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Observing the Character
There is a stage in post awakening in which an individual becomes accurately aware of observing their own character. That is, there is...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Nov 27, 20172 min read


Facilitated versus Spontaneous Awakening?
Recently, someone posted a comment on the website of my teacher (Fred Davis), who is known for waking people up in a very short amount of...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Nov 10, 20172 min read


The Four (Ig)Noble truths from Fred Davis
In Buddhism, there are the four noble truths: The truth of suffering (sometimes translated as "life is suffering" or "life is filled with...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 29, 20171 min read


This is it!
October 17, 2017 (Edited on 10/28/17) This is it. Right now, as you are reading these words! This is your life; this is you! The past...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 28, 20172 min read


Fixing a hole!
A few months ago, while I was driving around town running errands, the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's album was playing through my speakers....
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 21, 20171 min read


Neti-Neti and Inquiry
I am currently reading a book by Ramana Maharshi titled Be As You Are, edited by David Dodman. In one of the chapters Dodman discusses...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 21, 20173 min read


The Ghost of the Character
An early version of this post was written on March 6, 2017. Updated again to fix formatting issues: May 8, 2020 This post focuses on how...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 19, 20174 min read


A Black Hole as Metaphor
Originally written September 18, 2017 Slightly edited and updated on May 8, 2020 Non-dual teachers often have practitioners direct...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 17, 20173 min read


A Zen Koan and Commentary
Originally written September 18, 2017 Re-edited on May 6, 2020 Part 1. The set-up There is a wonderful koan in the Mumonkan (Gateless...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 17, 20173 min read


What's in a name?
Updated August, 2021 I learned recently that some of the information I originally included in this blog post about the legal name of my...
Vincent J. Fortunato
Oct 17, 20174 min read
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