Who am I?
I’m nobody.
But you can call me Jim.
Immediately with what I am writing, I am offering one of the most fundamental aspects of the path to realizing spiritual freedom–finding out who we are.
I can fill up pages of selective remembrances of Jim Tolles. I can say that I’ve been teaching since 2010. I can mention that I experienced a spiritual awakening in 2007. But the reality is that there exists no such intrinsic person as “Jim Tolles.” He’s just a bunch of ideas–an ego.
And that is true for you too.
You’re a nobody just like me!
Despite how frightening this may sound to the ego, this is immensely liberating!
Spiritual Liberation and the End of Ego Suffering
Who You Are and Freedom
In coming to this blog, I hope to help point you on the path to knowing who you are, and that generally involves finding out about who you are not.
That tends to be more than a little disorienting, and all kinds of ups and downs come as we engage with meaningful questions like “Who are you?”
Fortunately, I literally have hundreds of posts here to help you, and I also offer a variety of services that you can learn about in the “Services” section of this blog.
Bend, Oregon Spiritual Teacher
Most of my work is offered online. But for those who live in the beautiful high desert of Central Oregon, I offer my teaching in-person. You can learn more about my in-person offerings here:
If you’re new to me and this blog, I encourage you to read more about me here:
I also recommend these posts and sections:
What Is a Spiritual Awakening?
My Online Spirituality Classes
In addition to spiritual teaching, I’m offering teaching in how to improve your abilities as a community leader. We need all the leaders we can get to create healthy communities in the age of loneliness.
I hope your journey on the spiritual path can help you to find the freedom and truth of being nobody!
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JIM, I JUST WANT TO KNOW MORE ON SPRITUALITY. I HAD A SUDDEN PAINS AT MY BACK WITHOUT ANY INJURY. ITS AS IF I WAS BITTEN WITH A BLUNT INSTRUMENT. I GOOGLED TO CHECK ITS SPIRITUAL MEANING AND GOT HOLD OF YOUR BLOG.
I recommend consulting a trained health practitioner.
After been through so much pain, dark nigts, etc. To day is my first day to realize im not what i think im is lol, i looking in the sky, suddenly i feel like im not what i think, its just like im not this body im not me, im something i cant desbrice and it feel so good. Its like im the soul control this body
“Who am I” and “why am I here” are the main questions (there’s obviously others) I’ve been asking myself for a couple of years now, getting nowhere in figuring it out on my own. Imagine forever circling the drain. I had a dream/woke up to “in between” and decided google was a good choice.
Did you know they made a movie called “The In Between”? Not what I was looking for, but then I found this place.
I guess this is a pretty long winded way to say thank you for creating the place. Now I have somewhere to (re)start.
You’re welcome. I hope you sign up for the newsletter and start coming to classes so that I can support you further!