Harri’s descriptions soar from the mundane to the sublime and explain the intimate details, understanding, and experience of the awakened state in an entirely fresh way. He shows us how this life of ours can be naturally transformed into the delightful liveliness of expanded consciousness even within the activity of daily life. Harri has worked as a fine artist/designer, a businessman, and a meditation teacher for his whole life. Throughout these very busy years, his experiences of refined states of consciousness and perception have expanded greatly. He shares his insights in his book, The Landscape of Enlightenment: With Doors and Windows to Our World, which includes his amazing life story from early childhood to the present with very personal, simple stories, works of art and inspired understanding that will uplift your awareness and stir the onset awakening. Websites: http://harriaalto.com http://aaltodesign.com Other interviews: 1st BatGap interview with Harri 2nd BatGap interview with Harri Harri Aalto, in Panel Discussion on Refined Perception Transcript of this interview. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Interview recorded 11/12/2016. Recent note from Harri: Discussion Group Invitation I've been hosting consciousness discussion groups for several years and invite you to join. Learn more on my Facebook or website. These groups uniquely blend people experiencing realized states with seekers at various stages, accelerating everyone's growth. I've observed that simply discussing these experiences creates immediate positive shifts in participants' awareness. What makes our groups effective is the multi-perspective discussions that foster rich exchanges between participants. Participant Feedback: "The discussions have gradually opened me into both a felt sense and ever-deepening understanding of the eternal oneness." —RL "I feel more awake, alive and curious... increased power and stability in my Presence." —JB "I now appreciate that self-realization is not only natural and simple, but I have had this experience for quite some time and just didn't know it." —WH "I have recognized that I am in this surrounding love all the time in various degrees of clarity." —LVT "My primary insight was that I, and many seekers, have already realized the experience of the Self without being aware of it." —ATL For more content, visit my YouTube channel. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - BATGAP Interview # 372 Harri Aalto 00:05:09 - Major Shifts in Consciousness 00:09:21 - A Finnish Joke and Being Outgoing 00:13:00 - The Experience of Being Always Awake 00:17:12 - Experiencing Pure Consciousness 00:21:25 - The Illusion of Going Away 00:25:54 - The Different Experiences of Awakening 00:30:31 - The Experience of Contentment and Equanimity 00:35:20 - Enlightenment as a Walking, Talking, Everyday Living 00:40:24 - The Challenges and Transformation in Artistic Process 00:45:05 - The Artistic Process and Poetry 00:50:31 - Explaining the State of Consciousness 00:55:41 - The Forms of Intelligence Beyond the Physical 01:00:28 - Opening to Subtle Dimensions 01:05:13 - The Feeling of Wanting to Meet Others with Similar Experiences 01:09:09 - Swimming in Pure Consciousness 01:14:49 - Wholeness and Divine Consciousness 01:19:45 - The Relationship Between Human Consciousness and Universal Consciousness 01:23:30 - Experiencing the Beauty of Venice and the Panorama of Enlightenment 01:27:27 - The Unified Experience of God and Self-Realization in Everyday Life 01:32:29 - The Obstacle of a Job 01:36:45 - The Illusion of Reality 01:41:44 - Enlivening Facets of Enrichment 01:46:14 - Life Beyond Death 01:50:00 - The Vibration of Consciousness 01:54:25 - Perceiving Existence 01:59:13 - Experiencing the Landscape of the Absolute 02:04:18 - The Log Toboggan Incident 02:08:38 - Life is a Precious Gift 02:14:02 - The Impact of Spiritual Unfoldment 02:18:08 - Rick and Harri Conversation Save