Inner Awareness Podcast

This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast questions the expectation that a partner must “complete” you and challenges the idea of needing someone for fulfillment. It suggests that if you enjoy being with a person, get along easily, share intimacy, and are free to pursue your own interests and spiritual work, there may be no real problem to solve. Yoga recognizes two valid paths — the monk and the householder — and being in relationship can support Dharma and character development. A partner can help reduce narcissism, strengthen patience and perseverance, and shift the focus from “me” to “we.” The episode also questions the idea of a single soul mate, explaining that compatibility is largely about shared life vibration, and that many people could potentially fulfill that role. Rather than feeling intellectually compelled to leave a stable relationship in search of something “better,” it encourages you take an insightful look at what you actually needed, especially later in life when security, validation, or spiritual support may no longer depend on a partner.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information.

This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast discusses how to raise a child with good character in a modern, patriarchal society. According to Yoga, good character begins with mental discipline, the ability to distinguish between fields of energy and consciousness that have universal qualities and those that are changing and have individual qualities. Universal qualities do not create attachment or karmic patterns they allow a person to function in both the physical and non-physical universe with equanimity. Good character also includes patience, perseverance, faith, loyalty, long-suffering, non-harming, and courage. A child must learn to be centered in their authentic mind, to live according to their Dharma, to endure hardship with equanimity, and to avoid harming others in thought, or emotion since negative thoughts and emotions can be projected from one person to another. Parents should teach their children that Karma and the non-physical universe are real, that information is not knowledge, and that success is not defined by wealth, power, or popularity, but by personal integrity. Above all, moral courage is essential, since the world is not always supportive or just. Moral courage is closely aligned with personal integrity and the ability to follow Dharma; without personal integrity Shakti won’t support your child with life-affirming consciousness and energy or the insight they need to make appropriate decisions.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information

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This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast explores the authentic nature of human beings as divine, interdimensional, and eternal beings who naturally radiate a specific spectrum of energy. This energy appears on different levels, such as Prana on the level of soul, Chi on the level of spirit, and increasingly subtle forms of transcendent energy on the transcendent level. For Self-realization, this energy must move freely through the body. On the level of soul, there are only four authentic human emotions, created by the Chakras: anger, fear, pain, and joy. These emotions are natural expressions of how energy flows. When energy moves upward without interference, it supports pleasure, love, intimacy and joy. When attention becomes focused on qualities that come from the field of Maya, access to these universal, life-affirming qualities becomes limited, but by redirecting awareness to authentic energy, it can flow freely and be fully experienced.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information

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This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast introduces the idea of The Cosmic Egg as the vast quantum field through which awareness, perception, and identity extend beyond your physical-material body, subtle field and the auric fields that surround them. This field has a boundary that must maintain its integrity, since intrusions from other quantum fields – entities and projections – can interfere with intimacy, self-realization, and the union of awareness with Atman. Enlightenment can be described as an intimate relationship between Brahma (awareness) and Atman; they are both quantum fields with universal qualities. Once blockages within the cosmic egg are released and quantum fields with universal qualities can unite intimacy with Universal Consciousness becomes effortless.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information.

This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast explains that when you are already centered in the I, when you are being projected at or in a difficult situation, trying to immediately shift into the authentic mind often creates instability. In such moments, maintaining inner stability matters more than changing states of consciousness. Just as in an everyday crisis, the priority is to stay present, and stable so that you can function. The mind is both the tool for transcendence and the space where you can get attached to distorted fields of consciousness and energy, which is why maintaining awareness is essential. During times of distress simply knowing what is happening on the subtle and the physical-material dimensions naturally restores personal power and clarity. Strong boundaries, mental discipline, healthy relationships, and a lifestyle that supports Self-realization will create a stable foundation that allows you to center yourself in your authentic mind when conditions are right. By being proactive you will accomplish far more with far less stress. So, stop trying to change things; remain aware and stable instead, while you wait until you get the insight to act appropriately.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information.

This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast examines resentment, blame, and regret as interconnected inner states that restrict well-being and spiritual progress. Resentment creates ongoing attachments to people, institutions, and systems. These patterns may begin early in life and later feel like normal reactions to authority or society. Blame intensifies the problem by projecting responsibility on to another person or institution, obscuring the karmic relationship and the opportunity to learn from the experience. Regret, especially later in life, interferes with spiritual growth because it prevents you from recognizing that mistakes are opportunities for growth and the development of wisdom. Together, resentment, blame, and regret keep individuals trapped in the dance of Shiva. Letting go of these patterns supports spiritual growth, and liberates the authentic mind to pursue Dharma, develop wisdom and achieve Self-realization.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information.

This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast discusses the spiritual struggle between seeking transcendence and remaining trapped in the world of Maya. Most people abandon the path of self-realization because this struggle feels exhausting. Without understanding there's an alternative to the material world, a system of transcendence, fighting constant internal battles seems pointless. People choose peace over struggle and go with the flow of Maya. Accumulated baggage, bad relationships, and worldly attachments make progress harder, creating a frustrating cycle of starting and stalling. However, the work is worthwhile: it leads to freedom, authenticity, and eventually permanent bliss.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information.

This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast explores what happens when you step out of dysfunctional relationships, and why doing so often provokes resistance from others. Leaving these dynamics forces a rewrite of the “story”, which can be deeply unsettling for the people involved and demanding for the one who chooses to exit. That’s why it is essential to develop strong character traits, particularly long-suffering, the ability to endure hardship with equanimity. Growth requires perseverance, courage, mental discipline, and patience. Regaining your power and your authentic identity is not something that can be done for you, nor is it a passive process. Enlightenment is not a refuge for the weak, but the outcome of restoring integrity, reclaiming personal power, and maintaining equanimity regardless of external circumstances.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information.

This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast presents The Third State as a necessary third mode of existence beyond life in the multiverse and death in interspace. While the multiverse is the realm of embodied experience and interspace the realm of death and transition, The Third State serves as a direct avenue to Universal Consciousness. The Third State is neither manifest nor unmanifest and cannot be imagined by the human mind. It contains personal, communal, and primordial aspects and is the field in which awareness, breath, Atman, Karma, the I, and Kundalini reside. Duality, good and evil, and their primordial precursor also appear there, creating barriers that must be transcended. Enlightenment can be achieved by centering in pure awareness, which is identical with Brahma, and uniting with Atman. This is a deeper form of liberation, where duality dissolves completely, the small self falls away, and the aspirant abides in a state of unity that cannot be known or described.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information.

This episode of the Inner Awareness Podcast explains why trying to modify yourself into a different kind of person with different likes and dislikes is spiritually problematic. It explains that you cannot easily or quickly change what you want. These shifts only happen naturally over long spans of time, as old karma and early attachments are released. The episode also shows how you can be trapped when appropriateness and detachment have not replaced caring. Being attached to what you want eventually produces suffering and prevents you from surrendering to the Tao. Ultimately, the struggle comes from caring to much about yourself and demanding that you get what you want when you want it. Only by giving up your personal desires and surrendering your will to Shakti and Universal Consciousness will you stop caring and experience the joy that comes from the opportunity to experience of oneness.

The episodes of the Inner Awareness Podcast were recorded during seminars, which take place on a regular basis. If you would like to learn more about Keith Sherwood’s work, please contact us at [email protected] for further information

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