Jonathan Foust

How to Awaken the Witness: From Identification to Observation [archive talk]

Jonathan Foust

Show Notes

This talk explores the liberating factor of self-observation.

You'll learn about how you can cultivate the optimal environment to develop the witness, the near-enemy of the practice and what it means to be aware of the light behind the observer.

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