Higher consciousness and enlightenment with Prem Vishrant (Part 1 of 2) Presencing the Depths 2023-09-12 | Recording this interview was very special for me. Vishrant has been my spiritual teacher for 8 years now and has been instrumental in lots of different kinds of personal transformations for me over that time. It was amazing to have my guru join me for a conversation about something so dear to my heart. Truth. Also, this is part 1 of a 2 part conversation (part 2 gets a little spicy, so look out for that one)! In this conversation we talk about satoris or experiential glimpses of truth, the differences between living in lower consciousness, higher consciousness and then also what Vishrant calls "super consciousness", what real maturity is and how victim-orientated thinking plays a role in that, the importance of self-acceptence as part of the spiritual journey and also present moment awareness.Would love to hear your thoughts below ❤️Check out more on Vishrant on his website (vishrant.org) or Facebook page (facebook.com/buddhaawareness)
How does enlightenment relate to anger and fear with Amir Freimann Presencing the Depths 2024-09-12 | In this podcast, Amir and I chat about what an awakened master's experience with anger and fear may be and then end up going on a bunch of different tangents talking all kinds of things related to spirituality and the spiritual path.
The natural state with Seth Dellinger Presencing the Depths 2024-08-31 | In this really great conversation with a good friend of mine, Seth Dellinger, we chat about all kinds of stuff, including:- The natural state- The core self, the communal self and the cosmopolitan self- Ingression- Seth's Musicality of Being program which you can join now as a student!- Gestalt psychotherapy and counselling- Working with clients- Higher consciousness- Enlightenment- Energy- Culture and modernity and moving beyond it- Being a fatherTo found out more about Seth's online offerings, check out: sethdellinger.comApologies that the audio and video aren't synced on my side in this video, I'm playing with some mic and webcam settings and it clearly didn't come up the best. I COULD edit in in post-production to seem ok, but it would involve splitting my audio from Seth's audio and lining them up individually, which I'm just not going to invest the time into. I'll experiment some more and make sure it's working properly for the next episode of the pod.
Peace of mind in daily living with Roger Castillo Presencing the Depths 2024-07-08 | In this conversation with Roger, we discuss Roger's encounter with Ramesh Balsekar and how that changed his experience of living a spiritual life from being some out there, esoteric, blissful, expanded, special state to one of being grounded in the ordinary, every day human experience.We explore the practical teachings of non-doership and non-attachment to outcomes. We investigate what suffering really is and how seeking itself can be suffering, especially when we take enlightenment to be the peak experience or mind-blowing satori that never ends. We speak about heart and love and the broad range of normal human emotions that everyone goes through and how that is seen through the lens of this teaching. We unpack exactly what the energetic transmission from a spiritual teacher to a student is and exactly what types of spiritual teachers are more likely to provide a strong transmission of this type and why. We also chat about free will, predetermination and destiny. Do we actually get to make any choices in this life or is it all just a movie being watched that has already been written, filmed and produced?
I am that with Sailor Bob Presencing the Depths 2024-06-29 | In this video we speak a lot about Sailor Bob's early life experiencing neurosis and chronic anxiety, turning to alcohol and finally checking into Alcoholics Anonymous which, despite his initial resistance, began a lifelong spiritual inquiry to discover what the nature of this life truly is.We spoke about Bob's interactions with both Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation (TM) and then later Nisargadatta Maharaj and his teachings. Bob also tells me a bit about what it was like for him as he left his sojourn in India to return to his home of Melbourne in Australia and started sharing his understanding of non-duality with people here. We talk a little about spiritual bypassing and what Bob understands by the term and we also speak about what Jesus REALLY meant when he said "I am the way and the truth and the life."This was a thoroughly enjoyable hour spent with a very lovely man who has a sweet and gentle nature about him. Thank you very much to both Bob and his wife, Kat, for allowing this conversation to happen! 🙏❤️If you'd like to know more about Sailor Bob, you can check out his website here: sailorbobadamson.comOr his YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@SailorBobAdamson?si=qQ7iEWlMgatSYV1G
Authenticity and dealing with our shit with Scott Kiloby Presencing the Depths 2024-05-20 | In this conversation with Scott Kiloby, creator of KI (Kiloby Inquiries) and Natural Recovery From Suffering, we look at traditional spiritual paths and how they might allow, or even encourage, spiritual bypassing.We talk about the beauty of spacious awareness and not throwing the baby out with the bathwater, Ken Wilber's distinction between waking up and cleaning up, being a repressor of anger and what might be a more healthy version of managing our anger and what living an authentic life might look like.To connect with Scott and his work, you can go here: kiloby.comWe also mentioned both Ken Wilber and Thomas Hübl on the podcast, so here’s some information related to them.Ken Wilber: integrallife.com/who-is-ken-wilberThomas Hübl: thomashuebl.com
Embracing this moment as The Beloved with Isaac Shapiro Presencing the Depths 2024-05-02 | In this conversation, Isaac and I spoke about feeling the need to "get somewhere" as a seeker, where that comes from and why that's an error. We speak about intergenerational trauma and how that shows up in the nervous system and influences conditioning and how we pay attention in daily life and, hence, our experience of life. Isaac also tells me a bit about his spiritual journey, how it all started from an acid trip with a mate at the tender age of 18 and how Isaac interpreted that experience and where it led him to from that point onwards.
The Direct Self-Enquiry Path with Helen Hamilton Presencing the Depths 2024-03-20 | In this podcast episode with Helen Hamilton, a satsang teacher from the UK, Helen guides me through a self-enquiry exercise together, we talk about the journey to self-realisation and all the obstacles that a seeker may come across as well as the emotional rollercoaster that it can feel like on the way there, with fear, anger and sadness all cropping up to make the ride a little bumpy. We also discuss Carl Jung's "shadow" and how that affects spiritual teachers in their position of authority in particular.
Osho sanyassins have another chat - Swaha and Vishrant Part 2 Presencing the Depths 2024-02-08 | This was a conversation I facilitated between two enlightened disciples of Osho Rajneesh.One from Australia, one from the complete opposite side of the world, in Norway.In this conversation, I attempted to dig into the histories of these two enlightened masters and how their lives and the practices they had adhered to allowed them to become successful in the pursuit of higher consciousness and wake up to their true nature.I asked them both questions such as:1) What differentiates someone who surrenders in difficult circumstances and someone that resists?2) What does personality have to do with enlightenment? 3) Why is the Osho International organisation in Pune treating enlightened masters like threats to them and their mission? 4) What does Osho's concept of "The New Man" or "Zorba the Buddha" mean to you?I thoroughly enjoyed the chat once again! Big love,Maitreya 🙏❤️
Osho sanyassins meet for the first time - Swaha and Vishrant Presencing the Depths 2023-11-24 | This was a conversation I facilitated between two enlightened disciples of Osho Rajneesh.One from Australia, one from the complete opposite side of the world, in Norway.Vishrant and Swaha never met, although they were on the ranch in Oregon with Osho at the same time in the 80s, but they have a LOT in common.This conversation is just beautiful. The two go back and forth sharing stories about their love of the man that Osho was and the presence that he still is in their lives today.It was wonderful to participate in such shared and deep devotion.
Higher consciousness and enlightenment with Prem Vishrant (Part 2 of 2) Presencing the Depths 2023-09-13 | This is part 2 of my conversation with Vishrant.You can check out part 1 here if you haven't seen it: youtu.be/SUx6WVXfPJkIn this conversation we talk about what it means to be total in life by giving yourself no choice, warmly welcoming emotional wounding and navigating uncomfortable feelings, the Daoist concepts of yin and yang as they relate to activity in the world, being in service of the heart, being in relationship as a seeker and the practice of openness which I, personally, rate as THE most important of Vishrant's teachings and one that has fundamentally changed my life.I also challenge Vish on a few different topics and his responses were unique and intriguing and revealed deeper layers of insights for me. Enjoy!Check out more on Vishrant on his website (vishrant.org) or Facebook page (facebook.com/buddhaawareness)
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with Ted Strauss Presencing the Depths 2023-08-07 | This is one of my favourite interviews on this channel!In this conversation, I chat with spiritual teacher Ted Strauss about a broad range of things.We start with MDMA and psilocybin-assisted therapy given it has just been legalised in Australia for certain licensed therapists. We delve into its effectiveness and how it can work to heal. We also discuss Ted's iConscious model of consciousness and awakening. He's written a book about the model and you can check out more at the iConscious website here: https://iconscious.global/We end the conversation talking about a concept that is present in a lot of Ted's teachings call "mutuality" which has been very powerful for me, personally, to come to understand and practice.
Lauren Woodman: The seekers journey Presencing the Depths 2023-07-04 | In this video I welcome Lauren Woodman in for a chat about her journey so far as a student of various schools including tantra schools in Thailand, Master Charles in the US and, most recently, discovering the Diamond Approach in Australia.Lauren tells me about her devotion towards truth and why it means so much to her. We also explore the willingness for a seeker to be with their direct experience in all of its facets. More info about The Diamond Approach: diamondapproach.org
A conversation with Seth Dellinger Presencing the Depths 2023-05-16 | This is a podcast with Seth Dellinger from the US. Seth is a Feldenkrais practitioner which is a somatic movement practiced primarily about exploring the way we move and how subtle, little changes in those habitual movements can change our experience of being an embodied human. I really enjoyed this chat with Seth and I hope you do too!You can check out more of Seth's work below.Seth's website: http://www.sethdellinger.comSeth's YouTube channel: youtube.com/@movewithsethThe Facebook post of Seth's I mention in the podcast: facebook.com/100001931424781/posts/pfbid0Yyyca7NWggkNaEGjS8PciBfHbopkbZSxYNnZJrA8DnTz8G1snguwue7XqPd5U8hHl/?mibextid=SDPelYSeth's Facebook page which is the best way to connect with him and follow his content: facebook.com/seth.dellinger.10
A conversation with Amir Freimann Presencing the Depths 2021-11-08 | In this video we talk about Amir's current PhD research project on spiritual exemplars and their self-realisation experiences and what they have in common and also his upcoming research project on love and connection.Here is the video Amir and I discuss at the start of our chat: youtu.be/HlM6n7cvwuw
A conversation with Daniel Ingram Presencing the Depths 2021-10-20 | In this conversation, Daniel and I talk about mindfulness, suffering, impermanence, no self, enlightenment and the heart.
A conversation with Daniel Zaruba Presencing the Depths 2021-09-07 | A conversation about awareness, Martin Buber's articulation of God and how we can bring leisure, relaxation and conscious presence into our day-to-day lives in the marketplace.Daniel's channel: youtube.com/user/zappzapp00The 2 videos I mention here:1 on the practice of "awareness is" and "awareness notices": youtu.be/SC1wazix5Gs2 on the practice of dialogos around Buber's quote: youtu.be/0zslCyx8bKU
A conversation with Zevi Slavin Presencing the Depths 2021-08-09 | We speak about mysticism, the ego and how to build an ecology of practices that might be useful on the spiritual journey.Zevi's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCL9A83sJIYNAovCA92uaTRQ
A conversation with David Trull Presencing the Depths 2021-08-01 | We spoke about how we both got into John Vervaeke's philosophy and what resonated with us about it, the experience of living mainly in the mind and being separate from the body and how to overcome that and valuing the spiritual journey that others around you are embarking on.David's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCUYNEqcYGxRNp-IXjBGVh0g
A conversation with Gregg Henriques Presencing the Depths 2021-07-29 | In this conversation with Gregg we talk about wisdom energy, the therapeutic relationship in counselling as well as what might be coming in the next 50-100 years as a civilisation.Gregg's channel: youtube.com/channel/UCTb1ZHu5hUms3QcrM9XMzMg
A conversation with Christopher Mastropietro Presencing the Depths 2021-07-12 | Christopher and I have a wide-ranging conversation about various things such as COVID-19 and our response to it as a society, how our culture has lost its meaning and purpose in modern times and what we can do about it as individuals and how to foster and maintain a healthy relationship with your dog.
A conversation with John Vervaeke and Christopher Mastropietro Presencing the Depths 2021-07-05 | John's channel: youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke
A conversation with John Vervaeke Presencing the Depths 2021-06-01 | John's channel: youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke
A conversation with Guy Sengstock Presencing the Depths 2021-04-01 | Guy's channel: youtube.com/user/82472tclt
