
God's Debris

The personal mind has taken on the task of how to get the world unfolding in front of you to be the way you want. That should set off alarm bells because we’ve already discussed in great detail where the world in front of you comes from, and it has nothing to do with what’s going on inside your head. The moment in front of you is the result of all
... See moreMichael A. Singer • Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament
Although few people realize it, everyone has what I call an “acuity gap.” This is the gap between your perceptions of the world, what you see, and the realization that these perceptions are created via your own thoughts. Liken your acuity gap to your level of consciousness. The narrower your gap, the better you understand that you feel your thinkin
... See moreGarret Kramer • The Path of No Resistance: Why Overcoming is Simpler than You Think
The whole of Advaita reduces to a series of very simple and testable assertions: Consciousness is the prior condition of every experience; the self or ego is an illusory appearance within it; look closely for what you are calling “I,” and the feeling of being a separate self will disappear; what remains, as a matter of experience, is a field of con
... See moreSam Harris • Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
The change goes deeper than the content of your mind, deeper than your thoughts. In fact, at the heart of the new consciousness lies the transcendence of thought, the newfound ability of rising above thought, of realizing a dimension within yourself that is infinitely more vast than thought.