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Mental Distancing - Part 1 - Step 5 - Identification; observing thoughts
This is Video #5 of a sequence of videos in which I am going to step you through some basic meditation exercises that might assist you in...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Nov 7, 20231 min read
Mental Distancing - Part 1 - Step 4: Inside and Outside
In this sequence of videos, I am going to step you through a series of exercises that might assist you in realizing your true nature and...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Mental Distancing Part 1 - Step 3: Awareness
In this sequence of videos, I am going to step you through some basic meditation exercises that might assist you in realizing your true...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Mental Distancing Part 1: Steps 1 and 2: Thoughts
In this sequence of videos, I am going to step you through some basic meditation exercises that might assist you in realizing your true...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Mental Distancing Part 1: Steps 1 and 2 - Perceptions and Awareness
In this sequence of videos, I am going to step you through some basic meditation exercises that might assist you in realizing your true...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 19, 20231 min read
A talk about identification
If you take offense easily, do not watch this video! There are two version: A "short" version (17 minutes long - the first half) and an...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Jul 27, 20231 min read
Video: Being a Better Person (Or "How to stop identifying with the person you think you are!)
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Vincent J. Fortunato
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Video: I'm just an illusion...and so are you.
A guest talk by Dr. Vinnie Boombatz View on YouTube
Vincent J. Fortunato
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Video: Doctor, Doctor, it hurts when I do this!
So, don't do that! This post is about suffering given by my good friend, Dr. Vinnie Boombatz. View on YouTube
Vincent J. Fortunato
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Video: Today's Observation: Paying attention to attention
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Vincent J. Fortunato
Feb 6, 20211 min read
Video: Where does the inside of you meet the outside of you?
This is a talk about a very sharp teaching by Joan Tollifson: "Look for the place where 'inside of you' turns into 'outside of you'."...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Feb 5, 20211 min read
Video: Waking up as the Character you play
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Vincent J. Fortunato
Feb 4, 20211 min read
Video: What is it like ALWAYS?
Photo by Vincent J. Fortunato View on YouTube In this video, I discuss the question "what is it like always?" as a point of inquiry for...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Comet Neowise
...our minds operate as filters that obscure our true nature, which is vast, infinite, and boundless." Photo by Vincent J. Fortunato...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Video: "I think, therefore I am" But what is prior to the "I am?"
In some respects, Descartes had it partially correct when he said "I think, therefore I am." (He actually said "Cogito, ergo sum" which...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Video: Mental Distancing - Part 3
In Mental Distancing Parts 1 and 2, I talked about, first, separating the observer of thoughts from the thoughts themselves; and second,...
Vincent J. Fortunato
May 5, 20201 min read
Video: Mental Distancing - Part 2
In Mental Distancing Part, I talked about noticing that that there is a witness or observer of thoughts and by extension, that what you...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Apr 30, 20201 min read
Video: Mental Distancing - Part 1
You've all heard of social distancing. In this video, I'm going to talk about mental distancing. Mental distancing (Part 1) is the...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Apr 29, 20201 min read
Video: Commentary on Adyashanti's book Resurrecting Jesus
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Vincent J. Fortunato
Apr 12, 20201 min read
Video: Commentary on the Verse of the Kesa
View on YouTube Verse of the Kesa Vast is the robe of liberation A formless field of benefaction I wear the Tathagatha's teachings,...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Mar 17, 20201 min read
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