Know the peace of your true nature. Inquire and see that no one was ever separate from it.
I’m Kat, short for Katrijn. I write and speak about nonduality as a truth you can realize right now, in ordinary life. I no longer work one-on-one and there’s no teaching here, just various resources and support for inquiry.
Unsure where to start? Scroll to the end of this page, and listen to the self-illusion introductory meetings series. Or get a copy of the book Seeing No-Self and dive straight into the essential inquiries. If you have questions, come to a meeting, or write to me — my email is at the bottom of the page.
There are many approaches to nonduality and they can all be valuable. This approach is practical and empirical, based entirely on inquiry: investigating in direct experience, not following a teaching. You can hear beautiful nondual explanations and descriptions, but until you inquire it's all theory. YOU have to look. My intention is to support you in that. The rest is up to you.
Why do I do this? Seeing I am not limited to a separate self, body, or mind, I experience freedom. Knowing that freedom, I experience peace. Knowing that peace, I experience joy. Knowing that joy, a desire arises to share its source.
Publications.
See for yourself.
The heart of this approach is direct nondual inquiry: observing and finding out in your own experience what is true. It’s not complicated, just unusual. With some clear instructions and enough motivation, anyone can do it. You learn by trying and you already have all you need to succeed.
What you can discover is that the limited, separate self we identify with is an illusion — a mental mirage. There’s no one here to own this life, manage it, or get it right. You innocently learned to believe in this identity as a small child. This causes all your stress and suffering.
The natural result of seeing no-self and rediscovering our true nature, is the end of psychological stress and problems. You discover a deep peace from no longer needing life to be a certain way. Nothing really changes but the quality and the joy of life improve drastically, simply from seeing clearly what is true.
Open Meetings.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays — 1 hour
Everyone welcome, no sign-up, no criteria. Please join on time, meetings are locked after 10 minutes. Always check here for any cancellations and current links! There are 3 rules: no philosophy, no teaching, direct experience only (don’t worry, I break them too).
Monday — we try to stick to direct inquiry but we’re only human. :-) Meetings are recorded.
17:00 Central EU | 16:00 UK | 11:00 Eastern US | 08:00 Pacific US
Wednesday — free-flowing group dialogue and Q&A. Meetings are not recorded.
08:00 Central EU | 11:30 India | 15:00 Tokyo | 16:00 Sydney | 18:00 New Zealand
Thursday — free-flowing group dialogue and Q&A. Meetings are not recorded.
17:00 Central EU |16:00 UK | 11:00 Eastern US | 08:00 Pacific US
Nondual Inquiry Lab.
Guided inquiries, mainly from the book Seeing No-Self with further experimenting. Open to all, best if you’ve already tried the inquiries in the book but not required. First Friday of the month, 2 hours. Meetings are recorded.
Upcoming dates: Friday October 2nd, Friday November 6th, Friday December 4th.
16:00-18:00 Central EU | 15:00-17:00 UK | 10:00-12:00 Eastern US | 07:00-09:00 Pacific US
Please join on time, meeting is locked after 10 min.
Books.
The self illusion — introduction.
Audio recordings from the introductory meeting series.
These introduce the six aspects of the self illusion and discuss many typical questions that come up.