The Awareness Podcast

Join Susan and Jac O'Keeffe for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really means to live an awakened life. 

Susan and Jac discuss

• What it means ( and what it doesn’t mean) to be awakened 
• The importance of dealing with our humanness
• How to wake up and grow up spiritually 
• How there is no final destination in awakening 
• That even after awakening, there is still work to be done 
• How Jac’s own journey has been all about finding out the truth for herself
• What attachment to non duality is and what it signifies

To learn more and to join Jac for her 4-Part live Masterclass: The Gifts and Perils of Power beginning on November 6th, 2023 in Evolve, visit here. 

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A great working definition for patience is being here Now without focusing on outward future goals.

When you join Rona and Cyndi you will discover…

• The gift in being OK with the present moment just as it is.
• How natural patience becomes when you Trust.
• An invitation to watch for the subtle signs you are believing something has to change for you to be okay.
• Instruction on how to bring the “wanting things to change” to present moment awareness and what once may expect as a result.

Join Cyndi and Rona as they continue to offer insight on how to use all the Tools for Awakening in your day-to-day life.

About Rona Marren:
Rona Marren is currently a student of A Course in Miracles and non duality. She spent 20 plus years as a spiritual seeker and in 2020 had her first glimpse of awakening. Rona is a wife, mother, daughter and caregiver. She integrates Knowing the truth of Who I Am into her daily activities continuing to attend courses, workshops, and retreats, volunteering with the Teachers of God Foundation, and by frequent moments of resting as awareness.

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This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Awakening, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the journey of awakening to our true nature — and the natural peace and happiness that is always present. Explore courses, events, and resources at: centerforawakening.org 

In this episode, Jenny's guest, Heena Vasani describes how her mother abandoned her at a very young age, and Jenny and Heena discuss how the trauma from that experience led to inner work over many years to find resolution and healing.

Heena describes how her spiritual journey started in her early 20’s with a profound glimpse of her true nature that occurred when she was about to undergo a kidney transplant.

Jenny and Heena also discuss:

• The importance of fully facing the feelings that are a residue of trauma.
• How the fact that we don’t choose our thoughts means that we don’t choose our conditioning, and our parents didn’t choose their conditioning either. That understanding removes a huge amount of anger and blame.
• How motherhood provided Heena with the lessons she needed for her non-dual understanding to become fully integrated with her everyday life. Children are very good at pushing our buttons and they instantly detect any lack of authenticity.
• The uncertainty of life.
• The freedom that comes with living in not-knowing.
• The joy of continuing to learn and discover.

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This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Awakening, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the journey of awakening to our true nature — and the natural peace and happiness that is always present. Explore courses, events, and resources at: centerforawakening.org 

Join Bill Free for this episode of Conversations in Truth, as he welcomes Justin Gold to hear:

• What Justin learned from Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
• What he learned about meditation from a 3 year old child.
• His multi-dimensional answer to Bill’s question, without the use of memory, who are you?
• The importance of “supervision” on the spiritual path.
• About Justin’s spiritual community and the social and aid work they do.

Learn more about Bill's One Year Masterclass for Awakening here. 

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This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Awakening, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the journey of awakening to our true nature — and the natural peace and happiness that is always present. Explore courses, events, and resources at: centerforawakening.org 

In this second conversation on The Awareness Podcast, Susan and Tom begin by discussing the profound opening that occurred live on the first episode together that was the end of seeking for Susan.

If you have not listened to that podcast, you can hear it here.

Susan and Tom also discuss 

• How when Tom meets somebody and they share something with him, a teaching emerges that is appropriate for them.
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Tom also discusses what to expect in his 4-Part LIVE Masterclass series “Many Ways To Freedom” beginning in October.

To learn more and to join Tom live for this 4-Part Masterclass CLICK HERE. 

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The world’s definition of generosity is different than truth’s.

Do you know the difference?

Join Rona and Cyndi as they …

• Look at what generosity means as a Tool for Awakening
• The importance of trusting truth as we put this work to the test.
• Invite the listener to “get a little dirty” and honest in looking at how belief in their story limits generosity.
• Discuss how inner guidance is always available.

Join Cyndi and Rona for this invitation to embrace generosity and let go of fear.



About Rona Marren:
Rona Marren is currently a student of A Course in Miracles and non duality. She spent 20 plus years as a spiritual seeker and in 2020 had her first glimpse of awakening. Rona is a wife, mother, daughter and caregiver. She integrates Knowing the truth of Who I Am into her daily activities continuing to attend courses, workshops, and retreats, volunteering with the Teachers of God Foundation, and by frequent moments of resting as awareness.

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Continue your spiritual awakening journey with ongoing live teachings! Free to join. Find out more here. 

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This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Awakening, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the journey of awakening to our true nature — and the natural peace and happiness that is always present. Explore courses, events, and resources at: centerforawakening.org 

In this episode, Jenny's guest, Elizabeth Reninger describes how when she was very young, the birth of her sister and the death of a young child in a farming accident sparked an early curiosity about the nature of human existence. The death of her father a few years later led to the recognition that we are not the body.

Her childhood curiosity persisted into adulthood and led to a path of exploring the deepest truth. Initially this was through academic studies, but later through a variety of spiritual traditions. She was fascinated by what the various teachings have in common.

In meeting Thich Nhat Hhan, something that had been missing was revealed. As a result, the direction of her life changed completely. She describes how the process of awakening happened through a series of shifts. Understanding and expression of what she experienced came later.

Jenny and Elizabeth  discuss:

• The connections between Buddhism, Taoism and Advaita Vedanta, and the ideas from each of these traditions that have had a lasting significance for Elizabeth
• The benefits of having a living Teacher. 
• How a teacher can help at an early stage of the spiritual path and in the stabilization process
• What living in not-knowing means in practical life.

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This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Awakening, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the journey of awakening to our true nature — and the natural peace and happiness that is always present. Explore courses, events, and resources at: centerforawakening.org 

In this episode of Conversation in Truth, Bill Free talks to his guest Chris Beckett about what Chris calls Wisdom Freed.

Wisdom Freed is about pointing your spirituality towards the most important part of your life - the everyday when you're working, going to the supermarket or catching up with a good friend.

Chris discusses his own unexpected spiritual awakening and how through a series of Micro Meditations - simple, quick moments of presence done throughout the day, he allowed the natural process of awakening and liberation to unfold.

Chris discovered that these moments of presence also need to be supported with letting be. In this way, you avoid the danger of just practicing presence as a way to avoid the messy parts of life and the pitfall of just letting yourself be and acting out unconsciously and harming yourself and others.

Learn more about Bill's One Year Masterclass for Awakening here. 

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This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Awakening, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the journey of awakening to our true nature — and the natural peace and happiness that is always present. Explore courses, events, and resources at: centerforawakening.org 

We have all heard the phrase “spiritual awakening”, but do you really know what it means, especially for those of us who are living an “ordinary” life in the world?

Perhaps you have an image of what you think it should look like, feel like, be like.

In this episode of Living an Awakened Life, Susan and Helen go right back to first principles to discuss what spiritually awakening really is, how it shows up in our lives and the changes it brings.

Helen shares her own experience of awakening; what she describes as “the perfect meditation” and offers a guided practice to support you in being present with whatever is going on in your mind and body without trying to change anything.

Susan and Helen discuss whether a living teacher is always necessary and what is meant by the ”divine feminine”.

Helen also discusses what to expect in her 4 part live Masterclass series  “Awakening to the Truth” beginning in September. For more on Helen's upcoming Masterclass and to register: https://www.teachersofgod.org/helen-hamilton-masterclass

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This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Awakening, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the journey of awakening to our true nature — and the natural peace and happiness that is always present. Explore courses, events, and resources at: centerforawakening.org 

What occurs when you give your willingness to drop all defense?

Join Rona and Cyndi as they explore the power of defenselessness.

In this episode you will …

• Listen in as Rona and Cyndi look at the relationship between defense and attack
• Learn how our defenses hold the separated world in place.
• Be guided into an exploration of where true safety lies
• Be given pointers that you can use the next time you see the desire to defend.

Join Cyndi and Rona for this powerful discussion

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This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Awakening, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the journey of awakening to our true nature — and the natural peace and happiness that is always present. Explore courses, events, and resources at: centerforawakening.org