Della had the good fortune of a life that many would have wanted to live. She grew up in a loving environment. She went to college. She started a family. She became a doctor and worked in emergency.

She wasn’t looking for anything. She didn’t have any spiritual beliefs. She was happy.

Then, in 2005, during a hypnosis session, she had what could be described as a near-death experience. Her heart was deeply touched by oneness and its unconditional love. Her life was turned upside down by this experience.

With this free and loving presence breathing inside of her, all of " her " identity was put into question. Gradually she had to surrender to the reality that we are One and that no label, belief or knowledge is needed for Being.

Website: dellainvitation.com

Article referred to during the interview: Breakdowns and ‘Shift-Ups’: The relationship between psychosis and spiritual awakening

Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded 2/20/2016

YouTube Video Chapters:

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

00:03:28 - A Glimpse of the Afterlife

00:07:42 - The Voice of Guidance

00:11:30 - The Difficulty of Playing the Game of Being Sick

00:14:17 - The Journey to Enlightenment

00:17:11 - The Difference between Psychosis and Awakening

00:19:40 - Transformation and Love

00:22:39 - The Scary and Gentle Spiritual Path

00:26:15 - Letting Go of Self

00:29:08 - Living in a Different Reality

00:32:18 - Discovering the Path to Satsang

00:35:42 - Connecting with the Heart's Intimacy

00:39:26 - Embracing the Refusal in the Heart

00:42:53 - Inner Transformation and Personal Guidance

00:46:28 - The Voice that Spoke to Me

00:49:59 - The Experience of the Personal Self

00:53:37 - The Experience of Pain and Self

00:56:39 - Living in a Simple State of Awareness

00:59:45 - The Role of Protection in Personal Development

01:03:09 - Opening the Heart and Honoring Reality

01:06:24 - Spontaneity and Freedom of the Shift

01:09:51 - The Gentle Path to Opening Ourselves

01:13:51 - Embracing Protection and Oneness

01:17:02 - The Veil of Refusal

01:20:46 - Effort and Relinquishment in Spiritual Awakening

01:23:36 - Embracing Our Perfect Imperfections

01:26:44 - The Future of Consciousness and Society

01:30:11 - Surrendering to the Inner Wisdom

01:33:37 - Hiding from our True Nature

01:36:39 - Introduction of Luna

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