Tag Archives: waking up

The Imposter

Posted on January 18, 2016 by dominic724

Who am I ? I am in charge of my life. I follow my destiny. I am someone who knows what he wants. I don’t know what I want. I want more. I never meant to get injured. I never … Continue reading →

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Control

Posted on March 10, 2013 by dominic724

Can you stop hearing ? If hearing happens to someone, if it is yours, then why can’t it be controlled ? Can you stop sensations ? If someone is sensing, if sensing belonged to someone, wouldn’t they be able to … Continue reading →

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“To Who Does This Thought Come ? “

Posted on February 1, 2013 by dominic724

The “I” thought : king of the weeds in a whole weedy thought patch. For a while, the absence of  “I” thoughts felt so freeing, it  almost intoxicated. Later, the rest of the weeds remind of their existence through the … Continue reading →

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The Last Moment

Posted on November 24, 2012 by dominic724

Awakening happens when we are alone. The event that ends the personal self feels utterly personal. Sitting at home on a cushion, or at a computer, waiting for a bus, lying in bed, or sky-gazing from a stone bench, until … Continue reading →

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Jettison

Posted on November 17, 2012 by dominic724

The story-making me spins itself a yarn about waking up. It might go something like this: “I’m close. Real close. I can feel it. It’s got to be just one more thing I need to know, one more thing to … Continue reading →

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Comfort Zone

Posted on October 14, 2012 by dominic724

The approach to awakening from this angle, and (apparently) from many others, was fraught with peril. Not physical peril. Mental peril. What if I’m wrong ? What if this awakening stuff is a bunch of malarkey ? What if I’m … Continue reading →

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Nowhere to be Found

Posted on September 24, 2012 by dominic724

[ Guest poetry on living the awake life by Dennis Waugaman . Enjoy ! ] I look for a me. Nowhere to be found. No me, no ID, what then? A you? Show me. Body, mind, soul? Show me. No, … Continue reading →

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Just Open the Eyes and See

Posted on September 16, 2012 by dominic724

[ Today’s post courtesy of Jowate, from Liberation Unleashed. Enjoy ! ] On a certain planet, there was a species of somewhat hairy sentient animals that were born with their eyes shut. The thing was, it simply didn’t occur to … Continue reading →

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Listening Without a “me”.

Posted on July 25, 2012 by dominic724

Many inquiry exercises are based in vision. Even if they are not literally visual practices, they are written as visual metaphors and coached in visual terms. About 40% of the population does not learn optimally through the visual modality. Of … Continue reading →

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Awakening’s Direction

Posted on May 25, 2012 by dominic724

Awakening’s direction ? Awakening shifts attention abruptly away from a thought-based life toward life as sensory awareness. Seeing. Hearing. Touch and other body sensations. Sensory experience is honest, simple, direct, without artifice. Even when fooled, sensory experience is honestly mistaken. … Continue reading →

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