Awakening Now

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In this conversation, Ilona Ciunaite speaks with Pierce Salguero — scholar, author, and long-time meditator — about his book The Lamp Unto Yourself and his multidharma model that honors the many paths of awakening.

Together they explore how different traditions point to the same essence of truth and freedom, how awakening unfolds beyond conceptual understanding, and how the light of awareness guides each of us from within.
 This dialogue offers both a wide view of the dharma and a grounded invitation to live what we see.

You’ll hear about:
– The multidharma approach to awakening
– The balance between scholarship and lived experience
– The universality of awareness across traditions

If you’re interested in the intersection of awakening, mindfulness, and diverse dharma paths, this episode will widen your view and bring the teaching closer to home.

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In this guided Deep Looking session, Ilona Ciunaite invites you to look directly into your own experience and explore the nature of the self.
 Rather than answering with the mind, you’re guided to notice thoughts, sensations, and awareness itself — to see what is truly here, beyond concepts and ideas.

This session focuses on the heart — feeling instead of thinking, softening attention, and allowing what is present to be fully met.
 As you follow the questions, you may begin to sense that experience happens effortlessly, without a “me” at the center.

You’ll explore:
– The illusion of self and how to look without thinking about it
– The difference between intellectual knowing and direct seeing
– How to integrate awakening through everyday awareness

Watch slowly. Pause where you need to. No effort, no belief — just looking.

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Non-duality and awakening aren’t concepts to believe in, they’re about seeing through the illusion of self. Trying to understand this with the mind is just another trap. You’ve been sold the idea that awakening is a magic switch… spoiler: it’s not.

This episode rips apart the myths, the trap of seeking, the patterns that keep you hooked, and the illusion that you are in control. There’s no chooser, no doer, no seeker. Just life doing its thing.

The questions asked are these:
Why does seeking keep you in circles
The cold truth about “free will” and choice
Why the self is just another program running 

If you’re fed up chasing “awakening” like it’s a finish line, this is the slap in the face that you need.
And perhaps by the end of this episode you will see why and how to stop playing the seeking game.

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What if awakening isn’t about understanding concepts, but directly recognising presence through lived experience?

In this episode of Awakening Now, I sat down with Alina Panteleev, a Non-Dual Teacher and Certified Somatic Repression Coach.

Alina helps soulful, self-aware women and men who, despite years of inner work, still feel caught in cycles of self-doubt, emotional repression, and over-processing. Her work is for those ready to take full responsibility for their transformation, apply the practices with autonomy, and rise into embodied leadership, authentic expression, and soul-aligned impact.

Together we explore how teachings from Ramana Maharshi and nonduality start to resonate, not through the mind’s effort to “get it,” but through the body itself waking up.

This conversation dives into how presence recognises itself, why intellectual understanding comes later in the journey, and what it means when the question “Who am I?” finally lands at a deeper stage of awakening.

In this episode, you’ll discover:
-Why awakening isn’t just an intellectual process
-How the body “comes online” and shifts everything
-The role of resonance in recognising presence
-Why self-inquiry often arrives later in the path
- How practice ripens recognition beyond the mind

If you’ve ever struggled to “understand” nonduality or wondered why the path feels backward at times, this dialogue will give you fresh clarity and encouragement.

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What if your regrets, guilt, and “what ifs” about the past are nothing more than sitting on a train wishing it turned left when the tracks only go straight?

In this powerful satsang, we explore a simple but life-changing metaphor: life moves the way it’s meant to, and no moment could have unfolded any differently. All the pain, joy, confusion, and growth have led you right here, right now.

If you’ve been stuck in regret, shame, or self-judgment, this talk is an invitation to let go and embrace the freedom of the present moment. Life is carrying you, all you need to do is trust the rails.

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What if “I understand this intellectually” is the very thought keeping you from seeing reality as it is?

In this nonduality dialogue, we look directly into experience to explore the illusion of a separate self, the trap of expectations, and the deeper longing for truth that cannot be satisfied by concepts.

Through raw honesty and direct inquiry, we uncover:
📌 Why intellectual understanding is not the same as seeing
📌 How the mind creates the illusion of “me”
📌 The role of expectations in keeping seeking alive
📌 What remains when thought is set aside and longing is met directly

🌿 This is not about belief, it’s about looking into your own lived experience.

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This video is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or psychological care.  If persistent pain or anxiety affects your daily life, please consult a qualified health provider.

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What if your thoughts, emotions, and identity are just looping prediction patterns? What if true awakening means seeing through the ego’s hidden payoffs and collapsing them at the source?

In this episode of Awakening Now, I sit down with trauma therapist and awakening teacher Charmain Berry—an ex-psychotherapist who now guides others into the true nature of mind, beyond trauma and ego.

Together, we explore the Liberty Code, a powerful framework for uncovering hidden desires, breaking repetitive cycles, and finding real freedom.

🔎 In this conversation, you’ll discover:
✨ What awakening really means from a nondual perspective
✨ Why emotions make our thoughts feel real
✨ How the mind creates prediction loops that fuel suffering
✨ Why “feeling isn’t always healing”
✨ The Liberty Code as a powerful tool for exposing hidden desires and collapsing patterns

👉 If you’ve ever felt caught in repetitive cycles of thought, emotion, or behavior, this episode may shift your entire perspective.

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This content is for educational purposes only and **not** a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If anxiety is severe or you have thoughts of self-harm, please seek help from a licensed mental-health professional immediately.

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In Part 2 of this heartfelt Deep Looking event, we go even deeper into meeting emotions head-on, dismantling old patterns, and uncovering the unshakable safety that’s always here.

You’ll witness real, raw moments where fear, embarrassment, and self-judgment rise to the surface and see how, with gentle awareness, these energies can be met, held, and transformed. This is an invitation to stop waiting for life to be “perfect” before allowing yourself to feel whole.

If you’ve ever felt “almost there” but not quite free, this conversation will bring fresh insight and deep reassurance.

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Even after a deep spiritual awakening, many still ask: "If I know who I truly am, why am I still suffering?"

This heartfelt video explores why emotions, pain, and life’s challenges don’t simply disappear after initial awakening and why that’s okay. You’ll hear real stories, raw vulnerability, and guidance on how to meet emotions fully without resistance, finding the underlying safety and presence that’s always here.

Whether you’re a seasoned seeker or just starting your journey, this conversation offers comfort, clarity, and a reminder: there is no “done” — there’s only life unfolding.

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The truth about awakening is this: You are NOT broken. Feeling intense emotions, disorientation, confusion, and doubt is part of the process.

In this raw, unscripted guided conversation, we explore why awakening often feels confusing, painful, or like we’re doing it “wrong.”

Through grounded insight and compassionate reflection, this episode guides you through the illusion of “lack,” and into the truth that what you’re feeling, fear, tightness, or uncertainty is not a mistake.

You’ll hear about:
• The trap of thinking something’s missing
• Why discomfort is not a sign you’re failing
• Emotional contraction vs presence
• Allowing what’s already here even if it’s not “bliss”

This is for those ready to stop searching and start remembering who they really are.

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