164 The Power And Art Of Flowing Into Awakening, A Magic Q&A

Listener comments and questions made this truly a Magical Q&A! We discussed the power and art of Flow as the key to Awakening, Enjoying the Journey, Hurry Sickness, Nature of "Evil", Experiencing Love, Death, Stuck in the Story, Are we the sky or the clouds...or both?, grieving, being pulled into emotions, going slow....baby steps, melting troubles, etc.

This recording of a live Q&A has been edited for clarity, length, and helpfulness.

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Reviews

🧊🫠☺️all made total sense so thank you! Will be jumping back to the session I was progressing with- lots to absorb and practice 🙏

Hi William 🌟 I finally had an opportunity to listen to this in full. Although I was on the live session, I love to re-listen. I can usually absorb more. I especially paid intent attention when you talked about your thoughts on death and consciousness after this lifetime. It brought me much needed comfort and deep peace. It's what I believe as well. I keep imagining my sweet stepdaughter moving forward in her journey wherever her soul is now. Tomorrow would have been her 25th birthday.
I just read another listeners review about "knowing things" as a child and I really related. When I was about 7, in Catholic school, I explained my concept of religion as a Maypole, with God on the top and all the different religions being represented by the ribbons hanging down. Each one unique and seemingly separate, but all attached in the same spot. I don't even think I knew what a Maypole actually was. I used to always question the nuns/teachers about everything because I never could take it at face value or be satisfied with "just because" as an answer. Alot more, and now, I think it's because I came here with some thoughts and ideas that were probably from a prior time. I also saw this in my young nieces regarding things they'd talk about before they "forgot" their memories as they got older and the veil thickens. Anyway, thank you for this work you are doing. 😇

Thanks, William, I finally had a block of time long enough to listen to 164. Thank you so much for advising me to skip ahead to it while sequentially listening from 1 on.
The observations resonate with a lot of what I’ve been cobbling together in my own practice. One thing that struck me very vividly was toward the end of this session, when one of your reviewers commented: How are we supposed to love others as ourselves when we have been taught from toddlerhood that we are unlovable? Big light came on for me: the realization why compassion is so important. Even if we can’t grant ourselves or others love, we can get a toehold by giving ourselves compassion. Once we are able to see our inherent lovability through the lens of compassion, we can begin to extend compassion to others and see their inherent lovability, too.
I also resonated with the reference to an evolution of consciousness from incarnation to incarnation. Now, I will tell you I come to my practice and my whole life through the door of science, and when exploring Buddhism for the second or third go-round in my life, I made a firm rejection of the concept of reincarnation. Well, 17 years later, I have to tell you, it is not a stretch anymore to feel it is definitely a component of existence.
Which definitely helps explain perceptions I had as a child, that I had existed somewhere before (oddly, it seemed to me it was England), and that I was being expected to go back on things I already knew and believed to be true, just to live in my family and in this society. Thanks for treating this topic in the context of pan-consciousness of creation.
This is also where physics is going in studies of consciousness and of the cosmos. So it’s all coming full-circle for me.
Now if I can just stop hating my computer long enough to get my taxes done, I guess I’ll be fully enlightened! Hahahahahahahahaaa!
Namaste, have a great rest of the week, and thank you again, William and community!
Donna

I accidentally missed the live and was so pleased to find this recording. What a treat! And to have one of my questions shared during the live - boy, did I feel supported, heard and affirmed to keep showing up with my daily practice, your teachings and to keep showing up in daily life, always inviting an open heart. Your discussion of love and the wholeness of it is so grounding and helpful during a time that feels so addictively polarizing and unhelpful. Such an interesting time to be alive. Building the capacity to sit with that - there’s a lot to help us transform and gain insight. I feel like I am a part of a community that also encourages us to keep our attention focused on goodness - things that are really basic and essential and so very necessary. Thank you for creating this community, this space to support all of us on this path. May peace be with each of you when you read this. Thank you, William Cooper. 🙏