The site offers three main ways to find teachings:

Explore
Browse
Search

Each one is useful in a different way.

Explore is a guided way to move through the archive by major topic and category.

Use Explore when you want a curated path into the teachings.

The main Explore topics are:

Meditation
Kundalini
Tantra
Guru Lineage
Nature of Consciousness

Within each area, teachings are grouped into more specific categories. For example, under Meditation you will find categories such as Pranayama, Concentration, Pratyahara, and Stopping the Mind.

Explore is a good choice if you are not sure exactly what you are looking for yet.

Browse lets you filter the full Teaching library using structured taxonomies.

You can browse by:

Topic
Category
Keyword
Teaching Type
Year
Event / Series
City / State
Venue

Browse is useful when you want to narrow the archive by a specific type of information.

For example, you might use Browse to find:

all Kundalini teachings teachings from a specific year teachings connected to a retreat or series teachings on a specific keyword teachings given in a specific city

Search is best when you are looking for a specific word, phrase, title, practice, or teaching concept.

You can search for terms such as:

nirvikalpa samadhi
kundalini shakti
guru yoga
apana
so-ham
blue pearl
cessation

Search looks across Teaching titles, descriptions, quotes, keywords, and full teaching text.

The Search page also includes Advanced Search, which lets you search for an exact phrase, require certain words, or exclude words you do not want included. Use Advanced Search when your first search gives too many results or when you want to refine the archive more carefully.

If you are new to the archive, start with:

Free Course → Explore → Browse → Search

A simple path might look like this:

1. Use Search when you are looking for a specific teaching, term, or practice.
2. Begin with the free Foundations course.
3. Use Explore to get oriented by major topic.
4. Use Browse to narrow the library.

A Teaching page may include:

Teaching title
Description
Topic and category information
Date or year
Duration
A quote from the teaching
Audio access, when available
PDF transcript, when available
Bookstore link

Some media is publicly visible, such as in the free course, while other audio and PDF materials may require membership.

The public part of a Teaching page gives an overview of the teaching. Full audio and PDF access is reserved for members.

If you are not logged in, you may see a prompt to log in or become a member.

Membership gives access to protected Teaching materials, including available audio and PDFs.

The exact membership offering may change as the archive develops, but the main purpose is to provide access to the digital Teaching library.

First, make sure you are logged into the account connected to your membership.

If you still cannot see member materials, possible causes include:

• your membership may have expired
• you may be logged into a different account
• your membership may not have been activated
• the Teaching may not yet have audio or PDF material available

Try logging out and logging back in. If the issue continues, contact support.

Not necessarily. The archive is growing over time, and some Teachings may have audio, some may have PDFs, some may have both, and some may still be awaiting additional materials.

If a Teaching does not show audio or PDF materials, it may not have been fully added to the digital library yet.

If audio does not play, try these steps:

• Refresh the page.
• Make sure you are logged in as a member.
• Try a different browser.
• Check your internet connection.
• Disable browser extensions that may block media playback.
• Try again on another device.

If the audio player appears but does not start, the temporary media link may have expired or failed to load. Refreshing the page will usually request a new secure media link.

For security reasons, audio links are temporary. If you leave a page open for a long time, the media link may expire.

Refresh the page and press play again.

If a PDF does not open:

1. Refresh the page.
2. Make sure you are logged in as a member.
3. Allow popups or new tabs for the site.
4. Try a different browser.
5. Try opening the PDF again.

PDFs will open in your browser’s built-in PDF viewer. Different browsers display PDFs differently.

Yes. PDFs will open in a new browser tab using your browser’s native PDF viewer.

PDF materials are intended for reading and study within your browser.

Please respect the teachings and use the materials for personal study.

Use the Login page:

http://awakening-archives.org/login/

After logging in on a Teaching page, you will be return to the Teaching you were viewing.

Your membership account page is:

http://awakening-archives.org/membership-account/

Your profile page is:

http://awakening-archives.org/membership-account/your-profile/

Billing information is located at:

http://awakening-archives.org/membership-account/membership-billing/

Go to the Login page and use the password reset option.

If you do not receive the reset email, check your spam or promotions folder.

Check the following:

Are you logged in? Are you using the same email address you used to sign up? Has your membership expired? Did you complete the signup or checkout process? Are you viewing a Teaching that actually has member materials available?

If the problem continues, contact support with the email address connected to your account.

The Foundations of Spiritual Practice course is a self-paced introduction to core principles of meditation and spiritual practice. You can move through the course modules in order or return to specific modules as needed.

No. You can explore the archive at any time.

However, if you are new to Mark Griffin’s teachings or new to meditation practice, the Foundations course is the best starting point.

Yes. The course is self-paced, and the modules are meant to be revisited. Many teachings become clearer through repeated listening, reflection, and practice.

Move slowly and thoughtfully. These teachings are not only informational; they are meant to support practice, contemplation, and transformation.

A helpful approach is:

listen reflect practice return

You may find it useful to take notes, repeat a teaching, or sit quietly after listening.

That is normal. Many teachings unfold over time.

You can return to foundational topics, search for related terms, or explore another teaching in the same category. Some material may become clearer after more practice or repeated listening.

Not always. The free course has a suggested sequence, but the archive itself is designed for both guided exploration and independent study.

You can follow a topic, search by concept, browse by year or event, or return to teachings that speak directly to your current practice.

The site should work in current versions of major browsers such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge.

If something does not work, try updating your browser or testing in another browser.

The site is responsive, which means the layout changes for phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop screens.

On smaller screens, images and text sections may stack vertically instead of appearing side by side.

Try:

1. Refreshing the page.
2. Clearing your browser cache.
3. Trying a different browser.
4. Trying on another device.
5. Logging out and back in if the issue is membership-related.

If the problem continues, contact support and include:

the page URL what device you are using what browser you are using whether you are logged in a short description of the issue