Consciousness, Meditation, and the Nature of Purpose with Dean Graves

What changes when a person spends 50 years living an ordinary American life, and then, almost by accident, starts meditating?Dean Graves is a meditation teacher, mental health counselor, and spiritual guide with over 25 years of experience helping people move toward greater self-awareness and healing. Around his 50th year, he began meditating and gleaned insights he now believes have been given to humanity throughout history, but repeatedly distorted or lost. He's the host of the podcast Infinitely One.In this episode, Dean explores what consciousness actually is and why understanding it matters, why stress and suffering are so pervasive in the human experience, and what he believes happens when we die. He also shares his perspective on humanity's purpose in creation, and what he believes true enlightenment looks like.WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT:The meditation practice that reshaped his life at 50What consciousness is, and why it mattersWhy stress and suffering are pervasive to humanityHis perspective on death, purpose, and creationWhat enlightenment actually meansHealing from stress and suffering through awarenessCONNECT WITH DEAN GRAVES:Website: ddeangraves.orgPodcast: Infinitely OneFacebook, YouTube, Instagram & LinkedIn: linked on his profile