Recursive self-inquiry

2024-10-05T21:52:44+08:00 | 1 minute read | Updated at 2024-10-17T16:08:53+02:00

@ Gibster

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I always loved the concepts of Koans in Zen - for sceptical and cerebral people (like me) they are a good way to break the mind a little. These small and strange sentences confuse the mind, and essentially allow you to understand that the mind can’t solve it - and then ‘fall through it’. The recursive self-inquiry is in that realm - but very approachable in my opinion and the deeper you go the more likely you’ll get a non-dual glimpse.

Recursive self-inquiry is the art of peeling back the layers of self, asking again and again, ‘Who am I?’ Each answer reveals another surface, only to be questioned further. Beyond name, role, and thought, you keep asking, ‘Who am I?’ just moving deeper with each step. Don’t rush it - really investigate and contemplate.

In time, answers fade, and what remains is a quiet, formless awareness. The questioning dissolves into silence, revealing the truth beyond words - you being in the space of no-thingness.

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You’ll find writings on non-duality, self-realization, Zen, Tantra and related topics here. My aim is to make these profound subjects approachable and digestible. I’ve found much of the literature abstract and inaccessible; understanding should be within everyone’s reach.

I’m a self-development addict; it’s fascinating to take yourself as the research object. I’ve explored various self-development trainings and retreats: primal therapy, shadow work, breath work, menswork, concentration meditation, etc. In the last decade, my main teachings come from Rinzai Zen under various teachers (mostly indebted to Jun Po Dennis Kelly Roshi - my most important teacher), and Tantra (various schools).

Always open to feedback and questions!

Love Gibster ❤️