Discernment Central

Author: Michiel Kroon

  • Experimenting

    Why do people often use the same kind of words to talk about their spirituality, even though everyone has a unique experience?

    In spiritual domain we are aware of our inner experience, and the effect of this awareness on the outside world. This can include feelings and sensations, angels and guides and a connection to the source. Oppositely, if we are completely in our head, we are not aware of inner experiences.

    For example, we could look at a tree and see a living, breathing being. Or we could just see the labels in our head. The same is true for inner experiences: we can either truly experience them, or label them.

    If we use words from others, we might label inner experiences too quickly, which shuts down the full expression of it. This can happen in religion, or spiritual teachings.

    Have you also found that teachings from others take you into the tunnel of a limiting mindset, their definition weighing down on you? Then you need to be free from this burden to fully live your journey.

    The solution to this issue is finding your own expression. Letting go of the words of others is a deep process. It involves some experimenting to find your own vocabulary.

    The result is your unique expression that sets you apart from the crowd (ones that mostly repeat the words from others). I invite you to find and celebrate your own expression.

  • Non-Duality: A Chef’s Spiritual Journey – interview with Simon Crumbwell

    I’ve just published my first video after the introduction!

    The videos start where my spiritual journey started too: non-duality. It’s a spiritual teaching, a philosophy, and for some people, it’s like a religion. Non-duality literally means not two, which implies that there is no separation. This teaching negates the usual way of seeing things, e.g. I’m over here looking at you over there. Instead, non-duality tells us that the usual way is an illusion which appears within a greater truth.

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  • Introducing Discernment Central

    Channel Introduction

    Have you ever felt lost in a multitude of spiritual teachings, each claiming to be the ultimate truth?

    Shining a light on modern wisdom can easily be overwhelming, because there are as many paths as individual expressions. If my path crosses with another’s path, we might be able to find a common understanding. We resonate on the same wavelength, as they say.

    But there are also many paths that don’t cross. Separation and polarization has grown, in the last years. Especially in the spiritual community, it seems that there is a split between different belief systems.

    One thing that stops people from coming together is when they don’t try to come together anymore. They’ve decided that agreement is impossible and have therefore withdrawn into their own worlds.

    I believe that to come together, we need to realize an underlying truth that connects us. I call this a fundamental truth that we’ve all got in common, but that nobody owns. We can only strive to align with that fundamental truth.

    We find this truth by peeling away layers of myths and stories. Each time we see through a belief system, we get in touch with a deeper truth. This process is facilitated through a method I refer to as Verbal Dancing, which consists of three key steps:

    • Expanding by questioning beliefs: broaden our understanding and expand our consciousness.
    • Taking a breath: digest new insights and prepare for integration.
    • Finding a new landing spot: a deeper truth.

    Verbal Dancing can be applied to conventional knowledge and teachings, but also to specific situations.

    Many have forgotten that all paths lead to the same source. If that is the case, the path becomes an attachment rather than a way to align with a fundamental truth.

    My creative work invites you to question any beliefs that hold you back.

    Verbal Dancing e-book
    Verbal Dancing paperback