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701. Kimberly Lafferty

Kimberley Theresa Lafferty is a seasoned teacher-practitioner specializing in constructive adult developmental psychology and Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. She completed over 12 years of intensive Indo Tibetan study including the required retreats. She leads both open and advanced adult educational cohorts aligning developmental psychology and Buddhist theory. Kimberley co-leads, with Terri O?Fallon, the penultimate Minds I year-long developmental course of Stages International. She is an active Board member for the Association for Spiritual Integrity. Kimberley is also a householder as a wife and mother, living in a remote valley of the North Cascades of North America which deeply impacts her worldview and practice. Website: The Confluence Experience | Making sense of what doesn't make sense Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview Interview recorded February 10, 2024 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
2024-03-08
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700. Bob Davis

After receiving his doctorate in the sensory neurosciences from The Ohio State University, Bob Davis, Ph.D., served as a professor for the State University of New York for over thirty years, where he conducted research in the behavioral and neurosensory sciences, taught, and held many high-level administrative roles. He published his research in over 60 articles in scholarly journals, and presented numerous lectures worldwide, which included invited lectures at Harvard, Cambridge, and Peking University. Bob was also awarded numerous grants by the National Science Foundation and The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to conduct research in sensory neuroscience. Following retirement, Bob published several articles in the Journal of Scientific Exploration and Edge Science and presented lectures at national and international conferences on consciousness, spiritually transformative experiences, and unidentified aerial phenomena. Bob has also published three highly popular books: The UFO Phenomenon: Should I Believe? Life after Death: An Analysis of the Evidence, and, Unseen Forces: The Integration of Science, Reality and You. More recently, he has turned his recent book, Unseen Forces, into a planned documentary entitled - The Consciousness Connection - with Emmy Award winner Dave Beaty of Dreamtime Entertainment and Wilson Hawthorne of Eyeland Telemedia. Website: bobdavisspeaks.com Bob Davis is an administrator of the Facebook Site called: The Consciousness Connection Facebook group. Bob's email Summary and Transcript of this interview Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded February 3, 2024. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
2024-02-22
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699. Brad Laughlin & Anna Breytenbach

Brad Laughlin is the author of Living with Enlightenment?A Journey of Love, which is about his 25-year life-partnership with Leslie Temple-Thurston, a teacher of enlightenment, and the profound spiritual transformation he experienced. With Leslie, he is co-author of two books, The Marriage of Spirit?Enlightened Living in Today?s World and Returning to Oneness?The Seven Keys of Ascension. Brad is dedicated to finding innovative ways of helping people to awaken spiritually and to find love, joy and inspiration during these times of great change. Using ancient Truth teachings, yogic practices and spiritual psychology, he offers simple yet powerful practices for dissolving old, limiting ego structures that keep us trapped in negativity, pain and fear. Brad?s transformative events are based on the principles of integration and unity consciousness, which help us to know our own inner Divinity?who we truly are. Brad and Leslie are co-founders of the nonprofits, CoreLight.org and Seeds of Light.org, CoreLight?s humanitarian arm, serving marginalized communities and AIDS orphans in South Africa. Brad has a bachelor?s degree from Duke University. He is an American by birth, considers himself a global citizen and lives in both South Africa and the United States. Anna Breytenbach is an internationally acclaimed professional interspecies communicator with over 20 years? experience. Native to South Africa and currently based in Europe, she mentors and consults globally. Her focus is exclusively with wild places and beings, facilitating peaceful interventions and greater understanding. This includes predator research, wilderness protection, anti-poaching assistance, reforestation initiatives, wildlife management and rehabilitation. She is currently taking a sabbatical from her usual teaching and public appearances to write a book. Anna?s passion is raising awareness and advancing the relationships among human and nonhuman animals, on both the personal and spiritual levels. Her work is the subject of the documentary movie "The Animal Communicator?, watched by tens of millions of people (and a few of their pets), available on YouTube. Anna's website: The Animal Communicator | AnimalSpirit YouTube Channel Anna's first BatGap interview Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded January 28, 2024 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
2024-02-11
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698. Swami Medhananda

Swami Medhananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and an academic philosopher, currently serving as Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Vedanta Society of Southern California in Hollywood. He is also the Hindu Chaplain at both UCLA and the University of Southern California. He is Section Editor for the International Journal of Hindu Studies (Springer), overseeing submissions in Hindu and Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Religion. From 2010 to 2021, he was Associate Professor and Head of the Program in Philosophy at the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in Belur Math, West Bengal. He received his PhD in 2009 from the University of California at Berkeley, where he specialized in German aesthetics. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2006?7) and a Visiting Student at Oxford University (2000?1). His current research focuses on global philosophy of religion, the epistemology of mystical experience, cosmopsychism, Indian scriptural hermeneutics, and Ved?ntic philosophical traditions, especially the philosophies of Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, and Sri Aurobindo. He is the author of three books: Swami Vivekananda?s Ved?ntic Cosmopolitanism (Oxford University Press, 2022), Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality: Sri Ramakrishna and Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Religion (Oxford University Press, 2018), and The Dialectics of Aesthetic Agency: Revaluating German Aesthetics from Kant to Adorno (Bloomsbury, 2013). He is the editor of The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Ved?nta (2020) and co-editor, with Benedikt Paul Göcke, of Panentheism in Indian and Western Thought: Cosmopolitan Interventions (Routledge, 2023). He is also the editor of two special issues of the International Journal of Hindu Studies, one on ?Swami Vivekananda as a Cosmopolitan Thinker? (2023) and one on ?Ved?ntic Theodicies? (2021). He has published over thirty articles in leading academic journals. He is currently working on two book projects: Karma and Rebirth in Hinduism (Cambridge University Press, under contract) and An All-Embracing Oneness: Sri Aurobindo?s Integral Advaita and the Legacy of Sri Ramakrishna (Oxford University Press, under contract). Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview. Interview recorded January 22, 2024. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
2024-01-27
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697. David Doyle

David Doyle lives on the water in the island city of Alameda in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, their teenage son, and Merlin, a rambunctious Rat Terrier. At an early age he set upon a spiritual path and soon put down the books and turned inward. David?s path has been by most standards a very traditional inner practice, starting with Hatha Yoga and quickly moving to Raja Yoga. Meditation was his main practice, with asanas as an adjunct to meditation. Early on in his spiritual practice a teacher said that if you master the basics of yoga, and if you practice in earnest, all will unfold ? everything you need will come to you. David took this to heart, beginning a life-long practice that for the most part was a solitary journey. At 20 years old his third eye opened in a dramatic unfolding, and from there came the never-ending gift of insight and abilities including: clairvoyance, clairsentience, clairaudience, precognition, telepathy and more. Some years later David joined the Berkeley Psychic Institute during its heyday and befriended the founder, Dr. Lewis S Bostwick, whom he considers to be his first great spiritual teacher, and friend. He spent over a decade with this group and at its many (at the time) institutes and thousands of students and teachers. In 2012, David came to an abiding awakening, and since that time, many changes have taken place in an ongoing process of daily and weekly energetic and auspicious unfoldings, many of which have left him nearly incapacitated. Since awakening, David has also become an adept Qi Gong Master under the guidance of Grand Master Shi Yong Yao, formerly an elite teacher-monk at the Northern Shaolin Temple in China. Additionally, many siddhis have developed as byproducts along The Way as well as a massive kundalini awakening and other extraordinary happenings. Now, with ten years having passed since awakening, David is ready to share experiences from his fifty+ year journey with a wider audience. He created Monk with Family, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the householder, but inclusive of anyone for whom The Way is their life?s focus. David leads a weekly Satsang open to all those interested, and is available for speaking engagements and other spiritual events. David A. Doyle: Inventor, entrepreneur, manufacturer, publisher, sailor, skier, burning man (burner), householder. Founder: Monk with Family Website Founding member of Shaolin Master Qi Gong, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to sharing the teachings of Master Yao. David is registered in China as the: Deputy Director of the U.S. Regional Department of Shaolin Fohanmen. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded December 30, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
2024-01-11
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696. Mary Terhune

After dying of a heart attack on the doorstep of a hospital in 2006 and being brought back to life, Mary knew it was time to write about her lifetime of astonishing mystical experiences which began with a visitation from the mystic Jesus in 1984 during a defining life crisis. It was then that Jesus spoke seven revelations: on forgiveness, judgment, the bible, weight problems, disease, aging and the ego. A few years later in 1986 Mary met a monk who initiated her into deeper states of consciousness and in 1988 she experienced the highest state of awareness, self-realization, and received the message that divinity awaits all mankind. A few months following her transformative experience of self-realization, Mary was given a spontaneous experience of her own death while meditating on a bench inside a lobby where she worked at MIT. From that moment she no longer feared death. A number of years later during a health challenge Mary had a experience of nature?s healing law of ?like cures like? after being introduced to the consciousness-based system of homeopathic medicine, resolving areas in her consciousness that held the root of disease brought on by traumatic events in her early years. She enjoys lecturing on these topics and sharing the truth of our divinity and letting go of the false notion of death by embracing our eternal nature. She shares how consciousness is all and why it is so important to embrace consciousness-based medicine to heal our physical, emotional and mental bodies by restoring our consciousness to harmony. As humanity awakens to itself through the upheavals of our times, this book will serve as a testimony to what is possible for humanity as the old paradigms fall away and new paradigms arise. This book will bring comfort to the seeker who wants to know their true Self and to answer the questions: Who am I? Why am I here? Does death truly exist? Is self-realization truly possible? If you want to connect with Mary personally, please consider booking a Conversation with Mary. Website: Mary Terhune | Awakening Now To Our Higher Consciousness Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump interview with Mary Terhune 00:04:14 - The Mystical Encounter at the Window 00:08:23 - Inner Awakening and Forgiveness 00:11:04 - Past Lives and Spiritual Path 00:14:19 - The Misuse of Mystics' Words in the Bible 00:18:37 - The Impact of Stuck Emotions on Health and Disease 00:23:30 - The Experience of Love and Envy 00:26:48 - Seeking a Context for Enlightenment 00:30:05 - The Awakening and Reunion 00:34:24 - Meeting the Monk and the Path of Love 00:37:38 - Clearing Out Karmic Relationships 00:42:02 - Being Nourished by the Light 00:45:33 - Kundalini Awakening and Divine Realization 00:47:34 - Reclaiming our divinity 00:50:09 - The Natural State of Being 00:54:41 - Agony of Separation and the State of Bliss 00:59:25 - Out-of-body experience and return to the physical body 01:04:10 - The Veil Between Here and There 01:08:12 - The End of Experience after Realizing Brahman 01:12:10 - The State of Divinity and the Space Between Thoughts 01:14:30 - Living in the World, but Not of the World 01:17:52 - The Death of the Egoic Structure 01:20:51 - Near-Death Experience and Miraculous Recovery 01:24:38 - Seeking a Spiritual Teacher 01:27:34 - Interacting from a State of Oneness 01:30:53 - Turia: A Continuum of Consciousness 01:35:27 - Uncovering the Mother Loss 01:40:03 - Healing with Homeopathic Medicine 01:44:04 - The History and Suppression of Homeopathic Medicine 01:47:57 - The Precipice of Something Huge 01:51:06 - Farewell and Gratitude
2023-12-19
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695. Scott Hiegel

Scott Hiegel lives in La Quinta, CA and runs a business consulting and investment banking business called Solquest. He has a BBA from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from UCLA. He?s been a former CPA, CFA, Vice President of Corporate Finance, and entrepreneur. He enjoys writing and talking about his experiences with Kundalini, and his lifelong roller coaster and, at times, perilous search for inner peace, the Divine, Love, and higher consciousness. Through speaking, outreach, film, poetry, and other creative expression, his goal is to entertain and inform people about the gifts and profound importance of Gopi Krishna's work, Kundalini, higher states of consciousness, and Love. Scott has written two books: "Reaching Heaven on Earth: A Soul?s Journey Home", in which he shares his personal story and mystical poetry, and "Love?s Design: Reaching Heaven on Earth", which he co-authored with Christopher Wrigley. In this book they share their unique expressions of love, hope, and knowledge through an exchange of 12 poetic verses. Scott's interests include visiting museums and historical sites, traveling, listening to holiday music and oldies, and watching movies. He enjoys sports, hiking, and attending 12-step meetings. He loves reading books about spirituality and the inspirational people who have helped make the world a better place. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded November 18, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:49 - Regular People with Extraordinary Potential 00:09:04 - Enlightenment and Inner Fulfillment 00:12:45 - Childhood Dreams and Shyness 00:18:32 - Descending into Hell, Exile to the Desert, and the Dark Night of the Soul 00:21:42 - Surrender and Transformation 00:25:13 - Letting go of Attachment to Achieve Spiritual Progress 00:29:34 - Working Hard Spiritually 00:34:42 - The Inner Voice and Purity of the Body 00:39:42 - The Law of Evolution and the Path of Healthy Evolution 00:43:27 - The Awakening and Transformation 00:47:34 - Purifying Energy and Spiritual Practices 00:50:25 - Spiritual and Paranormal Experiences 00:54:17 - Time and Space Disappear 00:57:11 - Unfolding of Latent Faculties and Spiritual Experiences 01:02:00 - Connecting through Vulnerability 01:05:10 - "Living with Kundalini, the Autobiography of Gopi Krishna" discovery 01:09:31 - Distorted Evolution and the Need for Change 01:13:46 - Societal Collapse and the Evolution of Consciousness 01:17:47 - The New Science of Consciousness Evolution 01:21:37 - Exploring Higher Levels of Beauty and Consciousness 01:24:49 - The Vastness of the Universe 01:30:36 - The Power of Consciousness On the Next State of Consciousness 01:34:31 - The Shift in the Perception of the Universe 01:38:28 - The Influence of Spielberg and Lucas 01:42:40 - Joy and Connection with Others 01:45:30 - Titanic Presence and Deeper Connection to Inner Voice 01:49:32 - Eagle with a Thousand Heads 01:53:49 - Expanding Consciousness and Freedom from Fear 01:56:40 - Quotes on Love and Fulfillment 01:59:52 - Starting the tasks
2023-12-05
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694. Yvonne Kason

Dr. Yvonne Kason MD, MEd, CCFP, FCFP, is the President and Co-Founder of Spiritual Awakenings International and the Past-President of IANDS (2019-2020). Dr. Kason is the person who in 1994 first coined the phrase ?Spiritually Transformative Experiences? or ?STEs?. She is also the Group-Leader and Co-Founder of Toronto Awakenings Sharing Group. Dr. Kason has had 5 Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), 2 in her childhood and 3 in her adult life, as well as multiple Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs) of many kinds. Dr. Kason is a retired family physician and MD-psychotherapist, previously on faculty at the University of Toronto, and an internationally renowned medical expert on NDEs, Kundalini Awakening, and other STEs. In 1990, Dr. Kason was the first Canadian medical doctor to specialize her medical practice in the research and counseling of patients with diverse types of STEs. She has over 40 years? experience counseling STE Experiencers. She co-founded the Kundalini Research Network in 1990, was the Chair of the Kundalini Research Network?s Questionnaire research project, results published in Explore, July 2020. She co-founded the Spirituality in Health-Care Network in 2000. Dr. Kason has six published books, her most recent, Soul Lessons from the Light: How Spiritually Transformative Experiences Changed My Life (December 2022) and Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences (2019). She has made hundreds of professional presentations, has given scores of media interviews, and is in demand as a keynote speaker. Websites: dryvonnekason.com spiritualawakeningsinternational.org torontoawakenings.org Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded November 5, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:02:58 - Yvonne's Near-death Experiences and Past Lives 00:06:43 - Childhood Near-Death Experience and Flying 00:10:37 - Near-Death Experience in a Car Accident 00:14:50 - Seeing Ghosts and Near-Death Experiences 00:18:44 - A Powerful Meditation Experience 00:23:21 - Meeting Gopi Krishna and the Revelation of Kundalini Awakening 00:27:39 - Different Experiences of Awakening 00:31:57 - Psychiatric illnesses and spiritual awakening 00:35:53 - Balanced Approach to Spiritual Awakening 00:40:30 - The Harrowing Plane Crash Experience 00:44:29 - The Voice's Guidance and Ignoring it 00:49:06 - Experiencing Infinite Intelligence 00:52:44 - The Miraculous Rescue 00:56:28 - Transformative Aftereffects of a Near-Death Experience 01:00:36 - Clairvoyant Experiences and the Truth-O-Meter 01:04:37 - Advocate for Experiencers of Kundalini and Spiritual Transformation 01:09:06 - Spiritual Awakenings International and the Global Awakening 01:12:51 - The Concept of Peace and Harmony in Warfare and Defense 01:15:55 - Judicious use of drugs in Kundalini awakening 01:20:33 - Premonitions and Near-Death Experiences 01:24:54 - A Benevolent Being in an Unusual Posture 01:29:41 - The Shift in Spiritual Goals 01:33:22 - Deepening and Exploring 01:37:42 - Crossing Over and the Realm of Light 01:41:23 - A Profound Awakening: Remembering Past Lives and Understanding Interconnectedness 01:46:21 - Perceiving the Complexity of Time 01:50:12 - A Miracle Healing Journey 01:54:45 - Never give up hope 01:58:00 - Collaborating with Beings for Reincarnation 02:00:46 - Coughing Fits and Goodbyes
2023-11-21
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693. Jem Bendell

Professor Jem Bendell is a world-renowned scholar on the breakdown of modern societies due to environmental change. Downloaded over a million times, his Deep Adaptation paper is credited with inspiring the growth of the Extinction Rebellion movement in 2018, and created a global network of to reduce harm in the face of societal collapse. He completed his PhD at the University of Bristol and his Geography BA (Hons) at the University of Cambridge. For decades he worked on Sustainable Development as a researcher and NGO manager, as well as a consultant to businesses, political parties and UN agencies. One of his specialisms since 2011 is pro-social currency innovation, with his TEDx from that year explaining reasons for Bitcoin and similar. In 2017, he co-led the development of the UK Labour Party?s communications plan for the General Election and co-wrote speeches for their top politicians. Although recognised in 2012 as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Jem has been increasingly critical of the globalist agenda on sustainable development. Away from that work, he is partner in an organic farm school in Bali (bekandze.net) and supports meditation retreats at the main Buddhist Temple on the island. Website: jembendell.com Books: Breaking Together: A Freedom-Loving Response to Collapse Deep Adaptation: Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos Evolving Partnerships: A Guide to Working with Business for Greater Social Change Healing Capitalism: Five Years in the Life of Business, Finance and Corporate Responsibility  The Corporate Responsibility Movement: Five Years of Global Corporate Responsibility Analysis from Lifeworth, 2001-2005 Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded October 28, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Professor Jem Bandel 00:03:58 - Introducing "Breaking Together" and its Hypothesis 00:07:56 - The Shift in Collective Consciousness 00:11:47 - The Importance of the Dark Night of the Soul 00:15:32 - The IPCC's Desire for Consensus 00:19:03 - Siloed Science and the Denial of Climate Change 00:22:44 - A New Form, A New Identity Structure, A New Kind of Safety 00:26:24 - Finding Inner Presence in Times of Chaos 00:30:21 - Faith and the Sense of Time 00:34:18 - The Catastrophic Risks of Climate Change 00:38:04 - Climate Change and Public Dialogue 00:41:35 - Debunking the Study on Free Will 00:45:06 - The Importance of Ocean Health to Climate Change Awareness 00:48:47 - Rejecting Activist Stunts and Embracing Community Preparedness 00:53:20 - Indigenous Environmental Stewardship 00:57:28 - Eternity and the Meaning of Life 01:01:31 - A Vision for Freedom and Connection 01:05:04 - Consciousness and Reincarnation 01:08:40 - Collapse Acceptance and Joy 01:12:30 - The Source of the Theory of Spiritual Awakening 01:15:26 - The Possibility of Human Extinction 01:18:54 - Examining Deep Stories and the Importance of Consciousness 01:22:15 - Collective Consciousness and Spiritual Awakening 01:26:14 - The Scientific Attitude and the Future of Human Society 01:29:14 - Implications and Perspectives 01:32:54 - Love Beyond Hope and Social Engagement as a Gift 01:36:23 - The Cultural Breakthrough of the Beatles 01:38:52 - Feeling Empathy for Others 01:42:51 - Becoming Oceanic in Consciousness 01:46:54 - The Meaning of Life and Personal Values 01:50:05 - Conversation with Jem about his book
2023-11-08
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692. Ruth Kastner

Ruth E. Kastner earned her M.S. in Physics and Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Maryland. Since that time, she has taught widely and conducted research in Foundations of Physics, particularly in interpretations of quantum theory. She was one of three winners of the 2021 Alumni Research Award at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is the author of 3 books: The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Theory: The Reality of Possibility (Cambridge University Press, 2012; 2nd edition just published, 2022), Understanding Our Unseen Reality: Solving Quantum Riddles (Imperial College Press, 2015); and Adventures In Quantumland: Exploring Our Unseen Reality (World Scientific, 2019). She has presented talks and interviews throughout the world and in video recordings on the interpretational challenges of quantum theory, and has a blog at transactionalinterpretation.org. She is also a dedicated yoga practitioner and received her 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Instructor Certification in February, 2020. Website: ruthekastner.org Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Transcript and summary of this interview Interview recorded October 21, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:03 - The Importance of Physical Fitness and Yoga 00:08:00 - Discovering the Transactional Interpretation 00:11:58 - The Connection between Consciousness and Spirituality 00:16:28 - The Yin-Yang Nature of Quantum Theory 00:21:50 - The Reality of Quantum Possibilities 00:26:08 - The Blind Men and the Elephant 00:29:38 - The Measurement Problem and Consciousness 00:36:21 - The Orthodox Position on Dark Matter and Dark Energy 00:41:10 - Events and the Illusion of Space-Time 00:44:08 - The Analogy of Enlightenment and the Game of Life 00:47:10 - The Shimmering Intelligence in Every Particle of Creation 00:53:15 - Pathology and the Neglect of Yin 00:55:34 - The Taboo of Passivity and Eastern Wisdom 00:58:00 - The Debate on Free Will 01:00:39 - The Ad hoc Nature of the Feynman Propagator 01:01:21 - The Flatland Analogy 01:04:48 - Mr. Flatland and the Sphere 01:08:16 - The Controversy Surrounding the Term "Consciousness" 01:11:50 - Volition and Symmetry Breaking in Nature 01:15:01 - The Relationality of Charged Particles 01:18:22 - Understanding outcomes in the transactional picture 01:21:52 - Mastery over the Laws of Nature 01:24:56 - The Holographic Principle and its Significance 01:29:23 - Quantum Theory and the Physical World 01:33:25 - The Power and Limitations of Physical Science 01:43:30 - The Interconnectedness of String Theory 01:49:12 - The Flow of Time and Phenomena 01:54:24 - The Cosmos: Conscious Being or Product of Chance and Necessity
2023-10-24
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691. Jennifer Lisa Vest

Jennifer Lisa Vest is a scientist, philosopher, and intuitive. She holds a PhD in Indigenous Philosophy from UC Berkeley, an MA in History from Howard, and a BA in Physics from Hampshire College. Her first career was as a philosophy professor at Seattle University and the University of Central Florida. Spiritually, Vest is a Medical Intuitive, an Akashic Records reader, a certified Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique practitioner, and a Master Reiki practitioner, and has been trained in the traditions of African American Hoodoo., Native American Sweatlodge, Jamaican Revivalism, Trinidadian Shango, and Spiritualism from community elders. Books: The Ethical Psychic: A Beginner's Guide to Healing with Integrity, Avoiding Unethical Encounters, and Using Your Gifts for Good Ancestor Count: Four Corner Poems (Philopoetics) Websites: drvestmedicalintuitive.com drjenniferlisavest.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Transcript and summary of this interview Interview recorded October 7, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:40 - Childhood Experiences with Spirits and Mediumship 00:10:31 - Helping Stuck Souls Cross Over 00:15:33 - Simultaneous Lifetimes 00:20:35 - The Unsustainability of Society and Potential Collapse 00:25:43 - The Importance of Being of Service in Spiritual Work 00:30:36 - Indigenous Apprenticeship Programs 00:35:22 - Dangers of Pretending to be a Medicine Person 00:40:16 - Preparing for an Altered State Experience 00:44:59 - The Importance of Humility in Psychic Work 00:49:40 - Importance of Humility and Sensitivity to Client Needs 00:54:02 - Client Needs vs Practitioner's Perspective 00:58:18 - Tapping into Higher Sources 01:02:58 - The Vulnerability of Mediums 01:07:54 - Risks of Mediumship and Channeling 01:13:09 - Causes of Mental Illness in Indigenous Contexts 01:18:04 - Financial Responsibility in the Spiritual Community 01:22:57 - The Ethics of Charging for Healing Services 01:27:42 - The Harm of Brutal Honesty 01:32:28 - Ethics of Controlling Others with Magic 01:37:21 - Ethical Use of Spiritual Gifts, Misuse of Spiritual Gifts and Sexual Energy 01:42:12 - Spiritual Affair and its Consequences 01:47:01 - Assisting Spirits in Crossing Over 01:51:53 - Interference with Spirits 01:56:44 - The Phenomenon of "Walk-Ins" 02:01:31 - Choosing Teachers and Company 02:06:24 - Examining Influences and Doing Emotional Work 02:11:09 - The Harm of Inaccurate Readings and Lack of Compassion 02:15:53 - Becoming a Hollow Bone & Living a Balanced Life 02:20:43 - The Importance of Balance in Healing 02:25:41 - Exploring the Connection between Quantum Physics and Spirituality
2023-10-17
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690. Bill Witherspoon

Bill Witherspoon is a life-long visual artist, serial entrepreneur, and lover of sky. In his six decades, living on and off in the High Steppe desert in southeastern Oregon, he has painted watercolor skies, practiced ancient art as spiritual discipline, and weathered that pristine geological expanse. As an artist, over the last four decades, Bill has mounted 40 one-man exhibitions of paintings, prints, and sculptures (1968 ? 2020), in addition to desert public art projects. He is also the founder and Creative Director of The Sky Factory, a fine arts, digital technology, and cognitive science studio that designs and manufactures the world?s only research-verified virtual skylights?Luminous SkyCeilings and Luminous Virtual Windows. His first book, Enter Space?Stories from the High Desert, lays witness to a life surrounded by that rare, unsummoned vastness; one that those of us steeped in the ceaseless churn of urban life can now imagine living through the faithful record of the artist?s experience. Book: Enter Space: Stories from the High Desert Sri Yantra: The Oregon Desert Mystery FULL MOVIE Transcript and Summary of this interview Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded September 3, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters:   00:00:00 - Introduction and Background of Bill Witherspoon 00:04:49 - A Life of Adventure and Silence 00:09:25 - Being Swept Away by the Waterfall 00:12:52 - A Life-Threatening Water Rescue 00:16:34 - The Near-Drowning Experience That Changed My Life 00:21:02 - The Transcendent Experience of Meditation 00:24:35 - Climbing the Radio Tower and Facing Danger at Sea 00:29:01 - Seeing More Deeply 00:32:33 - Healing the Eye of the Heart 00:36:42 - The Burning Shell 00:40:15 - Learning and Growth through Perseverance 00:43:50 - The Sri Yantra: An Instance of a Law of Nature 00:48:10 - The Bindu 00:52:38 - The New Kind of Seeing 00:57:00 - The Essence of Memory and Love 01:01:06 - A Slideshow of Photographic Events in the Wilderness 01:05:39 - Living in Harmony with Rattlesnakes 01:08:46 - Witnessing Violence and the Impact 01:12:55 - Encounters with Rattlesnakes 01:16:22 - The Strange Book and its Contents 01:20:36 - The Presence of Divine Intelligence 01:24:30 - Accessing Deeper Levels of Consciousness through Meditation 01:32:35 - The Horrors of Being on Death Row 01:35:35 - The Influence of Human Presence 01:40:37 - "Goodbye," when we went looking for wild horses 01:44:58 - Reflections on an Interesting Life 01:49:33 - Going Deeper in Consciousness 01:53:02 - Building a Beautiful Corporation 01:56:56 - The Skill of Self-Reflection 02:00:18 - Gratitude and Farewell
2023-09-27
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689. Lorna Byrne

Spiritual teacher, international bestselling author and philanthropist Lorna Byrne has dedicated her life to remind humanity of the spiritual potential within us all. She is the author of seven best-selling books including Angels in My Hair, A Message of Hope From the Angels, and Angels at my Fingertips and has been published in more than 50 countries and 30 languages around the world. Her teachings are the result of a remarkable gift, a divine connection providing her with incredible, detailed knowledge of the spiritual side of life. Unlike others this gift is not from meditation, visualisation or even from books or study, it exists as a natural part of her waking life. Lorna Byrne has physical sight of the unseen world, of the angels, spirits and other spiritual beings that she says are guiding and teaching us every second of every day. Lorna says we all have this potential and it is part of humanity?s evolution for people to connect back to their spiritual self so the body and soul intertwines. Lorna?s vision of the future is one where there is no division or boundaries between people. Where our spiritual side is accepted and transcends all beliefs. To accept we are all one. To live in peace with each other and nature, our home. Lorna is also a philanthropist and founder of the Lorna Byrne Children?s Foundation helping vulnerable and marginalised children across the globe and the Seraph Foundation which is developing Sanctuary her centre in County Kilkenny Ireland. In 2019, she was named as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World. Website: lornabyrne.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript and summary of this interview Interview recorded August 27, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Lorna Byrne and her Spiritual Teachings 00:03:56 - Interaction with Angels and Subtle Beings 00:08:16 - The Unconditional Love of Guardian Angels 00:11:06 - The Spark of Light: Angels, Humans, and Souls 00:14:20 - The Love between Humans and Animals 00:17:45 - God's Existence and Understanding Humanity 00:21:52 - Connecting with Nature and Ourselves 00:24:35 - Guardian Angels and Job Changes 00:27:16 - Overcoming Dyslexia and Writing a Bestseller 00:30:48 - The Importance of Hope and Faith 00:34:27 - Signs from Your Guardian Angel 00:36:54 - The Power of Kindness and Giving 00:40:17 - Listening to Your Guardian Angel 00:43:07 - The Role of Angels and Prayers 00:46:38 - Divine Guidance in Job Search 00:50:32 - An Encounter with Archangel Michael 00:53:54 - The Unemployed Angels 00:57:00 - Unemployed Angels and Acts of Compassion 00:59:23 - The Unemployed Angel 01:02:54 - The Concept of Conception 01:06:12 - Angels in Everyday Life 01:10:04 - Visits from Deceased Saints 01:13:45 - The Importance of Being Yourself and Believing in Guardian Angels 01:15:40 - Communicating with Children's Guardian Angels 01:18:20 - Living life to the fullest as a dyslexic person 01:21:40 - A Glimpse of Heaven 01:24:07 - Walking on Water and Miraculous Abilities 01:27:22 - The Power of Hope and Love 01:30:05 - Executives Connecting with Nature 01:32:16 - Building on to the Farmhouse 01:36:41 - Farewell and Well Wishes
2023-09-13
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688. Bob Harwood

Between the age of 20 and 40 I was consumed with a wide range of existential questions, but despite endless thinking and reading, I never found a single answer. Due to some business-related stress at the age of 40, I started a simple meditative exercise as a way to acquire some peace of mind, and within two weeks a major insight occurred that led to more meditative activities. Five months later a huge cosmic-consciousness event answered seven of my questions and catapulted me into a different reality. I then concluded that all answers were "within," and for the next 15 years I went on silent meditation retreats with Christians, Buddhists, and Advaita groups during which all of my other questions got answered. Nevertheless, I still did not feel free. Then, a new question arose, "How is it possible to stay in a unity-conscious state of mind permanently rather than oscillating between a sense of selfhood and no-self?" In 1999, after a deep experience of gratitude on a solo hiking retreat, "the little guy in the head" (the sense of a personal "me") totally vanished, and the result was freedom, contentment, and understanding. Book: Pouring Concrete: A Zen Path to the Kingdom of God ? Expanded Edition Bob's email Transcript and summary of this interview Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded August 19, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:43 - Questioning Beliefs and Exploring Existential Questions 00:08:25 - The Journey of Seeking Answers in Zen Philosophy 00:12:17 - The Shift in Perception 00:16:07 - A Reality Shift 00:19:54 - The End of the Construction Company 00:24:03 - Realization of the Incomprehensible 00:28:16 - Simple answers to Zen riddles 00:32:17 - Finding Freedom in the Middle of Responsibilities 00:35:50 - Questioning Selfhood and Freedom in the Mountains 00:38:59 - The Dissolution of the Sense of Self 00:42:30 - The True Self and Identity 00:46:00 - The Silence of the Mind 00:49:19 - Non-Abidance in the Mind 00:52:39 - The Kingdom of God Inside and Outside of You 00:55:59 - Shifting Attention Beyond the Mind 01:02:47 - The Benefits of Practice and Reconfiguration 01:06:16 - The Natural Inclination to Help Others 01:09:50 - The Depth of Awakening 01:13:12 - Falling Asleep During Meditation 01:16:26 - Realizing the Irrelevance of a Silent Mind 01:20:00 - Seeking Benefit in the Present Moment 01:23:32 - Intuition and the Home of All Knowledge 01:27:00 - Knowing and achieving specific things in life 01:30:50 - The Blissful State on the Deathbed 01:34:07 - Embracing the Unknowable Future 01:37:31 - The Universal Sound 01:40:44 - The Challenges of Maintaining Friendships 01:48:00 - Wrapping Up with Bob
2023-08-30
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687. Carter Phipps

Carter Phipps is the author of Evolutionaries and coauthor of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller Conscious Leadership with John Mackey and Steve McIntosh. He is co-founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution, which addresses political polarization though focusing on the cultural roots of America?s challenges. He hosts the Thinking Ahead podcast and is a former award-winning journalist and executive editor of What Is Enlightenment? Magazine. His website is http://www.carterphipps.com. Essay we discussed in the interview: Mysticism and Its Discontents: Does Spiritual Illumination Create its own Intrinsic Blindness? Summary and Transcript and of this interview Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded July 29, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:50 - The Paradox of Spiritual Teachers' Behavior 00:07:52 - The Subtleties of Enlightenment and the Dangers of Blind Spots 00:11:24 - The Complications of Spiritual Awakening 00:14:40 - Defining Enlightenment 00:18:42 - Strengths and Weaknesses in Areas of Genius 00:22:31 - The Transformative Power of Mystical Awakening 00:26:15 - The Tradeoffs of Enlightenment 00:29:31 - Levels of Reality and Integration 00:35:06 - The Goal of Our Own Practice 00:37:33 - Delusion in Deep Mystical Experience 00:41:43 - The Path of Renunciation and Self-Brainwashing 00:45:46 - The Complex Psychology of Seeking Enlightenment 00:50:24 - The Evolution of Culture and Consciousness 00:55:17 - The Dangers of Unhealthy Self-Doubt and Lack of Self-Criticism 00:59:32 - The Delusion of Pure Motive 01:03:22 - The Dangers of Spiritual Confidence 01:08:15 - Blurring the Line between the Spiritual and Manifest World 01:14:10 - The Interface between Science and Spirituality 01:17:50 - The Tradition of Debate and Mythical Stories 01:21:35 - The Power and Deception of Inner Intuition 01:25:41 - The Relationship Between Enlightenment and Psychological Instability 01:28:35 - Psychological Traces and Vulnerability to Mystical Experiences 01:31:49 - Spiritual Breakthroughs and Psychological Breakdowns 01:35:11 - The Role of Responsible Psychedelic Therapists 01:39:44 - The Importance of Understanding Cultural Evolution and the Adjacent Possible 01:45:18 - The Myth of the Perfect Enlightened Figure 01:50:09 - The Importance of Understanding the Self-Structure 01:55:00 - The Importance of Questioning Spiritual Myths and Beliefs 01:59:38 - Being Discerning and Questioning 02:07:06 - Future Teaching and Updates from Carter Phipps
2023-08-03
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686. Dr. Etta D. Jackson

Dr. Etta D. Jackson was born in Kingston, Jamaica and migrated to the USA as a student in 1965. For twenty-five years she worked in education and retired in 1994 to travel. She has authored four books: Understanding Your Choice Unveiling the Secrets of the Feminine Principle The Role of Consciousness in Governance The Idea That Is the United States of America-Its Occult Foundation Audible.com versions: Understanding Your Choice Unveiling The Secrets Of The Feminine Principle She founded an international NGO non-profit organization, The Institute for Conscious Global Change (ICGC) in 2007 to assist the United Nations and Member States in eradicating extreme poverty through development. ICGC is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. Etta holds a BA in Biology, MS degrees in Guidance and Counseling and in Administrative Leadership and Supervision. Etta holds a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. She has one daughter and one grandson. Website Etta's blog, where she writes on many topics including mysticism and occultism. Mentioned during the interview: Builders of the Adytum Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and Transcript of this interview Interview recorded July 8, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:26 - Communicating with the Light 00:10:30 - Receiving Instructions from the Light 00:14:41 - Writing in London with the Golden Light 00:18:55 - The Back Story of Dr. Whitworth 00:23:57 - A Divine Encounter 00:29:44 - The Divine Feminine Unveiled 00:34:54 - Understanding Your Choice 00:39:40 - Mysticism vs. Occultism 00:45:03 - The Occult Knowledge of Ancient Religions 00:49:50 - Transitioning into the Aquarian Age 00:54:20 - The Authenticity of Experience and the Role of Older Souls in Guiding the Young 00:58:34 - A Relationship Based on Mutual Respect 01:03:33 - The Symbolism of the Journey to Jerusalem 01:08:51 - The Journey of Knowledge and Experience 01:14:00 - The Paradox of Good and Evil 01:18:49 - The Purpose of the Earth Experiment 01:24:23 - Embracing Change and Shifting Paths 01:29:07 - Understanding the Power of the Mind 01:33:59 - The Inner Lodge and the Role of Consciousness in Governance 01:38:13 - Masonry and Divine Inspiration 01:43:21 - Developing your Relationship with Yourself 01:47:47 - Kneeling at the Feet of the Soul 01:52:56 - Wrapping Up the Interview
2023-07-19
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685. Lucy Grace, 2nd Interview

Lucy was raised in a low socioeconomic household and neighborhood, by a young single mother in New Zealand in the early 1980s. The lack of resources available in childhood resulted in a shrinking of her outer world to what she thought of ?  years later - as a kind of welfare-child ashram. Within the home, and outside of it, there were few distractions or ability to go anywhere else, and significant trauma ? all forcing her to go within to what she thought of as ?the deep stillness and light inside? to rest, find nourishment, solace, and strength. At 19 she experienced her first shift, seeing through the personality, and subtle perceptions revealing themselves. She never thought much of it, there had already been so much light inside, and she was so thrilled to be in the world finally so she simply went on with living. After a brief stint in television journalism, Lucy spent 15 years in Europe and New Zealand working for international humanitarian aid agencies. On return to NZ at age 31, she suddenly became extremely ill.  For six months, she was mostly bedridden. Doctors, both natural and traditional, could not find the source of the illness. Over the next few years, she had to work to earn an income but there was no strength for much else. The pain in her body was ever-present, and the fear of not knowing if this was her life forever now, was sometimes crippling. She was forced to exist in a kind of in-between world again - of much aloneness and silence, aside from work. After a few years of significant illness, she recovered strength enough to live a semi-normal life. But any time she tried to do too much, she was knocked back into illness. By 35 she was in a leadership role at a non-profit, married, with a baby on the way, just surviving day-to-day with the pressure on her physical body. On becoming a mother, she was plunged into a level of blackness that was completely shocking and previously unknown. For more than two years she descended into complete separation and couldn?t hear the guidance that had always accompanied her in her life. For the first time ever she couldn?t feel God. In 2018, after more than two years of immense struggle, an unexplainable and absolute surrender took place within, in a moment, as her two-year-old cried and reached for her. Within two months she had left the career she loved to rest in what she thought of as silence. For around a year and a half, she couldn't do much else. Lucy had never been exposed to spirituality, nor did she know anything about its concepts or traditions. She thought meditation was for ?those hippy people.? Because there had been no conscious spiritual search, she had no context for what was happening. Often it was so beautiful and joyful ? she didn?t need to know. There was an innate sense of trust and recognition that went beyond what needed to be seen or understood with the mind. When the need to understand did arise - some online searches helped a little, but often it all felt overwhelming, and she preferred sitting in silence to hear from within. Guidance and teaching were always present and given through hearing and images. Despite this, when particularly strange things would occur the need for the mind to understand would return. One night in 2019, before sleep, in heartfelt prayer she asked for help to cut through all the online noise and finally really grasp what was going on. There was a felt sense of need for community. As she was awakening in the morning, she heard the words ?Buddha at the Gas Pump?. Lucy says, "I was stumped. I had no idea what that meant, but Googled it and found BatGap. As a result, my life has changed. Over the years BatGap has supported me deeply in the process ? nurturing trust and allowing everything to unfold as it wants to." From then until now, Lucy has been called over and over into deeper surrender. She has had further shifts and many clearings. Her career of 15 years,
2023-07-06
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684. Chris Niebauer

Chris Niebauer earned his Ph.D. in cognitive neuropsychology at the University of Toledo, specializing in the differences between the left and right sides of the human brain. He is the author of No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism and The No Self, No Problem Workbook: Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind. He was a professor at a state university in Pennsylvania for 22 years, where he taught courses on consciousness, mindfulness, left- and right-brain differences, and artificial intelligence. Website: chrisniebauerphd.com YouTube Channel Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded June 3, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:06:21 - Disappointment with Daniel Dennett's book on consciousness 00:11:55 - The Value of Intelligence and Happiness 00:17:39 - The Dominance of Language in Reality 00:23:31 - Breaking the Cycle of Mental Excitation 00:29:04 - Non-Thinking Forms of Consciousness 00:34:24 - The Power of Numbers and Abstractions 00:40:01 - Observing the Interpreter and Letting Go of Intrusive Thoughts 00:45:55 - The Need for a Tiny Shift 00:51:17 - The Inventive Storytelling of the Left Brain 00:57:17 - Holistic Development of the Brain 01:02:52 - The Playfulness of Debates and the Power of Music 01:08:41 - The Nature of Skepticism and Strange Beliefs 01:14:25 - The Shift to Right Brain Awareness 01:19:53 - The Left Brain on Trial 01:25:32 - Individual Paths and Categorization 01:31:05 - Liberation and the Illusion of Self 01:36:54 - The Paradox of the Soul and Individuality 01:43:02 - Embracing Paradoxes 01:48:22 - The Connection between Light and Consciousness 01:53:31 - The Role of Faith in Materialism and Consciousness Studies 01:58:37 - The Inadequacy of Neuroscience 02:03:46 - The Limitations of Understanding and Balance in Life
2023-06-14
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683. Jeff Carreira

Jeff Carreira is a meditation teacher, mystical philosopher and author who works with a growing number of people throughout the world. As a teacher, he offers retreats and courses guiding individuals in a form of meditation he refers to as The Art of Conscious Contentment. Through this simple and effective technique, he has led thousands of people in a journey beyond the confines of fear and self-concern into the expansive liberated awareness that is our true home. As a philosopher, Jeff is interested in defining a new way of being in the world that will move us from our current paradigm of separation and isolation into an emerging paradigm of unity and wholeness. In his books and lectures, he explores revolutionary ideas in the domains of spirituality, consciousness, and human development. He creates courses and programs that encourage people to question their most foundational experience of reality until previously held assumptions fall away leaving space for a dramatically new understanding to emerge. Jeff is passionate about the potential ideas have to shape how we perceive reality and how we live together. His enthusiasm for learning is infectious, and he has taught at colleges and universities throughout the world. Jeff is the author of numerous books including: The Path of Spiritual Breakthrough: From Awakening to Cosmic Awareness American Awakening: Evolutionary Spirituality, Non-Duality, and Free Thinking in the Tradition of American Philosophy Philosophy Is Not a Luxury: Four Reasons to Start Thinking About How You Think The Soul of a New Self: Embracing the Future of Being Human Paradigm Shifting: Guiding Evolution from the Inside The Art of Conscious Contentment Website: jeffcarreira.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview. Interview recorded May 20, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background 00:05:24 - Discovering Conscious Contentment 00:11:12 - The Influence of Past Experiences 00:18:53 - The Bright, Clear Awareness 00:26:00 - The End of Seeking: Letting Go and Contentment 00:32:29 - Letting go in Meditation 00:40:10 - Overcoming Sleepiness in Meditation 00:45:28 - Lucid Dreaming and Spiritual Experience 00:49:39 - Interpreting Spiritual Experiences 00:54:07 - The Role of Interpretation in Spiritual Progress 01:00:44 - Exploring New Paths and Spiritual Growth 01:04:51 - P.D. Ospensky and Cosmic Consciousness 01:10:53 - Embracing Creative Expression 01:16:32 - Expressing Ourselves and Taking a Break 01:21:24 - "Partners on the Spiritual Path" 01:29:07 - The Effects of "Crazy Wisdom" Teaching 01:34:21 - The End of an Experiment 01:38:12 - Transparency and Spiritual Integrity 01:41:57 - The Intensity of Spiritual Practice 01:46:09 - Spiritual Experiences and Seeking Alone in the Mountains 01:49:01 - Embracing the Opportunities in Your Circumstances 01:54:02 - The Middle Realms of Being 01:58:23 - The Importance of Non-Dual Awakening & the Advaita Tradition 02:02:10 - Higher Realms of the Soul
2023-05-27
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682. Jill Bolte Taylor

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard trained and published neuroanatomist who is now affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. Her most recent 2021 book is WHOLE BRAIN LIVING: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life. Dr. Taylor is a dynamic teacher and public speaker who loves educating all age groups, academic levels, as well as corporations about the beauty of our human brain and how we can work with ourself to live a more peaceful life. In 2008 she gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 28.5 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Taylor was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's ?100 Most Influential People in the World? and was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey?s ?Soul Series? web-cast. Website: drjilltaylor.com Dr. Taylor's "My Stroke of Insight" TED talk Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded May 14, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:33 - The Evolutionary Goal of Humanity 00:11:07 - The Experience of the Present Moment 00:17:04 - Developing the Whole Brain 00:23:18 - Understanding the Dynamics of Relationships 00:28:43 - Understanding Character Two and Emotional Pain 00:33:33 - Understanding the Little Character Two 00:38:03 - The Richness of Human Emotions 00:42:05 - Autism and Brain Circuitry 00:47:10 - The Potential Risks of Whole Brain Living and Psychedelics 00:52:44 - Exploring the Options for Bipolar Disorder and PTSD 00:59:58 - The Beauty of Humor 01:07:06 - The Interface of Individuality and Universality 01:16:07 - Bringing Balance and Meaning Into Life 01:25:16 - The Differences in Perception and Information Processing 01:32:07 - The Absurdity of Language and Consciousness 01:37:18 - The Value Structure of Character Four 01:44:01 - Changing the Model of Enlightenment 01:48:18 - The Existence of Free Will 01:53:44 - The Subtle Work of Cells and Neuronal Networks 01:59:21 - The 90-Second Rule & Addiction in the Brain 02:04:19 - Exploring Selective Mutism and Addiction 02:11:27 - Dealing with Fear of the Future and Worry 02:17:51 - Farewell and Thank You
2023-05-17
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681. Cynthia Larson

Cynthia Sue Larson is the best-selling author of several books including Quantum Jumps, Reality Shifts, and High Energy Money. Cynthia has a degree in physics from UC Berkeley, an MBA degree, a Doctor of Divinity, and a second degree black belt in Kuk Sool Won. Cynthia is founder of RealityShifters, first president of the International Mandela Effect Conference, managing director of Foundations of Mind, and creator and host of Living the Quantum Dream podcast. She has been featured in numerous shows including Gaia, the History Channel, Coast to Coast AM, One World with Deepak Chopra, and BBC. Cynthia reminds us to ask in every situation, "How good can it get?" Subscribe to her free monthly ezine at: realityshifters.com. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded April 23, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:09:42 - The Quantum Superposition 00:15:04 - The Mandela Effect and Kidney Placement 00:20:01 - Exploring Different Realities 00:24:28 - Perception in Shamanic Cultures 00:31:00 - The Double Slit Experiment: Particle vs. Wave 00:38:12 - Discerning the Real from the Unreal 00:44:18 - The Power of Changing Perspectives and Overcoming Fear 00:50:46 - Discerning the Truth 00:55:09 - Spontaneous Vanishing Bottle 00:59:12 - Time Dilation and Time Curves 01:07:20 - Meditation's Growing Popularity 01:12:28 - The Rain Experiment with Mom 01:17:03 - The Power of Collective Consciousness 01:22:51 - Unexplained Phenomena 01:26:47 - Pre-birth Existence and Difficult Choices 01:29:29 - The Garden and the Fire 01:33:40 - The Openness to Experience "How Good Can It Get?" 01:38:49 - Levels of Consciousness and Sentient AI Systems 01:43:29 - The Importance of Surprise and Rediscovering Basic Truths 01:49:28 - "Rev Humanism" and the Future of Human Evolution 01:53:31 - Recognizing our Connectedness and Empathy 01:57:07 - Observing Thoughts for a Positive Mindset 02:00:04 - A Fun and Informative Conversation
2023-05-03
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680. Daniel Stone on Meher Baba

Daniel Stone is a follower of Meher Baba. He came to Meher Baba in 1972 after a period of spiritual search that led him to travel overland to India in search of a master. While there he found and received an awakening with Neem Karoli Baba, who then inwardly guided him to Meher Baba, who Daniel recognized and accepted as his master. Meher Baba is widely known and regarded my many throughout the world as the Avatar of our current age, as God in human form, and as a source of spiritual guidance and awakening for all who approach him. Since becoming a follower of Baba, Daniel has been actively engaged in sharing about Baba?s teachings and life-work through talks, publications, radio programs, video programs, and music. He serves on the board of directors for the Meher Spiritual Center, the major center for Meher Baba in the West, and has consulted extensively for Baba groups around the world. Videos: Journey in Consciousness - A 7-part series that provides an overview of the teachings and life-work of Avatar Meher Baba. God in Human Form ?Avatar Meher Baba: Highlights of His Life and Work? Meher Baba ~ Human Side Of God Books: God Speaks, by Meher Baba (Meher Baba?s cosmology)* Discourses, by Meher Baba (Teachings about the spiritual life)* The Silent Messenger, by Tom and Dorothy Hopkinson (an easily accessible overview of Meher Baba?s life and his teachings) The God Man: The Life, Journeys and Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of his Silence and Spiritual Teaching * Digital copies can be downloaded for free at https://avatarmeherbabatrust.org/online-library/ Websites: Meher Spiritual Center in S. Carolina Journey in Consciousness In his professional life, Daniel is a strategic organizational consultant, providing assistance to a wide variety of organizations including the Centers for Disease Control, the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and many others. He lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with his wife, two cats and a grand-dog. Daniel is also a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle where he co-leads a group focused on helping achieve the UN?s Sustainable Development Goals. He is also a recording musician, whose first CD of songs dedicated to Meher Baba is entitled ?Decorate With Song?. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded April 16, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:06:30 - Meeting Neem Karoli Baba 00:15:18 - Introduction and Background: Meher Baba's Early Life 00:21:37 - The Wanderings and Encounters 00:26:34 - The Role of the Avatar 00:32:28 - The Concept of an Avatar 00:37:59 - The Limitations of Human and Divine Capabilities 00:43:24 - Meher Baba and His Ability to Make Contact with Multiple Beings Simultaneously 00:50:06 - The Male Form of the Avatar 00:56:49 - A Life of Hopelessness and Helplessness 01:05:34 - Earning Trust Before Obedience 01:13:07 - Baba's Silence and Communication 01:20:15 - Accessing Higher Levels of Consciousness 01:25:21 - The Fourth Layer of the Heart and Divine Guidance 01:31:11 - Revitalization of Sufism and World Religions 01:36:10 - The Miracles and Love of Meher Baba 01:39:55 - Insightful Film and Atheism of Zeffirelli 01:44:48 - The Masts and their Spiritual States 01:50:08 - The Ripple Effect of Baba's Work 01:56:45 - Awakening All Over the World 02:04:01 - The Role of the Master in Eliminating Sanskaras 02:08:38 - The Journey of the Soul and Higher Planes 02:15:13 - Finding Me Inside Your Heart 02:19:51 - Links and Resources
2023-04-19
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679. Mark Gober and Doug Scott on the Spiritual Implications of UFOs

Mark Gober is the author of "An End to Upside Down Thinking" (2018), which won the IPPY award for best science book of the year. He is also the author of "An End to Upside Down Living" (2020), "An End to Upside Down Liberty" (2021), "An End to Upside Down Contact" (2022), and "An End to the Upside Down Reset" (2023); and he is the host of the podcast series "Where Is My Mind?" (2019). Additionally, he serves on the boards of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell?s Institute of Noetic Sciences and the School of Wholeness and Enlightenment. Previously, Gober was a partner at Sherpa Technology Group in Silicon Valley and worked as an investment banking analyst with UBS in New York. He has been named one of IAM?s Strategy 300: The World?s Leading Intellectual Property Strategists. Gober graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he wrote an award-winning thesis on Daniel Kahneman?s Nobel Prize?winning ?Prospect Theory? and was elected a captain of Princeton?s Division I tennis team. Previous BatGap interview with Mark Doug Scott, LCSW, works as a mental health counselor in his private practice in Dallas, Texas.  After graduating from college in 1997, he served as an international volunteer for two years in Bluefields, Nicaragua. This intense experience changed his life and he returned to the US to pursue graduate studies in clinical social work and pastoral ministry at Boston College. The nexus of spirituality and psychology have always intrigued Doug since childhood and he brings this sensibility to his counseling practice. Doug grew up Catholic and was always drawn to the mystical lineage within this belief system.  He had experiences with Jesus, Mary, and angels at an early age. He was also secretly attracted to all things paranormal and would spend many hours reading topics such as reincarnation, ufology, OBE?s, NDE?s, ghosts, ESP, pyramids, and other areas. One evening in 2013, he felt a presence that invited him to listen to a Buddhist chant, which came as a surprise since, at that time, he had not explored other faith systems. He was guided to listen to Om Mani Padme Hum and as the chant unfolded, Doug saw a golden dew overshadow him and activate him in a way that was new.  This marked the next chapter in Doug?s life. A few months later, Doug was led to the Law of One material and immediately saw that it provided the clearest, most undistorted, exploration of the Perennial Philosophy that he?d ever come across. It also cast a wide net to include all of the paranormal things that intrigued him and made it possible for him to put all of the different threads in his life together in one seamless garment. Since 2015, Doug has written a blog (cosmicchrist.net) that explores the synthesis of the Law of One material with mystical Christianity and psychology.  He sees his vocation in this lifetime as a bridge-builder between conventional concepts and cosmic metaphysics to help people who seek clarity, normalization, and validation for their own journeys. Previous BatGap interview with Doug Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded March 26, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:40 - From Curiosity to Writing Books on Consciousness 00:08:51 - Past Lives on Other Planets 00:13:10 - Childhood Encounter with UFOs 00:20:09 - Compelling UFO Sightings Throughout History 00:25:56 - The UFO Phenomenon and Spiritual Seeking 00:31:36 - The Agenda of Beings in the Spirit World 00:36:09 - The Evolution of Alien Abduction Experiences 00:39:32 - Alien Intervention at Nuclear Sites and Their Agenda 00:45:03 - Polarity and Progression in Higher Densities 00:52:06 - Causality and Mutual Influence in Higher Realms 00:59:05 - The Veil of Forgetting and the Choice ...
2023-03-30
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678. Emelie Cajsdotter

Emelie has been working fulltime since 1995 with empathic communication with other species, non-hierarchal riding and handling of horses, alternative treatments such as acupuncture, homeopathy and herbal medicine. She has published three books on these subjects. She runs a school with mainly horses and other species for empathic interbeing. This school is a farm that is a sanctuary for around 170 animals of different species - not to mention plants and surrounding nature. Books: All the King's Horses - if you wish to purchase a copy, email Emelie. Zander och Tiden (Swedish) Website: friendsofmio.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded March 5, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Emelie Cajsdotter and her work with animals 00:06:47 - An Invisible Wall Removed 00:12:33 - The Gap Between Personal Gain and Common Reality 00:18:23 - The Visionary Potential of Horses 00:24:35 - The Struggle Between the Ego and the Soul 00:30:18 - The Love for Existence 00:36:25 - Ego and the Dehumanization of Others 00:42:31 - The Spiritual Path and the Cycle of Life 00:48:31 - The Balance of Life and Death 00:54:22 - The Experience of Being a Mosquito 01:00:14 - The Journey to Enlightenment 01:06:04 - Conversations with Animals 01:11:59 - Communication with Plants 01:18:03 - Transitioning to an Enlightened Society 01:24:11 - The Birth and Rebirth of the Individual 01:30:35 - The Journey of Life and Death 01:36:33 - Cultivating Compassion and Connection with Animals 01:42:23 - The Longing of Those Who Cannot Come 01:48:09 - Creating a Non-Judgmental and Safe Environment 01:54:15 - Giving and Receiving in Artistic Work 02:00:12 - The Circular Nature of Life and Reincarnation 02:05:25 - Reaching out for Help in Difficult Times 02:10:28 - Conversations with Animals and the Power of Influence
2023-03-13
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677. Seán ÓLaoire

Fr. Seán ÓLaoire was born in Ireland and earned a B.Sc. degree (major in Mathematics) from the National University of Ireland. Ordained a catholic priest in 1972, he spent 14 years working in Kenya. He is multi-lingual and has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology; he is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice. He is co-founder and the Spiritual Director of a non-denominational community called ?Companions on the Journey? based in Palo Alto. He is the author of five books and co-author of a sixth: ?Ukweli ni Nini?? (What is truth?) ? written and published in Swahili in 1983 ?Spirits in Spacesuits - A Manual for Everyday Mystics?- published in 2003 ?Souls on Safari? - published in 2006 - Translated into German in 2007 ?A Sensible God? ? published in 2008 ?Why? What Your Life Is Telling You about Who You Are and Why You?re Here? - published in 2013 (with Matthew McKay, PhD and Ralph Metzner, PhD) - Translated into Korean in 2015 ?Setting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We?ve Created in Our Own Image? - published in 2021 Summary and transcript of this interview Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded February 25, 2023 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump. Mythology and ?Thin Places?  00:06:40 - The Wisdom of Proverbs in Different Cultures 00.09:00 Trying to domesticate God  00:12:16 - The Cycle of Knowledge and Ignorance 00:17:39 - The Disadvantages of Incarnation 00.23:20 Transformation of Consciousness  00:23:46 - Ineffective Structures and People's Transformation 00:29:20 - The Rural Electrification Scheme in Ireland 00:34:51 - The Invitation to Self-Transcendence 00:40:08 - The Complexity of Existence 00.41:15 Karma and Pre-conception Contracts  00:45:44 - Pulling Life Over the Cliff 00:51:22 - The Purpose of Incarnations 00:56:54 - Understanding Karma and Destiny 01:00:45 The Science of Spirituality  01:02:47 - Reincarnation in Christianity 01:08:15 - The Three Axes of Spiritual Awareness and Metrics in Spirituality 01:14:12 - The Constraints of the Scientific Method 01:20:35 - The merge of science and spirituality 01:26:15 The Global Awakening  01:26:24 - Awakening to Powerful Spiritual Experiences 01:31:56 - Confrontation and the 80:20 Rule in Spiritual Teachings 01:37:49 - The Types of Civilizations and Our Current State 01:43:41 - The Role of Healing Modalities in Personal Growth 01:43:54 Healing Trauma  01:49:43 - The End of Reincarnation? 01:55:22 - Separating from Narcissists 01:56:34 The Trifurcation of Homo Sapiens Sapiens 02:00:41 - Forming Community and Overcoming Superiority 02:06:17 - The Unity of All Life 02:12:18 - Communicating with Animals
2023-03-02
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676. Lissa Friedman

There have always been three deep interests that have informed my life; and those are art, spirituality, and psychotherapy which all tend to reflect each other. I have been an artist since my childhood, had spiritual experiences since I was 6, and my interest in psychology began at twelve when I started reading psychology books. There were some experiences during my childhood which indicated an opening for spiritual awareness. The first was when I was walking to school, when I was 6, and I realized that I was in this body. The second happened many times when several light beings would sit on my bed and talk to me, before I went to sleep. Their energy was very distinct. I could feel the weight of them on my bed. My spiritual journey actively began when I was 19 and began doing TM. After TM I had a few other spiritual teachers and many spiritual openings, or awakenings, throughout my life. The last most significant experience, which was several years ago, was when I was taking a walk and I heard a voice inside of me say ?it?s time?. I wasn?t sure what that meant, but I thought it might become clear by connecting with the group of light beings. When I did, an energy began to flow through me. I soon got another message that this was not just for me, it was to share with others. This led me to gather a few people together to meditate, and with whom to share this energy. I had no idea if anyone else would feel the flow of energy, but they did. My meetings with people have evolved into a sharing of wisdom and energy that flows from this spaciousness, which is the Boundless. The importance of this sharing is that it helps all of us shift into the consciousness of the One, or Infinite, or Boundless. This is a small step away from knowing that we are the Boundless. As we move through the world as the Boundless, there is a ripple effect. Sharing this shift in frequency facilitates, an expansion in human consciousness; where more people know that we are all One. Through an energetic transmission, people are guided to take their next step on their spiritual journey. I have been a psychotherapist for about 40 years, during this time I have been trained and/or certified in several modalities including: Transpersonal Hypnotherapy through the Michael Newton Institute, Hypnotherapy through the Ericksonian School. I am the founder of the Enneagram School of Awakening, which is accredited by The International Enneagram Association. I call what I do Transpersonal Psychotherapy because I help people work through personal limiting patterns, as well as guiding them to open to their true nature, which is beyond the personal. I have written two books Boundless - Experiential description of stepping into the boundless, and my journey to the Boundless; and From the Heart of Boundless ? discussions and teachings about obstacles and issues that might get in the way of connecting to the Boundless. Websites: Boundless Art The Enneagram School Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded February 4, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:26 - Childhood Memories and Unknown Experiences 00:08:42 - Interaction with Subtle Beings 00:12:53 - The Journey of Meditation and Spirituality 00:16:59 - Opening to Subtle Dimensions 00:21:48 - A Phase of Iconoclasm 00:26:45 - Relearning the Enneagram and Awakening Experiences 00:31:37 - Feeling the Energy of Each Type 00:36:43 - The Enneagram and Living a Transcendent Life 00:40:46 - Reconnecting with the Energy of Light Beings 00:45:32 - Exploring Past Lives and Life Between Lives 00:50:43 - The Awakening and In-Depth Exploration 00:55:36 - Sharing the Frequency 01:00:05 - Accessing Information in an Expanded State 01:05:20 - Out of focus and in focus
2023-02-14
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675. John Churchill

Born in London, Dr. Churchill's interest in psycho-spiritual development, Integral theory, Contemplative studies, Western Esotericism, and Mahayana Buddhism began in his adolescence,. During this time, John received the esoteric Planetary Dharma transmissions that would in time unfold as his contribution to a planetary fourth turning teaching. Dr. Churchill spent 15 years training and teaching ?Great Seal? meditation in an Indo-Tibetan Mahayana lineage under the mentorship of the late senior Western teacher, translator, respected author, and clinical psychologist Dr. Daniel P. Brown. He is also a founding member of the Integral Institute led by esteemed Transpersonal/Integral philosopher, Ken Wilber. John has received advanced training in: attachment therapy, hypnosis, positive psychology for peak performance, and the ?Pointing Out? style of Mahamudra meditation. For the last 25 years, John has developed a a Fourth Turning Planetary Dharma practice which includes the somatically based contemplative practice path; Embodying the Open Ground, that integrates psychodynamic healing, adult development and meditation. John holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from William James College, and is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Married to his partner, Nicole since 2000, they are Co-Founders of Samadhi Integral, and Co-Directors of Karuna Mandala. Book: Becoming Buddha: Buddhist Contemplative Psychology in a Western Context Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded January 29, 2023. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:37 - The Different Dimensions of Mind and Cross-training the Mind 00:11:07 - The Path of the Bodhisattva 00:17:12 - Meeting the Needs of a Different Population 00:22:54 - Developing a Contemplative System in the West 00:27:53 - Examining Components and Creativity in Meditation Practices 00:33:32 - Understanding Different Types of Spiritual Practices 00:39:15 - Transcending Sacred Technologies Through Collaboration 00:44:40 - Allowing Our Natural Tendency to Unfold 00:50:08 - Describing the Experience of Brahman 00:55:41 - Gaia as a Multidimensional Being 01:01:41 - Perspectives and Metacognition 01:07:26 - Exploring the Fundamental Nature of Reality 01:12:26 - The Next Stage of Human Development 01:18:12 - Education and Spiritual Development 01:23:03 - Tiered Levels of Cognition and Development 01:28:02 - The Four-Year Contemplative Education 01:32:05 - The Plant Dimension 01:33:19 - The Sacred Tradition of Herbal Medicine 01:38:25 - Thoreau's Belief in Building Foundations 01:44:05 - A New Contemplative System with Psychedelics 01:49:43 - Legalization of Marijuana and Psilocybin 01:55:20 - Personal Experiences with the Law 02:00:07 - The Significance of a Skull Symbol 02:04:57 - Personal Connection and Future Meetup
2023-02-01
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674. Debra Martin

Debra Martin is a World-Renowned Intuitive Healer and an International Research Lab Certified Medium with the Windbridge Research Center. Debra is a Spiritual Coach, Survivor of three near death experiences, cancer and an author of six books. Her most recent: "Proof of Miracles? & "Doctors, Faith & Courage?. Debra had her third near death experience on 1-21-12 where she had an out of body experience and conversation with God. From this experience her mediumship abilities heightened, and she was given the gift to heal. Debra has developed a healing technique which is not being done anywhere else in the world. In 2013, the Logos Church ordained her as a healing minister due to the healing miracles they were witnessing. She is a motivational speaker and has been on many radio networks. Website Instagram Facebook YouTube channel Army4Love Gatherings: Zoom on the 1st Tuesday of every month Free. 3:00 p.m. MST: https://goldenmiracles.com/engage/ Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded January 8, 2022. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Childhood Encounters with Faces at Night 00:04:17 - Shutting Off and Fitting In 00:08:36 - The Process of Mediumship 00:12:36 - Connecting with the Other Side 00:16:11 - A Life-Changing Car Accident 00:20:01 - Intervention from a Non-Corporeal Being 00:23:29 - The Mysterious Stranger 00:26:26 - A Big Near-Death Experience 00:30:01 - A Divine Encounter and Life Plan 00:33:28 - Unraveling the Mystery of the 90-Pound Condition 00:36:42 - A Personal Connection with God 00:39:53 - Remote Healing and Spiritual Journeys 00:43:33 - Healing Childhood Trauma 00:46:57 - The Healing Process and Physical Effects 00:50:15 - Spiritual Surgeons and Healing Others 00:54:02 - The Power of Lavender Oil 00:58:33 - Healing Childhood Trauma 01:05:45 - Healing Possession of Negative Energy 01:12:07 - Healing through Ancestral Release 01:19:13 - Healing from Resentment Towards Father 01:26:08 - Embracing the Journey of Cancer 01:33:22 - Individual vs Group Healings 01:39:56 - Trusting the Healing Process and Honoring Yourself 01:47:35 - Honoring Yourself and Taking Time Off
2023-01-12
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673. Anthony Peake

Anthony Peake is the author of 12 books. He has lectured across the UK and Europe and has also given talks in New York and Melbourne, Australia. He has appeared on national television in Germany and France and has been interviewed on numerous BBC local radio stations and nationally on BBC Radio Five Live. Here are the themes of four of Anthony's books most relevant to what we discuss in this interview. Is There Life After Death: The Extraordinary Science of What Happens When We Die (2006) Do you occasionally have that strange feeling known as déjà vu? Do you sometimes feel that you know what is going to happen next? Do you ever have a strong feeling that actions you are about to take are the right (or wrong) thing to do? All these perceptions may be everyday clues to your immortality. This book proposes that personal death is a scientific impossibility. Using the latest findings of neurology, quantum physics, and consciousness studies, Anthony suggests that we never die. This book will help you understand the reason for your life and how you can make it better next time. The Daemon: A Guide To Your Extraordinary Secret Self (2008) Appearing in Greek mythology, the Daemon is broadly understood as a guiding spirit which exists as one half of your split self. Anthony proposes that people consist of not one but two separate consciousnesses - everyday consciousness and that of The Daemon, a higher being that seems to possess knowledge of future events. Drawing upon phenomena such as déjà vu and near-death experiences, he explores the ways that our Daemon breaks through into our consciousness and can subconsciously impact upon our decisions. This book draws upon neurology, metaphysics and theology. It also follows the stories of famous figures, including Byron, Geothe, Jean Cocteau, and many others who have "felt a force outside themselves". The Hidden Universe: An Investigation Into Non-Human Intelligences (2019) From aliens or ghosts to the djinn, electric-voice phenomenon, and UFO abductions, this book is the most comprehensive and enlightening survey ever made of encounters with the "others" - intelligent, self-motivated beings that are clearly not human in their origins. In addition to fully detailing the history of these encounters, the book attempts a bold explanation (never before undertaken) of the true nature of these beings. The book will explore the increasingly frequent entheogen encounters facilitated by substances such as dimethyltryptamine, ayahuasca, 5-Meo-DMT, and LSD, as well as the beings encountered by individuals suffering from Alzheimer's-related Charles Bonnet Syndrome, young children's non-corporeal companions, and the seemingly independent beings met during lucid dreaming and near-death and out-of-body experiences. This model proposes that consciousness, far from being simply an accident of evolution, is the actual root source of the material universe. It suggests that at its most basic level everything that is seemingly physical is rendered into existence by consciousness. Cheating The Ferryman: The Revolutionary Science of Life After Death (2022) Is there life after death? This age-old question has plagued humankind from the moment we became self-aware, but do we now have enough evidence to answer it? This book reveals an extraordinary model of life after death?one that brings together ideas from ancient philosophy, neuroscience, quantum physics, and consciousness studies and manages to explain a number of seemingly mysterious experiences such as precognition, déjà vu, synchronicity, near-death experiences, and out-of-body experiences. It is called Cheating the Ferryman. This book is a much-awaited follow-up to Is There Life After Death, which introduced his revolutionary model. Since then, he has amassed more evidence, using new studies by world-leading researchers, theories from the likes of Stephen Hawking, Carl Jung, and Hugh Everette, together with testimonies of NDEs and precogni...
2022-12-28
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672. Rick Archer Interviewed by Angelo Dilullo

? I was interviewed by Angelo Dilullo, who has been on BatGap. Angelo's: BatGap interview YouTube Channel Points discussed: My spiritual history. The TM program The importance of integration and stabilization on the spiritual path. The value of spiritual development in unfolding our full potential. About Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi) The masculine and feminine aspects of spirituality. Compassion, kindness, generosity, and such qualities as expressions of holistic spiritual development. The Association for Spiritual Integrity and the importance of ethics on the spiritual path. What is the best spiritual practice? Are there any detrimental practices? (Psychedelics? Neo-Advaita?) Harmful teachers? The qualifications for being a spiritual teacher and the importance of discerning between qualified and unqualified teachers. The importance of humility and genuineness in teachers. We all have different roles to play. Awakened people aren?t necessarily teachers and don?t necessarily use spiritual terminology. The relevance of channeling, mediumship, etc. to spirituality. Different dimensions of reality. ?God? as an unbounded self-interacting ocean of consciousness. We are characters with some improvisational latitude in the Divine Play. The playwright has our best interest in mind. Staying aligned with the Divine ?stream?. Trusting your instincts. Global problems are symptomatic of the quality of collective consciousness which is trending toward awakening, perhaps as a response to the dire nature of these problems. The cumulative nature of spiritual practice. Recommended books. The importance of where you put your attention. The complimentary relationship between knowledge and experience. The importance of taking the first step on the spiritual path, and one thing will lead to the next. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded December 20, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
2022-12-21
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671. Jude Currivan, 2nd Interview

Jude Currivan, Ph.D., is a cosmologist, futurist, planetary healer, author, member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle, and previously one of the most senior business women in the UK. She has a master?s degree in physics from Oxford University specializing in quantum physics and cosmology and a doctorate in archaeology from the University of Reading researching ancient cosmologies. She has travelled extensively, worked with wisdom keepers from many traditions and is a life-long researcher into the nature of reality and consciousness. She is the author of seven books, most recently The Cosmic Hologram (2017), and The Story of Gaia: The Big Breath and the Evolutionary Journey of Our Conscious Planet (2022) and is co-founder of WholeWorld-View.   Summary and Transcript of this interview Websites: wholeworld-view.org judecurrivan.com Earlier books: CosMos: A Co-creator's Guide to the Whole World The 13th Step: A Global Journey in Search of Our Cosmic Destiny The 8th Chakra: What It Is and How It Can Transform Your Life The Wave : A Life Changing Journey into the Heart and Mind of the Cosmos Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group First BatGap interview with Jude Interview recorded December 10, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:02:09 - About Jude Currivan 00:04:04 - My First Multidimensional Experience 00:06:06 - Awakening to the Living Universe 00:08:13 - Reconsidering Francis Bacon's Intention 00:10:35 - The Journey of Scientific Exploration 00:12:27 - The Evolutionary Journey of Our Conscious Planet 00:16:09 - The Incredible Abilities of Slime Mold 00:18:37 - Complex Behavior and Informational Flows 00:21:29 - The Evidence of the Cosmic Hologram 00:26:26 - The Evidence of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity 00:29:01 - The Non-Locally Unified Universe 00:32:19 - The Unified and Intelligent Universe 00:37:33 - The Holographic Principle and the Pixelation of Reality 00:42:43 - The Fundamental Cosmic Intelligence 00:47:45 - The Universe as an Evolutionary Learning Process 00:52:32 - The Meaningful Information of the Universe 00:57:03 - The Evolutionary Arc and Interconnectedness 01:00:23 - Awakening from the Illusion of Separation 01:03:24 - The Fine-Tuned Beginning of the Universe 01:07:33 - The Fundamental Laws of Infodynamics and the Co-Creation of the Universe 01:10:47 - Darwin's Perspective on Mutations 01:12:06 - The Distortion of Darwinism and Materialism 01:14:32 - The Intelligent Nature of Biological Organisms and Living Beings 01:17:23 - The Gaia Sphere and the Story of Our Universe 01:20:03 - Gaia: A Living, Conscious Being 01:22:29 - The Reality of Unity in the Story of Gaia 01:24:53 - The Futility of Trying to Predict the Future 01:26:46 - Human life in attunement with divine intelligence
2022-12-13
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670. Robin Chaurasiya

Robin was born and raised in the US with a very religious and schizophrenic mother as well as a violent and atheist father. At 14, Robin started volunteering with various non-profits organizations and traveling the world, two lifelong passions which led her to work with dozens of NGOs and travel to nearly 100 countries. After spending several years in the US Air Force, Robin was kicked out for being lesbian which led to her new life as an activist. At 24, she started Kranti, an NGO that empowers survivors of trafficking and daughters of sex workers from Mumbai's red-light areas, where she lived and worked for a decade. In 2020, Robin moved to a mud hut at 13K feet in the Himalayas without any water, electricity or toilet. For over a year, she wasn't online, didn't read any book and didn't speak with anyone. In July 2021, she started working part time from the mountains and became a certified BatGap addict. She returned to civilization in August 2022. The spiritual routine at Kranti: Our house is a mix of girls who have been raised Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, and Jain. We are extremely mindful of integrating all of these traditions (as well as a few others like Sikhism) into our daily lives as well as our travel experiences. Just to give you an idea, some of the places we make sure to take all Kranti girls are: Golden Temple in Amritsar, Dalai Lama's temple in McLeodganj, Nizamuddin's shrine in Delhi, St. Thomas' basilica in Chennai, Haji Ali's shrine in Mumbai, as well as dozens of famous Hindu temples around India. All of the girls are required to attend 10-day Vipassana courses, either the programs specifically for teens or on their own after age 18, as well as Buddhist philosophy courses at Tushita Meditation center. We are connected to quite a few spiritual leaders here, and the Dalai Lama's translator, as well as Sri M, are regular visitors at the Kranti home. But most importantly, yoga and meditation are the first activities of the day at Kranti School, along with daily journaling and writing gratitude letters every morning. All of the girls have a therapist through a Mumbai-based organization called Inner Space where all therapists and clients are trained in mindfulness based cognitive therapy. Kranti's website: kranti-india.org Kranti's Instagram page Kranti's Facebook page Donating to Kranti: Kranti Home and School Fundraiser savethechild.org Tax exempt for US donors.) Milaap: Help the Survivors of Trafficking (India-based, doesn't deduct fee. Not tax exempt for US donors.) Donating to Happy Feet Home (hospice for terminally ill children) Contact Robin PDF with more info about Robin, her upcoming book, and Kranti Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded November 20, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:40 - The Motivation of Kranti 00:10:15 - Childhood Memories and Spiritual Moments 00:15:03 - Childhood Curiosity and Spiritual Exploration 00:19:28 - The Age of 12: Dreams, Stealing, and Non-Existence 00:24:21 - The Key Players in My Journey 00:29:01 - The Unstoppable Desire 00:33:48 - Overcoming Challenges and Unexpected Help 00:37:57 - A Moment of Realization and Gratitude 00:42:55 - The Impact of Extraordinary Girls and Gender Inequality in India 00:47:49 - Taking in the Kids 00:52:43 - Unexpected Meeting in Glastonbury 00:57:30 - The Neo-Advaita Movement 01:02:28 - The Beauty of Seeing People in Their Perfection 01:07:05 - The Purpose of Life and Finding Happiness 01:11:23 - From Sex Worker to Drum Circle Facilitator 01:15:57 - The Generosity of an Illiterate Sex Worker 01:20:41 - Compassion in the Red Light Area 01:25:10 - Girl's Perception and Plans for the Future
2022-11-22
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669. Neil Douglas-Klotz

Neil Douglas-Klotz is an internationally known scholar in the fields connecting religious studies (comparative Semitic hermeneutics) and psychology as well as a poet and musician. He is the author of Prayers of the Cosmos, Desert Wisdom, The Hidden Gospel, and The Genesis Meditations as well as coauthor of The Tent of Abraham with Sr. Joan Chittister and Rabbi Arthur Waskow. He is the past chair of the Mysticism Group of the American Academy of Religion and is active in various international colloquia and conferences dedicated to peace and spirituality. Website: abwoon.org Amazon Author's Page, listing all of his books Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Transcript of this interview Interview recorded November 5, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Neil Douglas-Klotz 00:03:29 Neil?s background 00:04:40 - A Childhood of Alternative Beliefs 00:09:22 - How I Made Major Life Decisions 00:12:20 Aramaic, Sanskrit, Sound and Meaning 00:13:42 - The Connection Between Language and Objects 00:15:54 Chanting, mantra and the evolution of consciousness 00:17:47 - Human Consciousness and Modern Life 00:20:34. Changing the cultural paradigm of materialism 00:21:52 - Separation from Family Conditioning 00:22:09 Yeshua's healings and the culture of his time. 00:24:14 Did Jesus exist? 00:26:29 - The Transmission History of the Gospels 00:26:55 How and when were Jesus' words first written down? 00:30:22 - The Origins of Aramaic and Greek in Jesus's Vicinity 00:31:11 Aramaic and Greek at Jesus' tme. 00:33:04 Hundreds of early gospels. 00:34:50 - The Origins of Christian Creeds 00:35:49 Modern Christian religion and politics. 00:37:03 Neil's new book Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus: his method and texts 00:39:04 - The Translation of Scriptures 00:39:10 The King James Version of the Bible 00:40:27 "What would Jesus do?" 00:43:29 - The Connection to the Source of the Self 00:44:10 Evolution of Neil's work 00:45:07 "I am the way, the truth and the life...." 00:47:50 - The Meaning of "Hayye" 00:50:15 Jesus' miracles and healings, and early human consciousness. 00:52:13 - Healing through Connection to the Unseen 00:54:15 The important Aramaic words usually translated "good" and "evil" 00:56:50 - Ripening in the Breath 00:59:50 Jesus and prayer, with and without words 01:00:45 - Entraining with the Teacher's Consciousness 01:03:01 Worst mistranlation that empowers colonialism and ecocide. 01:04:49 - The Injustices of the World 01:06:56"Seek ye first the kingdom of heaven..." 01:08:57 - The Interconnection of Inner and Outer Life 01:09:09 The "sin against the Holy Ghost." 01:12:06 The Aramaic "lord's prayer" in brief 01:14:37 - Hollowing oneself for resonance with the cosmos 01:18:57 - The Aramaic Prayer of Dedication 01:20:39 Conversion, "saving the soul" or the soul saving you 01:23:18 - The history of Christianity and religion's impact 01:23:40 Snake handling? 01:25:28 "I and my father are one." 01:27:25 - The Living Togetherness with the Creating Source 01:29:38 "omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent? 01:30:45 "only begotten son" 01:31:36 - Jesus, the Cross, and Trust 01:35:05 "Did Jesus die on the cross?" 01:35:40 - The Possibility of Jesus' Survival on the Cross 01:37:53 Seeing angels or beings from other faiths 01:39:04 Jung's "Christian yoga" 01:39:44 - Awakening and Healing with Neil Douglas-Klotz 01:40:56 "original sin" 01:43:46 "judge not lest you be judged" 01:43:57 - Finding Your Path in Life 01:45:51 What is mine to do? 01:47:47 Jesus suffering 01:48:12 - The concept of pain and suffering in Christianity 01:50:32 "let him who is without sin cast the first stone" 01:52:02 - Tangled Relationships and Casting Stones
2022-11-10
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668. Anastasia Wesselink Moellering

Anastasia is a Reiki Master Teacher, Meditation Coach, Intuitive Life Coach, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, and a self-proclaimed recovering Zumba Instructor that has turned her lifelong pursuit of holistic wellness into a thriving holistic wellness practice, offering services online, and at her wellness studio located outside of Chicago. After dozens of profound spiritual experiences and a life-changing NDE in 2019, Anastasia holds a fundamental understanding that unconditional love is our natural state of being. With a powerful combination of consciousness, awareness, and intention, Anastasia has worked with hundreds of clients to create access to a transformational force that aids in letting go of mental, emotional, and/or physical pain, in turn creating lasting inner harmony. She is an ambassador of living a fully integrated, balanced, and intuitive life. Website: thehealingheart.com TikTok: @theheartshines YouTube Channel Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded October 24, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:58 - Out-of-body experience and the dentist chair 00:09:52 - Tapping into Timelessness 00:13:21 - Clearing the Windows of Perception 00:19:19 - The Experience of Bliss in the Void 00:24:37 - The Enigma of Understanding and Knowing 00:31:36 - The Immensity of Soul Experiences 00:38:05 - Oneness in Individuality 00:41:46 - Oneness and the Impact of Actions 00:44:09 - The Expansiveness of Oneness 00:47:17 - Choosing to Experience Others' Feelings 00:50:13 - The Nature of Good and Bad 00:53:11 - Contribution of Profound Experiences 00:57:15 - The Purpose of the Physical Body 01:02:33 - Connecting to the Infinite Knowledge 01:06:56 - The Soul's Return to Oneness 01:09:07 - Connecting with Deceased Relatives 01:11:56 - Life Between Lives 01:14:23 - Unique Insights and Varied Experiences 01:18:07 - The Importance of How You Feel 01:22:46 - The Expansion of Consciousness and Purpose of Creation 01:25:25 - Different Experiences of Physical Life 01:30:22 - The Omniscience of God and the Soul's Connection 01:35:03 - The Power of Anita Morjani's NDE 01:38:33 - The Power of Energy and Vibration in Healing 01:43:02 - The Power of Sound Therapy and its Effects on the Body 01:47:15 - Overcoming Fear and Embracing Change 01:49:50 - Experiencing Peace, Love, and Joy 01:53:34 - The Inspiring Story of a Renowned Saint 01:57:39 - Connecting with The Healing Heart 02:00:15 - Conclusion and Farewell
2022-10-28
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667. Mark Anthony

Mark Anthony, JD Psychic Explorer/ Psychic Lawyer, world renowned psychic medium, Oxford educated attorney, near-death experience researcher, paranormal expert and legal analyst appears internationally on TV and radio and headlines at conferences and expos. This Psychic Explorer may be found lecturing at an Ivy League University about Quantum Physics one day, and the next off to mystical locations in remote corners of the world to explore Ancient Ruins and Supernatural Phenomena. Mark is a featured columnist for Best Holistic Life Magazine, and author of three bestselling books. His latest, The Afterlife Frequency is a riveting story driven exploration taking you around the globe, from the cosmic to the subatomic, into the human soul itself. The Afterlife Frequency has been endorsed by the world?s top Survival of Consciousness scientists and designated by PrettyProgressive.com as one of the top books about faith in God. It?s been submitted for a Pulitzer Prize. Other books: Evidence of Eternity: Communicating with Spirits for Proof of the Afterlife Never Letting Go: Heal Grief with Help from the Other Side Website: AfterlifeFrequency.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded October 15, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction: Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:00 - The Importance of Understanding the Mechanics of Life 00:11:03 - The Execution of John the Baptist and Reincarnation in Christianity 00:16:44 - Psychic Abilities in the Family 00:21:46 - The Unspoken Family Secret 00:26:05 - The "No, no, no" Syndrome 00:29:01 - Understanding the Quantum Nature of the Soul 00:36:05 - The Interconnectedness of Spirituality and NDE Experiences 00:44:10 - Using Psychic Abilities for Healing and Resolution 00:49:05 - The Abuse of Psychic Abilities in Powerful Beings 00:52:48 - The Witches' Response to Hitler 00:56:24 - Shielding Yourself and Stabilizing Energy 01:00:16 - Lines of Development 01:05:19 - Al Capone and the Dark Forces 01:07:56 - Psychic Advisors in the White House 01:10:36 - Mary Todd Lincoln and Spiritual Beliefs 01:14:03 - The Myth of the Great Leader 01:16:58 - The Right Leader Arises in Dark Times 01:21:25 - Environmental Destruction and Urgent Action 01:26:51 - Seizing Opportunities and Squandering Them 01:32:47 - Miraculous Intervention 01:37:19 - The Subtle Body and the Unified Field 01:42:51 - The Electromagnetic Soul Theory and Scientists' Support 01:48:39 - Near Death Experiences and the Existence of God 01:51:58 - Understanding Brain Impairment and Consciousness 01:55:31 - The Loss and Reunion of a Loved One 01:58:12 - Communication with the Afterlife through Technology 02:02:27 - Communicating with Spirits through Technology and the Spirit Phone 02:06:39 - Enhancing Spiritual Situational Awareness 02:11:01 - "Putting Yourself in the Flow of God's Grace"
2022-10-19
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Ann Mathie

Ann has been practising yoga and meditation for nearly 20 years and has since completed her Masters in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation from SOAS University with ongoing Sanskrit training. Ann was inspired from an early age by her father?s anecdotal experiences with Ku??alin? and his involvement in experiments with Zen priest and transpersonal scientist, Dr Motoyama. Her own experiences have pointed her towards a phenomenological investigation of the parallels between spontaneous Ku??alin? awakenings and Buddhist paths to enlightenment. Her previous research focuses on the phenomenology of Buddhist and Yogic experiences through practice. Ann is currently researching spontaneous Ku??alin? arousals and how these experiences map onto the path of realisation within Indian Buddhist and Yogic traditions as well as cutting-edge consciousness theory. Her mission is to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological processes that can arise from spontaneous transpersonal experiences or deep meditation practice and how we can safely support others walking this path towards greater wholeness. Website: annmathie.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded October 8, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background 00:04:25 - Kundalini and Theosophy 00:08:29 - Questioning Mainstream Sanity 00:11:53 - Exploring Different Religious Practices 00:16:02 - The Complexity of Traditions and Spiritual Paths 00:19:48 - The Path of Compassion and Moral Behavior 00:23:46 - The Three Components: Rajasic, Sattvic, Tamasic 00:27:39 - Breakthroughs and Trauma in Spiritual Experiences 00:31:07 - The Arhat and Enlightenment in Buddhism 00:34:34 - The Four Stages to Arhant-hood 00:38:12 - The Power of Insight in Teaching and Evaluation of Teachers 00:41:58 - The Importance of a Healthy Guru-Student Relationship 00:45:47 - Spiritual Integrity and Money in Modern Society 00:49:19 - Contrasting skillful means and direct realization 00:53:05 - The Benefits of Meditation Practice 00:56:57 - Dissolving the Illusion of Self-Personality 01:00:27 - Awakening Without Practice 01:04:25 - The Manifestation of Kundalini Energy 01:08:35 - Spontaneous Body Movements and Kriyas 01:12:06 - Letting Go of Stored Emotions 01:15:40 - The Relationship Between Shaking and Psychological Processes 01:19:28 - Managing Kundalini Energy for Individuals with Weak Neural Networks or Trauma 01:23:07 - The Consequences of Mind-Shattering Experiences 01:27:04 - The Challenges of Running a Marathon 01:30:51 - The Path to Enlightenment and Psychological Health 01:34:49 - The 10 Impurities of Insight 01:38:41 - The Importance of the Whole Path 01:42:18 - Finding Balance on the Spiritual Path 01:46:27 - Importance of Cultivating Right Intention 01:50:29 - The Importance of Compassion and Kindness 01:54:14 - A Conversation with Ann Mathie
2022-10-12
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665. Mario Beauregard

Dr. Mario Beauregard, PhD., is a neuroscientist currently affiliated with the Department of Psychology, University of Arizona. He has received a bachelor degree in psychology and a doctorate degree in neuroscience from the University of Montreal. He also underwent postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Texas Medical School (Houston) and the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University. Dr. Beauregard is the author of more than 100 publications in neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry. He was the first neuroscientist to use functional neuroimaging to investigate the neural underpinnings of voluntary control in relation to emotion. Because of his research into the neuroscience of consciousness, he was selected (2000) by the World Media Net to be one of the ?One Hundred Pioneers of the 21st Century.? In addition, his groundbreaking research on the neurobiology of spiritual experiences (including near-death experiences) has received international media coverage. In 2008, he was invited to participate in a symposium held at the United Nations. In 2013, he participated in a dialogue with the Dalai Lama in regard to the new science of mind. Dr. Beauregard has appeared over several radio programs in the U.S.A., Canada, and Europe, Asia, and Australia. His research has been featured on TV (Discovery Channel) and in many newspapers and magazines, including Nature, Science, The New Scientist, Scientific American Mind, and The Economist. He has received a number of distinctions, including the Joel F. Lubar Award (International Society for Neuronal Regulation, USA) and the Spectrum Award (The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, USA). Being also an author, Dr. Beauregard has published The Spiritual Brain (Harper Collins, 2007) and Brain Wars (Harper Collins, 2012). In these books, he demonstrates that mind and consciousness are much more than the activity of nerve cells in our brains. He also shows that spirituality is a central feature of human beings that cannot be reduced to physical processes. Beauregard actively contributes to the articulation of the new postmaterialist scientific paradigm. Co-author of the Manifesto for a Postmaterialist Science, which has been signed by several hundreds of scientists, he is also one of the founders of The Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences (AAPS). Movie: Expanding Reality Books: Expanding Reality: The Emergence of Postmaterialist Science The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul Brain Wars: The Scientific Battle Over the Existence of the Mind and the Proof that Will Change the Way We Live Our Lives Expanding Science Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded October 1, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:27 - Introduction to Dr. Beauregard and his work 00:06:30 - Mystical Experience and Life Mission 00:10:06 - A Life-Changing Experience 00:13:19 - Miraculous Recovery and Spiritual Awakening 00:17:02 - Psychic Experiences and Family Connections 00:20:05 - Prearranged Events and Purification of Sickness 00:24:03 - The Impact of the Scientific Materialist Worldview 00:27:59 - The Manifesto for a Post-Materialist Science 00:32:00 - Playing the Game, Being a Black Sheep 00:35:07 - The Journey from Job Loss to Collaboration 00:38:25 - The Transition Period and the Waning of Materialism 00:41:49 - The Illusion of Self and the Denial of Psi Phenomena 00:44:59 - The Changing Attitude Towards New Ideas 00:48:07 - The Importance of Open-Mindedness and Spiritual Practice 00:51:52 - The Influence of Mind and Non-Local Interactions 00:55:41 - Altered States of Awareness and Neuroplasticity 00:58:57 - Materialism, Reductionism,
2022-10-06
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664. Isira, 2nd Interview

Isira is an awakened spiritual teacher who has been initiated in advanced spiritual practices and rites across a number of traditions including Australian Aboriginal, Yogic Indian, African Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhist. When she was a young adult, Tibetan Lamas, recognized her as an important incarnation and travelled to Adelaide, Australia to bring her to the Himalayas to be ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Isira is also honored as an Australian Indigenous elder and wisdom keeper. The heart of Isira?s teaching is Holistic Awakening. While the predominant western model of awakening focuses on individual consciousness, Isira?s holistic approach has us awaken to the sacred in all of life. It is an awakening that is integrated, embodied, and grounded, rather than siloed, conceptual, and abstract. Isira believes that, even among those on a committed spiritual path, there is still a deep sense of ?something missing.? The human spirit is hungering to be nurtured by the sacred. We know this because we're living in a world that is fractured and conflicted more than ever. And people are reporting a sense of fear, alienation, depression, anxiety, and chronic illness in epidemic numbers. Inspired by the wisdom of indigenous cultures, Isira teaches that we must awaken to what she calls the ?Four Sacred Pillars of Life.? While one of these four pillars is the Self or Spirit, they go beyond the Self to include our interconnected relationship with three other essential dimensions of life?the second is nature or earth, the third is kinship or others, and the fourth is the cosmos or universe. While conventional thinking assumes that our spiritual connection must start with Self or Spirit, instead, Isira teaches that for awakening to be holistic, it is essential that we start with our connection to earth or nature. Through holistic awakening, we move out of the mind into a lived experience in which the sacred is restored to each moment of our day-to-day life. As we integrate our awakening, a natural byproduct is that we relate in a deeper, more meaningful way?respecting, honouring and loving all of life. Simply, we live sacredly. Books: Awakening You: Embodying Peace, Love and Freedom on Earth (enter code ISIRA010 to access eBook for no charge) Buddha on the Dance Floor Website: isira.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. First BatGap interview with Isira Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded September 25, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:56 - The Power of Spiritual Connection and Ancestral Guidance 00:10:23 - Indigenous Wisdom and Lore 00:15:32 - Interactions in Dream State and Meditation 00:20:14 - Appointment as a Lama's Consultant 00:25:07 - The Emergence of Nature and Creation 00:30:32 - Embracing Holistic Development and Avoiding Narrow Paths 00:35:10 - Incorporating Boundaries and Boundless 00:40:38 - The Interconnectedness of All Living Beings 00:45:53 - The Importance of Connectivity with Nature and the Cosmos 00:50:54 - The Value of Deeper Connections with Earth 00:55:33 - Connecting with Nature in a Modern World 01:00:35 - The Role of Indigenous Cultures in Awakening Humanity 01:05:44 - Indigenous People as Transceivers of Natural Lore and Values 01:10:31 - Addressing the Root Cause of Crime 01:15:32 - Dissolving Centralized Systems 01:20:38 - Healing Wounds and Transgressions 01:25:29 - The Four Pillars of Connection and Fulfillment 01:30:47 - The Four Pillars of Balance 01:35:55 - Restoring Balance within Ourselves and the World 01:40:49 - Finding Beauty in Life's Experiences 01:45:42 - The Cosmic Perspective 01:50:21 - The perception of reality 01:55:48 - Anchoring with the Senses 02:00:35 - Wrapping up the interview and answering viewer qu...
2022-09-30
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663. Brian Thomas Swimme

Brian Thomas Swimme did his doctoral work in gravitational dynamics in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Oregon. From the publication of The Universe Is a Green Dragon to the Emmy Award?winning PBS documentary Journey of the Universe, Swimme has articulated the cosmology of a creative universe, one in which human intelligence plays an essential role. For three decades as a professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, he taught evolutionary cosmology to graduate students in the humanities. Currently he is director of the Third Story of the Universe at Human Energy, a nonprofit public benefit organization. A detailed description of his books and media works can be found at storyoftheuniverse.org. About the documentary, Journey of the Universe. Human Energy presents Story of the Noosphere Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded September 18, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Brian Thomas Swimme and Cosmology 00:03:59 - Two Meanings of Cosmologist 00:08:00 - The Relationship Between Human Mind and the Universe 00:12:49 - The Power of Scientific Knowledge in Understanding Ourselves 00:16:55 - The Color of the Universe 00:20:55 - The Nature of Laws and the Mystery of the Universe 00:25:36 - The Ontology of Intelligence and Consciousness 00:29:10 - The Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness and the Experience of Reality 00:34:14 - The Ontological Connection between Individuals and the Universe 00:38:50 - The Interplay of Science and Spirituality 00:42:17 - The Mystery of Mathematics and Science 00:46:22 - The Influence of Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry 00:50:12 - The Interdependence of Science and Spirituality 00:53:43 - The Noosphere: United Humanity and Earth's Evolution 00:58:46 - The Special Quality of Humanity and Symbolic Consciousness 01:03:50 - The Dark Age and the Loss of Knowledge 01:07:45 - Ignorance of Extinction 01:10:57 - Co-evolution of Technology and Spirituality 01:15:02 - Becoming beings who see the whole first 01:19:50 - The Bhagavad Gita and Being Established in Action 01:23:55 - The Vast Intelligence Within You 01:27:25 - The Noosphere in Action 01:32:05 - The Noosphere as a Collective Consciousness 01:35:24 - Deepening Collective Intelligence 01:38:19 - The Dream of the Earth and Integral Ecology 01:43:30 - Embracing Change: A Deep Change of Heart and Mind 01:46:42 - A Breaking of Symmetry in the Early Universe 01:50:50 - The Incessant Creativity of the Universe 01:54:52 - Matter's Intrinsic Property of Self-Organization 01:59:13 - The Excitement of Matter and Spiritual Development 02:02:39 - A Round-Trip from Tacoma to Berkeley
2022-09-24
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662. Emilio Diez Barroso

Emilio Diez Barroso perfected the art of appearing very successful. He manages two family offices, a venture investment firm, sits on the board of over a dozen companies etc... but up until recently, he was always trying to get somewhere other than where he was?seeking recognition, achievement, love, success, and finally, the ultimate carrot: enlightenment. In his pursuit of enlightenment, he was forced to face what all the seeking had been trying to avoid: his own sense of unworthiness. Defeated at the game of becoming and humbled by the realization of his true nature, he is now dedicated to alleviating suffering in the world. Emilio is a father to three incredible teachers and resides in Los Angeles. Book: The Mystery of You: Freedom is Closer Than You Think (All proceeds from the book go to contentment.org.) Website: emiliosbook.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded September 10, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background 00:04:18 - Breaking Free from Conditioning 00:08:12 - The Influence of Religion and Self-Worth 00:11:54 - The Illusion of Wholeness and Self-transcendence 00:15:54 - The Experience of Oneness and Waves of Self 00:19:44 - Integrating Spirituality into Everyday Life 00:23:51 - Nature's Efficiency and Guiding Intelligence 00:27:41 - The Practice of Meditation and Spiritual Seeking 00:31:39 - Outrunning Jealousy and Feelings of Inadequacy 00:35:43 - An Exploration of Inner Energy and Consciousness 00:39:45 - The Spiritual Growth of Life 00:43:45 - The Inner Wound and Healing the World 00:47:53 - Surrender and Agility 00:51:43 - Being in the State of Inner Hereness 00:55:39 - Sitting in Defeat Before the Next Energy Kicks In 00:59:39 - Gradual Shifts and Bankruptcies 01:03:29 - Coping and dependence with artificial stimuli and plant medicine 01:07:22 - The Constant State of Experience 01:11:12 - The Feminine Qualities in Spiritual Teachings 01:15:30 - Learning from Women, Integrity, and Ethics in the Spiritual Path 01:19:39 - The Unregulated Nature of Spiritual Teaching 01:23:43 - The Divine Nature of the Body and the Importance of Taking Care of It 01:28:03 - Irrational Discontent and the Search for Truth 01:31:48 - Unnecessary Roughness and Judgment 01:35:43 - Parenting with Humility and Responsibility 01:39:19 - Freedom at Different Levels 01:43:12 - Rediscovering Devotion 01:47:32 - Awe and Attachment 01:51:43 - Opening the Heart and Feeling in the Body 01:55:56 - The Warrior's Impeccability 01:59:25 - Looking Ahead to the Next Conversation
2022-09-16
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661. Anneloes Smitsman

Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, evolutionary systems scientist, coach, healer, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO of EARTHwise Centre. Her programs, practices, and strategies are sought after around the world for actualizing our future human potential, and catalyzing the next steps in human consciousness and systemic design for thrivability. She was awarded the Visioneers Lifetime Achievement Award in May 2022, and was crowned overall African winner in the category "Human Development" of the 2022 Africa?s Most Respected CEOs Awards. She is the co-author of the award-winning Future Humans Trilogy with Dr. Jean Houston, and a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle. Website: earthwisecentre.org Other books: The New Paradigm in Politics Love Letters from Mother Earth: The Promise of a New Beginning Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded September 5, 2022. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:19 - Two Futures: Sustainability Crisis and Emerging New Era 00:08:12 - The Regenerative Renaissance 00:12:11 - A Higher Order of Possibility 00:15:59 - Engaging Youth Creativity in Shaping the Future 00:19:44 - Engaging the Mind in Learning 00:23:28 - Global Collapse and Planetary Conditions 00:27:11 - The Balancing Act: Mother Earth and Human Consciousness 00:30:36 - Emergence of a New Narrative and Maturation of Our Species 00:34:05 - The Power and Manifestation of Consciousness 00:37:26 - Harnessing the Power of Consciousness 00:41:11 - A Coherent Pattern of Collaboration 00:45:34 - Creating a Heavenly World 00:50:07 - Wake-up Call and Systems Change Begins Within 00:54:47 - Living in Harmony with Nature 00:59:31 - The Detail in Creating New Economic and Financial Systems 01:04:13 - The Rising Tide: Consciousness as a Field 01:08:18 - Solidarity with Ukraine and the Emerging Collective Consciousness 01:11:31 - The Risk of Becoming the Next Dominator 01:15:35 - The Power of Dedication and Assistance 01:19:43 - Maintaining Coherence in the Face of Disinformation 01:24:27 - Finding Common Ground 01:28:59 - Social upheaval and the American spirit 01:33:22 - The Pioneering Spirit of Americans and the Challenges of Division 01:37:49 - The Need for a Different Kind of Politics 01:42:35 - Renewal and Evolution in Society 01:46:58 - Rethinking Growth and Expansion 01:51:30 - The Journey of Living Within Planetary and Social Boundaries 01:56:10 - The Future of Companies and Adaptation 02:00:39 - The Future of Creativity and Innovation 02:04:39 - Co-creating a World that Works for All
2022-09-10
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660. Alaya Dickinson

Alaya first experienced brief glimpses leading to a spontaneous awakening in 1997. This left her with a burning fire for truth and a determination to find a release from her suffering. She was drawn to satsang and to the feet of her beloved Neelam: a teacher of the Ramana Maharshi lineage. From that very first meeting there arose a profound recognition of unconditional love but also a strong sense of separation and resistance. However, Alaya instinctively knew that penetrating the resistance was exactly what was needed to penetrate the suffering. With Neelam?s unconditional love this separation fell away shortly after the birth of Alaya?s first child in 2001. With a new husband and baby, Alaya moved to Asheville. She found in her daily experience of being a householder and working mother, that there was much abiding awareness/living in present Reality. But the non-abiding dream state kept arising which created an even deeper desire to investigate what was still appearing as separation. She realized that what was needed was already in the life she was leading and that every moment was a gift and opportunity to return to the natural awakened Self. ?My husband, my children, my job, everything is my teacher, and true love is laying down whatever pulls on you, turning back to this life with an open heart and open palms.? With the realization that ordinary everyday life was sacred and that each moment was the Beloved pointing us home, she continued to question and inquire into her ideas, perspectives, and feelings until the veil of separation finally fell away. ?With tenderness and openness, conditioning can unmanifest - leaving what naturally remains, as stillness, presence and love.? As people began to ask her to teach, Grace appeared as the non-dual teacher Adyashanti and with his support and friendship she began to give satsang in 2011. ?Grace is like gravity, it will continue to pull you within for the truth of who you are isn?t found in doing. It is found in the silence ? in stillness.? Website: alayasatsang.org Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded August 27, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:08 - The Awakening Experience at a Young Age 00:07:43 - Following Intuitive Knowing 00:11:14 - Unknowing and Reformulation 00:14:34 - The Unknowingness of Grass 00:18:00 - The Fishiness of Life 00:21:39 - A Diverse Community in a Double Wide Trailer Bar 00:24:59 - A Transformational Experience 00:28:39 - Deepening of Presence and Surrendering to the Vaster State 00:32:16 - The Primal Resistance to Opening Up 00:36:06 - The Trauma of Duality 00:39:37 - The Stages of Spiritual Development and Societal Growth 00:43:01 - Being of Service by Becoming Nobody 00:47:11 - Different Roles and Different Paths 00:51:06 - Unconditional Love and the Collapse of Searching 00:55:26 - Carried by Grace 00:58:56 - Deepening into Oneness with Neelam 01:03:04 - The Decision to Move On 01:07:08 - The Fear of Suffering and Awakening 01:10:55 - Dissolving the Ego and Aligning with the Deeper Gift 01:14:55 - Meeting Neelam and the Veil on My Face 01:18:41 - The Role of a Teacher in Spiritual Awakening 01:22:16 - The Gift of Healing and Transmission 01:25:47 - Degrees of Receptivity and Awakening 01:29:06 - Deeper embodiment of awakening 01:32:47 - The Beauty of Constant Change 01:35:59 - The Nature of the Path and the Danger of Feeling Accomplished 01:39:31 - The Pitfall of Idolizing Teachers 01:42:55 - Being of Service to Others 01:46:49 - Expansion of Zoom Retreats and In-Person Meetings 01:50:22 - Experiencing Psychological Trauma of Separation
2022-09-01
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659. Jessica Eve

After years of radical liberation in my own absence eventually became another kind of prison, I found freedom from "Enlightenment" in the freedom to live a richly human bittersweet life, in a new way, the way of transimmanence, in which the spiritual and the material are unified, and everything including suffering is a sacred expression of the divine. Discovering how many other people have been harmed by modern adaptations of liberation via self-negation teachings, I've become a Spiritual Emergence Coach, and run peer support groups for people experiencing spiritual crisis, especially related to Neo-Advaita. Website: thegloriousbothand.com Subscribe to monthly newsletter YouTube Channel Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded August 21, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:02 - Childhood Panic Attacks and Existential Thoughts 00:07:49 - Dissolution of the Sense of Self 00:11:20 - The Beginnings of Pure OOCD and Existential Thoughts 00:15:26 - Awakening Beyond Thought and Self 00:19:43 - The Path of Jnana Yoga 00:23:34 - Exploring the Demise of Ego and Boundaries 00:27:20 - The Dark Side of Radical Contentment 00:31:35 - Concerns about Neo-Advaita in Self-Help Books 00:35:20 - The Relief of Realizing Nothing Matters 00:39:45 - The Fear of Death and Martyr Complex 00:44:23 - Embracing Paradox in Spiritual Awareness 00:47:58 - The Erosion of Language and Relationships 00:51:59 - The Pitfall of the Spiritual Ego 00:55:35 - The Shift into Depersonalization 00:59:26 - The Value of Going through Different Phases 01:03:32 - Exploring New Paradigms of Reality 01:07:40 - The Illusion of Selflessness and Awakening 01:11:09 - The challenge of Neo-Advaita spiritual teachings 01:14:48 - The Non-permanence of Flashy Experiences and the Misunderstanding of Realization 01:18:32 - Interpretations of the Ultimate Truth 01:22:24 - Embracing Fear and the Process of Rebirth 01:26:02 - Realization of the larger aspect of one's nature 01:29:25 - Dissolution of Physicality and Meditation Process 01:32:59 - Kundalini Awakenings and the Dangers of Neo-Advaita 01:36:27 - The Nothing Conference 01:40:17 - The Oneness of Individuals 01:43:30 - Eye Gazing and Unividuality 01:47:23 - The Severe Consequences of Toxic Teachings 01:50:52 - Living in Boundlessness and Boundaries 01:54:18 - Subscriber Notification System
2022-08-24
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658. Matt Garrett

Growing up, a burning desire to seek truth took hold. After years of searching, the need to see reality overtook the need to avoid suffering. Through the marriage of inquiry and surrender, realization unfolded in ways that could never have been imagined by my former self. After seeing through the illusion of separation, there is now a keen interest in exploring the mystery of reality and the human form. The stage of integrating this non-dual understanding into daily life is ongoing and beautiful, and something I return to daily. Not just to help myself, but to look for ways to alleviate suffering for anyone who is interested. Website: matt-garrett.org Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Transcript of this interview Interview recorded August 14, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:06:32 - Finding Freedom through Surrender and Inquiry 00:13:07 - The Paradox of No Self 00:20:28 - The Empty Body and the Aliveness Within 00:26:32 - Inquiry into the Self and Objects 00:30:48 - Spiritual Development and Full Blossoming 00:35:31 - Tapping into Non-Duality and Expressing It 00:39:23 - The Relationship between Free Will and Determinism 00:42:57 - Different Levels of Spiritual Maturity 00:46:23 - The Importance of Discernment and Checking Desires 00:49:05 - The Pendulum Analogy 00:52:32 - The Courage to Pursue Inner Development and Incorporate it into Daily Life 00:55:54 - The Fullness Within Yourself 00:59:43 - Resistance and Trusting the Universe 01:02:57 - The Play of Life and the Power of Surrender 01:06:48 - The Awakening after Giving Up Seeking 01:10:28 - Going Beyond the Self 01:13:57 - Beyond Awakening 01:17:28 - The Calling to Go Deeper 01:21:28 - The Flexibility of Reality and the Dilemma of Purpose 01:25:54 - Transitioning from Purpose to No Purpose 01:30:01 - Finding Freedom Beyond Purpose 01:33:40 - Surrender and Inquiry 01:37:10 - The Wisdom to Accept the Unchangeable 01:40:22 - The Transformation of Inquiry 01:43:25 - Emotional Work and the Inquiring into the Self 01:46:55 - The Impersonal Nature of Suffering 01:50:53 - Surrendering Personal Suffering for Humanity 01:54:45 - The Balance of Selfishness and Altruism in Helping Others 02:00:23 - Knowing the Self and Helping Others 02:05:21 - Farewell and Outro
2022-08-17
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657. Jeffrey Mishlove

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, The PK Man, and Psi Development Systems. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "Parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death.   Website: newthinkingallowed.org YouTube Channel Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Transcript of this interview Interview recorded August 6, 2022. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background of Jeffrey Mishlove 00:04:35 - A Dream of Uncle Harry's Death 00:08:58 - The Paranormal Capabilities of the Human Mind 00:12:49 - Followed a Dream to Pursue My Interests 00:17:00 - Consciousness and the Universe 00:20:51 - The Significance of Parapsychology and Consciousness 00:24:42 - Society with Fundamental Consciousness Understanding 00:28:49 - Believing in the Power of Manifestation 00:32:57 - White Crows and Psychical Research 00:37:16 - The criticism of research with Mrs. Piper and the Dark Age of scientism 00:41:31 - The Rise of the Spiritual but Not Religious Movement 00:45:28 - Potential Capabilities of Humans and Moral Development 00:49:28 - The Cosmic Game of Life and Suffering 00:53:38 - Levels of Creation and the Unknown Mysteries of the Universe 00:58:05 - The Reality of Macro Psychokinetic Phenomena 01:02:12 - Interface between Dreams and the Bardo Planes 01:06:22 - Similarities between mystical and near-death experiences 01:10:49 - The Bardo Planes and Higher Dimensions 01:14:28 - Living Agent Psi and the Afterlife 01:18:20 - The Fisher Hoffman Process and the Dictated Therapy 01:22:10 - Pre-birth Communication 01:26:20 - Electronic communication with the deceased 01:30:18 - Difficulty in Identifying Authentic Psychic Occurrences 01:35:03 - A Game of Chess with a Deceased Chess Master 01:39:16 - Physical Mediumship and Materialization 01:43:20 - Houdini's Attempt to Expose Marjorie the Medium 01:47:45 - The Reality of the Witnessed Experience 01:51:38 - Remembering Dean Brown 01:55:45 - The Fate of the Human Species 02:01:46 - The Possibility of Past Lives 02:02:38 - Closing Remarks
2022-08-10
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656. Bernard Carr

Bernard Carr is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London. As an undergraduate, he read mathematics at Cambridge University and for his Ph.D. he studied the first second of the Universe, working under Stephen Hawking. He was elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1975, and in 1980 spent a year traveling around America as a Lindemann Fellow before taking up a Senior Research Fellowship at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. In 1984 he was awarded the Adams Prize, one of the UK?s most prestigious mathematical awards. In 1985 he moved to Queen Mary and he became a Professor there in 1995. He has also held Visiting Professorships at various institutes in America, Canada, and Japan. His professional area of research is cosmology and astrophysics and includes such topics as the early universe, black holes, dark matter, and the anthropic principle. He is the author of around 300 papers and the books Universe or Multiverse? and Quantum Black Holes. He is also very interested in the role of consciousness as a fundamental rather than incidental feature of the Universe. In particular, he is developing a new psychophysical paradigm linking matter and mind which accommodates normal, paranormal, and mystical experiences. He also has a long-standing interest in the relationship between science and religion, especially Buddhism, having been the coholder of a grant from the Templeton Foundation for a project entitled ?Fundamental Physics, Cosmology and the Problem of our Existence". He is President of The Scientific and Medical Network and a former President of the Society for Psychical Research. Transcript of this interview Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Interview recorded July 24, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump with Rick Archer 00:06:07 - The Three Books that Awakened My Interests 00:11:41 - The Origins of the Anthropic Principle 00:17:09 - Fine Tunings in Physics 00:23:05 - The Number of Fundamental Constants in Physics 00:28:41 - The Fine Tuning and Theology 00:34:21 - The Changing Nature of Science 00:39:47 - The Possibility of Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter 00:44:55 - The Possibility of Life in Different Universes 00:50:31 - The Complexity Principle and the Hierarchy of Complexity 00:56:20 - The Origin of Order in the Universe 01:01:49 - The Existence of a Pre-Big Bang Mind 01:07:31 - God's Presence in the Universe 01:12:42 - The Limits of Physics and Mathematics 01:17:57 - Anomalies in the Standard Big Bang Model 01:23:32 - Indirect Evidence of Fine Tuning and Containment of Superintelligence 01:29:02 - Primordial Black Holes and Astronomical Observations 01:34:07 - Connecting Science, Spirituality, and Psychical Research 01:39:55 - Expanding Physics to Accommodate Consciousness 01:45:51 - Expanding Science for Spirit 01:51:53 - The Possibility of Levitation 01:56:49 - Building a Bridge Between Mind and Spirit 02:01:56 - The Reconciliation of Science and Religion 02:07:34 - The Human Psyche and Probing Reality 02:13:03 - Exploring the Mysteries of Reality 02:18:26 - Extra dimensions and their implications 02:23:55 - Hyperspatial Higher Dimensions and Consciousness 02:29:40 - The Perception of Time and Consciousness 02:34:51 - The Nature of Consciousness and Self-Identity 02:40:09 - The Programmer of the Simulation 02:44:54 - Wrapping up the Topics
2022-07-28
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655. Victoria Ukachukwu

In 2014, I awakened to the realization that being aware is my true nature. The experience of just being aware without the identity of a person who is aware was at once exhilarating and disorienting. This simple but profound realization transformed my experience of life to one of effortless being. A wonderful result of this awakening is a lasting peace that transcends all experience. In this awakened sense of pure being, the physical body is experienced as an objective sense of being, and the mind is experienced as an objective sense of knowing. There is no longer the need for an individual identity as a person who ?is living life. There is only awareness and the experience of the objective sense of awareness in various forms of expressions. The illusion of a person being aware of objects dissolved and was replaced with a pervasive sense of joy and freedom. Before 2014, my life was based on the story of a woman named Victoria Ukachukwu who is a trained scientist with a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and is a divorced mother of two daughters. All of my experiences derived from this core identity. Over time, this identity became very limiting and questions about God and the nature of reality began to arise. Science offered no satisfactory answers nor did the Catholic religion in which I was raised. In 2010 I discovered the teachings of non-duality. In particular, the teachings of Mooji and Rupert Spira. In 2012, I went to my first ?retreat with Rupert Spira and came away with more questions. It was not until June 2014 when I went to a second retreat with Rupert Spira that all questions dissolved with the recognition of my true nature. Subsequently, in 2019, I discovered the timeless teaching of Joel Goldsmith which further reaffirmed and expanded my burgeoning understanding of spiritual principles that illuminate the nature of being.  In his book, The Master Speaks, Joel Goldsmith reminds us that the Truth of being is eternal regardless of how many different ways it is presented. Consciousness is the creative principle of life. Consciousness is the eternal truth of being. In my experience, being aware or Awareness Itself is our true nature and our only purpose. It is Absolute. Victoria's email address Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded July 16, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background 00:04:36 - Growing up Catholic and questioning belief in God 00:09:15 - The Bookstore Encounter and Meditation Journey 00:13:21 - Being More and Doing Less 00:17:29 - Discovering Rupert Spira 00:22:53 - Exhilaration and a sense of being aware 00:28:01 - The Nature of Being and Pure Awareness 00:33:17 - The simplicity of realizing true nature 00:38:09 - The Secret of Harmonious Living in the Bible 00:42:54 - Unity of All Beings 00:47:18 - The Presence of God and Harmony 00:52:13 - The Power to Overcome 00:56:56 - Right Action and Restoring Peace 01:00:36 - A Near-Drowning Experience 01:04:19 - The Limits of Tools and Identity 01:09:59 - The Personal and Universal Self 01:14:19 - The Illusion of Separation 01:18:00 - The Power of Clarification 01:22:25 - Elevating the Level of Consciousness 01:26:48 - The Release of Identity 01:31:27 - Seeking the Kingdom of God 01:35:43 - The Fear of Contagion and the Vaccine 01:40:34 - The Eternal Nature of Being 01:45:33 - Integration and Belief Systems in Psychology 01:49:39 - The Master-Student Relationship 01:54:25 - Freedom from Negative Emotions 01:59:15 - Addressing from a Place of Power and Compassion 02:03:26 - The Two I's and the Conscious Realization of God 02:08:51 - The Power of Stillness and Self-Realization 02:12:51 - Rupert's Teachings and Intellectual Rigor
2022-07-20
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654. Stephen Snyder

Stephen Doetsu Snyder began meditating daily in 1976. he has practiced since in the Zen tradition as well as extensive practice in Theravada Buddhism. he is a lineage Zen teacher as well as a lineage Theravada teacher. He was also influenced by Diamond Heart teachings and practices. He combines the ancient Buddhist heart practices with awakening practices of the Zen tradition into a heartfelt journey of realization and embodiment. Books: Demystifying Awakening: A Buddhist Path of Realization, Embodiment, and Freedom Buddha's Heart: Meditation Practice for Developing Well-Being, Love, and Empathy Practicing the Jhanas: Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw Website: awakeningdharma.org Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded July 10, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:03 - The Importance of Heart Practices in Zen 00:07:34 - Dropping the Sense of Self and Transcending Identity 00:11:16 - The Importance of Stability and Trust in Spiritual Experiences 00:14:43 - The Nature of the Absolute 00:18:25 - The Importance of Direct Experience in Understanding 00:21:47 - Different Teachings on God and Jesus 00:25:08 - Levels of Realization 00:28:37 - The Journey of Self-Realization and Integration 00:31:54 - The Importance of Ethical Behavior in the Spiritual Community 00:35:24 - Addressing Doubts and Hierarchy 00:38:38 - Integrating Spirituality and Law 00:42:00 - The First Awakening: A Satori Experience 00:45:24 - The Progress of Personal Growth 00:48:54 - The Experience of the Absolute 00:52:26 - Overdoing Meditation and the Need for Balance 00:56:11 - Concentration and Jhana Factors 00:59:17 - Releasing Effort and Deepening Meditation 01:02:33 - Exploring Different Paths and Awakening Experiences 01:05:58 - Retreating and Progressive Practices 01:09:25 - Progression of Practice and Integration of Personal Issues 01:12:59 - The Need for Personal Work and Practice 01:16:20 - Difference between prana rising and Kundalini rising 01:19:41 - Resistances to Awakening 01:23:08 - Fear and Shifts in Consciousness 01:26:25 - Balancing Heart Practices and Awakening Practices 01:29:55 - The practice of innate goodness meditation and journaling 01:33:16 - Working with the Inner Critic and Therapist Recommendations 01:36:32 - The Shift in Consciousness 01:39:42 - Retreats and Personal Journey 01:43:03 - Zen Jazz and Life's Improvisations
2022-07-13
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653. Clare Goldsberry

Clare Goldsberry has been a life-long student of religion and spiritual traditions. Having been reared Protestant Christian, her goal was to study for the ministry after completing her BA in Journalism at Arizona State University. However, a few semesters into those studies in a cooperative study program with Claremont School of Theology (Claremont, CA), she was called away into the study of Buddhism. For the past 27 years, she has been engaged in the practice of Buddhism, as well as the study of Hinduism, Gnosticism, Theosophy, philosophy (from the ancients to modern philosophers), and modern Christian religions. She has even added the study of Quantum physics to the mix after noticing that modern quantum ideas parallel those of Buddhism as the science of mind. She has always followed her inner voice, as it is that call that is the true call on her path. She teaches classes on all of those topics and tries to encourage people to follow their inner light/voice and not to be led astray. The questions are always more important than the answers, as she tells her students. Website: claregoldsberry.com Books: The Illusion of Life and Death: Mind, Consciousness, and Eternal Being The Teacher Within: Finding and Living Your Personal Truth: Finding and Living Your Personal Truth A Stranger in Zion Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded July 2, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background of Clare Goldsberry 00:03:41 - Learning from Brent's Illness 00:07:51 - Remembering Death 00:11:30 - The Mystery of Different Opportunities 00:15:21 - The Meaning and Purpose of Karma 00:19:23 - The Intelligence of the Universe 00:23:24 - Guardian Angels and Grace in Life 00:27:06 - The Search for Answers Outside Oneself 00:30:31 - Believing in Leaders and Having All the Answers 00:34:24 - Excommunicated from the Church 00:38:01 - The Importance of Discernment in Beliefs and Truth 00:41:34 - Reincarnation in the Judeo-Christian Tradition 00:45:24 - Making Choices in Life 00:49:14 - Embracing the Twists and Turns in Life 00:52:56 - The Chinese Farmer Story and Embracing All Perspectives 00:56:12 - Why We Don't Know How to Die 01:00:00 - Attachment and the Fear of Death 01:03:21 - Reincarnation and Beliefs in India 01:07:27 - Quantum Physics and Creating Reality 01:10:46 - Making a Difference in Your Practice 01:14:13 - The Possibility of Transcending Suffering 01:17:47 - Non-attachment and Letting Go 01:21:34 - Grief to Growth and Finding Meaning 01:25:02 - A Shift in the World 01:28:42 - The Buddha's Awakening 01:32:25 - The Dying Process and Embracing Death 01:36:14 - Loving without Attachment 01:40:04 - Letting Go of Attachments and Embracing Fulfillment 01:43:42 - Living Life on Your Own Terms for the Time You Have 01:47:12 - Reflections on Aging and Death 01:50:03 - Farewell in Phoenix
2022-07-07
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652. Penny Sartori

Penny Sartori became interested in death and dying early in her nursing career after a connection she developed while caring for a dying patient in the ICU. That event motivated Penny to question what happens when we die and this led to Penny undertaking a long-term study to investigate the near-death experiences of patients in ICU. Penny worked as a nurse for 21 years and currently lectures at the nursing department of Swansea University. Website: drpennysartori.com YouTube Channel Books: The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help Us to Live More Fully The Transformative Power of Near-Death Experiences: How the Messages of NDEs Can Positively Impact the World Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded Sunday, June 26, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background of Dr. Penny Sartori 00:03:50 - Reflections on Death and Near-Death Experiences 00:07:09 - The Disconnection from Nature and Primal Selves 00:10:38 - Long-term Impacts of Near-Death Experiences 00:14:00 - Impact of Near-Death Experiences 00:17:23 - The Purpose of Near-Death Experiences 00:20:36 - Beings from Higher Dimensions 00:23:58 - Medications and Near-Death Experiences 00:27:01 - The Importance of Understanding Near-Death Experiences 00:30:10 - After Effects of Near-Death Experiences 00:33:34 - Unexplainable Experiences during Near Death Experience 00:36:39 - Heightened State of Awareness during Unconsciousness 00:39:51 - Profound healing experiences through altered state of consciousness 00:42:57 - A Profound Understanding of Quantum Physics 00:46:11 - Consciousness as a Transmitter or Receiver 00:49:30 - Different Experiences of Consciousness 00:52:57 - Out-of-body experiences and consciousness after death 00:55:48 - Wisdom of Ancient Traditions 00:58:56 - Experiencing the Life Review 01:01:53 - The Profound Effect of Actions on Individuals 01:05:00 - Tactile and Auditory Experiences in NDEs 01:07:59 - The Challenges of Verifying Out-of-Body Experiences 01:11:03 - Near-Death Experiences and Perspective Shifts 01:13:49 - Distressing Near-Death Experiences 01:17:08 - Heavenly and Hellish Realms 01:20:32 - Pleasant Experiences of Dying 01:24:22 - Visited by Deceased Loved Ones During the Dying Process 01:28:20 - The Transformative Potential of Near-Death Experiences 01:32:28 - Transformative Experiences and Helping Others 01:36:29 - Messages and Symbols After Death 01:39:57 - Near-Death Experience and Empowering Communities
2022-06-29
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