The Pivot: Transcending Duality

Drawing on Buddhist and Daoist perspectives, this class examines the concept of polarity, and the pivot that connects the two seemingly oppositional (yet interdependent) aspects, viewpoints, or belief systems of any given polarity. Learning to gravitate towards and rest at this place of the pivot allows us to transcend the dualistic aspects and move closer to the natural state, where we find that we have unlimited potential. This is a 15-minute talk followed by a 20-minute meditation.

Reviews

I use verses in meditations so towards the end came upon Ps46:10✅ I paused for a good while in awareness mode😌Wow

Happy solstice Thomas. May we experience stillness in every pivots life brings. The breath being the perfect metaphor of oneness and duality (in and out) constantly becoming anew in oneness. Thank you for offering the idea of living life as an adventure. In constant change, impermanent. Curiosity, patience help us experiencing the pain and sorrows as well as the ease and joy in life. I am grateful for my meditative practices reminding me of our oneness. I have been coming back lately to your teachings and meditation practices here on insight timer. I’ve not written you in a while and felt like sharing my gratitude for your constant compassion and wisdom I receive from these recordings. I hope your spirit is well and your body is well too. Thank you for meditating with me.

Thank you Thomas, for once again bringing me back to center, and reminding me of how we are always connected to everything. Listening to your talks and meditations gives me a feeling like coming home. 🙏☀️

Always wonderful talk followed by great meditation.

Very beautiful. I love Thomas’s ability to seamlessly draw connections between different lineages. A point I had never heard vocalized before: the soul is drawn to complexity the mind to black and white answers. (Not verbatim.) That really resonated.