Dharma Talks
Munir speaks regularly on the subjects of spirituality, self-inquiry and spiritual practice. If you are new to these talks, you could begin with Under the Clear Blue Sky of the Self, Embracing the Light of Eternity and Nonduality: Unveiling the Clear Bead at the Center as an orientation to the theme of nondual understanding that runs throughout these talks.
Embracing the Light of Eternity
“The world is illusory; Brahman alone exists; The world is Brahman.” What does this teaching from the Hindu Vedas have to do with you and me? Understanding this teaching requires inquiry into the nature of mind and the recognition that reality is one. How do we make this inquiry and then live in accord with this understanding?
Nonduality: Unveiling-the-Clear-Bead-at-the-Center
The nondual perspective, within all of the traditions such as Vedanta, Shaivism, Tantra, Zen, Sufism, and mystical Christianity, derives from the fact that reality is One. Though reality appears to the finite mind as a multiplicity of events and objects in space and time, this appearance is due to the inherent limitations of the finite mind only. As reality is indivisible, so the consciousness that is aware of it is likewise a unity.
God’s Version of You
What are the components of a daily spiritual practice? Why would one undertake this? What may be revealed by consistent, sincere practice in the long run?
Being the Gift
Here I reflect on the true context for giving, which is God’s being. Our seeming deficiencies and humanness are veils over undiscovered inspiration and capacity. Through a process of subtraction, we become more and more capable of giving all that we are.
Under the Clear, Blue Sky of the Self
What is soul, or Self? What are some astounding attributes or things to notice about our Self or soul? Why can music be so evocative of soul? What does it mean to live true to soul?
The Art of Being Human
What is a human being? Does the concept of being human really help us? Within the appearance or label of being “human”, what are we really? What is the art of wearing the suit clothes of “human” while being what we really are?