Core Wound, Nonduality, and Trusting Being
Krishna Gauci is a spiritual teacher associated with Waking Down in Mutuality, and in this conversation he explores the paradox of awakening as both the absolute and the human. He and Rick discuss the “core wound,” the sense of personhood, and how realization can include both the changeless and the changing without collapsing one into the other.
A major theme is the importance of embodiment, accountability, and speaking from the level that is actually appropriate in the moment. Krishna reflects on Papaji, Ramana Maharshi, devotion, love, and the danger of confusing spiritual insight with bypassing ordinary human reality. He also speaks candidly about teacher/student dynamics and why human-level responsibility still matters in awakening communities.
Krishna’s closing message is simple and direct: trust your own being, and trust the life that is living through you.
Interview recorded 9/17/2011
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Krishna Gauci and Waking Down
- 00:04:10 – Discovering the Dimension of Ourselves
- 00:09:09 – Duality in Non-duality
- 00:12:37 – The Sense of Personhood
- 00:16:08 – The Core Wound and the Intuition of Being More
- 00:19:23 – The Paradox of Freedom and Bondage
- 00:22:09 – The Core Wound and Consciousness
- 00:26:01 – The experience of fundamental well-being
- 00:28:57 – The Wound of Consciousness and the Goddess Kuan Yin
- 00:32:14 – Expressing the Infinite Intelligence
- 00:35:37 – The Limitations of Perception
- 00:38:50 – Falling in love with the unique manifestation
- 00:41:41 – Many Paths to Spiritual Beliefs
- 00:44:24 – The Feeling of Offness and Core Wounds
- 00:47:21 – Expanding Sense of Self
- 00:50:41 – Levels of Understanding and Communication
- 00:53:03 – The Role of Devotion in Spiritual Teachings
- 00:56:05 – Devotion to the Mountain
- 00:59:25 – The Movement of Divine Love
- 01:04:00 – The Paradox of Resting in Conscious Nature and Seeking
- 01:09:27 – The Personalness of the Unmanifest
- 01:14:07 – Personal Love and Universal Love
- 01:16:54 – The Unofficial Lineage of Ramana Maharshi and Papaji
- 01:18:37 – Teaching approach of Ramana and Papaji
- 01:21:03 – Cultivating Equanimity in Life
- 01:23:45 – Teaching Consciousness to the Peasants
- 01:26:02 – Development of Consciousness and Moral Values
- 01:28:16 – The Importance of Accountability
- 01:31:04 – The Equality of Teacher and Student
- 01:33:57 – Trusting Your Own Being
- 01:36:53 – Join the Discussion Group
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