It points to an authentic place where true inner work can begin and take hold: our ego on its knees - most else is posturing and hiding under the false guise of doing spiritual work.

The vastness of this place enforces a sense of an utter smallness that the boy could not have grasped, but is humbling to the man.

Authenticity is a word that, when uttered, is frequently followed by something inauthentic.

The same walk for over a decade, and something new every day.

A belief that I have been forced to confront in my own life, and that I also observe in those I treat, is that a spiritual path can address psychological issues.

The illusion of control can give us a sense of being in the driver’s seat.

The first step in being in the moment is to check in with ourselves. It gives us an opportunity to gaze behind the curtain of our daily shtick: the powerhouse financial whiz, the aloof artist, the engaged political activist, the oozing serenity spiritual aspirant.

It can be taxing in a culture that fears change and breeds complacency to constantly listen to the inner voice and not to run on autopilot.

In these accelerated times, it seems that our souls are not putting up with our personalities and their constant shenanigans.

Nisargadatta’s teachings are classic Advaita Vedanta, since he constantly emphasizes that there is nothing to seek, that we already are the Self.