Weekly Q&A videos

Weekly Q&A with Dan

This check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. All are welcome. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 0:00 Welcome 0:27 Announcement: Perpetual Sadhana Schedule Change 1:12 Sharing a Krishnamurti Talk from 1970 3:04 True Freedom vs. Ordinary Freedom 4:22 Radical Freedom & the Pathless Path 5:09 Freedom from Conditioning & the “I” Thought 7:10 Separation as the Root of Violence 7:49 Choiceless Awareness & Action Without Choice 9:16 Bringing This into Daily Sadhana 10:24 Practices vs. the Direct Path 13:02 Meditation’s Relevance for Life & Love 14:42 Emptying the Mind – Beginner’s Mind 15:24 Opening the Space for Sharing 16:09 Sharing on Separation, Fear & a Child Leaving 19:18 Guidance: Honesty, Attention & Self-Inquiry 26:23 Question on Meditation Posture 29:33 Middle Way with Posture & Making Patterns Conscious 32:13 Difficulty Observing Thoughts in Real Time 34:04 Returning to the Anchor Without Judgment 36:39 Intense Energy Moving in the Body 38:08 Inquiry: Who Is Aware of the Energy? 40:34 Letting Go of Conceptualizing Experience 42:27 The Tendency to Chase Experiences 45:11 Abiding as Awareness Amid the Roller Coaster 49:41 Choiceless Awareness as the Highest Intelligence 52:42 Insights During Intense Energy 55:27 Seeing the Conditioned Self Is Enough 56:46 Closing
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Tuesday July 28, 2026- Sadhana Checkin

210 views Tue Jul 28th, 2026

This check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. All are welcome. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 0:00 Welcome & Opening the Field 1:05 Pain Is Unavoidable but Suffering Is Optional 2:40 The Distinction: Pain vs. Resistance & the I-Thought 4:03 Productive vs. Unproductive Pain 6:15 When Self-Inquiry Isn’t Available (Trauma & Overwhelm) 8:00 Path of Suffering vs. Path of Wisdom 9:30 Awareness Was Always Free of Suffering 10:40 Opening the Sharing Circle 11:34 Deep Resistance, Primordial Fear & the Love/Resistance Split 17:32 Embodiment, Rewiring & the Long Developmental Process 23:21 The Perpetual Scream & Original Trauma 26:00 Standing in the Fire with an Open Heart 31:30 Courage, Allowing & Staying with the Somatic 35:32 From Flat Witness to Re-engaging Life 39:00 The Not-Knowing Mind as Gateway 41:30 Attachment to Non-Attachment & Self-Monitoring 42:42 When the Thief Becomes the Chief of Police 45:00 What Is Authentic After Awakening? 51:30 Somatic Pointer for the Policing Mind 54:30 Preferences, Tension & Anger Arising 57:30 Anger as Energy & Integrating Dissociated Parts 59:40 The Clearing Process (Real-Time Dyad) 1:04:40 IFS Lens & Making the Unconscious Conscious 1:12:49 Closing
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Tuesday July21 2026, Sadhana Checkin- Pain Is Unavoidable, Suffering Is Optional – Embodiment

417 views Tue Jul 21st, 2026

This check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. All are welcome. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 0:00 Welcome & Introduction to the Pointer on Thinking 2:21 The Misunderstanding: Need to Eliminate Thought 3:17 Be Still and Know: The Womb of Awakening 4:42 Figure-Ground Reversal: From Witness to Full Realization 6:05 Dropping Preferences: No Thinker in Thought 7:32 The Mystery of Thought Arising Without a Thinker 9:00 From Peaceful Witness to Subtle Contractions 10:16 Nervous System Insights: Hypervigilance vs. True Empathy 15:01 Somatic Awareness & Letting Bracing Be 17:28 Personal Patterns: Releasing Unconscious Contraction in Creativity & Helping 21:40 Follow Your Bliss: Feeling for Contraction vs. Openness 24:13 Self-Inquiry in Dyads: Don't Know Mind & Direct Experience 26:55 Glimpses of Awakening: How to Recognize Genuine Recognition 35:00 Awareness in Waking, Dreaming & Deep Sleep 42:12 Cosmic Cleansing, Somatic Releases & Integration 56:38 Memory Loss & Fading Past Identities 1:03:19 Body Lagging Behind: Contraction in Daily Life 1:07:29 5-MeO & Body Death Experiences Without Fear 1:15:45 Closing Reflections: Mirrors on the Path
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July 14th Sadhana Checkin- Beyond the Witness, Nervous System Integration, Hypervigilance/ release

477 views Tue Jul 14th, 2026

This check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. All are welcome. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 0:00 Introduction & Welcome 1:25 Storm Story & Continuing the Sharing 2:07 Shifted Perception of Awareness – From Prairie to Woven Fabric 4:52 The Obvious I AMness – Always Here, Now Recognized 5:50 Core of Self-Inquiry: Recognizing Pure Consciousness 7:57 Wisdom Beings, Healing the Body & Addressing the "Meat Suit" 10:03 The Body as Temple – Energy, Intuition & No Expectations 13:48 Being Present Without Evaluation – Highest Wisdom 15:37 Stones as Stepping Stones – Guided Embrace & Devotion to Practice 20:40 The Living Field – Everything Interconnected & Equal 22:58 Bosnia Tunnels, Interdimensional Communication & Frequency Alignment 28:05 Jumping Timelines, Tuning the Attention & Power of the Field 32:29 Tools as Thorns – Practiceless Practice & After the Ecstasy, the Laundry 38:18 Global Reach & Invitation to Bosnia 39:50 Energy Shifts, Non-Negotiables & Nervous System Navigation 44:14 Higher Self Guidance, Seeing Fluid Reality & Out-of-Body Experiences 51:57 Sidhis, Mystical Phenomena & Letting the Tree Grow 58:01 Daily Layers, Attachment & Loving the Character 1:01:24 Resistance to Awakening & The Beauty of Remembering 1:08:13 Matrix Reference – Compassion for the Game & Resistance 1:11:53 Compassion for All Versions of Self – Courage & Mountain Strength 1:13:28 Love as the Field – No Separation, Just Love 1:16:09 Closing Silence & Gratitude
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July 7 2026 Check-in with Dan - The Woven Fabric of Consciousness, Surrender & Living in Flow

351 views Tue Jul 7th, 2026

This sadhana check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 00:00 - Welcome & Group Sadhana Check-In 02:00 - The Question After Awakening: What Now? 03:30 - Robert Adams Pointer: Giving Up the External World Mentally 06:00 - The I-Thought & the Root of Suffering 09:00 - Seeing the Mechanism of Suffering in Daily Life 12:30 - From Cushion to World: Bridging the Gap 17:00 - Trauma & Patterns as Gifts for Deepening 21:00 - The Ocean Waving: No Separate Self 25:00 - Christ, Buddha Nature & the Perennial Teaching 28:30 - Dark Nights, Contraction & Embodiment 33:00 - Money, Work & the Pressure Cooker Mind 37:30 - Don’t Know Mind & the Root Inquiry 42:00 - Surrender, Fear & Letting Life Unfold 47:00 - Closing Reflections & Gratitude
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Tuesday Jun 23rd Checkin with Dan: Post-Kensho Integration: The Mind’s Return & Living as Presence

516 views Tue Jun 23rd, 2026

This sadhana check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 00:00 Introduction & Group Connection 02:53 The Buddha’s Enlightenment Story – From Prince to Seeker 05:55 Facing Suffering and the Limits of Austerity 09:59 Remembering Natural Presence – The Child Under the Tree 13:50 The Vow Under the Bodhi Tree & the Paradox of the Middle Way 16:14 Conditions of No Escape – Revealing the Seeker 18:49 Tireless Energy, Equanimity & Effortless Effort 21:30 Practicing with Full Presence (Without Struggle) 24:22 Navigating Backlash After Openings & Glimpses 29:18 The Battle with the Mind – Awareness vs Conditioning 32:44 Trauma, Healing & Letting Energy Flow Naturally 36:37 Following What Feels Alive in the Moment 42:28 Childhood & Birth Trauma in the Context of Awakening 48:58 Remembering Your True Nature After Glimpses 52:12 Peak Experiences, Love & the Trap of Seeking 56:02 The Seeker in All Forms – Healing & Enlightenment 59:06 Self-Inquiry: Who Am I? Beyond the Story 1:01:25 Working with Deep Existential Fear Arising in Presence 1:08:06 The Contraction in the Body & Allowing It to Relax 1:14:17 Fear as a Sign of Awakening – Trusting the Process 1:17:03 Loving Awareness – Non-Conceptual Being 1:20:48 Closing Gratitude & Reflections
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Tuesday June 16th, 2026- Sadhana Checkin with Dan - The Buddha's Enlightenment Story

583 views Tue Jun 16th, 2026

This sadhana check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 00:00 Welcome & Settling In 02:19 Guided Meditation: Resting in Presence and Awareness 05:47 Self-Inquiry: Who Notices the Changing Phenomena? 10:48 Invitation to Share Experiences 13:52 Sharing: Witnessing the Body and Old Patterns 16:16 Response: Identification with the Body vs. Witness 19:36 Deepening the Witness and Relaxation 23:09 Sharing: Equanimity Amid Distractions 26:00 Discussion: Equanimity as Practice and Grace 28:43 Hindrances as the Way 32:00 Ox-Herding Metaphor and Integration 35:16 Sharing: Language, Words, and Direct Experience 38:12 Discussion: Dualistic Language and Beyond Concepts 42:56 Sharing: Spiritual Ego and the Knowing Mind 44:48 Discussion: Paradox of Unfolding, Beginner’s Mind 49:08 Embodiment, Crucifixion of Ego, and Surrender 55:43 Allowing the Paradox Without Resolution 57:31 Sharing: Recurring Ego Patterns and Victim Mentality 1:00:06 Witnessing Contractions and Parts Work 1:03:50 Somatic Awareness and Feeling Sensations 1:06:27 Joriki and Single-Pointed Presence 1:07:52 Permission Loops and the One Who Needs to Relax 1:10:10 Sharing: Empathic Mirroring in Dyads 1:12:16 Discussion: Flow, Ease, and Conditioned Responses 1:19:39 Non-Duality: No Separation Between Awareness and Appearance 1:23:21 Allowing Everything As It Is 1:25:22 Closing and Gratitude
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Tuesday June 9th, 2026- Sadhana Sharing: Witnessing the Mind, Equanimity & The Pathless Path

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This sadhana check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 00:00 - Welcome & Opening the Space 01:07 - Rumi Poem: "Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing" 02:24 - Are There Really Dimensions? Concepts vs Direct Experience 03:51 - Buckminster Fuller on Dimensions and Reality 07:09 - The Rest of the Rumi Poem & Pointing to Samadhi 08:50 - The "I-Thought" and the Root of Separation 10:51 - Intense Energy Experience & Zen Story 13:45 - Full Moon Energy, Burning, and Surrender 19:42 - Sudden Fear of Dying at Night - How to Handle It 22:42 - When Fear Overwhelms: Self-Inquiry & Equanimity 29:44 - Campfire of Stories - Witnessing Thoughts & History 33:04 - Going Beyond the Witness into Pure Awareness 36:18 - Resting in Boundless Awareness 40:42 - You Don't Need to Get Rid of the Ego or Stories 44:50 - Allowing Trauma to Burn & Self-Liberate 46:16 - Deep Trauma Wave & Calling All Parts Home 50:20 - Grace, Humility & Spiritual Ego 55:53 - Closing in Stillness
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June 2nd 2026- The Field Where We Meet, Awareness & Surrender, Beyond the Witness, Fear & Grace

541 views Wed Jun 3rd, 2026

Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule is here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ 00:00 Introduction & Group Check-in 03:14 How Do You Quiet a Busy Mind After Decades of Meditation? 09:48 Why Does Life Feel Abundant Yet Meditation Still Feels Lacking? 15:34 Who Is Aware Right Now? (Direct Inquiry into Presence) 25:11 Handling Intense Past Emotions & Trauma Resurfacing 31:34 Meditation vs Life as Spiritual Practice 42:03 Psychology & Spiritual Awakening: Integration or Bypass? 50:51 Diad Technique Questions: Timing & Eye Contact 56:35 Is Resting in Awareness a Bypass? 1:09:11 Releasing Body Contractions & Physiological Process 1:16:23 Realization: Nothing Has to Be Any Different 1:26:30 Working with Kundalini Energy & Tiredness 1:32:43 Perceptual Changes, Light Phenomena & Energy Shifts 1:48:43 Profound Shifts in Perception of Reality 1:50:22 Closing & Final Thoughts
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May 26th Sadhana. Checkin with Dan-Quieting the Busy Mind, Trauma Release, Kundalini & Non-Duality

506 views Tue May 26th, 2026

This sadhana check-in happens every Tuesday at 11AM ET (New York/ Toronto Time) via Zoom. Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule and zoom links are found here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ The perpetual sadhana 7 day cycle is designed to help you to stay in continuous presence for 7 days, creating conditions of no escape for the egoic mind. Sign up here: https://awakentheworld.com/onlineretreats/ 00:00 Welcome & Opening – Group Check-in 01:46 Sudden Glimpse of Mind Dropping & Bliss Followed by Monkey Mind 03:18 Glimpses, Grasping & the Cosmic Joke of the Mind 07:08 Inquiry: Who Experienced That? Awareness vs. Experience 09:29 Body Scan vs. Pure Awareness 12:38 Spontaneous No-Self Realization & Lingering Trauma 14:57 Trauma, Nervous System Overwhelm & Trigger Practice 21:19 Working with Deep Fear & Childhood Wounds Without Overwhelm 27:48 Unconditional Love as Healing – Avoiding Spiritual Bypass 32:32 Christ Consciousness & Radical Acceptance 36:28 Old Patterns, Awareness Always Present & Matrix-Like Moments 38:18 The World Disappears When the “I” Thought Drops 42:44 Mother’s Cancer, Authentic Sharing & Christ as Love 46:54 Seeking God / Love as the Guiding Force 51:08 Who Am I? – We Are Awareness, Love, God 56:05 Seeing the “Me” That’s Not Me – Pressure Cooker Mind & Surrender 1:00:57 The Question “Who Am I?” Falls Away – Just Being 1:06:32 Practical Life: Doing Without the “I”, Allowing Life to Move 1:11:26 What Are You Willing to Give Up for Ease & Flow? 1:16:06 Collective Contraction, Ecstatic Dance & Five Rhythms 1:20:27 The Feminine Turning – Collective Awakening & Synergy 1:27:00 Closing Gratitude & Final Reflections
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May 19 2026 Sadhana Checkin With Dan- Bliss, Love, Awareness, Trauma and other Topics

331 views Tue May 19th, 2026

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Tuesday May 12 2026- Sadhana Checkin with Dan

38 views Tue May 12th, 2026

Join the ATW (awakentheworld) daily, weekly and special events. The schedule is here: https://awakentheworld.com/online-resources/ The perpetual sadhana 7 day cycle is designed to help you to stay in continuous presence for 7 days, creating conditions of no escape for the egoic mind. Sign up here: https://awakentheworld.com/onlineretreats/ 00:00 - Welcome and Group Introduction 01:22 - Recognizing Not Knowing, Thoughts as Resistance, and Attachment 02:34 - Stabilizing Awareness, Releasing Knowledge and Fear 06:56 - The Mind Seeking Control and Returning to Presence 09:42 - Desire to Visit a Sacred Site – Character or Awareness? 13:43 - Synchronicities, Intuition, and Living as Awareness 20:08 - Emotional Triggers and Staying with Intense Feelings 23:54 - Abiding in Underlying Peace Amid Strong Emotions 30:56 - The Witness Mind and Identification Traps 38:56 - Attention, Maya, and the Play After Awakening 45:51 - Embracing the Mind and Direct Transmission 51:18 - From “I Am Not That” to “I Am That” – Embodiment 56:03 - Not Escaping the Dream and Signs of Identification 1:01:04 - Awareness Recognizing Awareness 1:02:51 - Physical Healing, Inner Heat, and Continuity Through Sleep 1:08:00 - Seamlessness of Presence Across Sleep States 1:12:29 - Sadhana: Breath, Centering, and Movement in Stillness 1:17:38 - Resting as “I Am” and Handling Heaviness 1:20:13 - Fully Feeling Experiences Without Being Carried Away 1:25:34 - Burning Up Delusions and Trusting the Process 1:27:33 - Closing Reflections on the One Mind
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Sadhana Checkin with Dan - May 5th 2026: Recognizing Not Knowing: Thoughts, Fear, Attachments

632 views Tue May 5th, 2026

Join Daniel for a weekly Q&A/ direct pointing as part of the ongoing perpetual sadhana 7 day cycle.

Whether you are part of the 7 day retreats, or you are just dropping in, you are welcome to come and discuss anything that is coming up in your self inquiry or meditation practice/ sadhana.  

Time: Every Tuesday at 11AM EST (New York/ Toronto Time)
(right after the 10AM-11AM silent meditation)

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