Open Aware Presence

By giving open attention to this one bottomless moment here and now, and to presence itself, it may be recognized that this aware presence that we are is boundless, that the bodymind and the whole universe appear and disappear in it like waves in the ocean—ever-changing, inseparable movements of an undivided whole in which there is no inside, no outside, no separation, no division, no other.

When we are hypnotized by the thought-sense of being small and separate from the whole, feelings of deficiency, anxiety and dissatisfaction inevitably follow. We try to control ourselves and the world, we fear death, we search for certainty and something to grasp. But in holding on to nothing at all, there is immense freedom.

Entering deeply into presence, we find the sacred everywhere, in every moment and every being. Everything, even our brokenness and apparent imperfections, is infinitely full of unresolvable mysteries, beauty and love; worthy of attention, reverence, awe, wonder and devotion.

What is offered here invites firsthand exploration and direct discovery, not belief or dogma. There is no finish-line, no method, no future goal, only this ever-fresh aliveness.