Tim Z. Brooks On Nonduality: Presence, Practice, Paradox
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Learning from Addiction and Avoidance

Right now, I am procrastinating on something but writing in my journal. This isn’t what I really need to do, but it is what I want to do. What I need and what I want are different things, and often the difference between them is enjoyment, and when I’m procrastinating, I choose enjoyment over the needful things that are somewhat unpleasant. My cat meows. I pay attention in the Now. I must wait to...

Addiction: What Helped Me Heal

I don’t know if anyone else will relate to this, but I’m going to say it anyway. For years, I struggled to find a recovery path that actually fit. I went to 12-step groups. I tried moderation management. I tried abstinence. I even tried pretending I didn’t have a problem. Nothing really stuck—not in a way that reached the core of what was going on. I didn’t lack willpower. I didn’t lack self...

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.