This is my basic meditation cheat sheet. It consists of four simple processes. The first three are about clearing, releasing, and opening. The fourth is about enjoying the spaciousness that results. The whole thing can be done in about 20 minutes. With practice, it can take even less time.

In spiritual circles, the 'ego' gets a bad rap, portrayed as the primary obstacle to overcome on the journey to awakening. Destroy your ego, they say, and you will be free. Well, I have some good news for you. Your ego is already destroyed.

The age of gurus has passed. Jed McKenna began his existence as an anti-guru. In the postmodern era, the most effective anti-gurus are imaginary.

The abilities needed to break through into the next paradigm cannot be taught. This makes learning them somewhat challenging. Primate evolution has something to show us about how best to learn things that can't be taught.