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Glimpses of enlightenment through nondual meditation (with Michael Taft and Jeremy Stevenson)

Jul 19, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Journey of a Dualistic Mindfulness Practitioner

2min

The Difference Between Non-Dual Meditation and Traditional Mindfulness

3min

How to Learn Non-Dual Meditation

3min

The Importance of Mindfulness in Learning

4min

The Non-Dural Mindfulness Scale

3min

Non-Duality One: The Stability of Non-Separation

2min

The Importance of Non-Dual Mindfulness

3min

The Benefits of Deep Stable Non-Dual Awakening

2min

10.

The Power of Control

2min

11.

The Different Characteristics of Pain

2min

12.

The Transformation of Moment to Moment Experience

4min

13.

The Importance of Non-Dual Awareness

5min

14.

The Importance of Non-Dual Meditation

4min

15.

The Headless Way: A Technique for Recognizing Non-Duality

4min

16.

The Profound Wellbeing of Awakened Awareness

4min

17.

The Importance of Clarity

2min

18.

How to Learn Non-Geal Mindfulness

4min

19.

How to Get the Stable, Ongoing Awakening

2min

20.

The Non-Duality of Subject and Object

4min

21.

How to Learn Non-Dual Mindfulness

3min

22.

The Non-Dual Path

4min

23.

The End State of Terribadabuddhism

2min

24.

The Importance of Learning Non-Dual Meditation

3min

25.

The Relationship Between Spirituality and Religion

2min

26.

What Is Your Deepest Regret?

2min

Read the full transcript here.

How does nondual meditation differ from other forms of meditation? Is nonduality the sort of thing a person can just "get" immediately? What value is provided by the more effortful, less "sudden" forms of meditation? Is there such a thing as full or complete enlightenment? And what would such a state entail? To what extent do nondual meditation teachers agree about what nonduality is? Are glimpses of enlightenment available to everyone? How long does it usually take a person to stabilize their ability to return to a nondual way of seeing the world? What are some common ways people get "stuck" while learning nondual meditation? How important are meditation retreats? Though the paths themselves are obviously quite distinct from one another, do all forms of meditation ultimately share a common goal? How are all of these things related to spirituality or religion?

Michael Taft is a teacher of nondual meditation and host of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast and website. He is the author of The Mindful Geek, and co-founder of The Alembic, a Berkeley-based center for meditation, movement, citizen neuroscience, and visionary culture. Having lived all over the world and practiced deeply in several traditions, Michael currently makes his home in California. Email him at michaeltaft@gmail.com, or learn more about him at his website, deconstructingyourself.com.

Jeremy Stevenson hails from Adelaide, Australia, and has a PhD in clinical psychology with a dissertation focused on the effects of self-compassion on social anxiety. During his PhD he became intensely interested in meditation, sitting several shorter retreats which eventually culminated in sitting longer retreats, including a 3-month retreat in Nepal. He is now working as a clinical psychologist as well as doing research work for Spark Wave. His ongoing meditation interest is the perplexing skill of nondual mindfulness. Email him at jeremy.david.stevenson@gmail.com, or listen to his previous episode on this podcast here.

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