The Awareness Podcast

Venkatesh describes how his upbringing in a religious Hindu family led initially to spiritual questioning about the nature of God and then to the practice of Transcendental Meditation.  Venkatesh discusses how he came to give up his successful career in business to follow a path of self-knowledge.

He outlines the rigorous daily programme of work and study at the Sivananda ashram, where he followed a progressive path of both Jnana and Bhakti yoga. A spontaneous decision to visit the Ramana Maharshi ashram at Tiruvannamalai, resulted in him falling in love with Ramana’s teaching and seeing that all the sages were saying the same thing – that this inward journey is the most important purpose of life.

We go on to discuss a number of aspects of Ramana’s teaching, including the basic ‘who am I’ practice, how to overcome the frustration of thoughts that keep flooding back, and how to deal with blank states. He explains the importance of questioning, and the connection between questioning, openness and not-knowing. Supported by his faith in the teaching and a strong desire for liberation he describes how he discovered the unchanging, inner joy of living as pure consciousness, ‘an instrument in the hands of the Lord’.

For more information on the Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, including access to Venkatesh’s talks, visit their website http://www.ramanacentre.com/

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In this third episode of Bill’s series, on The Direct Experience of A Course in Miracles, , Bill discusses:

• The Ladder of Awakening 
• What is meant by the inward and outward facing paths
• Workbook Lessons 106, 107, 125 and 188 of A Course in Miracles from a non-dual perspective 
• Miracle Principle 28
• His favorite passages from the Text 
• How to use ACIM as a tool for awakening

Bill ends with a guided meditation offering you a direct experience of your true nature.

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

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In this episode of Living an Awakened Life, Susan sits down with fellow Awareness Podcast host Jenny Beal to discuss 

• Jenny’s own spiritual journey and the misunderstandings she encountered along the way 
• How awakening is not a state that can be achieved 
• What it really means to live in not-knowing 
• What stands in the way of knowing the peace and happiness of our true nature in this moment 
• How much effort is required on the spiritual path 
• Susan and Jenny’s own experiences of trying coming to an end in radical ways
• How saying “I know I'm pure consciousness” is actually a block.  
• What is meant by “life as celebration”

Jenny offers a guided experience to give listeners a direct experience of the effortlessness of non-objective meditation and discusses her series of 4 Masterclasses on Living in Not-Knowing which begin on Monday 7th August.   

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In this episode Cyndi and Rona review the tools introduced during the first 6 episodes.

When you tune in you will …

• Receive a review of the first 6 tools
• Listen in as Cyndi and Rona discuss how they all work together
• Be reminded of where the only problem lies
• Be given a demonstration of how to show up whenever an upset is seen

Join Cyndi and Rona for a deepening into The Tools for Awakening

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In this episode, Marc describes how he became a mindfulness trainer and life coach and then went on to explore his true nature more deeply, initially with Jan Geurtz, a non-dual teacher specializing in love and relationships, and later with Rupert Spira and Francis Lucille.

During the Covid pandemic he went deeply into what he really knew for himself. Understanding the non-dual teaching is a starting-point, but it takes courage to really live as consciousness, with no ground beneath your feet.

Marc has a serious and incurable medical condition called ‘restless legs syndrome’ which causes chronic lack of sleep. He explains how living in not-knowing, giving up trying to be the controller, and allowing life to unfold spontaneously provides the greatest relief.

Jenny and Marc discuss how to provide a bridge from the duality of conventional mindfulness to effortless non-duality.

You can find out more about Marc and his ‘beyond mindfulness’ courses and coaching from his website: https://beyondmindfulness.nl/mindfulness-trainings/

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In this episode Bill Free answers questions from the audience, discusses Workbook Lessons 361-365 of A Course in Miracles from a nondual perspective.

Bill also gives a guided awareness practice to enable you to have a glimpse of your true nature and teaches on what it means to live from the space of Pure Presence.

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

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In this episode of Living an Awakened Life,  Louise Kay describes her own awakening and discusses the many paradoxes on the spiritual path.

Louise offers a guided meditation so that you can have a direct experience of your true nature as awareness, as you listen. 

Louise and Susan discuss what it really means to embody spiritual awakening and the importance of embracing everything that arises with love and gentleness.

Learn more about Louise's July Masterclass with the Teachers of God Foundation by clicking here. 

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In this episode Cyndi and Rona explore Joy

When you tune in you will …

• Learn how joy is our natural state and contains limitless strength.
• Be invited to accept that all disturbing thoughts come from the mind, not from truth.
• A definition for joy that is different from what you think.
• How joy will unfold without efforting as you put all the tools into practice.

Join Cyndi and Rona as they explore Joy

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In this podcast, Jenny and Hѐlen discuss the Dharma Art of Miksang, a form of contemplative photography, and its role as a spiritual practice on the path of beauty.

Hѐlen describes how difficulties in her life led her to the Dharma Arts and Shambhala Buddhism. Miksang practice starts from being open and available. We have a tendency to overlook moments of pure, fresh seeing, and conceptualise what we see, giving everything a name and a form. In Miksang, instead of photographing objects, we express the simple, direct and brilliant experience of a flash of perception, before the mind has applied any concepts to it. It’s an effortless way of meeting the sacred world at any moment during daily life. When we let go of likes and dislikes, good and bad, and the egoic desire to create a beautiful photo, we discover beauty all around us, shining in the ordinary.

To find out more about Hѐlen and the Dharma Art of Miksang, including details of her online and European events you can visit her website here: https://miksang.eu
The quarryfarm.com website contains examples of photos produced during the Miksang training courses that Jenny attended with Hѐlen.

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Bill’s goal in commenting on the lessons of ACIM through a non dual lens is to help you have the direct experience of awakening that the Course is pointing to

Having studied with some of the world’s greatest teachers of A Course in Miracles, Advaita Vedanta, and the Direct Path of non-duality, Bill offers a direct experience of truth.

Tune into this episode and say yes to stepping into a new Awareness of who you truly are.

Awakening isn’t something you have to wait for. The direct experience is here for you right now.

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