Self-Inquiry
Explore awareness, identity and the question Who am I through direct observation. Begin with self-inquiry meditation: Who am I?.
Drig Drishya Viveka: Seer, Seen and Spiritual Awakening
Explore Drig Drishya Viveka, seer and seen, and spiritual awakening through Advaita Vedanta and James Traverse’s teaching of Knowing via Being.
Aparokshanubhuti: Direct Self-Realization through Knowing via Being
What is Aparokshanubhuti? Explore direct Self-realization, Advaita Vedanta and spiritual awakening through James Traverse’s Knowing via Being.
Mindfulness and Self-Inquiry: What Is the Difference?
Explore how mindfulness and self-inquiry differ, with everyday examples and a short practice for noticing experience and asking “Who am I?”
Self-Inquiry Meditation: How to Explore “Who Am I?” Without Overthinking
Self-inquiry meditation is a contemplative practice of noticing thoughts, feelings, and sensations while exploring what you mean by “I.”
The Noun Illusion – Why You’ll Never Find Yourself in Your Mind
Explore why labels and personal stories cannot fully define who you are. James Traverse uses the whirlpool metaphor to introduce self-inquiry and awareness beyond a fixed identity.
Why Your Sense of Self is a Whirlpool And Other Paradoxes
Two Steps to Not-Two [Audio] 1. The Hook: The Seeker’s Dilemma Most seekers who dive into the philosophy of “oneness” eventually collide with a frustrating wall of cognitive dissonance. It sounds poetic to say everything…
A Masterclass in the Art of Existence
You are the Water Not the Whirlpool [Audio] 1. INTRODUCTION: THE IDENTITY CRISIS AS CATEGORICAL ERROR We spend our lives navigating a shifting landscape of roles. On any given day, you define yourself as a…
We Are Not Things In Existence We Are Existence Happening
You are a Verb Not a Noun [Audio] 1. The Mistake of Persistence: The Industrial Model of the Soul We often treat our souls like vintage watches—delicate mechanisms requiring a jeweler’s loupe and a steady…
5 Surprising Truths About Your Existence
We are often taught to view ourselves through a mechanical lens—as “fixed objects” to be sculpted or “projects” to be optimized. This industrial model suggests that we are static entities that must be maintained, polished,…
You are the Ocean in Motion
You are a Verb (Audio) In our contemporary landscape, yoga has been largely reduced to a high-performance fitness regime, a curated aesthetic of the pose designed for external validation. We have transformed a sacred technology…
