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Have you heard of the Perfectly Okay community? 
A wonderful community offers the support you need and is available for everyone seeking awakening, going through the shift and exploring what’s here after the shift. If you feel alone on your journey and are looking for people to connect with, watch this interview with one of the organisers. Amy is a host of weekly Friday morning meetings and she is sharing how POK came to exist, what’s going on in the growing community and how it can be helpful for you. 

To find out more go to 
Http://perfectlyokay.org 

In short Perfectly Okay is the OG social and support center of the Finders Courses Alumni community, with over 2300 members. Graduates of any of Jeffery Martin‘s courses, as well as ALL awake/awakening folks, including members of the Fetters Free FB group, are welcome to join POK. It’s suggested folks take the free mini Explorers Course to get the jargon of much of the community. This is a safe space where all respectful viewpoints are welcome.  A diversity of opinions is the norm.  Everyone is considered to be a peer in the meetings.

Since this is a private website, you have to be a member to look around. Want to join? Email Patti to get full access!
https://perfectlyokay.org


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Meet Omar in our second self-inquiry session and see how he is doing.
When the belief system starts to collapse it can be very intense and confusing. How to navigate what happens next?

This raw, open and sincere conversation reveals what many do not see in the positive and light non-duality videos. The beginning of deconstruction for some may be blissful, for others, it can be hell. Either way, a lot is happening and it’s good to know that everything is unfolding in the right way, what needs to fall away is going to fall away and that there is no turning back. 

Join us for a 5-minute meditation that will help to balance the system. 
What helped me through this period was learning to say yes to whatever was happening by practising and changing my attitude to the emotions that showed up. Bliss or purge— it will eventually pass. 

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Self is a story. Created by the left brain and experienced as your inner voice there is a story. A story behind all stories.

Meet Chris Niebauer. He is the author of a famous book No Self, No Problem. Chris earned his Ph.D. in cognitive neuropsychology at the University of Toledo, specializing in the differences between the left and right sides of the human brain. He is currently a professor at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses on consciousness, mindfulness, left- and right-brain differences, and artificial intelligence. 

Listen to our fascinating conversation and learn about the trick of language, the left brain and right brain functions and a unique Brazilian tribe, that has no stories. In the episode, Chris shares some exercises and advice for a seeker.

“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself—and there isn't one.”

https://chrisniebauerphd.com/blog/
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If you are seeking and want to know how to end the seeking, this episode is for you. 
If you want to see the truth and are ready, watch this and follow along.

Welcome to this self-inquiry session with Omar. We dive right into it. Use this recording for your own inquiry. Pause the audio, and answer the questions by yourself before continuing to listen. This way you can focus on the question and find your own answer. 

Warning: If you get an intense feeling of fear while watching this, take it slowly, it’s ok. It’s expected. 

I use direct pointing method, which consists of asking direct questions so the answer may reveal itself. 

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If you need a manual on how to see through the self-illusion listen to my conversation with Christiane Michelberger. She has just published a new book, which is exactly that. 

I have met Christiane through Liberation Unleashed. She is a guide and assists seekers to see through other illusions once the self-illusion is seen through. She works with Buddhist fetter model and has helped many people to break free. 

Today she shares her awakening story and what it is like to live in a non-reactive way. We talk about self-inquiry what works and what doesn’t, who should not engage at all and what may happen during the process. Christiane shares the story of breaking the desire and ill will fetter which was the most intense for her. We talked about what the shift may look like and what to focus on while inquiring. 

You can find Christiane Michelberger on her website 
https://findingawakening.com

Facebook Group
https://m.facebook.com/groups/findingawakeningcommunity/?ref=share

YouTube
https://youtube.com/@findingawakening

Blog in German language 
https://www.unterwegsmitbuddha.de

Books
https://www.amazon.com/How-See-Through-Self-Illusion-Instruction-ebook/
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Awakening-No-Nonsense-Buddhist-Suffering/

A conversation with Kevin Schanilec 
https://youtu.be/1xWfBHN6oRk


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Tim Cliss is a well-known non-duality teacher, speaker, and author. 
Our conversation revolves around awakening, non-duality, nothing and everything. Tim shares a little bit of his awakening story which was full of desperation, aloneness, and suffering while looking for Truth. What revealed itself was surprisingly liberating and indescribable. Since then Tim has been sharing Nonduality message. We touch on the subjects of liberation, a shift that may happen, silence, birth and death and take a closer look at what exactly the self is, what it wants and how it gets to be real. 

You can find him on Facebook, where he posts every day, and meet him on Zoom every Thursday at 7 pm UK time. 

Tim's presence is light, spontaneous and somehow mystical, just like the names of his books. 
https://www.timclissthis.com/book-store

Visit Tim's website for more info, essays and videos.
https://www.timclissthis.com/

Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/timclissnothing
Youtube
@timclissnonduality

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Awakening to the natural state is an identity shift, and it's a shift from what you think and imagine yourself to be to seeing what is always here underneath all concepts. 

In this episode meet Angelo Dillulo. Angelo stands out from the crowd of non-duality teachers as a unique and energetic guide who is able to express clearly and create valuable content for everyone on the awakening journey. He points home, to the natural state in a simple language, and can cut through the veil to the point. 

In this episode we covered topics of what awakening is, what pre-awakening is, we discussed glimpses and their value, how the awakening experience may look for some people. We talk about helpful techniques, self-inquiry and what happens when identity shifts. 

In this video, Angelo Dilullo is kindly sharing his awakening story. 

You may know him from YouTube channel 
@SimplyAlwaysAwake 
or his book 
Awake, It's your turn. You can find the book on Amazon. 
https://www.amazon.com/Awake-Your-Turn-Angelo-Dilullo/dp/1737212323

Angelo has been sharing pointers, meditations and insights and is guiding many people in person and in retreats. To connect with him you can go to his website:
https://simplyalwaysawake.com/


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How do you know if you are awakened? If this question is alive and you want confirmation, listen to this episode. You may get your answer. 

Meet Delson Armstrong. We talk about what awakening is, how identification works, what the driving forces behind seeking are, and how to stop. 

Delson Armstrong is a trailblazing American meditation teacher and author, renowned for guiding students to profound personal transformation. Affable and playfully irreverent, Delson takes students “beyond mindfulness” to explore states like jhāna, cessation, and the bliss of awakening in everyday life.
 
A meditative prodigy, Mumbai-born Delson began Hatha Yoga at thirteen and internalized various meditative systems. His mastery of nirodha samapatti and arahatta phala has attracted scientific interest. Authorized to instruct TWIM in 2017 and Kriya Yoga in 2023, Delson now teaches the Optimal MindTM system, a unique blend of meditation, insight, and energy work. 

You can find out more about Delson by visiting his website. 
https://delsonarmstrong.com
YouTube:
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Meet Doug Kraft and get practical advice on using Buddhist practice to end suffering. This conversation is filled with clear, simple pointers and tools you can apply today. You do not need to be a Buddhist to practice meditation and relaxation into awareness. You can start now and explore what happens if you apply the method of the Six R's and other tools that Doug is generously sharing.  

Doug Kraft is a meditation teacher, psychotherapist, Unitarian Universalist minister, and author of Circling Home, Buddha's Map, Meditator’s Field Guide, Befriending the Mind, and Presence, to name a few. 
More info at https://www.easingawake.com/?p=Books. 

He was the lead minister in Sacramento for 14 years before retiring to spend more time teaching the Dhammā and mentoring meditators. He lives in Sacramento along the American River with his wife and cat. Recently he became a doting grandfather. 
More info at http://www.dougkraft.com/?p=Doug
You can get in touch with Dough by emailing him on 
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:30 What is awakening?
00:10:27 What drives seeking?
00:14:07 Trying too hard
00:17:57 Six R's strategy
00:22:27 Four Noble Truths
00:26:57 Non-dual awareness
00:32:02 Awareness of content and processes
00:38:17 What is always here?
00:44:27 The path to freedom
00:48:57 Resistance
00:54:02 Drawn or pushed
00:55:57 Last words

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In the second part of the conversation, Christine Wushke shares about the early days of seeking, when she was in an office job thinking about Awakening and Enlightenment. She found solace in a used bookstore where she discovered Eastern philosophy books and felt supported on her path by always being given the next thing she needed. 

We discuss the importance of micro shifts in everyday experience and how these small changes lead to a bigger transformation. The conversation shifts to the importance of being present in the moment and taking one step at a time. We discuss the concept of everything being interconnected, using the example of fascia in the body as a reflection of this idea. Overall, the conversation highlights the importance of being mindful and present in order to facilitate awakening, integration and healing.

Christine Wushke is a myofascial release expert, a certified yoga therapist, a registered massage therapist and a Hakomi practitioner with over 20 years of experience. Christine runs the Journey to Light Wellness Center and is the author of the book 'Freedom is Your Nature'. Christine’s effective techniques will help you build self-awareness, interoception and, most importantly, a loving relationship with your body. Her approach to helping people live in balance with their body, mind, spirit and the world around them is informed by the Eight Limbs of classical yoga, biotensegrity, her background in myofascial release and Hakomi, the latest neurodevelopmental research coming out of the scientific community, and her compassion for her fellow humans. 

She is also passionate about making the profound benefits of mindful movement practice accessible across the diversity of human experience, including those with chronic pain, limited mobility and those who are not financially or culturally privileged.

Christine's website
https://freelyhuman.com
Youtube
@christinewushke
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/let.your.heart.sing
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