About this episode
My birth took place January 7, 1949, on a small rural farm in East Tennessee, but somehow, I did not forget my spiritual nature in the process of arriving here as a human. As a child, I remembered myself being free from the limitations of form and language, and I made two vows: first, never to forget who I am and the freedom I had prior to birth, and second, to find my way home no matter what it took. In my youth, I experienced a nagging urge to know the Truth of my existence. By the age of 19, this urge developed into a fierce determination to find that Truth at the risk of everything – career, relationships, physical and even mental health. My quest took me into many investigations including teaching the TM program of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for 12 years. Every investigation left me dissatisfied until the late 1980s when Sathya Sai Baba began to appear in my dreams and meditations. I finally journeyed to Baba’s ashram in July 1990. The moment I saw him step off the veranda, I recalled my childhood vow to find my way home. In that very moment, I knew He was living my home. In the fall of 1992, Shirdi Sai Baba appeared to me and took me into a state of union with His Presence. Over the following months, my personal identity completely dissolved. What remained was infinite formless Being, immense love, and the Truth I had sought. Over the next 12 years, I expanded in my understanding of Truth, and the knowledge that I am the originator of all existence took root in my innermost sense of subjectivity. Eventually, I found myself in a painful relationship with a woman and began investigating the human element I had been working diligently to overcome in the name of spirituality. I had difficulty justifying my intense feelings of distress with my very high sense of spiritual freedom as transcendent Consciousness. My investigation led me to an initial encounter with the embodied conscious awakening teachings of Saniel Bonder and Waking Down in Mutuality in 2002. I quickly concluded I needed help in balancing and integrating my Divine realization with my very human shadow and brokenness. When I experienced my embodied awakening, I witnessed Consciousness fall from my crown area into the Heart center on the right side of my chest. As the embodiment process has deepened, I have asked this question: ‘What does Life want of me?’ From that query, the role of teaching Waking Down in Mutuality has arisen. I am clearly teaching what I need to learn and have much love to share for those who dare the journey into the great Mystery of embodied awakening. Websites: nothingother.com trilliumawakening.org Facebook Page Books: Nothing Other Raindrops Falling on the Ocean Email: allan@nothingother.com Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 5/15/2011 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Alan Morelock 00:06:59 - Losing the Memory of My Nature 00:12:18 - The Beginnings of Spiritual Seeking 00:17:27 - The Beginning of TM Practice 00:22:20 - The Transcendent Quality & Personal Life 00:26:37 - The Emergence of a New Mantra 00:32:45 - Intense Ecstasy and Overwhelming Presence 00:36:44 - The Awakening and Connection with a Small Child 00:41:59 - Shining through the Infinite Being 00:47:02 - Bodhisattva by Yogananda 00:51:39 - Personal Problems and the Transition to Embodiment 00:56:34 - The Soul as the Generator of Form 01:00:15 - The Empowerment of Embodiment 01:03:51 - The Value of Individuality 01:08:08 - Embodiment and Exploration of Devi's Creation 01:13:31 - The Intuition of Something Great About Ourselves 01:18:51 - Post-Awakening Quest for Service 01:23:35 - Embodying our Transcendent Nature 01:27:50 - The Aliveness of Questions 01:33:24 - The Soul and the Godhead 01:39:27 - The Power behind Consciousness 01:43:29 - The White Lie and Going to Hell 01:47:22 - The Supervisor of Spiritual Teachers 01:51:36 - The Dynamics of Waking Up 01:55:40 - The Learning Process of Teaching 01:59:14 - The Purpose of Waking Down in Mutuality 02:02:56 - Serving Others in Finding their Next Step 02:06:52 - The Origin of Western Civilization 02:10:32 - The Journey into the Human Experience 02:14:03 - The Nature of Awakening 02:17:32 - Listening to Podcasts While Cutting Grass