All are One, One is None, None is All

by Adam J. Pearson All are One, One is none, And none is all. To see this directly is the heart of Zen, The aim of Advaita, The core of the Sufi way, The secret of Kabbalah. ‘All‘ is the relative universe of forms, manifestations, And phenomenological diversity, Including the human body-mind, The field of…

Beyond Experiencing

By Adam J. Pearson Prior to experience, Experiencing, And experiencer– We are That.   Experience and experiencer Appear in the play of manifestation. And experiencing Is the dreaming of consciousness Beyond which, Even experiencing gives way To silence and not-knowing.   That, all words fail to reach, A pathless land none can traverse, The root…

The Heart of the Way: Not One, Nor Two

by Adam J. Pearson The true nature of reality Is neither One, nor two. To cut off Oneness, Leaves the concept of twoness, Like two sides of a coin. To cut off twoness, Leaves the concept of Oneness, Like the coin that has two sides. Without giving rise to heads, There can be no tails;…

Do The Worthy Thing You Fear To Do

By Adam J. Pearson Whatever you know to be of value and worth doing, but fear doing, resist doing, or can’t imagine yourself doing, do that. Your growth lies there. No one grows in their comfort zone. Feel the fear, discomfort, and vulnerability and do it anyway. Let the action flow through you with deliberateness,…

Petals in the Wind

By Adam J. Pearson Peace is not found in thoughts– Thoughts are found in peace. Thinking is agitation, Fleeting forms flowing– Through what do they flow? What is this silence? What is this stillness? What is this aware emptiness, That’s filled with a world, A life, a feeling, a thought? What silence answers When “Who…

The Smallest Moments of Vulnerability

By Adam J. Pearson Friendships and relationships Are strengthened Or broken By how we handle The smallest moments Of vulnerability. In these small moments, As a result of our actions, Trust and connection Grow like lotuses Or wilt like unwatered lilies. When we meet vulnerability with care, support, and encouragement, We show that we can…

The Innocent Habit of Believing Unloving Thoughts

By Adam J. Pearson Friend: Things are slowly working out for me but I’m really struggling today and succumbing to suicidal thoughts. Me: I’m happy to hear that you feel that things are slowly working out. Healing and growth are a process and moments of struggle along the way are a normal part of that….