Tim Z. Brooks On Nonduality: Presence, Practice, Paradox
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Comfort: My Double-Edged Sword

Comfort is something we all seek, isn’t it? After a long day or a stressful situation, we naturally gravitate toward the things that make us feel safe, at ease, and soothed. For me, these may include sipping a hot bowl of chicken soup, putting on an old sweatshirt, or watching the classic TV comedy Frasier. But I have an ambivalent relationship with comfort, especially when it comes to my...

Why I Chose to Write Under a Pseudonym

As an author and someone deeply engaged in exploring complex and sometimes controversial subjects, such as religion, politics, and an outside-the-box philosophy of life, I wanted to share my thoughts with the freedom that a pseudonym offers. Here’s why I’ve made this choice. [...]

Finding Radical Wholeness, Oneness, or All-That-Is

In the "Introduction" to Finding Radical Wholeness (FRW), the philosopher Ken Wilber articulates a philosophy of life that he describes as a fundamental orientation to Wholeness in five different modes, as those modes are defined by a spiritual movement called Integral Metatheory. While this philosophy may be new to many of his readers, it is one way of practicing a popular life philosophy...

Why I Prefer “Philosophy of Life” Over the Term “Spirituality”

As an author and long-term student of Integral Spirituality, influenced by thinkers like Ken Wilber and Sri Aurobindo, I’ve spent years exploring human development, consciousness, and the search for meaning. Over time, I've come to see the term "spirituality" as unavoidable but problematic, and I’ve found myself gravitating more toward the term "philosophy of life" to describe my personal and...

Tim Z. Brooks On Nonduality: Presence, Practice, Paradox

Tim Z. Brooks is a site with blog posts and drafts of several books-in-progress on the topics of spirituality, integrative metatheory, and Sacred Words. You can also subscribe to Tim's newsletter and follow him on Facebook to read daily notes on his Integral Life Practice.