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Doctor, Doctor, it hurts when I do this!

Vincent J. Fortunato

Mar 31
1 min

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

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Feb 6
1 min

Paying attention to attention

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Feb 5
1 min

Inside? Outside?

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'."...

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Feb 5
1 min

Waking up as the Character you play

This is the first of what I hope will be a series of brief videos involving daily observations associated with non-duality. WATCH ON YOUTUBE

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Oct 22, 2020
1 min

VIDEO: What is it like ALWAYS?

Photo by Vincent J. Fortunato View Video on YouTube In this video, I discuss the question "what is it like always?" as a point of inquiry...

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Oct 20, 2020
3 min

Comet Neowise

...our minds operate as filters that obscure our true nature, which is vast, infinite, and boundless." Photo by Vincent J. Fortunato...

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"I think, therefore I am" But what is prior to the "I am?"

Vincent J. Fortunato

Sep 17, 2020
1 min

"I think, therefore I am" But what is prior to the "I am?"

YOUTUBE VIDEO In some respects, Descartes had it partially correct when he said "I think, therefore I am." (He actually said "Cogito,...

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Mental Distancing - Part 3 (Or what happens when you drop even the idea of mental distancing)

Vincent J. Fortunato

May 6, 2020
1 min

Mental Distancing - Part 3 (Or what happens when you drop even the idea of mental distancing)

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Vincent J. Fortunato

May 1, 2020
1 min

Mental Distancing - Part 2

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Apr 30, 2020
1 min

Mental Distancing - Part 1

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Commentary on Adyashanti's book Resurrecting Jesus

Vincent J. Fortunato

Apr 12, 2020
1 min

Commentary on Adyashanti's book Resurrecting Jesus

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Mar 17, 2020
1 min

Commentary on the Verse of the Kesa

YOUTUBE VIDEO Verse of the Kesa Vast is the robe of liberation A formless field of benefaction I wear the Tathagatha's teachings, Saving...

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Jan 19, 2020
1 min

Peeling away the layers of conditioning

Using a personal story involving the need to become someone, I discuss how deeply our conditioning affects the clarity of our awakening.

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Jan 2, 2020
7 min

New Year's Resolutions and Commentary

Commentary and New Year's Resolutions

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Nov 21, 2019
1 min

Grief: A non-dual perspective

This talk is an exploration of three levels of grief: the initial pain of being human; the perpetuation of suffering; and the divine...

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Diffusing the Post-Awakening Time Bomb: Put on your shoes

Vincent J. Fortunato

Nov 7, 2019
1 min

Diffusing the Post-Awakening Time Bomb: Put on your shoes

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Oct 1, 2019
0 min

How do you know that you are aware?

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Sep 16, 2019
2 min

Awareness is Nothing but an Arising

This blog post was previously written on 1/26/17 and slightly edited on 9-15-19. It is the second of a series of previously written blogs...

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Sep 16, 2019
2 min

Witnessing

What you are are looking with is what you are looking for.

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Vincent J. Fortunato

Jul 15, 2019
1 min

Tidbits

Perception. That which is being perceived by that which cannot be explained is limited by the limits of the body. But the body itself is...

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