Jim Dreaver was interviewed by Joy Bedford.
In case you haven’t heard of Jim, Awakening Together shares a regular broadcast with him on Awakening Together Radio. Here’s a little bit of Jim’s backstory.
He served as an army officer with New Zealand artillery forces during the Vietnam War, then worked as a chiropractor in northern California. He was on a spiritual journey for many years before he met European nondual master Jean Klein in 1984. He finally woke up to the fact that he was not his ego “I,” nor any other thought or “story,” in 1995.
Since then, Jim has authored a few books including End Your Story, Begin Your Life (Hampton Roads), The Way ofHarmony (Avon Books) and his newest book Untriggerable: Mastering the Love and Freedom that Heals our World. Jim has also taught at Esalen Institute and elsewhere.
If you feel called, a PDF of his new book, Untriggerable: Mastering the Love and Freedom that Heals our World is available on his website for any donation and type UNTRIGGERABLE in the box.
He is also available for private sessions, with the first one being by donation.
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In this interview:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Jim Dreaver
00:04:46 - Christian Awakening
00:06:26 - Awakening to the True Self
00:09:40 - Reawakening and Letting Go
00:13:03 - The Answer to Why People Can't Get Along
00:14:58 - The Practice of Finding the Ego
00:20:01 - The Pain of Aloneness
00:20:02 - The Basis of Being Untriggerable
00:25:22 - Trusting your true nature in moments of panic
00:26:41 - Working with Fear and Confusion
00:26:47 - Surrendering to the Present Moment
00:30:27 - The Transmission of Words, Pointing, and Silence
00:34:09 - Recognizing and Surrendering Comparisons
00:35:48 - Surrendering the Feeling of Not Being Enough
00:41:10 - Coming back to This Moment Now
00:41:15 - Letting go of the belief that something will be different in form
00:47:08 - Journey to Freedom
00:48:41 - Searching for Enlightenment in Asia
00:53:33 - The Liberation of Desire
00:57:00 - Nothing Changes, Everything is Different
00:57:11 - The Importance of Trust and Faith
00:59:02 - Being present in the moment
01:04:47 - Gratitude and Emotional Moments
01:04:57 - Feeling the Light
01:10:29 - Netflix recommendation: "The Patients of Dr. García"
01:12:04 - What Role Does Meditation Take in Awakening?
01:12:26 - Struggling with Commitment and Trust
01:16:22 - Trust in the Divine
01:20:13 - Focusing on Love and Wonder
01:22:06 - A Journey Called Life
01:27:41 - Join us live on Awakening-Together
