The Limits of Brain Science: Why Correlation Isn’t Explanation

Meditators often have wildly unrealistic expectations regarding what meditation is, what its effects are, and where it eventually leads us. This is especially prevalent among newcomers, who have often...

19 Mar 6min

From my practice and experience, three simple reasons explain why meditators stall on the path and fail to reach the deep insight taught in various guises by all spiritual traditions.Explore all my ep...

18 Mar 34min

Nowadays, I tend to use the word recognition to describe awakening: here's why.Explore all my episodes on spirituality: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/d173b606-7b30-4e9b-b05b-de22c39973b4 Expl...

17 Mar 7min

Enlightenment is our default word for spiritual awakening or deep spiritual insight. While it may serve and inspire certain students to engage in spiritual work, I also believe it is problematic and t...

15 Mar 5min

Despite problems, the word enlightenment does capture two real aspects of awakening: transformation and insight.This is a short snippet from my episode Is Enlightenment The Right Word? on Wednesday 11...

12 Mar 3min

We use the word enlightenment all the time in spirituality.But it might actually be one of the most misleading words in the entire field.It suggests a climactic transformation, a final state, somethin...

11 Mar 30min

Perhaps 1% or fewer practitioners reach late-stage meditation, where awakening has permanently altered one’s perception.Late stage says: “There is no centre for awakening to happen to.”This is a snipp...

10 Mar 9min

Mid-stage practitioners constitute perhaps 5–10% of meditators. This is the stage where awakening begins to stabilise.A core feature of this stage is that thoughts lose their unquestioned authority. T...

8 Mar 10min