The Moment You Ask How, You are Lost (episode 47 of Out of Our Minds - biweekly podcast)

How do you Awaken? How do you reach Enlightenment? How do you experience everything Advaita is talking about? These are common questions, but asking how is the wrong direction. In this episode, we will answer why it is the wrong question and direction.

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

Is the Ego Really Bad? (episode 46 of Out of Our Minds - bi-weekly podcast)

This topic was brought up during the recent Twin Cities Conference on Awakening. Someone had an issue with the idea of the ego being something bad and something to be destroyed. In this episode I will cover this in far more detail than I was able to during the conference.

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

What is Acceptance? (episode 45 of Out of Our Minds - bi-weekly podcast)

To accept what is as it is for as long as it is. But some question...if I accept what is, how can I change anything? Others question, how do I accept what is? These are some of the areas we delve into in this episode.

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

Living Without Purpose (episode 44 of Out of Our Minds - bi-weekly podcast)

Although most people look for purpose and meaning in their lives, what if we ceased looking for purpose and lived without purpose? People think of this with dread and fear, but could this not be the way those who are awake live? One of the main Buddhist principles is "purposelessness"...and in this episode we explore it.

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

Action Without Thought (episode 43 of Out of Our Minds - bi-weekly podcast)

There are many groups of people who understand that thoughts get in the way of action, and so act without thought. It is not just the Zen Master sitting in front of a wall that has no thoughts, no mind is just being aware and truly present...regardless if we are in action or not.

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

Enlightenment is Not a Gain, but a Loss (episode 42 of Out of Our Minds)

Why do so many believe something is gained upon Enlightenment? In this episode we cover how Enlightenment is really a loss instead of a gain. Also we brush upon the meaning of true humility. A parting question is “what are you willing to lose for Enlightenment?”

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

Appearances are Deceiving (episode 41 of Out of Our Minds - biweekly podcast)

Mirages and magic tricks are but two of many examples we could us to illustrate that what we see is not what really is. So often we totally believe what we see...including believing the appearance of all of us being separate. But is that really the way it is?

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

The World is Fundamentally Play (episode 40 of Out of Our Minds)

This is something we have forgotten as adults. Adults spend much of their lives working...which is filled with struggle, strive, effort, and looking forward to free time to play. Playing is the fundamental activity of life in the world. We, as children, start out playing...but then at some point we worked. This episode delves into play versus work and how life can be play instead of work.

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

Ponderings - episode 39 of Out of Our Minds (bi-weekly podcast)

This episode is Eric’s ponderings and several things he wanted to talk about, including - being in the present moment, ceasing clinging and repelling, dukkha and unsatisfactoriness, enjoying the journey, and the enlightened as a Maha Bhogi (Great Enjoyer).

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen

Relationships and Romance? - episode 38 of Out of Our Minds (Valentine's Day Special)

What do relationships and romance look like after Awakening and Enlightenment? What is the difference between love and attachment? These questions and others are covered in this Valentine's Day Special. Eric, the host, speaks in reference to his own direct experience and his life with his fiance.

Website - www.awaken2life.org/podcast-...-oom.html

Namaste,

~ Eric Putkonen