In this episode of Living an Awakened life, Amoda Maa discusses the spiritual awakening that came after many years of contemplating self-help, working on herself, looking within, trying to find out what was the source of her unhappiness, and at times deep clinical depression and trying to fix herself. Susan and Amoda discuss: the sudden, expected awakening Amoda experienced  in the midst of depressionthe question she askedAmoda’s experience of awakening whether or not it is necessary for awakening to be integrated into one’s lifethe arising of the inner impulse to teachthe importance of deep listeninghow to work with teachings such as the body and the world are illusionsAmoda also discusses her upcoming live Masterclass series, “Unconditional Openness, the Way of Freedom”, beginning June 5th. For further information and the link to join the Masterclass click here.  Support the showIf you are interested in exploring spiritual awakening, we invite you to register for our free 7 Days to Awakening self study course, created by Lisa Natoli and Bill Free. Learn more about the The Awareness Podcast and access show notes for every episode at: www.teachersofgod.org/podcast Learn more about The Teachers of God Foundation at: www.teachersofgod.org Original music by Omashar