710. Viivi Jokela

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Viivi Jokela facilitates awakening in people who are inclined in that way. She had a spontaneous, deep awakening to true nature in 2022, followed by a strange and at times intense acclimation, which she refers to as no self realization or simply the natural state. Viivi communicates a direct approach to realization, grounded on experiential insight on the aspects of awakening. She invites you to inquire into and recognize the awe-striking immediate, inherently awake radiance of your own being and of all being. Website: sensingradiance.com In this interview, Viivi Jokela shares her journey of spiritual awakening and self-realization. She discusses her early life, her struggles with suffering and alienation, and her eventual deep awakening to her true nature in 2022. She describes the intense acclimation process she went through, which she refers to as no self-realization or the natural state. Viivi also talks about her experiences with a yoga school that turned out to be a cult, her powerful Kundalini awakening, and the subsequent purification process. Throughout the interview, she emphasizes the importance of understanding the nature of experience and the difference between direct experience and mental interpretation. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded June 29, 2024 YouTube Video Chapters:  00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump  00:03:37 - Early Suffering and Alienation  00:07:22 - Finding Yoga in the Hospital  00:10:22 - The Powerful Kundalini Awakening  00:13:16 - The Journey of Purification  00:16:27 - Challenges after Kundalini Awakening  00:19:46 - Recommendation for Kundalini awakening practitioners  00:23:23 - Finding the Right Meditation Practice  00:26:55 - Defining Enlightenment and Liberation  00:30:16 - The Experience of Self  00:33:57 - Multi-Dimensionality of Life  00:37:16 - The Personal and Impersonal within a Larger Wholeness  00:40:18 - The Dance of Relative and Absolute  00:43:30 - Holding Multiple Perspectives Amid Conflicting Views  00:46:24 - Appreciating Different Perspectives  00:49:52 - Understanding the "I got it, I lost it" syndrome  00:53:22 - Extracting Instructions for Awakening  00:56:35 - The Beginner's Mind and Approaching with Curiosity  01:00:16 - Different Types of Meditation  01:03:58 - The Collapse of Fundamental Structures of Reality  01:07:38 - The Teacher and the Experience of Death  01:11:20 - Moments of Transcendence and Nothingness  01:14:34 - The Reality of the Deep Homecoming and Healing Through Realization  01:18:22 - The Disappearance of God  01:21:34 - Kundalini: The Most Powerful Energy  01:24:54 - The Relationship between Trauma and Relational Healing  01:28:34 - Dismissive Attitudes and Lack of Empathy  01:31:58 - The Contradictory Nature of the Experience  01:34:44 - The Importance of Having a Broad Perspective  01:38:40 - Exploring Aggression and Self-Respect  01:42:37 - Closing Remarks and Next Interview Preview