Pointers

What is it, right now, that is absolutely not changing?

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Presence is the "I" that knows that your body, thoughts, emotions, and sensations are temporarily appearing. That "I" is the spaciousness before you--not your body, thoughts, or feelings.

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The ego is just the sense of an individual self. It is not an actual thing or division.

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Everything arises spontaneously out of awareness. See that this is actually occurring in your daily life. Thoughts, emotions, sensations, consciousness, and your body are being known by awareness. Bring your attention to this spacious knower that you heretofore have overlooked.

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Meditation only strengthens the notion that there is a person there, and not presence.

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Presence is looking at itself through this body's eyes. That this body happens to be named Rodney, is male, is tall, and loves dark chocolate is purely circumstantial. There is nothing here but presence. Everything is coming up from and disappearing into That.

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Methods and techniques remain peripheral. Self-enquiry and ernest deliberation do not.

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Your body does not have a life of its own. It is composed of and is animated by presence. Thus, you are being lived. There is no separate person living a life. You are a wave on the ocean and are nothing but water itself.

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Existence is simply awareness finding expression in infinite forms and actions.

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Awareness isn't something that is merely constantly present. It is what you are. So stop trying gain or reach for presence. You are looking beyond it--so to speak--when you attempt to do that. So what is it, right at this moment, that you cannot look beyond? That is who and what you are! That is your heart and treasure. See what is doing the seeing and the knowing--it is that seemingly ordinary spaciousness that is directly before and within you. And truly, it couldn't be any simpler to recognize.

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News & Info

RECENTLY IN: Tami Brady reviewed A Vastness All Around on her TCM Reviews page.

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"A Vastness All Around is, hands down, one of the best books out there on nonduality. Thank you for all of your writing." --Alex Taylor

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Here's a review of the Kindle Edition of Vastness on Amazon.

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Nonduality Magazine has published a discussion with Rodney about his work and book. The extensive and wide-ranging interview was done by John LeKay, the magazine's editor.

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"Loved the book, Rodney. Enjoyed it as much as John Wheeler's first book, Awakening to the Natural State. My favourite quote of yours was "you are no more your personal history than you are your toothbrush." I like the fact that you included little tidbits of your life and surrounds. It felt more like reading a book on travel or history than some of the other textbook style books on nonduality. I think for anyone serious about a direct approach, your book and John Wheeler's are the two to have." -- Ian

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A Vastness All Around: Awakening to Your Natural State is Rodney's first collection of essays, discussions, interviews, and powerful pointers. It can be ordered directly from the publisher at Lulu Press.

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Vastness is now available for the Amazon Kindle! Order Here.

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And for the book's Press Release, click Here.

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If you would like to meet Rodney, have him to discuss nonduality, sign books, or read, you can email him at: writerguy@fastmail.fm Such events are self-organized, so funding is key, with groups and universities that can cover travel expenses getting priority. And much appreciation!

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John Wheeler's site is no longer up. But earnest and serious seekers can reach him at: johnwheeler111@yahoo.com

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