New AtR Updates: John Tan’s YouTube Channel, Redesigned Blog, and Updated Practice Guides

Dear friends,

A few new Awakening to Reality updates to share:

1. John Tan’s YouTube channel

John Tan has started uploading videos to his YouTube channel, and we have created a new AtR page to collect his YouTube videos and related audios here:

https://www.awakeningtoreality.com/2026/05/union-of-dependent-arising-and-emptiness.html

The current materials include teachings and pointers on dependent arising, emptiness, anatta, post-anatta insight, the vividness of appearances, dependent designation, freedom from extremes, and the experiential understanding of how emptiness and dependent arising are not separate.

John will continue uploading more videos in the coming days, weeks, and months, so please keep checking back. The page will be updated as more YouTube videos and audio materials become available. Remember to hit Subscribe to John Tan’s YouTube channel!

2. Awakening to Reality blog redesign

The AtR blog has also been redesigned with a new Cosmic Dawn Dharma Library Theme. Unique design by Soh for Awakening to Reality.

Check it out for yourself: https://www.awakeningtoreality.com/

The desktop version now looks more refined and spacious, with a clearer article area, improved sidebar presentation, better search visibility, and a more contemplative purple-gold visual theme.

There is also now a proper mobile-responsive version. On phones, the site is much easier to read, with a compact “Start Here” / library preview near the top, while the full AtR Dharma Library remains available after the article.

Special thanks to Nafis Rahman for testing, and to both Nafis and William Lim for pushing me to finally implement proper mobile responsiveness. Without their feedback, I might have kept postponing it.

3. Updated Awakening to Reality Practice Guide + the Longer Original AtR Guide

The Awakening to Reality Practice Guide and the Longer Original AtR Guide have also been updated. Both the English and Chinese versions have been refreshed.

You can find the updated guides here:

https://www.awakeningtoreality.com/2022/06/the-awakening-to-reality-practice-guide.html

The guides remains one of the best starting points for those who are new to AtR, especially for understanding the stages of insight, from I AM to anatta and emptiness, and practice orientation in a concise and structured way.

Please feel free to share these resources with anyone who may benefit.