Wake Up Archives – Integral Life

Essential Meditations: Shamatha and Vipashyana

Andrew Holecek — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:05:27 +0000

In this excerpt from the Okay, I'm Dead... Now What? web course, acclaimed teacher Andrew Holecek offers guided instructions for two fundamental types of meditative practices: Shamatha and Vipashyana meditations.

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Compassionate Exchange

Integral Life — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:27:06 +0000

Compassionate Exchange is a way to move freely through all perspectives available to you, instead of staying chronically identified with only one. In this meditative practice, we consciously and deliberately exchange self for other.

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The 1-2-3 of God

Terry Patten — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:34:52 +0000

The 1-2-3 of God practice will help dramatically deepen your own ongoing practice by getting you in touch with each of the three fundamental dimensions of spiritual unfolding.

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Wake Up, Grow Up: Enlightenment in the 21st Century

Ken Wilber — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 09:06:36 +0000

In this feature presentation from the 2016 SAND Conference, Ken Wilber explains why the path of "waking up" (spiritual awakening) needs to be complemented by the path of “growing up” (psychological maturity) in order to renew and replenish our understanding of enlightenment in the 21st century.

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Always Already: The Brilliant Clarity of Ever-Present Awareness

Ken Wilber — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 09:47:20 +0000

In this excerpt from The Eye of Spirit, Ken Wilber offers one of the most powerful (and beautiful) pieces of spiritual writing he has ever produced. This is the very first time these words have been reproduced on the web, and we invite you to share this chapter however you like.

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Introduction to Integral Spirituality

Ken Wilber — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 08:15:35 +0000

Ken Wilber offers an introduction to a spirituality that honors the truths of modernity and postmodernity — including the revolutions in science and culture — while incorporating the essential insights of the great religions.

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A Revolutionary Spirituality

Ken Wilber — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 08:07:33 +0000

Ken Wilber offers a general overview of his comprehensive approach to spiritual growth and awakening, noting an important distinction between spiritual intelligence and spiritual experience.

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Resurrecting Jesus: Embodying the Spirit of a Revolutionary Mystic

Adyashanti — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 04:58:25 +0000

The story of Jesus has not waned in its power to change lives. Yet today, even though the majority of us grew up in a culture suffused by the mythos of Jesus, many of us feel disconnected from the essence and vitality of His teachings. In this presentation Adyashanti invites us to rediscover the life and teachings of Jesus, recounts his own personal encounter with Christ, and offers some much-needed guidance to help you transform your own relationship with the Christian story.

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Building a Transformative Friendship with Jesus

Paul Smith — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 06:58:10 +0000

One of the finest presentations on Integral Christianity you will ever see. Recorded during the 2015 Return to the Heart of Christ Consciousness event, this was far and away one of the most talked-about highlights from the entire conference. Watch as Paul Smith takes us beneath the crust of evangelical extremism and beyond the noise of outdated belief systems into the very heart of Christ Consciousness itself.

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Having No Head: A Pointing-Out Exercise

Ken Wilber — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 06:16:22 +0000

"Keep an open mind," we like to say, "but not so open your brain slides out." But what happens when you open your mind so fully that you end up temporarily misplacing your entire head? Well that’s enlightenment, baby!

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