Why Inquire?
What is Inquiry as a Spiritual Practice? My friend Mayuri has just published her first book – Money, Spirituality, Consciousness: a guided inquiry into our personal relationship to money. Reading…
Essence Unlimited
What is Essence? Is it Limited or Unlimited? The term essence is being used in a lot of conversations these days, from marketing products to psychology to spiritual growth. Exactly…
Disintermediate the Teacher?
Keep the Teacher, Disintermediate the Ego & Superego The other day I had an insight into an experience that happened 43 years ago. That experience rocked my world and set…
The Nondual Duel
Nonduality is Not the Final Word on Reality I recently received this email from a fan of Open-Secrets: John there are many nondual psychotherapists, among them Stephan Bodian, author of ‘Wake Up…
Another Suicide, More Reflection
Suicide, the Endless Why? Two days ago I learned that another friend had committed suicide – this on the heels of two other friends’ suicides in February. Here again, I…
Warrior Mindfulness
United States Marines get Mindful The U.S. Marine Corps is experimenting with mindfulness training for combat troops. Imagine a line of combat soldiers in the lotus position. The Department of…