Waking Up

Over 30 Perspectives on Spiritual Awakening - What Does It Really Mean?

De: Jack Kornfield PhD, Eckhart Tolle, Sally Kempton, Reggie Ray, Sandra Ingerman

Narrado por: Jack Kornfield, Eckhart Tolle, Sally Kempton, Reggie Ray, Sandra Ingerman

A radical shift in identity. The direct experience of unity with all things. Unexplainable joy and a blissful ease of being. These are just some of the ways in which a growing number of people have described the experience of spiritual awakening. But is it the same for everyone? What if we've only had glimpses of "waking up"? How does the process unfold - and does it end?

Waking Up brings you the insights of 34 of today's leading authors and teachers who have deeply explored the implications of spiritual awakening. Sounds True publisher Tami Simon will speak with the teachers about their personal understandings of awakening - how it happened, what changed (and what didn't), and how their experiences can inspire and inform our own realizations.

1. A Radical Shift in Identity - Adyashanti
2. The Mandala of Awakening - Jack Kornfield, PhD
3. The Death of the Little Me - Eckhart Tolle
4. "Awake, Yes, But Keep Practicing" - Sally Kempton
5. A Freedom That Leaves Nothing Out - Reggie Ray
6. There Is No End to How We Explore True Nature - AH Almaas
7. Directness with Life - Thomas Hübl
8. Being a Light in the World - Sandra Ingerman
9. Saying Yes to Being Found - Richard Rohr
10. Loving Ourselves into Freedom - Tara Brach
11. Recognizing Your Original Face - Ken Wilber
12. Whatever Arises, Love That - Matt Kahn
13. Shifting to the Infinite Lifestyle - Robert Thurman
14. The Call of Aliveness - Mark Nepo
15. Dropping the Mind Into the Heart - Cynthia Bourgeault
16. Discovering Happiness Independent of Conditions - Shinzen Young
17. Life Is Here: Awakening Is Not a Destination - Jeff Foster
18. Divinized and Humanized - David Frenette
19. Remembering Our True Nature as the Ground of Being - Tsultrim Allione
20. Nothing Special - Thomas Moore
21. Small Glimpses, Many Times - Loch Kelly
And more.

©2015 Sounds True (P)2015 Sounds True

Powerful

Beautiful expression of waking up. I listened on my way to work each day for a month and it transformed my daily experience. I became more present, and enjoyed the moments as they arrived. Thank you!

Unexpectedly awesome.

I got the Audible version without knowing much about it. I read it was interviews with spiritual teachers and I thought it was good subject to listen during my work commute.

I have to say this collection is incredible. All these different religions and interpretations of one single underlying truth really brings my experience into perspective.

There's so much great material here I want to listen to over and over.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

A great compilation of minds!

A great compilation of minds and experiences. Good way to see reality in a multi-faceted prism of colour and words.

Time Well Spent

If you could sum up Waking Up in three words, what would they be?

Interesting,Thought Provoking.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The variety of information. Some of the people interviewed I did not understand their message.

Which scene was your favorite?

I don't have one.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were moments that I replayed to listen to again.

Any additional comments?

The lady doing the interviews was excellent and I would have liked it if she had shared some of her journey with me.

Beautiful insights

Would you listen to Waking Up again? Why?

Yes - I have listened to several pieces more than once already. These are not "interviews" - they are insightful discussions between people that we get to eavesdrop on.

What did you like best about this story?

The whole of the interviews are all stand alone but they all weave the similar fabric. I find the undertone and relationship of the people, background and their relational perspectives make all the backgrounds paint a clear picture of how different people are and the similarities.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is a unique setting - the dialogue is not a forced interview with pre-decided answers or responses. I really like the pauses at moments I caught myself wondering what is Tammy (the interviewer) thinking? and I had time to digest what they said- she keeps the conversation rolling along.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

NO.
too much - and it is not a story to follow - it is a step by step - can pick up and put down.
go back and digest again.

Any additional comments?

Tammy is a fantastic and genuine interviewer. her sincere desire to understand the person she is speaking with.