About this episode
Natalie Gray is an ordinary person who spent the first 25 years of her adult life searching for meaning and answers. In her search, she looked for those answers in several places, including trying to find a calling (as an actress, teacher and life coach), through self-help and awareness seminars, through study and initiation with various spiritual teachers and teachings and through the use of drugs. After coming to the realization that no one or no thing outside of herself was going to be able to give Natalie what she wanted, she began an intense personal and internal search for the truth. In the fall of 2010, Natalie experienced what she refers to as “...the end of seeking. I was done,” she says. “I had no more questions. I needed no more answers. What was sought had been found.” Since then, Natalie has shared her experience and insights through her blog, and in videos on YouTube. She communicates regularly and freely with individuals who have questions or are interested in talking about nonduality. You can reach her by email. Interview recorded 11/26/2011 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Natalie Gray 00:03:26 - Seeking Enlightenment 00:05:19 - My Encounter with a Mythical Guru 00:07:31 - Interviewing Robert 00:09:44 - The Many Perspectives of Awakening 00:13:39 - Embracing the Mystery of Life 00:17:52 - Pragya anchored to Kutastha 00:20:51 - The Ordinary and Fascinating Journey 00:23:03 - The Mechanics of Transformation 00:26:07 - The Absolute Experiencing Itself 00:29:46 - Life After Enlightenment 00:31:25 - The Death of the Self 00:34:23 - Embracing What Is 00:36:25 - Speaking spontaneously without attachment to outcomes 00:38:49 - Oneness and the Nature of Existence 00:41:35 - The Birth of "I" 00:44:51 - The Perception of Reality 00:49:41 - The Perspective of Everything is Perfect and Everything Needs Fixing 00:53:39 - The Meaning of Purpose 00:55:58 - The Ordinary Nature of Awakening 00:58:04 - The Ordinariness of Well-Known Non-Dual Teachers 01:01:00 - The Ordinary Remnants of Life 01:02:36 - The Circumstances of Your Dharma 01:04:07 - Finding Beauty in Ordinary Activities 01:05:56 - The Criteria for Realization 01:08:10 - The Never-Ending Refinement 01:11:13 - The Post-Awakening Roadmap 01:14:26 - A Saturation of Experience 01:17:08 - Playing Our Roles, Holding Up Our Sticks 01:20:34 - The Nature of Blame and Responsibility 01:24:03 - Signing up for email notifications and donations