Have you had a profound glimpse of awakening/enlightenment but you're afraid to dive deeper (or you don't know how)? Here's a direct guide to further exploring your true nature. Video: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-doubt/ Get Dr. Angelo DiLullo's book on awakening, Awake: It's Your Turn, here. Check out Angelo's YouTube channel with excellent pointer videos here. Sign up for Angelo's email list for future meditation retreats and updates here. And watch ALL of our videos on awakening with my fellow Dr. D here.  Topics & Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 00:16 Could you have had an awakening and not know what it was? What is awakening, presence/consciousness, the role of distorting thought reflections. 8:14 Lacking a context in which to place “awakening” experiences or foretastes 9:48 The role of faith, doubt mass, and determination in enlightenment/awakening/realization. Distinguishing faith from “belief.” 17:11 The deep dissatisfaction and suffering (dukkah) that can light a fire to seek authentic, living truth 25:25 Can people with “good” lives and success wake up? The role of brutal honesty and authenticity in self-realization 26:15 Medical professionals, “successful” people and the threat to identity that awakening might represent, the role of surrender and authenticity 28:06 If you start down the path, DON’T STOP (here’s why), dealing with frustration and roadblocks 34:03 The crucial importance of the present moment (rather than thought or stories ABOUT presence), the mind’s time-based hypnosis 37:00 The difference between “experience” and “realization” and the loosening of thought-based identity structures 47:00 Non-duality (no subject-object distinction, just experiencing itself) 49:45 Suffering is the entry point, the role of retreat and surrender Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices