Saniel Bonder is the author of Healing the Spirit/Matter Split and the founder of the Waking Down in Mutuality work. He has been a pioneer in the widespread embodiment and mutual, evolutionary exploration of awakened consciousness for over a decade.
Linda Groves-Bonder is Saniel’s full partner in their transmission and teachings and a Senior Teacher of Waking Down in Mutuality. Together they are now co-authoring a forthcoming book, The Human Sun, and founding Human Sun University.
Saniel and Linda's sites:
sanielandlinda.com
TheHumanSunSeries.com
heartgazing.com
Summary and transcript of this interview
Recorded 4/23/2011.
Part 1 of this interview, recorded a week earlier.
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Discussion on the Continuation of Ego After Enlightenment
00:04:17 - The Awakening Process and the Extinction of Ego
00:08:20 - Transmission and Integration after Realization
00:12:03 - The Spirit-Matter Split
00:15:54 - Evolution of Ancient Traditions
00:19:21 - Holding Open the Possibility
00:22:55 - The Definition of Ego
00:27:02 - Ramana Maharshi and the Dissolution of the Ego
00:30:01 - Honoring the Soul of Loving Kindness and Forgiveness
00:32:07 - Mithya: The Concept of Dependent Reality
00:34:51 - The Mystery of Life's Paradoxes
00:37:56 - The Juiciness of Being Human
00:40:50 - Flexibility and Malleability
00:43:51 - Cultivating Awareness and Accessing the Transcendent Ground
00:46:45 - Fulfillment of the Drive
00:49:59 - The Intensification of Subjective Awareness
00:52:42 - A White Hot Moment
00:55:03 - White-Hot Fusion and Simultaneous Hugeness and Tininess
00:57:59 - Stages of Awakening
01:01:15 - The Second Birth Interview Process
01:05:18 - Ground Awareness: Continuous and Impersonal
01:09:09 - The Transition to Second Birth
01:11:58 - The Importance of Confirmation and Support during Spiritual Transformation
01:15:34 - The Maturing Process of Enlightenment
01:19:54 - The Core Wound and Consciousness
01:24:31 - The Vision for a University
01:28:38 - The Purpose of the University and Empowering Individuals
01:32:06 - How to Get in Touch for a Chat
01:35:09 - Embracing Different Spiritual Paths
01:38:29 - Gratitude and Empowerment
01:41:28 - Support the Project