293. Wayne Wirs - a podcast by Rick Archer

Wayne took his own life on August 31, 2017. Discussion in the Batgap Community Facebook Group.

Putting his words in the past tense, Wayne Wirs was a transparent, rational, nondual mystic. Wayne blogged about his day-to-day life as a semi-homeless, van-dwelling drifter and had been doing so before, during, and after his awakening experience in 2009.Wayne considered himself more of a spiritual explorer than teacher, so his"teachings"tended toward first-hand, real-world experiences (open-ended, integral, mystical and evidence-based) rather than academic hard and fast truths.

Unlike many nondual teachers who focus on an all-or-nothing approach to awakening, Wayne advocated a simple yet integral fading of the ego based on key qualities: Eternal (soul, practical), Radiance (love, emotional), Emptiness (awareness, rational), and Intimate (mystical experience). He called this dynamic, flowing, magical way of living Mystical Oneness.Wayne had two key sayings which best describe his message:"The less there is of you, the more there is of the Divine.""The smart have their books. The wise have their scars."Website: waynewirs.com

Books:Mystical Oneness and the Nine Aspects of Being: A step-by-step guide to enlightenment and beyond
Fading Toward EnlightenmentA Mystic's Journal: The Dilemma of Divine Surrender
A Simple Explanation For EverythingSeeing Clearly

Transcript of this interviewInterview recorded 5/23/2015

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.YouTube Video Chapters:


00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump00:04:02 - Living a Nomadic Lifestyle
00:07:36 - A Stern Confrontation00:16:03 - The Journey to Teacher Mode
00:22:16 - Detaching from Thoughts and the Thread of Existence00:27:31 - The Divine Interaction in My Life
00:33:58 - The Limitations of Personal Experience and Concepts in Enlightenment00:40:18 - The Wisdom of Scars
00:45:15 - A Beautiful Encounter with a Mentally Slow Man00:49:00 - The Experience of the Flowing Self
00:53:18 - The Importance of Living the Experience00:58:16 - The Practice of Living True and Karmic Implications
01:02:36 - The Challenges of Swearing and Fading into Enlightenment01:06:38 - Communion with God and Nature
01:11:16 - The Four Stages of Spiritual Awakening01:15:57 - The Hardest One: Emptiness and Thoughts
01:20:28 - Surrendering to Her Will01:23:56 - Facing Fear in the Dark
01:27:02 - Setting Boundaries and Taking Action01:30:10 - Balancing Flow with Individual Intention
01:33:52 - Going with the Flow and Divine Intelligence01:37:24 - Evidence of God and the Denial of Atheism
01:40:10 - Awakening and Becoming a Mystic01:43:31 - The Concept of Opposites and Polarities01:47:00 - The Perspective on Death
01:50:21 - The Illusion of Fixed Identity01:53:52 - Living from the Heart
01:56:47 - Charging for Skype Conversations02:01:18 - Wrap-Up and Appreciation for Wayne

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