Discovering Waking Down In Mutuality

By Author: Julius Givens
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In January 2003 I went to check out Saniel Bonder at a Friday evening presentation in Seattle. A friend of mine, Krishna Gauci, whose spirituality I respected, brought Saniel here from California. Krishna was a fellow practitioner of advaita vedanta, and I knew that Saniel was not of this tradition. I was curious. During the sitting I was impressed by Saniel’s aliveness, intellect and the way he engaged and related to the audience. I also liked his wife, Linda, who was presenting with Saniel.

I bought Waking Down in Mutuality and left to go to my cabin for the weekend with my beloved, Lena, where I briefly read some of the book. After I got home and went to bed Sunday night something very unusual happened. During the night I woke up twice and then again in the morning. Each time I realized that in my dream I had been immersed in the Waking Down process, without really understanding what the process was. It was as if I had spent the whole night in a dream state in the Waking Down process! Nothing had ever happened to me like this before. I pay attention to my dreams, and I decided that this was something I was meant ...
... to pursue.

As part of the Waking Down in Mutuality work, one who is considering getting involved is encouraged to conduct an investigation or “due diligence” concerning the teaching and transmission. I talked to a few acquaintances I had met at other spiritual gatherings who were now actively involved in the Waking Down process who encouraged me. Lena and I also attended a sitting that was open to people who had seen Saniel in January. We learned a bit about what the Waking Down work was and wasn’t. Lena and I then attended the Human Sun Seminar which helped me
understand the basic concepts and terms of Waking Down in Mutuality.

After that I began working with Krishna as my teacher and Michaela Kapilla as my mentor. Just a few weeks later in March, Lena and I went to the Waking Down Weekend in Seattle. What was amazing to me was the number of awakened teachers and mentors that came to facilitate the workshop. It was very interactive among the participants, teachers and mentors. We broke up into small groups, each with a mentor and teacher, for a number of sessions during the weekend. In each group the participants were given an allotted time to talk about what was going on in their life, particularly the hard and challenging aspects.The sharing was in confidence, and the teachers, mentors and even participants would give feedback.It became obvious to me how important the Mutuality part of Waking Down was.

Another part of the workshop was devoted to sitting and gazing. The teachers would sit at the front of the room and gaze into the eyes of the participants who were seated facing them. It is like a traditional meditation except people’s eyes are open. As I recall, the participants had the option of keeping their eyes closed if they wished.

About Author:-

I am Julius Givens. I have spent last 12 years on a journey to waking down, also known as embodied awakening, as well as experiencing self realization. In this process I have come across all different forms of spiritual paths and forms. Writing is only one of the many ways through which I wish to share my knowledge and experience. I like to be a student and a devoted learner in all areas of my life. waking down in Mutuality, or waking down in mutuality, is a beautiful way to listen to your inner self and create harmony in your life.