John Sherman Videos
By John Sherman
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"If you would be finished with fearfulness, anxiety, and the sense of being trapped in your life, all you have to do is look at yourself from time to time. When the issue of identity is settled, all else follows. " John Sherman
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Video60 Seconds to Freedom | Just One Look - An experiment in the power of human consciousness to free itself from the fear of life. | 9/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoMeeting with John Sherman - August 21, 2011 | On August 21, 2011 John Sherman met with a group of people gathered together in Wallingford, Pennsylvania by video conference. The meeting was organized by Dr. David Parrish from Media, Pennsylvania. | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoYou Have to Do It | Meeting # 8 of the 2008 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California. November 10, 2008. | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoLook At Yourself | Meeting #7 of the 2008 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California. November 10, 2008 afternoon. | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoThe Solution to All Problems | Meeting #5 of the 2008 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California. November 9, 2008 afternoon. | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoVichara Is Life Itself | Meeting # 4 of the 2008 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California. November 9, 2008 morning. | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoThe Heart of the Matter | Meeting #3 of the 2008 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California - November 8, 2008 afternoon. | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoThe Origin of Unhappiness | Meeting # 2 of 2008 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 8, 2008 morning. | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoIntent Is Everything | "We are all in this together, and your pain is my pain. There's no separation, there's no boundary, and that's part of the practical reason for the development of this belief that I am limited to this individual life, that I am separate from you. Part of the reason that this belief develops until it's so strong and difficult to even see and much less dislodge, is because of its utility: it keeps me in the idea that your pain is your pain, and that it doesn't touch me, it doesn't affect me, even though that's not true." John ShermanComplete, live recording of Meeting # 7 of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 5, 2007 pm.1. Love Doesn't Care2. Reality Encompasses All3. How To Share This4. The Inquiry Takes Over5. How To Tell The Truth6. The Point Is To Look7. You Are Always Here8. Telling The Truth9. Suffering Is Not NecessaryLength: 1 h 25 min. | 6/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoSelf-Inquiry Is For All | "You are always, without interruption, fully aware of your own presence. You may not see that that is the case, because you are looking for something else -- looking here, looking there, wanting this, wanting that -- never suspecting that what you really want more than anything else you are already are seeing all the time. The effect of the work of trying to look at you whenever you can is to create an environment in which, when the moment comes when this that is permanently here reveals itself, you see it for what it is -- whereas prior to engaging in the work itself, you might not even have noticed it." John ShermanMeeting # 6 of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 5, 2007 am.Themes Discussed:1. Sense of Separation2. One Mind, One Heart3. Psychological Pain4. The Looking Does The Work5. Silence Is Here6. How To Help One Another7. This Is For All8. Instant GratificationLength: 1 h 28 min. | 6/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoWho Dies? | "The inquiry itself is taking place within the lie that you are this life alone, and at stake here. So that the actual perception of you seems to be something separate and apart from you. When you see yourself from within the lie, it feels like you're seeing something else. The way to test this is to determine whether what you are seeing is something that has never been here before or something that has always been here and you just haven't noticed that you're always seeing it." John ShermanMeeting # 5 of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 4, 2007 pm.Themes Discussed:1. The Natural State2. You Are All There Is3. Death & Dying4. Do It Until You Don't5. Everything Is Spontaneous6. A Sense of CalmnessLength: 1 h 4 min | 6/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoWe Are All In This Together | "In the moment when you're actually turning your attention inward, trying to see the actual reality of what you are, the only goal is the looking. The goal in this looking is not to find confirmation of what you believe yourself to be, to attain peace and tranquility, or to destroy misery and suffering. Those larger goals are what brings you to the inquiry in the first place. But when you're actually turning your attention inward, at that moment, the only thing that you're trying to do is to look." John ShermanMeeting # 4 of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 4, 2007 am.Themes discussed:1. Self-Inquiry Is For Everybody2. The Proof Is In The Pudding3. Self-Inquiry Is Like Medicine4. Life Is Sweet5. There Is Only One Mind6. What To Tell The ChildrenLength: 1 h 33 min | 6/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoThe Practice | "The goal of the inquiry is to look at yourself, that's all. The reason we undertake the inquiry is to rid ourselves of this lie that we are some thing -- life, mind, consciousness, god, love, hatred; to rid ourselves of all the beliefs about what we are. So that we know first hand, without mediation, without the need to understand or explain, the reality of what we are. That's the reason we undertake it. But the goal of the actual work is just to look at yourself." John ShermanMeeting # 3 of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 3, 2007 pm.Themes discussed:1. The Goal of Self-Inquiry2. There Is Nothing But You3. The Goal Is In Your Hand4. Discipline Is Needed5. Daily Practice6. It's Up to You7. Spiritual Experiences8. The Looking Is the Goal9. You Have to Do the WorkLength: 1 h 33 min | 6/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoLook At Yourself | "The inquiry is looking at reality as often as you can; looking at what you know to be the unmoving, ever-present presence itself, as often as you can. And as you do this, you will see that it gets easier, and the whole idea of it being difficult begins to disintegrate. In fact, it is so wondrous a thing to be doing, that you find yourself wanting to do it all the time." Meeting # 2 of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 3, 2007 am.Themes discussed:1. Self-Inquiry Is Not Spiritual 2. Let The Light Do The Work 3. You Can't Do It Wrong4. You Are Not Looking For States 5. You Are Not Your LifeLength: 1 h 17 min | 6/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoIt's All About Identity | "What I have to offer is not a development of the path that you've been following; it is not a development in your spiritual life. What I'm here to speak with you about has absolutely nothing to do with fixing your life, making your thoughts clean, ridding you of bad desires or helping you fan the flames of good desires. It doesn't have anything to do with understanding the actual, absolute reality of things." John ShermanMeeting # 1 of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 2, 2007.Themes discussed: 1. The Cause of All Suffering 2. The Internal War 3. Who Says It Is Hard? 4. Who Are You? 5. You Are On Your Own | 6/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoOur Work | "First, last, and always, my advice is only to look at the feeling of being you, without the mediation of understanding, the need to resolve paradox, or the requirement that this looking lead to any conclusion. Simply make every effort just to look, and persist in that effort as often as you can. In this effort, understanding is irrelevant, belief is irrelevant, even duration is irrelevant -- the briefest look, repeated over time, does all the work." John ShermanA Message from John Sherman videotaped in Ojai, California on May 15, 2009. | 6/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoFace To Face With Yourself | "The purpose of the work is not to bring about new states of grace. Self-inquiry is the effort to come face to face with your actual nature and to know it to be you." John Sherman Complete, live recording of Meeting # 8 of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman in Ojai, California on November 6, 2007.Themes discussed:1. The Choice Is Yours2. It Is All You3. You Have No Qualities4. Back to Square One5. Unsatisfactoriness of Life6. It Takes TimeLength: 1 h 33 min. | 6/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoTranscendence & Transformation | From a Meeting with John Sherman on November 10, 2008 pm"I have no interest in instilling any kind of desire, hope or ideas of transcendence. The striving for transcendence implies an escape from the current realm into some greater realm that actually, as is obvious to those who have been trapped in the transcendence trance, leads inevitably to bitterness and disappointment. Transcendence is a false hope, a bait-and-switch operation. Nothing comes of it."-- John ShermanFrom a Meeting with John Sherman on November 10, 2008 pm in Ojai, California. | 6/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoThis Is Not Spiritual | "It doesn't surprise me that spiritual people would reject this that we are offering and turn from it. This doesn't mean that it doesn't penetrate. It has nothing to say about the ultimate outcome in their own minds in regard to this. It is the natural movement of defense of the identity to reject this, especially you have a deep investment in spiritual understanding, spiritual practice and spiritual aspiration." John ShermanFrom a Meeting with John Sherman on November 10, 2008 pm. | 6/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoLook At Yourself | Hello, my name is John Sherman, and I want to invite you to enter into an ongoing conversation with me and a number of others about the human predicament, its cause and its cure. A message from John Sherman, taped on May 16, 2009. | 5/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoA Worldwide Meeting with John Sherman - September 15, 2007 | "Most of the questions I receive are about phenomena arising in the mind. None of that needs to be addressed; nothing needs to be done about the mind. All that's needed is to move the beam of your attention to the certainty that you exist as often as possible. Once you start looking for the reality of you, you will come back to this looking, again and again. And it is the looking that does all the work." John ShermanFilmed live on September 15, 2007 in Ojai, California. | 3/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoWorldwide Meeting with John Sherman - December 6, 2008 | Here, we are not seeking to burn up ego, we are not seeking to get rid of negative ideas, and we are not seeking to get rid of wrong desires. All we are seeking here is to get a glimpse of the reality that we are. Opening Talk at a Worldwide Online Meeting with John Sherman, broadcast live from Ojai, California on December 6, 2008. | 3/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 22 Episodes |
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