MP3 Downloads
Most of these mp3 files are taken from videos on Gary Weber’s YouTube channel. To play an mp3 in the browser, left-click on the link. To save the MP3 to your local computer, right-click on the link and choose “Save link as…” If the selection is also available as a video on YouTube, click on the ➲ symbol to view.
Dancing Hands for Lower Anxiety, Higher Cognition and Awakening
Chanting with Mudras – Blogpost February 2018
- Ribhu Gita with Kirtan Kriya Mudras ➲
- Nirvana Shatakam with Mudras ➲
- Kirtan Kriya for Stress Comprehension Memory ➲
- Gayatri Mantra with Mudras.mp3 ➲
Awakening Beyond Thought Episodes
Interactive Dialogues with Gary Weber and Rich Doyle (SynchCast Episodes)
- Episode 1 Part 1 October 5, 2014
Dealing with Thoughts - Episode 1 Part 2 October 5, 2014 ➲
Dealing with Thoughts, Working with, stopping and letting go of thoughts and our attachment to their stories and the “I” that makes them. - Episode 2 December 7, 2014 ➲
Desire for Awakening, Self Inquiry, Chronic Pain. Dialogue on what aspirations for awakening are required for success, how to uncover them and strengthen them. Also, how to find, and work with your self-inquiry questions and how to deal with chronic illness with and without psychedelics. - Episode 3 January 11, 2015 ➲
Uncaused happiness, self compassion, sweet stillness. Dialogue on aspects of nondual awakening including self-compassion, self-inquiry, stopping thoughts, speaking w/o thinking, sweetness/bliss of stillness, objectifying the subject, doing actions without narrative. - Episode 4 February 1, 2015 ➲
Addictions Attachments Breath and Psychedelics. 03:29 When to change self-inquiry questions, 10:30 Psychedelics compared to meditation experiences, 21:52 Doing self-inquiry during the day, 31:15 Focusing on breath to reach stillness, 32:22 Grief and pain; letting go of the “I” addiction/attachment; Sex, social media, running, meditation as addictions, 43:31 Practices for letting go of attachment, 51:35 Marijuana with self inquiry as a practice? 56:20 Relationship of brain and ego/I neuroscientifically, 1:00:04 Default Mode Network’s role in mystical experiences in psychedelics and nondual awakening, 1:07:54 Suffering in Christianity, 1:12:00 Why is the success rate so low in nondual awakening? - Episode 5 March 1, 2015 ➲
Anxiety, Bhakti, Sex, Chanting, Surrender. 03:24 Flatness and Dark Night of Soul, 06:56 Physical practice, 09:42 Self-inquiry and stopping thought, 15:00 Subject-object consciousness, 17:23 Ayahuasca research, 18:25 Anxiety, 20:33 Deconstructing ego/I – When am I?, 28:33 Sexual desire, 32:45 Internet porn, 35:00 Surrender practice and self-inquiry, 38:00 Chanting, 42:00 Chronic pain, 47:00 Extreme physical practices, 50:00 Awareness of thought, 53:00 Flotation tanks, 55:08 Mindfulness keeping away and holding space, 01:00:00 Childhood abuse, 01:02:00 Bhakti devotion approaches and self-inquiry, 01:11:40 Energy transmission Ramana Maharshi, 01:19:19 Salvia, cannabis, psilocybin and meditation. Uploaded 4/2/15 - Episode 6 April 2, 2015 ➲
Psychology, improv, no control, downsides to nonduality… Gary Weber and Rich Doyle in open dialogue on: 06:00 neuroscience and psychedelics, 11:00 Psychology and awakening, 20:00 projecting the future, 25:00 Improv teaching and speaking, 31:00 Apps for neurofeedback, 33:50 Internal chanting, 38:00 New OS, 44:00 No free will or control, 48:00 Elephant and rider brain, 55:00 Calamities and illness, 1:01:00 Failure as a species, 1:04:00 Downside to nonduality, 1:14:00 Keeping old stories around. Uploaded 4/23/15 - Episode 7 May 5, 2015 ➲
Self Inquiry Questions, Mindfulness, Work and Attachments… Gary Weber and Rich Doyle in dialogue answering questions on nondual awakening on: 03:10 When am I?, 07:12 Where am I?, 14:54 I am vs Who am I?, 20:00 Where does the I come from?, 24:00 Complex questions, 29:25 Mindfulness vs self-inquiry, 40:00 Philosophical approach, 44:00 Attachments, 49:00 Job selection, 55:27 Planning, problem solving, learning, 01:06:00 Do you get bored?, 01:12:00 Stagnation and heuristics, 01:18:00 Does it get impersonal?, 01:22:00 Desire for awakening and persistence. Uploaded 6/3/15 - Episode 8 June 4, 2015 ➲
Social Media, Thought Types, Reality, Devotion… Gary Weber and Rich Doyle in open, on-line Q&A on: 01:34 Into the Stillness dialogue new book, 05:50 Simplicity, 07:10 Perseverance, 07:40 Social media interference w/practice, 14:00 Trusting intuition, 16:20 Surrender, 21:31 Devotional practice, 25:08 Is the world real?, 33:50 Changing vs unchanging, 37:45 Useful films, 41:50 Conflict w/family, 45:20 Is Enlightenment “final” or continuing, 50:19 Different types of thoughts, 52:00 Problem solving, 57:20 Morning meditation, 59:20 Caffeine, 1:04:00 Watching the watcher, 1:06:35 Dreams, 1:12:40 Choosing self-inquiry questions, 1:15:00 Rich Doyle autobiography. Uploaded 7/13/15 - Episode 9 August 6, 2015 ➲
Relationships, Attachments, Not Knowing, and Levels… Rich Doyle and Gary Weber in open online Q&A webcast discussing: 02:59 Raising kids, 08:17 How the “I” arises, 09:33 Difficult teen years, 14:50 Stopping thoughts, 16:00 Types of thoughts, 20:00 Relationship attachments, 24:50 Love w/o an “I”, 27:00 Are emotions thoughts?, 34:00 Subject/object practice, 37:33 Self-inquiry practice, 40:00 Feeling the “I”, 44:00 Only don’t know, 49:30 Ego dissolution/Consciousness expansion, 52:15 Spontaneous teaching, 56:00 Agape, 58:00 You don’t think up what you say, 1:02:30 Describing Oneness, 1:05:58 GPS locator “I”, 1:11:00 Now, now, now, 1:13:00 How the brain creates mysticism, 1:15:57 Levels of awakening. Uploaded 9/03/15
Useful Chants for NonDual Awakening
Chants that can be useful for nondual awakening.
- Fullness Everywhere (intro to Isha Upanishad)
- Arunachala Siva
- Asato Ma
- Bhagavad Gita Verses for Awakening ➲
- Bhagavad Gita
- Gayatri
- Krato Smara
- Lokah Samastha
- Naham
- Nirvana Shatakam
- Simple Chants for NonDual Awakening ➲
- Upadesa Saram
- You Are Not in Control – Bhagavad Gita Verses
- Ribhu Gita
Meditations
- Where Am I? ➲
- Who Am I? ➲
- Opposites and Spaces ➲
- Letting Go, Acceptance and Surrender ➲
- Doors of the Mind ➲
Presentations
- Uncaused Lasting Happiness Part 1: Ego, Confirmation Bias and Compassion
- Uncaused Lasting Happiness Part 2: Working with Attachments
- Uncaused Lasting Happiness Part 3: Control, Awakening and Memory
- Myths about Nonduality and Science ➲
Misconceptions about nonduality including a) that it requires levels, title and an endpoint, b) or religious teachings, c) that no practice is necessary, d) that mystical experiences can’t be understood scientifically, e) that psychedelics can produce persistent nonduality, f) that nonduality is a psychotic state, g) that if there is no “I” you won’t be compassionate, h) that all research on nonduality is reliable and i) that “no thoughts” isn’t the goal. Presented at the Science and NonDuality Conference in San Jose, CA in Oct. 2015. Uploaded 6/01/16 - End of Suffering & the Default Mode Network ➲
Gary Weber speaking on “The End of Suffering and The Default Mode Network” for the “Non-Dual Couch” channel filmed by Studio2012 at Heart of Art in Hamilton, NJ.
Gary Weber and Rich Doyle Dialogues
An ongoing engaging series of dialogues on nondual awakening.
- Are “We” Just Outdated Buggy Programs? ➲
- Attachment and Suffering ➲
- Be Still and Know ➲
- Birds as Zen Masters ➲
- Can Inward Revolution Change Sustainability? ➲
- Can You Do Nothing and Awaken? ➲
- Choosing, Intuition, Serendipity, Free Will ➲
- Dark Night of the Soul ➲
- Deconstruct the Ego-I to Save The Planet ➲
- DIY Nondual Awakening ➲
- Does Mindfulness Lead to Persistent Nonduality? ➲
- Does Personality Change with Awakening? ➲
- Does the world need “fixing” or is it “perfect”? ➲
- Dysfunctional Evolution of the Mind ➲
- Endless Curious Unfolding of Awakening ➲
- Enlightenment is an Ongoing Process – Not a Goal ➲
- Fear ➲
- Evolution and Adaptive Learning Will Continue ➲
- Functioning Without Thoughts ➲
- Getting to Stillness in a Crisis ➲
- God and Nonduality… Yes, No, Maybe ➲
- Guessing Others’ Minds Through Mirrors ➲
- Guilt and Shame…Useful or Dysfunctional? ➲
- Higher Functioning Without Thoughts ➲
- How Big Are You? ➲
- How Do I Know I’m On The Right Path? ➲
- How Much Should Teachings Cost? ➲
- How Nonduality Helps Knowledge Workers ➲
- Is the world broken and if it is, can we fix it? ➲
- Is the World Understandable? ➲
- Is Enlightenment Whatever You Want It To Be? ➲
- Is your energy level important in awakening? ➲
- Letting Go Into the Bliss and Joy of Stillness ➲
- Letting Go of Suffering and Attachments ➲
- Loving Stillness ➲
- Making Awakening Too Complicated… Pitfalls and Barriers ➲
- Nondual Awakening Obstacles, Tactics, Misconceptions and Delights ➲
- Now, Now, Now ➲
- Oneness: What is it? How does it arise? What does it mean? ➲
- Predestination, Control, Free Will and the Illusion of Time ➲
- Psychedelics, Sex and/or Nondual Awakening? ➲
- Reality, Nonreality, Thought Types and Self-Deception ➲
- Religion has failed… now what? ➲
- Self-inquiry practices on a busy schedule ➲
- Self-Inquiry ➲
- Selfless Love and Giving Yourself Away ➲
- Shut Up and Chant ➲
- Sleep ➲
- Spiritual Practice with a Partner/Wife/Family as Zen Masters ➲
- Suffering – Why? ➲
- The Difference Between Pain and Suffering ➲
- The “I” Can’t Dance ➲
- The Many Ways of Losing the Self ➲
- The Neuroscience of Nondual Awakening ➲
- The Wonderful Surprises of Awakening Beyond Thought ➲
- Using Dialogue for Awakening ➲
- What is a Teacher? ➲
- What is my life’s purpose? ➲
- When Am I? Happiness, and Fried Ice Cream ➲
- When is the I? NOW! ➲
- Where do thoughts come from? ➲
- Where, When and Why You Get Stuck on the “Path” ➲
- Why Do We Fear Emptiness, Silence and Stillness? ➲
- Why the resistance to having fewer narrative thoughts? ➲
- Working With “Into The Stillness” ➲
- Working with Relationships, Emotions and Grief, etc. ➲
- You Don’t Think Up What You Say ➲