101. Stop Seeking: The Intimate, Direct Experience of the Infinite Gap with Emerson Non-duality

The Psychedelic Mom

Emerson expresses directness, naturalness, and the end of seeking. He simply points out to the freedom from all ideas of freedom and the ineffable. A former meditation junkie and an ex-spiritual teacher, he does weekly Zoom meetings and offers one on ones.

Episode Highlights

• Defining non-duality as an undefinable, a natural experience beyond concepts
• Exploring suffering and seeking in relation to non-duality
• Awakening as ordinary, with fireworks being part of a narrative
• Emerson’s early rave experiences and his first sense of awakening
• Realizing there is no self, but also no "no-self"
• Words as barriers to direct experience — the concept of "dreamlish"
• Interconnectedness and illusion: the paradox of no true process or cause
• Moving through the "dark night of the soul" and the illusion of suffering
• Recognizing no hierarchy in non-duality — we're all already home
• Letting go of delusions deepens clarity and removes psychological suffering
• Different paths of seeking: trauma work, shadow work and direct experience
• Freedom from belief systems and the liberation of no longer defending positions
• Losing the sense of self and realizing there's nothing left to teach
• How Emerson felt disconnected from language after a profound shift, akin to a stroke
• Letting go of self-identity and witnessing everything unfold perfectly
• Experiencing bottomless peace after a month of silence
• How authenticity and honesty enable true connection in relationships

Emerson Nonduality’s Links

• Website: www.emersonnonduality.com
• Instagram: @emerson.nonduality
• Join Emerson’s Weekly Zooms, online events or in-person meeting

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Book: Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age by Norman Ohler
• Book: Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler
• Books: Choose Your Own Adventure
• Non-duality Teacher: Tony Parsons