Join Kiran Trace, a renowned teacher and author, as she shares her profound journey of awakening after a spontaneous and transformative experience. Kiran discusses the challenges of integrating deep spiritual insights into daily life and the tools she created to alleviate suffering. She delves into personal stories of trauma transformation, the significance of mentorship in spiritual growth, and the delicate balance between individuality and oneness. Her candid perspective illuminates how embracing past traumas can lead to a richer understanding of existence.
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Spontaneous Awakening
Kiran Trace, initially secular and traumatized, experienced a spontaneous awakening.
While walking to work, she noticed distorted reality, followed by dreams of emptiness and a transformative moment of pure vastness.
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Oneness of Vastness and Form
During the re-integration phase, Kiran didn't experience separation between vastness and form.
Form, body, and environment were all experienced as expressions of the same vastness.
insights INSIGHT
Heartbreak of the Vastness
Kiran describes the vastness's initial response to pain and discordant beliefs as heartbreak.
This heartbreak wasn't personal grief, but an open, curious sorrow for what felt less itself.
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In 'The End of Your World', Adyashanti explores the 'I got it/I lost it' phenomenon, where individuals experience fluctuations between 'nonabiding' awakening and the ultimate state of 'abiding' enlightenment. He discusses various pitfalls, such as the trap of meaninglessness, the ego's co-opting of realization, the illusion of superiority, and the danger of becoming 'drunk on emptiness'. The book offers practical advice and honest insights into maintaining an awakened state and navigating the complexities of spiritual life in a practical, everyday context.
This episode features a conversation with Kiran Trace, a renowned teacher, speaker, and author who has helped thousands of people worldwide on their path to awakening. Kiran has developed a powerful set of tools to support people in freeing themselves from suffering and integrating their spiritual awakening into daily life. Her own journey began with a radical, spontaneous awakening—with no prior spiritual training or context. In a transformative moment, she died and instantly became the vastness of pure presence and being, and then had to find her way back into form and normality. Through this experience, she gained insights that she shares in her book Tools for Sanity. In this conversation, Kiran shares her story of self-discovery and healing, providing insights into releasing trauma and reconnecting with the innate vibrancy of awareness. Topics include the challenges of integrating deep spiritual experiences, the journey from suffering to freedom, and the creation of tools that empower others to transform what Eckhart Tolle might call their "pain bodies." With her fresh and candid perspective, Kiran offers a unique view of how awakening can unfold and deepen in unexpected ways.
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