Dharma

Practice Instructions

This is just a short practice-oriented section, aimed to assist “beginners” in “meditation”.

By the way - in actuality - “beginner” is only a word, a label. Such concepts are part of the “problem”. They are part of what brought the psychological ego/self here to look for “help”, “relief”, etc.

“Meditation”, is also yet another label. It’s a concept one shouldn’t take seriously. If you feel like meditating it’s fine. If you don’t it’s fine too.

Below, you will get instructions in pdf for the following practices:

• Mindfulness of Breath (from TMI)

• Shikantaza) (Zazen) (from this e-book)

• Do Nothing from (from Shinzen’s Five ways to know yourself and “Do Nothing Meditation” youtube video)

• R.E.S.T. by Rashid Hughes (from this e-book)

• The Sound of Silence by Ajahn Amaro (from this article)

In addition to the above, you can also try these short (audio) guided meditations.

OnThatPath’s Meditation Framework

For more information, visit this link.

Non-Duality

“Non-duality” - similarly to other words used above - means nothing special. Actually, this term is only useful in order to categorize books, videos etc., and this is how it’s used on this website.

Suggested Books

• Beyond Mindfulness by Stephan Bodian

• The Way of Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly

• Being Aware of Being Aware by Rupert Spira

• Boundless Awareness: A Loving Path to Spiritual Awakening and Freedom from Suffering by Michael A. Rodriguez

• Nothing to Grasp by Joan Tollifson

• Awakening to the Dream: The Gift of Lucid Living by Leo Hartong

• Awakening to the Natural State by John Wheeler

• Awake: It’s Your Turn by Angelo DiLullo

• Essence Revisited: Slipping Past the Shadows of Illusion by Darryl Bailey

• Dismantling the Fantasy: An Invitation to the Fullness of Life by Darryl Bailey

• “What the…”: A Conversation about Living by Darryl Bailey

Darryl Bailey

Darryl Bailey is one of the clearest and to the point “non-dual” teachers I have found so far.

If you are interested in radical non-duality but you find Tony Parsons, Jim Newman, etc. confusing, then Bailey is for you.

Apart from his books that are suggested on the list above, you can watch/listen to the following material:

• Challenging the Fantasies: Parts 1 | 2 | 3

• Something Slightly Different

• Jumping Off the Hundred Foot Pole

John Wheeler

This is a link to the section about John Wheeler. It includes almost all the text/audio/video material that can be found online.

This collection was heavily inspired by The Natural State.

Pragmatic Dharma

Here, was a Pragmatic Dharma section that has now moved to a dedicated page.