October 21, 2026
The Dreamer, the Dream, and What Is Not at Risk
El soñador, el sueño y lo que no está en riesgo
A guided meditation examines perception, thought, and the sense of self as forms of imagination, comparing waking experience to a dream and inviting a rest in not knowing. In the dialogues, the teacher discusses disillusionment and nihilism as common stages of deconstruction, signs of genuine freeing up and the risk of losing empathy, and how the longing for safety relates to identity, fear, and seeing from two perspectives at once.
meditation
The Dreamer and the Dream
Notice how sounds, sights, sensations, and even your sense of self resemble a dream, and rest gently in not knowing who is dreaming.
dialogue
The Disappointment of Seeing Through
A student describes a chain of insights into how everything is constructed, followed by a mild depression and a nihilistic mood. The teacher explains why disillusionment is a common and almost necessary stage, how nihilism is itself another form of false knowing, and what signs indicate a genuine freeing up.
dialogue
What Is Not at Risk
A student describes how her spiritual map has become unsteady, leaving a longing for a safe place to rest alongside a surge of creativity and discomfort. The teacher explores the sense of lacking safety, why we retreat into frightening stories rather than feel certain sensations, and how identity, death, and fear appear from the perspective of lucid dreaming.
dialogue
Real, and Not What I Think
A student shares her struggle with getting caught in a strong sensation, swinging between "this isn't real" and "this feels so real." The teacher responds that both are true.
teaching
The Snake and the Rope
A reflection on the Indian understanding of reality as that which does not change, and illusion as that which does. Through the images of the snake and the rope, the mirage, and a broken glass cup, the teacher applies this distinction to the question "What am I?"
dialogue
Inquiry Without Avoidance
A student facing an unpaid contract notices fear and annoyance arising, and asks whether inquiring into the threatened sense of identity is the right approach. The teacher examines how inquiry can quietly become a strategy to avoid what is appearing, and explores the essence of fear, pain, and suffering.