Waking from the Trance: A Practical Course on Developing Multidimensional Awareness

Anyone on the path of enlightenment should add this course to their studies. It can be daunting at first to understand where Stephen is going with this technique. But as the listener continues on this tutorial, the stories he shares can be enjoyed while gathering information during his discourse for use in the normal meditation disciplines.There is indeed, however "something to be gained" from being spiritual. It can change an individual's entire reality, affecting healing and lending great serenity. What Mr. Wolinsky is trying to help accomplish here, is to remove barriers and fears associated with previous religious teachings that may be hindering the learner's progress. To go deeper than just one or two causes or directions, but to have the ability to reach multiple levels of awareness. This will (according to Quantum Psychology) allow us to consciously evolve. There's no telling what abilities we can gain if we *can* reach that level.

I don't know how many times I can listen to this guy ask "If you don't use your thoughts, memories, emotions, associations, or perceptions, how do you experience X". I don't know what this question is supposed to do for you or why he thinks that asking it over and over for different experiences does anything for anyone.

Fantastic! Finally someone points to the multiple levels of awareness that reside "in" Consciousness and beyond. If you have ever met someone (or yourself) stuck in a level of awareness, say the "Oneness" level, or the "Psychological" level, or the "Labelling Level", or the Quantum Physics Level, you know they are only pointing to one level of TRUTH. This Series is the most amazing presentation of all that is of the ONE SUBSTANCE, without exclusion of anything - exclusion which would make no sense if everything is one, but is so often seen in Advaita circles (Some exceptions being Adyashanti, Nirmala and Gangaji). This ALL-inclusive awareness is blowing all of the other teachings out of the water - or you could say bringing them all together in a way that makes clear sense.Only Wolinksy seems to effectively take you "Back to where you came from" as Nisargadatta teaches (but is cagey on specifics about) But he doesn't stop there! He includes the return trip that embraces all, without the denial of that which is "appearing" as two -Full Multi-dimensional awareness. From the Enneagram, to Quantum Physics, to Traditional Psychology, from the Ego to Advaita Vedanta and the Nisargadatta teachings and Self-Inquiry, Wolinksy pulls it all together here without a lot of nonsense. The only thing in addition that I would recommend is The Work of Byron Katie (Loving What Is), for deep self inquiry, and the teachings of Gina Lake (Radical Happiness) on Essence (discussed by Wolinsky) and perhaps the Sedona Method for getting to the bottom of things with surgical precision and not a lot of flower language and lofty BS.I was so impressed I am now reading the three volume Quantum Psychology Notebooks of Wolinksy's Way of the Human. And am planning on attending his 12 day next year - and I will not spend another dime on another teacher. It is not necessary. This work can finally awaken the inner teacher. And then teachers become irrelevant. And maybe just fun to hang out with - friends!BRAVO STEPHEN! You are, IMHO, one of the greats. Your teaching style is marvelous, your understanding and clarity is obvious, and your exercises are POWERFUL!Run don't walk to buy this one, if you REALLY want your freedom!

Stephen Wolinsky is not a 'Feel Good' Guru and HALLELUJAH for that!!! And his teaching (and Nisargadatta through the vehicle of Stephan) is not for everyone. He will not coddle your belief's - he will challenge them. I have quite a few courses from Sounds True, and I have gained something from all of them, but to this one I return again and again - the "False Self/False Core" chapter alone is worth the price of admission. He is also appealing to the intellect, and the western mind. Again he may not be for everyone- if you need some coddling (and there is nothing wrong with that - we all need it from time to time) you should look further - but if you're really wanting to wake up from the dream that you think is your life - I would highly recommend this as well as his series of Nisargadatta DVDs.

This course combines the majority of Stephen Wolinsky's meditations and systems of understanding alongside some interesting background information on him personally. It is very well presented and thoroughly does justice to the brevity and directness of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's teachings. For me personally, it had moments of power that could rival the discourse in "I Am That."Those who don't want anything "extra" and are only interested in helping along the process of destroying well-hidden concepts and illusions of identity will find it deeply refreshing in its clarity. If you want something comforting and charming, you might want to look elsewhere!

This is the ultimate CD for spiritual seekers. If you listen carefully, Wolinksy will remove the spiritual seeker inside you. Then, you can be free to be truly enlightened. He will remove the structures and systems that we develop for ourselves, which are intended to be survival mechanisms, but are actually blockages for true enlightenment.Get it!