Teachings

This week Jon suggests that as we come to rest more and more in equanimity, we are also more able freely to move into action at whatever level of intensity our circumstances require; discusses the temporary usefulness of identity, while also pointing to the deeper understanding that allows identity to fall away; and describes the…

This week Jon describes the fullness of life that becomes possible when one is able to perceive without the filter of belief; the enrichment of experience when one becomes truly engaged with the creative force of experience; and the deeper meaning that becomes obvious when one is deeply aligned and engaged with each moment. Recorded…

This week Jon encourages us to relax, drop everything, and allow ourselves simply to melt into the space of listening; emphasizes that when there’s no longer any holding on, life is characterized by endless movement and expansion; and invites us to experience the freedom of perpetual discovery, the learning that doesn’t accumulate knowledge. Recorded 2/21/2011…

In the opening talk of a recent daylong intensive, Jon discusses the challenge of transitioning away from archaic ways of speaking about spirituality; the uniqueness of each individual’s journey and path; and the integration of aspects of life and the self that might previously have seemed separate, as gradually we become ever more deeply established…

This week Jon discusses the challenges of describing exactly what it is we’re up to in satsang; how the ways we frame reality psychologically affect our spiritual process; and how we can move out of perceiving reality through the filter of the separate self, and into true aliveness. Recorded 2/12/2011 in Santa Cruz. We are…

“When being comes into the foreground, thinking… takes a different pathway.” This week Jon emphasizes that as we become established in presence, our choices originate from a different place than previously; suggests that as we become more conscious, we might find that emotion moves more freely, not less; and invites us to notice how we…

This week Jon asks us to notice that when we allow ourselves to rest in the question without trying to escape into the answer, openness arises quite naturally; points out that the question itself creates the movement of openness; and suggests that true intimacy begins with simply paying attention to this moment. Recorded 1/8/2011 in…

This week Jon examines the question, ‘What is knowing?’; suggests that when faced with difficulty, what’s necessary is to meet what’s happening from a place of open-heartedness; and invites us simply to notice that as we become more established in awareness, a deeper trust in our experience arises naturally, without any effort on our part.…

When the emotional heart is unclear, gratitude may seem less available. But feeling out of balance is actually balancing trying to happen. This week Jon offers permission to experiment — to fall down as often as it takes to find your way — and suggests that true happiness appears spontaneously when we let go of…

This week Jon emphasizes that once we discover our essential nature, thinking about spirituality is no longer necessary or even likely; that once we’ve had even a glimpse of the truth, we naturally give ourselves to that; and suggests that only in that profound allowing of what is is the true meaning of life discovered.…