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The Moon, Not the Finger — Mysticism Explained: Labels, Measurement, Mindfulness
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Mysticism isn’t magic—it’s the direct experience behind every label. In “The Moon, Not the Finger,” we explore how names, borders, and even inches are useful fictions; why doctrines and measurements can’t touch what’s real; and how to recover clarity through mindfulness. Drawing on the Tao Te Ching, Rumi, Kabir, Meister Eckhart, and more, we look at the dance of opposites (hard/soft, good/evil), the veil of maya and the Eden story, and a fresh reading of “I AM” as living from being itself. Expect vivid examples (the equator, a ruler, a candle flame), the music/dance metaphor for purpose, and a simple practice for building “continuity of mindfulness” so life feels lighter, truer, and more spacious. We close by reading Rumi’s “The Guest House” as a daily guide to meeting whatever arrives—joy, shame, or sorrow—with presence and love.
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Chapters
1. The Moon, Not the Finger — Mysticism Explained: Labels, Measurement, Mindfulness (00:00:00)
2. Labels And Reality (Concepts Vs Seeing) (00:01:59)
3. Measurement Is Illusion (No Fixed Start/End) (00:03:56)
4. Veils And The Fall (Maya And Eden) (00:09:06)
5. What Mysticism Is (Experience Over Concepts) (00:11:55)
6. Life As Dance (Music, Sincerity, Play) (00:15:14)
7. Beyond Literalism (Mythopoetry And Metaphor) (00:18:24)
8. Mysticism’s Etymology (Silence And Seeing) (00:21:44)
9. Thirty Spokes (Useful Emptiness; Practice) (00:27:42)
10. I Am Path (Yahweh/Yeshuah; Union) (00:32:01)
11. Rumi’s Guest House (Welcome Every Visitor) (00:43:35)
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