Host Michael Taft talks with dharma teacher and author Tina Rasmussen about ways to understand nondual awareness and the progress of nondual meditation, including her own unique comparison between the Formless Realms of early Buddhist meditation and the Boundless Dimensions taught by Hameed Ali (aka AH Almaas) of the Diamond Approach. Listen...

Last year, Tina was invited to be one of five founding teachers to a new, online platform designed for intermediate to advanced spiritual practitioners. She felt honored to be their first teacher signed to this new platform. The past six months have been filled with preparation for the platform’s launch. Tina has met the other two current founding teachers (one from the Zen tradition and one from the Sufi tradition), and has great respect for...

Tina discusses compatibility issues between neo-Advaita and Buddhism, generational conceptions of practice; from Boomers to Millennials, the need to evolve our understanding and ways of thinking about and describing awakening/enlightenment, the phases and stages of a practising life, roadblocks, hurdles, maturation; limitations, critiquing the language we use to talk about self, ego, awakening, the way belief shapes practice, perception, and...

Tina is interviewed by Ryan Burton of “After Awakening.” This is Tina’s best interview covering aspects of awakening. Ryan has studied with Tina for many years, so they have a lot of fun! You can listen to the audio interview or read the transcript on Ryan’s website. Also available on...

In this interview, Tina talks to “Guru Viking” (Steve James) about her life-defining quest for enlightenment, undertaking a 1-year solo retreat, awakening, jhāna practice, and the integration of awakening into ordinary life.

Tina has released a new 4-minute video summarizing the tremendous benefits of committing to the Samatha (concentration and serenity) practice. The benefits are both practical, and can lead to significant experiences of our deeper nature. Click here to watch the video on YouTube.