From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Qui Es Tu

March 31, 2009

Jean Marchand – Waking Down Teacher
In October my friend Richard, who had introduced me to guru Arka, called and told me about a process called “Radical Awakening.” He told me that his friend Charlie had taken him through the process and that he had had a profound awakening experience. He highly recommended that I [...]

Letting Go

March 31, 2009

June Konopka – Waking Down Teacher
My life has always appeared to flow easily in an ordinary way, without a lot of drama or excitement. There are no outrageous traumatic events, adventures, or worldly problems that I feel I could make a story out of for you. My story is deep in my psyche and hard [...]

Beyond Non-Duality

March 31, 2009

Krishna Gauci – Waking Down Senior Teacher
When I first came into contact with Saniel Bonder, I was already a veteran of spiritual life, and I was quite sure that there was no point in seeking any further. I had been involved with Eastern spiritual traditions for twenty years including study and practice in the oldest [...]

I Am Myself

March 31, 2009

Shanti Spierenburg
The (transfiguration) retreat had seven awakened Second Birth teachers and about twenty-six participants. One amazing thing that I experienced was this incredible sense of greenlighting–not only spiritually and emotionally but also very strongly physically. My body knew that whatever I felt was perfectly OK. It was a field of Love, Respect and Acceptance that [...]

Unbelievably Ordinary

March 31, 2009

Bill Trout
It’s difficult, with what seems like several lifetimes between then and now, to fully remember the person who attended that (first) workshop (with Saniel Bonder). I was shy, insecure, terminally self-conscious, and if I’d been any more introverted I’d have been inside out. I was completely convinced that I was hopelessly substandard issue. I [...]