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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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