How Does the Self Form?

This is an excerpt from a 3-week retreat which Stephen led in Pine Valley, Utah - October 10th, 2024. 00:00 How the Self Is Formed 07:42 Personality Work 10:30 Integration of Awakening 13:57 Progression of Awakening 16:44 I Am Not Practice To learn more see Stephen's book, "Demystifying Awakening", https://amzn.to/3L5RXh4 For upcoming retreats and Zoom offerings please see, https://awakeningdharma.org/ Stephen Mugen Snyder, Sensei began practicing daily meditation in 1976. Since then, he has studied Buddhism extensively—investigating and engaging in Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and Western non-dual traditions. He was authorized to teach in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in 2007 and the Zen Buddhist schools of Soto and Rinzai in 2022. Stephen is a senior student of Roshi Mark Sando Mininberg. #zenbuddhism #awakening #spiritualawakening