About this episode
Suzanne Foxton is a mother, wife, writer and artist who works and lives in Kew in the United Kingdom. She was born a Hoosier (native of the US state of Indiana). She muddles along as best as she can, like most of humanity. Suzanne believes the particulars of her story are unimportant and she doesn't take much of anything too seriously. Her blog, Nothing Exists Despite Appearances, is an attempt to point to the infinite, eternal, and ultimately non-existent nature of reality. She began writing the blog to avoid having to talk to anyone about non-duality, finding that the revelation of the true nature of existence tends to alienate people in manifested reality. Now she continues to write because it's fun. Everything she ever thought was important is gone; what is left is everything and nothing, boundless and beautiful. Suzanne's blog Suzanne's book: The Ultimate Twist Interview recorded 2/25/2012 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Book Preview 00:03:14 - Addiction as a Form of Seeking 00:06:44 - Relishing Bad Circumstances and Bad Feelings 00:09:52 - Finding the Balance between Acceptance and Ambition 00:12:18 - Acceptance and Drive 00:15:34 - The Right State of Mind 00:18:11 - The Knife Incident and Awakening 00:19:59 - Spiritual Awakening and Shift 00:22:09 - Awakening and the Perception of Strangeness 00:24:14 - Perception and the Endless Moment 00:26:27 - Conditioning and Susceptibility 00:28:41 - Shifting Perspectives and Accepting Contradictions 00:32:33 - Embracing Freedom and Analyzing Problems 00:36:18 - Being Intimate in Relationships in the Non-Dual Community 00:39:50 - Treating Others as the Self 00:42:06 - Maintaining a Beginner's Attitude 00:44:19 - Writing as Self-Exploration 00:46:28 - The Process of Writing Music 00:48:12 - A Cool and Interesting Story 00:50:14 - Ignoring the Voices in the Head 00:52:16 - Thoughts of Unworthiness 00:54:07 - The Significance of Self-Identity 00:56:39 - Reflections on high school and self-image 00:58:56 - The Role of Therapy in Awakening 01:01:45 - The Concept of Divine Intelligence 01:03:57 - The Mechanics of the Universe 01:05:37 - The Tragic Consequences of Alienation 01:07:53 - The Duality of Life 01:09:51 - The Concept of a Terrible Life 01:12:02 - The Unmanifest State and the Perfectness of Being 01:13:55 - Lightening up and chilling out