Todays episode centers on choiceless awareness: the recognition that there is no personal will, or control, and that everything—thoughts, emotions, actions, reactions—is arising spontaneously on its own.

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In today’s ep. I talk about:

Life before awakening and why revisiting that contrast is important.

How recovery, 12-step work, and gratitude shaped my relationship to suffering.

Why meditation is not something you do, but something that’s already happening.

What it means to rest as consciousness itself—without effort, discipline, or belief.

How seeing the illusion of free will naturally softens judgment and resistance.

Why this recognition doesn’t eliminate emotions, but instead loosens their grip over time.

This dialogue is less about philosophy and more about direct experience. Nothing shared needs to be believed, or agreed with intellectually. It’s an invitation to notice what’s already happening—internally and externally—and to explore what it’s like to simply relax into being.

In the next episode, I’ll share the full story of what life was like before, during, and after my waking-up experience.

If you have questions, or want me to clarify something, please let me know—I’m happy to take another crack at it.

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