How To Use Self-Inquiry For Awakening: Rich Doyle

Aug 5, 2024

Rich Doyle, an advocate for self-inquiry and awakening practices, discusses the profound impact of self-inquiry on personal transformation. He emphasizes asking 'Who am I?' to transcend superficial identities and achieve deeper self-awareness. The conversation highlights the healing power of Ayahuasca, including personal stories of grief and ego death. Rich contrasts shallow mindfulness with deep self-exploration, and explores the complexities of relationships and non-duality, encouraging listeners to embrace authentic engagement for true peace and well-being.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

The Journey of Self-Inquiry

01:44 • 19min

Healing Through Ayahuasca: A Journey of Grief and Transformation

21:01 • 5min

Merging with Reality and Transformative Encounters

26:24 • 2min

The Journey of Self-Inquiry

27:59 • 20min

Navigating Relationships Through Self-Inquiry

47:49 • 2min

Exploring the Depths of Self-Inquiry Beyond Mindfulness

49:41 • 2min

Exploring Non-Duality and Consciousness

51:20 • 12min

'You have to ask yourself the question 'Who am I?'. This investigation will lead in the end to the discovery of something within you which is behind the mind. Solve that great problem and you will solve all other problems' - Ramana Maharshi.

Self-Inquiry is a process through which you investigate and discover what you fundamentally are - and what you are not. It is a 'technique' popularised by the Indian Sage Ramana Maharshi, in which you question your sense of 'I', and which can lead to a profound sense of peace and wellbeing.

I came across Rich's work via Gary Weber - author of the outstanding book 'Happiness Beyond thought'. In it Gary details how he 'woke up' and literally stopped the endless chatter in his head that is so familiar to the vast majority of the human species. Gary then taught Rich how to do self-inquiry, and Rich 'woke up' too - leading them to record dialogues together which you can find on YouTube.

In this conversation we discuss how to do self-inquiry, the importance of practice, the best questions to use to help you, as well as the potential healing power of psychedelics and in particular ayahuasca.

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