Living as Love

In our final episode for the year 2020, Jared invites the listener to 'lose everything' through a guided meditation. The opportunity here is to put down everything we identify with and to discover what can never be lost. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this two-part episode, Jared talks about the inevitable facing of intimacy, madness and finally death on the road to Awakening and how the willingness to meet it all is the gateway to the realisation of freedom and sanity. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this two-part episode, Jared talks about the inevitable facing of intimacy, madness and finally death on the road to Awakening and how the willingness to meet it all is the gateway to the realisation of freedom and sanity. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

You are invited to this special release of Jared’s Open Meeting, a worldwide online meeting in September 2020. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this latest episode, Jared points to the common “mistake” of chasing a particular feeling of happiness, or freedom or love, and missing the truth that is always here. Feelings come and go, but who we are is the space within which these feelings arise and return to. If you chase the feeling, you miss the truth of who you are. Join us for this important topic and find out how identity lurks in making meaning out of how we feel. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron. In celebration of two years of this podcast, we have released a 2021 calendar. You can order here https://www.jaredfranks.com/product/calendar-2021/

In this latest episode, Sophia and Jared explore the inevitable pain that comes with being a human being, and how we add suffering to the pain by telling a story about what this means about “me”. In meeting the pain fully without any judgment, there is the possibility to discover that love and pain are not separate. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this episode, Jared responds to a common question “How do I wake up?” Although you can’t “do” awakening, according to Jared you can turn towards the truth and deeply inquire into the fundamental question of who you really are. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this second part episode, Jared and Sophia continue the topic of trauma; how suffering can lead to addiction and despair and the possibility to view trauma as a gateway to awakening from the dream of ‘me’. Join us for this insightful discussion and leave your mind at the door. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this latest episode, Jared and Sophia discuss trauma, in the context of Awakening. Jared reflects on his experience of therapy and how ego strengthening and healing past wounds can be useful, and sometimes necessary, to support someone’s readiness for Awakening. Stay tuned for part two of this topic later in the month. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Join us for this special release of a recent public meeting with Jared in Mullumbimby, Australia. In this meeting, Jared meets with people live in Self -inquiry, inviting us all to the possibility of living a life of love and fulfilment.

In this episode, Jared invites us to meet the fear of not surviving amid fear brought on by the Coronavirus outbreak. We explore what it really means to stay ‘home,’ and the difference between circumstantial freedom, and true freedom within. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Join us for part two of Jared introducing us to his teacher Eli Jaxon-Bear. Eli is the founder of The Leela Foundation, dedicating his life to world peace and freedom through universal self-realization. In this episode, Jared and Eli discuss The Leela School of Awakening and how useful the Enneagram can be for seeing through the veil of suffering. For more about Eli and for access to his books and resources, please visit www.leela.org. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this episode, Jared introduces us to his teacher Eli Jaxon-Bear. Eli is the founder of The Leela Foundation, dedicating his life to world peace and freedom through universal self-realization. Jared becomes the interviewer in this special episode, while Eli answers many questions on Awakening and the possibility of true happiness and freedom. For more about Eli and for access to his books and resources, please visit www.leela.org. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this new episode Jared introduces us to Laura Shaw, a mindfulness based therapist and trainer from Golden, BC in Canada. Together they discuss what is mindfulness, how it fits with Awakening, and how this combination of mindfulness and self-inquiry is a powerful combination. Jared and Laura will be teaching an online course together called Mindfulness and Beyond in early 2020, and use this opportunity to introduce the fundamentals of the course, how it came to fruition and why they are both so excited about it. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this episode, Jared answers your questions about intimate relationships, as always pointing in the direction of intimacy with our own Self. True intimacy with another can only be achieved if you are first deeply honest with yourself, willing to meet what is here, beyond thought of ”me” and “other.” Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this second part to the topic of ‘growing up,’ Jared clarifies what it means to take full responsibility for ourselves, and for the world. To awaken out of the dream of separation, is to discover the truth of unity. Then one can truly show up in the world, present, awake, and free of suffering. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

To grow up is to take full responsibility for ourselves. When we stop blaming others and stop finding excuses for why we can’t be happy, we discover the possibility to show up for ourselves and for the world. Listen in as Jared shares his experience of becoming an adult through his awakening and discover what is possible for us all. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

To truly know oneself, we must be willing to not know anything. Then it will be a fresh discovery in this moment, beyond any idea in the mind. The “knower” disappears, revealing your true nature; alive presence, intelligence and love. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Join us for a Satsang meeting with Jared. "Every part of your being is welcome. There's no part of you that is separate to the truth of who you are, no part of you that gets excluded from the awakening and that's maybe heresy because we all have so many parts of ourselves that we wish we could leave outside the door". Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Join us as we delve into the mystery of life; but it’s not what you think! When we stop chasing experiences and simply meet what is here in each moment, even the most mundane of tasks are included in the celebration and fulfilment of a human life. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Family can be a source of deep support, love and a feeling of belonging, and yet can also seem to create so much suffering; attachment, guilt, duty, and the childhood need for love and to be seen. It is possible to wake up completely from the mental, emotional and physical entanglements of the family, and then to enter back in and relate from pure presence, conscious love and intelligence. To be awake in the family is to discover a new way of Being in the world without rejecting or denying our familial bonds. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

This episode is an exploration of the inherent dualities of the world; the Yin and Yang, the light and dark. Jared shares his insight on the nature of the world, how the apparent duality arises in the mind, and that when all is welcome, and the mind is silent, separation naturally disappears revealing a wholeness and unity that transcends all. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this episode Sophia asks Jared to go back to basics and explain the essence of the teaching in plain language. Jared de-codes some commonly used ‘spiritual’ terms in order to simplify the pointing to what is already so profoundly and delightfully simple. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Join us as we explore what it means to "be present" and ultimately discover that true presence is effortless and simply requires being yourself, without the story of 'me'. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this episode Jared and Sophia discuss the truth in it's varied, relative forms all the while pointing to what does not come and go and what is not subject to form. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this episode Jared and Sophia talk about love, how we feel the lack of it, and then search for it outside ourselves. Seekers beware! There is no map, only your own heart and the truth of what is always here. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Start your day open and empty, curious and free. Discover your connection to the present moment, and how you can be an island of clarity and love, with this special release meditation with Jared. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In the discussion, Jared explains the anatomy of judgement, and invites the listener to investigate how judgement feeds into the trance of suffering. When unconscious judgement stops, space opens up, revealing a life of peace and happiness; but don't take our word for it, see for yourself. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this episode Jared and Sophia discuss what it means to meet life as it is. Most people are doing something with life; avoiding it, controlling it, using it, resisting it, fixing it, or searching for it. Join us to discover the possibility of a fulfilled life by meeting whatever it is that may show up, simply as it is. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Join us for this live recording of an intimate meeting with Jared. "Open to be supported by life. Let life support you". Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

Join us as we define what a spiritual teacher really is. Jared shares his experience with depth and humour as Sophia asks her own and others questions. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.

In this monthly podcast series, Sophia interviews her teacher and Leela School teacher and mentor Jared Franks on a variety of topics relating to spiritual awakening and life. Deep conversations about what matters most if you want to wake up from egoic suffering. Join us in this intimate discovery. Music by Chad Crouch; Great Blue Herron.