Natalie Gray is an ordinary person who spent the first 25 years of her adult life searching for meaning and answers. In her search, she looked for those answers in several places, including trying to find a calling (as an actress, teacher and life coach), through self-help and awareness seminars, through study and initiation with various spiritual teachers and teachings and through the use of drugs. After coming to the realization that no one or no thing outside of herself was going to be able to give Natalie what she wanted, she began an intense personal and internal search for the truth. In the fall of 2010, Natalie experienced what she refers to as “...the end of seeking. I was done,” she says. “I had no more questions. I needed no more answers. What was sought had been found.”

Since then, Natalie has shared her experience and insights through her blog, and in videos on YouTube. She communicates regularly and freely with individuals who have questions or are interested in talking about nonduality. You can reach her by email.

Interview recorded 11/26/2011

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Natalie Gray

00:03:26 - Seeking Enlightenment

00:05:19 - My Encounter with a Mythical Guru

00:07:31 - Interviewing Robert

00:09:44 - The Many Perspectives of Awakening

00:13:39 - Embracing the Mystery of Life

00:17:52 - Pragya anchored to Kutastha

00:20:51 - The Ordinary and Fascinating Journey

00:23:03 - The Mechanics of Transformation

00:26:07 - The Absolute Experiencing Itself

00:29:46 - Life After Enlightenment

00:31:25 - The Death of the Self

00:34:23 - Embracing What Is

00:36:25 - Speaking spontaneously without attachment to outcomes

00:38:49 - Oneness and the Nature of Existence

00:41:35 - The Birth of "I"

00:44:51 - The Perception of Reality

00:49:41 - The Perspective of Everything is Perfect and Everything Needs Fixing

00:53:39 - The Meaning of Purpose

00:55:58 - The Ordinary Nature of Awakening

00:58:04 - The Ordinariness of Well-Known Non-Dual Teachers

01:01:00 - The Ordinary Remnants of Life

01:02:36 - The Circumstances of Your Dharma

01:04:07 - Finding Beauty in Ordinary Activities

01:05:56 - The Criteria for Realization

01:08:10 - The Never-Ending Refinement

01:11:13 - The Post-Awakening Roadmap

01:14:26 - A Saturation of Experience

01:17:08 - Playing Our Roles, Holding Up Our Sticks

01:20:34 - The Nature of Blame and Responsibility

01:24:03 - Signing up for email notifications and donations