160 Melting Into Beauty and Releasing All Else

160 Melting Into Beauty and Releasing All Else

Author: William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor December 1, 2025 Duration: 2:06
If the first step in Purifying the mind is enjoying Beauty, the second step in Awakening is to let everything else go until all that remains inside is Beauty. Please enjoy this brief and simple reminder. If you are new to these podcasts, it could be helpful to know that the previous podcasts offer practical "How To" open up and let go into Awakening. These podcasts are meant to supplement your personal path of awakening whatever that might be. They are a compilation of what I have found to ...

In a world that often equates busyness with purpose, Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor offers a different path. This podcast is a gentle, guided conversation about integrating profound spiritual awakening into the practical fabric of daily life. Your host, William Cooper, brings a rare blend of deep theological education and decades of clinical psychotherapy practice to these discussions. He doesn't just speak from theory; his understanding has been shaped by extensive, immersive journeys, including fourteen trips to India to learn directly from gurus and awakened beings, alongside travels through Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand, and Brazil. Each episode feels like a thoughtful dialogue, where William's background as a Unity board president and Oneness trainer informs a perspective that is both inclusive and deeply practical. You'll hear explorations that sit at the intersection of mental wellness and spiritual discovery, addressing how relaxation into your true being is not an escape, but the very foundation of authentic happiness. This is for anyone curious about moving beyond spiritual concepts into a lived experience, supported by both psychological insight and timeless wisdom. Tune in for a podcast that values depth over dogma and presence over pressure.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Awakening Together, Relaxing into Happiness with William Cooper, Master of Theology, Licensed Professional Counselor
Podcast Episodes
125 Let Your Light Shine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:47
If we lived in a dark world that was without light we might try to cope and understand through philosophy, science, relationships, psychotherapy, thinking, emoting, talking, etc. Yet nothing would help us all as much as…
124 Heart Shining Through [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:33
Your heart shines through and around emotional layers and colors. I describe a large painting I did where the white canvas shines through just like your Being shines through. This is from my contemplation number 15 on my…
123 Non Attachment - "The Great Way" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:52
How is non attachment is possible? Short of repression we only will let go if we trade for something better. Ultimate non attachment, therefore, is only possible in Awakening. In Oneness we are All. Everything has become…
121 Relaxing Into Happiness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:36
You are Happiness (Being) right now and always. Nothing to do but enjoy. Yet we often feel blocked from our Selves by our troubles. We develop preferences to protect us from being triggered and feeling our repressed pain…
120 - Opening to Joy - Q & A [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:56
In this dynamic Q & A we discussed the relationship between trust and clarity, meditation, "Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?". Another asked, now that she experiences unfath…
119 How Do I Stop My Thoughts and Stay in the Present? Q & A [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:10
A beginning meditator is working her way through these podcasts starting at 1, the introduction, and moving forward. She wrote in asking how to stop her thoughts and her mind from roaming and how to stay in the present?…
117 - You're Shining Always, Living with a Narcissist - Q & A [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:11
This is a recording of a Live Q & A which has been edited for clarity, length, and helpfulness. Great Q & A! Your Being is Always shining as Love, Peace, and Fulfillment. Sometimes we are either too distracted or possibl…
116 Center, Connect, Awaken and Shine - Q & A [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:09
In this live Q & A we discussed resting in our ever present radiance without the need to jump out of our center. We often can become twisted and unhappy when we are lost in tasks beyond our skill levels. What does "Being…