402. Jeannie Zandi - a podcast by Rick Archer

Jeannie Zandi is the director of Living as Love, a nonprofit organization dedicated to seeding a culture of the Heart on the planet, inspiring, teaching and supporting people to live from their essence as Love. A year before the birth of her daughter, Jeannie was plunged into a dark night of the soul that culminated in a radical shift of consciousness. She is known for her fearless clarity, tender mercy toward humanness, and a juicy, poetic and often humorous style that draws from Advaita Vedanta, Sufism, Christian mysticism and the ongoing revelation of fully engaged living. Residing in Colorado, she travels widely in the US, bringing a down-to-earth embodied teaching of living as love.Website: jeanniezandi.com

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Interview conducted 5/27/2017Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.


YouTube Video Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Jeanne Zandi
00:02:53 - Jeanne's Focus on Serving Love
00:06:09 - The Invitation out of the Mind00:09:17 - Gangaji and Non-Duality
00:12:32 - Dualities in Spiritual Beliefs00:15:00 - Embodiment of Divinity and Self-Transformation
00:18:24 - Exploring Different Spiritual Practices00:21:39 - A Child's Questioning of Conditioning
00:24:22 - The Moment of Liberation from the Mind00:26:33 - The Being and the Cleanup Crew
00:28:57 - Finding Support and Reflection in Satsang00:31:19 - Finding Support and Guidance in Spiritual Teachers
00:34:02 - Interdependence and Cross-Fertilization00:36:04 - The Breaking of the Will
00:39:11 - The Dark Night of the Soul00:42:28 - The Beauty of Embracing Emptiness and Becoming a Servant to Perfection 
00:46:45 - Not Being in the Same State as Ramana00:54:55 -"Not in the Same State as Ramana"00:56:05 - Not Being in the Same State as Ramana
00:57:15 - Clearing away the Guck01:00:05 - The Mystery of the Dark Night of the Soul
01:03:40 - The Danger of Seeking a Dark Night01:08:38 - Understanding the Element of Mystery in Spiritual Development
01:15:54 - Restoring a Healthy Relationship with Energy01:22:54 - The Beauty of an Inquisitive Mind
01:29:16 - Facing the Dark Knight Experience01:34:32 - Cultivating Transformational Energy and Healthy Containment
01:41:22 - The Curiosity of Children and the Healing Power of Humor01:45:41 - Speaking about the Unspeakable
01:49:57 - The Dance of"Hi"and the Oneness
01:56:16 - Access to Genie Zandi for Senior Students and Online ParticipantsSave

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