Peter is a leader in the Western adaptation of Buddhist wisdom. He is a pioneer in the new field of nondual psychotherapy. He was a celibate monk in the Tibetan Buddhist traditions for nine years. He has a Ph.D. in the philosophical psychology of Mahayana Buddhism and has held teaching positions at universities in Australia and the USA.

He has taught workshops at Naropa University, the California Institute for Integral Studies, Omega Institute, and other centers, and given invited presentations at JFK University, Saybrook College, Stanford Medical School, Columbia University, and internationally.

Peter’s way of teaching is known for its dynamic and engaging deconstruction of all fixed frames of reference that block entry to unconditioned awareness, and for the purity and depth of natural, uncontrived silence that emerges in his work. He also has a unique capacity for sharing the skills and states of his transmission in a way that others can easily understand and begin to replicate the nondual transmission.

Books:

Radiant Mind - Teachings and Practices to Awaken Unconditioned Awareness (Audio)

Radiant Mind - Awakening Unconditioned Awareness (Book)

Realizing Unconditioned Awareness

Sacred Mirror: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy (Omega Books)

The Edge of Certainty: Dilemmas on the Buddhist Path

ESSENTIAL WISDOM TEACHINGS

Websites:

nondualtraining.com

peterfenner.com

wisdom.org

Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded 4/18/2015

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump

00:04:07 - Distinguishing between intellectual understanding and direct experience

00:08:19 - Sourceless Bliss

00:12:35 - The Progressive Development of Experience

00:16:29 - Starting at the End

00:20:59 - Cultivating Peace and Serenity Amidst Difficulties

00:25:16 - The Paradoxical Nature of Non-Doing and Non-Dualism

00:29:40 - The Purity of Resting in Awareness

00:33:49 - The Purpose of Meditation

00:37:05 - The Practice of Doing Nothing

00:40:22 - Not Knowing and Presence

00:44:17 - The Ground of Subjectivity

00:47:26 - The Mystery of Awareness and Non-Duality

00:51:14 - Diversity of Non-Dual Approaches

00:54:39 - Neuroplasticity and the Nature of Enlightenment

00:58:35 - The Expansiveness of Enlightenment

01:02:03 - Resting as pure awareness in any state

01:05:39 - Collective Psychological Problems

01:09:15 - Dissolving Hidden Baggage and Flowing Life

01:13:00 - Exploring Devotion and Awareness

01:16:57 - The Concept of the Mind Stream

01:20:34 - Finding Inspiration in the Lineage

01:24:26 - Regaining the Natural State

01:28:19 - Embodiment and Integration

01:32:07 - Retreat in India and Nepal

01:35:49 - Nutty People and Spirituality

01:39:33 - Appreciating What We Have

01:43:18 - A Lifelong Passion

01:46:29 - Holding Up the Stick

01:50:09 - The Structure of the Course: Three Workshops

01:53:17 - Future Topics