In my books, ‘Effortless Living’ and ‘The Tradition of Natural Taoism,’ I speak about an important Taoist concept that explains how to truly find your purpose in this life.

The Top 5 Books on Advaita Vedanta

A human has two primary states of awareness or modes of being. There are those who are drawn into the daily dramas of life and those who have an elevated perspective, capable of seeing harmony within all life. These two states of awareness run parallel with the conscious state of the false ego and the [...]

One book captured Ramana Maharshi’s attention because it explained to him the self-realization he had attained at the young age of sixteen. This book changed his life and subsequently was his favorite text.

One of the world’s most mindbending teachings comes from the great Advaita Vedanta master, Gaudapada. Gaudapada’s teachings are often misunderstood and misinterpreted, leading a spiritual aspirant to go literally mad from no real comprehension. In this podcast, we will explain Gaudapada’s teaching of ajati, non-causation and non-evolution.

In my book, The Tradition of Natural Taoism, I speak about the human reflection of the universe according to the metaphysical cosmology of Tao.

“Emptying the Depths of Hell” is a confession by Guru Chowang in “The Flight of the Garuda” Dzogchen teachings. Guru Chowang revealed this enlightening teaching by doing just what the name of the confession suggests: once he emptied the depths of hell, the truth of reality was revealed.

I’ve read hundreds and hundreds of spiritual texts, but there was one book I read when I was a wee grasshopper that changed my life. What was that spiritual scripture?

The truth is diversity doesn’t exist. A lot of people don’t like hearing that fact. But from the fundamental perspective of the universe, diversity does not exist. These are the higher spiritual teachings found in the Avadhuta Gita from Lord Dattatreya.

Out of all the Hindu traditions that have become popularized in the modern day, there is one tradition that has been forgotten, even though its philosophy and terminology builds the foundation of most of the other Hindu traditions that we all know and love. What is that philosophy? That philosophy is Samkhya.

Time. What is it? This is such an odd question to ask. But to never inquire into the nature of time is even more strange. We are all subject to time and its process of birth, life, decay, and death. This linear process makes us believe that the nature of time is just linear and [...]

One of the main reasons we suffer as a species is that we believe we are permanent without realizing that our body-mind matrix, in fact, is a rental, which is based on the core teaching of impermanence found in Hinduism and Buddhism.

The ancient text of the Ashtavakara Gita explains the true nature of your existence with two simple analogies. What are those analogies?

What is the highest teaching in Buddhism that has been kept secret from the public for thousands of years? This teaching is known as Dzogchen, and it is part of Vajrayana Buddhism and the Bon tradition of Tibet. There is a lot of conjecture as to when this teaching originated. Is it possible that it [...]

Trust is the one mentality that most people find it hard to embody. But if we are to evolve spiritually, then none of that is possible without understanding and embodying trust itself.

If divine intervention and synchronicity exist, spirit and matter cannot be separate. Sincere contemplation of nature brings this unity of spirit and matter to the forefront of our awareness. This understanding is not found only in Lao-tzu’s Taoism, but it is common in the East and at the very core of many spiritual traditions.

Why do we allow our mind to be conditioned when its nature is as vast as the sky? In the secret teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism known as Dzogchen, they explore this inquiry through the concept of rigpa, a Tibetan word meaning total presence and pristine awareness. Rigpa is the nature of mind which is not [...]

In this podcast clip, we will speak about the benefits of living in a Dharmic culture, especially in regards to a spiritual aspirants growth, maturity, and eventual liberation on the path to the Ultimate.