Enlightenment. Awakening. Are they really the same thing? What does awakening really look like? And what are the different paths to enlightenment? A.H. Almaas, the founder of The Diamond Approach and Zen teacher, Henry Shukman have taught extensively on how enlightenment does not have a singular “face” or expression, but instead manifests in different ways. This conversation has been excerpted from the original special event on Sounds True One titled “The Many Faces of Awakening” and can be viewed in its entirety on the platform. Presented by Sounds True One ▶️ https://bit.ly/45iiMJf A.H. Almaas is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali, who has written over 20 books, including his most recent, “Nondual Love: Awakening to the Loving Nature of Reality.” In 1976, he founded the Ridhwan School, an organization with members in North America, Europe, and Australia, dedicated to promoting the Diamond Approach®. More on A.H. Almaas ▶️https://www.soundstrue.com/blogs/authors/a-h-almaas Henry Shukman is a teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and has trained in various other meditation schools and practices. After a spontaneous spiritual awakening at the age of 19, he embarked on a long journey of healing and deeper awakening, guided by Roshis John Gaynor, Joan Rieck, Ruben Habito, and Yamada Roshi, international abbot of Sanbo Zen, who ultimately appointed him a teacher in 2010. Since then he has been leading a growing number of practitioners on the path of awakening, in Europe and the US. He has also been authorized to teach mindfulness by Shinzen Young and is a certified dreamwork therapist and serves as the Spiritual Director Emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More on Henry Shukman ▶️https://www.soundstrue.com/blogs/authors/henry-shukman If you would like to watch our videos in full and ad-free, we would love to invite you to join Sounds True One. There is a lot of great content for you to explore, and many other features you may find enjoyable! Join the world’s foremost spiritual teachers, wisdom leaders, and luminaries of our time—all in one place—plus live classes, Q&A sessions with teachers, online community events, book clubs, original shows, and more on Sounds True One: your home for wisdom, connection, and wellbeing. Get your FREE trial to Sounds True One ▶️https://bit.ly/45iiMJf --- Sounds True was founded in 1985 by Tami Simon with a clear mission: to disseminate spiritual wisdom. Since starting out as a project with one woman and her tape recorder, we have grown into a multimedia publishing company with more than 80 employees, a library of more than 1500 titles featuring some of the leading teachers and visionaries of our time, and an ever-expanding family of customers from across the world. In more than three decades of growth, change, and evolution, Sounds True has maintained its focus on its overriding purpose, as summed up in our Mission Statement. Subscribe to Sounds True's YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSTYT Connect with us: ▪️Facebook: http://bit.ly/2XFIIeE ▪️Instagram: http://bit.ly/2UlEoiH ▪️Website: http://bit.ly/2tOl02d