378. Lawrence Edwards - a podcast by Rick Archer

Lawrence Edwards, PhD, BCN Senior Fellow, LMHC has practiced and taught meditation for over 40 years. He is the Founder and Director of The Anam Cara Meditation Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching meditative practices from a variety of traditions. The mission of the Anam Cara Foundation is to make meditation instruction available to everyone. Lawrence has offered thousands of free meditation programs at universities, hospitals, churches, meditation centers, yoga centers, hospice groups, prisons and more.

Dr. Edwards maintains a clinical practice in Armonk, NY, offering Optimal Mind® Training, transpersonal psychotherapy, spiritual mentoring, biofeedback, neurofeedback, hypnosis, peak performance training, and meditation training. He also works with people interested in spiritual growth, dream work and Kundalini processes. He has served as President of the Kundalini Research Network since 2006 and is recognized around the world for his wisdom and skill in working with Kundalini.Dr. Edwards has studied and practiced in the Kundalini yoga tradition, Tibetan Buddhist and Huichol Indian shamanic traditions. These rich reservoirs of wisdom have expanded and deepened the transpersonal and Jungian psychological perspectives of his professional training. His mystical experiences began as a young child and have continued throughout his life. They have been the real guiding force behind his studies and training. His profound experience of the Divine present in everyone, at all times, and in all places has lead him to a life of service in teaching and supporting others on their journeys into the Divine.

Websites:The Soul's Journey
Anam CaraAnam Cara Meditation Foundation's weekly virtual meditation program offering nondual teachings, meditation, and chanting practices. Led by Lawrence Edwards. Visit anamcarameditation.org for more information.
Chants and meditations archived on YouTube.Books:Awakening Kundalini - The Path to Radical Freedom
Awakening Kundalini - The Path to Radical Freedom (Audio Book)The Soul's Journey: Guidance from the Divine Within
Kali's Bazaar
Om Namah Shivaya(Meditation CD)Transcript of this interview.

Interview conducted 12/17/2016Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.


Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:03:53 - The Thunderstorm Experience00:08:01 - The Great Goddess and Kundalini
00:12:11 - Divine Intervention and Dedication to Service00:15:31 - The Symbolism of Kundalini and Shakti
00:19:48 - Shiva and Shakti: Physics and Cosmology00:23:54 - The Body and Consciousness
00:27:49 - The Involution of Consciousness00:32:02 - The Evolution of Consciousness
00:36:08 - The Fulfillment of Longing00:40:05 - Kundalini Unfolded and Becoming the Living Reality
00:44:22 - Kundalini Awakening and Lifetimes of Evolution00:48:36 - The Nature of the Body
00:52:33 - The Vision of Goddess Kundalini00:56:31 - The Indivisible Unity of Consciousness
01:00:41 - The Role of Shaktipat in Liberation01:04:39 - The Black Void and the Causal State of Consciousness
01:08:39 - Kundalini Energy and Kriyas01:12:47 - Letting Go and Opening the Door to Life
01:16:41 - Support and Medication in Kundalini Awakening01:20:25 - Unfolding and Expansiveness of Consciousness
01:24:07 - Accessing Universal Consciousness through Kundalini01:27:38 - Riding the Bubbles of Thought and the Unfolding of Consciousness
01:31:29 - Different perspectives on the Divine01:34:49 - The Call to Go Further in Spiritual Practice
01:38:35 - The Challenge of Fulfilling the Dharma as a Teacher01:42:38 - Dealing with Disillusionment in Spiritual Teachers
01:47:00 - The Face of the Infinite01:50:49 - The Power of Kundalini Shakti and the Inner Guru
01:54:52 - Poetry and Pretenses01:58:40 - Spiritual Emergency Network and Kun...

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