In this interview I am once again joined by Amoda Maa, spiritual teacher and author of books such as ‘Embodied Enlightenment’ and ‘Falling Open in a World Falling Apart’.

Amoda Maa shares her experience of falling into the abyss of emptines and the consequences that followed.

She describes the dark night of the soul that preceded this experience, and how its aftermath healed her childhood abandonment trauma.

Amoda Maa also talks about the life of a spiritual teacher, how she went from living an ascetic life of anonymity in the English countryside to moving to America to become a well known teacher, and shares her observations of the boys’ club dynamic in the spiritual teaching scene.

Amoda Maa also recounts relearning relationship after her enlightenment when she met her now husband, and discusses the feminine frequency of awakening and how that relates to the inner marriage.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep177-becoming-a-spiritual-teacher-amoda-maa

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

00:56 - Falling into the abyss of emptiness

03:56 - After awakening, living from the unknown

08:07 - Purification of relationship with mother

11:53 - Dark night of the soul, abandoned by God

19:20 - Recognising avoidance, the moment of enlightenment

24:11 - Healing of abandonment

26:05 - Changes in relationship with others

28:02 - Spiritual openness vs learning to say ‘no’ to others

34:15 - Meeting a new partner, and a new way of relationship

37:58 - Thoughts and narratives

41:35 - Being in relationship with an enlightened person

45:05 - Abiding goodness

49:52 - First book publishing period

55:19 - Invited to speak and purifying self-consciousness

57:06 - Learning to speak from enlightenment, not about it

59:41 - Change your life, change your world

01:02:28 - Living like an ascetic for 12 years

01:08:37 - Encountering the term ‘non duality’

01:12:31 - Teaching career launched on BATGAP and at SAND

01:18:04 - The American non-duality scene

01:22:29. Feminine face of awakening vs the boys’ club of spiritual teachers

01:25:41 - The feminine frequency of awakening

01:27:22 - The patriarchy is over

01:28:56 - Inner marriage

01:29:35 - The boys club and suppression of women

01:33:28 - The flow of life

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Previous episode with Amoda Maa:

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep147-falling-open-amoda-maa

To find out more about Amoda Maa, visit:

- https://www.amodamaa.com/

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com