In this episode, we share a gift bag of movies and books that have inspired us over the years and talk about how they can be powerful tools for inspiration and spiritual growth when approached with an open, receptive mindset.

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon - directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Resurrection (with Ellen Burstyn) - directed by Daniel Petrie
Peaceful Warrior - directed by Victor Salva
Harold and Maude - directed by Hal Ashby
The Razor's Edge (Bill Murray version) - directed and co-written by John Byrum
Waking Life - written and directed by Richard Linklater

Books:
The Zen Teachings of Huang Po - by John Blofeld (Translator)
True Meditation: Discover the Freedom of Pure Awareness - by Adyashanti
A Search in Secret India - by Paul Brunton
The Razor's Edge - by W. Somerset Maugham
Being Aware of Being Aware - by Rupert Spira
The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow - by Joey Green

In addition, don’t forget these books:
Awareness Adventures - by Brian Tom O’Connor
The Enlightenment Project - by Jonathan Robinson

NEWS:

Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods:
#3 in the Top 100 awakening All time chart
#5 in the Top 100 joy All time chart
#5 in the Top 100 awareness All time chart
#6 in the Top 100 consciousness All time chart
#38 in the Top 100 meditation All time chart

To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit:
https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/

If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z

Or on our Awareness Explorers website:
https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations

To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter:
https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers
NOTE: If you are a Patreon supporter and have not been receiving our bonus material, please check to make sure that the email address you have on Patreon is an active one.

CORRECTION: The Bill Murray version of The Razor’s Edge does indeed take place during the early twentieth century, just as in the novel.

To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit
https://findinghappiness.com/
and
https://www.playawarenessgames.com/

You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n

Enjoy,
Jonathan and Brian

In this episode, we talk to Saja Fendél, founder of Thought Dojo, about forgiveness, and explore practical methods for realizing unconditional happiness, and how, through a lack of resistance to experience, all experience is seen as being one with awareness.

• Includes a guided meditation helping us to recognize the intimacy of our experience by showing us how all we touch and see is made of awareness.

To learn more about Saja Fendél, please visit The Thought Dojo at
https://www.skool.com/thethoughtdojo
Or his YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@sajafendel
Or his Instagram channel (@sajafendel):
https://www.instagram.com/sajafendel/

Here’s an image of the yin and yang symbol that Saja talks about in this episode:

Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature.

NEWS:

Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods:
#3 in the Top 100 Awakening All time chart
#5 in the Top 100 Joy All time chart
#5 in the Top 100 Awareness All time chart
#6 in the Top 100 Consciousness All time chart
#36 in the Top 100 Meditation All time chart

To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit:
https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/

If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z

Or on our Awareness Explorers website:
https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations

To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter:
https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers
NOTE: If you are a Patreon supporter and have not been receiving our bonus material, please check to make sure that the email address you have on Patreon is an active one.

To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit
https://findinghappiness.com/
and
https://www.playawarenessgames.com/

You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n

Enjoy,
Jonathan and Brian

In this episode, we talk to Alex Shailer about fully experiencing feelings as a way to release them, identifying with our true nature as consciousness, and resting as open awareness, rather than trying to forcefully cultivate positive states.

• Includes a guided meditation helping us to turn our attention to direct sensory experience, inviting us to notice the “I” in thoughts while resting as open awareness itself.

To learn more about Alex Shailer, please visit his website at
https://alexshailer.com/
Or his YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexShailer
Or Instagram channel (@alex_shailer):
https://www.instagram.com/alex_shailer/

Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature.

NEWS:

Awareness Explorers has made the following top listener charts on Goodpods:
#3 in the Top 100 Awakening All time chart
#5 in the Top 100 Joy All time chart
#5 in the Top 100 Awareness All time chart
#6 in the Top 100 Consciousness All time chart
#36 in the Top 100 Meditation All time chart

To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit:
https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/

If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z

Or on our Awareness Explorers website:
https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations

To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter:
https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers
NOTE: If you are a Patreon supporter and have not been receiving our bonus material, please check to make sure that the email address you have on Patreon is an active one.

To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit
https://findinghappiness.com/
and
https://www.playawarenessgames.com/

You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n

Enjoy,
Jonathan and Brian