But Age of Truth is not only a time in history — it is a state of consciousness.

“When one sees the multiplicity of beings as resting in the One, and the One manifesting as all beings, one attains Brahman.” – Bhagavad Gītā 13.30

The Satya Yuga appears not through outer events, but through the alignment of the inner True Self — the center of awareness that governs one’s entire field of perception of projected reality.

When the center of awareness is fully awake, it shines through all layers of experience — body, mind, and energy — and reality begins to reorganize itself around truth.

This is not something one “gets to,” it is the breaking of illusion built within Kali Yuga – the dark age that exists only when consciousness identifies with time, struggle, and separation.

The ones who awaken from Kali Yuga gain a recognition that all Yugas coexist now, and through awareness, one can be in Satya Yuga even amidst chaos. In other words, one can shift the experience through one’s own awareness.

“Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood.” Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 3.1.6

The moment awareness turns inward and abides in its own nature, the Golden Age reveals itself as the present moment.

Sat Yuga is not coming — it is.

It appears in an instant that the veil of the illusion of becoming dissolves, and being alone remains.

When one abides in Satya — truth — everything resonates in harmony: relationships, nature, and circumstances.

The pure Awareness dictates the experience of the world; it becomes a compass pointing toward unity. The outer world mirrors the frequency of inner alignment.

Thus, Satya Yuga is not a prophecy to await, but a presence to embody.

When awareness rests in stillness, the age of truth is restored — here, now, in each moment.

In the ancient philosophical teachings, cycles of time are described in the Purāṇas. It is where humanity moves through four great ages — Satya Yuga, Tretā Yuga, Dvāpara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. Humanity is now
In the ancient philosophical teachings, cycles of time are described in the Purāṇas. It is where humanity moves through four great ages — Satya Yuga, Tretā Yuga, Dvāpara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. Humanity is now entering Satya Yuga (Sat Yuga) from Kali Yuga. Satya Yuga is also called the Age of Truth. It is the first and purest of these cycles. It is said to be the era when the principle of cosmic order comes into alignment — when truth and purity, compassion and awareness are natural expressions of Being. But Age of Truth is not only a time in history — it is a state of consciousness.
In the ancient philosophical teachings, cycles of time are described in the Purāṇas. It is where humanity moves through four great ages — Satya Yuga, Tretā Yuga, Dvāpara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. Humanity is now entering Satya Yuga (Sat Yuga) from Kali Yuga. Satya Yuga is also called the Age of Truth. It is the first and purest of these cycles. It is said to be the era when the principle of cosmic order comes into alignment — when truth and purity, compassion and awareness are natural expressions of Being. But Age of Truth is not only a time in history — it is a state of consciousness.
The Higher Narcissus – Awakening of the Divine “I Am”

Narcissus looked into the water and fell in love with his own reflection, not realizing it was himself. His longing for the image consumed him until he drowned, falling into his own image in the water.

The story of Narcissus is not only about vanity —it is the drama of consciousness awakening to itself. The myth is often told as a warning against self-obsession, but its deeper meaning holds a higher truth. Narcissus symbolizes the soul’s reflection in consciousness – the moment the Self sees itself through the mirror of Creation.

The lower Narcissus is bound by image. It says, “I am this form, this name, this body.” It seeks and strives for validation, power, and admiration from reflection, forgetting that the reflection is its own light.

The higher Narcissus is awareness returning to its Source. It looks into the mirror not to cling to an image, but to recognize that all images arise within the same field of Being where the ego becomes the instrument of realization, not the obstruction.

In Advaita Vedānta, the seers said, “Aham Brahmāsmi” – I am Brahman. This is not pride; it is recognition. The “I Am” that once belonged to a person expands into the universal Self.

The Hermetic teaching, “As above, so below,” appearing as the human “I” below is a reflection of the cosmic “I” above. The Self experiences itself through countless mirrors — each being, each life, each act of awareness.

In Yeshua’s teachings, he states, “Before Abraham was, I Am,” showing us the timeless awareness that exists before name and form. This “I Am” is not personal — it is presence itself. It is the same awareness that, in the myth, looks through Narcissus’s eyes

and realizes that the reflection and the source are not two.

In Advaita Vedānta, this is expressed as “Aham Brahmāsmi” – “I am Brahman.” In both East and West, the truth is the same: there is only one “I Am,” appearing as many faces. The Divine recognizes itself through creation — each being a mirror, each reflection a doorway.

The ego says, “I am special.” The Christ-consciousness says, “I Am That.” The lower Narcissus worships the image. The higher Narcissus bows to the Light behind it. Yeshua did not speak of a man claiming divinity, but of divinity realizing itself in man.

The same current flows through every awakened soul —the recognition that the Source of all life breathes through this very awareness, here and now.

When Narcissus looks into the water and sees his own image, it is the same act as the Divine gazing into creation. The tragedy of the myth rewrites itself through a recognition that the gaze no longer traps; it liberates.

The Eternal Act is this awakening — when the reflection and the light are seen as one. The “I” that once sought power realizes it is power — not personal, but divine. Not lost in the mirror, it is the mirror itself, clear, still, and eternal.

Narcissus looked into the water and fell in love with his own reflection, not realizing it was himself. His longing for the image consumed him until he drowned, falling into his own image in the
Narcissus looked into the water and fell in love with his own reflection, not realizing it was himself. His longing for the image consumed him until he drowned, falling into his own image in the water. The story of Narcissus is not only about vanity —it is the drama of consciousness awakening to itself. The myth is often told as a warning against self-obsession, but its deeper meaning holds a higher truth. Narcissus symbolizes the soul’s reflection in consciousness – the moment the Self sees itself through the mirror of Creation. The lower Narcissus is bound by image. It says, “I am this form, this name, this body.” It seeks and strives for validation, power, and admiration from reflection, forgetting that the reflection is its own light.
Narcissus looked into the water and fell in love with his own reflection, not realizing it was himself. His longing for the image consumed him until he drowned, falling into his own image in the water. The story of Narcissus is not only about vanity —it is the drama of consciousness awakening to itself. The myth is often told as a warning against self-obsession, but its deeper meaning holds a higher truth. Narcissus symbolizes the soul’s reflection in consciousness - the moment the Self sees itself through the mirror of Creation. The lower Narcissus is bound by image. It says, “I am this form, this name, this body.” It seeks and strives for validation, power, and admiration from reflection, forgetting that the reflection is its own light.
The Stillness Above – Hot Air Balloon Contemplations

The Stillness Above – Hot Air Balloon Contemplations

I found myself in this vastness between earth and sky, watching myself cross from doing into Being. A light wind carried the vessel upward as my mind became quieter, not because I was trying to quiet it, but because the expansiveness of what was unfolding in front of my eyes demanded reverence.

I felt my heart awaken to this deep, primal calmness from which a knowing of creation appeared. It felt like the finite and infinite united, and I felt the true essence of awareness that comes before thought, sound, and movement.

It seemed we were being drifted by the invisible, an unseen current of the atmosphere. The cold air froze time, and I felt the abyss of timeless spaceless abode awaken in my heart.

I felt the grace of surrender; there was no resistance, no striving, only allowing what was unfolding, without having any control.

There was a deep release of the ground of habit and identity; the soul rose into its natural state, where it was free, untouched, and pure.

When we reached the height, the paradox became clear – there is no separation between sky and heart, above and within. There, power does not shout; it hums. Freedom does not require motion; it simply is. Vision does not come through the eyes but through the recognition of the eternal Self.

This is the teaching of the balloon — the mirror of the Self.

To rise, one must release.

To see, one must close the outer eyes.

To know, one must become still.

The invisible current that lifts all things is the same breath of consciousness

that sustains the universe.

Each movement became a meditation.

The heart becomes the compass, the wind becomes the teacher, and the Self is realized as the sky through which all passes.

I found myself in this vastness between earth and sky, watching myself cross from doing into Being. A light wind carried the vessel upward as my mind became quieter, not because I was trying to
I found myself in this vastness between earth and sky, watching myself cross from doing into Being. A light wind carried the vessel upward as my mind became quieter, not because I was trying to quiet it, but because the expansiveness of what was unfolding in front of my eyes demanded reverence. I felt my heart awaken to this deep, primal calmness from which a knowing of creation appeared. It felt like the finite and infinite united, and I felt the true essence of awareness that comes before thought, sound, and movement. It seemed we were being drifted by the invisible, an unseen current of the atmosphere. The cold air froze time, and I felt the abyss of timeless spaceless abode awaken in my heart.
I found myself in this vastness between earth and sky, watching myself cross from doing into Being. A light wind carried the vessel upward as my mind became quieter, not because I was trying to quiet it, but because the expansiveness of what was unfolding in front of my eyes demanded reverence. I felt my heart awaken to this deep, primal calmness from which a knowing of creation appeared. It felt like the finite and infinite united, and I felt the true essence of awareness that comes before thought, sound, and movement. It seemed we were being drifted by the invisible, an unseen current of the atmosphere. The cold air froze time, and I felt the abyss of timeless spaceless abode awaken in my heart.
The Trap of Spiritual Ego

Many fall on the spiritual path because the ego hides behind the appearance of spirituality. Its primary act is “healing the world” or “healing another,” and when practices are done to feel special, gain power, or prove worth, they lose their true purpose – to be the vessel of service. Spirituality becomes performance rather than surrender. The heart closes, and what was meant to free us instead binds us again to illusion.

In Bhagavad Gītā 3.19, “Perform action without attachment; by doing so, one attains the Supreme” – when action is done for recognition or reward, it reinforces separation. But when done as an offering without expecting anything in return, it opens the flow of grace.

Abundance is not something one needs to chase; it appears when one acts from alignment. The Source supports what moves from truth, not from ego.

Avidyā — ignorance — means forgetting that the Source is the real doer.

When one thinks “I am manifesting,” “I am healing,” or “I am guiding,” the ego takes center stage. Even in spiritual work, this ignorance creates imbalance; the moment one claims ownership over divine energy, one blocks its flow, and the ego distorts what is meant to be delivered in its pure state.

When one falls out of alignment with the true purpose of service, karma redirects through loss, delay, physical ailments, or confusion until humility is restored. Starting over is a grace of correction.

In Yoga Sūtra 1.23 “Through surrender to the Divine, stillness is attained”. Surrender is not weakness — it is alignment with reality. When the heart surrenders, striving ends. Effort becomes effortless because the Source moves through the individual vessel and supports its vessel in all realms, from physical to multidimensional, so the highest truth can be delivered for offering. This is when the flow starts, and every action becomes sacred when the sense of “I” dissolves into service.

The Tao brings up the same truth: “When you stop striving, the Way reveals itself.” The more one tries to force outcomes, the further one drifts from the truth. When one lets go of control, the natural order restores itself.

The Way (Dharma) is not created by effort; it is shown through complete surrender of the ego into service.

True spiritual work is not about gaining power, fame, or influence. It is about dissolving the illusion of a separate self. When we act from the heart, without a hidden motive, energy flows without resistance, service becomes the highest practice, and the Source expresses itself freely through the ego that has stepped aside.

Act from the heart, not from ego.

Serve, not seek.

Let the Source move through you – that is real spiritual service that heals the world.

Many fall on the spiritual path because the ego hides behind the appearance of spirituality. Its primary act is “healing the world” or “healing another,” and when practices are done to feel special, gain power,
Many fall on the spiritual path because the ego hides behind the appearance of spirituality. Its primary act is “healing the world” or “healing another,” and when practices are done to feel special, gain power, or prove worth, they lose their true purpose – to be the vessel of service. Spirituality becomes performance rather than surrender. The heart closes, and what was meant to free us instead binds us again to illusion.
Many fall on the spiritual path because the ego hides behind the appearance of spirituality. Its primary act is “healing the world” or “healing another,” and when practices are done to feel special, gain power, or prove worth, they lose their true purpose - to be the vessel of service. Spirituality becomes performance rather than surrender. The heart closes, and what was meant to free us instead binds us again to illusion.

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Action that arises naturally does not carry this weight. The question of what should be done or who must do it does not appear. Response happens because conditions call for it, without a self asserting
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Action that arises naturally does not carry this weight. The question of what should be done or who must do it does not appear. Response happens because conditions call for it, without a self asserting control. Movement feels precise and unforced. Timing feels obvious rather than strategic. No narrative of sacrifice or virtue attaches to the action, and no sense of accomplishment lingers afterward. Action completes itself and leaves no residue.
Religion, Practices, Study, and the Dissolution of the Outside God – My Brief Return Into the World
Raised muslim on the father’s side and orthodox christian and protestant on the mother’s brought confusion that offered an early advantage: the ability to encounter the understanding of God from multiple vantage points without binding
Raised muslim on the father’s side and orthodox christian and protestant on the mother’s brought confusion that offered an early advantage: the ability to encounter the understanding of God from multiple vantage points without binding to a single interpretation. Each of these traditions carry their own gravity, discipline, and orientation toward what is referred to as God, allowing reverence to precede explanation.
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On Ethics and Moral Authority – How Ethical Responsibility Survives Without Moral Authority
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Moral authority requires a judge: a self that must uphold standards, and an external regulator that defines and reinforces those standards. Internally, this judge avoids guilt, accumulates virtue, and justifies action. Externally, rules, systems, and norms impose regulation and consequence.  Together, they create a framework in which behavior is monitored, measured, and corrected.
Moral authority requires a judge: a self that must uphold standards, and an external regulator that defines and reinforces those standards. Internally, this judge avoids guilt, accumulates virtue, and justifies action. Externally, rules, systems, and norms impose regulation and consequence.  Together, they create a framework in which behavior is monitored, measured, and corrected.
Presence by way of Absence of Awareness
Abscence of awareness is not to the loss of presence; the body still appears in time and space, presence remains, but the mechanism of knowing is absent. Time and space arise through the mind’s capacity
Abscence of awareness is not to the loss of presence;  the body still appears in time and space, presence remains, but the mechanism of knowing is absent. Time and space arise through the mind’s capacity to synthesize memory and anticipation into a constructed present. Even the “now” is already an operation created by the mind. 
Abscence of awareness is not to the loss of presence;  the body still appears in time and space, presence remains, but the mechanism of knowing is absent. Time and space arise through the mind’s capacity to synthesize memory and anticipation into a constructed present. Even the “now” is already an operation created by the mind. 
Without a Trail
Movement and stillness revealed themselves as equal, effortless and harmonized. There was no witness standing separate from the scene, only seeing. There was no impulse to correct or transcend anything. Nothing needed to be held
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Movement and stillness revealed themselves as equal, effortless and harmonized. There was no witness standing separate from the scene, only seeing. There was no impulse to correct or transcend anything.  Nothing needed to be held or released. There was no arrival. The mountains offered no confirmation. The silence gave no explanation; it did not declare itself as sacred. Nothing was absent. There was no one left to name it.
When Peace Becomes the Final Defense (Ashram Contemplations)
Peace becomes a defense the moment it is used. When the intelligent mind discovers peace—through insight in meditation, witnessing, silence, or understanding—it recognizes that peace reduces suffering. From that moment on, peace becomes a leverage
Peace becomes a defense the moment it is used. When the intelligent mind discovers peace—through insight in meditation, witnessing, silence, or understanding—it recognizes that peace reduces suffering. From that moment on, peace becomes a leverage for the ego. The mind begins to cling to the state of calm, preserve equanimity, and avoid disturbances and conflicts. It uses peace as stabilization while labeling it liberation. When peace becomes protective, it implies that something must be preserved, anchoring the belief that there is a witness and the one experiencing peace (or chaos).
Peace becomes a defense the moment it is used. When the intelligent mind discovers peace—through insight in meditation, witnessing, silence, or understanding—it recognizes that peace reduces suffering. From that moment on, peace becomes a leverage for the ego. The mind begins to cling to the state of calm, preserve equanimity, and avoid disturbances and conflicts. It uses peace as stabilization while labeling it liberation. When peace becomes protective, it implies that something must be preserved, anchoring the belief that there is a witness and the one experiencing peace (or chaos).
Reading Avadhuta Gita – On Effortlessness, Action, and the Narrating Mind (Ashram Contemplations)
Life is not about effort, intention, or personal choice. Action arises as a response to conditions, not from the mind weighing options. Appearance comes first; the decision is already complete. Movement happens when direction becomes
Life is not about effort, intention, or personal choice. Action arises as a response to conditions, not from the mind weighing options. Appearance comes first; the decision is already complete. Movement happens when direction becomes obvious. There is no separate decider generating action—effort belongs to resistance to what is. When resistance dissolves, movement is natural, precise, and immediate.
Life is not about effort, intention, or personal choice. Action arises as a response to conditions, not from the mind weighing options. Appearance comes first; the decision is already complete. Movement happens when direction becomes obvious. There is no separate decider generating action—effort belongs to resistance to what is. When resistance dissolves, movement is natural, precise, and immediate.
Reading Avadhuta Gita – On Renunciation and the Final Disguise – Highest Teaching on Non-Attachment (My Ashram Contemplations)
Performed renunciation meant to prove non-attachment is not freedom; it becomes a subtle identity rearrangement. When practices are dropped to demonstrate purity and to confirm detachment, when simplicity is adopted as evidence of realization, the
Performed renunciation meant to prove non-attachment is not freedom; it becomes a subtle identity rearrangement. When practices are dropped to demonstrate purity and to confirm detachment, when simplicity is adopted as evidence of realization, the self simply changed performance costumes. 
Performed renunciation meant to prove non-attachment is not freedom; it becomes a subtle identity rearrangement. When practices are dropped to demonstrate purity and to confirm detachment, when simplicity is adopted as evidence of realization, the self simply changed performance costumes. 
Silence as the Highest Teaching
Insight does not belong to the one who transmits it. The moment the insight is claimed as one’s own, narrated, or personalized, it has already moved from truth into mind. What is real and true
Insight does not belong to the one who transmits it. The moment the insight is claimed as one’s own, narrated, or personalized, it has already moved from truth into mind. What is real and true does not announce itself, does not cling to identity around a realization; truth stands on its own. When truth is present, there is no inner voice saying “I understand.” There is only the illusion of the one who would claim such things.
Insight does not belong to the one who transmits it. The moment the insight is claimed as one’s own, narrated, or personalized, it has already moved from truth into mind. What is real and true does not announce itself, does not cling to identity around a realization; truth stands on its own. When truth is present, there is no inner voice saying “I understand.” There is only the illusion of the one who would claim such things.
Expansion Contraction Integration
Consciousness doesn’t grow in a straight line; it is not meant to stay in an expanded state, and it is not meant to stay in the state of contraction. It breathes, moves, and flows, allowing
Consciousness doesn’t grow in a straight line; it is not meant to stay in an expanded state, and it is not meant to stay in the state of contraction. It breathes, moves, and flows, allowing the awareness to go deeper into presence and into its own supreme intelligence. There are moments when awareness opens wide — a sudden clarity, a knowing with sense that everything is connected. It is the “aha” moment that comes in suddenly, without effort. This is the moment where conscious awareness expands. It widens perception through the dissolution of the personal “I”. In that moment, the mind becomes silent enough for insight to enter effortlessly.
Consciousness doesn’t grow in a straight line; it is not meant to stay in an expanded state, and it is not meant to stay in the state of contraction. It breathes, moves, and flows, allowing the awareness to go deeper into presence and into its own supreme intelligence. There are moments when awareness opens wide — a sudden clarity, a knowing with sense that everything is connected. It is the “aha” moment that comes in suddenly, without effort. This is the moment where conscious awareness expands. It widens perception through the dissolution of the personal “I”. In that moment, the mind becomes silent enough for insight to enter effortlessly.
Danger and Fear
Seventeen years ago, I rode a motorcycle for the first time. I wasn’t looking for speed; I was trying to escape the pain from an experience of betrayal. The sound of the engine drowned out
Seventeen years ago, I rode a motorcycle for the first time. I wasn’t looking for speed; I was trying to escape the pain from an experience of betrayal. The sound of the engine drowned out what I didn’t want to feel; my iron companion gave me a sense of freedom I was craving within, desperately grasping for it externally. It became a way to outrun what I couldn’t face inside, and a constant chase of perceived freedom, which dissolved moments after I turned off the ignition.
Seventeen years ago, I rode a motorcycle for the first time. I wasn’t looking for speed; I was trying to escape the pain from an experience of betrayal. The sound of the engine drowned out what I didn’t want to feel; my iron companion gave me a sense of freedom I was craving within, desperately grasping for it externally. It became a way to outrun what I couldn’t face inside, and a constant chase of perceived freedom, which dissolved moments after I turned off the ignition.
The End of Pretending
“You don’t need to become anything. You only need to stop pretending what you are not.” - Robert Adams
“You don’t need to become anything. You only need to stop pretending what you are not.” – Robert Adams
“You don’t need to become anything. You only need to stop pretending what you are not.” - Robert Adams
The Mirage of Overthinking
In Sanskrit, the word vikṣepa means “mental distraction” — the scattering of consciousness away from its center. When vikṣepa dominates, the mind starts to fragment reality into endless possibilities and imagined outcomes. This is the
In Sanskrit, the word vikṣepa means “mental distraction” — the scattering of consciousness away from its center. When vikṣepa dominates, the mind starts to fragment reality into endless possibilities and imagined outcomes. This is the root of over-analysis — an attempt of the ego to preserve control by dissecting the infinite into comprehensible parts. Overthinking is simply the mind’s refusal to surrender. It clings to motion because motion sustains the illusion of a separate “I” that must decide, fix, or protect.
In Sanskrit, the word vikṣepa means “mental distraction” — the scattering of consciousness away from its center. When vikṣepa dominates, the mind starts to fragment reality into endless possibilities and imagined outcomes. This is the root of over-analysis — an attempt of the ego to preserve control by dissecting the infinite into comprehensible parts. Overthinking is simply the mind’s refusal to surrender. It clings to motion because motion sustains the illusion of a separate “I” that must decide, fix, or protect.
Presence as the Alchemist – Stepping out of the illusion of doing into the Truth of Being.
“Presence Allows Form to Transform” “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 “Tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ.” (“The power of practice is established through steadfast dwelling in Presence”.)— Yoga Sūtra I.14
“Presence Allows Form to Transform” “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 “Tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ.” (“The power of practice is established through steadfast dwelling in Presence”.)— Yoga Sūtra I.14
“Presence Allows Form to Transform” “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 “Tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ.” (“The power of practice is established through steadfast dwelling in Presence”.)— Yoga Sūtra I.14
The Geography of Being
“Where you stand is where you are seen by the Earth as the reflection of the inner Self.” — Eternal Act
“Where you stand is where you are seen by the Earth as the reflection of the inner Self.” — Eternal Act
“Where you stand is where you are seen by the Earth as the reflection of the inner Self.” — Eternal Act
Sat Yuga Is Here Now
In the ancient philosophical teachings, cycles of time are described in the Purāṇas. It is where humanity moves through four great ages — Satya Yuga, Tretā Yuga, Dvāpara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. Humanity is now
In the ancient philosophical teachings, cycles of time are described in the Purāṇas. It is where humanity moves through four great ages — Satya Yuga, Tretā Yuga, Dvāpara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. Humanity is now entering Satya Yuga (Sat Yuga) from Kali Yuga. Satya Yuga is also called the Age of Truth. It is the first and purest of these cycles. It is said to be the era when the principle of cosmic order comes into alignment — when truth and purity, compassion and awareness are natural expressions of Being. But Age of Truth is not only a time in history — it is a state of consciousness.
In the ancient philosophical teachings, cycles of time are described in the Purāṇas. It is where humanity moves through four great ages — Satya Yuga, Tretā Yuga, Dvāpara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. Humanity is now entering Satya Yuga (Sat Yuga) from Kali Yuga. Satya Yuga is also called the Age of Truth. It is the first and purest of these cycles. It is said to be the era when the principle of cosmic order comes into alignment — when truth and purity, compassion and awareness are natural expressions of Being. But Age of Truth is not only a time in history — it is a state of consciousness.
The Higher Narcissus – Awakening of the Divine “I Am”
Narcissus looked into the water and fell in love with his own reflection, not realizing it was himself. His longing for the image consumed him until he drowned, falling into his own image in the
Narcissus looked into the water and fell in love with his own reflection, not realizing it was himself. His longing for the image consumed him until he drowned, falling into his own image in the water. The story of Narcissus is not only about vanity —it is the drama of consciousness awakening to itself. The myth is often told as a warning against self-obsession, but its deeper meaning holds a higher truth. Narcissus symbolizes the soul’s reflection in consciousness – the moment the Self sees itself through the mirror of Creation. The lower Narcissus is bound by image. It says, “I am this form, this name, this body.” It seeks and strives for validation, power, and admiration from reflection, forgetting that the reflection is its own light.
Narcissus looked into the water and fell in love with his own reflection, not realizing it was himself. His longing for the image consumed him until he drowned, falling into his own image in the water. The story of Narcissus is not only about vanity —it is the drama of consciousness awakening to itself. The myth is often told as a warning against self-obsession, but its deeper meaning holds a higher truth. Narcissus symbolizes the soul’s reflection in consciousness - the moment the Self sees itself through the mirror of Creation. The lower Narcissus is bound by image. It says, “I am this form, this name, this body.” It seeks and strives for validation, power, and admiration from reflection, forgetting that the reflection is its own light.
The Stillness Above – Hot Air Balloon Contemplations
I found myself in this vastness between earth and sky, watching myself cross from doing into Being. A light wind carried the vessel upward as my mind became quieter, not because I was trying to
I found myself in this vastness between earth and sky, watching myself cross from doing into Being. A light wind carried the vessel upward as my mind became quieter, not because I was trying to quiet it, but because the expansiveness of what was unfolding in front of my eyes demanded reverence. I felt my heart awaken to this deep, primal calmness from which a knowing of creation appeared. It felt like the finite and infinite united, and I felt the true essence of awareness that comes before thought, sound, and movement. It seemed we were being drifted by the invisible, an unseen current of the atmosphere. The cold air froze time, and I felt the abyss of timeless spaceless abode awaken in my heart.
I found myself in this vastness between earth and sky, watching myself cross from doing into Being. A light wind carried the vessel upward as my mind became quieter, not because I was trying to quiet it, but because the expansiveness of what was unfolding in front of my eyes demanded reverence. I felt my heart awaken to this deep, primal calmness from which a knowing of creation appeared. It felt like the finite and infinite united, and I felt the true essence of awareness that comes before thought, sound, and movement. It seemed we were being drifted by the invisible, an unseen current of the atmosphere. The cold air froze time, and I felt the abyss of timeless spaceless abode awaken in my heart.
The Language of Food Cravings and Addictions

Food cravings and addictions are not enemies — they are messages from the body, revealing where energy is out of balance. Each desire — for sweetness, heaviness, spice, or stimulation — reflects a deeper emotional or energetic need. When one listens consciously, the craving transforms from compulsion into communication. When one pauses before satisfying a craving and asks, “What am I truly hungry for?” — awareness begins to replace habit. Through this attention, food becomes a teacher, and the body becomes a sacred guide on the journey of balance and self-realization. Here is a simple roadmap for recognition of energetic imbalance:

Root Chakra

Cravings: Heavy foods (bread, fried foods, meat)

Organ link: Colon, bones, adrenal glands

Emotion: Fear, insecurity, feeling of lack, need for safety

Balance: Grounding practices, root veggies, walking barefoot

Sacral Chakra

Cravings: Sweets, chocolate, dairy

Organ link: Kidneys, reproductive system

Emotion: Loneliness, lack of pleasure, suppressed creativity

Balance: Dance, creative acts, water element, healthy indulgence (fruit)

Solar Plexus Chakra

Cravings: Spicy, salty, stimulants (coffee)

Organ link: Stomach, liver, pancreas

Emotion: Anger, frustration, control issues

Balance: Core work, breath of fire, lemon water

Heart Chakra

Cravings: Comfort food, dairy, creamy textures

Organ link: Heart, lungs, thymus

Emotion: Grief, longing, need for love/comfort

Balance: Green foods, gratitude, journaling, breathwork

Throat Chakra

Cravings: Sugar, cold drinks, crunchy snacks

Organ link: Thyroid, throat, vocal cords

Emotion: Suppression, unspoken truth, anxiety

Balance: Singing, journaling, herbal teas

Third Eye and Crown Chakras

Cravings: Coffee, stimulants, mind-altering foods and drugs

Organ link: Brain, nervous system, pineal gland

Emotion: Overthinking, disconnection, seeking clarity

Balance: Meditation, silence, fasting/light foods.

 

Food cravings and addictions are not enemies — they are messages from the body, revealing where energy is out of balance. Each desire — for sweetness, heaviness, spice, or stimulation — reflects a deeper emotional
Food cravings and addictions are not enemies — they are messages from the body, revealing where energy is out of balance. Each desire — for sweetness, heaviness, spice, or stimulation — reflects a deeper emotional or energetic need. When one listens consciously, the craving transforms from compulsion into communication. When one pauses before satisfying a craving and asks, “What am I truly hungry for?” — awareness begins to replace habit. Through this attention, food becomes a teacher, and the body becomes a sacred guide on the journey of balance and self-realization. Here is a simple roadmap for recognition of energetic imbalance:
Food cravings and addictions are not enemies — they are messages from the body, revealing where energy is out of balance. Each desire — for sweetness, heaviness, spice, or stimulation — reflects a deeper emotional or energetic need. When one listens consciously, the craving transforms from compulsion into communication. When one pauses before satisfying a craving and asks, “What am I truly hungry for?” — awareness begins to replace habit. Through this attention, food becomes a teacher, and the body becomes a sacred guide on the journey of balance and self-realization. Here is a simple roadmap for recognition of energetic imbalance:
Family and the Return to Self

“Sarvam khalvidam Brahma” — All this is indeed the Divine.

Family is the first mirror of the soul — where love and illusion are given the opportunity for recognition. Through them, one learns about belonging, identity, and the subtlety of expectations, both conscious and often unconscious. 

In that same closeness, one can lose sight of the inner flame, mistaking duty for devotion and attachment for love. Detachment is not abandonment; it is remembrance.

When one steps back, it does not mean rejecting the family; it means returning to awareness. It is in this sacred distance that clarity arises and compassion deepens. Only by standing in one’s own center can love become unconditional, rather than a chain of roles, stories, and expectations that bring pain and suffering when those expectations are not met. 

The “other” in the form of a mother, father, sibling, or child is none other but oneself in another form, a fractal of one’s consciousness illuminating what requires awareness around clinging or rejecting. They are reflections of the same Source, showing what within still seeks peace and Wholeness. When one forgives the “other,” while not clinging or rejecting, one forgives the fragmented self within the family structure and becomes free of the illusion of separation.

Through family, one meets one’s own soul wearing different faces. Through detachment, one sees through those faces into the One, and love becomes whole, free, and eternal.

“Sarvam khalvidam Brahma” — All this is indeed the Divine. Family is the first mirror of the soul — where love and illusion are given the opportunity for recognition. Through them, one learns about belonging,
“Sarvam khalvidam Brahma” — All this is indeed the Divine. Family is the first mirror of the soul — where love and illusion are given the opportunity for recognition. Through them, one learns about belonging, identity, and the subtlety of expectations, both conscious and often unconscious.  In that same closeness, one can lose sight of the inner flame, mistaking duty for devotion and attachment for love. Detachment is not abandonment; it is remembrance.
“Sarvam khalvidam Brahma” — All this is indeed the Divine. Family is the first mirror of the soul — where love and illusion are given the opportunity for recognition. Through them, one learns about belonging, identity, and the subtlety of expectations, both conscious and often unconscious.  In that same closeness, one can lose sight of the inner flame, mistaking duty for devotion and attachment for love. Detachment is not abandonment; it is remembrance.
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