Buddha at the Gas Pump

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614. Clay Lomakayu Miller Sep 07, 2021

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Clay Lomakayu Miller lives in Cottonwood, Arizona, just outside of Sedona, where he has been serving clients from all over the world to assist them in living at the center of the circle of who they are. Medicine of One is the outcome of this service. It is a nondual shamanic path that has formed from his work with clients for 25 years and his time in the Ancient sacred land of the Southwest. He uses a unique form of healing called Soul Dreaming to help free people from the stories from their past so they may gift the world their true presence. He is also the creator of Primordial Movements for trauma and emotional integration. He considers his primary service as the sharing of Medicine of One. At his side are his Wolf-Dog Helpers assisting people with their presence and love. Medicine of One is summed up in the One Noble truth, which is to live at the center where, from true being, comes our true doing. The first action is the True Action of self Love. Website: medicineofone.com YouTube channel Email address: lomakayu@medicineofone.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded September 4, 2021 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:26 - Connection and Mistakes in the Creative Process 00:06:35 - Living at the Center of the Circle 00:10:00 - The Medicine of One and the Circle 00:13:09 - The Power of Vibrations and Soul Dreaming 00:16:22 - Empowering Personal Growth through Emotional Release 00:19:43 - The Warrior's Disconnect from Emotion and Powerlessness 00:23:09 - The Transformation Process 00:26:30 - The Power of Hand Mudras in Expressive Dance 00:29:44 - The Role of Dogs in my Life 00:33:05 - The Connection Between Dogs and Consciousness 00:36:26 - Bartending in San Francisco and New York 00:39:47 - The Aftermath of the Car Accident 00:42:52 - Channeling Talent and Creativity 00:46:26 - Nisargadatta's Unique Style of Teaching 00:49:56 - Creating Sacred Power Spots 00:52:58 - The Healing Power of Objects 00:56:07 - Releasing Shame and Rage through Vibrational Healing 00:59:30 - Resistance to Engagement 01:02:22 - Softness towards oneself in camping trips and emotions 01:05:54 - Numbing out and avoiding discomfort 01:09:32 - Finding Worth and Value 01:13:06 - Helping Women Find Their Worth and Purpose 01:16:23 - Embodying the Spine of Your Life 01:19:45 - Flowing Without Resistance 01:23:02 - Reading the Stream and Staying in Balance 01:25:51 - The Stability of the Colorado Plateau 01:28:56 - Finding Inner Peace and Balance 01:32:36 - Bringing in the Vibration 01:35:47 - The Journey to Self-Love 01:38:39 - Conclusion and Farewell

613. Christian Sundberg Aug 31, 2021

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When Christian Sundberg was a young child, he remembered his existence before coming to Earth. While that memory left him completely for his early adult life, it spontaneously returned at the age of 30 as Christian took up a meditation practice and went through a personal awakening journey. He also began to have Out of Body Experiences (OBEs). Christian has worked for over 15 years as a professional project manager for complex nuclear pump and valve manufacturing projects. Christian has also presented at over 80 public speaking events, as he now seeks to remind others in at least a small part of who we all really are beneath the human “play". Book: A Walk in the Physical: Understanding the Human Experience Within the Larger Spiritual Context A Walk in the Physical (Free online version) Website: awalkinthephysical.com Email Christian at: awalkinthephysical@gmail.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded August 28, 2021 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:56 - Transcending Physical Reality 00:09:03 - The Challenge of Expressing Subtle Experiences 00:13:12 - A Deep Healing Experience 00:17:27 - Meeting a Highly Evolved Being and Past Lives 00:21:41 - Integrating Fear for Expansion 00:25:58 - The Fear of Being Unable to Escape Pain 00:30:28 - The Evolutionary Purpose of Challenges 00:34:57 - The Plunge into Physical Existence 00:39:21 - The Flowchart of Life Possibilities 00:43:30 - A Holy Moment of Connectedness 00:47:23 - Remembering Our True Existence 00:51:38 - The Experience of Different Realities 00:55:40 - Perspectives on Reincarnation in Different Traditions 00:59:42 - Experiential Learning and the Purpose of Veiling 01:04:03 - The Purpose of Every Experience 01:08:44 - The Play is Not Scripted 01:12:59 - Organizing and Collaborating on the Other Side 01:16:52 - The Evolving Soul and the Imperfect Government 01:21:23 - Evolution and the Manifestation of Love and Joy 01:25:54 - The Curiosity of Creation 01:30:16 - Unbounded Awareness and Unique Experiences 01:34:21 - Investigating Consciousness with Meditation 01:38:45 - Living in a Dense Dimension: An Opportunity for Evolution 01:43:22 - Unconditional Love and Personal Responsibility 01:48:06 - The Thickness of the Veil 01:52:39 - Letting go of the story and rising up to the surface 01:56:57 - Connecting with Inner Reality 02:01:10 - Effect on Closest Relationships 02:05:26 - The Importance of Making Distance 02:09:23 - One-on-One Consultations and Webinars

612. Eva Natanya Aug 24, 2021

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Eva Natanya is Co-Founder and Resident Teacher at the Center for Contemplative Research at Miyo Samten Ling. A scholar of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, Christian theology, and comparative religion, Dr. Natanya has served in many capacities as a spiritual teacher, academic lecturer, translator, and editor of Tibetan texts, writer, and retreat leader. Following a nine-year career as a professional ballet dancer with both the New York City Ballet and the Royal Ballet of England, she earned an MA in Christian Systematic Theology at the Graduate Theological Union and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. Her dissertation examined the complex interactions of Madhyamaka, Yogācāra, and Abhidharma teachings as they underlie the Vajrayāna philosophy of Je Tsongkhapa. She has worked closely with Dr. B. Alan Wallace on his translations for several books, including Open Mind: View and Meditation in the Lineage of Lerab Lingpa and Fathoming the Mind: Inquiry and Insight in Dudjom Lingpa's Vajra Essence, and has co-taught meditation retreats with Dr. Wallace around the world. In a Christian context, she co-authored Living Resurrected Lives: What It Means and Why It Matters with Veronica Mary Rolf. She has spent more than three years in solitary meditation retreat, and remains in residence at Miyo Samten Ling in Crestone, Colorado, guiding fellow retreatants in the details of contemplative training. Her website is: evanatanya.com. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded August 21, 2021 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:22 - Mystical Longing and Spiritual Quest 00:09:59 - The Discipline and Demands of Rehearsal and Performance 00:14:11 - Transition to Deep Education and Meditation 00:18:22 - Preparation for Solitary Retreat 00:23:26 - Challenges of Long-term Retreat Practice 00:27:50 - The connection between mind and pr??ic system 00:32:00 - Sensations of Pr??a and the Inner Body 00:36:14 - The Dangers of Kundalini and Inner-body Practices 00:40:35 - The Proper Meditation Posture and Settling the Mind 00:45:25 - The Process of Settling the Mind 00:49:54 - Integrating Meditation with Daily Life 00:54:20 - The Depths of Loving-Kindness 00:58:30 - Meditation and the Transformation of Worldview 01:02:51 - The Notion of a Person as a Temporary Conglomerate 01:08:02 - The karmic cause of suffering and purification possibilities 01:12:21 - Reincarnation and Hypotheses of Past Lives 01:16:16 - Dream Lives and Illusion of Self 01:20:56 - Pratityasamutpada and the Two Realities 01:25:34 - The Illusory Nature of Things 01:29:51 - The Trinity in Christian Theology and Buddhism 01:35:06 - The Divine Light and Celestial Perception 01:39:40 - The Manifestation of Divinity in Every Little Thing 01:44:55 - The True Nature and Buddha Nature 01:50:25 - The transcendence of death in different cultures 01:55:27 - The Vastness of Awareness in Buddhism 01:59:28 - Finding a Path and Authentic Teachers 02:04:15 - Authenticity and Discernment in Choosing a Teacher 02:08:53 - Unconventional Behavior in the Name of Crazy Wisdom 02:13:19 - The Concept of Enlightenment 02:17:51 - Taking a Step towards Enlightenment

611. Peter Russell, 2nd Interview Aug 17, 2021

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Peter Russell is a leading thinker on consciousness and contemporary spirituality. He coined the term "global brain" with his 1980s bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the impact it would have on humanity. His new book, Letting Go of Nothing: Relax Your Mind and Discover the Wonder of Your True Nature, is published this August. He is the author of ten other books, including Waking Up in Time: Finding Inner Peace in Times of Accelerating Change and From Science to God: A Physicists Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness. He studied theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science at the University of Cambridge, and pioneered the introduction of personal growth programs to corporations, running courses for senior management on creativity, stress management, and sustainable development. His mission is to distill the essential wisdom on human consciousness found in the world’s various spiritual traditions and to disseminate their teachings on self-liberation in contemporary and compelling ways. Peter's website: peterrussell.com Peter's YouTube channel Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview. First BatGap interview with Peter. Interview recorded August 14, 2021 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:22 - Exploring Intelligent Design and Nature's Orchestration 00:07:34 - The Release of Letting Go 00:11:19 - Letting Go of Attachments through Body Awareness 00:16:56 - The Fundamental Motivation 00:21:56 - The Search for Inner Peace 00:26:06 - The Natural Mind 00:31:36 - Falling and Finding Contentment 00:41:50 - Distractions and Inner Quietness 00:47:37 - The Limitations of Books on the Spiritual Path 00:51:40 - Starting with Simple Meditation Techniques 00:55:08 - The Effects of Technological Acceleration 00:58:24 - The Innovative Power of Humans 01:01:18 - The Potential Limits of Technological Acceleration 01:04:20 - The Unsustainability of our Civilization 01:07:09 - Understanding the Trajectory 01:10:03 - The Importance of Becoming Better Human Beings 01:13:14 - The Importance of Confidence and Speculation 01:16:11 - The Power of Now 01:19:01 - The Two Aspects of Emotions 01:22:12 - Letting Go and Moving On 01:25:19 - The Doer and the Divine 01:29:07 - Synchronicity and Nature's Favor 01:32:37 - Attuning to Divine Intelligence 01:36:11 - The Natural Tendency of the Mind 01:39:32 - Letting Go: The Essence of Forgiveness 01:42:31 - Letting go of Judgments and Grievances 01:45:46 - The Vicious Circle of Attack and Defense 01:48:55 - The Power of Apologizing and Being Kind 01:52:01 - Mindfulness of Being Webinars 01:54:41 - Reflecting on the Talk with Peter

574. Asil Toksal Nov 02, 2020

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Asil Toksal is an Austrian-born channel. His work includes group energy alignment sessions and the channeling of celestial guides, as well as working on the energetic alignment of sacred sites around the world. The goal of this work is to assist in the evolution of consciousness in humanity. He has traveled widely to do this work, throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. For the past eighteen years, Asil has been deeply committed to a spiritual path while also training in a variety of different energy healing modalities. He has worked with many masters and lineage holders of various traditions in South America, North America, and China. In his earlier years, he also served as a CEO and corporate executive in software, marketing, and communications. Five years ago, during a moment of deep spiritual experience, Asil connected for the first time to the channeled angelic guides and energies that he works with today. He was offered the opportunity to work closely with these guides, but he was asked to make the choice to let go of the prior traditions, rituals, and healing methods he had learned. After making this choice, the guides assisted him through an intensive spiritual and energetic transformation process. This created a connection that allowed him to begin to receive and transmit energy, as well as spoken wisdom from these angelic and celestial realms. This connection forms the basis of his work. He lives in Marin County, Northern California. In 2019, to support his work, he created the not-for-profit 501(c)3, Ascension One Collective, Inc. To learn more about Asil and his work, as well as find an up-to-date schedule of events, videos, transcripts, and more, please visit: Website: asiltoksal.com YouTube Channel Facebook Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview. Interview recorded October 31, 2020 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:27 - Following Society's Expectations 00:09:22 - Observing Something Inside of Me 00:14:02 - The Great Polarity and the Unification of Consciousness 00:18:33 - The Edge of Consciousness 00:22:45 - Exploring Native American and Taoist Mysticism 00:27:28 - The Paths to Enlightenment 00:31:20 - A Life-Changing Encounter in the Redwood Forest 00:36:21 - Becoming a Vessel for Sacred Work 00:40:59 - The Experience of Embodying Higher Beings 00:45:28 - Exploring Shades of Consciousness 00:49:54 - The Purpose of Earth and Humanity's Evolution 00:54:14 - The Evolution of Human Consciousness and Soul Containers 00:58:23 - The Earth's Completion and the Evolution of Consciousness 01:02:51 - Learning to Ride the Waves 01:07:29 - Evolution and Challenges in Nature 01:12:05 - Healing Sacred Places 01:16:45 - The Uplift in Frequency at Sacred Sites 01:20:57 - Working on Individuals and the Land 01:25:09 - The Ripple Effect of Alignment Challenge 01:29:45 - The Journey of Growth and Relationship 01:34:04 - The Depth of Human Connection 01:38:15 - The Interconnectedness of Consciousness 01:42:36 - The Acceptance of Spiritual Truths 01:46:39 - Energetic Transfer and Alignment 01:56:15 - The Self-Realization of the Individual 02:02:52 - The Evolution of God and Our Role in it 02:09:23 - Existence Beyond the Material Form 02:15:53 - The Development of Channeling Abilities 02:19:59 - Fine-tuning the instrument of embodiment and reflection 02:24:56 - Development of Spiritual Gifts

547. Bayo Akomolafe Apr 27, 2020

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Bayo Akomolafe (Ph.D.) considers his most sacred work to be learning how to be with his daughter and son, Alethea Aanya, and Kyah Jayden - and their mother, his wife, and "life-nectar", Ijeoma. "To learn the importance of insignificance" is the way he frames a desire to reacquaint himself with a world that is irretrievably entangled, preposterously alive, and completely partial. Bayo was born in 1983 into a Christian home, and to Yoruba parents in western Nigeria. Losing his diplomat father to a sudden heart complication, Bayo became a reclusive teenager, seeking to get to the "heart of the matter" as a response to his painful loss. He sought to apply himself to the extremes of his social conditioning, his faith, and his eventual training as a clinical psychologist - only to find that something else beyond articulation was tugging at his sleeves, wanting to be noticed. After meeting with traditional healers as part of his quest to understand trauma, mental wellbeing, and healing in new ways, his deep questions and concerns for decolonized landscapes congealed into a life devoted to exploring the nuances of a "magical" world "too promiscuous to fit neatly into our fondest notions of it." A fugitive to manicured disciplinarity in the academe, speaker, and proud diaper-changer, Bayo leads an earth-wide organization (The Emergence Network) as its Chief Curator and Director. The organization is set up for the re-calibration of our ability to respond to civilizational crisis - a project framed within a feminist ethos and inspired by indigenous cosmologies. He considers this a shared art - exploring the edges of the intelligible, dancing with posthumanist ideas, dabbling in the mysteries of quantum mechanics and the liberating sermon of an ecofeminism text, and talking with others about how to host a festival in Brazil - and part of his inner struggle to regain a sense of rootedness to his community. He also hosts a course (We Will Dance with Mountains) among other offerings. Bayo is visiting professor at Middlebury College, Vermont, and has taught in universities around the world (including Sonoma State University California, Simon Frasier University Vancouver, Schumacher College Devon, Harvard University, and Covenant University Nigeria – among others). He is a consultant with UNESCO, leading efforts for the Imagining Africa’s Future (IAF) project. He speaks and teaches about his experiences around the world, and then returns to his adopted home in Chennai, India - "where the occasional whiff of cow dung dancing in the air is another invitation to explore the vitality of a world that is never still and always surprising." Bayo has authored two books, ‘We Will Tell Our Own Story!: The Lions of Africa Speak!’ and ‘These Wilds Beyond Our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity's Search for Home’, and has penned forewords for many others. Websites: bayoakomolafe.net emergencenetwork.org Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded April 25, 2020 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:46 - The Times Are Urgent, Let Us Slow Down 00:08:42 - Slowing Down in Times of Urgency 00:12:36 - The Challenge of Thinking in Different Terms 00:16:10 - The Balance of Preciseness and Unboundedness 00:20:51 - Dancing with the Masquerade: Rediscovering Core Values 00:25:50 - The Evolution and Devolution of Ideas 00:29:05 - The complexity of the universe and the pieces of the puzzle 00:33:12 - Devolving and the Emerging Universe 00:37:16 - The All-Pervading Intelligence of God 00:41:19 - The Excess of Meaninglessness 00:44:27 - The Future as Creator 00:48:10 - The Beauty of Contrast and Difference 00:52:44 - Blind men feeling the elephant 00:56:28 - Embracing the Impermanence of Truth 01:00:57 - The Influence of Environment on Judicial Decisions 01:05:14 - The Color of a Triangle 01:09:23 - Panpsychism and Panentheism 01:13:40 - Variations of Non-Dualism and Multiple New Materialisms 01:17:15 - The Ongoingness of Materializations 01:20:59 - The Absurdity of Non-Dualism and Anticipation 01:24:29 - Futures Literacy: Noticing and Shifting Perspectives 01:28:08 - Post Activism: Slowing Down to Meet Other Bodies and Other Agencies 01:32:04 - The Recycling Ethics and Environmental Impact 01:35:24 - Imagining a More Beautiful World 01:38:58 - Aligning with the Flow of the Universe 01:43:29 - The Newtonian-Cartesian Paradigm and Harmony vs Disruption 01:48:07 - Understanding the Fundamentals of Creation and Consciousness 01:52:57 - The Story of the Trickster Tortoise 01:56:09 - The Tortoise and the Hidden Wisdom 01:59:34 - Reflections on the Current Time

543. Cynthia Jurs Mar 30, 2020

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Cynthia Jurs is a Tibetan Buddhist lama and a Dharmacharya in the Order of Interbeing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh whose source of refuge and spiritual inspiration is Mother Earth; Gaia. In 1990, she made a life-changing pilgrimage to meet the hermit and meditation master, Kushok Mangden Charok Rinpoche, a 106-year-old lama living in a remote cave in Nepal from whom she received the practice of the Earth Treasure Vases when she asked him, “What can we do to bring healing and protection to the Earth?” For thirty years, Cynthia has been building a global community committed to planetary healing and collective awakening in partnership with elders and activists around the world. Cynthia teaches an innovative blend of engaged Buddhism and sacred activism through the Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Project, the Open Way Sangha in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the international Gaia Mandala Community. Through her nonprofit, Alliance for the Earth, Cynthia has worked with former combatants and the women who stopped a war in Liberia, West Africa, to build peace, teaching mindfulness and co-founding the Peace Hut Alliance for Conflict Transformation. Cynthia’s book, Summoned by the Earth, is forthcoming. New website - GaiaMandala.net - the home for our global healing community with many practices, calls, courses and more ways to get involved in our work of global healing and collective awakening. Old Website: EarthTreasureVase.org Join the monthly Full Moon Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Meditation here. This is a free call via Zoom. A recording is automatically sent out to registered participants. Monday Mindfulness Meditation, a weekly gathering via Zoom at 4 pm Pacific // 5 pm Mountain // 7 pm Eastern. As we shelter at home, we can meet this moment of collective crisis and opportunity with calm and clarity by cultivating a practice of calm abiding in mindfulness. In this weekly 1.5-hour practice group, we will sit, walk and sit again—entering into the quiet space within and stopping to catch our breath, to center ourselves, to let go of worry and fear and reconnect with our true source of Being. At the end of our practice, there will be an opportunity for mindful sharing around the circle. Click here if you are interested in participating. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview. Interview recorded March 28, 2020 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:45 - The Wisdom and Suffering of the Virus 00:09:00 - The Trim Tab Effect on Climate Change 00:12:38 - The Wisdom of the Dogon Elder 00:16:53 - Meeting the 106-year-old Lama 00:20:07 - Healing and Protection for the Earth 00:24:50 - The Power of Earth Treasure Vases 00:28:49 - The Power of Offering and Alchemy 00:33:32 - Becoming a Vessel for Healing and Protection 00:37:34 - Getting Out of Our Own Way 00:41:11 - Women's Peace Movement in Liberia 00:45:30 - The Ceremony and Burial 00:49:24 - From Soldier to Peace Builder in Liberia 00:53:10 - The Urgency of Addressing the Crisis in Congo 00:57:39 - A Symbolic Wedding: The Burial Ceremony 01:01:39 - The Power of Clay Pots and Tree Planting 01:04:57 - Distributing Treasure Vases to Sacred Places 01:09:31 - The Balance Between Masculine and Feminine Energies 01:14:24 - Healing Cultural Disruption and Oppression 01:19:44 - The Liberating Power of Reframing the Story of the Buddha 01:24:14 - A Blessing From the Wise Woman in the Cave 01:27:46 - The Earth as my Greatest Teacher 01:31:25 - Awakening to a New Evolutionary Turn 01:35:58 - Making Offerings and Establishing Relationships 01:41:21 - The Importance of Balance and Service 01:45:16 - The Practice of Service 01:48:21 - The Possibility of Something Different 01:52:06 - Stewarding the Vases 01:55:32 - Full Moon Meditation Announcement and Gaia Calling Course Information 01:58:19 - Closing Remarks and Contact Information 02:00:27 - Music Segment

537. Roger Walsh Feb 18, 2020

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Roger Walsh MD., Ph.D. DHL graduated from Queensland University with degrees in psychology, physiology, neuroscience, and medicine, came to the United States as a Fulbright scholar, and is currently a professor of psychiatry, philosophy, anthropology, and religious studies at the University of California. His research interests include psychological health and wellbeing, virtues such as love and wisdom, practices such as meditation that foster them, and the psychological roots of our current social and global challenges. Roger’s books include Paths Beyond Ego, The World of Shamanism, and Essential Spirituality: The 7 Central Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind, and he recently edited the modestly titled volume, The World's Great Wisdom. His research and writings have received over twenty national and international awards. He was formerly a circus acrobat, held world records in trampolining and high diving, and recently graduated from the San Francisco Comedy College and had an extremely brief and unsuccessful career as a standup comedian. For more information, see drrogerwalsh.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded February 15, 2020. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction: Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:25 - A Shocking Revelation about Water 00:08:32 - The Hidden Disciplines of Religion 00:13:19 - Multiple Perspectives on Realization and Developmental Stages 00:18:06 - Psychological Maturity and Spiritual Development 00:22:12 - The Enlightenment and the Awakening to Pure Consciousness 00:26:16 - The Limitations of Scientists and the Recognition of Pure Consciousness 00:31:02 - Consciousness awakening through the nervous system 00:34:19 - The Universe Becoming Conscious 00:39:07 - Inherent growth dynamic in the psyche 00:43:30 - The Transition to Post-Conventional Thinking 00:47:33 - The Wisdom of Spiritual Practice 00:51:30 - The Spiritual Gravity that Draws the Mind Within 00:55:42 - Different Stages Reflecting Different Worldviews and Values 01:00:23 - The Developmental Stages of Consciousness and Psychology 01:04:38 - The Marrying of Technology and Spirituality 01:09:31 - The Importance of Ethics in Spiritual Practice 01:13:52 - The Dangers of the "Ends Justify the Means" Mentality 01:17:21 - The Story of Narada and Maya 01:21:01 - Motivation and Emotional Transformation 01:25:14 - The Nature of Craving 01:30:07 - The Dystopian Future of Addiction 01:34:32 - The Race between Consciousness and Catastrophe 01:38:40 - Surfing the Spiritual Wave 01:42:53 - Mapping the Territory of Consciousness 01:47:33 - Tapping into the Universal 01:52:15 - Openness to Feedback and Understanding 01:56:33 - Hanging Out with Kindred Souls 02:00:07 - Practice and Transformation 02:04:10 - Going Deeper into Ourselves and the World 02:07:43 - A Conversation with an Expert

534. Meeting of Founders and Members of the Association for Spiritual Integrity Jan 29, 2020

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Forty-five spiritual teachers, members of “The Association for Spiritual Integrity”, met for four hours prior to the start of the 2019 Science and Nonduality Conference. For the first couple of hours, we engaged in a deep, honest discussion about the challenges teachers face, seeking to learn how we might better support one another. We then broke into six groups, each focusing on a particular topic. Then we reassembled and recorded the remainder of the meeting. This video includes: Introduction by Rick Summary of discussions in each of the six breakout groups. (1) Bringing forth women and feminine empowerment. (2) Ongoing growth for teachers and continuing education, trauma, attachment, and shadow work. (3) Creating community and peer support (4) Healthy power dynamics and dual relationships (5) The Ethics of the Spiritual Community (6) The importance of awareness of teacher misbehavior and discerning between real misbehavior and false accusations. A personal or professional commitment expressed by each teacher in the meeting. Summary and Transcript of this meeting Recorded October 24, 2019 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Purpose of the Meeting 00:01:04 - Discussion and Breakout Groups 00:01:57 - Appreciation for Gifted Leaders 00:02:52 - ASI: Continued Education and Growth 00:03:54 - Incorporating Yin Teachings into SAND 00:05:09 - Supporting Each Other in the Process of Bringing Balance 00:06:15 - Creating a Safe Space for Teachers 00:07:22 - Online Teacher Assessment and Community Support for Spiritual Teachers 00:08:23 - Increased Support and Accountability 00:09:26 - Creating a Referral Listing for Affordable Retreats 00:10:28 - Difficulties with Dual Relationships and Power Dynamics 00:11:31 - Power dynamics and emotional triggers 00:12:42 - Keeping data on ethical behavior and misbehavior of teachers and guides 00:13:37 - Awareness of Misconduct 00:14:37 - Bringing forth the importance of the feminine and women's voices 00:15:39 - Spending time in silence and self-reflection 00:16:35 - Commitment to Women's Video Conference Group 00:17:35 - Organizing Information and Workshops 00:18:20 - Commitment to Authentic and Heartfelt Communication 00:19:13 - Personal Commitments to Self-Care and Understanding 00:20:05 - Creating Online Safe Spaces for Peer-to-Peer Interactions 00:20:58 - Commitments to Marginalized Communities and Openness to Learning 00:21:48 - Committing to Integrity and Love 00:22:49 - The Teachings of Don Juan Matus and Padmasambhava 00:23:48 - Commitment to Awareness and Empowerment 00:24:51 - Commitment to Service and Divine Embodiment 00:25:59 - Recommitting to Integrity and Healing for All 00:27:00 - Commitment to Personal and Professional Evolution 00:28:03 - Supporting and Connecting with Each Other 00:29:05 - A Beautiful Thing We're Creating 00:29:54 - Appreciation for support and resources

434. Joi Sharp, 2nd Interview Dec 30, 2017

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Joi was aware of the unseen magic of Presence at a very early age. She remembers being more drawn to this mystery than anything else. This led her to delve into many traditions of spirituality. After a spontaneous awakening at age 28, Joi spent two years on a blissful honeymoon of Spirit before plunging into a deep period of emotional purging and healing. Among her healers were a powerful Lakota medicine man, with whom she traveled for two years, and a group of Yogananda disciples who had developed a powerful way of unlocking unconscious beliefs using kinesiology. She worked with them 3x/week for two years. During this period that the formless aspect of the Divine Mother appeared to Joi and she began a very intense journey. Joi met Amma in 1993, and she realized that Amma was the same Mother that had captured her heart and soul. Joi spent nine years in Amma's Indian Ashram, and then two years in Tiruvannamalai at Ramana's Ashram. When Joi came home from India, she was completely exhausted, and her "seeker drive" fell away. She began sitting with Adyashanti, who helped her understand all that had taken place within her being. Joi began teaching in 2006, with Amma's and Adya's blessings. Joi continues to be inspired and moved toward what Life could be if we let go to our inner potential, which is the ultimate intelligence of all creation. Joi's Website Books: Embodying the Infinite and the Dissolution of the Separate self: Stories, Transmissions and Ancient Vedic Knowledge for the Complete Liberation of Source Consciousness Unpredictable Grace: My Adventure Recovering from Chronic Pain through Neuroscience and Quantum Mechanics Discussion of this interview in the Batgap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview First BatGap interview with Joi Interview recorded Dec. 17, 2017. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:43 - The Importance of Devotion and the Nervous System 00:07:11 - The Evolution of Devotion 00:11:15 - The Value and Sweetness of Devotion 00:15:38 - The Importance of Devotion and Inspiration 00:19:47 - The Deeper Intelligence Within Us 00:23:41 - The Validity of Wanting Awakening 00:27:52 - Discovering the Capacity for Devotion 00:32:11 - Radical Transformation through Association with Presence 00:36:10 - Neuroplasticity and the Transformation of the Brain 00:39:48 - Recognizing Presence within Ourselves 00:44:01 - Physiological Transformation Through Being 00:48:05 - The Capacity of Clarity 00:52:58 - Using Clarity to Purify and Heal 00:57:31 - The Subtle Beings Within Us 01:01:42 - The Evolution of My Relationship with Amma 01:06:15 - The Role of Teachers and Dependency 01:09:55 - Finding Clarity and Resonance 01:14:02 - Cultivating Discernment 01:18:06 - Strengthening the Muscle of Discernment 01:22:46 - The Importance of Openness and Personal Experience 01:26:53 - The Freedom of Not Having a Place to Rest Our Head 01:31:11 - The Integration of Form and Consciousness 01:35:33 - Moving towards a collective consciousness 01:39:33 - The Shift to a Many-to-Many Model 01:43:17 - The Satisfaction of Working with People 01:46:33 - The Gifts and Ordinary Life 01:50:55 - Importance of Solitude and Integration 01:54:50 - The Importance of Integration and Engagement 01:58:57 - Finding Intimacy Everywhere 02:02:22 - Farewell and Happy Holidays

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