The End of Seeking Podcast

The End of Seeking Podcast episodes:

• 05.29.2024

  Episode 33: To Love One's Fate

  In this episode we discuss the concept of "amor fati" or the love of one's fate, as proposed by the philosopher Nietzsche. We explore how embracing all experiences, past and present, with acceptance and love, can lead to freedom from...

  
• 04.17.2024

  Episode 32: Navigating Intuition and Fear

  In this episode we discussing fear and its relationship to intuitive knowingness. We explore how we can identify our internal sense of guidance and discern when fear is clouding our judgment versus when we are receiving clear intuitive signals. We...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Episode 31: Embracing the Mystic Heart

  In this episode we dive into the mystical path and what it means to embrace the "wildness" of spiritual awakening beyond rigid traditions and structures. We discuss the seeming contradictions between non-dual teachings and the devotional love for divine forms...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Episode 30: Meeting in the Depths

  In this episode we explore how in our daily lives we often struggle to truly meet others and be present with the full breadth of their experience. Consumed by the chatter of our minds, we miss subtle emotions, sensations, and...

  
• 03.07.2024

  Episode 29: Breaking Free from Expectations

  Welcome to episode 29 where we're exploring some obstacles on the path to spiritual awakening. How expectations can often cloud our perception of the obvious. We discuss how these expectations can lead us astray, causing us to bump into our...

  
• 02.29.2024

  Episode 28: Why The Awakened Teach

  In this episode we discuss the motivations behind why awakened beings can feel called to teach. We explore how wisdom naturally emerges during awakening.  We note the seeker's unwavering focus on ending suffering and uncovering liberating truths, and talk about...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Episode 27: Aligning Faith With Truth

  Today we discussed the place of faith on the spiritual path. We talked about Pure Land Buddhism which is a faith-based Buddhist school. We reflect on the difference between the idea that “there’s nothing you can do” vs “there’s nothing...

  
• 01.24.2024

  Episode 26: Experience is the Greatest Teacher

  In this episode, we explore the power of direct experience over intellectual knowledge, that there are profound teachings to be found in the fullness of the lived experience. Life itself is a constant teacher. The solution to global problems? It...

  
• 01.17.2024

  Episode 25: The Bliss of Silence

  Glad to be back for 2024! This week we talk about the many different aspects of silence. How to cultivate a relationship with silence and recognising that the experience of silence is bliss. We acknowledge that sometimes one needs...

  
• 12.21.2023

  Episode 24: Trusting Your Way

  “There are so many different ways of doing this work of holding space and guiding & supporting others. And so many ways of awakening to our nature and integrating and embodying that fully in the human expression that we are....

  
• 12.06.2023

  Episode 23: Offering Without Expectation

  In this episode we discuss issues relating to sharing creative work. We talk about the demons of doubt in the creative process and reflect on not letting others' judgment hinder the truth of our creative expression. We discuss viewing one's...

  
• 11.22.2023

  Episode 22: Integrating the Felt Sense

  In this episode we delving into the vital “descent into the heart” and embracing the felt sense of our experiencing. We discuss that sometimes nondual teachings can inadvertently neglect the richness of the pre-conceptual felt reality.  We explore the challenge...

  
• 11.15.2023

  Episode 21: The Alchemy of Conscious Relating

  This week we explore and discuss the power of conscious relating and how it supports awakening and ever-deepening integration and growth.  In particular we explore our own relationship of nineteen years and how it's served as a crucible of profound...

  
• 11.08.2023

  Episode 20: Following Your Intuitive Light

  In this episode we explore the concept of living a life in service to something greater, surrendering to the flow of existence, and finding one's purpose through trust and intuition. We discuss the importance of not comparing oneself to others...

  
• 10.05.2023

  Episode 19: Surviving The Doldrums

  In this episode we explore the aftermath of freeing oneself from the ego's tyranny and the shift in motivations. This post-awakening phase often begins with a sense of absence, known as the doldrums, where the deep inner calling from the...

  
• 09.27.2023

  Episode 18: When Breakdown Becomes Breakthrough

  In this episode we explore how breakdown can often precede an awakening or breakthrough. That at our lowest point both personally and socially, we find the presence of the grace as a response our crisis. Life/God restores unity and order...

  
• 09.22.2023

  Episode 17: Nondoership - Where the Rubber Meets the Road

  In this episode, we explore the topics of perennialism vs syncretism and eros vs logos. We talk about the essence of awakening as a profound act of remembrance, and how non-doership shows up in the lived reality of our daily...

  
• 09.07.2023

  Episode 16: The Way of the Heart

  In this week's episode we talk about Imogen’s personal journey with Divine Mother Mary and impact that's had on her life and her work. We discuss the embodiment of a heart-centred feminine path of awakening, and the feminine vs masculine...

  
• 08.30.2023

  Episode 15: Path or No Path?

  This week we talk about speech that emanates from the heart. “Trust and the words will be given unto you”. Satsang is all about the question. What gets spoken in group Satsang is reflective of the consciousness of the collective. ...

  
• 08.23.2023

  Episode 14: The Power of Sacrifice

  In this week’s episode we talk about the need to sacrifice various short-term distractions and things that don’t ultimately serve us on the spiritual quest. We're called to seek the highest first, sacrificing the lower for the higher. We explore...

  
• 08.11.2023

  Episode 13: Falling in Love With Your Practice

  In this episode we explore the difference between gaining knowledge and self-realisation, and how after awakening, expressions emanate as a flow of the infinite through a body-mind. We discuss how teachings point to the same underlying truth of reality but...

  
• 08.03.2023

  Episode 12: Life - Every Frame a Painting

  In today’s episode we dive into the topic of enchantment, wonder, and innocence with life. We explore the initial recognition of "the gap" and how that evolves into the remembrance of our foundational ground. We talk about the different stages...

  
• 07.29.2023

  Episode 11: Unraveling the Roots of Suffering

  In this episode we explore the profound recognition that the 'I' thought is the root cause of suffering. We discuss how happiness can be found in embracing reality through letting go of expectations. We talk about the difference between problems...

  
• 07.13.2023

  Episode 10: No Feeling Is Final

  In episode 10 we talked about the benefits and power of going on retreats as a larger spiritual sandbox in support of Self-realisation. We debunked some post-awakening myths, and talked about meeting and releasing reactivity and trauma. As usual much...

  
• 07.09.2023

  Episode 9: Consciousness First

  In episode 9 we discuss Martyn’s recent conversation with a materialist on Twitter about how consciousness is not an epiphenomenon. We talked paradigms, worldviews and presumptions about reality, the consciousness-first view and subjectivity vs objectivity. And much more. Enjoy. This...

  
• 06.28.2023

  Episode 8: The Presence of Presence

  In episode 8 inspired by our recent visit to Caldey Island, we talked about places of spiritual power, the presence of awakened beings, spiritual transmissions as a modality, along with many other things. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If...

  
• 06.13.2023

  Episode 7: Living the Contemplative Life

  In episode 7 we dived into the topic of what it is to live a contemplative life. Drawing on our personal experiences alongside insights from the book ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’, we talked about the various stages of spiritual unfoldment...

  
• 06.07.2023

  Episode 6: Ten Thousand Fingers Pointing to the Moon

  In episode 6 we talked about non-doership and free will, transgressing spiritual paths to trust your own way, the mystery at the heart of Being, and to not mistake the fingers pointing to the moon for the moon. We want...

  
• 06.04.2023

  Episode 5: Love Is Its Own Reward

  In episode 5 we talked about recognising that you are the source of love, meeting physical pain, and the sometimes necessary semantic recalibration that happens post-awakening. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...

  
• 05.24.2023

  Episode 4: Projecting Into the Void

  In episode 4 we talked about projecting into the void, resisting ambiguity, and looking at meditation practice and it's place in spiritual awakening. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

  
• 05.17.2023

  Episode 3: Writing as a Spiritual Practice

  In episode 3 we talked about writing as a spiritual practice, the parallels between creativity and spirituality, and the ever-present flow state among other things. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

  
• 05.17.2023

  Episode 2: The Call to the Inner Silent Source

  In episode 2 we explore the call to the inner silent source, meditation as a symptom not a cause, and honestly a whole host of good stuff. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

  
• 05.31.2019

  Episode 1: Evolving Culture, Identity and Transcendence

  In this first episode (from 2019) Martyn & Imogen discuss evolving culture, identity and the need for ultimate transcendence, all from the viewpoint of awakening. Please excuse the sound quality, we hope to improve but we hope you enjoy the...