Apatheia Versus Disinterest

Christopher emphasizes the importance of developing an inner gaze and self-awareness to counter the mind’s habitual movement from stillness to obsession and distraction. Instead of fixating on the contents of the mind, one should observe the mechanisms behind them, recognizing that enlightenment is a natural, unconditional state, while suffering is conditioned and self-created.

Undoing the Mind's Conditioning

Christopher Murphy describes how cultivating a curiosity and attentiveness to the mind in meditation may lead to a state of dharana, an effortless state of concentration.

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Taking an Interest in the Mind

Christopher Murphy discusses the process of stepping out of experience, to then witnessing the knower of the experience, to then stepping beyond association with knowledge. (Extract from a Q&A, March 23, 2025) 

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Photo attribution: 8th century Vishnu avatar Vamana taking one of three colossal steps at Virupaksha Shaivism temple, Pattadakal Hindu monuments Karnataka, Ms Sarah Welch, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Association with Thoughtless Awareness

Christopher Murphy describes the troublesome nature of the problem-making mind and how to practice radical acceptance. (Part of a lecture offered on November 8, 2020)

The Problem-Making Mind

In this short extract from a longer teaching, Christopher highlights the vital role of awe in supporting inner alchemy, and sustaining longevity.  (From a lecture given on February 16, 2025)

The Spiritual Benefits of Awe

A teaching by Christopher emphasizing how to navigate life in times of divisiveness by practicing universal friendship, understanding and generosity, while avoiding tendencies towards hatred, aggression and violence. (Lecture given on September 15, 2025)

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