What John Wick Teaches About Your True Nature | Spiritual Awakening

What is your true nature? In this teaching on spiritual awakening, James describes our essential self as infinite spaciousness — an oceanic stillness that includes the body, mind, and personality without being limited or affected by them. Using an unlikely example, the film John Wick, James explores how deep tenderness and fierce toughness can live in the same person, and why waking up doesn't mean denying pain, grief, or loss. Drawing on the Buddhist teaching of the Two Truths, he explains the difference between the relative self we experience daily and the absolute awareness it appears within — much like a movie playing on a screen the screen itself is never harmed by. James also names a growing distortion in popular nonduality teaching: the denial of the body and the world. This is a grounded, honest look at what it means to transcend suffering without pretending it isn't real. 📖 Ten Paths to Freedom — James's book on spiritual awakening: https://a.co/d/0gujPRv 🔔 Subscribe for teachings on spiritual awakening and nonduality. Chapters 0:00 - What Is Your True Nature? 3:00 - The John Wick Story 7:00 - Why Toughness and Tenderness Coexist 8:00 - How to Transcend Suffering Without Denying It 10:00 - The Two Truths: Absolute and Relative 13:00 - Why "So-Called" Nonduality Gets It Wrong --- Links: Book: Ten Paths To Freedom: https://a.co/d/0gujPRv Website (session requests, mailing list, and more): https://wakeuptoreality.org/ BATGAP Interview:    • James Wood - Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview   About: James Wood is a spiritual teacher and author of Ten Paths to Freedom: Spiritual Awakening Made Simple. He has been guiding students since 2002 and is the Co-Founder of the nonprofit Wake Up To Reality. This channel explores Spiritual Awakening, Non-Duality, and Meditation to help you end mental suffering and wake up to reality. Known for his compassionate and direct approach, James cuts through spiritual confusion to reveal the fundamental Reality of our essential nature. If you resonate with the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, Adyashanti, Byron Katie, Franklin Merrell-Wolff, Shankara, or Joel S. Goldsmith, you will find clarity here. Disclaimer: The information presented in these videos is for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. Recorded in 2026 --- #spiritualawakening #nonduality #stillness #buddhism #jameswoodteacher Q&A What is your true nature according to nonduality? What does infinite spaciousness mean? Can you be spiritually awake and still feel pain? What is the Buddhist teaching of the Two Truths? Does nonduality deny the reality of the body? What is the Gospel of Thomas saying "be passersby"? Why do awakened people still feel sadness or grief? Is spiritual awakening about escaping suffering?