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Replays of Tuesday Sadhana Checkins with Dan

This check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. All are welcome.<br /><br />Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/<br /><br /><br />0:00 Welcome<br /><br />0:25 A week after the intensive<br /><br />0:48 Ordinary life as the perfect material for practice<br /><br />1:30 Vasanas, samskaras, and the evaluating mind<br /><br />1:48 Meditation: to measure and to be beyond measure<br /><br />3:03 What’s arising in practice<br /><br />5:02 Staying present: eyes open and a focus object<br /><br />6:10 This moment is where there is no mind<br /><br />7:19 Directness that words cannot hold<br /><br />8:51 Working with tiredness as a samskara<br /><br />10:07 What stands in the way is the way<br /><br />11:08 Hair on fire and effortless effort<br /><br />13:51 A subtle layer of control before sleep<br /><br />16:17 Insomnia, contraction, and making the mind conscious<br /><br />19:01 When resistance leaves the body<br /><br />21:03 From managing the mind to quiet whisperers<br /><br />24:06 Awareness never comes and goes<br /><br />25:38 The witness, duality, and the five skandhas<br /><br />31:21 When the voice comes from the field<br /><br />35:28 Energy, deep sleep, and the conditioned self<br /><br />42:32 Body movements in meditation — who is moving?<br /><br />46:53 The ball of attention and the flip into “my life”<br /><br />52:08 What returns us to presence<br /><br />53:52 Resting in the field

Ordinary Life as Sadhana | Post-Retreat Check-In, Sept 29th 2026 Sadhana Checkin with Dan

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Sept 15, 2026 – Checkin with Dan: Longchenpa’s 10 Traps: How the Mind Steals Awakening

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Tuesday Sept 8th, 2026 — Sadhana Check-in: Spaciousness & the Basic Space of Phenomena

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Sadhana Checkin with Dan-Sept 1- You Never Left the Ocean | Self-Inquiry, Surrender & Living as I AM

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Aug 18th, 2026 Sadhana checkin with Dan. The Truth Will Set You Free, But….- Fear & Purifcation.

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Tues. Aug 4th 2026 – Checkin -The Paradox of Practice: Direct Path, Gradual Path, Huineng (Zen)

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Join the next self self inquiry session, 3 day intensive, 7 day sadhana or other daily meditation/self inquiry events here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/

Aug 2nd, Self Inquiry Dyad Training with Daniel Schmidt/ Awakentheworld.com – Part 1

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Aug 2nd, Self Inquiry Dyad Training with Daniel Schmidt/ Awakentheworld.com – Part 2

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The Krishnamurti talk mentioned in this session is located here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bciKNE90kzU<br /><br />This check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. All are welcome.<br /><br />Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/<br /><br />0:00 Welcome<br />0:27 Announcement: Perpetual Sadhana Schedule Change<br />1:12 Sharing a Krishnamurti Talk from 1970<br />3:04 True Freedom vs. Ordinary Freedom<br />4:22 Radical Freedom & the Pathless Path<br />5:09 Freedom from Conditioning & the “I” Thought<br />7:10 Separation as the Root of Violence<br />7:49 Choiceless Awareness & Action Without Choice<br />9:16 Bringing This into Daily Sadhana<br />10:24 Practices vs. the Direct Path<br />13:02 Meditation’s Relevance for Life & Love<br />14:42 Emptying the Mind – Beginner’s Mind<br />15:24 Opening the Space for Sharing<br />16:09 Sharing on Separation, Fear & a Child Leaving<br />19:18 Guidance: Honesty, Attention & Self-Inquiry<br />26:23 Question on Meditation Posture<br />29:33 Middle Way with Posture & Making Patterns Conscious<br />32:13 Difficulty Observing Thoughts in Real Time<br />34:04 Returning to the Anchor Without Judgment<br />36:39 Intense Energy Moving in the Body<br />38:08 Inquiry: Who Is Aware of the Energy?<br />40:34 Letting Go of Conceptualizing Experience<br />42:27 The Tendency to Chase Experiences<br />45:11 Abiding as Awareness Amid the Roller Coaster<br />49:41 Choiceless Awareness as the Highest Intelligence<br />52:42 Insights During Intense Energy<br />55:27 Seeing the Conditioned Self Is Enough<br />56:46 Closing

Tuesday July 28, 2026- Sadhana Checkin

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Tuesday July21 2026, Sadhana Checkin- Pain Is Unavoidable, Suffering Is Optional – Embodiment

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July 14th Sadhana Checkin- Beyond the Witness, Nervous System Integration, Hypervigilance/ release

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July 7 2026 Check-in with Dan – The Woven Fabric of Consciousness, Surrender & Living in Flow

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Checkins happen every Tuesday at 11AM ET via zoom, right after the 10AM silent meditation period

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Replay Videos from May 2025 Live Facilitated I AM Retreat

Join us at www.awakentheworld.om<br /><br />0:00 Opening – Last Day Reflections<br />1:00 Integration After Retreat – Marinating in Beingness<br />2:09 What Is Maya and Samsara? – The Illusion of the False Self<br />3:35 Heaven and Hell – A Single Thought (Not Believing the Next Thought)<br />4:32 Buddha Story – The Monk’s Journey Through Samsara<br />8:41 Dangerous Thoughts – Seeking Purpose or a New Spiritual Identity<br />10:58 Follow Your Bliss – Joseph Campbell and Navigating from Being<br />13:00 The Spiritual Ego Trap – Awakening and the New Persona<br />15:51 Embodiment and Ongoing Purification – Life as Sadhana<br />17:39 Continuous Samadhi – The Highest Realization<br />19:58 Terence McKenna – The Universe as a Novelty-Conserving Engine<br />22:27 TS Eliot Quote – We Shall Not Cease from Exploration<br />35:52 Final Thanks to Facilitators, Tech Team, and Community<br />51:04 Closing Remarks and Invitation to IM App Beta Test

Day7 ClosingTalk -Integration, Maya, Samsara, and Not Believing the Next Thought

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0:00 Opening and Group Check-In<br />1:41 The Neutral Witness in Dyads – Holding Space Without Reaction<br />3:31 Resistance Creates Crisis – What You Resist Persists<br />5:40 Separation as the Seed of Violence – Samskaras and Unconscious Resistance<br />7:14 Zen Ox-Herding Pictures – Not a Step-by-Step Map<br />9:00 The Laughing Buddha in the Marketplace – Helping Hands<br />10:31 Zorba the Buddha – Dancing Fully with Life<br />11:43 Hotai Story – Embrace and Complete Non-Attachment<br />13:44 “If You Meet the Buddha, Kill Him” – Dropping External Projections<br />15:21 Nisargadatta Quote – Wisdom Is Nothing, Love Is Everything<br />16:43 Transmuting Emotions into Pure Feeling – Thoughts + Sensations<br />19:59 Krishnamurti – Observing Without Evaluating Is Highest Intelligence<br />22:06 Loving What Arises – What Stands in the Way Is the Way<br />23:52 Q&A – Merging Oneness in Dyads Over Zoom and Illusion of Separateness<br />25:42 Dogen’s Genjokoan – Study the Self, Forget the Self, Enlightened by the 10,000 Things<br />37:58 The Mu Koan – Dropping the Mind (Gateless Gate)<br />43:56 Q&A – Non-Attachment and Responding to Injustice in the World<br />52:31 Closing and Break Before Meditation<br /><br />Afternoon Group Process Chapters (from 2:01:09):<br /><br />2:01:09 Afternoon Group Process Begins<br />2:11:44 Sharing Practice Experiences and Insights<br />2:14:59 Q&A – Character Morphing, Duality, and Nervous System Triggers<br />2:20:13 Q&A – Exhaustion, Grief, Detachment, and Impermanence<br />2:27:56 Q&A – Ghost Cave vs. Choiceless Awareness<br />2:36:58 Q&A – Accessing Teachings and Future Retreat Format<br />2:42:45 Q&A – Breath vs. Choiceless Awareness and Continuous Practice<br />2:45:07 Q&A – Mind in a Suitcase, No-Knowing Insight<br />2:57:23 Q&A – Protection Mechanisms, Lawsuit Triggers, and Trusting Awareness<br />3:02:48 Q&A – Tree and Nature as Teachers, Oneness in Dyads<br />3:16:47 Q&A – Flushing the Mind and Everything as Dyad

Day 6 – Teaching, one hour meditation, Q&A: Neutral Witness, Zorba the Buddha, Genjokoan, Mu Koan

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Join us at www.awakentheworld.com<br /><br />0:00 The Importance of the Neutral Witness in Dyads<br />2:11 Resistance Creates Crisis – Allowing Samskaras to Arise and Pass<br />3:06 What You Resist Persists – The Upside-Down World and Separation as Violence<br />5:40 Zen Ox-Herding Pictures and the Laughing Buddha in the Marketplace<br />8:51 Zorba the Buddha – Fully Embracing Life with Non-Attachment<br />10:19 Hotai Story – Loving Embrace and Complete Non-Attachment<br />12:10 If You Meet the Buddha on the Path, Kill Him – Dropping External Projections<br />13:53 Nisargadatta Quote – Wisdom, Love, and Life Moving Between<br />16:06 Transmuting Emotions into Pure Feeling – Thoughts Plus Sensations<br />19:59 Krishnamurti – Observing Without Evaluating Is the Highest Intelligence<br />22:28 Q&A – Merging in Dyads Over Zoom and the Illusion of Separateness<br />25:42 Dogen’s Genjokoan – To Study the Self, Forget the Self, Be Enlightened by the 10,000 Things<br />37:58 The Mu Koan – Dropping the Mind (Gateless Gate)<br />43:56 Q&A – Non-Attachment and Responding to Injustice in the World<br />52:31 Closing and Break Before Meditation

Day 6 Teaching -The Witness, Non-Attachment, and Zorba the Buddha – Dyad Pointers and Zen Teachings

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Join us at www.awakentheworld.com<br /><br />0:00 Introduction – Pointing to the Bigger Picture of Liberation<br />1:35 Choiceless Awareness – The Gateless Gate<br />2:19 The Secret of Secrets Film – Unhooking from the Mind<br />3:46 Developmental Side of the Path – Becoming a Living Bridge<br />5:03 Strong Mind as Weakness – Surrender as Strength<br />6:07 Spiral Dynamics and Integral Stages – Transcend and Include<br />8:16 Hero’s Journey – Facing the Monster Within<br />10:09 Star Wars Metaphor – Seeing Your Own Face in the Mask<br />11:02 Zen Samurai Story – That Is Hell, That Is Heaven<br />13:29 Joseph Campbell Quote on the Hero’s Journey<br />14:11 Chariot Analogy – Two Horses and the Logos<br />17:36 Plato’s Chariot – Balancing the Horses<br />23:42 Ox Herding Pictures – Taming the Ox and Returning to the World<br />27:21 The Secret of Secrets Film (Full)<br />44:47 Q&A – Black Dragon, Embodiment, and Going Down into the Soil<br />49:14 Q&A – Strong Mind, Artistic Paths, and Balance<br />53:27 Q&A – Insomnia, Fear of Losing the Mind, and Beginner’s Mind<br />58:03 Q&A – Resistance, Body Contractions, and Middle Way<br />1:02:42 Q&A – Unworthiness Belief and Making It Conscious<br />1:06:24 Q&A – Energy Spasms, Body Movements, and Sugar Cravings<br />1:11:17 Q&A – Stillness vs. Engaging Life and Pulling in Tendrils<br />1:18:36 Q&A – No-Breath States, Holy of Holies, and Surrender<br />1:22:18 Q&A – Brief Kencho and Fear of Losing It<br />1:27:47 Q&A – Who Cares Attitude, Numbing, and Emptiness<br />1:33:35 Q&A – Pain in Bones/Muscles and Strong Determination<br />1:38:56 Q&A – Knowing Beliefs Are False and Unworthiness<br />1:45:05 Q&A – Severe Anxiety, Panic, and Brick Walls<br />1:50:21 Q&A – Peak Experience, Fear of Losing the Mind, and Roller Coaster<br />1:55:35 Q&A – Rage, Judgment, Loud Critic, and Agenda<br />2:00:29 Q&A – Stillness Sparkle, Wanting Peace, and Integration<br />2:06:24 Q&A – Energy in Diads, Galactic Experiences, and What Inquiry<br />2:11:10 Q&A – Body Scan Light, Scanning Qualities, and Awareness<br />2:15:35 Q&A – Awareness of Awareness and Direct Experience<br />2:19:29 Q&A – Peak Experience, Fear of Losing Mind, and Roller Coaster<br />2:23:58 Q&A – Resistance, Body Contractions, and Middle Way (continued)<br />2:28:58 Q&A – How to Know Beliefs Are False (continued)<br />2:33:04 Q&A – Beginner’s Mind Without Trying<br />2:37:51 Q&A – Helping Impulse, Value, and Unworthiness Pattern

Day 5 Teaching and Q&A- The Secret of Secrets: Unhooking from the Mind and the Developmental Path

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Join us at www.awakentheworld.com<br /><br />0:00 Introduction and Group Observation<br />0:55 The Holon Awakening – Individual and Collective<br />3:14 The Question: How Do I Abide Continuously in Awareness?<br />4:26 The Assumption Behind the Question – The False “I”<br />7:17 The Conditioned Mind Divides and Conceptualizes<br />10:12 Direct Experience Beyond Memory and Concepts<br />10:54 Garden of Eden Metaphor – Tree of Knowledge vs Tree of Life<br />14:58 Sat-Chit-Ananda – Non-Dual Bliss<br />16:43 There Is No “How” – Dropping the Doer and Seeker<br />21:01 Letting Go of Seeking Any State<br />24:20 Fear, Resistance, and Making the Unconscious Conscious<br />28:30 Video on Soul, No-Self, and Conditioned Beliefs<br />44:47 Personal Reflections on Dropping Conceptual Maps<br />46:19 Savikalpa vs Nirvikalpa Samadhi<br />53:42 Closing and Invitation to Meditation

Day 4 Teaching (One Hour) with Dan- How Do I Abide Continuously in Awareness?

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0:00 Hindrances Are Actually Gateways<br />1:42 That Which Stands in the Way Is the Way<br />2:27 Working with Tiredness, Pain, and All Hindrances<br />6:24 Two Approaches to Hindrances: Observing Phenomena vs Direct Awareness<br />8:51 Dukkha and Sukha – The Oscillation of Unsatisfactoriness and Satisfactoriness<br />13:43 Ramana Maharshi: “I Have Never Done Any Sadhana”<br />19:57 Introducing the Heart Sutra – Prajna Paramita<br />34:12 The Five Skandhas: A Functional Model of the Mind<br />37:12 Form (Rupa) and Sensation (Vedana)<br />46:27 Perception (Samjna) and Mental Formations (Sankhara)<br />49:29 Consciousness (Vijnana) and the Witness<br />52:07 Figure-Ground Reversal and Beyond Duality<br />57:42 Closing and Invitation to Sit

Day 3 Teaching meditation, group Q&A- Hindrances as Gateways, Five Skandhas, and Prajna Paramita

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Join us at www.awakentheworld.com<br /><br />0:00 Meditation and Self-Inquiry<br />6:06 Beginner’s Mind<br />9:19 Early Meditation Experience<br />14:51 The Seeker’s Journey<br />18:24 Dropping the Doer<br />25:42 True Meditation is Just Being<br />30:47 Hindrances and Purification<br />48:58 The Great Way Teaching<br />2:13:08 Q&A: Measuring Mind and Unsatisfactoriness<br />2:23:53 Q&A: Practice After Retreat and Journaling<br />2:29:26 Q&A: Sleepiness, Noisy Mind, and Time Zones<br />2:38:36 Q&A: Anxiety in Meditation<br />2:42:33 Q&A: Emotional Releases and Nervous System Overwhelm<br />2:47:13 Q&A: Carrying Practice into Daily Life<br />2:55:08 Q&A: Nothing Coming Up in Dyads<br />2:59:38 Q&A: Emotional “Home” Feeling in Meditation<br />3:11:07 Q&A: Dyads, Observer, and Transition to Real Life

Day 2 – Teaching- The Great Way- (followed by meditation, Group Process

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Self Inquiry Dyads – The "I AM" App – www.selfinquirydyads.com

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Perpetual Sadhana – Intro Talk

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0:00 Hindrances Are Not Obstacles<br />1:42 That Which Stands in the Way Is the Way<br />2:27 Working with Tiredness and Pain<br />6:24 Two Approaches: Observing Phenomena vs Direct Awareness<br />11:56 Dukkha and Sukha – Unsatisfactoriness and Satisfactoriness<br />13:43 Ramana Maharshi on Sadhana and the True Self<br />19:57 The Heart Sutra – Prajna Paramita<br />34:12 The Five Skandhas Explained<br />52:07 Figure-Ground Reversal and Beyond Duality

Day 3 Teaching (One Hour) with Dan – Hindrances as Gateways: Five Skandhas and Prajna Paramita

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0:00 Meditation and Self-Inquiry<br />4:03 The Most Important Aspect of Meditation<br />4:21 Beginner’s Mind<br />7:34 Early Meditation Experience<br />12:56 The Seeker’s Journey<br />16:29 Dropping the Doer<br />23:25 True Meditation is Just Being<br />30:47 Hindrances and Purification<br />44:02 The Great Way Teaching<br />59:45 Closing

Day 2 Teaching (One Hour) with Dan- Meditation & Self-Inquiry: Just Being and Beginner’s Mind

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Day 7 – Closing talk and sharing

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