Buddha at the Gas Pump

Leonard Jacobson, an awakened spiritual teacher, discusses his series of awakenings, the power of presence, and the importance of integrating presence into daily life. He also explores the resistance of the ego, liberating repressed feelings, and steps towards awakening. The podcast delves into the transformative nature of presence, the absence of judgment, and the shifting dynamic between ego and true mastery.

Nukunu was born in Odense, Denmark 1947. He left school 13 years old. He was declared hopeless so he was given no education certificate. He worked and trained as a house painter for the next 4 years. After 9 months of military service he started to study again, first secondary school, then college and the University. He holds a Bachelor in Philosophy and a Master in Psychology. In the end of his Master degree in 1979 he met Osho. Maybe the most important event in his life so far. He worked as a therapist in Poona and the West for the next 16 years. When Osho died in 1990, Nukunu was carried on to another Enlightened Master Poonja’ji in Lucknow. He spent 4 years with the great Master until he finally met the masters of the Sacha Lineage in 1994. On March 9, 1995 there happened spontaneously a shift in Nukunu's consciousness and a radical new way of viewing life was born. Since then all his work has been centered on helping people into the non-dual. Nukunu uses his background in meditation and therapy to invite you into who you are. His basic approach is that you are already what you are looking for. "Relax as awareness into this moment and it will reveal itself.” You cannot become Enlightened (since you are it already) you can be Enlightened. His Dharmadoors are all about going beyond the separation of “I” and the content of consciousness. He is offering Satsangs, Intensives, retreats, and training in Non-Dual Therapy. Website: nukunu.net YouTube Channel Book: True Rebellion, The: a Story of an Awakening Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 11/22/2014 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Personal Background 00:04:18 - Atom Bomb of Feelings 00:08:23 - Meeting Papaji in Pune 00:13:04 - The Shift in Perspective 00:17:20 - The Intensity of the Quest for Truth 00:20:32 - Meeting Jhanchi Mai and Maharaji in Rishikesh 00:25:17 - The Backdrop of Silence 00:29:14 - The Power of Projection and Taking Back Projections 00:32:47 - The Importance of Love and Projection 00:36:25 - Fulfillment beyond the body \\ 00:39:04 - Seeing Enlightenment in Sexuality 00:40:10 - Meeting Yourself Fully 00:44:14 - Creating a Womb for Spiritual Awakening 00:47:36 - The Value of Meditation and the Body as a Necessary Instrument 00:50:32 - The Three Stages of Fear 00:53:26 - The Dark Night of the Soul 00:56:01 - The Dark Night of the Soul 00:59:20 - The Power of the Present Moment 01:01:33 - Awakening and Cultivation 01:04:47 - The Importance of Deep Love and Dissolution 01:07:45 - The Difficulty and Innocence of Satsang 01:10:02 - The Cultivation of the Heart 01:12:46 - Creating an Atmosphere of Deep Change 01:15:32 - The Mind as a Cyclone 01:18:15 - Relaxing into Deeper Levels 01:21:28 - Permanent Change and Teaching Others 01:24:07 - Different National Consciousness 01:25:59 - Embracing the Divine Presence 01:28:55 - The Profoundness of the Divine 01:31:38 - Deep Understanding and Heart-oriented Connection 01:33:48 - The Role of the Interviewer 01:35:55 - Closing Remarks

In February of 2003, Tom published the My Big TOE trilogy (MBT) which represents the results and conclusions of his scientific exploration of the nature of existence. This overarching model of reality, mind, and consciousness explains the paranormal as well as the normal, places spirituality within a scientific context, solves a host of scientific paradoxes and provides direction for those wishing to personally experience an expanded awareness of All That Is. The MBT reality model explains metaphysics, spirituality, love, and human purpose at the most fundamental level, provides a complete theory of consciousness, and solves the outstanding fundamental physics problems of our time, deriving both relativity theory and quantum mechanics from first principles – something traditional physics cannot yet do. As a logic-based work of science, My Big TOE has no basis in belief, dogma, or any unusual assumptions. My Big TOE - The Complete Trilogy(printed version) My Big TOE - Free version on Google Books Tom's website: my-big-toe.com Tom's YouTube channel Interview recorded 11/14/2014. Transcript of this interview. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Tom Campbell and his work 00:05:05 - The Process of Writing the Books 00:09:50 - The Consciousness as a Tool 00:14:42 - The Science in "My Big TOE" 00:19:12 - Consciousness as the Source of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity 00:23:41 - The Importance of Growth and Evolution in Consciousness 00:28:26 - The Limitations of Knowledge and Understanding 00:32:42 - The Connection Between Entropy and Information Systems 00:37:16 - The Nature of a Live System and Perfect Orderliness 00:42:03 - Becoming a Citizen of the Larger Consciousness System 00:46:26 - Perspectives on the Problem 00:51:12 - The Power of Love and Collaboration in Science 00:55:54 - The Relevance of Theory to Personal Life 01:00:26 - The Importance of Lowering Entropy Individually 01:05:07 - Changing from the Inside-Out 01:09:52 - Acting vs. Being, The Power of Intent 01:14:12 - Dealing with the Challenges of Life 01:18:49 - Overcoming Fear and Finding Happiness 01:23:37 - The Power of Intent in Creating Our Reality 01:28:09 - The Relationship Between Consciousness and Decision Space 01:32:27 - Functioning without fear and serving love 01:36:49 - The Confusion in the Scientific Community 01:40:54 - Reality as Information and Virtual Simulation 01:45:41 - Fear of Going Backwards 01:50:12 - The Nature of Consciousness 01:54:55 - Consciousness and the Intelligence of Rocks 01:59:09 - The Formation of Rocks and the Rule Set 02:03:31 - Unity of Ancient Philosophy and Modern Science 02:07:56 - Investigating the Possibilities of the Nature of Reality 02:12:07 - Exploring a Unique Model of Reality 02:16:22 - Check out the Forum and Sign Up for Notifications

T Jonathon Proctor is the creator of Being Real—Being Embodied. He works with individuals and groups to balance and integrate the “ascending” currents of awakening and the “descending” maturation of embodiment. T has a background in physical therapy and bodywork, Vipassana meditation and non-dual realization and has spent the last decade as a student of the Diamond Approach. His own journey, his work with others, and years of experience as a Hospice bereavement facilitator have inspired a deep appreciation for the individual narrative as a well of meaning; seeing self-understanding as a powerful movement of compassion. His orientation arises out of a heartfelt knowing that every aspect of our human experience is essential to the process of Awakening and Self-realization. Embodiment is functional awakening. Being Real—Being Embodied is designed to integrate the boundless presence of Essential Being into the ordinary life of the individual. Instant awakening(s) may occur but it is a myth that total ego annihilation and transformation certainly follow. This is demonstrated in the lives of gurus and teachers who, while undeniably awakened, make a mess of their own and others’ lives. Awakening and embodiment have a reciprocal relationship. Put in a simple way Awakening is absence and Embodiment is presence. Awakening reveals the emptiness of separate selfhood. We awaken from thoughts, emotion, relationship, history, roles and body as our ultimate identity. As these awakenings happen space becomes available for the various qualities and capacities of Being—intelligence, strength, discrimination, compassion, love and presence—to transform the individual. Embodiment calls us to transform our shadow; meaning our inner animal, wounded child, our hidden trauma, and even our drive for destruction. We are further enjoined to cultivate our capacity in the world—in work, in community, in love, and in play. The individual person becomes more real, a movement of unified reality rather than an island of ego. This is a process in time that requires devotion, sincerity, and humility. We as individual human beings live as the meaning of Being. Website: beingrealnow.org Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 10/26/2014 T Jonathon Proctor in panel discussion: Birthing Radiant Being into Our Humanity YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction: T. Proctor and Being Embodied 00:02:47 - The Experience of Not Being a Person 00:05:04 - Mental Pathologies and Fragmented Self 00:07:21 - Fragmentation and Integration 00:09:52 - The Power of Spiritual Practices 00:12:25 - Pathologies in Different Buddhist Traditions 00:14:41 - Overcoming Fear and Finding Stillness 00:16:53 - The Physiology of Enlightenment 00:19:31 - Embodiment and Transformation of Consciousness 00:21:59 - The Cycles of Integration and Transformation 00:23:59 - Awakening and Returning to the World 00:26:10 - Discovering My True Self 00:27:59 - The challenges of integrating spiritual practice with worldly life 00:29:53 - The Growth and Development of Awakening 00:31:43 - The Frustration of Connecting with Skeptics 00:34:01 - Awakening the Heart 00:36:19 - The Importance of Validation and Verification of Awakening Experiences 00:38:20 - The Two Specialties of Waking Up and Embodying 00:40:24 - Awakening and Enlightened Relationships 00:42:45 - Walking around with tombstones in their eyes 00:45:49 - A Global Awakening 00:47:59 - Living with a Prayer 00:50:21 - Coming Into Deeper Contact with Ourselves 00:53:01 - The capacity for integration and regulation 00:55:50 - Giving Away Your Power, Reverence, and Equality of Being 00:58:30 - The Total Equality of Being 01:00:40 - Leveling the playing field and standing on one's own responsibility 01:03:04 - Devotion and the Evolution of Religion 01:05:49 - The Importance of Embodiment 01:07:49 - Working on Relationships and Seeking the Truth of Being 01:10:09 - Introduction to batgap.com

Unmani is originally from the UK, but has lived a nomadic life in many countries around the world from the age of 18. Unlike most people, since she was a child, Unmani never identified with being a ‘person’ in the world, but she felt very lost and alone in a world that everyone else seemed to take so seriously. She spent years traveling around the world trying on different roles and identities to see if any of them fit. Disappointed with each role, she continued searching to find a way out of the pain she felt. She spent some time in the Osho centre in Pune, India, and there discovered meditation, free expression, and other insightful wisdom. But although this brought her more relaxation, it did not seem to get to the root of her search. Some years later she met the German Zen master, Dolano. With her, Unmani recognized that what she had been searching for had always been right here. She woke up to the dream, time stopped and the search ended. She no longer needed to try to fit in or be someone, because Unmani had finally acknowledged the truth of who she really is. Unmani began holding meetings and retreats 3 years later. She is the author of two books ‘I am Life itself’ and ‘Die to Love’ and is now writing a third book. Meeting with Unmani is meeting with yourself in the most real and alive way. It is not about chasing sweet spiritual experiences that come, and then sadly go. Dialogues with Unmani are a fundamental and intimate enquiry that cut through all philosophies and belief systems. Unmani encourages people to truly face their deepest fears, to no longer blindly buy into dreamy hopes, and to wake up to the reality of life. Unmani holds meetings and intensives all over the world, and also online. These are aimed towards people who are genuinely willing to risk losing what they think they know, to courageously take a step into the alive unknown. Website: die-to-love.com Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded 10/26/2014 1st Batgap interview with Unmani. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to the Interview with Inmani 00:02:08 - The Evolution of Lived Experience 00:04:27 - Being an Instrument for People's Evolution 00:06:31 - The Role of an Ordinary Life 00:08:33 - Embracing Paradoxes in Life 00:11:04 - The Paradox of Human Experience 00:13:10 - Knowing the True Nature of Reality 00:15:56 - Embracing the Human Experience 00:17:24 - The rejection of the person and the journey back 00:19:04 - Embracing the Human Experience 00:21:07 - Letting Go to Know Real Love 00:23:15 - Moving from Description to Prescription in Spiritual Practice 00:24:54 - The Exhaustion with Holding onto Beliefs 00:26:48 - The Motivation for Practice 00:29:05 - Growing Attunement and Sensitivity 00:31:10 - Reading and understanding emotions 00:32:58 - The Importance of a Safe Container 00:35:12 - The Transformation of Ordinary Lives 00:37:26 - Discovering Your Inner Power 00:39:33 - The Pursuit of Profound Awakening 00:41:04 - The Nature of Awakening 00:43:07 - The Love of What Is True 00:45:04 - Unique Journeys to Enlightenment 00:46:49 - Recognizing Your Real Authority 00:49:03 - The Unique Expressions of Consciousness 00:51:06 - Unravelings and Adventures of Consciousness 00:52:43 - The Nature of Thought 00:54:20 - Living on the Move 00:55:29 - Catching Up with Unmani 00:56:56 - Buddha the Gas Pump Website Tour 00:58:35 - End

Gurucharan is a leader in the design and delivery of applications of meditation and controlled breathing. He is the author of several texts on yoga and meditation including 21 STAGES OF MEDITATION: Kundalini Yoga As Taught By Yogi Bhajan. He is currently Research Professor in Contemplative Science and Transdisciplinary Dialogue at Chapman University while continuing a broad-based consulting and clinical counseling practice. Whether in his clinical psychology practice or in training yoga teachers, he has been most interested in the application of simple, immediate and impactful tools that elevate well-being and solve the daily challenges of modern life. Gurucharan has a distinctive ability to teach from 45 years of personal meditation experience while maintaining the pragmatic approach of a clinician and the skeptical approach of a researcher. His doctorate in counseling psychology and his immersion in the study and understanding of classical eastern techniques have both served his commitment to the elevation of people. Gurucharan is an expert in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan and has been his interpreter and compiler of his teachings since they met in 1969. In addition to developing the 21 Stages, he co-authored with Yogi Bhajan Breathwalk: Breathing Your Way to a Revitalized Body, Mind and Spirit and The Mind: Its Projections and Multiple Facets. Karuna is a classically trained actress and former Ford model. She began teaching yoga professionally while at drama school in Bristol, England, and later helped develop The Life Centre’s yoga program in London. Karuna continued her journey of self-discovery as she studied Hinduism, Buddhism, and the Lakota Sioux healing tradition. As her exploration of spiritual practices continued to deepen, she attended a Kundalini yoga class in Los Angeles taught by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa. Immediately, Karuna was captivated by this amazing technology—unlike any other yoga she had experienced—in which posture, breath, mantra, and meditation blend into a rich whole. Gurmukh invited Karuna to apprentice with her, a great honor, as Gurmukh was trained by Yogi Bhajan himself, whose teachings are the foundation of The Yoga of Awareness. Today, Karuna shares those treasured teachings with yoga students in Boulder and all over the world. Karuna teaches daily group yoga classes and private lessons, leads weekend intensives on varying themes including relationships, women’s issues, and mastering challenges, and conducts retreats internationally. She is an Associate Level Trainer in the Aquarian Trainer Academy and arranges teacher training programs and modules with Lead Teachers from the Kundalini Research Institute. In addition, she organizes special events featuring world-renowned Kundalini Yoga teachers, artists, and musicians under the Light On Kundalini banner. Site: lightonkundalini.com Book: The Light On Kundalini Yoga Manual FB page: http://facebook.com/lightonkundalini Twitter: LOKundalini Contact: info@lightonkundalini.com Transcript of this interview Interview recorded October 26, 2014, at the Science and Nonduality Conference. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Yogi Bhajan and Kundalini Yoga 00:02:54 - Taking Off the Turban and the Essence of Kundalini Yoga 00:05:16 - Understanding Kundalini Energy 00:07:44 - Understanding Dharma and Kundalini 00:10:06 - The Playfulness of the Universe 00:12:19 - The Devotion of Kundalini Yoga 00:14:10 - Guru Deva Namo: Introduction to Mantra Meditation 00:15:42 - The Power of Kriya: Exploring Yourself 00:18:08 - Understanding Kundalini and the Goal of Kundalini 00:20:59 - Awakening the Guru through Stillness 00:23:38 - The Flow and Variance in Kundalini Yoga 00:25:51 - Individuality and Adaptability in the Practice of Yoga 00:28:07 - The Twists and Turns of the Path 00:30:12 - The Power of Sound and Music in Kundalini Yoga 00:32:12 - The Practice of Being Present and Cold Showers 00:34:41 - The Journey of Self-Discovery 00:37:50 - The Game of the Heart 00:39:58 - The Fun of Cow Staring 00:41:35 - Memories from Childhood and Spiritual Practice 00:43:41 - The Joy of Living in the Present Moment 00:45:38 - Engaging, Poetic Flowerings of Existence 00:47:48 - The Missing Core in People 00:49:37 - Discovering Kundalini Yoga 00:51:15 - Unexpected Encounter in Southern California 00:52:33 - The Real Deal 00:54:02 - The Moment of Recognition 00:55:38 - Beginnings of a Long Relationship 00:57:27 - Dedication to Consciousness and Science 00:59:05 - Connecting with Kundalini Yoga Resources 01:00:43 - Exploring the Menus and Categories 01:01:56 - Sat Naam

Author of crit­i­cally acclaimed new trans­la­tions of the mys­tics, and reflec­tions on the uni­fy­ing teach­ings at the heart of all spir­i­tual paths. Mirabai Starr uses fresh, lyri­cal lan­guage to help make time­less wis­dom acces­si­ble to a con­tem­po­rary cir­cle of seekers. Daugh­ter of the counter-culture, Mirabai was born in New York in 1961 to sec­u­lar Jew­ish par­ents who rejected the patri­archy of insti­tu­tion­al­ized reli­gion. Intel­lec­tual artists and social jus­tice activists, they were active in the anti-war protest move­ment of the Viet­nam era. As a teenager, Mirabai lived at the Lama Foun­da­tion, an inten­tional spir­i­tual com­mu­nity that has hon­ored all the world’s faith tra­di­tions since its incep­tion in 1967. This ecu­meni­cal expe­ri­ence. Mirabai has been an adjunct pro­fes­sor of Phi­los­o­phy and World Reli­gions at the Uni­ver­sity of New Mexico-Taos since 1993. Her empha­sis is on mak­ing con­nec­tions between the peren­nial teach­ings found at the heart of all the world’s spir­i­tual paths, in an effort to pro­mote peace and justice. Mirabai speaks and teaches nation­ally and inter­na­tion­ally on the teach­ings of the mys­tics and con­tem­pla­tive prac­tice, and is a cer­ti­fied bereave­ment coun­selor. She is avail­able for inter­views, speak­ing engage­ments, work­shops, and con­tem­pla­tive retreats. She lives in the moun­tains of North­ern New Mex­ico with her hus­band, Jeff Lit­tle (Ganga Das). Between them, Mirabai and Jeff have four grown daugh­ters and six grand­chil­dren. Mirabai’s youngest daugh­ter, Jenny, was killed in a car acci­dent in 2001 at the age of four­teen. On that same day, Mirabai’s first book, a trans­la­tion of Dark Night of the Soul, was released. She con­sid­ers this expe­ri­ence, and the con­nec­tion between pro­found loss and long­ing for God, the ground of her own spir­i­tual life. Books: Saint Francis of Assisi - Brother of Creation Saint Teresa of Avila - Passionate Mystic Teresa of Avila: The Book of My Life Saint John of the Cross - Devotions, Prayers, & Living Wisdom Hildegard of Bingen - Devotions, Prayers, & Living Wisdom Saint Michael the Archangel - Devotions, Prayers, and Living Wisdom Our Lady of Guadalupe - Devotions, Prayers, & Living Wisdom God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam The Showings of Julian of Norwich: A New Translation Website: mirabaistarr.com Interview recorded 10/25/014 at the Science and Nonduality Conference. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Second BatGap interview with Mirabai. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction at Science and Nonduality Conference 00:03:02 - The Influence of Eastern Traditions on my Upbringing 00:05:23 - A Potpourri of Sufi and Indigenous Practices 00:07:15 - Education and Spirituality 00:09:12 - The Development of a Meditation Practice 00:12:23 - My Multifaith Journey 00:15:14 - Translating the Christian Mystics 00:17:41 - Translating Teresa of Avila and the Jewish Mourning Cycle 00:19:39 - The Deep and Quiet John of the Cross 00:20:56 - The relationship with the inquisitors 00:22:41 - Analogies and Cross-training 00:23:51 - The Birthright of Interspirituality 00:25:17 - Having a Spiritual Experience 00:27:06 - Embracing Different Lamps 00:29:13 - Understanding Fundamentalism 00:31:01 - Gradations of Spiritual Maturity 00:33:02 - Commonalities between traditions and the interspiritual response 00:34:34 - The Interfaith Movement and the Interspiritual Movement 00:36:31 - The Interconnected Web of Being 00:39:04 - Embracing a Multidimensional Spiritual Path 00:40:41 - The Illusion of Separation and the Non-dual State 00:42:31 - Embracing Oneness and Wholeness 00:44:16 - The Sophomoric Mind 00:46:01 - Mining the Jewels: Extracting the Essence from Religions 00:47:54 - Extracting the Good Bits from Established Religions 00:49:59 - The Prevalence of Spirituality and Heart Experience 00:51:51 - The Importance of Experience over Belief 00:53:51 - The Incomprehensible Intelligence of Cells 00:56:19 - The Beauty of Loss and Trauma 00:59:27 - Wrapping up with Gems of Wisdom 01:01:06 - Concluding Remarks and Preview of Next Interview 01:02:33 - Conclusion and Closing Remarks

From an early age Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. At the age of seventeen he learnt to meditate, and began a twenty-year period of study and practice in the classical Advaita Vedanta tradition under the guidance of Dr. Francis Roles and Shantananda Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the north of India. During this time he immersed himself in the teachings of P. D. Ouspensky, Krishnamurti, Rumi, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1997. Francis introduced Rupert to the Direct Path teachings of Atmananda Krishnamenon, the Tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism (which he had received from his teacher, Jean Klein), and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience. Rupert lives in the UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and the USA. Books: The Transparency of Things: Contemplating the Nature of Experience Presence, Volume I: The Art of Peace and Happiness Presence, Volume II: The Intimacy of All Experience The Ashes of Love: Sayings on the Essence of Non-Duality The Light of Pure Knowing: Thirty Meditations on the Essence of Non-Duality Transparent Body, Luminous World: The Tantric Yoga of Sensation and Perception (Book and six MP3 CD Box Set - 30 Hours of Audio) The Nature of Consciousness: Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter Being Aware of Being Aware (The Essence of Meditation Series) Rupert’s YouTube Channel. Interviews can be listened to here and watched here. Rupert lives in UK and holds regular meetings and retreats in Europe and USA. For all further information see http://www.rupertspira.com. Interview recorded 10/25/014 at the Science and Nonduality Conference. Transcript of this interview 1st BatGap interview with Rupert YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Self-Knowing Nature of Consciousness 00:03:58 - The Experience of Awareness 00:06:46 - Directing Attention Inward 00:09:32 - The Experience of Being Aware 00:13:08 - The Nature of Self-Abidance 00:19:37 - The Unnamable Reality of Experience 00:20:10 - Does consciousness need a mind or a nervous system to know itself? 00:23:45 - The Nature of Consciousness 00:26:14 - The Experience of Being Aware 00:28:31 - The Experience of Consciousness Being Aware of Itself 00:31:30 - Knowing Oneself and Consciousness 00:35:01 - Sinking Attention into its Source 00:38:26 - The Relaxation of Attention and the Shining of Peace 00:42:23 - The Illusion of Separate Self and the Fabrication of the World 00:45:10 - The Test of Reality 00:48:47 - Experience as a Coloring of Consciousness 00:52:40 - The Collapse of the Distinction between Consciousness and its Objects 00:55:43 - Compassion for those in difficult circumstances 00:59:33 - Matter as a Perception 01:02:13 - Living with Love and Awareness 01:05:21 - The Universal Feeling-Understanding 01:08:49 - Treating the World with Kindness 01:11:59 - The Longing for Happiness 01:15:16 - The Source of Longing for Happiness and Awareness 01:18:47 - Stepping in the Direction of Discovery 01:21:32 - The Mud Puddle and Living the Words 01:24:46 - The Natural Style of Functioning 01:28:01 - The Presence of Consciousness in Experience 01:32:10 - Trusting Experience and God's Infinite Being 01:35:33 - A Beautiful Gift to Humanity 01:38:07 - Listening during your commute

With Amoda Maa, Susanne Marie and T Jonathan Proctor. Today, as more people than ever before have awakening experiences, there is a need to know how the light of unbounded being-ness can be embodied. The conversation offered in this panel discussion points to the inclusion of the earthly dimension of life - especially emotions - in awakened perception. And this inclusion is an ongoing exploration of honest feeling and "telling the truth” that is never-ending. Amoda Maa is a spiritual teacher and author. Her teaching arises out of direct experience of awakened awareness and emanates the untamable fragrance of freedom whilst radically embracing the mystery and mess of human existence. She currently lives in the US and travels widely to offer Satsangs, Retreats & Private Meetings to a growing global community, as well as being a frequent guest speaker at conferences and events. www.amodamaa.com 1st BatGap interview. 2nd BatGap interview Susanne Marie has been interviewed on Conscious TV, Buddha at the Gas Pump, as well as other programs and is a regular presenter at the Science and Nonduality Conference. She provides spiritual mentoring support to people who are both seekers of truth as well as those who are now embodying and integrating realization. Susanne is a mother to two teens, and parents, teaches, and lives in Northern California. She holds an open hearted approach welcoming all aspects of Self to be seen and met in the heart. 'Feeling separate from the rest of life when not understood as itself being an aspect that is part of the whole, is an innocent misunderstanding which elicits suffering and which can be seen through.'   Website YouTube Channel Other Batgap Interviews Individual interview In Panel at Sofia U. Part 1 | Part 2 In conversation with Adyashanti on the Falling Away of Self T Jonathon Proctor is the creator of Being Real—Being Embodied. He works with individuals and groups to balance and integrate the “ascending” currents of awakening and the “descending” maturation of embodiment. T has a background in physical therapy and bodywork, Vipassana meditation and non-dual realization. His own journey, his work with others, and years of experience as a Hospice bereavement facilitator have inspired a deep appreciation for the individual narrative as a well of meaning; seeing self-understanding as powerful movement of compassion. His orientation arises out of a heartfelt knowing that every aspect of our human experience is essential to the process of Awakening and Self-realization. Website Individual BatGap interview. Discussion recorded 10/24/2014 at the Science and Nonduality Conference. Transcript of this discussion YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to the Panel Discussion on Embodiment 00:03:06 - Questions on Spiritual Realization 00:05:23 - Themes for Discussion on Awakening and Embodiment 00:08:21 - Cultivating Presence and Resolving Human Patterns 00:11:21 - The Innate Tendency of the Mind 00:14:54 - Following our innate intelligence 00:18:02 - Cultivating a Beautiful Soul 00:20:56 - The Evolution of a Human Being 00:24:25 - The Seeking of Self 00:27:40 - The Illusion of Self and Inner Conflict 00:30:39 - The Exquisite Experience of Everything 00:33:23 - Embracing the Unknown Territory 00:36:42 - Incorporating the Paradox of Existence 00:39:30 - Embracing the Paradox of Boundness and Unboundness 00:43:43 - Embracing the Preciousness of Life 00:44:27 - Embracing Fear as Part of the Human Experience 00:47:29 - Embracing Fear in the Unknown 00:50:40 - Burning out and surrendering to fear 00:54:03 - Surrendering to Existential Fear 00:57:37 - Dissolvement of Existential Fear 01:00:16 - Finding Balance and Facing Mortality 01:02:43 - FACES: Flexibilidade, Adaptação, Coerência, Energia e Estabilidade 01:05:55 - Being Present with Others 01:09:13 - Writing the Book and Finding God in Everything 01:12:04 - Discovering Satsang in Silence 01:15:00 - The Experience of Awakening 01:18:12 - Disillusionment and Embodiment 01:21:14 - The Importance of Self-Reflection and Truth 01:24:36 - Embracing Authenticity and Freshness 01:28:09 - The Blessing of Being Cut Down 01:30:53 - Podcast, Donation, and Notifications Save Save

With Sally Kempton, Igor Kufayev, and Menas Kafatos. Sally Kempton is a deeply practiced teacher of meditation and spiritual philosophy, and the author of the books Meditation for the Love of It and Awakening Shakti: as well as the audio course Doorways to the Infinite, recently put out by Sounds True. A former swami in the Saraswati order of India, she has been practicing and teaching devotional contemplative tantra for more than 40 years. Her teaching is powerfully sourced in the eastern meditative traditions of yoga and Kashmir Shaivism, yet highly contemporary in her focus on evolutionary practice. She offers a powerful transmission of meditative experience. Books: Meditation for the Love of It Beginning Meditation Meditation for the Love of It Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga Shakti Meditations Doorways to the Infinite: The Art and Practice of Tantric Meditation (audio program) Website: sallykempton.com 1st BatGap interview with Sally 2nd BatGap interview with Sally Dr. Menas Kafatos is The Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Computational Physics and Director of Excellence at Chapman University. He received his B.A. in Physics from Cornell University in 1967 and his Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. After postdoctoral work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, he joined George Mason University and was University Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences there from 1984-2008.  He has authored and co-authored numerous books including The Conscious Universe, The Non-local Universe, and Principles of Integrative Science.  He is a recipient of the Rustum Roy Award from the Chopra Foundation, which “honors individuals whose devotion and commitment to their passion for finding answers in their field is matched only by their commitment to humanity” and the IEEE Orange County Chapter – Outstanding Leadership and Professional Service Award.  He has been interviewed numerous times by national and international TV networks, newspapers and radio programs. Bio Wikipedia page Books: The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics and Matters of the Mind The Conscious Universe: Parts and Wholes in Physical Reality Looking In, Seeing Out: Consciousness and Cosmos BatGap interview with Menas Igor Kufayev was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In his childhood, he had many episodes associated with awakening. At the age of thirty-six, Igor underwent a radical transformation of consciousness which subsequently blossomed into spontaneous unfoldment of Grace. Since April 2011, Igor and his family have been based in Costa Rica. He continues working with those who require guidance using various forms of communication. Website: igorkufayev.com Wikipedia page YouTube Channel: Flowing Wakefulness Other BatGap events with Igor: Igor Kufayev with David Loy Igor Kufayev with Jac O’Keeffe, and Francis Bennett Igor Kufayev, in Panel Discussion with John Hagelin and Mark McCooey Transcript of this discussion Discussion recorded 10/24/2014 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Exploring the Ultimate Reality in Kashmir Shaivism 00:03:04 - Non-dual contemplative devotional tantra 00:06:43 - Mathematics and Universal Consciousness 00:09:40 - The Veiling Principle in Shaivism and Quantum Physics 00:12:45 - The Limitation of Words and Perception 00:15:23 - The Veiling of Maya and the Principle of Vibration 00:17:53 - The Quantum Science of Consciousness 00:20:05 - The Continuum of the Quantum Field 00:22:29 - The Veiling Power of Language 00:24:53 - The Rhythmic Movement of Wholeness 00:27:03 - The Physical World Explanation of Subtle Realities in Physics 00:28:51 - Questions and Explanations 00:31:04 - One Mind, One Reality 00:32:49 - Levels of Sound from Para to Vicari 00:35:12 - The Unapologetic View of Indian Spirituality 00:38:12 - The Golden Age and the Loss of Language 00:41:00 - Exploring Subtle Experiences and Personal Truth 00:44:46 - The Self-Recursive Oneness and Shiva-Shakti 00:48:18 - The Primacy of Individual Consciousness in Shaivism 00:51:25 - The Fabric of Consciousness in Kashmir Shaivism 00:55:06 - Levels of Consciousness in Shaivism 00:58:18 - The Steerings of Consciousness 01:01:21 - The Levels of Manifestation 01:04:43 - Experiential Illustration of a Primordial Energy 01:08:05 - The Divinity in Nature and Scientists' Views on God 01:11:07 - The Divine Intelligence within Everything 01:14:20 - The Devastating Realization 01:17:23 - The Humble Realization 01:20:33 - The Sanskrit terms for consciousness 01:22:55 - The Role of Shakti in Spiritual Awakening