While out in California for the Science and Nonduality Conference, I had some downtime before the conference started, so I decided to tape a long panel discussion with a rather large group of friends, most of them previous guests on Batgap. Sofia University in Palo Alto (where transpersonal psychology was founded by Abraham Maslow and others), generously provided a room and video equipment. I'm especially grateful to Dr. Jeffery Martin, who conducts research there, for offering and organizing this. It was an experiment, and some were skeptical that it would work, but it did! This is part 1. The link to Part 2 is below.
Participants in the morning session included:
Name
Other Batgap Interview(s)
Website(s)
Chuck Hillig
7/21/2010
chuckhillig.com
Clare Blanchflower
clareblanchflower.com
Craig Holliday
1/3/2015, 12/19/2018*, 10/25/2019*
craigholliday.com
Dana Sawyer
9/29/2010, 2/9/2014*, 3/19/2016
dana-sawyer.com
David Buckland
9/25/2015, 10/27/2017*
davidya.ca
David Ellzey
1/16/2016
davidellzey.com
Francis Bennett
8/4/2012, 4/21/2013* 10/26/2013*, 5/24/2014*, 10/23/2014*, 10/21/2016, 10/25/2016*
Jeffery Martin
1/25/2017
drjefferymartin.com
nonsymbolic.org
Kiran Trace
11/2/2013, 09/24/2015
kirantrace.com
Kristin Kirk
2/16/2014, 5/24/2014*
kristinkirk.com
Laurie Moore
7/21/2012, 10/24/2013
counselingscottsvalley.us
animiracles.com
Mariana Caplan
2/3/2012, 1/6/2013, 10/25/2019*
marianacaplan.com
Rick Archer
6/5/2010, 3/16/2013, 5/11/2014, 10/23/2015, 10/24/2016, 10/21/2017, 12/19/2018*, 10/25/2019*, 10/27/2019
You're on it.
Susanne Marie
7/7/2013, 10/24/2014*, 10/23/2016*
susannemarie.org
*In group discussion.
Part 2 of this discussion
Transcript of this discussion
Recorded 10/22/2015
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to the Group Conversation
00:04:03 - Introducing the Panel
00:06:55 - What is Enlightenment or Awakening?
00:10:12 - Individual Experiences of Awarenesses
00:13:30 - Integration and Human Integration
00:17:55 - Direct experience and the recognition of pure emptiness
00:22:17 - The Sonar-ic Being and Enlightenment
00:25:34 - Embracing the Silence, Recognizing Mind Activity
00:29:44 - Embracing the Present Moment
00:33:29 - Awakening as an Ever-Evolving Process
00:36:37 - Becoming Sensing Beings
00:40:09 - The Uniqueness of Being
00:43:13 - The Value of Words and Identity
00:45:51 - Awakening from Awakening
00:48:30 - Awakening into Divinity Plus Humanity
00:51:42 - The Movement of Formlessness to Form
00:54:38 - Exploring the Layers of Identity
00:57:51 - Dissolution of Self and Unity Consciousness
01:01:17 - Oneness in Brokenness
01:04:04 - The Challenges of Teaching and Compassion
01:06:43 - Enlightenment and Torture
01:09:38 - The Journey of Growth and Enlightenment
01:12:52 - Finding Peace in the Chaos
01:15:57 - Surrendering to Love
01:19:01 - Practical Integration and Life Decisions
01:21:53 - The Changing Landscape of Awakening
01:24:58 - The Diversity of Experiences
01:29:51 - The Spacious Quality of Experience
01:34:18 - Exploring Emotion and Persistence
01:38:43 - The Dance of Love and Joy
01:43:12 - Musical Interlude
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