This podcast recorded on 1.9.15 is a conversation between Jon Rubinstein of “How Not To Hate Your F**king Life” and Abdi about the intersection of psychology and spirituality. Abdi discusses being present through being in the body; connecting with the imminence of death and dealing with the pitfalls of spiritual practice. The running time is 1 hour and 22 minutes.… read more →
Question: Recently I have been studying the teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj with a renowned spiritual teacher. I know he is someone you hold in high praise and consider to be the real deal. I have read your piece for Namarupa years back about him. The person that I am studying with via a webinar (you should do some!) is also… read more →
Question: I am in a tremendous amount of pain. The developer where I live is building more houses. In order to do this they are clearing the forest. Every day around 3:00 PM I hear a horn blow three times, then a massive explosion (they are blasting the roots). A couple seconds later I can hear all the trees crashing… read more →
QUESTION: After spending time in retreat/workshops/traveling to India and immersed in direct experience with the divine I am longing to be there all the time. In the meantime, I have a human life to be respectful of. Can you offer me any comfort in the transition. I always return here to this place. I long to be immersed in the… read more →
QUESTION: Just to be clear I don’t associate with the “New Agey” stuff. However I am very aware of some of my gifts. Recently things in my life have been extremely hectic, a loss of a sibling, a sudden move, to be honest the list is endless. Lots of really big stuff. And well sometimes I get a sudden stream… read more →
QUESTION: Since coming into the healing work that I have been practicing, while there have been teachers around me, much of it feels like it’s come from my own past life experience and intuition. The teachers are all wonderful, but difficult to converse with in the traditional sense. I realize that much of learning this world is to learn to… read more →
The Question I saw your talk on intuition the other night. No, I am not one of those special people with the gift of sight. Like you said, even if I were, what would I do with it. There are times though, when I would like to peek in the future, mostly to figure out the direction and get rid… read more →
The Question What do you think of the growing interest in atheism and the leaders of the movement like Richard Dawkins? Abdi Answers Troublemaker, huh? Fantastic! What I have will be just another opinion to you; no matter how informed or uninformed it is . Important topics like this needs to come from our own knowing. An intellectual answer will… read more →
The Question I have dealt with a chronic illness for many decades. I became ill in college and am now in my forties. It seems as if my whole life has been dedicated to getting well. I am am unable to do many things that others take for granted. I always believed I would get better, but now I do… read more →
The Question Do you believe in astrology or numerology and if yes, do you practice it or look there for advice? Abdi Answers Astrology and numerology can be useful tools on our path. The main problem is that we turn to these practices when we are confused and hence leave our intelligence at the door. Few people use them when… read more →
The Question I did an Ayahuasca ceremony this past October. It was extremely, extremely, extremely painful, but I feel it was extremely advantageous. I am thinking of doing it a 2nd and/or 3rd time – but stopping there. I experienced… an expanded consciousness…that I never experienced before in my entire life. I have been studying shamanism since Feb. 20, 2008… read more →
The Question I recently picked up your book and found it very revealing to my ego and noticed that I put it down after the first two chapters. Dealing with shadows is a whole other perspective I hadn’t fully been ready to tackle. I notice I like the sexy stuff like focusing on the light, positive affirmations, and manifesting. I… read more →
The Question Like the many you describe, I have been having a very accelerated spiritual time in my life, especially as of late. I want you to know that I am AWAKE. I am someone who has suffered tremendously and is still doing so…it has taken much work and many years to get to this place of knowing how I… read more →
The Question Does one need to be of a superior intellect to become enlightened? How am I to know that I am watching my thoughts (I mean meditating) and not actually thinking? Is there a simple step to ensure that one is actually meditating and not thinking? Abdi Answers Intelligence, the wonderful tool that can help us navigate our material… read more →
No question here. Just a brilliant comment sent to me by a friend regarding astrological forecasts and such: I had a brutal lesson years ago about information – about ‘fitting in’ and shaping myself to an oncoming, developing situation. Instead of allowing all my life’s personal work that had passed before to be my past, I took it to be… read more →
