Nothing to Achieve: A Guided Meditation to Rest as the I AM Presence

In this episode of The Awareness Podcast, Jody Agard offers a simple guided meditation exploring the recognition of "I AM" — the awareness that is present before every thought, sensation, and experience. So often the mind believes something needs to be achieved, understood, or improved in order to awaken. The personal self can make this recognition seem distant or difficult. But what if nothing needs to be achieved? Before the next thought about yourself… Before the story of who you are… There is the quiet knowing of I AM. Rather than trying to create a special experience, this meditation simply opens space to notice what has never been absent. The awareness that hears these words… The awareness that knows each sensation… The awareness in which thoughts appear and disappear… That awareness is what you are. ✨ Another way to go deeper… If you’d like to continue exploring beyond this podcast, we invite to check out the CFA's upcoming brand new offering: The Imperturbable I Am with Jenny Beal — a 4-part live series starting in April. For those who’ve glimpsed clarity but feel pulled back into thought, emotion, and the challenges of life — this is an invitation to rest in the unchanging presence within — where a natural steadiness and peace remain, regardless of what arises. 👉🏼 Click here to learn more and reserve your spot. Support the show Deepen your spiritual awakening experience with ongoing live teachings! Free to join. Find out more here. Listen +

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Nothing to Achieve: A Guided Meditation to Rest as the I AM Presence is an episode from The Awareness Podcast by The Awareness Podcast.

This episode is 32:34 long.

This episode was published on Mar 18, 2026.

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