280. Jim Dreaver

Jim Dreaver, originally from New Zealand, began his search for freedom in the mid-Seventies with the teachings of yoga, Zen, and J. Krishnamurti, and then met European Advaita Vedanta (the nondual or direct path) master Jean Klein in 1984, who guided him to seeing the truth in 1995. His mission now is to guide others to the realization that awakening is centered in the heart, and is ever and only here, now. He has taught at Esalen Institute and elsewhere. Books: End Your Story, Begin Your Life: Wake Up, Let Go, Live Free The Way of Harmony:: Walking The Inner Path To Balance, Happiness, And Success Falling Into Light Website: jimdreaver.com Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 2/28/2015 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Buddha at the Gas Pump Introduction and Awakening Experience 00:03:28 - The Awakening Experience 00:06:10 - Dissolving the Fiction of "I" 00:09:01 - Residues and Awakening Experiences 00:12:22 - Healing the Wounds of the Past 00:15:27 - Awakening through Seeing the Truth 00:18:34 - Relationships and Self-Discovery 00:21:52 - The Conceptual Nature of Enlightenment 00:24:26 - The "I" Sense and Identification 00:27:42 - Nisargadatta on Fear and the Strokes Experience 00:30:29 - Facing the Fear of Death 00:33:02 - The Power of Intention and Healing 00:35:46 - The Importance of Realizing You're Not Your Story 00:38:53 - The Illusion of the Storyteller 00:42:33 - Cultivating the Ground of Silence with Veterans 00:45:31 - Cultivating Presence for Awakening 00:48:53 - Awakening and World Transformation 00:51:53 - Awakening in a Shorter Timeframe 00:55:11 - Finding True Freedom through Self-Exploration 00:58:40 - The Epiphany of Observing the Self 01:02:05 - The Universal Awareness of Consciousness 01:04:48 - Reincarnation as a Personal Experience 01:08:30 - Multidimensional Possibilities 01:11:30 - "Notice the Story" 01:14:45 - A Second Wave of Heart-Centered Nondual Spirituality 01:17:39 - Serving as a Conduit for World Consciousness 01:20:50 - The Power of Visualization and Intention 01:23:01 - Entertaining at a Deeper Level 01:26:10 - The Writer's Journey 01:28:44 - Wrapping up the interview 01:30:55 - End of Interview