Peter is a leader in the Western adaptation of Buddhist wisdom. He is a pioneer in the new field of nondual psychotherapy. He was a celibate monk in the Tibetan Buddhist traditions for nine years. He has a Ph.D. in the philosophical psychology of Mahayana Buddhism and has held teaching positions at universities in Australia and the USA.
He has taught workshops at Naropa University, the California Institute for Integral Studies, Omega Institute, and other centers, and given invited presentations at JFK University, Saybrook College, Stanford Medical School, Columbia University, and internationally.
Peter’s way of teaching is known for its dynamic and engaging deconstruction of all fixed frames of reference that block entry to unconditioned awareness, and for the purity and depth of natural, uncontrived silence that emerges in his work. He also has a unique capacity for sharing the skills and states of his transmission in a way that others can easily understand and begin to replicate the nondual transmission.
Books:
Radiant Mind - Teachings and Practices to Awaken Unconditioned Awareness (Audio)
Radiant Mind - Awakening Unconditioned Awareness (Book)
Realizing Unconditioned Awareness
Sacred Mirror: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy (Omega Books)
The Edge of Certainty: Dilemmas on the Buddhist Path
ESSENTIAL WISDOM TEACHINGS
Websites:
nondualtraining.com
peterfenner.com
wisdom.org
Transcript of this interview
Interview recorded 4/18/2015
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:04:07 - Distinguishing between intellectual understanding and direct experience
00:08:19 - Sourceless Bliss
00:12:35 - The Progressive Development of Experience
00:16:29 - Starting at the End
00:20:59 - Cultivating Peace and Serenity Amidst Difficulties
00:25:16 - The Paradoxical Nature of Non-Doing and Non-Dualism
00:29:40 - The Purity of Resting in Awareness
00:33:49 - The Purpose of Meditation
00:37:05 - The Practice of Doing Nothing
00:40:22 - Not Knowing and Presence
00:44:17 - The Ground of Subjectivity
00:47:26 - The Mystery of Awareness and Non-Duality
00:51:14 - Diversity of Non-Dual Approaches
00:54:39 - Neuroplasticity and the Nature of Enlightenment
00:58:35 - The Expansiveness of Enlightenment
01:02:03 - Resting as pure awareness in any state
01:05:39 - Collective Psychological Problems
01:09:15 - Dissolving Hidden Baggage and Flowing Life
01:13:00 - Exploring Devotion and Awareness
01:16:57 - The Concept of the Mind Stream
01:20:34 - Finding Inspiration in the Lineage
01:24:26 - Regaining the Natural State
01:28:19 - Embodiment and Integration
01:32:07 - Retreat in India and Nepal
01:35:49 - Nutty People and Spirituality
01:39:33 - Appreciating What We Have
01:43:18 - A Lifelong Passion
01:46:29 - Holding Up the Stick
01:50:09 - The Structure of the Course: Three Workshops
01:53:17 - Future Topics