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… “unblending” is considered the primary methodology
for overcoming psychological suffering
and discovering who you truly are.
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This website is most likely not for you 🙏
This website is intended for collaboration,
to dis-cover and share the gift of life.
“Truth is an activity in your own consciousness.”
A little self-directed thinking goes a long way.
Shamelessly say hello at the GardenOfFriends.com.
You have nothing to lose but pride and faulty thinking ❤️
Spiritual Catnip?
The name came from Russ, during our GardenOfFriends.com meeting, probably September 21, 2026.
Claude.ai boosted my confidence in yet another domain name:
It’s a lovely phrase. Catnip works on a cat without any effort or argument: one sniff and the animal goes blissful, playful, rolling around, briefly released from its usual wariness. “Spiritual catnip” would be whatever does that to the soul, something that draws you in irresistibly and loosens you into joy or presence without your having to try.
It can mean a few different things depending on the tone.
Sincere and appreciative: the things that reliably light up your spirit. For one person it’s music: a cello line that stops time, or a hymn that cracks something open. For another it’s silence and stillness, a sunrise walk, a certain poet (Rumi and Hafiz get called this a lot), a teacher whose words make everything feel suddenly simple, or pointing-style nondual teachings that trigger a sense of “oh, this.” Beauty, wonder, awe, and unconditional love all qualify. They draw you home without persuasion.
Gently critical: the phrase is sometimes used with a raised eyebrow, for teachings or experiences that give a spiritual high but not much transformation. Examples include retreat highs, blissful states people chase, clever paradoxes, “you’re already enlightened” messages, or content that feels profound and is consumed compulsively. It’s catnip in the sense that the cat gets a buzz for ten minutes and then walks away unchanged. Seekers can get hooked on the flavor of awakening rather than the thing itself.
Playful: simply “stuff I can’t resist,” like a used bookstore’s philosophy section, a good conversation about consciousness at 11pm, or a candlelit chapel.
If you’re thinking of using it somewhere, like a title, a talk, or a line in writing, the ambiguity is useful. You could play both sides: what draws us irresistibly, and whether we’re being fed or just entertained. Where did you come across it?
More hand-picked quality mind-stuff
“Silver or gold I do not have,
but what I do have I give you.”Our friend Peter in Acts 3:6
“There is no effort in being.
Effort belongs to becoming.”Jean Klein
Not to scare you with archaic language,
but what do we all have?
Yes, 10 rubber points:
We all have the gift of awareness and the capacity to inquire, to shamelessly ask freedom questions, to dis-cover and experience how silly suffering is.
Alone it is almost impossible to see how we create our own unhappiness, because we are so deeply invested in our me-voice in our me-bubble.
Alone we cannot see our biases, and we easily get intimidated by thoughts and feelings.
Take heart seeker…
Truth is simple, too simple!
… and there is where blame, shame, pride and arrogance keeps us seemingly stuck!
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Christ-Aware.com
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What is God?The common perception of God as a distant, massive being is contrasted with the mystical perspective that God is “being itself” or “isness.”
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I will give you rest.Rest from laboring under a sense of separation. Rest from the belief that life depends upon a personal self struggling to survive in a world…
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7 Days without personal identity“The full talk contains over 50 distinct Bible quotes and scriptural references woven throughout the transcript.”
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BypassingBypassing: Nondual language turns evasive when it dismisses pain, dissociates from the body, or replaces direct contact with theory.
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Ego“Ego is an activity not an entity.”
RiverOfInternet.com
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Sal 158: Here is Where You Find Yourself, Whole and Complete, ContentPoints to pure knowing I as the root of every experience, where time and mind’s movement stop. Mind, being seeking and agitation, can never be…
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Sal 157: You Can Be Finished Seeking, Start Living FreedomFrames true meditation as the “posture of pure subjective aware,” letting every movement be a gentle reminder. Neti-neti inquiry is useful but can become a…
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Seven days without personal identityAi generated, based on Joel S. Goldsmith’s Infinite Way teaching.
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2026-10-09 GardenOfFriends.com“Die before you die” pointed to seeing that the separate self never truly existed. The emotional conclusion was not that nothing exists, but that essence…
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2026-10-07 GardenOfFriends.comSpiritual search can begin as avoidance, then later expose what was being avoided. The teachings were used to loosen ownership of painful patterns rather than…
New-rotic.com
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Christ-Aware.comDisclaimer: Please read this very slowly and gently, to avoid mental indigestion! This is not about ‘more information’ for a hungry mind, but to see…
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Life is only Now (Mooji).“Ultimately, the text encourages a shift away from the mind’s narrative to uncover a profound stillness that is always accessible.”
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Hello world!To fall in love with stillness? Mind anchored in Presence? All words fall short, but fun to dis-cover and share the gift of being alive.
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New Erotic?Why this strange website name?
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Nonduality?“Non-Duality is not just awareness. It is awareness and the rising body and mind.”
School-Of-Thinking.com
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KAT – No obstacle to inquiryAi: “Because there is no separate controller making anything happen, inquiry unfolds naturally exactly as it is, releasing the tension and responsibility of trying to…
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KAT – Identifying with thoughtAi: “Welcome to a fundamental shift in how you relate to your inner world. Most of us spend our lives under the impression that we…
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Hello world!This website is incubating. Let me know what you think!
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Your Mind Never Stops Talking“A seeker visits Ramana Maharshi, complaining that his mind never stops talking, and Ramana responds by asking who is listening to the voice, rather than…
1st-world-therapy.com
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Common seeker mistakes“Beloved friends, as we walk further on this spiritual path, let us approach this next teaching with tenderness and honesty. Every sincere seeker without exception…
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Community & ForumHello Russ, Do you mind looking into this as a tool for our explorations into the Christian and nondual namespaces?
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me-virus.comAi: Expressing gratitude to Magdi can be done by acknowledging the profound impact of his teachings and the space he creates for shared exploration. You…
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Love your neighbor as yourself (but use a condom)?It’s potentially a good thing that Mr. Trump is selling Bibles, but who can handle love and wisdom?
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Most elegant and deep ❤️Our Self, Awareness, is like an open, empty, allowing space. As such, we resist nothing, hold nothing, seek nothing. Thus, happiness is our essential nature.