This is part one of a two-part series. Stephan Bodian is a gifted spiritual teacher whose work has brought wisdom to countless contemporary seekers in an accessible and deeply transformative way. Founder of the School for Awakening and author of several influential books—including Meditation for Dummies (with more than half a million copies sold), Wake Up Now, and Beyond Mindfulness—Bodian is widely respected for his rare ability to bridge timeless spiritual insight with modern psychological understanding. Trained as a psychotherapist, Bodian has pioneered a uniquely skillful approach that integrates self-inquiry, non-dual realization, and practical psychological insight. We recently spoke from his home in the Canary Islands about his newest book, Infinite Awakening: A Guide to Nondual Wisdom and the Pathless Path, which offers a comprehensive guide to the “pathless path” of spiritual awakening. Mark Matousek: In the preface to your new book, the spiritual teacher Adyashanti writes that there is “a spiritual potency within each of us, a drive to awaken to our true being, or reality, or God.” You go on to say that …