{"id":64106,"date":"2026-08-31T15:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T15:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/?page_id=64106"},"modified":"2026-09-26T10:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:08:24","slug":"%e8%87%aa%e5%b7%b1%e6%8e%a2%e7%a9%b6%e3%83%80%e3%82%a4%e3%82%a2%e3%83%ad%e3%82%b0%e3%81%ae%e3%81%9f%e3%82%81%e3%81%ae%e6%95%99%e3%81%88%e6%96%b9%e6%8c%87%e9%87%9d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/ja\/teachings-pointers-for-self-inquiry-dyads\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30bb\u30eb\u30d5\u30fb\u30a4\u30f3\u30af\u30ef\u30a4\u30a2\u30ea\u30fc\u30fb\u30c0\u30a4\u30a2\u30c9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--0);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/pattern-yellow.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 0;background-repeat:repeat;background-size:auto;\"><h1 style=\"line-height:1\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Self Inquiry Dyads<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Teachings and Pointers for Doing Self Inquiry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id64106_4ec5ec-a9 alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column64106_f1bb02-5e kb-section-has-overlay\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-perennial-non-dual-wisdom\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id64106_46c702-5f alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column64106_b0d0f9-bc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n\n<div id=\"sb_youtube_sbyPL8qL2LJZLlHk12\"\n\trole=\"region\"\n\taria-label=\"YouTube videos\"\n\t class=\"sb_youtube sby_layout_grid sby_col_3 sby_mob_col_1 sby_palette_custom  sby_width_resp\"\tdata-feedid=\"sby_PL8qL2LJZLlHk#12\"\n\tdata-shortcode-atts=\"{&quot;feed&quot;:&quot;7&quot;}\" \n\tdata-cols=\"3\" \n\tdata-colsmobile=\"1\" \n\tdata-num=\"12\" \n\tdata-nummobile=\"12\" \n\t\tdata-subscribe-btn=\"1\" \n\tdata-subscribe-btn-text=\"Subscribe\" \n\tdata_channel_header_colors =\"{&quot;channelName&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;subscribeCount&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;buttonBackground&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;buttonText&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"\n\t data-options=\"{&quot;cta&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;related&quot;,&quot;defaultPosts&quot;:[],&quot;defaultLink&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;defaultText&quot;:&quot;Learn More&quot;,&quot;openType&quot;:&quot;same&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;textColor&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;descriptionlength&quot;:150}\" data-sby-flags=\"resizeDisable,gdpr\" data-postid=\"64106\" data-sby-supports-lightbox=\"1\" \n\t data-card-boxshadow=\"1\" data-videocardlayout=\"vertical\" data-cardboxshadow=\"1\" \n>\n\t        <div class=\"sby_items_wrap\" role=\"list\" style=\"padding: 12px;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sby_item  sby_new sby_transition\" role=\"listitem\" id=\"sby_UEw4cUwyWWhmYlItdHFYSVJpbmw2ak1HUXEwTEpaTGxIay45ODRDNTg0QjA4NkFBNkQy\" data-date=\"1759971731\" data-video-id=\"QbcWc1jPyeA\" data-video-title=\"Self Inquiry Dyads - A Powerful Form of Deep Sadhana - Excerpt from Awakening Mind 3 &quot;Liberation&quot;\" data-live-date=\"0\" data-channel-id=\"UCmzsYSXn3zdCsLS063oCt8w\" >\n    <div class=\"sby_inner_item\">\n        <div class=\"sby_video_thumbnail_wrap sby_item_video_thumbnail_wrap\">\n            <a class=\"sby_video_thumbnail sby_item_video_thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-feed-pro\/img\/placeholder.png)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QbcWc1jPyeA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-full-res=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QbcWc1jPyeA\/maxresdefault.jpg\" data-img-src-set=\"{&quot;120&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/QbcWc1jPyeA\\\/default.jpg&quot;,&quot;320&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/QbcWc1jPyeA\\\/mqdefault.jpg&quot;,&quot;480&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/QbcWc1jPyeA\\\/hqdefault.jpg&quot;,&quot;640&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/QbcWc1jPyeA\\\/sddefault.jpg&quot;}\" data-video-id=\"QbcWc1jPyeA\"  data-user=\"AwakenTheWorldFilm\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QbcWc1jPyeA\" data-avatar=\"\" data-title=\"Watch the whole film Awakening Mind Part 3 &quot;Liberation&quot; 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Working continuously from early morning to late at night, participants alternate roles in dyads (groups of two), where one person is a witness and the other engages in deep inner investigation to realize who they are. The intensives are in alignment with the self inquiry of Ramana Maharshi, the Zen traditions, and owe a great debt to the Charles Berner self inquiry method as well as the dyad techniques used in modern psychology.&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nTo sign up for an in-person 3 day self inquiry intensive at the Samadhi Center (in Ontario, Canada) click here: https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/blog\/samadhi-center-meditation-retreats\/#selfinquiryintensives&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nWho can participate in a self inquiry intensive?&lt;br \/&gt;\nA self inquiry intensive is the most powerful tool that we know of for awakening. It may be the perfect catalyst for awakening at a certain point on your evolutionary journey, but it is not for everyone. One may have physical or psychological healing that needs to happen before doing one of these retreats. Please contact us and arrange a zoom call for more information.&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nWhat is direct knowledge of your true nature?&lt;br \/&gt;\nWhen we usually speak of knowing something, we are speaking about information received from the mind and senses in the form of experience. It is the conditioned self or personality that experiences and knows through the mind and senses. Direct knowledge of your true nature is not mediated by the mind and senses. It is akin to waking up from the dream character that you have been experiencing or identified with, where one \u201cjust knows\u201d that one is awake. It is not learned, or conditioned knowledge; it is something intrinsic to our being at a much deeper or more fundamental level. It is a realization of the timeless, eternal, primordial awareness that you are, beyond name and form.&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nClick here for a PDF with instructions on the dyad process: https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/g24ivxt4pgsaip5\/Self%20Inquiry%20Dyad%20Instructions.pdf?dl=0&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nFor in-depth information on the dyad process from the originator of the technique (Charles Berner) click here: https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ihthtezlg2hqpyd\/Enlightenment%20Manual.pdf?dl=0\" data-video-title=\"How to do Self Inquiry - The Dyad Process (Tell me Who you Are)\" data-channel-id=\"UCmzsYSXn3zdCsLS063oCt8w\" data-views=\"205.7K views\" data-published-date=\"1675185147\" data-formatted-published-date=\"\u706b 1\u6708 31st, 2023\" data-comment-count=\"336\" data-view-count=\"205714\" data-comment-count-raw=\"336\" data-like-count=\"5854\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-feed-pro\/img\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Check out the latest online 7 day IAM retreat schedule here: https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/onlineretreats\/\n\nThe self inquiry intensives at the Samadhi Center are designed to create conditions of no escape for the ego structure, for the awakening or realization of your true nature. Working continuously from early morning to late at night, participants alternate roles in dyads (groups of two), where one person is a witness and the other engages in deep inner investigation to realize who they are. The intensives are in alignment with the self inquiry of Ramana Maharshi, the Zen traditions, and owe a great debt to the Charles Berner self inquiry method as well as the dyad techniques used in modern psychology.\n\nTo sign up for an in-person 3 day self inquiry intensive at the Samadhi Center (in Ontario, Canada) click here: https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/blog\/samadhi-center-meditation-retreats\/#selfinquiryintensives\n\nWho can participate in a self inquiry intensive?\nA self inquiry intensive is the most powerful tool that we know of for awakening. It may be the perfect catalyst for awakening at a certain point on your evolutionary journey, but it is not for everyone. One may have physical or psychological healing that needs to happen before doing one of these retreats. Please contact us and arrange a zoom call for more information.\n\nWhat is direct knowledge of your true nature?\nWhen we usually speak of knowing something, we are speaking about information received from the mind and senses in the form of experience. It is the conditioned self or personality that experiences and knows through the mind and senses. Direct knowledge of your true nature is not mediated by the mind and senses. It is akin to waking up from the dream character that you have been experiencing or identified with, where one \u201cjust knows\u201d that one is awake. It is not learned, or conditioned knowledge; it is something intrinsic to our being at a much deeper or more fundamental level. It is a realization of the timeless, eternal, primordial awareness that you are, beyond name and form.\n\nClick here for a PDF with instructions on the dyad process: https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/g24ivxt4pgsaip5\/Self%20Inquiry%20Dyad%20Instructions.pdf?dl=0\n\nFor in-depth information on the dyad process from the originator of the technique (Charles Berner) click here: https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ihthtezlg2hqpyd\/Enlightenment%20Manual.pdf?dl=0\">\n                \n                <div class=\"sby_thumbnail_hover sby_item_video_thumbnail_hover\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div class=\"sby_thumbnail_hover_inner\">\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <span class=\"sby-screenreader\">How to do Self Inquiry - The Dyad Process (Tell me Who you Are)<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"sby_loader sby_hidden\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><\/span>\n            <\/a>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n<div class=\"sby_info sby_info_item\">\n\t<div class=\"sby-video-info-bottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sby-video-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sby_video_title_wrap\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_video_title\">How to do Self Inquiry - The Dyad Process (Tell me Who you Are)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sby_meta\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_username_wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_username\">AwakenTheWorldFilm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_date_wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_date sby_live_broadcast_type_none\">\u706b 1\u6708 31st, 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"sby_item  sby_new sby_transition\" role=\"listitem\" id=\"sby_UEw4cUwyWWhmYlItdHFYSVJpbmw2ak1HUXEwTEpaTGxIay40NzZCMERDMjVEN0RFRThB\" data-date=\"1758579543\" data-video-id=\"udjUToOq30o\" data-video-title=\"Self Inquiry With the &quot;I AM&quot; 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Join the next session, or 3 day intensive here: https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/online-resources\/&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\n0:00 \u2013 Welcome + today\u2019s flow (talk, Zoom logistics video, Q&amp;A)&lt;br \/&gt;\n1:24 \u2013 What self-inquiry is: direct knowing beyond concepts&lt;br \/&gt;\n3:06 \u2013 Awakening is universal (not owned by any tradition)&lt;br \/&gt;\n3:30 \u2013 Awakening vs spiritual experiences (not a \u201cstate\u201d)&lt;br \/&gt;\n4:11 \u2013 Why it matters: freedom from identification + suffering&lt;br \/&gt;\n6:24 \u2013 Not a project: awakening is \u201cso close we miss it\u201d&lt;br \/&gt;\n7:13 \u2013 The root pattern: the \u201cI-thought\u201d and resistance&lt;br \/&gt;\n8:37 \u2013 Samskaras\/vasanas: craving, aversion, and conditioning&lt;br \/&gt;\n9:47 \u2013 Two pillars of practice: attention + surrender&lt;br \/&gt;\n11:17 \u2013 Purification: unconscious material rising to be witnessed&lt;br \/&gt;\n12:17 \u2013 Why dyads work: complete communication clears patterns&lt;br \/&gt;\n13:23 \u2013 What \u201cintend to directly experience\u201d really means&lt;br \/&gt;\n14:18 \u2013 Intention vs effort (the \u201cfalling asleep\u201d analogy)&lt;br \/&gt;\n16:35 \u2013 The paradox: the seeker mind can\u2019t awaken itself (Zen koan vibe)&lt;br \/&gt;\n18:33 \u2013 How to do it: inquire, then report what arises&lt;br \/&gt;\n19:36 \u2013 Don\u2019t dismiss what appears (even \u201crandom\u201d memories)&lt;br \/&gt;\n20:42 \u2013 The witness role: neutral presence (no evaluation)&lt;br \/&gt;\n22:43 \u2013 Using \u201cI\/me\u201d consciously: investigate what \u201cI\u201d refers to&lt;br \/&gt;\n25:35 \u2013 The deeper arc: still witness \u2192 recognizing what\u2019s always here&lt;br \/&gt;\n28:19 \u2013 Subtlety: letting everything be (no preference for peace)&lt;br \/&gt;\n29:04 \u2013 Zoom diad logistics + technique video begins&lt;br \/&gt;\n41:30 \u2013 Live Q&amp;A: how the back-and-forth timing works&lt;br \/&gt;\n44:04 \u2013 Vipassana background: working with fear + sensations in dyads&lt;br \/&gt;\n46:12 \u2013 What to share: memory vs sensation vs emotion (no \u201cright way\u201d)&lt;br \/&gt;\n48:25 \u2013 Self-inquiry mid-report: catching \u201cI\u201d and returning to being&lt;br \/&gt;\n50:34 \u2013 When reporting \u201cbreaks\u201d absorption: is peace still available while speaking?&lt;br \/&gt;\n53:16 \u2013 Feeling vs \u201cwatching\u201d emotions: is inquiry creating separation?&lt;br \/&gt;\n55:47 \u2013 Do you need to assume you\u2019re unawakened? (don\u2019t know mind)&lt;br \/&gt;\n57:35 \u2013 Short break before dyads\" data-video-title=\"Self Inquiry Dyad Training - Sunday March 1st, 2026, Teaching + Q&amp;A\" data-channel-id=\"UCmzsYSXn3zdCsLS063oCt8w\" data-views=\"966 views\" data-published-date=\"1772505057\" data-formatted-published-date=\"\u706b 3\u6708 3rd, 2026\" data-comment-count=\"10\" data-view-count=\"966\" data-comment-count-raw=\"10\" data-like-count=\"41\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-feed-pro\/img\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"This is intro talk and Q&amp;A session from a 3 hour self inquiry dyad training event. Join the next session, or 3 day intensive here: https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/online-resources\/\n\n0:00 \u2013 Welcome + today\u2019s flow (talk, Zoom logistics video, Q&amp;A)\n1:24 \u2013 What self-inquiry is: direct knowing beyond concepts\n3:06 \u2013 Awakening is universal (not owned by any tradition)\n3:30 \u2013 Awakening vs spiritual experiences (not a \u201cstate\u201d)\n4:11 \u2013 Why it matters: freedom from identification + suffering\n6:24 \u2013 Not a project: awakening is \u201cso close we miss it\u201d\n7:13 \u2013 The root pattern: the \u201cI-thought\u201d and resistance\n8:37 \u2013 Samskaras\/vasanas: craving, aversion, and conditioning\n9:47 \u2013 Two pillars of practice: attention + surrender\n11:17 \u2013 Purification: unconscious material rising to be witnessed\n12:17 \u2013 Why dyads work: complete communication clears patterns\n13:23 \u2013 What \u201cintend to directly experience\u201d really means\n14:18 \u2013 Intention vs effort (the \u201cfalling asleep\u201d analogy)\n16:35 \u2013 The paradox: the seeker mind can\u2019t awaken itself (Zen koan vibe)\n18:33 \u2013 How to do it: inquire, then report what arises\n19:36 \u2013 Don\u2019t dismiss what appears (even \u201crandom\u201d memories)\n20:42 \u2013 The witness role: neutral presence (no evaluation)\n22:43 \u2013 Using \u201cI\/me\u201d consciously: investigate what \u201cI\u201d refers to\n25:35 \u2013 The deeper arc: still witness \u2192 recognizing what\u2019s always here\n28:19 \u2013 Subtlety: letting everything be (no preference for peace)\n29:04 \u2013 Zoom diad logistics + technique video begins\n41:30 \u2013 Live Q&amp;A: how the back-and-forth timing works\n44:04 \u2013 Vipassana background: working with fear + sensations in dyads\n46:12 \u2013 What to share: memory vs sensation vs emotion (no \u201cright way\u201d)\n48:25 \u2013 Self-inquiry mid-report: catching \u201cI\u201d and returning to being\n50:34 \u2013 When reporting \u201cbreaks\u201d absorption: is peace still available while speaking?\n53:16 \u2013 Feeling vs \u201cwatching\u201d emotions: is inquiry creating separation?\n55:47 \u2013 Do you need to assume you\u2019re unawakened? (don\u2019t know mind)\n57:35 \u2013 Short break before dyads\">\n                \n                <div class=\"sby_thumbnail_hover sby_item_video_thumbnail_hover\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div class=\"sby_thumbnail_hover_inner\">\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <span class=\"sby-screenreader\">Self Inquiry Dyad Training - Sunday March 1st, 2026, Teaching + Q&amp;A<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"sby_loader sby_hidden\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><\/span>\n            <\/a>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n<div class=\"sby_info sby_info_item\">\n\t<div class=\"sby-video-info-bottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sby-video-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sby_video_title_wrap\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-title=\"Day 4 evening self inquiry talk from the online IAM retreat (a 7 day intensive sadhana to realize Samadhi). https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/onlineretreats\/&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\n0:00 Introduction \u2013 Both Parts of the Technique&lt;br \/&gt;\n0:47 Inquiry + Full Sharing \u2013 Don\u2019t Dismiss the Mind&lt;br \/&gt;\n1:56 Zen Teaching: Don\u2019t Miss the Reality of the Illusion&lt;br \/&gt;\n2:52 Q&amp;A: Resistance and Blocks in the Body\/Mind&lt;br \/&gt;\n3:18 How to Truly Surrender \u2013 Letting Go of Letting Go&lt;br \/&gt;\n5:03 Surrender to the Practice with No Expectation&lt;br \/&gt;\n5:59 Live Q&amp;A Begins&lt;br \/&gt;\n6:18 Q&amp;A: Losing the State When Interacting with Family&lt;br \/&gt;\n11:53 Q&amp;A: Brief Opening and Fear of Losing It&lt;br \/&gt;\n15:01 Q&amp;A: Grief, Heart Cracking, and Speaking Truth&lt;br \/&gt;\n22:08 Q&amp;A: Agenda, Rage, Judgment, and the Loud Critic&lt;br \/&gt;\n26:02 Q&amp;A: Stillness, Sparkle in the Eyes, and Wanting Peace\" data-video-title=\"Day 4- Evening Self Inquiry Talk- Self-Inquiry Dyads: Don&#039;t Miss the Reality of the Illusion\" data-channel-id=\"UCmzsYSXn3zdCsLS063oCt8w\" data-views=\"551 views\" data-published-date=\"1704925694\" data-formatted-published-date=\"\u6c34 1\u6708 10th, 2024\" data-comment-count=\"0\" data-view-count=\"551\" data-comment-count-raw=\"0\" data-like-count=\"15\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-feed-pro\/img\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Day 4 evening self inquiry talk from the online IAM retreat (a 7 day intensive sadhana to realize Samadhi). https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/onlineretreats\/\n\n0:00 Introduction \u2013 Both Parts of the Technique\n0:47 Inquiry + Full Sharing \u2013 Don\u2019t Dismiss the Mind\n1:56 Zen Teaching: Don\u2019t Miss the Reality of the Illusion\n2:52 Q&amp;A: Resistance and Blocks in the Body\/Mind\n3:18 How to Truly Surrender \u2013 Letting Go of Letting 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sleep&lt;br \/&gt;\n5) Originality- spontaneous flow of creativity&lt;br \/&gt;\n6) Humility&lt;br \/&gt;\n7) Not caught in the story of the character, preferences, judgements, craving and aversion (freedom from suffering)&lt;br \/&gt;\n8) Behavior that is in service to others&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nAll of the above creates a sense of getting the &quot;cosmic joke&quot;.&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nAll of our films, videos, guided meditations and the online schedule can be found at http:\/\/www.awakentheworld.com.\" data-video-title=\"8 Signs of Kensho\/Samadhi and how to recognize kensho in oneself and others\" data-channel-id=\"UCmzsYSXn3zdCsLS063oCt8w\" data-views=\"20.3K views\" data-published-date=\"1673188611\" data-formatted-published-date=\"\u65e5 1\u6708 8th, 2023\" data-comment-count=\"51\" data-view-count=\"20296\" data-comment-count-raw=\"51\" data-like-count=\"811\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" 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    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <span class=\"sby-screenreader\">Day 6- Self inquiry talk (live replay)<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"sby_loader sby_hidden\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><\/span>\n            <\/a>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n<div class=\"sby_info sby_info_item\">\n\t<div class=\"sby-video-info-bottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sby-video-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sby_video_title_wrap\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_video_title\">Day 6- Self inquiry talk (live replay)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sby_meta\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_username_wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_username\">AwakenTheWorldFilm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_date_wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sby_date sby_live_broadcast_type_none\">\u706b 1\u6708 2nd, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"sby_item  sby_new sby_transition\" role=\"listitem\" id=\"sby_UEw4cUwyWWhmYlItdHFYSVJpbmw2ak1HUXEwTEpaTGxIay41Mzk2QTAxMTkzNDk4MDhF\" data-date=\"1697030829\" data-video-id=\"axO0Z_Q3ids\" data-video-title=\"Daniel Schmidt Interview - Meditation, Self Inquiry, The Pathless Path of Awakening\" data-live-date=\"0\" data-channel-id=\"UCmzsYSXn3zdCsLS063oCt8w\" >\n    <div class=\"sby_inner_item\">\n        <div class=\"sby_video_thumbnail_wrap sby_item_video_thumbnail_wrap\">\n            <a class=\"sby_video_thumbnail sby_item_video_thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-feed-pro\/img\/placeholder.png)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=axO0Z_Q3ids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-full-res=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/axO0Z_Q3ids\/maxresdefault.jpg\" data-img-src-set=\"{&quot;120&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/axO0Z_Q3ids\\\/default.jpg&quot;,&quot;320&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/axO0Z_Q3ids\\\/mqdefault.jpg&quot;,&quot;480&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/axO0Z_Q3ids\\\/hqdefault.jpg&quot;,&quot;640&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/axO0Z_Q3ids\\\/sddefault.jpg&quot;}\" data-video-id=\"axO0Z_Q3ids\"  data-user=\"AwakenTheWorldFilm\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=axO0Z_Q3ids\" data-avatar=\"\" data-title=\"Become a member of AwakenTheWorldFilm Youtube channel to get the full 4K version of this interview, and other full length interviews from the speakers in Awakening Mind Part 1 &quot;Know Thyself&quot;.&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nGet more information about the Awakening Mind Film series here: https:\/\/www.awakeningmindfilms.com\/&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nIf you feel the call to awaken, please join the next 7 day online meditation self inquiry intensive here: https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/onlineretreats\/&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\nThe truth is that all seeking is based on a case of mistaken identity- you were never the character; the human avatar. The character can never awaken or become whole because the human experience is a game of separation (hide and seek). At a certain point in the game it is possible to awaken from the false character to recognize the primordial stillness\/awareness that is ever- present. YOU were never in prison- it is only your fixation on thoughts and changing phenomena that has created maya, the illusion of the separate\/false self. With a surrender of interest in the entire world of changing forms, and a willingness to move beyond your comfort zone (give up craving and aversion) it is possible to create the conditions for Samadhi to arise.&lt;br \/&gt;\n&lt;br \/&gt;\n0:00 Awakening is the Answer to All the World\u2019s Problems&lt;br \/&gt;\n1:14 The Current World is the Culmination of Egoic Consciousness&lt;br \/&gt;\n2:25 Chapter 2: What is Awakening?&lt;br \/&gt;\n3:34 Chapter 3: What is the Benefit of Awakening?&lt;br \/&gt;\n5:30 My Personal Awakening Story at the Zen Center&lt;br \/&gt;\n7:41 Chapter 4: Who Awakens?&lt;br \/&gt;\n9:26 The Difference Between Awakened and Unawakened Experience&lt;br \/&gt;\n11:09 Chapter 5: What is Meditation?&lt;br \/&gt;\n13:15 Chapter 6: What is Self-Inquiry?&lt;br \/&gt;\n18:01 Your True Nature is Closer Than You Think&lt;br \/&gt;\n21:52 The Practices That Make Awakening More Likely&lt;br \/&gt;\n24:20 Chapter 7: The Direct Path vs. The Long Path (Developmental Path)&lt;br \/&gt;\n26:19 Why Purification Matters After Awakening&lt;br \/&gt;\n31:51 What Would the World Look Like if Most People Were Awakened?\" data-video-title=\"Daniel Schmidt Interview - Meditation, Self Inquiry, The Pathless Path of Awakening\" data-channel-id=\"UCmzsYSXn3zdCsLS063oCt8w\" data-views=\"87.3K views\" data-published-date=\"1697030829\" data-formatted-published-date=\"\u6c34 10\u6708 11th, 2023\" data-comment-count=\"211\" data-view-count=\"87334\" data-comment-count-raw=\"211\" data-like-count=\"2665\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/youtube-feed-pro\/img\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"Become a member of AwakenTheWorldFilm Youtube channel to get the full 4K version of this interview, and other full length interviews from the speakers in Awakening Mind Part 1 &quot;Know Thyself&quot;.\n\nGet more information about the Awakening Mind Film series here: https:\/\/www.awakeningmindfilms.com\/\n\nIf you feel the call to awaken, please join the next 7 day online meditation self inquiry intensive here: https:\/\/awakentheworld.com\/onlineretreats\/\n\nThe truth is that all seeking is based on a case of mistaken identity- you were never the character; the human avatar. 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