Seeing through the self illusion is possible — here and now.

The result: unconditional JOY.

Nonduality demystified.

Nondual realization doesn't require spiritual beliefs, mystical experiences, or following gurus. It’s more of a simple, ordinary rediscovery or recognition of what was already the case.

Here, you'll find a practical approach to directly investigate the nature of self and experience, without jargon or spiritual packaging. This approach is about clear seeing. The tools for it are accessible to everyone, regardless of background or experience. Discover what is already present when you look directly at experience itself, without the distorting filters of thought or belief. That discovery brings all the freedom and joy you ever wanted.

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I write about nonduality as a simple truth that can be realized in our ordinary lives. When it's discovered beyond further doubt that separation and the self are illusions, the quality of life improves drastically — although paradoxically nothing changes.

This discovery is made through empirical investigation of direct experience. You observe, test, and prove this to yourself. It’s not complicated. With some clear instruction and enough motivation, anyone can do it.

This is so suitable to our times. We don’t want another belief system. We're skeptics. But we also yearn to transcend our ridiculous self-obsession, our meaningless pursuit of more and better making us miserable.

Nondual realization is the simple recognition that the separate self we believe we are limited to, is an illusion. Identification with the self was an innocent mistake. Unconditional joy follows naturally from this discovery.

Books.

What evidence exists for nonduality?

Beyond Illusion is an overview of some of the science and philosophy demonstrating the self illusion and the fundamental nature of reality as Consciousness. It's for the skeptics.

What inquiries are essential for nondual understanding?

Seeing No-Self takes you through the 33 inquiries that helped me after a decade of seeking and have worked best in 3 years of guiding others. It's for those who want to realize this in direct experience.

What would leadership informed by nondual understanding look like?

Selfless Leadership contains 16 exercises to help you uncover authentic self-lessness and effortless service. It's for anyone interested in better leadership.

A story.

Nonduality found me. I was trying to fix myself and remove depression with self-help — more and more self-help. The self-help morphed into a deep fascination with Buddhism and meditation, as well as the popular teachings of Byron Katie, Eckhart Tolle, and others. None of it worked.

At some point I stumbled upon direct path nonduality. "There is only Awareness and you are that." Okay, whatever. I understood next to nothing and continued my search for a better me. But the nondual books kept popping up and soon I was mass-consuming them. There was something maddeningly attractive about it. I kept hoping the next book would make me understand.

The question everyone asks is: "What finally made you get it?" The honest answer is, I don't know. I noticed it slowly started to make sense. Whole chunks of beliefs and identity fell away. There was less and less reading and more and more spontaneous inquiry. All searching eventually stopped. There was no need for it anymore.

This answer is frustrating, I know. We want a clear step-by-step path to follow. Do A, B, and C and you will end up with D. If that were the case, everyone would be awake to this! We'd have figured it out by now.

There is good news though: If it's true that awakening undoes you, and you're reading this ... then it's already happening. All I can say is, let the interest take you. Follow it, pursue it, and above all, try direct nondual inquiry.