Conversations with Amoda Maa - Exploring Awareness Through Dialogue and Living Inquiry
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Episode 44: Does the Body Matter in Spiritual Awakening?
30 oktober 2023 · 1 uur
In this episode, Kavi invites Amoda Maa to discuss the role of the body in awakening. Together they explore how to reconcile the deepest realization of true nature (the formlessness of Being) with the unavoidable fact that we experience ourselves as form (body, sensations, perceptions). Lees meer
They also discuss whether the well-being of the body has an impact on the spiritual journey, and whether awakening has a direct impact on the body.
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Episode 43: Amoda Maa Explores J. Krishnamurti's Statement "I Don't Mind What Happens"
2 oktober 2023 · 57 min
In this episode, Kavi invites Amoda Maa to explore the essence of Jiddu Krishnamurti's teachings by asking her to comment on his famous statement "The difference between you and me is, I don't mind what happens." Lees meer
The conversation includes an exploration of how the mind habitually labels and categorizes all experience, how craving and aversion are a by-product of this, and how the prison of an "inner divided state" is created.
The conversation also includes an examination of the difference between "not minding" and "not caring", and whether the mind has any useful function at all.
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Episode 42: Spiritual Awakening and Meeting Death Consciously Now
5 september 2023 · 58 min
In this episode, host Kavi is in conversation with Amoda Maa about the parallel between the journey of spiritual awakening and the journey of life between birth and death. Lees meer
Together they explore such questions as, how does ego death relate to physical death, what is the value of meeting death consciously before we die, and why is there so much fear around death.
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Episode 41: Living the Truth of Nondual Realization
25 juli 2023 · 58 min
In this episode, host Kavi is in conversation with Amoda Maa about the possibility of going beyond an intellectual understanding of nonduality. Lees meer
Together they explore how the truth of nondual realization can be fully lived in the ordinary human life.
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Episode 40: What Are Heaven and Hell?
4 juli 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
In this episode, host Kavi is in conversation with Amoda Maa about the deeper meaning of heaven and hell. Lees meer
Together they explore how heaven and hell are reflections of inner states of consciousness rather than places we go to after we die.
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Episode 39: Tantra and Nonduality — Two Approaches to Enlightenment
19 mei 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the deeper essence of the tantric and nondual approaches to enlightenment. Lees meer
Together they explore whether these two seemingly very different paths are in opposition to each other or whether they actually end up in the same realization of true nature.
They also discuss how these two paths merged in Amoda's personal experience of awakening and how this unified approach is at the core of her teaching today.
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Episode 38: Freedom Beyond Knowledge
27 maart 2023 · 59 min
In this episode, Amoda is in conversation with Kavi about the freedom that is available when we meet reality beyond conceptualization. Together they explore whether spiritual knowledge is valuable on the path of self-realization, how there is a deeper knowing that takes us all the way home, and how true freedom is beyond concepts and beliefs. Lees meer
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Episode 37: Art, Stillness and Awakened Consciousness (with David Ellzey)
8 maart 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with David Ellzey to explore the relationship between the spiritual path and expression from a place of inner stillness. In particular, they touch on questions such as how does expression in the world flow differently from awakened consciousness, what happens to the "doer", and is the living of life itself an art form. The conversation is facilitated by Kavi. Lees meer
About David Ellzey: David is an author, coach, public speaker, and mime artist. He is steeped in the nondual realization that permeates all his work. www.davidellzey.com
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Episode 36: Can We Meet the World Without Being Reactive?
6 februari 2023 · 46 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi, and together they explore the possibility of meeting the world from a non-reactive place within and whether this makes a difference to our individual and collective reality. Lees meer
The poem Kavi quotes at the start of this podcast is:
The storm rages
The lighthouse stands
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Episode 35: Openness, Awareness, and Freedom
16 januari 2023 · 36 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the recognition of openness as our essential nature and how this is the foundation of true freedom, touching on topics such as "becoming aware of awareness" and "the unconditionality of openness". Lees meer
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Episode 34: The Metaphor of the Crucifixion
23 december 2022 · 1 uur 12 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa speaks with Kavi about the metaphor of the crucifixion and how it relates to the spiritual journey. Together they explore the nature of suffering and how it can be a doorway to a deeper dimension of being, as well as Amoda's mystical and visionary experience over twenty years ago. Lees meer
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Episode 33: Amoda's Personal Journey of Transformation in India
7 december 2022 · 59 min
In this episode, Amoda speaks with Kavi about her personal transformation and cosmic revelations during her time in India in the 1990's.
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Episode 32: Becoming a Spiritual Teacher - Amoda Maa's Interview with Guru Viking (part 2)
28 november 2022 · 1 uur 36 min
Amoda's second interview with Steve James, 'Guru Viking.' Lees meer
In this interview Steve James, host of the Guru Viking Podcast, is once again joined by Amoda Maa, spiritual teacher and author of books such as 'Embodied Enlightenment' and 'Falling Open in a World Falling Apart'.
Amoda Maa shares her experience of falling into the abyss of emptines and the consequences that followed. She describes the dark night of the soul that preceded this experience, and how its aftermath healed her childhood abandonment trauma.
Amoda Maa also talks about the life of a spiritual teacher, how she went from living an ascetic life of anonymity in the English countryside to moving to America to become a well known teacher, and shares her observations of the boys' club dynamic in the spiritual teaching scene.
Amoda Maa also recounts relearning relationship after her enlightenment when she met her now husband, and discusses the feminine frequency of awakening and how that relates to the inner marriage.
Original release: https://youtu.be/eBbw3py_mOY
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Episode 31: Two Different Paths, One Awakening (with Henry Shukman)
2 november 2022 · 1 uur 12 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Zen teacher Henry Shukman. The conversation is facilitated by Kavi who asks questions about the profound awakening experienced by both of these teachers … Henry within the path of Zen and Amoda without any tradition or teacher. Were these experiences the same or different? And what impact did these experiences have on how life was lived since that time? These questions and more are explored! Lees meer
About Henry trained for years in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and is now an authorized Zen master, leading Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His memoir One Blade of Grass chronicles his journey. www.mountaincloud.org
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Episode 30: Is Spirituality Dominated by the Masculine?
10 oktober 2022 · 57 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the male hierarchy of religion and traditional spirituality, examining the historical, cultural and psychological influences. They also take a quick peek into the role of female teachers in contemporary nonduality. Lees meer
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Episode 29: Do We Need to Heal our Trauma Before We Can Awaken?
12 september 2022 · 1 uur 6 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the popular topic of trauma in today's spiritual culture, exploring the possibility of going beyond the victim-identity and unravelling trauma in deep presence.
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Episode 28: The Nondual Dilemma: is there or isn't there a self after awakening?
12 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the falling away of the construct of self in nondual awakening and explore what this means when it's obvious that there's still a human life that continues after awakening.
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Episode 27: Enlightened Relationships, Fairytale or Evolutionary Possibility?
15 juli 2022 · 56 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa and Kavi explore the possibility of relating to others — whether it be an intimate partner, a friend, or a passing stranger — from an inner silence. They also explore a deeper understanding of love, marriage, and solitude, and how this deeper understanding and way of relating is the foundation of a new humanity. Lees meer
"Love consists of this: two solitudes that meet, protect and greet each other. "
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Episode 26: What is Awakening? An exploration of "awakening experiences" and enlightenment.
17 juni 2022 · 1 uur 7 min
In this podcast, Amoda is in conversation with Kavi about the meaning of "awakening" in spiritual and cultural contexts. In particular, Amoda talks about her own direct experience of awakening. Lees meer
She also explores questions such as "is awakening the same as enlightenment?", "are there different types of awakening?", and "is awakening sudden or gradual?"
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Episode 25: The Evolving Universe and the Awakening Journey (with Tim Freke)
3 juni 2022 · 58 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Tim Freke, an English philosopher and author. Together they explore whether an evolutionary view of consciousness and the universe can be in alignment with a nondual awareness and the awakening journey. Lees meer
Tim is the author of 35 books, translated into more than 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year'. He is one of 'The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People' on the 2021 list in Watkins Magazine (# 57) and the winner of 'Author of the Year 2020' in Kindred Spirit magazine.
Tim is the founder of 'Unividualism', which combines evolutionary science and deep spirituality to offer a visionary new understanding of the nature of reality and the purpose of life.
He has been exploring spirituality since a spontaneous awakening aged 12 and leads experiential 'Deep Awakening' retreats internationally and online. www.timfreke.com
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Episode 24: Amoda Maa's Interview with Guru Viking (part 1) - "My Early Life"
16 mei 2022 · 1 uur 23 min
Amoda Maa is a guest on the Guru Viking Podcast. Host, Steve James, asks her about the secrecy and shame surrounding her early life and how this eventually led to her spiritual path. This is a candid interview! Guru Viking Links:
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Episode 23: The Art of Running and the Experience of No-Self
13 mei 2022 · 56 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the art of long-distance running, the "runner's high", and how this was a profound portal to Amoda's first experience of transcending the confines of the ego-self. They also discuss how this experience sowed the seeds of her interest in meditation and the discovery of essential nature. Lees meer
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Episode 22: Loneliness, Aloneness, or All-Oneness?
22 april 2022 · 53 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the nature of aloneness. Together they explore how we can move beyond loneliness to an intimacy with aloneness that opens a portal to a vast being-ness in which the fullness of life is known and lived. Lees meer
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Episode 21: The Feminine in Spiritual Awakening (with Ellen Emmet)
1 april 2022 · 59 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Ellen Emmet, psychotherapist and nondual teacher (www.ellenemmet.com). Together they explore the role of the feminine in spiritual awakening, especially as it relates to the traditional advaitic approach and a more heart-centered approach that includes our human-ness. Lees meer
Ellen offers meetings and retreats in The Awakening Body, a direct exploration of experience sourced in the non-dual tradition of Kashmir Shivaism, Authentic Movement, and self-inquiry. In addition, she has a private practice as a
Psychotherapist, and facilitator of Authentic Movement. She lives in Oxford (UK) with her husband Rupert Spira, also a teacher in the tradition of non-duality. -
Episode 20: An Exploration of the Relationship between Duality and Nonduality
18 maart 2022 · 51 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the misinterpretation of nonduality as the opposite of duality, and how a deeper understanding can resolve this apparent conflict and bring us to a deep acceptance of all forms and individuations. Lees meer
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Episode 19: The "One Day I Will Awaken" Syndrome
4 maart 2022 · 51 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the tendency to believe that awakening out of the dream of ego-self is in a future moment when the self becomes "ready" to awaken. Together they explore this fallacy and how it perpetuates psychological suffering. Lees meer
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Episode 18: Myths, Illusions and Impediments on the Spiritual Path
11 februari 2022 · 50 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about some of the ideas, imaginations, hopes and dreams that are common to the spiritual seeker, and how we can start to see through these veils of perception to the truth that freedom is right here now. www.amodamaa.com Lees meer
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Episode 17: A Conversation about Zen and Nonduality
28 januari 2022 · 50 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Henry Shukman, Zen teacher at the Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico (www.mountaincloud.org) and author of One Blade of Grass. Together they explore some of the parallels between the Zen and the Nondual approaches and understanding of awakening. Lees meer
After a spontaneous awakening at the age of 19, and a childhood marked by severe chronic eczema, Henry embarked on a reluctant journey of healing and deeper awakening, in various traditions and therapies. He trained for years in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and is now an authorized Zen master, leading Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His memoir One Blade of Grass chronicles his journey.
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Episode 16: Is Humanity Facing a Bifurcation Point?
31 december 2021 · 56 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the possibility of a radical shift in consciousness when a "bifurcation point" (or "maximum stress on the system") is reached and how this relates to our individual awakening and collective evolution. Lees meer
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Episode 15: Life is Your Satsang
3 december 2021 · 59 min
In this episode, Amoda is in conversation with Kavi about the relevance of the spiritual term "satsang" to the contemporary search for truth. Lees meer
They also explore how life itself is an ongoing invitation to deepen into the truth of our essential nature beyond the narratives and identities of the ego-mind.
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Episode 14: In The World, But Not Of The World
12 november 2021 · 51 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Kavi about the deeper meaning of the biblical phrase "In the World, But Not Of The World" and how this relates to awakening out of the dream of separation whilst still living a fully human life.
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Episode 13: Does Psychological Insight Play a Role in the Process of Awakening?
25 oktober 2021 · 52 min
In this podcast episode, Amoda Maa is in conversation with John Prendergast, Ph.D. (www.listeningfromsilence.com), spiritual teacher, author, psychotherapist, and retired Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Together they explore the role of psychological insight in the awakening process and the gifts and challenges of being a modern-day spiritual teacher. Lees meer
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Episode 12: Inner Authority and Awakening
7 oktober 2021 · 48 min
In this episode, Amoda is in conversation with Kavi about how we can align with an inner authority that is of the true Self.
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Episode 11: Movement as a Gateway to Presence
22 september 2021 · 58 min
In this episode, Amoda is in conversation with Rebecca Hanscombe (director of the School of Ecstatic Movement in the UK).
www.schoolofecstaticmovement.com
They explore the body as a gateway to presence and the role of movement in the awakening process. Lees meer -
Episode 10: Meeting Beyond Division
3 september 2021 · 43 min
In this episode, Amoda is in conversation with Kavi about the urgency of meeting each other beyond division if we are to evolve individually and collectively.
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Episode 9: Can Awakening Transform Relationship?
12 augustus 2021 · 59 min
In this episode, Amoda and Kavi explore whether relationship can take place in an awakened individual's life and how this differs from the conventional paradigm of relationship based on the need to be loved.
They also discuss some of the key aspects of their own relationship and how love itself is the primary relationship. Lees meer -
Episode 8: Death and Deathlessness - undoing the fear around death and meeting death consciously
23 juli 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
Amoda is in conversation with Paul Cash, publisher/editor at Larson Publications, which publishes a variety of life-changing books in the genres of spirituality, inspiration, and personal transformation—including the widely acclaimed 16-volume "Notebooks of Paul Brunton" and Amoda's "Falling Open in a World Falling Apart".
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Episode 7: Seeing the Beloved in Everything
15 juli 2021 · 48 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa talks with Kavi about softening our gaze on the world and how this allows the tension of "me" and "other" to relax into a deeper acceptance of all that is.
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Episode 6: What is the Tantric Way of Life?
1 juli 2021 · 1 uur 7 min
In this episode, Amoda and Kavi have an unusual conversation about the deeper meaning of tantra and how this relates to nonduality, as well as exploring Amoda's personal experience of the tantric way.
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Episode 5: A Conversation about Embodied Enlightenment
18 juni 2021 · 1 uur 4 min
In this episode, Amoda Maa speaks with Sayde Kassam from the Unify Global Network about the significance of embodied enlightenment in a world climate of fear and uncertainty. Unify is a nonprofit organization that celebrates our shared humanity by hosting worldwide meditations and community-based action. Lees meer
This conversation was recorded in April 2020.
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Episode 4: Is Inner Work Necessary on the Path of Awakening?
7 juni 2021 · 59 min
In this episode, Amoda and Kavi have a frank and intimate conversation about the role of psycho-spiritual practices on the path of awakening, both from the perspective of being a teacher and in her own personal experience. www.amodamaa.com
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Episode 3: An Exploration of Surrender
20 mei 2021 · 57 min
In this episode, Amoda talks with Kavi about the deeper meaning of surrender and its relationship to the natural state of being.
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Episode 2: The Freedom of Open Awareness
11 mei 2021 · 33 min
In this podcast, Amoda Maa is in conversation with Susan Hill, founder of WOW Peace, an organization dedicated to inspiring people to realize their nature as peace. They discuss awakening out of the dreamspell of "me" and how emotions and thoughts can then flow through open awareness. Lees meer
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Episode 1: Amoda Maa on Pathways Radio
5 mei 2021 · 28 min
In this first podcast Amoda Maa in conversation with Paul O'Brien, founder of the Divination Foundation and Pathways Radio, talking about the freedom and joy of living as openness, and discussing her most recent book, "Falling Open in a World Falling Apart." More information at www.amodamaa.com Lees meer