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Awareness Explorers

158: Rastal, Guest Explorer

Apr 12, 2024
Guest Rastal discusses his journey from trauma to fundamental wellbeing, exploring somatic work, consciousness states through drug analogies, deeper states of awakening, trauma healing, and meditation without belief systems. Includes a guided session on cultivating gratitude.
01:14:47

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  • Transitioning from trauma to fundamental wellbeing involves exploring different levels of consciousness progression.
  • Guide meditation can aid in sinking into direct experience for deepening understanding of fundamental wellbeing.

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Process of Discovering Fundamental Being

The speaker shares their journey of transitioning from religious upbringing to exploring experiences of fundamental being. Initially rooted in Christian beliefs, the speaker explored various traditions and encountered research by Jeffrey A. Martin on persistent non-symbolic experiences. The speaker delves into the transformative impact of these experiences, leading to a gradual understanding and eventual stabilization of fundamental well-being.

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