Episodes
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
42. Trust the Universe: Rochester, NY, August 23, 2009 (5)
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
fears are connected to nothing, things work themselves out, right now is enough, practice contentment, be gentle with yourself, there is no free will, intuition is prior to doubting mind, be like little children, play, have fun, life isn’t the obstacle to Truth, thoughts are the obstacle
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
41. Communication: Rochester, NY, August 23, 2009 (4)
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Mantras, one pointedness, see the desire for it to be different, don’t be bothered by thoughts - nobody is watching them, play the role of mom, surrender and hand over the controller
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
39. Effortlessness and Spontaneity: Rochester, NY, August 22, 2009 (2)
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
No preference, 'I-thought', getting there, Shakti inherent in Shiva, creation within what You are, distance outside as separation, thinking that you are moving or experiencing, attention on the Source of all concepts, Alpha/beta waves as echo of what You are, nothing wrong with world or life when nothing seen as special, Shiva-Shakti (Power of God) does not need anyone to do anything
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
38. All about me: Rochester, NY, August 22, 2009 (1)
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Drop belief in the I story, Gently lay the mind to rest, Managing difficult relationships, The desire to control, What is important?, There are no individuals, Playing social roles as a form of service, Even satsang is play, How does liberation happen?, Should I retire from my job?, Jac's awakening story, Existence itself is an idea, What about creativity?, Wanting to be special, It never was about
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
the kali yuga age, hindu practices in modern spirituality, energetic power of mantra, no ownership of anger or suffering, There are no individuals, teacher of world religions goes beyond oneness, a role in the world can still be played, dark night of the soul; love is stronger than tortured thoughts, go to where seeing of the observer arises from, the me is implausible
Monday Apr 15, 2019
36. That's My Cloud!: Washington, DC, August 16, 2009 (4)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
family ties, no ownership between thoughts, desire is the problem, establish the self-love circuit within you, the primary concept before duality is love, seekers who are not seeking, belief in how things have to happen maintains the 'I', fantasy distractions in the head, place attention at rest behind thoughts, dropping 'self-identity' for another identity is not dropping identification, guilt and rewards is conditioning
Monday Apr 15, 2019
35. It's All or Nothing: Washington, DC, August 15, 2009 (3)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Mind imagines free will, What about, Do you want experiences?, There is no personal, Let emptiness do its thing, Without any purpose, Ownership appears with, Struggling with poor health, Desire requires an, Drop attention into stillness, What you are was never alive, What you think you are dies
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
33. Beyond Experiences: Washington, DC, August 14, 2009 (1)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
The path of self-enquiry vs. the path of experience, all experiences are equally insignificant, Observer mode, heal the ego, then let it break down, drop underneath the story, compassion, wanting life to be different, pain in the body, women waking up and having babies, prayer, no attachment to opinions, being busy, mind keeps the movie going, dropping into the breath
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
29. I Is a Thought Believed Into Existence: Dallas, TX, July 22, 2009 (3)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
anxiety, attachment, Motivation, I thought, effort, suffering, separation, Suicide, Fear, Observer, Progressive path, Surrender, Reincarnation, karma, Psychotherapy, Third eye, ghosts, Ramana Maharshi
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
27. Progressive Paths Versus Direct Path: Dallas, TX, July 20, 2009 (1)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
forgiveness, discernment, nonduality, beyond 'I Am', appearance continues in nondual state as appearance, purpose of the world, universe as energy, Creation as play, 'round-about' of life, Love as the core of it all, dropping 'sin, guilt, fear', compassion, ascended masters, no condition necessary to be in nondual state, memory/desires running cause pain, dropping into no-mind state and staying there
Monday Apr 15, 2019
18. Jac and Richard Miller’s Never Not Here: Chicago, July 14, 2009 (1)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Jac’s book Born to Be Free, qualifications, expertise and identification, cultural influences and desires, relating vs thinking about relating, overwhelm, slavery to thoughts, space between thoughts, what is happiness?, not following what the head is about you can rest in pure peace and life will still function, use your mind instead of the mind using you, J Krishna Murti, jac’s story, beyond concepts, Ramana Maharishi, complexity and simplicity
Monday Apr 15, 2019
19. Swallowed Up By Stillness: Chicago, July 15, 2009 (2)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Exquisite movement of life happening, jac’s book, intense periods on the path, spontaneous arising, different pointers work for different people, life cannot be touched, beyond the phenomenal world, when mind says it isn’t “getting it”, let all experiences be equally uninteresting, using ‘I don’t mind’, no control and being gentle with self, not knowing, pull attention back to stillness, a preference for talking over silence, survival fears, Surrender, guilt worry, this is a solo path
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
from naturalness comes the quality of gentleness, there's nothing there in the unknown--how can it be scary? enlightenment or not enlightenment, who cares!? drop the desire, unplugging, 'i don't mind', rest underneath thought, love is all there is, 'one is one too many', see how desire works, being open to life in the world and this work, you can't fall off the planet, misunderstanding surrender as passivity, siddhis, even self-realization is within the play
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Freeing attention from objects, time as a concept, thought creates suffering, spiritual practice depends on level of maturity, Truth has no intention, Surrender, Born to be free, exquisite nature of appearance when mind goes still, progressive path precedes the direct path, Reality not in the body, ghosts, attachments, psychics, beliefs, unconscious programs, stop running preferences/likes/dislikes, dropping underneath to the stillness, fear of the Unknown
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
17. Down the Rabbit Hole: Maui, July 10, 2009
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Do decisions make action happen?, No labeling, no judging, no believing, no mind, Existence itself is just a concept., Does being spiritual make us special?, Mind can't do non-dual., Ownership is the problem, Find out if you exist, There is only Love., What about all the negativestuff?, In Nothingness there is only silence.
Monday Apr 15, 2019
16. It's All Buncom: Maui, July 9, 2009
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Is liberation really what you want?, Joy arises when attention rests in Stillness, Why Satsang?, How about walking on water? Sex and six lost days, Mind broken in a cold shower, Do you fear death? Preferences are problem, Don't believe anything you think, What is prayer? Enjoy all of this silly movie!, Mind equals ego
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
13. Enlightenment, No Enlightenment, Forget About It!: Galway, June 20, 2009
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
gratitude for satsang, Wanting to get out is only for when you're in: it's fine to be in once you're out! are concepts useful?, believing a thought of being stuck and trapped, let experiences come and go without any judgement, letting go of the idea you have to contain and control everything, not being bothered about how it feels-figuring it out-getting it-understanding it, the purpose of satsang?, energetic work at satsang, there is no one path, how to discern between the natural urge and the mind-identified controller, observer as a stepping stone to beyond the I, going with what makes sense now
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
11. The natural state is effortless: Dublin, Ireland, June 14, 2009
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
The Nature of Mind is to doubt, No Thought is useful, Mind exists if believed, The ego is in time, To care there must be two, There’s a spontaneity that happens naturally through the body, Mind superimposing a story, Enjoy whatever happens, It is clear that you’re not choosing at all
Monday Apr 15, 2019
10. Experience and Identification: Dublin, Ireland, June 14, 2009
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
The drive of desire, Mind enjoys experience, Everything must go, Art brings you to the beyond, Music for pleasure, Mind identification, Exhaustion comes when operating from mind, Observe yourself, You are not in the story when observing, Mind can't believe and observe a thought at the same time, Mind does not want to own its burnout.
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
7. Doorway to No Mind: Waterford, Ireland, June 6, 2009 (A)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
silence, interest in stories, Memory, functioning of the brain without story, habits of mind replaying the I, no control, no personal I, making decisions, natural state, vibration sounds of classical music, busy multitasking mind, mantra, I is making experiences, not believing mind, exhaustion of a teacher, no desire running, service is a spiritual discipline to help, no answer, pure consciousness
Monday Apr 15, 2019
6. Beyond the mind: Waterford, Ireland, June 5, 2009
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
What is satsang?, Mind isn't interested in peace, Thought creates the thinker, Retain attention at the still point, Beyond thought - nothing is real, Are there individual, Body gets battered, Do relationships make any sense?, Silence is what is, It's not about concepts, Stop believing that, There is only God.
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
5. Death while alive: Waterford, Ireland, June 7, 2009
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Beyond fear of annihilation, observe without commentary, observing the observer, depression is a call to deep rest, There are no individuals, nothing and the absence of nothing, Observe and Grace will do the rest, Born to be free - how the book came to be, A mantra is a non-stick thought
Monday Apr 15, 2019
4. All You, All God, All Nothing: Waterford, Ireland, May 19, 2009
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Jac's story, functioning with no 'I', mother as a role -not who you are, witnessing, attention always with wholeness, is God a concept?, nothing is happening, experiments on decision making, work on yourself first, there's only love, realignments, trauma, pain, mental health, looking for control, the desire to heal, purpose, depression, ayahuasca, making 'nothing' into a concept, why change perfection?
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
21. Capital 'R' Reality: Chicago, July 16, 2009 (4)
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
investment in self image will go, stop investing in thoughts and the show is over, life can be busy, seeing that something is dissolving then you are playing the movie, mind watching mind is not silence, resting underneath thoughts, no preferences, everything unfolds the way it does, developing relationship with what is beyond, non physical realm, talking to grace, love
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
23. Playing with Creation: Chicago, July 18, 2009 (6)
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
What is life all about? What is time? All commentary stops, You are not your body; you are not your mind, What about, Before thoughts arise, Everything is energy, Are spiritual experiences necessary?, Is healing work helpful? Seeing the stories, What is love?, Enjoying happens!, Accessing gentleness and stillness.
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Saturday Apr 13, 2019
Not about a blissful loving experience or feeling immortal or exquisite, the pull to non-duality, see mind as an instrument, The “I am” as a springboard, are thoughts useful?, Wei Wu Wei, pure existence prior to concepts, jac’s retreat from the world, Surrender, identification with I am my body, shift from drama to finding willingness, Atman and Java experience, cause and effect, let the search be over, decisions and the flow of life, using methodology to keep the mind going, want to believe it is.