Frank Yang on Cessation, No-Self & the Traps of Enlightenment | Interview

Frank Yang joins Ryan Burton for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation on awakening — from first cessation to life after it. They get into Frank's path from performance art and self-styled "shadow work" to radical practice: his first cessation (watching the entire universe form, vanish, and come back online), the seductive trap of building a new identity around attainment ("I'm the one who attained cessation"), and the core insight that runs through the whole talk — every realization is a medicine, not the destination. Impermanence, no-self, even cessation itself are tools to see through a reference point; cling to them and they quietly become a new one. Along the way: Theravada and pragmatic dharma, Western Zen and "nothing to attain," Dzogchen and Mahamudra pointing-out instructions, the bicultural roots of Frank's search, and what genuine post-awakening integration actually looks like — ups, downs, and stability that deepens over years. — Check us out 🌐 Everything in one place: "https://www.afterawakening.com" 🎥 Frank "https://frankyang.wtf/meditation" 💬 Join the community or let's talk 1:1 at "www.afterawakening.com/guidance" #dharma #nonduality #awakening #anatta #noself #meditation #vipassana