Adyashanti is an American spiritual teacher. Though trained in Zen Buddhism, he describes his teachings as “free from any tradition or ideology.” The main theme of his work is spiritual awakening.
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what we perceive every day through the distorted lens of ego is the truly altered state - we see things that don't exist, we believe things that aren't happening, and we live in a false world of our own creation.
Adyashanti asks us to let go of our struggles with life and open to the full promise of spiritual awakening: the end of delusion and the discovery of our essential being.
More and more people are waking up spiritually. And for many of them, the question becomes: Now what?
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Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretence. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.
In this simple yet profound satsang, Adyashanti reveals the heart of the teaching-what it means to rest as awareness.
For almost two millennia, the story of Jesus has shaped the lives of countless people. Yet today, even though the majority of us grew up in a culture suffused by the mythos of Jesus, many of us feel disconnected from the essence of his teachings.
When people allow themselves to connect with what their spiritual life is about for them—what their deep questions are, what their deep yearning is—then they have all the vitality they need
If you prefer smoke over fire then get up now and leave. For I do not intend to perfume your mind’s clothing with more sooty knowledge. No, I have something else in mind. Today I hold a flame in my left handand a sword in my right. There will be no damage control today.
our version of reality is an illusion. It doesn't exist outside your head. Enlightenment is just seeing things as they are-all that's needed is a shift of perception. But beware, Adyashanti warns "there's nothing in it for the ego."
More and more people are waking up spiritually. And for most of them, the question becomes: Now what? “Information about life after awakening is usually not made public,” explains Adyashanti. “It’s most often shared only between teachers and their students.
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Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretence. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.
