About this episode
Viivi Jokela facilitates awakening in people who are inclined in that way. She had a spontaneous, deep awakening to true nature in 2022, followed by a strange and at times intense acclimation, which she refers to as no self realization or simply the natural state. Viivi communicates a direct approach to realization, grounded on experiential insight on the aspects of awakening. She invites you to inquire into and recognize the awe-striking immediate, inherently awake radiance of your own being and of all being. Website: sensingradiance.com In this interview, Viivi Jokela shares her journey of spiritual awakening and self-realization. She discusses her early life, her struggles with suffering and alienation, and her eventual deep awakening to her true nature in 2022. She describes the intense acclimation process she went through, which she refers to as no self-realization or the natural state. Viivi also talks about her experiences with a yoga school that turned out to be a cult, her powerful Kundalini awakening, and the subsequent purification process. Throughout the interview, she emphasizes the importance of understanding the nature of experience and the difference between direct experience and mental interpretation. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded June 29, 2024 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:37 - Early Suffering and Alienation 00:07:22 - Finding Yoga in the Hospital 00:10:22 - The Powerful Kundalini Awakening 00:13:16 - The Journey of Purification 00:16:27 - Challenges after Kundalini Awakening 00:19:46 - Recommendation for Kundalini awakening practitioners 00:23:23 - Finding the Right Meditation Practice 00:26:55 - Defining Enlightenment and Liberation 00:30:16 - The Experience of Self 00:33:57 - Multi-Dimensionality of Life 00:37:16 - The Personal and Impersonal within a Larger Wholeness 00:40:18 - The Dance of Relative and Absolute 00:43:30 - Holding Multiple Perspectives Amid Conflicting Views 00:46:24 - Appreciating Different Perspectives 00:49:52 - Understanding the "I got it, I lost it" syndrome 00:53:22 - Extracting Instructions for Awakening 00:56:35 - The Beginner's Mind and Approaching with Curiosity 01:00:16 - Different Types of Meditation 01:03:58 - The Collapse of Fundamental Structures of Reality 01:07:38 - The Teacher and the Experience of Death 01:11:20 - Moments of Transcendence and Nothingness 01:14:34 - The Reality of the Deep Homecoming and Healing Through Realization 01:18:22 - The Disappearance of God 01:21:34 - Kundalini: The Most Powerful Energy 01:24:54 - The Relationship between Trauma and Relational Healing 01:28:34 - Dismissive Attitudes and Lack of Empathy 01:31:58 - The Contradictory Nature of the Experience 01:34:44 - The Importance of Having a Broad Perspective 01:38:40 - Exploring Aggression and Self-Respect 01:42:37 - Closing Remarks and Next Interview Preview