This guided meditation is available as an MP3 on the ATW website: https://awakentheworld.com/product/yoga-nidra-conscious-sleep-meditation/
To consciously enter the sleep cycle is to abide as primordial conscious (turiya). Even in deep sleep when mind and body have dropped of, there can be continuity of the unfathomable primordial ground of being beyond name and form. This guided meditation is meant to land beyond the mind and to transverberate into the spiritual heart.
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The Zen master Dogen's statement that "meditation is not the path to liberation; it is liberation" reflects a core insight of Samadhi, where the duality between practice and realization is dissolved. True liberation is a pathless path; not merely a goal to be achieved in the future but an inherent quality of existence that is realized through direct, present-moment awareness. The act of sitting in meditation is not about striving for some future state of enlightenment or wanting something other than what IS; it is about arriving in the present moment. This reflects the principle of shikantaza ("just sitting"), where one lets go of striving and simply abides in the completeness of what is. Join the ATW community every morning for meditation.
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Meditation in this sense is about dropping the ego's constant striving, analyzing, and seeking. Liberation is found in the simple, direct experience of being, without trying to manipulate or change anything. The very act of sitting with full awareness, without resistance or grasping, is liberation actualized.
Always Being Buddha, always Becoming Buddha:
When one sits in meditation with no goal or expectation, fully embodying the moment, they realize that there is nothing to achieve— your true nature is already here and it is only the delusion of the mind that seeks it in the future. However, by intending to experience your true nature we first observe everything that is the false self, making all of the unconscious mind patterns conscious.
The clearing of the unconscious mind is crucial in all sadhana practice because unresolved samskaras (latent impressions or karmic imprints) can obscure true freedom and perpetuate suffering, even when one has glimpses of awakening or higher states of consciousness. Without addressing these deeply ingrained patterns, there is a risk of spiritual bypassing—using spiritual practices or insights to avoid confronting and integrating unresolved psychological and emotional issues. The clearing process is the part of meditation that involves rewiring and takes time- often many years of dedicated work to shift the patterns within the self structure and to grow the inner lotus.
To understand meditation in this way invites practitioners to stop chasing after enlightenment or peak experiences and to recognize that the act of sitting, fully present, is the awakened state. While at the same time we continue to purify and evolve the self structure become an optimal vessel for awareness to shine through, creating the conditions for deeper Samadhi, and infinite possibilities for direct experiences with life.
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The Mind Unveiled expresses the "great forgetting" that occurs when we enter the human experience, obscuring the truth of who we truly are. The journey of realizing our true essential nature, the dual nature of ego and illusion, and the imprint of historical and cultural conceptions of the mind are examined through personal anecdotes and expert perspectives. The Mind Unveiled advocates for a collective awakening to address humanity’s challenges, suggesting that recognizing the ego as the core of suffering can lead to a more compassionate, interconnected, and fulfilling life.
The film cast features: Angelo Dilullo, Rupert Spira, Shakti Caterina Maggi, Francis Lucille, Amoda Maa, Steve Taylor, Victoria Ukachukwu, Bernardo Kastrup, Helen Hamilton, Tom Das, Jan Frazier, Louise Kay, Lisa Natoli, and Loch Kelly with narration by Daniel Schmidt. For more information and to connect with the speakers check out https://www.awakeningmindfilms.com/home.
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"To enter into the human experience is to enter into a great forgetting. The veil of the conditioned mind obscures the truth of who we are..."
When an inner longing to know the truth takes root — Who are we really, the truth of our existence? How can we navigate—and perhaps even transcend—suffering? — it is at this point that the conditioned mind tries to take over the quest for truth. But this conditioned self, the part of you that wants to “achieve” enlightenment is itself the barrier, the veil of separation.
The Mind Unveiled is not just a film. It is a revealing of the Great Way that illuminates these profound questions and invites you on the pathless path to the ever-present now. It is here, by dropping the layers of illusion and conditioning that a truly awakened life becomes not just a possibility, but a living reality.
Cast: Angelo Dilullo, Shakti Caterina Maggi, Francis Lucille, Amoda Maa, Steve Taylor, Victoria Ukachukwu, Bernardo Kastrup, Helen Hamilton, Tom Das, Jan Frazier, and Louise Kay.
About the Awakening Mind Documentary Series:
In a time of increased conflict and unrest in the world where many are experiencing fear, uncertainty and despair, the Awakening Mind Documentary Series travels the globe speaking to wisdom teachers, visionaries, and scientists from broad and diverse disciplines, philosophies, and traditions who are pointing with uncanny similarity and intelligence to this time as an epic juncture and an invitation to a higher evolution for humanity.
Awakening Mind offers answers, resolve and peace of mind for our most intimate and personal concerns of our life: Who am I? What is the purpose and meaning of life? How am I to navigate this world experience to the best of my ability for the benefit of all? And in this time where the world feels out of control and filled with so much suffering and sadness, these questions are particularly relevant, and the answers are a lot simpler than one might imagine.
Awakening Mind Part 1, Know Thyself, released on YouTube , June 5, 2023, for the benefit of humanity and the awakening of human consciousness, has garnered over 1.65 million views in over 16 languages and is now also available on Gaia .
From Our Viewers…
“This is by far the best film/video that explains the truth with clarity. Thank you to everyone that was involved in this production. This is a masterpiece.”
“Never before was this message brought in such a clear and understandable way. Thank you all for making it so much more accessible for humanity.”
“Thank you for this most incredible video, truly magic. There is a definite longing and hunger to know more about the nature of Self. Videos like this with contributions by those who have had experiences of their own Awakening brings inspiration and hope.”
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,1,This guided meditation is available as an MP3 on the ATW website: https://awakentheworld.com/product/yoga-nidra-conscious-sleep-meditation/
To consciously enter the sleep cycle is to abide as primordial conscious (turiya). Even in deep sleep when mind and body have dropped of, there can be continuity of the unfathomable primordial ground of being beyond name and form. This guided meditation is meant to land beyond the mind and to transverberate into the spiritual heart.
