The Threat of Change Can Paralyze the Will
The ego’s fear of change can cause the will, mind, and heart to shut down and refuse to internalize new information. Growth is felt as a threat. This is because of the ego’s attachment to the Other that formed its world and its desires. Once this has been superseded by the soul’s love of God, the bondages of the ego fall away, and the Infinite Self is revealed.
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Our Fear of Death Is Also Our Fear of Life
The subject of this satsang is death, a fear of which is endemic to every ego. We fear our own death and feel sorrow at the death of the other, because our consciousness has identified with a mortal body and its thoughts. Fear of death also amounts to fear of life—fear of taking risks, individuating, and entering the unknown Self. Only when we live in this state, recognizing and deciding that our highest Self is most valuable and Real, will the power of Self-actualization and a life free of Self-betrayal be possible.
How to Get Out of the Trap of the Ego's Core Delusion
The world is in a state of full system collapse. If we want to remain in a state of peace and navigate with accuracy and freedom, we must prepare psychospiritually. Shunyamurti presents M. C. Escher's lithograph "Drawing Hands” as best representing the logical trap of the ego's core delusion and why the capacity for Self-actualization has been lost. Shunyamurti teaches how we can reclaim our Self-sovereignty and finally be free of the internalized other.
What Happens When You Stop Thinking and Become Truly Present?
In this Q&A, Shunyamurti explores the three levels of consciousness—the I, the I-Am, and the I-Exist—and the state of effortless flow that emerges when thinking falls silent and we become receptive to a deeper intelligence.
Surprise Satsang - September 30, 2026
Evening teaching, Q&A
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Understanding the Difference Between Fate and Destiny
In this Q&A, Shunyamurti explores the illusion of inner and outer and the difference between fate and destiny. Shunyamurti reveals why unconditional acceptance is only a beginning, and how letting go of our identification with the character's fate opens us to the timeless destiny of God-Consciousness.
Discover Who Is Dreaming You
In this Q&A, Shunyamurti explains that individuation is ultimately directed by a higher intelligence, and that the one we take ourselves to be is a character being dreamed by the Absolute Self. From this perspective, even the chakras belong to the fictional identity of the embodied ego. Liberation comes through awakening from the illusion altogether and recognizing the one undifferentiated light that is already fully present.