361. Timothy Conway, 2nd Interview

Sheerly by Divine Grace, in 1971 Timothy woke up to nondual Reality, the Divine Reality or Self that is doing everything and being everybody. He has gratefully served ever since then as a simple “spiritual friend” (kalyana mitra) and since the 1980s as a satsang leader, counselor, healer, and author of over one hundred essays, as well as the book Women of Power & Grace: Nine Astonishing, Inspiring Luminaries of Our Time and forthcoming books (The Liberating Zen Sourcebook, the enormous 2-volume India’s Sages, and other works). His website Enlightened-Spirituality.org is a major resource on spiritual awakening, nondual wisdom and nondual devotion, engaged spirituality, illustrious sages, and world religions, spiritual humor, and much more. After residing in the Santa Barbara region of the Great Dream from 1988 to mid-2016, Timothy and his wife Laura are residing in Vistancia, Arizona, for at least a year to be close to her family. Timothy continues to hold free satsangs and classes on a variety of spiritual topics and also sees clients for psychological counseling services. His basic message: Your unborn TRUE IDENTITY is already complete, whole, and full as Absolute Awareness-Aliveness, and by the Grace-full Power of this Supra-personal Reality the personal consciousness “instrument” can be suffused with all sorts of beautiful Divine virtues. Timothy's email address. Interview recorded 9/10/2016 Transcript of this interview First interview with Timothy Free downloadable audio recordings of Timothy's weekly satsangs YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:58 - Understanding the Meaning and Value of Life 00:10:06 - The Power of Personal Consciousnesses 00:15:26 - The Unity of Sages and Their Enjoyment of Differences 00:20:46 - The Non-Duality of Behavior 00:25:38 - Ramana Maharshi's Stubbornness 00:30:29 - Amma's Mystical Tendencies and Troubled Past 00:35:19 - The Odds of a Blind Turtle 00:40:57 - The Paradox of Unenlightenment 00:45:47 - The Seduction of Spiritual Cults 00:50:40 - Egalitarian Nature of Clear-Light Awareness and Transmission Models 00:55:26 - Non-dual devotion and the pitfalls of praise 01:00:08 - The Life of a Teacher 01:04:58 - The Presence of Divine Virtues 01:08:58 - The Racket of Lobbyists and Defense Contractors 01:12:36 - Absolute Language and Transcendence 01:16:41 - Souls and the Intrinsic Perfection 01:20:50 - The Divine Perfection in the Laws of Nature 01:24:51 - Innocent Souls and Complicated Conditioning 01:29:03 - Letting go of Seeking 01:33:11 - The Activities of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 01:37:25 - Unity in Diversity 01:41:22 - The Role of Consciousness in Animal Rights and Climate Change Awareness 01:45:26 - Letting Go of Samskaras 01:49:28 - Ramana's Enlightenment Journey 01:53:15 - The Value of Deep Dreamless Sleep 01:56:41 - The Three Gunas and Yogic States 02:00:41 - Awakening to Our True Absolute Host Nature 02:04:39 - The Gradual Cultivation of Buddha-like Qualities 02:08:27 - Owls Singing 02:12:04 - Music