Buddha at the Gas Pump

Abdy was born in Iran in 1964 to the Electriciteh family. At an early age he realized that his realm of reality was beyond what he could share with others. As a child, his awareness of extraordinary abilities, such as putting light and sparkles on people, could only be rationalized as a dream. When, thirty years later, he realized those sparkles were being received by the people, healing them physically, emotionally and spiritually, he gave up his adapted reality to his child-hood reality. In 2002 he began working around the world anchoring light and spreading his wisdom. Abdy works with an ancient energy which dissipates our inabilities to relate to our self, higher self and the universe. His work is to bring about and support the transformation of humanity and the Earth to a higher consciousness. This is carried out by raising the vibration of people and places. He channels an energy that allows an individual to connect to their own divinity. He believes the truth cannot be learned and can only be connected to, from within. Even though most of his work is energy-based, he guides people to realize their gift and their wisdom. Through Abdy's presence, some people have become healers, spiritual teachers, life coaches and many free from physical and emotional illnesses, but many more have been gifted to see the beauty of life and its participants. Abdy’s gift is to radiate timeless, spaceless connection to the Source. The universe’s gift to Abdy is for him to live life knowingly connected. Website: abdy.info Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 2/11/2016. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Abdy Electriciteh 00:03:50 - The Nature of Energy and Antennas 00:07:48 - Different Antennas and Personal Gifts in Energy Awareness 00:11:33 - The Power of Energy 00:16:03 - The Cycle of the Universe 00:19:44 - The Essence of the Universe in Our Cells 00:23:39 - Personal Favor and Determinism 00:26:18 - The Harmony of the Universe and Human Choice 00:29:11 - The Illusion of Choice 00:32:25 - The Concept of Dimensions and Connection 00:35:45 - The Power of Prayer and Spiritual Connection 00:39:09 - The Impact of Energetic Body on Consciousness 00:42:15 - Connecting to Your Own Wisdom and Impacting Others 00:45:05 - The Nature of Trees and Animals 00:47:59 - The Cycle of Lives and Energetic Harmony 00:51:24 - Celebrating Death & Optimum Vibration 00:55:46 - The Power of Energy and Consciousness 00:59:53 - Aligning with the Energy of Life 01:03:36 - The Economy and the Earth 01:07:16 - Falling Over and Surrendering Control 01:10:48 - The Importance of Emotion in Communication 01:14:47 - The Influence of Collective Consciousness 01:17:51 - The Business of Spirituality and Dependency 01:21:06 - The Power of Ready and Healing Gifts 01:24:12 - Taking Back Individual Power and Breaking Free 01:26:49 - The Ego and Compassion 01:29:44 - The Role of Belief and Energy in Connection 01:32:18 - Fear of Emotions: The Problem with Expectations 01:35:13 - The Nature of Creatures and Polarity 01:37:56 - The Joy of Tapping into Perfection 01:42:06 - Background Music

Della had the good fortune of a life that many would have wanted to live. She grew up in a loving environment. She went to college. She started a family. She became a doctor and worked in emergency. She wasn’t looking for anything. She didn’t have any spiritual beliefs. She was happy. Then, in 2005, during a hypnosis session, she had what could be described as a near-death experience. Her heart was deeply touched by oneness and its unconditional love. Her life was turned upside down by this experience. With this free and loving presence breathing inside of her, all of " her " identity was put into question. Gradually she had to surrender to the reality that we are One and that no label, belief or knowledge is needed for Being. Website: dellainvitation.com Article referred to during the interview: Breakdowns and ‘Shift-Ups’: The relationship between psychosis and spiritual awakening Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 2/20/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:28 - A Glimpse of the Afterlife 00:07:42 - The Voice of Guidance 00:11:30 - The Difficulty of Playing the Game of Being Sick 00:14:17 - The Journey to Enlightenment 00:17:11 - The Difference between Psychosis and Awakening 00:19:40 - Transformation and Love 00:22:39 - The Scary and Gentle Spiritual Path 00:26:15 - Letting Go of Self 00:29:08 - Living in a Different Reality 00:32:18 - Discovering the Path to Satsang 00:35:42 - Connecting with the Heart's Intimacy 00:39:26 - Embracing the Refusal in the Heart 00:42:53 - Inner Transformation and Personal Guidance 00:46:28 - The Voice that Spoke to Me 00:49:59 - The Experience of the Personal Self 00:53:37 - The Experience of Pain and Self 00:56:39 - Living in a Simple State of Awareness 00:59:45 - The Role of Protection in Personal Development 01:03:09 - Opening the Heart and Honoring Reality 01:06:24 - Spontaneity and Freedom of the Shift 01:09:51 - The Gentle Path to Opening Ourselves 01:13:51 - Embracing Protection and Oneness 01:17:02 - The Veil of Refusal 01:20:46 - Effort and Relinquishment in Spiritual Awakening 01:23:36 - Embracing Our Perfect Imperfections 01:26:44 - The Future of Consciousness and Society 01:30:11 - Surrendering to the Inner Wisdom 01:33:37 - Hiding from our True Nature 01:36:39 - Introduction of Luna 01:38:56 - Explore More Interviews on the Website

Joey Lott is not a spiritual teacher. He’s not offering enlightenment, awakening, liberation, or any such carrot to keep you searching for something else. Instead, he’s just a fellow person who had the fortune to discover that the willingness to stop seeking for answers, for solutions to all kinds of imagined spiritual problems, reveals the peace of just being whatever is happening - which is all that is ever happening anyway. It’s not a glorious attainment. It’s not morally or spiritually elevated. It’s very mundane, and often uncomfortable - exactly like your life now. Joey doesn’t do formal teaching. In an ever-changing manner, he does experiment with inviting others to join in a conversation and explore the assumptions that underlie suffering. Website: joeylott.com YouTube Channels: Joey Lott Completely Ordinary Books: The Best Thing That Never Happened You're Trying Too Hard: The Direct Path to What Already Is Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 2/13/2016 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.   YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:47 - Shifting Perspectives on Identity 00:09:22 - The Perception of Suffering and Reality 00:13:34 - The intensity of my meditation practice 00:17:42 - The Addictive Cycle of Meditation 00:20:49 - The Experience of Suffering and Inner Dissatisfaction 00:24:53 - The Relief of Stopping the Obsession 00:28:35 - Fear of Triggers and Rituals 00:32:57 - The Shift Towards Surrender 00:37:24 - Relaxation of Control and Shift in Perspective 00:41:47 - Embracing Fear and Facing Problems 00:48:43 - Finding Balance in Spiritual Teachings 00:50:41 - The Middle Ground of Purification 00:55:31 - Spiritual Teachings for the Benefit of Humanity 00:59:40 - Methamphetamine and the Brain 01:03:35 - The Marginalization of People 01:08:25 - The Reality of Experience 01:12:40 - Critique of Popular Spirituality 01:16:53 - Recognizing the Full Truth 01:21:19 - The Directness of Experience and Comparison to Ramana 01:25:22 - The Illusion of Awareness and Consciousness 01:30:06 - The Promise of Removing Uncertainty 01:33:55 - The Illusion of Ownership and Doership 01:38:35 - Appreciating Concepts, But Valuing Experience 01:42:58 - The Paradoxical Nature of Taking Action 01:46:49 - Dealing with OCD 01:50:39 - Perception of a diverse natural world and dangers of moral authority 01:54:01 - The Decline of Bee Populations and Environmental Responsibility 01:58:47 - The Interconnectedness of Life and the Power of Consciousness 02:02:37 - Ambivalent about taking money for conversations

Once called by Norman Cousins, “An accomplished court jester to humanity,” David Ellzey is a transformative speaker, entertainer, author, and mentor – who has inspired a quarter of a million people worldwide to explore the oneness of humanity and of life. As mentor, coach, and teacher, David guides clients with unflinching self-inquiry, techniques like The Sedona Method for emotional well being, movement, and fundamentally pure investigation into what is real. Humor often joins the journey. His devotion to the mystery of life began at age fourteen when he had his first life-changing experience of sensing the infinite presence that permeates all of existence. At age seventeen he pursued the embodiment of this understanding through the performance art form of pantomime taught by his teacher using ancient principles of Kabbalah. He was guided by his dear teacher to create universes in the silence and emptiness on stage. But most importantly, David understood that, indeed, all of life is born of, and returns to, this mother consciousness. Published in non-dual and contemplative journals, and author of, The Ocean of Now, David’s a regular presenter at the Science and Non-Duality Conferences. David sat with Francis Lucille for 10 years, with Neelam in India, and is forever inspired by Rumi and Nisagardatta. Currently his private practice as a consciousness coach is based in New York City. Website: davidellzey.com David Ellzey in Panel at Sofia U. Part 1 | Part 2 Book: The Ocean of Now: How To Navigate The Unsure Waters Of These Challenging Times With Courage And Peace Transcript of this interview Interview conducted 1/16/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:39 - The Power of Mime and Kabbalah 00:06:35 - Mysteries of Mime and Spirituality 00:09:38 - A Life-Changing Experience under the Stars 00:13:08 - The Groundedness Behind Youthful Worry 00:15:34 - Being "In the Moment" with Solomon 00:17:59 - The Power of Loving Presence 00:20:26 - Komedi di Rumah Sakit 00:22:53 - Living from Cosmic Intelligence 00:27:03 - Awareness and Thought 00:30:45 - Spontaneous Mime Performance 00:35:02 - Going beyond the habit of reflection and recategorization 00:38:06 - Dissolving the Concept of "I Need to Be" 00:41:52 - Cultivating an Inner Quietness 00:44:35 - Lester's Journey of Self-Inquiry and Awakening 00:46:35 - The Disappearance of the Egoic Self 00:48:57 - The Simultaneous Nature of Experience 00:51:22 - Reassembling the Perception of Pain 00:54:27 - No Sense of a Personal Self 00:57:17 - The Power of This Moment 00:59:56 - Exploring Emotions and the Sedona Method 01:02:37 - Dissolving Emotionality and Finding Clarity 01:05:18 - Letting Go of Illusions and Emotions 01:07:48 - Glimpses of Consciousness 01:10:29 - The Nature of Knowingness 01:12:54 - Coaching for Conscious Living 01:16:30 - "The Joy of Living" 01:19:11 - Surrounding Yourself with Supportive People 01:21:55 - Staying Open to the Unfolding Moment 01:27:02 - The Yearning for Fulfillment 01:32:01 - Concluding Remarks and Future Events

Salvadore Poe was a successful musician from New York, making records, touring, having videos on MTV, and doing film scores when in 1997 he had a life-changing experience that propelled him on a single-pointed inquiry in search of enlightenment. During the next seven years, he immersed himself in intensive retreats in USA, Europe, and India, met many teachers, including U.G. Krishnamurti, Douglas Harding, Toni Packer, among others, and eventually moved to India where he lived for two years in the ashram of Ajja, a recognized spiritual master, and then for a year in the ashram of another spiritual master, Siva Sakthi Ammaiyar. During all these years he meditated countless hours, had numerous mystical, transcendent experiences, and then finally, frustrated with it all, met his last teacher, Dolano in 2004, and his search was over. Eight years later, living an ordinary life making music in India, someone he met asked him to work one on one with a spiritual seeker. Since then Salvadore has been offering a means of inquiry intended to let you come to know for yourself that you are now and always have been complete, whole, lacking nothing and free. This recognition, when true and doubtless, ends seeking automatically, as it is seen that what you have been seeking is already true and realized. What has kept you from this ‘knowing’ are all of the myriad ideas, beliefs, and spiritual concepts given to you by culture and religion, which you have taken for granted without really investigating. But once clearly investigated they all fall, leaving you at ease here and now with and as what is. Seeking is finished, there is no cause of it any longer. Life is lived at ease. Salvadore currently divides his time between India and New York State, writing and recording music and sharing the inquiries. Websites: http://www.salvadorepoe.com http://liberationis.com Books: Liberation IS: The End Of The Spiritual Path The Way of Freedom: Conversations with Salvadore Poe Articles of Peace, a collection of 39 articles, some were transcribed from group meetings and others were written, inspired by a particular topic. I offer this collection freely and encourage you to share them freely with anyone who might be interested. Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded 2/6/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - An Awakening Plea for Help 00:05:12 - A Life-Changing Moment 00:09:29 - The Search for Enlightenment through Drugs and Meditation 00:13:31 - The Light is Going to Come for You 00:17:54 - Frustration with Seeking and the Shift to Knowing 00:21:54 - The Wind-Down of Conditioning 00:25:29 - The End of Seeking 00:29:30 - Recognizing the True Nature of Oneself 00:33:17 - The Integration of Transcendence and Imminence 00:36:41 - The Natural State of Consciousness 00:40:13 - The Unknowing 00:44:04 - The Shift of Knowing 00:47:33 - The misidentification of a separate self 00:49:49 - The Birth of Compassion 00:52:17 - The Illusion of Lost Thoughts 00:56:00 - Delineation between consciousness and awareness 01:00:02 - Purification of the Mind 01:04:16 - Recognizing the Sense of Lack 01:07:41 - The Journey of Self-Discovery 01:11:07 - Stabilizing Certainty and Clarity 01:15:13 - The Illusion of Self and Strengthening Intention 01:19:12 - The Illusion of the Self 01:22:56 - Levels of Spiritual Maturity 01:26:25 - Evidence of Reincarnation and Alternative Explanations 01:29:59 - The Illusion of Solid Form 01:33:24 - The Knowing Itself 01:37:09 - The Experience of Enlightenment 01:41:20 - The Impact of Awakening on Personality and Society 01:44:42 - The Impact of the Internet on Education 01:49:29 - The Nature of Awareness 01:55:50 - Wrapping Up and Thank You Save Save

Brief history of Norio: I always loved wheels ever since I was a small child. The first set of wheels was a bicycle, which by age nine, I was riding 40 miles at a time. Age 19, I drove a taxi in Boston for five years. I began driving a truck, as well as greyhound buses, at age 25. I began what I refer to as "true inquiry" while driving my truck in 2003, thereby being able to see the silence, from which "Norio brain" could see all that I thought I am is only an illusion. Website: demystifyenlightenment.org Transcript of this interview Interview conducted 1/30/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:03 - The Love for Wheels and Exploration 00:05:17 - True Inquiry and Spiritual Awakening 00:07:44 - Inquiring about the meaning of being human 00:11:21 - Living in the Present Moment 00:14:15 - Time and the Perception of Emotions 00:17:23 - The Nature of Consciousness and Emotions 00:20:37 - The Universal Nature of Sorrow 00:24:20 - Inquiry into Human Existence 00:27:15 - Childlike Curiosity and the Question of What it Means to be Human 00:30:08 - Letting go of judgment and comparison 00:33:32 - The Transformation in Listening 00:37:02 - The Dissolution of the Conscious and Unconscious Division 00:40:18 - Discovering the Circular Pattern 00:43:54 - The Deeper Levels of Thinking 00:47:53 - Seeing Problems as Opportunities 00:50:14 - Let's Play Monopoly 00:53:11 - The Joy of Silence 00:56:43 - The Influence of Others 01:00:13 - The True Nature of Being Human 01:03:43 - The Illusion of Self and Enlightenment 01:07:25 - The Limitations of Language and the Depths of Silence 01:10:55 - Exploring the Garden and Beyond 01:14:01 - The Gate to Silence 01:16:56 - The Circular Pattern of Thinking 01:20:45 - The Illusion of Self and Addictions 01:23:22 - The Significance of Truth 01:26:17 - Effort and attachments 01:28:54 - The Role of Effort and Struggle in Life 01:32:17 - The Cosmic Joke and Tuning in with A432 01:34:14 - Wrapping It Up

Andrew Harvey is an author, speaker and founder/director of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by becoming inspired, effective and practical agents of institutional and systemic change, in order to create peace and sustainability. Andrew Harvey has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the University of Creation Spirituality as well as at various spiritual centers throughout the U.S. He was the subject of the 1993 BBC film documentary The Making of a Modern Mystic and appears also in Rumi Turning Ecstatic and The Consciousness Of The Christ: Reclaiming Jesus for a New Humanity. He has also worked with the great Iranian Sufi dancer, Banafsheh Sayyad, in producing a film, In the Fire of Grace, which marries Sufi inspired dances to the stages of Rumi’s understanding of the path of Divine love. He has written and edited over 30 books and received many awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Mind Body Spirit Award. Website: andrewharvey.net Some of Andrew's many books: Savage Grace: Living Resiliently in the Dark Night of the Globe The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action Light the Flame: 365 Days of Prayer Movie referred to during the interview: A Human Search: The Life of Father Bede Griffiths (1993) Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 1/25/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Welcome 00:04:48 - Returning to the Sources of My Childhood 00:08:24 - Mystical Experiences and Life Changes 00:11:34 - The Purpose of Our Souls' Work 00:14:54 - The Transforming Power of Love 00:18:22 - The Dark Night: A Process of Divinization 00:21:27 - Embracing the Depths of the Shadow 00:24:44 - The Urgency of Preparing for Evolutionary Shattering 00:29:39 - The Marriage of Opposites 00:35:12 - The Marriage of Mission and Heart 00:39:34 - The Power of Love in the World 00:43:37 - Networks of Grace and Radical Social Work 00:48:43 - The Paradigm of Deep Cooperation and Collaboration 00:53:56 - Creating an Alternate Reality 00:59:03 - The Transformation of Birthing the Divine in the Human 01:03:43 - The Power of Unconditional Forgiveness 01:08:24 - Changing the World Through Collective Action 01:13:20 - The Process of Transformation through Divine Self 01:18:55 - The Price of Spiritual Awakening 01:23:36 - Gratitude and Appreciation for a Difficult Breakup 01:27:46 - Abusive Power in Spiritual Circles 01:31:08 - The Modulation of Softness and Flexibility 01:34:36 - Mystical Christianity and Hinduism-Buddhism Integration 01:38:21 - Finding Grace in Everyday Joys 01:42:23 - The Endless Evolution of Enlightenment 01:46:38 - Enlightenment and the Sacrifice of Ramana Maharshi 01:49:30 - Cultivating Humility through Practices 01:53:00 - The Dance Between Light and Dark 01:56:39 - The Primordial Love Relationship 01:59:24 - Life well-lived in progress 02:02:28 - Free resources and ongoing project Save

Michael Roads passed away April 28, 2024. His wife writes, "To our Dear Heart Family... Carolyn here. It is with an open and heavy heart that I share with you Michael transitioned at 3:06 AM, 28 April, Brisbane time. He had a very difficult last couple days...difficult enough to tip him over the edge into complete surrender, to the final letting go. His last hours were very peaceful. He was sleeping and moved into a gentle passing. His breathing became slower and slower and eventually stopped...the end of an era. He left the world in a brighter place because of his Love and commitment to humanity. An ordinary man on an extraordinary journey . . .Michael Roads was born a farmer's son in Cambridgeshire, England, in 1937. From an early age he discovered that he had a natural ability to travel beyond linear time and space and enter into deep communication with Nature. Since his spiritual enlightenment at age 49, Michael wrote 19 books on his experiences and explorations of alternate realities and dimensions. His main focus and teachings were based on unconditional Love and emotional balance. 2016 marked his 25th year of traveling over five continents presenting inspirational and life-changing 5-Day Intensives in a clear, compelling, humorous and no-nonsense format, enabling many participants to experience amazing shifts in consciousness. Michael, an ordinary mystic, wove his wealth of life experiences with the most extra-ordinary insights - insights that offer pathways to our deep spiritual relationship with Nature and with Self. He had the consciousness and ability to empower people to gain understanding of the true nature of reality and assist them in their spiritual awakening to their Divine potential. Website: www.michaelroads.com. Books: Through the Eyes of Love: Journeying with Pan, Book One Through the Eyes of Love: Journeying with Pan, Book Two Through the Eyes of Love: Journeying with Pan, Book Three Stepping ... Between ... Realities Insights of a Modern Mystic: A day-by-day book of uncommon wisdom Talking with Nature and Journey into Nature Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 1/23/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Michael Rhodes and his Spiritual Awakening 00:04:29 - Expanding Horizons with Michael's Experiences 00:08:44 - Soul and Personality Coming Together 00:13:06 - The Eagle's Viewpoint and the Gulf of Separation 00:17:19 - Metaphysical Travels and Communion with Other Dimensions 00:21:54 - Subconsciousness and Consciousness 00:26:06 - The Hierarchy of Nature and Spirits 00:30:20 - The Strange Encounter with the Guide Stone 00:34:45 - Meeting Pan in the Cavern 00:39:21 - The Relationship Between Enlightenment and Ultimate Reality 00:43:35 - Enlightenment and Growth 00:48:00 - The Reachability of Enlightenment 00:52:12 - Love as the Power of Creation 00:56:32 - Tuning in to Inner Space 01:00:53 - Rediscovering Love and Letting Go 01:05:10 - The Power of Unconditional Love 01:09:35 - The State of Consciousness 01:14:27 - Exploring Higher Dimensions and Self-Realization 01:18:39 - Spiritual Activism 01:23:06 - The Power of Words and the Limitations of Language 01:27:22 - The Staggering Intelligence of Dragons 01:31:52 - The Subconscious and Choosing Life or Death 01:36:34 - The Concept of Walk-Ins and Different Realities 01:41:09 - The Problem with Humanity and the Need for Change 01:45:37 - Creating Trust and Overcoming Doubt 01:49:52 - Understanding the Subtler Dimensions of Nature 01:53:45 - The Metaphysical Structure of the Planet 01:57:07 - The Emerging Paradigm of Love and Compassion 02:00:34 - The Power of Conscious Intelligence 02:03:56 - The Buddha of the Gas Pump 02:06:57 - Farewell and Thanks

John Astin is the author of three collections of poetic and prose reflections on the non-dual nature of reality, Too Intimate for Words, (2005) This Is Always Enough(2007), and Searching for Rain in a Monsoon (2012). He is presently at work on a new book, It’s Not What You Think It Is: Reflections on the Inconceivable Nature of Reality. Along with his writing and teaching, John is also a singer, songwriter and recording artist who since 1987 has produced seven CDs of original spiritual/contemplative music including his most recent release, What We’ve Always Been. In addition to his writing and music, John also holds a PhD in health psychology and is an internationally acclaimed scholar in the field of mind-body medicine, his research focusing on the applications of meditative/contemplative practices in psychology and health care. For information about John’s work, visit www.johnastin.com. Music CDs: What We've Always Been Already Shining Clear Blue Mind Now Is the Time For more see johnastin.com/music Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 1/9/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:18 - The Beginning of a Journey of Self-Exploration 00:09:43 - Struggling and Seeking for Enlightenment 00:16:13 - The Paradox of Awakening 00:23:10 - The Mystery of God and the Absolute 00:30:30 - The Continuous Awareness That Doesn't Change 00:35:18 - The Unfathomable Nature of Reality 00:39:26 - The Indescribability of Experience 00:42:59 - The Equalness of Experience 00:46:58 - Applying Curiosity to Our Own Experience 00:50:53 - Investigating the Experience of Anxiety 00:54:49 - The Abstraction of Anxiety 00:58:16 - The Practical Utility of Spiritual Development 01:02:32 - Exploring the Nature of Experience 01:05:58 - Awe-Inspiring Complexity and Intelligence 01:10:00 - The Universe Inside the Touch 01:13:53 - The Sensitivity of Non-Conceptual Dimensions of Experience 01:17:42 - The Authority of Spiritual Teachers 01:22:04 - Letting Experience be the Authority 01:26:20 - The Nature of Devotion and the Role of the Teacher 01:30:46 - The Value of Transmission and Devotion 01:34:21 - Treating Others with Respect and Devotion 01:40:07 - Reflections on the Spiritual Path 01:48:31 - The Wholesome Way and Discovering What Truly Interests Us 01:51:47 - The Importance of Personal Experience in Spiritual Practice 01:55:12 - Picking up on the Little Things 01:58:24 - Finding Ease within the Flow of Experience 02:02:50 - Embracing uncertainty and holding perspectives loosely 02:06:30 - A Chuckle at Materialists 02:11:34 - Beyond ideas of right and wrong 02:17:22 - Conclusion and Thank You

Stan Grof, M.D., Ph.D. is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years’ experience researching the healing and transformative potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness. His groundbreaking theories influenced the integration of Western science with his brilliant mapping of the transpersonal dimension. He is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of Transpersonal Psychology and received an Honorary Award for major contributions to and development of the field of Transpersonal Psychology from the Association for Transpersonal Psychology in 1993. Dr. Grof is also the founder of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA) and its past and current president. He has organized large international conferences throughout the world and continues to lecture and teach professional training programs in Holotropic Breathwork and transpersonal psychology. Currently, Dr. Grof is Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in the Department of Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness, and teaches at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. Website: stanislavgrof.com Some of Dr. Grof's many books: Healing Our Deepest Wounds: The Holotropic Paradigm Shift The Ultimate Journey: Consciousness and the Mystery of Death When the Impossible Happens: Adventures in Non-Ordinary Reality Holotropic Breathwork: A New Approach to Self-Exploration and Therapy (Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis (New Consciousness Readers) The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner Exploration (SUNY Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) LSD: Doorway to the Numinous: The Groundbreaking Psychedelic Research into Realms of the Human Unconscious The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness (S U N Y Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) The Stormy Search for the Self: A Guide to Personal Growth through Transformational Crisis Interview conducted 10/24/2015 at the Science and Nonduality Conference Summary and transcript of this interview YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Stan Groff's Work 00:02:30 - Discovering a Life-Changing Book and Career Path 00:04:49 - Albert's Mysterious Experiment 00:06:45 - Albert's Bicycle Trip: A Transformative Experience 00:08:28 - The Life-Changing Session with the Strobes 00:10:08 - The transformative power of LSD sessions 00:12:02 - The Perception of the World 00:14:20 - The Unconscious and Spontaneous Episodes 00:16:07 - Peeling Layers of the Psyche 00:18:19 - Exploring the Boundaries of Consciousness 00:19:57 - Rediscovering Ancient Maps of Consciousness 00:21:52 - Expanding the Cartography of the Psyche 00:23:33 - The Levels of the Birth Process 00:25:24 - Archetypal Images and the Birth Process 00:26:54 - The Importance of Asking God for Answers 00:29:23 - World Events and Collective Consciousness 00:31:04 - Transforming Humanity and Saving the Species 00:33:06 - Using Psychedelics for Therapeutic Purposes 00:34:28 - Using breathwork for integration 00:35:46 - Bringing up the Unconscious through Breathing 00:37:10 - The Beginning of a Powerful Session Journey 00:39:38 - Non-drug techniques for therapeutic outcomes 00:41:11 - The Power of Breathwork and Healing 00:42:42 - Subtle Physiology and the Energy Field 00:44:22 - The Experience of Chakras and Energy Flow 00:45:57 - Choosing the Right Psychedelic Experience 00:48:01 - The Challenge of Maintaining Consciousness in a Digital Age 00:50:08 - Transformations through meditative practices and psychedelics 00:51:46 - Meditation in Action 00:53:18 - Training in Holotropic Breathwork 00:55:02 - Building Bonds Through Honest Reflection