Self-Inquiry
Explore awareness, identity and the question Who am I through direct observation. Begin with self-inquiry meditation: Who am I?.
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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.
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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.
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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?”
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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.”
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
