"I believe one of the deepest needs in the non-dual spiritual movement is the need for actual spiritual practice. One sees endless discussions in online chat groups about non-dual philosophy. There is certainly no shortage of abstract conversation about it on Facebook and even non-dual Twitter tweets.
Many non-dual seekers can and do speak at great length about the ideas or realizations of contemporary teachers like Byron Katie and Eckhart Tolle, compare and contrast Ramana and Nisargadatta, and perhaps even wax rhapsodically about the finer points of Shankara's Advaitic philosophy. Yet ironically, most non-dual enthusiasts seem to have practically no interest or experience of actually DOING a spiritual practice that would REALLY give them something to talk about!
Unless they make a commitment to spiritual practice, receive some sound practical instruction and actually take up the practice, most people will get nowhere.
With no practice most will simply run around in a circle of conceptual abstraction, like crazy dogs endlessly chasing their own "tales"!"
-- Francis Fran Bennett
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