Well Being with Don Oakley

Don Oakley

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Well Being with Don Oakley

A weekly presentation on the spiritual journey and awakening to our true nature by Don Oakley, Founder of Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee.

FEB 6

Finding Peace in a Chaotic World

We demand peace out in the world but refuse it within ourselves. If we wait for the world to be to our satisfaction, we will wait a very long time. We can do what we can to relieve suffering out in the world, of course, but the question remains: "what needs to change within myself in order to realize peace here and now?

13 min
JAN 22

Going All In

We may meditate for years, go on retreats, maybe even notice the ever-present quality of awareness, and yet still hesitate. “Yes, I have glimpsed awareness, but how do I know I can really trust it?” The thinking mind can conjure up an endless list of doubts and questions. Any one is enough to obscure that formless purity, much like a hand that is held in front of our face can obscure the enormity of the Sun. What will it take to go all in – into the embrace of the Divine?

23 min
JAN 13 · BONUS

Tryiing to Control the Mind

A dialogue with Don Oakley and a participant on retreat about Trying to Control the Thinking Mind and working with desires.

12 min
JAN 10

Always Being, Always Becoming

In spirituality, we may presume that we are on a path to a distant goal. It is true, on a human level, that there is always more “becoming” to do. There is no end to that. However, in the meantime, this mysterious ever-present beingness is already a done deal. It has never been absent, nor could it be – regardless of whatever we may have done or not done. It is what we are – prior to any idea of ourselves that we may hold. It is purity itself.

26 min
12/23/2024 · BONUS

The Eight Stages of Human Maturity

Don Oakley describes the eight stages of Human Maturity in this brief presentation.

7 min
12/20/2024

Basic Goodness

With the amount of turmoil and conflict in the world, it may seem naive to talk about people's basic goodness, but I am using the term in a very specific way. There is a universal and fundamental desire to be happy, to wish oneself well, to be at peace, to feel safe. It is in our pursuit of that underlying desire where problems can arise. How we go about trying to resolve that desire may be functional. Or often not. When we encounter dysfunctional behavior, it is important to remember that we all have this desire to be happy in common."

20 min
12/02/2024 · BONUS

Overcoming the Fear of Ego Death

In spirituality there can be talk about killing the ego, which sounds both dramatic and risky. Besides, if the personal self is trying to attain something for itself, such as enlightenment, why would it try to do away with that which would presumably benefit from spiritual awakening. Perhaps we can see that ego has no real desire to off itself. But what if ego is nothing more than a concept about oneself? And an illusory concept at that. We don’t have to kill an illusion; we only need to see that it is not true.

4 min
11/27/2024

How to Let Go

We may have heard that letting go is a good thing to do, spiritually speaking. But the "little me" has no interest in actually letting go. So, we end up trying to figure out how we can let go and hold on at the same time. We navigate near the edge without ever allowing ourselves to be drawn further into the unknown. We retain our spiritual persona without any real risk to the little me. Note that this is not about trying harder; it is about clearly seeing the falsity of what we're hanging onto and the price we pay for it.

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A weekly presentation on the spiritual journey and awakening to our true nature by Don Oakley, Founder of Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee.

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