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With Amoda Maa, Susanne Marie and T Jonathan Proctor. Today, as more people than ever before have awakening experiences, there is a need to know how the light of unbounded being-ness can be embodied. The conversation offered in this panel discussion points to the inclusion of the earthly dimension of life - especially emotions - in awakened perception. And this inclusion is an ongoing exploration of honest feeling and "telling the truth” that is never-ending. Amoda Maa is a spiritual teacher and author. Her teaching arises out of direct experience of awakened awareness and emanates the untamable fragrance of freedom whilst radically embracing the mystery and mess of human existence. She currently lives in the US and travels widely to offer Satsangs, Retreats & Private Meetings to a growing global community, as well as being a frequent guest speaker at conferences and events. www.amodamaa.com 1st BatGap interview. 2nd BatGap interview Susanne Marie has been interviewed on Conscious TV, Buddha at the Gas Pump, as well as other programs and is a regular presenter at the Science and Nonduality Conference. She provides spiritual mentoring support to people who are both seekers of truth as well as those who are now embodying and integrating realization. Susanne is a mother to two teens, and parents, teaches, and lives in Northern California. She holds an open hearted approach welcoming all aspects of Self to be seen and met in the heart. 'Feeling separate from the rest of life when not understood as itself being an aspect that is part of the whole, is an innocent misunderstanding which elicits suffering and which can be seen through.' Website YouTube Channel Other Batgap Interviews Individual interview In Panel at Sofia U. Part 1 | Part 2 In conversation with Adyashanti on the Falling Away of Self T Jonathon Proctor is the creator of Being Real—Being Embodied. He works with individuals and groups to balance and integrate the “ascending” currents of awakening and the “descending” maturation of embodiment. T has a background in physical therapy and bodywork, Vipassana meditation and non-dual realization. His own journey, his work with others, and years of experience as a Hospice bereavement facilitator have inspired a deep appreciation for the individual narrative as a well of meaning; seeing self-understanding as powerful movement of compassion. His orientation arises out of a heartfelt knowing that every aspect of our human experience is essential to the process of Awakening and Self-realization. Website Individual BatGap interview. Discussion recorded 10/24/2014 at the Science and Nonduality Conference. Transcript of this discussion YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to the Panel Discussion on Embodiment 00:03:06 - Questions on Spiritual Realization 00:05:23 - Themes for Discussion on Awakening and Embodiment 00:08:21 - Cultivating Presence and Resolving Human Patterns 00:11:21 - The Innate Tendency of the Mind 00:14:54 - Following our innate intelligence 00:18:02 - Cultivating a Beautiful Soul 00:20:56 - The Evolution of a Human Being 00:24:25 - The Seeking of Self 00:27:40 - The Illusion of Self and Inner Conflict 00:30:39 - The Exquisite Experience of Everything 00:33:23 - Embracing the Unknown Territory 00:36:42 - Incorporating the Paradox of Existence 00:39:30 - Embracing the Paradox of Boundness and Unboundness 00:43:43 - Embracing the Preciousness of Life 00:44:27 - Embracing Fear as Part of the Human Experience 00:47:29 - Embracing Fear in the Unknown 00:50:40 - Burning out and surrendering to fear 00:54:03 - Surrendering to Existential Fear 00:57:37 - Dissolvement of Existential Fear 01:00:16 - Finding Balance and Facing Mortality 01:02:43 - FACES: Flexibilidade, Adaptação, Coerência, Energia e Estabilidade 01:05:55 - Being Present with Others 01:09:13 - Writing the Book and Finding God in Everything 01:12:04 - Discovering Satsang in Silence 01:15:00 - The Experience of Awakening 01:18:12 - Disillusionment and Embodiment 01:21:14 - The Importance of Self-Reflection and Truth 01:24:36 - Embracing Authenticity and Freshness 01:28:09 - The Blessing of Being Cut Down 01:30:53 - Podcast, Donation, and Notifications Save Save