Adventures in Awareness

Author: Amir Giles

Conversations and meditations on self, the nature of reality, & consciousness. With meditators, philosophers, mystics and scientists we examine non-duality, exploration of mind and the phenomena of altered states, traits and beyond.
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Blind spots of higher states & navigating pain | Andrew Holecek part 2
Monday, 1 September, 2025

Workshop with Andrew Holecek 4th Sep: https://dandelion.events/e/w0dr9Full discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcUOXFASQm4To join future events, newsletter and access ad-free event recordings go to:https://adventuresinawareness.comYour contributions support future content, and are greatly appreciated:- https://adventuresinawareness.com/membership- One-off PayPal donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/adventuresin Follow the Adventure:- Subscribe to us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinawareness- Twitter: https://x.com/AdvInAwareness- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-in-awareness/id1535917754 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jiebSpdVu9YbpLOtWlKYU - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventuresinawarenessBanner art by https://www.instagram.com/jadewade/0:00:00 Blindspots of highers states Jhanas | cessation 0:10:00 Enlightenment is expansion 0:14:00 Questioning awakening0:15:00 the goal posts are always moving0:18:00 How to stay open and focus0:26:00 abiding in the light0:31:00 dealing with pain0:39:00 suffering = pain + resistance0:49:00 total equanimity in pain0:50:00 plans for workshop on luminous awareness0:55:00 idealism vs emptiness1:07:00 one vs none 1:10:00 cessation vs idealismaduality vs nondualityJay Garfield vs Bernardo Kastrup