Fred Davis studied and practiced Eastern wisdom for twenty-five years prior to 2006 when his seeking ended, and his true awakening commenced. He is the creator and editor of Awakening Clarity Now and the founder of The Living Method of Awakening. He is also the author of

The Book of Undoing: Direct Pointing to Nondual AwarenessBeyond Recovery: Nonduality and the Twelve StepsAwakening Clarity: A Spiritual Sampler

The Living Method of Awakening is an extraordinarily successful process of direct pointing that encourages immediate recognition of our shared True Nature. Hundreds of people on five continents have found the door to freedom using The Living Method.

His work has appeared on Advaita Vision, Nonduality Living, Meeting Truth, ONE: The Magazine, and it shows up frequently in Nondual Highlights. He is happily married, deeply loves animals, and lives as a chiefly ignored, urban hermit in Columbia, South Carolina.

It has recently come to public attention that Fred was convicted in 2006 for sex offenses he committed as a teenager, in the 1960s. He addresses the issue on his blog.

Transcript of this interview

Interview conducted 12/1/2013YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Fred Davis00:05:43 - Awakening in the Insane Asylum00:09:24 - My Journey with Zen Meditation and Self-Inquiry00:13:33 - Knocking Your Head Against the Walls Spirituality00:18:45 - Losing it All, Finding Sobriety, and Seeking True Nature00:23:51 - Finding Freedom through Surrender00:28:38 - The Mysterious Collapsing Flower Pots00:32:15 - Struggles and Finding Relief00:35:26 - The Awakening Experience00:39:12 - The Real Deal Breaker00:42:38 - A Unique Jail Experience00:46:00 - The Journey of Suffering and Awakening00:50:45 - A Shift in Perspective and Awakening00:55:45 - The Mind Wants Either/Or00:58:46 - The Unfolding Process of Enlightenment01:03:26 - The Mind's Either/Or Dilemma01:08:00 - Starting Awakening Clarity01:10:57 - Surprise Awakening and Egoic Pleasure01:14:42 - The Awakening Process and Sharing Insights01:18:48 - Awakening and the Importance of Context01:23:05 - Clarity about the I Am01:27:43 - Discovering Oneness01:32:05 - The possibility of anyone becoming a spiritual teacher01:35:27 - The Drive Towards Self-Recognition01:39:28 - The Subtleties of Non-Duality to Guide Awakening01:42:58 - Stabilizing and Refining the Mind01:46:29 - Beliefs, Opinions, and Positions01:51:10 - The Difficulty of Getting Out of Bed01:55:37 - Continuous Thinning of Conditioning02:02:53 - Challenges of On-Camera Sessions02:08:52 - Signing up for the iTunes podcast