<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ Terrence Stephens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practical, Radical & Direct Non-Duality
One-on-One Guidance and free Live Online Satsangs. A truth and fact-finding mission to your true nature.]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:49:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.terrencestephens.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Non-Duality Q&#38;A: Abiding as Presence]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 the absence of...]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/non-duality-q-a-abiding-as-presence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2682f43fd38a1bb6fafb9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:08:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something to Ponder: Prior to Word, Prior to Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 creates the appearance...]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/something-to-ponder-prior-to-word-prior-to-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e266f3a96d49e56ebd769c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:01:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Awaken: Seeing Through the Illusion of Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 dualistic. And still —...]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/awaken-seeing-through-the-illusion-of-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e26613441ae2d5fdf511fe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:58:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consciousness and Awareness: What Is Prior to Thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[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. Awareness in...]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/consciousness-and-awareness-what-is-prior-to-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e264cac4c584cedb0815df</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:54:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't know the Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 just a mental...]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/you-can-t-know-the-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd4effbd46da1f6b269598</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:44:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Voice in the head]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 as a unified space...]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/the-voice-in-the-head</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd35f8eac6d29286cc73d0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:01:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing what you are not]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 just a mental...]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/seeing-what-you-are-not</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd37e69f47d1db502d899a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:06:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The illusion of Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[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, enduring reality....]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/the-illusion-of-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd37a353d6bd8a244a94e2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:03:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The root cause of suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[The root cause of all psychological suffering is the deeply ingrained, unexamined belief that you are a separate, limited entity. From the moment of birth, conditioning reinforces the idea of a "me" that is distinct from the rest of the world, creating a perceived boundary between the observer and the observed. This sense of isolation is a "veil of ignorance" that shrouds your true nature, leading to a persistent feeling of incompleteness and the constant, restless need to defend or enhance...]]></description><link>https://www.terrencestephens.com/post/the-root-cause-of-suffering</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd389853d6bd8a244a9799</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:07:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Terrence Stephens</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>