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Explorations of Life and Enlightenment: what it means to live life approaching, transitioning, and living in post-personal stages of development. Podcast of blog posts on Davidya.ca.

David F. Buckland


    • Jul 6, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    A Conversation on Devotion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 96:02


    Andrew Hewson and I discussed devotion this month. We opened with a definition of devotion, as distinct from belief. Devotion as a surrender, a non-doing allowing that sprouts naturally. Topics included: Breaking open the heart, …

    A Conversation with Andrew Hewson Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 119:03


    This month, Andrew and I did a live conversation with an online audience. We reviewed the stages and discussed the role of Healing in Divine Unfoldment. A Q&A followed. My recording was faulty, but Andrew …

    A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on the Collective Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 62:39


    In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explore the current collective transition in consciousness, purification, and healing. on YouTube Prior conversations with Andrew Davidya

    A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on Nonduality

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 80:22


    In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explored the nature and unfolding of nonduality or oneness. Also some of the perspectives and underestimations of it’s potential. on YouTube Prior conversations with Andrew Davidya

    The Vedic Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 77:19


    Dr. Jack Purcell, a philosophy professor at Middle Tennessee State University, invited me to speak to his eastern philosophy class. I’m introduced by his son, Rishi. I offer a little history and a broad overview …

    A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on Renunciate and Householder Paths

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 66:06


    In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explored Householder and Renunciate approaches to life, the masculine and feminine emphasis, the gunas, relationships, and the role of devotion. on YouTube Thanks to the generous support of …

    Healing: a Conversation with Andrew Hewson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 80:08


    In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explored the value and process of resolving our unhealed parts, along with some of the challenges and hazards. on YouTube Dorothy Rowe’s process, mentioned in the conversation. Prior …

    A Conversation on ParaBrahman with Andrew Hewson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 69:23


    In our recent conversations, Andrew and I discussed Awakening (Self Realization or Cosmic Consciousness) with it’s refined compliment God Consciousness then Unity stage and Brahman stage with their Refined versions. In this conversation we’re discussing …

    A Conversation on Brahman Plus with Andrew Hewson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 46:13


    In our last two conversations, Andrew and I discussed Awakening (Self Realization or Cosmic Consciousness) with it’s refined compliment God Consciousness then Unity stage with Refined Unity. In this conversation we’re discussing the Brahman stage …

    A Conversation on Unity Plus with Andrew Hewson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 88:29


    Andrew and I have been having a series of conversations on the stages of enlightenment. Our prior discussion was on Self Realization and GC. In this conversation, we explore Unity stage and it’s related refinement. …

    Yoga Sutra 2: Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 48:43


    After the Yoga Sutra talk, I did a Q&A with students. These were on the broader implications of Yoga philosophy. To simplify the permissions process for making this public, I’ve placed a graphic over everyone …

    Yoga Sutra Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 37:32


    Dr. Shelley Thomas, a language professor at Middle Tennessee State University, offers a class on awakening. They cover some of the primary world literature on the topic. Previously, they’ve invited academics to speak on the …

    A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on Awakening and GC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 112:47


    Andrew Hewson and I had a conversation on the stages of enlightenment a year ago. We’ve decided to start a new series going into the stages in more detail. In this first in the series, …

    A Fourth Conversation with Andrew Hewson – on Divinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 92:12


    Andrew Hewson and I sat down for another conversation, this time emphasizing Divinity. On YouTube We clarified the distinction between belief and experience and talked more to the “feminine” or heart side of spiritual unfolding. …

    A Conversation with Georgette Star

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 61:07


    In mid-February, I had an hour’s conversation with Georgette Star for her Client Breakthrough Summit. That conversation was posted May 3 during the Summit. I summarized the stages and offered a perspective of current world events and the core things needed for spiritual growth. It’s remarkable to consider how much what is here has changed since that conversation. Davidya On Vimeo

    A Third Conversation with Andrew Hewson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 83:47


    Andrew and I first had a conversation with Dorothy Rowe last fall, then followed up with just the two of us in conversation on the stages of enlightenment. In December Andrew and I had a second conversation. And now, we’ve had another wide-ranging discussion. The focus was primarily of the refinement of perception, healing, and the unfolding of the layers of Divinity (the topic of my 2nd dissertation). On Youtube

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    KXCR Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 29:10


    My conversation with Craig Holliday led to an interview with Larry Bloomfield on the Spiritual Unity Today show. They broadcast and live-stream this from KXCR Community Radio in Florence, OR. I came into the interview expecting a conversation on spiritual bypassing. Instead, he wanted to talk about this person and how I got started spirituality. The conversation was broad and basic exploring meditation, East and West views of God, what I’m doing now, and what’s unfolding in the world. I tried to avoid the usual terminology in addressing a general audience. It closes with an extended music track. Davidya

    The Reality of Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019 6:51


    This article is a follow-up to What is Mind, exploring the consequences. We know from physics that the world around us does not look the way we perceive it. Our senses pick up a narrow range of certain spectrum only. We don’t see vibrating fields but solid objects. We hear movements in the air as sound. We feel surface tension as solidity. Our senses take in narrow bands of the available spectrum of information. Yet even within those ranges, our senses take in vastly more information than we “notice.” The mind compares everything to past experiences, filtering heavily for hazard, … Continue Reading... →

    What Awakens?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 13:56


    Fundamentally, consciousness is simply aware. Then it becomes self-aware and interacts with itself, causing the appearance of forms and phenomena to arise. This self-interacting dynamic is true both cosmically and locally. We can say consciousness is nested or in layers. With a transcending practice like effortless meditation, we go beyond the mind and emotions, settling into simple awareness without content, pure consciousness. In its pure form, it is beyond time and space, infinite and eternal. This is usually how people come to know consciousness itself – simply resting in their own nature. And yet, often we only notice a pause … Continue Reading... →

    A Second Conversation with Andrew Hewson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 63:09


    In September, Dorothy Rowe, Andrew Hewson and I spoke about Perspectives of Awakening. Andrew and I followed that up with a conversation on the stages of enlightenment. We both enjoyed the conversation so had another one. This time we explored the dismissal of stages, the value of understanding the bigger picture, issues with a masculine / renunciate emphasis, healing, surfacing, right action, integrating after awakening, and talking to the family about the changes. On YouTube

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    Breath Stopping

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 6:42


    Breath stopping came up on Transcending so I thought it worth breaking the points out into an article. In a transcending meditation practice we quickly settle within. As we settle the mind, the body also settles. Oxygen consumption and other metabolic indicators drop. In a typical session, this can be 30-60%. When we transcend the practice into samadhi (also called turiya or pure consciousness), we may notice a brief period of inner silence or no thoughts along with very deep relaxation. But when we notice, the mind starts to think about it and the metabolism rises some again. Or the … Continue Reading... →

    A Second Conversation with Craig Holliday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 62:13


    The Association for Spiritual Integrity (ASI) is holding a series of peer-to-peer discussions. In August, Craig Holliday and I conversed on spiritual bypassing. That was posted here. The video quality wasn’t great, so I just posted the audio. Later the same month, we had another conversation along the same lines. At last it’s available. We spoke to a wide range of topics around healing, ethics and challenges in spiritual groups, bypassing, and the nature of the current time. The conversations are on spiritual integrity so there is some overlap with the first conversation. But much of it is distinct. For … Continue Reading... →

    Pleasure vs Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 6:17


    On a recent retreat, Lorn Hoff mentioned pleasure vs joy in passing. I thought it would be worth exploring this further. First lets define the terms: Joy, happiness, and bliss are associated with the 5th chakra, throat, bliss body, and the space element. Pleasure is associated with the 2nd chakra, our animal nature, emotions, sex, and the water element. (Desire can add fire.) Pleasure is very enjoyable but is only ever short term. If we chase pleasure, it can lead to excess. Moderation is key or we fall into addictions, attachment, and so forth. We may seek pleasure to gain … Continue Reading... →

    Who Knows?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 4:24


    An important detail to understand about this blog is that it’s not about the wisdom of some person named Davidya. It’s not “my” knowledge. Someone who sees themselves as a person has a limited capacity for knowing. This is partly because there is a “me” claiming to know. That identification creates limitations, keeping us in a bit of a box. It also limits us to sensory experiences. But as the entanglements of a me fall away, the fetters on knowing fall away too. (As they also do with love, compassion, energy, and more.) After a clear awakening, the intellect associates … Continue Reading... →

    What is Mind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 13:20


    Mind is a big topic. Fundamentally, mind is a kosha or field around our body that is the medium for what we experience as thinking. But there’s a great deal more to it than that. Let’s explore my current take. This field surrounds the whole body but we feel mind is “in the head” because the senses are concentrated there. Mind is the hub that processes and integrates our senses. It also interfaces with the brain and nervous system and emotional body in one direction. And the other way with the intellect, memory, and cosmic mind. The cosmic mind is … Continue Reading... →

    Flavours of Karma

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 6:57


    Karma means action. Action or energy always seeks balance so for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. If we resist the consequences that flow from our actions, we can develop energetic sludge and knots. Resistance doesn’t stop the flow of action but can interfere with its smoothness and completion. This is much like a log can partly block a pipe. Water still flows but there can be a build-up and eddies. The log and the water both seek resolution and the disturbance shadows our daily experience. The cycles of time and the collective determine when older consequences … Continue Reading... →

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