This “insubstantial figure in the dream, pointing to the Divine Dreamer,” has lived and studied the nondual essence of our sacred traditions for 40 years since an utterly life-changing, spontaneous awakening to God or Reality in his 16th year in the hills of Southern California. Fortunately, Timothy met many enlightened masters, especially in Advaita Vedanta (Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Annamalai Swami, and others among Sri Ramana Maharshi’s immediate followers, Amma Amritanandamayi, Anandamayi Ma, Mother Krishnabai, Dadaji of Calcutta, et al.) and various lines of Buddhism (Taungpulu Sayadaw, Shifu Hsuan Hua, H.H. the Dalai Lama, Seung Sahn, et al.), as well as spiritual adepts in Taoism, Sufism, and mystic Christianity and Judaism. Timothy has freely shared the “pathless path” of deep spirituality for over 25 years in satsangs and in free ongoing education classes at Santa Barbara City College.
Books:
Women of Power & Grace: Nine Astonishing, Inspiring Luminaries of Our Time and the forthcoming
India's Sages-- Volume 1, India's Sages: Nondual Wisdom from the Heart of Freedom, which profiles 40 authentic sages from the modern era; the even more massive
Volume 2, India's Sages Source Book: Nondual Wisdom from Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas, Tantrics, Sants, Sikhs & Sufis, features over 120 wonderful sages and scriptures from India's "living past."
A trilogy of works focusing on nondual spirituality, religion, science, and political justice is also in preparation.
Print interview with Timothy can be found at:
The Sun magazine, April 2003 cover story
See also:
Homepage for Timothy's massive website on many aspects of our Sacred Traditions
The Nondual Spirituality section of the website
For lightening up via humor, includes a link to an illustrated Zen humor page compiled by Timothy
Free downloadable audio recordings of Timothy's weekly satsangs
Summary and Transcript of this interview
Interview recorded 7/14/10.
Second BatGap interview with Timothy.
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:04:17 - Tim's Personal Journey and Interest in the Personal
00:08:00 - Struggling with Depression and Identity Crisis
00:11:15 - The Profound Opening
00:15:09 - Divine Intervention and the Transformation
00:19:05 - The Franciscan Way and the Suchness of Being
00:23:33 - A Life-Changing Experience
00:27:05 - A Profound Change in Perception
00:30:55 - The Bedrock Sense of Joy and Maintaining Pure Awareness
00:34:37 - Astrological Background and Opening to Spiritual Vertigo
00:38:26 - The Presence of God and the Separation
00:42:22 - Challenging Non-Mystical Religiosity
00:46:10 - Meeting Dan, the History of Consciousness
00:49:26 - Who are you beyond concepts, beyond self-labels?
00:53:03 - Dan: A Significant Influence
00:56:59 - The Power of Stillness and Letting God Take Over
01:00:45 - The Fascination with God
01:03:48 - A Tragic Loss
01:06:14 - From Burma to India: A Spiritual Journey
01:09:16 - Divine Encounters in the Cave
01:13:10 - Sri Maharaj's Different Aspect
01:19:33 - Multiple facets of Maharaj
01:21:04 - The Struggle with Different Teachings
01:24:35 - The Paradox of Instruction
01:28:29 - The Vitality Meditation and the God of Your World
01:32:57 - The Dangers of One-upmanship in Spiritual Teachings
01:36:43 - Abuse of Power and Loneliness in Spiritual Communities
01:40:33 - The Evolution of Teachers and Their Contributions
01:44:44 - The Reasons for Intense and Painful Situations
01:48:46 - Concluding Remarks and Farewell
01:51:26 - End of Audio