Fred Davis studied and practiced Eastern wisdom for twenty-five years prior to 2006 when his seeking ended, and his true awakening commenced. He is the creator and editor of Awakening Clarity Now and the founder of The Living Method of Awakening. He is also the author of

The Book of Undoing: Direct Pointing to Nondual Awareness

Beyond Recovery: Nonduality and the Twelve Steps

Awakening Clarity: A Spiritual Sampler

The Living Method of Awakening is an extraordinarily successful process of direct pointing that encourages immediate recognition of our shared True Nature. Hundreds of people on five continents have found the door to freedom using The Living Method.

His work has appeared on Advaita Vision, Nonduality Living, Meeting Truth, ONE: The Magazine, and it shows up frequently in Nondual Highlights. He is happily married, deeply loves animals, and lives as a chiefly ignored, urban hermit in Columbia, South Carolina.

It has recently come to public attention that Fred was convicted in 2006 for sex offenses he committed as a teenager, in the 1960s. He addresses the issue on his blog.

Transcript of this interview

Interview conducted 12/1/2013

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Fred Davis

00:05:43 - Awakening in the Insane Asylum

00:09:24 - My Journey with Zen Meditation and Self-Inquiry

00:13:33 - Knocking Your Head Against the Walls Spirituality

00:18:45 - Losing it All, Finding Sobriety, and Seeking True Nature

00:23:51 - Finding Freedom through Surrender

00:28:38 - The Mysterious Collapsing Flower Pots

00:32:15 - Struggles and Finding Relief

00:35:26 - The Awakening Experience

00:39:12 - The Real Deal Breaker

00:42:38 - A Unique Jail Experience

00:46:00 - The Journey of Suffering and Awakening

00:50:45 - A Shift in Perspective and Awakening

00:55:45 - The Mind Wants Either/Or

00:58:46 - The Unfolding Process of Enlightenment

01:03:26 - The Mind's Either/Or Dilemma

01:08:00 - Starting Awakening Clarity

01:10:57 - Surprise Awakening and Egoic Pleasure

01:14:42 - The Awakening Process and Sharing Insights

01:18:48 - Awakening and the Importance of Context

01:23:05 - Clarity about the I Am

01:27:43 - Discovering Oneness

01:32:05 - The possibility of anyone becoming a spiritual teacher

01:35:27 - The Drive Towards Self-Recognition

01:39:28 - The Subtleties of Non-Duality to Guide Awakening

01:42:58 - Stabilizing and Refining the Mind

01:46:29 - Beliefs, Opinions, and Positions

01:51:10 - The Difficulty of Getting Out of Bed

01:55:37 - Continuous Thinning of Conditioning

02:02:53 - Challenges of On-Camera Sessions

02:08:52 - Signing up for the iTunes podcast