A growing number of people are beginning to see things in a radically different way. In other words, more and more of us are starting to “wake up” spiritually—to discover an entirely new identity beyond the usual sense of who we think we are.

But what is spiritual awakening, really? How does it happen—and what are the consequences? Is it possible to attune to this dimension of experience at any moment?

In Waking Up, Volume 2, Sounds True publisher and founder Tami Simon speaks with seven teachers about their personal understanding of spiritual awakening—how it takes place, what changes (and what doesn’t), and how their experiences can inspire and inform our own realization.

Volume 2 Guests and Topics:

“There Is No End to How We Explore True Nature” with Hameed Ali (aka A.H. Almaas)

A.H. Almaas discusses his understanding of the subtle dimensions of the journey from awakening to realization to enlightenment, offering guidance in how we ourselves can each begin to open to these profoundly transformative experiences.

“Stopping in Our Tracks—The Turning Point of a Lifetime” with Gangaji

Gangaji speaks with Tami about spiritual awakening as “the turning point of a lifetime,” her experiences with her teacher Papaji, stopping our identification with thoughts to return to our home as our true selves, and more.

“Nothing Special” with Thomas Moore

Tami speaks with Thomas about becoming an individual in the world community, awakening as a resurrection to that which was previously “dead” in our lives, music as meditation, and more.

“Dropping the Mind into the Heart” with Cynthia Bourgeault

Tami and Cynthia discuss similarities and differences between Eastern and Western understandings of spiritual awakening, how we come to trust that we’re never alone on our path, and the art of opening to the joy of “reawakening” time and again.

“Aware of Awareness” with Peter Fenner

Tami and Peter discuss the growing interest in spiritual awakening and what it might mean over time, situations that “test” the level of our realization, Westerners’ expectations about progress on the path, and much more.

“Directness with Life” with Thomas Hübl

Tami speaks with Thomas about the unique nature of spiritual awakening for each individual, Thomas’s two primary meditative practices, and the transformation available when we access what he calls the “super-conscious dimensions.”

“Whatever Arises, Love That” with Matt Kahn

Matt speaks with Tami about some of the mystical experiences of his early years and how they led to an intuitive insight that changed everything: whatever arises, love that. Matt also explains his view that our collective consciousness is evolving at an unprecedented rate, and what this implies.

A radical shift in identity. The direct experience of unity with all things. Unexplainable joy and a blissful ease of being. These are just some of the ways in which people have described the experience of spiritual awakening. But is it the same for everyone? What if we’ve only had glimpses of “waking up?” How does the process unfold—and does it end? Join us in Waking Up for an exciting investigation of these profound questions and more.