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Direct Experience

Direct Experience

Direct Experience emphasizes engaging with the present moment through firsthand sensory perception, bypassing conceptual thinking to connect deeply with reality.

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Internal ExperienceReal Life ExperiencesExperienceExperiential UnderstandingExperiencesTrust In ExperiencePersonal ExperiencesDirect And Indirect KnowledgeExperiential AwarenessExperiential Learning

Popular tracks

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4.8talks•10 min

It Is Not What You Think It Is - Open Talks

Navid Zargham

4.9guided•16 min

Rise & Receive - Intimacy, Support, And Ease

Sez Kristiansen

4.8guided•11 min

Powerful Spiritual Contemplations

Susitha Pappiah

4.8guided•9 min

Grace Of The Spiritual Body

Susitha Pappiah

4.8guided•10 min

Awaken - Know The Truth

Susitha Pappiah

4.7guided•20 min

Calm Your Busy Mind

Christoph Spiessens

4.9guided•23 min•

Whole Minded - Returning To Undivided Presence

Sez Kristiansen

4.8talks•12 min

Feeling Unseen

Gangaji

4.3talks•19 min

The Field of Effortless Focus

Tony Samara

4.5guided•14 min

All Is One

Jessie Herman

4.8guided•15 min

Zen Stories For Sleep | Grounded Sleep Podcast # 81

David Gandelman

4.8talks•15 min

Going For Refuge

Valerie (vimalasara) Mason-John

4.1guided•10 min

Guided Meditation: Choiceless Awareness

Heather Sundberg

4.8guided•22 min

Intuition Stories For Sleep | Grounded Sleep Podcast # 82

David Gandelman

4.9guided•34 min

Vipassana Meditation: Day 2 - Morning Discourse

Yogi Lab

4.8guided•22 min

Work With Distraction - Ksantikara

London Buddhist Centre

4.9talks•11 min

9 Direct Experience Vs Beliefs And The Anatomy Of Suffering

William Cooper, M.Th., Licensed Professional Counselor

4.8talks•30 min

Six Qualities Of The Dhamma

Ajahn Sumedho

On-demand courses

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4.9

10 days

Deepen Your Meditation Practice With Poetry

by Hugh Byrne

Deepen or develop your mindfulness meditation practice by using poetry as a tool to drop out of conceptual thought and experience true presence.

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5

111 days

The Zen Path: 111 Small Steps To Awaken Your Inner Buddha

by Charles Freligh

Understand the true meaning of Zen with this 111-day journey of bite-sized stories, koans, practices, and more.

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5

10 days

The Mind And The Self: A Journey Through The Yoga Sutras

by Cait Chick

Explore how the Sutras guide us in understanding the mind, calming its fluctuations, and uncovering our true nature.

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4.9

21 days

From Noisy Mind To Peaceful Presence

by Lluis Martinez Ten

Integrating meditation in daily life trough self awareness and conscious presence.

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4.8

7 days

The Everyday Path To Zen: Calm Your Mind, Transform Your Life

by Samantha Touchais

A practical journey to calm your mind, find balance, and gently transform your life through simple, everyday practices.

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4.9

10 days

Tools To Calm Your Mind: Zen Wisdom To Change Your Life

by Sensei Paul David

Find peace and purpose in your everyday moments with 10 simple lessons in Zen.

COURSE

5

19 days

Energy Reading Course

by Yair Sagy

Unlock your inner radiance: A journey to sensing and understanding energy.

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5

31 days

30-Day Journey To Enlightenment

by Willy Mona

This is a direct and simple course that will guide you through a deep awakening and a profound, loving life.

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4.5

4 days

Becoming Intimate With The Person You Call Me

by Bion

Through mindful practice and gentle inquiry, this course helps you cultivate intimacy with yourself and embrace life as it is—moment by moment.

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4.9

10 days

The Oldest Tantra Meditations In History | Vigyan Bhairav Tantra (Part 12)

by Ocean DYN

Meditation, chanting, and dance practices for spiritual awakening, and love power.

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Teachers

Popular teachers exploring the topic of direct experience.

Sez Kristiansen

Navid Zargham

Christoph Spiessens

Susitha Pappiah

Tony Samara

David Gandelman

Jessie Herman

Dustin DiPerna

Valerie (vimalasara) Mason-John

Cheryl Fraser

Gangaji

Ajahn Sumedho

Yogi Lab

Heather Sundberg

Shell Fischer

Eric Zimmer - The One You Feed

Doug Kraft

Singhashri

William Cooper, M.Th., Licensed Professional Counselor

London Buddhist Centre

John Astin

Kosi

Direct Experience

Direct Experience

Direct Experience emphasizes engaging with the present moment through firsthand sensory perception, bypassing conceptual thinking to connect deeply with reality.