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The pressure placed on the apparent self to perform in the world is how most of us normalize suffering. We think keeping up performances and doing well is the way to avoid guilt and shame (pain), and secure pride (pleasu...

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How to Live in the World After Awakening

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The Lily and the Rose

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Disclaimer: Potent pointer ahead. Awaken at your own risk. But if you wake up, don’t take it personally.

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The true secret to manifesting for those who believe...

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*This article is the last in a series of articles about the 10 Sefirot in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. You can access the series via the members' area on my community site or via YouTube (click \"Join\" under any of my vi...

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Nonduality, also known as Advaita or non-dualism, is a profound spiritual concept that transcends duality and emphasizes the underlying unity of existence. It is the understanding that there is ultimately no separation b...

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Beloved,

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I’m going to talk about relationships. First, a quick note for the non-dualists who maintain there is no such thing, for it implies two: Conceive of life, or anything at all, without relationship. You will quickly come t...

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πŸ’Ž It's Far-Fetched πŸ’Ž

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Beloved,

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Being In Tune With God

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Rest, Beloved.

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Beloveds,

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Beloveds, I wish to take a moment to explain what I've been moved to do at this time. There is no normality for me right now, and, frankly, I don't think there should be total normality for anyone.

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This post is about walking the talk.

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Beloved,

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Beloved,

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Beloved,

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Hi Friends,

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Beloved,

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Beloved,

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Beloved,

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Shalom Dear Self,

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Being identified deeply with being a human being - rather than playing one - it might be a little difficult to hear me when I say that you are All-That-Is. But All-That-Is is all there is... so, there really is no other ...

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/%F0%9F%92%8E-all-inclusive-%F0%9F%92%8E","title":"πŸ’Ž ALL-inclusive πŸ’Ž ","date_modified":"2023-06-24T02:00:59Z"},{"id":"%F0%9F%92%8E-entering-the-presence-of-love-%F0%9F%92%8E","html_content":"

Hi, Love!

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This week's sharing is a little longer than usual. Sometimes, in order to offer real value and depth, that is required. So I hope that you can bear with me, and that this sharing might help you look at some of your attac...

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This world isn't real. Some of you may find that triggering, some of you may breathe a sigh of relief, some of you already know it. The fact is that time is a creation of eternity, and time itself will pass away. Space, ...

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Your being (your existence) is everything. If there was one thing I'd say with absolute authority, on behalf of all of existence, it is this.

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I received a great question the other day, about what the connection is between enlightenment - or, simply and without fancy words, being aware of timeless being - and finding your purpose. The questioner also wanted to ...

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In saying 113 in the Gospel of Thomas, Jesus' disciples ask him when the kingdom will come. It reminds me of when I was little and my parents were taking the family on a trip; feeling bored, I kept asking, \"When will we ...

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/%F0%9F%92%8E-rest-restlessness-%F0%9F%92%8E-no-thought-for-the-morrow","title":"πŸ’Ž Rest & Restlessness πŸ’Ž (\"No thought for the morrow\")","date_modified":"2023-03-27T21:00:00Z"},{"id":"%F0%9F%92%8E-lets-talk-about-creating-your-reality-%F0%9F%92%8E","html_content":"

Throughout all my years of teaching, I have always been speaking about nonduality and empowerment (which includes what I call \"creatorhood\"). It may have seemed to many like completely unrelated teachings, and each perso...

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/%F0%9F%92%8E-lets-talk-about-creating-your-reality-%F0%9F%92%8E","title":"πŸ’Ž Let's Talk About CREATING YOUR REALITY! πŸ’Ž ","date_modified":"2023-02-25T17:19:39Z"},{"id":"how-jesus-healed-how-healing-works","html_content":"

Jesus never healed anyone; he never bought into sickness. Those who chose to heal simply aligned themselves with his true perception of them.

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/how-jesus-healed-how-healing-works","title":"How Jesus Healed (How Healing Works)","date_modified":"2023-02-12T01:34:51Z"},{"id":"the-integrated-awakening-briefly","html_content":"

At first, when awakening to the absolute, the relative is often dismissed, rejected. In the extreme cases, there is no one and nothing, no more 'my life' - just life, for no one. In less extreme cases it is accepted that...

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/the-integrated-awakening-briefly","title":"The Integrated Awakening (Briefly...)","date_modified":"2023-02-05T06:27:01Z"},{"id":"%F0%9F%92%8E-receiving-an-important-message-%F0%9F%92%8E","html_content":"

Beautiful one. I have an important message for you today. I hope you open your hEARt to receive it. Before we proceed, however, I will say that for some of you who are unintegrated (where absolute and relative are not se...

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I’ve already written many times about how to realize the world is illusory. If you wish, you can read the easiest way here: Have Sages Been Able to Prove the World Is An Illusion?

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Let me tell you a bit about my initial (nondual) awakening, as you imagine us sitting at the hills of Jerusalem (in photo) and chatting.

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The following is a response of mine to another Course teacher, regarding the line \"The script is written.\"

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πŸ’Ž Weekly Inspired Gem πŸ’Ž

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If the mind \"disappears\" during awakening, what happens with conscience?

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/the-re-entry-re-integration-journey","title":"The re-entry (re-integration) journey","date_modified":"2023-01-17T04:50:57Z"},{"id":"%F0%9F%92%8E-love-in-action-on-boundaries-self-expression-%F0%9F%92%8E","html_content":"

I'm back in the US after my intense visit in Israel. I absolutely loved seeing family and friends (don't tell them, but I really went for the food... that's \"who\" I'm really visiting every time I go -- and it was soooooo...

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/%F0%9F%92%8E-love-in-action-on-boundaries-self-expression-%F0%9F%92%8E","title":"πŸ’Ž Love in action: On Boundaries & Self-expression πŸ’Ž ","date_modified":"2023-01-15T05:19:06Z"},{"id":"%F0%9F%92%8E-the-light-in-the-darkness-%F0%9F%92%8E","html_content":"

This (see photo) is more profound that it might originally sound. What it's saying is that the darkness isn't an obstacle to the light. Rather, they co-exist. Just like when you are in the light, you have a shadow. You m...

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/%F0%9F%92%8E-the-light-in-the-darkness-%F0%9F%92%8E","title":"πŸ’Ž The Light in the Darkness πŸ’Ž ","date_modified":"2022-12-19T02:07:26Z"},{"id":"%F0%9F%92%8E-reality-dreaming-you-are-that-%F0%9F%92%8E","html_content":"

Hi Dear Friends,

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Is enlightenment the realisation that you never suffered?

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/is-enlightenment-the-realisation-that-you-never-suffered","title":"Is enlightenment the realisation that you never suffered?","date_modified":"2022-12-11T23:08:40Z"},{"id":"is-it-possible-to-be-awakened-but-still-get-annoyed-by-people","html_content":"

Is it possible to be awakened but still get annoyed by people?

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/is-it-possible-to-be-awakened-but-still-get-annoyed-by-people","title":"Is it possible to be awakened but still get annoyed by people?","date_modified":"2022-12-11T23:02:38Z"},{"id":"what-is-pushing-us-to-discover-the-higher-truth-within-us","html_content":"

What is pushing us to discover the higher truth within us?

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/what-is-pushing-us-to-discover-the-higher-truth-within-us","title":"What is pushing us to discover the higher truth within us?","date_modified":"2022-12-11T22:18:34Z"},{"id":"why-does-ego-feel-so-real-if-it-doesnt-exist","html_content":"

Q: If the β€œego” doesn’t exist and isn’t really there, then why does it feel so real?

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/why-does-ego-feel-so-real-if-it-doesnt-exist","title":"Why Does Ego Feel So Real If It Doesn't Exist?","date_modified":"2022-12-11T22:14:12Z"},{"id":"if-life-is-a-illusion-why-does-the-illusion-feels-so-real","html_content":"

The fact that something is an illusion doesn’t mean it doesn’t feel real. It does mean that things are not what they seem. But they indeed do seem to be a certain way.

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Perhaps at first. But it seems eventually excitement is all that’s left. Yet perhaps not in the way that the separate self understands excitement. It’s not an excitement that comes from feeling like the thing you’re exci...

","url":"https://sunrayteaching.com/articles/f/does-excitement-fall-away-after-awakening","title":"Does excitement fall away after awakening?","date_modified":"2022-12-11T21:55:12Z"},{"id":"can-one-be-free-of-suffering-by-understanding-the-cause-of-it","html_content":"

Good question. The answer: Not by intellectual understanding but by direct seeing of the mechanism.

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