Nondual - Deconstructing Yourself

Meditation beyond subject and object: resting as open awareness itself. Talks, teachings, and pointers on nondual practice; including Do-Nothing meditation, the emptiness of self and world, and the shift from doing meditation to being awareness.

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The Nondual Roots of Indian Thought and Religion March 5, 2015 - by Michael W. Taft Nondualism was developed earliest, and was most thoroughly explored, in India. Yet the first Indian scriptures, the Vedas (roughly 1000 BCE) are completely dualistic in their… Read More »

Nonduality Talk February 4, 2015 - Want a quick intro to the entire history of nondualism? Jerry Katz interviewed me about it here. ~ Michael W. Taft If this interests you, you might want to check… Read More »

Let It Be – A Guided Meditation December 17, 2014 - by Michael W. Taft Your life is filled with too much business, too much hurry, too much stress. Just for a moment, let go of all that. There are too… Read More »

Nondualism Book by Michael W. Taft Released November 12, 2014 - Deconstructing Yourself is pleased to announce the release of a new book by Michael W. Taft, entitled Nondualism: A Brief History of a Timeless Concept. From the Introduction: Nondualism is… Read More »

Escaping the Observer Trap: Free Yourself by Observing the Observer November 28, 2013 - Are you feeling stuck in your mindfulness practice? Did meditation lead to big, positive life changes early on, but now years later you’re just sort of treading water with no… Read More »

Meditation on No-self July 23, 2013 - by Michael W. Taft Why do you meditate? There are a wide variety of possible reasons. I started because I couldn’t stand my own mind, and I had an intuition… Read More »

Nondualism: The History of an Idea December 16, 2011 - In November, I spoke about the history of non-dualism at the Science and Non-duality Conference, in San Rafael. I decided to give this talk because although a lot of people… Read More »