Though these are many different names, the fundamental nature of Rashani’s retreats remains the same. As Rumi said, "There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." To this Rashani adds, "There are countless ways to awaken to the suchness of what is."

Rashani is a lover of simplicity and the infinite complexity of being a human being! She lovingly invites us to look directly at reality and to return to a ground of being that is neither nondual nor dual, where we can experience changeless wakefulness, regardless of what is occurring within or around us.

Rashani shares, “Realizing that there is no intrinsic meaning to things or events and that all contents of awareness are simply points of view, life becomes very simple. If we search for the essence of objects, feelings, sensations, mental images or thoughts we eventually discover that it is nonexistent, unfindable. This is the gift from what is known as the “Unfindability Inquiry.” It’s so valuable to have a direct experiential sense of the incongruity between the way we perceive reality and the way things actually are.

Some time back in the late 1980’s or early 90’s, when Thich Nhat Hanh gave his great dharma talk about the nonexistence of paper, while holding up a sheet of blank, white paper, my mind was instantly undone. He was simply saying that what we call “paper” is made of non-paper elements. The never-ending consequences of that simple realization continue to dismantle every notion and assumption that arises. Mind gave way to no-mind and since then things have not existed as they appear and at the same time do exist exactly as they appear. It’s impossible to describe in words.

We have the option to join others in their problems or to reflect to them an unconditioned state so that they can more easily inquire themselves into the unfindability of what they have labelled as a dilemma. It's naïve to think that we could survive without an ego; eventually, however, it becomes something we no longer need to analyze, escape from or improve.

Years ago, Faisal Muqaddam, with whom I studied  for nearly twenty years, said, "The ego becomes a robe of glory, ultimately. It transforms the personality shell into its true nature." Though I currently don't rely on any paradigms, in the past I was fascinated by the various maps from several different Indigenous, Eastern and Western psychological and spiritual traditions. We have already arrived a-n-d sometimes we need to do a little house cleaning! It's easy to fall asleep again.

I have created two sanctuaries here on the Big Island of Hawai`i, where simple, sustained inquiry is welcomed. This kind of inner dismantling, investigation and deconstruction begins to happen effortlessly and naturally, simply as a by-product of resting as Awareness... And we continue with the chores and tasks of everyday life.

In the presence of truth, that which is not true dissolves without effort. Some people say that here at Kipukamaluhia we (inwardly) deconstruct the false self/compensatory identity, also known as the idealized self image, while (outwardly) learning how to construct gardens and orchards, temples and kitchens, composting toilets and outdoor showers.

Laughter meditation does wonders also."