Who's In Charge?

You think you're making decisions. You think you're in control. Look closer. Who decided to read this page? Can you trace the decision to its origin? Every "choice" is the result of prior causes — genetics, conditioning, karma, brain chemistry — none of which you chose. So who's in charge?

This module explores the ancient yogic inquiry into the nature of the "doer" — the sense that there is someone steering the ship. Buddhist analysis reveals: there is no driver. There is only driving. — .

The question "Who is in charge?" has been the central inquiry of every non-dual tradition — and each arrived at the same devastating answer through different routes: