Buddha at the Gas Pump

Yogi Amrit Desai is internationally recognized for carrying the deeper meaning and experience of yoga to people around the globe. He has been teaching since 1960 and is the author of many writings on the profound depth and transformational power of yoga as it relates to health, personal growth, and interpersonal relationships. He is the originator of Kripalu Yoga and the Integrative Amrit Methods® (IAM) of Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Quantum Breath Meditation practiced and taught by thousands worldwide. His teachings are universal, experiential and easily adaptable by anyone, regardless of religious or cultural tradition. Book about Yogi Amrit Desai: Gurudev: The Life of Yogi Amrit Desai Books by Yogi Amrit Desai: A Yogic Perspective on the 12 Steps Love & Bliss: Meditations on the Art of Living Amrit Yoga and the Yoga Sutras The Yoga of Relationships: A Practical Guide for Loving Yourself and Others Amrit Yoga: Explore, Expand, Experience the Spiritual Depth of Yoga MP3 Download: Working miracles of love: A collection of teachings CD: Ecstatic Chanting Yogi Desai's website: amrityoga.org Summary and Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 5/20/2012 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Yogi Amrit Desai 00:02:55 - The Inspirational Guru and the Beginnings of Yoga Teaching 00:06:36 - The Growth of Yoga in the 70s 00:09:37 - The Experiential Teachings of Yoga and Kundalini Awakening 00:11:54 - Kundalini Yoga and Shaktipat 00:14:58 - Actionless Action 00:18:01 - Accessing Pranic Intelligence 00:21:04 - Connecting with the Higher Power 00:24:22 - The Conflict of Polarity and Duality 00:27:22 - Turning reaction into response 00:30:00 - Seeing through Consciousness 00:32:27 - The Evolution of "I Am" and the Union of Male and Female 00:35:26 - Animals and Human Relationships 00:37:41 - The Shore of Oneness 00:40:20 - Possibility of Further Unfoldment 00:43:20 - The Phenomenon of Walk-Ins and Guru Lineage 00:46:06 - Questions about the Subtle Manifestation of the Ocean 00:48:27 - The Third Dimension and the Miraculous 00:50:58 - Integrative Action and Yogic Philosophy 00:53:47 - Yoga as a Holistic Practice 00:56:31 - Siddhis as Signposts in Yoga Practice 00:59:30 - The Power of Resolves and Affirmations in Yoga Nidra 01:02:42 - Overcoming Addictions through Inner Stress Resolution 01:05:39 - Living in Light and Darkness 01:08:37 - Enlightenment and the Remnants of Individuality 01:11:16 - Managing Sexual Energy and the Misconceptions about Yogis 01:14:20 - Marriage and Expectations 01:17:38 - Devotion and Self-Realization 01:19:54 - Bridging Science and Spirituality 01:22:08 - Supporting and Enriching Different Traditions in Yoga 01:24:25 - Farewell and Future Meetings

Ellie is a happily married woman for 29 years. She has been blessed, with two beautiful children—a lovely daughter and a sweet son. She has graduated from SUNY at Stony Brook and has been teaching mathematics in high school and community colleges. After changing her career, she worked in Information Technology as a Quality Assurance Manage for many years. Since childhood, she was seeing herself as a vision, which was not associated with the body at all. The question was arising, “Who am I?” This was never answered and it was there in her heart for a long time… Since the year 2001, she has been inspired: To get to know who she is. To find what she is searching for. For the past few years, she has had wonderful experiences by “going within,” meditating, and discovering the Truth. The Truth reveals itself to itself by itself. She would like to share these experiences with you. She hopes that by reading her story, you also get inspired to “go within” and "discover" who you really are, and also find the authentic joy that resides within. She wishes you all patience and the best of luck on this path. Please know that this is the best thing and the most important thing that you can do for yourself. Ellie's website Transcript of this interview First interview with Ellie Interview recorded 5/12/2012 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Living in the Present Moment 00:04:54 - The Ignorance of Separation 00:10:06 - Dropping the Hypnosis, Recognizing the Truth 00:15:31 - The Analogy of the Finger and the Body 00:19:17 - The Shift in Perception 00:23:56 - The Drop into the Ocean 00:28:09 - Recognizing the Difference Between Truth and Fiction 00:32:09 - An Adorable Interruption 00:35:30 - The Joy of Dropping the Character 00:40:16 - Recognition of Truth in Silence 00:44:45 - The Experience of Stillness and Awakening to the Totality 00:49:05 - The Mystery of Who You Are 00:53:14 - The Maturity of the Mind 00:57:43 - Remembering Who You Are in Trying Circumstances 01:01:10 - Recognizing the Truth as the Diamond 01:04:35 - Recognizing the Limitations of the Mind 01:08:18 - The Illusion of Separation and Individual Missions 01:12:32 - The Power of Being Present 01:16:22 - Knowing the Source and Dropping Hypnosis 01:21:16 - Living the Truth 01:25:30 - Deep Interaction with Others 01:30:23 - Speaking to the Level of Consciousness 01:34:54 - Overcoming Fear and Finding Self 01:38:44 - The Courage to Face the Ultimate Truth 01:42:27 - The Witnessing State and Oneness 01:45:52 - The Indescribable Existence of the Source 01:49:48 - Starting over and finding the core question 01:54:11 - Recognition and Maturity of the Character 01:58:11 - The Truth of Oneness and Demolishing the Character 02:02:52 - Retreats and Interactions in Dubai and the UK 02:07:06 - Finding Ultimate Truth and Falling in Love with the Eternal

Sundance Burke, Spiritual Teacher and Author, was born in Seattle, Washington under the given name, Donald Russell Burke III. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and the Gonzaga School of Law. Sundance is a former lawyer and businessman. He is the father of two children and the grandfather of three. Sundance Burke is the author of Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being, published in 2008. He offers public talks, meditation gatherings, video recordings, private meetings, intensive workshops and retreats for those who long to awaken from the fearful dream of human separation and suffering. While traveling for law business in 1982, Sundance was graced with the profound spiritual experience of being the loving witness to the mind’s dream of personal existence. This awareness of impersonal being completely shattered his former understanding of self-identity and the nature of his world. In the years that followed, he found himself undertaking an intense inward journey into the heart of this realization. In 1988, he met his future wife and teaching partner, Katie Davis, who had similarly experienced the miracle of Self-liberation. In 2004, Sundance and Katie moved to Maui to marry and write the realization of Beloved Being. Sitting side by side, their books took form and expression. Currently, they are again residing in the Seattle area and they continue to point to our True Presence, as conscious freedom and causeless joy. Katie Davis is the author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment. Interviews with Sundance and Katie about awakening are included in the recently published book, Conversations on Non-Duality; Twenty-six Awakenings. The AWAKE SPIRIT TEACHINGS of Sundance and Katie have helped many people throughout the world to find inner peace, wise love and greater fulfillment in their lives. At the core of this teaching is a spiritual awakening that transcends the ego-based state of consciousness into the harmony and unity of pure awareness, a field of infinite possibility and the sacred heart of all Being. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 5/5/2012. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Sundance Burke's Spiritual Journey 00:05:06 - The Paradox of Outer Life and Inner Unhappiness 00:10:44 - A Mysterious Encounter with Satoshi 00:14:31 - Siddhis and their potential effects 00:18:18 - Losing Everything, Starting Over with Stand-Up Comedy 00:22:50 - Miracles and Enlightenment 00:26:05 - Exploring Spiritual Texts 00:29:25 - Awakening to Self-Realization 00:33:22 - Understanding the Power of Attention 00:36:59 - Establishing Presence 00:40:20 - Breakthrough and Burning Desire 00:44:08 - A Shift in Self-Reflection 00:47:46 - The End of Longing 00:51:26 - Being Honest and Present 00:54:47 - The Fire of Presence 00:58:23 - The Path of Devotion 01:01:31 - The Two Paths to Freedom: Self-Inquiry and Presence 01:04:44 - Self-Inquiry and Presence 01:08:10 - The False Self and Identification 01:11:09 - The Ego as a Tool 01:14:40 - Dissolving the Ego and Finding True Self 01:18:01 - The Nature of Consciousness 01:21:59 - The Power of Silence and Stillness 01:25:59 - Different Strokes for Different Folks 01:29:10 - The Power of Witnessing and Harmonizing 01:33:14 - Collective Awakening and Changing Paradigms 01:38:09 - Turning to love, the future of service 01:42:15 - Overcoming the Ego Inside and Outside 01:46:42 - The Power of Love and Inspiration 01:50:09 - The Name "Sundance" 01:52:49 - How to Stay Updated with "Buddha at the Gas Pump"

Katie Davis is a spiritual teacher and author who offers satsang worldwide. She is a graduate of the University of Washington, a former secondary school educator, a former owner of aerobics studios in the Pacific Northwest and mother of two. She is author of Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment and since 1999, she has been traveling to share with people the radical possibility of Self-realization that is the end of all suffering, separation and the key to world transformation. Katie Davis was a Keynote Presenter at the Vancouver BC Convention Centre in Canada. She offers spiritual talks at church services or spiritual gatherings, corporations, hospitals, professional communities and organizations, schools, television and radio shows, as well as for community organizers worldwide that are offering talks in the form of satsang in public meetings, intensives, and silent retreats. In 1986, Katie Davis radically and spontaneously awakened to the ultimate reality of who we really are without practices or teachers. She had never meditated or even heard of enlightenment, Advaita Vedanta, Non-duality or Self-realization. Katie had no intellectual reference whatsoever for what had occurred. Katie's book, Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment Interview recorded 4/29/2012 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Childhood Spiritual Experiences 00:03:30 - The Fear of Death and the Understanding of Being 00:07:19 - A Transformative Experience in the Youth Group 00:11:08 - Awakening through Life Experiences 00:14:34 - Detachment from Form and Personal Identity Loss 00:17:30 - The End of Suffering 00:20:46 - Developing Understanding through Experience 00:24:41 - The Power of Silence and Surrender 00:28:37 - Exploring the Nature of "Being" and "I-ness" 00:31:57 - Beingness and the Influence of Wind 00:35:15 - Practices to Relax the Sense of Self 00:39:16 - Habits and Conditioning 00:44:11 - Spontaneous Acceptance of Circumstances 00:47:49 - Describing vs. Prescribing the Path to Compassion 00:51:05 - Looking Beyond the Image 00:53:59 - The Essence of Being Pure Consciousness 00:58:02 - The Role of the Ego in Spiritual Growth 01:01:37 - Preferences and the Body Intelligence 01:05:57 - Fulfillment beyond Circumstances 01:09:35 - The Road Map of Self-observation and Detachment 01:14:08 - Reflections and Witness State 01:17:35 - Unity Consciousness and Direct Looking 01:20:54 - Exploring Different Types of Surrender 01:24:39 - Surrendering to the Cosmic Personality 01:28:18 - Letting Go of Trying and Searching 01:32:10 - Accessing Unconditioned Intelligence and Creativity 01:36:46 - The Vastness of the Universe 01:39:50 - The Indescribable Nature of the Absolute 01:43:37 - Surrendering to Divine Intelligence 01:47:32 - Thanking the Community and Concluding Remarks 01:50:41 - Conclusion and Farewell

Neelam, a native of Poland, has been giving Satsang internationally since 1996. She is a direct disciple of H. W. L. Poonja (Papaji), who himself awakened to the truth in the presence of Sri Ramana Maharshi. Neelam shares Satsang with Papaji's blessing. Known for her simplicity, skillful discrimination, and intuitive insight, Neelam gently points toward the truth at the core of us all. With her extensive personal and teaching experience, she uses inquiry to facilitate us in identifying and moving through deep-seated patterns of conditioning, bringing us to rest in Presence. Self-Inquiry is the very core of this teaching and is based on Sri Ramana Maharshi's guidelines for Self-Inquiry. Neelam's unique development of inquiry includes both recognizing our true nature and meeting our conditioning fully, with tenderness. Neelam's website Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded 4/15/2012 2nd interview with Neelam YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Presence of Our Nature 00:04:16 - Training our attention to rest in our true nature 00:07:22 - Recognizing the Fullness of Who We Are 00:10:04 - Finding stillness amidst the busyness 00:13:00 - Finding Quiet Time in Daily Life 00:15:45 - Starting with Five Minutes a Day 00:18:28 - Using the sensations of the body 00:21:05 - Integration on the Physical Level 00:23:30 - The Power of Looking Inward 00:25:37 - Tenderness and Our True Nature 00:28:03 - The Coarsening of Tenderness 00:30:18 - Being at Rest or Suffering 00:32:37 - Resting in Tenderness and Naturalness 00:35:24 - The Strength of True Vulnerability 00:38:21 - The Transformational Journey 00:41:39 - Recognizing the Natural State 00:45:07 - The Deceptiveness of the Mind 00:48:01 - The Disappearance of Individuality 00:51:09 - The Shift in Experience 00:54:07 - The Unusual Experiences on the Spiritual Path 00:57:26 - From Bliss to Satsang 01:00:49 - An Awakening Journey 01:04:38 - The Shift and Fulfillment of the Experience 01:08:32 - Levels of Awareness and Destiny 01:11:12 - The Need for Embodiment and Remaining in Awareness 01:14:12 - Surrendering to the Momentum of the Past 01:17:53 - The Power of Transmission 01:21:24 - The Desire for Freedom and Seeking 01:24:49 - The Presence of Ramana in Visitations 01:28:22 - The Vastness of the Universe 01:31:35 - Farewell and Music Outro

Dr. Robert K.C. Forman is uniquely qualified, both personally and professionally, to re-imagine the spiritual goal and the path to it. Personally, Dr. Forman hasn’t missed a day of meditation in 40 years. He broke through to the first major life shift he sought during a nine-month meditation retreat, just two years after beginning Transcendental Meditation. Further developments have continued through his gaining of a Ph.D. in mystical experience from Columbia U and his 20 years as a Professor of Comparative Religions, through his lifetime of yearly solo meditation retreats, self-reflection, 18 years of psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic training, his marital work, his teaching, writing and leading of workshops, and his research into and national leadership role in the "spiritual but not religious" community. His curiosity and confusion about his early spiritual breakthroughs led him to a Ph.D in Comparative Religions (Columbia U), where he specialized in the nature of and philosophical issues around mystical experiences and the spiritual life. He has often been called “one of the leading voices in the academic debates on mysticism," because of his work in the international scholarly debate about mystical experiences, which came to be known as “The Katz-Forman debates,” the work for which he has been awarded numerous grants and, just last year, an honorary doctorate. A tenured professor of religions at Hunter College of the City University of New York and a professor at Vassar College, Union Theological Seminary and the New School for Social Research, he often taught courses on mystical experiences and spiritual goals in every tradition, and his books are used in classes around the world. Many of his insights about the spiritual path and goal came from his work as founder and Executive Director of the Forge Institute for Spirituality and Social Change and the Forge Guild of Spiritual Professionals, a non profit dedicated to helping people from any religion or spiritual path live “soul to soul.” He routinely gives lectures, trainings and workshops around the world. He was the co-founder and is executive editor of The Journal of Consciousness Studies , which has become the principle journal in the field. He is also the author of ten scholarly books on spirituality, mysticism, consciousness and world religions. Robert's site: http://enlightenmentaint.com/ Robert's book: Enlightenment Ain't What It's Cracked Up To Be: A Journey of Discovery, Snow and Jazz in the Soul Summary and Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 4/8/2012 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - A Journey from Anxiety to Meditation 00:03:47 - The Surprising Experiences of Meditation 00:06:57 - A Shift that Began Back Then 00:10:03 - The Buzz and Letting Go 00:13:07 - A Permanent Shift and Tubes in the Head 00:16:05 - The Transformation Begins 00:18:55 - A Shift in Thought Process 00:21:35 - The Two Birds and Witnessing Consciousness 00:24:53 - The Steadiness of Consciousness without Time 00:28:38 - The Disappointment of Enlightenment 00:32:12 - The Shift in Experience 00:35:00 - The Shift in Perception of Silence 00:38:11 - The Experience of Silence 00:41:26 - Experiencing Sleep in a Different Way 00:44:11 - The Vitality of Looking 00:47:03 - Witnessing and Sensory Acuity + Spiritual Hucksters 00:49:41 - Moments of Depression and Shoplifting 00:52:25 - The Beginning of Psychotherapy Journey 00:55:37 - The Power of Truth-Telling in Relationships 00:58:24 - Integration between Silence and the Robert-ish Part 01:01:18 - Living at the Super-Fluid Level of Life 01:04:32 - Embracing our Woundedness 01:07:19 - The Openness of Emotions in Being Alive 01:09:55 - The Subtlety of Guidance 01:12:59 - True Effortlessness and Unity Consciousness 01:16:30 - Non-resistance and Connection with the World 01:19:32 - The Two-Sided Coin of a Hermit-Oriented Life 01:22:17 - Learning from the East and Living Enlightenment in the World 01:25:00 - Staying on the Spiritual Path 01:27:49 - Telling the Real Truth 01:30:29 - A Farewell and Future Plans

I thought I knew something.  It turns out I didn't.  My heart explodes into pieces, and they rain down everywhere I look.  It doesn't feel as new agey as it sounds, and that ends up being such an incredible delight.  Nothing spiritual I have ever encountered has anything to do with the simple Wow I am talking about. It is this Mystery.  Wow! Facebook page Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded 3/31/2012 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Benjamin Smythe: A Fun and Sensitive Guy 00:04:25 - The Importance of Authentic Sharing 00:08:15 - Learning to Be a Good Person 00:12:20 - The Humility of Seeking 00:16:18 - The Beauty of Not Knowing 00:19:58 - Embracing Paradox and Shutting Up 00:24:05 - Balancing Self-Awakening and Helping Others 00:27:49 - Embracing Chaos and Helping Others 00:31:08 - The Beauty of Connection on the Street 00:34:48 - The Power of Kindness and Love 00:38:10 - The Sadness of Human-to-Human Violence 00:42:06 - The Resonance of Kindness and Compassion 00:45:51 - The Setup of Competition 00:49:41 - Embracing the Vast Range of Possibilities 00:53:42 - Finding Ease in Chaos 00:57:04 - The Value of Living in Integrity 01:00:51 - Honoring and Learning from Others 01:05:02 - The Innocence of Humanity 01:08:52 - The Shift in Subjective Perspective 01:13:25 - The Potential of Every Individual 01:17:07 - The value of silence and the limitations of language 01:21:33 - The Silent Experience of Ourselves 01:25:24 - Discovering the Quiet Within 01:29:11 - Questioning the Bible's Moral Guidance 01:33:20 - Ideas Competing for Attention 01:37:19 - Choosing Love and the Possibility of Force 01:41:17 - The Responsibility to Care for Each Other 01:45:26 - Making a Difference, One Person at a Time 01:49:25 - The Egalitarian Quality in Spirituality 01:53:05 - Playing with Different Ideas 01:56:28 - Stay Connected through Interviews and Chat Groups Save

In 1986, Gina realized that she could pose a question mentally and receive an answer mentally. This turned her world upside down and required spending several years meditating and doing inner work before she was able to establish a relationship with a wise nonphysical being. This being became her inner teacher, mentor, and healer and was behind the many books she wrote in the 1990s. In 1999, shortly after meeting Adyashanti, Gina had a spiritual awakening, and the focus of her books shifted from astrology and other metaphysical subjects to nonduality and helping people awaken. In 2012, another important spiritual shift and deepening happened, and Gina became aware of a profound connection to the Christian lineage that went back many lifetimes. She began having inner experiences of Mother Mary, Jesus, and a circle of twenty-six other Ascended Masters, who appeared to her in her mind’s eye and spoke to her in words she could clearly hear in her mind. This batgap interview happened early in 2012 before this shift, after which Gina began channeling books from Jesus. Since 2012, she has channeled 14 books from Jesus. These teachings are nondual (Oneness) teachings, based on universal truth, not on any religion. They are messages of love and peace and how to be an expression of that in one’s life. Gina and her husband Nirmala, who is also a nondual spiritual teacher, live in Sedona, Arizona, where they offer Christ Consciousness transmissions on Zoom several times a week. Gina’s website, www.RadicalHappiness.com, offers information about these transmissions, her books, and her online courses. She has more than 250 messages on her YouTube channel: “Gina Lake Channeling Jesus.” She no longer does intensives, astrological readings, or spiritual mentoring. Gina’s books include… The Jesus Trilogy: Choice and Will / Love and Surrender / Beliefs, Emotions, and the Creation of Reality In the World but Not of It: New Teachings from Jesus on Embodying the Divine What Jesus Wants You to Know Today: About Himself, Christianity, God, the World, and Being Human Cycles of the Soul: Life, Death, and Beyond Angels, Masters, and Guides: How to Work with Them to Heal and to Accelerate Your Spiritual Evolution All Grace: New Teachings from Jesus on the Truth About Life Jesus Speaking (series of 5 books) Radical Happiness: A Guide to Awakening From Stress to Stillness: Tools for Inner Peace Transcript of this interview Interview Recorded 3/24/2012 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Gina Lake 00:06:11 - Feeling Like You Don't Belong 00:12:09 - The Awakening of Consciousness through Suffering and Dysfunction 00:17:12 - The Role of Great Souls in Times of Crisis 00:20:59 - Exploring Eastern Knowledge and Catholic Mysticism 00:25:59 - Channeling Experiences and Deception by Astral Beings 00:30:45 - Negative Entities and Closing the Channel 00:35:57 - Connection with a Being from the 6th Dimension 00:41:21 - The Manifestation of Essential Substance in a Dream-like State 00:45:36 - Connecting to the Core of Goodness 00:50:01 - The Delight of Being Present 00:54:18 - The Unfolding of Grace 00:58:29 - Awakening and Beyond 01:01:34 - The Shift in Consciousness 01:05:09 - Falling in Love during Awakening 01:09:11 - Awakening and Self-Images 01:13:26 - Ordinary Awakening and De-Inflating the Ego 01:17:11 - The Inspiration for Writing 01:21:29 - The Blessing of Channeling 01:25:42 - Channeling Higher Intelligence 01:30:42 - Speaking about Metaphysical Realities 01:34:41 - Clearing out the Garbage and Healing Work 01:39:25 - The Importance of Being Curious About Conditioning 01:42:55 - The Gap Getting Bigger 01:47:17 - Integration and Realization After Awakening 01:51:32 - Awakening Within a Busy Culture 01:55:20 - Awakening for a Happier Life 01:59:11 - Finding Alignment with Your True Self 02:02:51 - Finding Purpose in Challenges 02:06:21 - Sedona Experiences 02:08:42 - Farewell

In February 2008 at the age of thirty-three, Karen experienced a sudden and radical awakening. Prior to this realisation, no teachings or practices were followed – in fact at that time the terms non-duality and awakening were completely unfamiliar. This spontaneous realization presented itself during a period of intense emotional suffering and when demands in life exceeded Karen’s physical capability. Karen attempted to persevere in the face of these challenges, the consequence being a severely debilitating illness that affected physical functioning on every level. Although the illness had a devastating effect on life as it was then known, it seemed to create a space for a deeper reality to be recognized. As her state of health was so poor, Karen was unable to return to work – meaning that she spent a significant amount of time confined to her home. The effect of this period of solitude was profound surrender, allowing the realization to become deeply integrated into daily living. Two and a half years after the initial recognition, someone Karen didn’t know approached her for guidance, which really was the beginning of sharing in a more active way. Karen now shares openly with all those who wish to enquire into the true nature of reality. Following the realization, Karen’s experience of illness – coupled with her extensive experience of healthcare, enabled dis-ease/illness to be seen from a different perspective. Misperception of what we are and the stress that can ensue in direct relation to that misperception means that we are often in a state of persistent resistance to life as it is. This negative state of functioning is the foundation for many of our health challenges. The rediscovery of who we are is fundamental for the transformation of the human life experience. It means that the peace that is already here is recognized and experienced directly, having a potentially profound healing effect on the mind and body. Realization – from a human perspective – means that the unity beyond apparent diversity is remembered. Life can then be embraced fully and authentically – without contamination from the lens of the conditioned mind, bringing relief from all psychological suffering. An inevitable consequence of this recognition is the arising of compassion, love, and respect for life in all of its appearances – having an ever-deepening impact on the human experience. This has the direct consequence of transforming the world we see literally before our eyes, having a powerful healing effect on the planet as a whole. First Interview with Karen Interview recorded 3/18/2012 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Welcome to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:09 - Finding Peace in Sickness 00:08:02 - Letting Go of Control 00:11:18 - Meetings and Genuine Inquiry 00:14:55 - Rich Opportunities and Escaping the Hell 00:18:17 - The Purpose and Cause of Illness 00:22:10 - Discovering a Shift in Perspective 00:25:52 - The Blessing of Illness 00:29:16 - The Process of Deconstruction 00:34:07 - The Imprint of Childhood Trauma 00:38:43 - The Journey of Self-Honesty and Healing 00:43:18 - Serving the One, not Others 00:46:55 - The Complexity of Relationships and Inner Conflict 00:50:49 - The Challenges of Relationship Among Awakened People 00:54:22 - Challenging Experiences and Growth 00:57:57 - Healing Through Relationships 01:01:31 - Mysterious Experiences and Psychic Phenomena 01:05:11 - Seeing Auras and Alternative Realities 01:08:32 - Witnessing Transfiguration and Trance Work 01:11:42 - Strange Experiences and Visions of Ramana 01:14:43 - Life's Mysterious Possibilities 01:18:15 - The Illusion of Form and Non-Dual Understanding 01:22:01- The Infinite Frequency of Perspectives 01:24:57 - The Illusion of Meaning 01:27:51 - Beyond Understanding 01:31:10 - The Integration of Ideas and the Letting Go of Frameworks 01:34:39 - Letting go of the idea of self 01:38:10 - Self-Deception and Seasons of Awakening 01:41:15 - The Simplicity of the Fundamental Awakening 01:44:10 - Availability and Retreats 01:47:24 - Closing Remarks and Farewells

Andrée has been a spiritual teacher for 52 years. For 20 years Andrée was a full-time teacher of the Transcendental Meditation Program and introduced thousands of people to the experience of consciousness and meditation. More recently, she went to Brazil for 12 consecutive years to study their spiritual traditions to see into the spiritual realms and develop relationships with advanced Cosmic Souls. For Andrée, the exposure to the experience of consciousness led to new avenues of discovery. With refinement of perception, within the unboundedness of consciousness, along with the assistance of two Cosmic Souls, Hayehwatha and Vovó Anamalia, Andrée began to observe the details of the universe and beyond. Andrée feels this is the next level of experience to unfold within our culture; for people to observe their origin, history, and destiny with reference to the life of the universe and beyond. What is known as the life we live on the earth is a small portion of who we are. Andrée lives in Mount Shasta, California where she provides workshops and private sessions with Hayehwatha and Vovó Anamalia, as well as puts on The Best of Mt. Shasta Conference & Festival each summer. Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded 3/3/12 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background 00:04:49 - The Radiating Aura and Transcendental Meditation Adventure 00:08:43 - Sentencing to Meditate 00:13:01 - The Beginning of Longer Meditation Courses 00:17:27 - The Power of Consciousness and its Qualities 00:21:51 - The Experience of Unboundedness and the Development of Consciousness 00:26:25 - Levitation and the Phenomenon of Consciousness 00:30:53 - The Value in Reading the Literature 00:35:43 - Exploring Afro-Brazilian Spiritual Traditions 00:40:11 - Incorporating Spirit Beings 00:44:17 - Falling Back and Laughing, A Distinguished Experience in Brazil 00:48:39 - Connecting with the Chief 00:53:01 - The Four Elements and the Vessel of the Body 00:57:25 - Connecting with Energetic Forces 01:01:53 - The Orixá of the Entity 01:06:08 - Awareness during sleep and profound awakening 01:10:32 - The Integration and Balance of Knowledge 01:15:05 - The Iroquois Confederacy and the US Constitution 01:19:59 - The Origins of Preto Velhos Tradition in Brazil 01:24:22 - Working with Dark Forces, Deleterious Aftereffects 01:28:46 - Working with Spirit Beings 01:33:01 - Connecting with the Orixás 01:37:09 - Incorporating the Orixá and its impact on life and success 01:41:33 - Connecting with Sophia and the Phenomenon of Gaia 01:45:26 - Vovó and Anamalia's Teachings on Life Choices 01:49:48 - Incorporating Hayehwatha and Vovó Anamalia 01:53:42 - Connecting with the Universal Force 01:57:22 - Lifted off Earth and introduced to the sky-people. 02:01:36 - The Limitations of Spiritual Journeys 02:05:11 - Acknowledging the Relevance of Spirituality 02:09:31 - New Episodes and Notifications Save Save