Coaching practices for The Perennial Philosophy During a Big Change
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- I’m realizing how much of what I believe about myself and the world I just absorbed from somewhere and never actually checked against my own experience
- Right now this feels like it will matter forever, like it’s permanently rearranged my life, and some calmer part of me suspects that in a year I won’t even think about it
- I’ve been walking around like the whole thing hinges on me and my outcome, gripping it all so tightly
- My whole situation feels fixed and inevitable, like this is just how things are
- I fuse so completely with whatever I’m thinking or feeling
Practices that may help
- The Perennial Philosophy, Made Practical
The perennial philosophy, synthesized by Aldous Huxley from mystic and contemplative traditions across cultures, identifies a common inner core: a divine or ultimate ground underlying all existence, knowable through direct experience; an inner nature in humans capable of that knowing; and an ethics of love and compassion as the natural expression of that realization. It is not a scientific theory but a philosophical synthesis — its practices draw on contemplative traditions whose psychological effects have increasing observational and some experimental support. - Prioritize direct experience over inherited belief
Test philosophical claims through personal practice rather than accepting them on authority.
The Perennial Philosophy, Made Practical - The temporal zoom-out
Set today’s problem against a year, a decade, a century — and ask whether it still ranks.
The View from Above - Contemplate universal nature
See yourself as one node in the continuous flow of nature — no bigger than necessary, no smaller either.
The View from Above - Identify and challenge the paradigm the system rests on
Locate the shared belief about how things work that makes the current system seem natural — and question it.
Leverage Points - Practice loosening identification with the ego-self
Train the capacity to observe your thoughts, feelings, and roles without completely being them.
The Perennial Philosophy, Made Practical - Anchoring equanimity in impermanence
When difficulty or pleasure arises, add the silent note "this too will change" — not as denial but as accurate perception.
Upekkha: Cultivating Equanimity in Meditation and Life - The last chance before a transition
Before a major life change, fully inhabit what is ending, rather than only anticipating what comes next.
The Last Time Meditation - Deep time humility
Situate yourself in deep geological and historical time to shrink ego-urgency and expand perspective.
The Good Ancestor: Long-Path Thinking for a Meaningful Life - Practice intellectual humility as a spiritual discipline
Hold your worldview lightly enough that new evidence can reach you.
The Perennial Philosophy, Made Practical
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- The Perennial Philosophy Under Stress
The perennial philosophy, synthesized by Aldous Huxley from mystic and contemplative traditions across cultures, identifies a common inner core: a divine or ultimate ground underlying all existence, knowable through direct experience; an inner nature in humans capable of that knowing; and an ethics of love and compassion as the natural expression of that realization. It is not a scientific theory but a philosophical synthesis — its practices draw on contemplative traditions whose psychological effects have increasing observational and some experimental support.
- The Perennial Philosophy When Overwhelmed
The perennial philosophy, synthesized by Aldous Huxley from mystic and contemplative traditions across cultures, identifies a common inner core: a divine or ultimate ground underlying all existence, knowable through direct experience; an inner nature in humans capable of that knowing; and an ethics of love and compassion as the natural expression of that realization. It is not a scientific theory but a philosophical synthesis — its practices draw on contemplative traditions whose psychological effects have increasing observational and some experimental support.
- Ken Wilber Criticism Weaknesses Debunked
Experiment with "I am the aware space" rather than "I am my thoughts and feelings."
Shift identity from self-concept to awareness itself
- Ordinary Mindfulness Huxley
Investigate the aware presence that underlies all mental content as a way of touching the real.
Practice inquiry into the ground of your experience
- Perennial Philosophy Huxley
The perennial philosophy, synthesized by Aldous Huxley from mystic and contemplative traditions across cultures, identifies a common inner core: a divine or ultimate ground underlying all existence, knowable through direct experience; an inner nature in humans capable of that knowing; and an ethics of love and compassion as the natural expression of that realization. It is not a scientific theory but a philosophical synthesis — its practices draw on contemplative traditions whose psychological effects have increasing observational and some experimental support.
- The Perennial Philosophy After A Loss
The perennial philosophy, synthesized by Aldous Huxley from mystic and contemplative traditions across cultures, identifies a common inner core: a divine or ultimate ground underlying all existence, knowable through direct experience; an inner nature in humans capable of that knowing; and an ethics of love and compassion as the natural expression of that realization. It is not a scientific theory but a philosophical synthesis — its practices draw on contemplative traditions whose psychological effects have increasing observational and some experimental support.
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