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These are simple reflections and expressions. Nothing is being taught. Nothing needs to be followed.
Each post is an invitation to look — directly.
Non-Duality Q&A: Abiding as Presence
Question: I found out today that the seeker is not who I thought myself to be. It happened before this realisation. So now I find the body going to chat all by itself… brushing the teeth… and with this comes a recognition that there is something watching it. Even writing this is happening by itself. I don’t know what this has to do with truth. I realise the non-doer… but not the non-dual truth. Any tips besides just being with it? Terrence: The non-dual truth is recognised in
Terrence Stephens
Apr 173 min read
Something to Ponder: Prior to Word, Prior to Self
Regardless of what is seemingly happening… This that “I” am is prior to word prior to movement prior to space Simply… prior. And here… this “I” appears as all things. A self-creation. Appearing as many. We have been endowed with five senses. And what could be called a sixth: The creative sense. It is through this that division appears. The “me” arises. A seeming separate entity. And yet… if you truly look — There is no movement. Things appear to move. But do they? What create
Terrence Stephens
Apr 172 min read
Awaken: Seeing Through the Illusion of Self
Everything in this phenomenal universe — anything you can be aware of as an object — is a vibration of energy. Without space, this movement could not occur. Even at the subatomic level, there is space for movement. The illusion is simple. Things are not what they appear to be. And this should not be surprising — the senses are limited. There is simply space. Without it, energy could not vibrate. Space itself is undisturbed. Non-dual. Yet the movement of energy appears dualist
Terrence Stephens
Apr 172 min read
Consciousness and Awareness: What Is Prior to Thought
What has become profoundly clear here is this: That which generates thoughts — new or old — is consciousness. I’m going to attempt to describe that which is prior to word… prior to thought. Consciousness. Being aware gives rise to thought. And with thought, duality appears. Duality is only a function of mind. Awareness — which is also consciousness, unmanifest — may seem like something separate. But it is not two. It is one. You could say: Consciousness at rest is awareness.
Terrence Stephens
Apr 172 min read
You can't know the Truth
The "me" we carry around is essentially a high-definition movie produced by the mind, a collection of memories, labels, and future anxieties bundled into a single protagonist. We mistake this narrative for a solid entity, but in reality, it is a psychological placeholder—a "self-image" rather than a "self." Just as an actor can become so lost in a role that they forget the person beneath the costume, we become so engrossed in our personal dramas that we forget the "me" is jus
Terrence Stephens
Mar 201 min read
The Voice in the head
Summary The internal voice is an artificial narrator that creates a fictitious identity, or "me," which is entirely separate from true being. This mental construct acts as a dream character whose history, emotions, and struggles are purely imagined and have no basis in reality. Awakening is the realization that this personal narrative never actually happened, revealing a silent state of aliveness. In this state, the constant internal dialogue stops, and reality is perceived a
Terrence Stephens
Mar 2016 min read
Seeing what you are not
The "me" we carry around is essentially a high-definition movie produced by the mind, a collection of memories, labels, and future anxieties bundled into a single protagonist. We mistake this narrative for a solid entity, but in reality, it is a psychological placeholder—a "self-image" rather than a "self." Just as an actor can become so lost in a role that they forget the person beneath the costume, we become so engrossed in our personal dramas that we forget the "me" is jus
Terrence Stephens
Mar 192 min read
The illusion of Me
The everyday sense of "me" is understood not as a substantial entity, but as a persistent illusion—a "mirage" maintained by memory, thought, and conditioned repetition. This artificial, imagined character is a mental construct, a story the mind tells itself to feel secure, constantly separating "I" from "other" and "internal" from "external". It is a temporary "persona" or "actor" in a play, built upon a web of past impressions, fears, and desires, rather than an essential, e
Terrence Stephens
Mar 171 min read
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