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Please join Laurie Moore and me as we talk about How Animals Guide Humans. Join us as we discuss: -Animals are role models -Animals work through life issues side by side with us -Animals choose roles to help us be happy and evolve -Animals need are deep attention and meticulous care in every way  Dr. Laurie Moore , human and animal communication reader  is also a doctor of expressive psychology, lmft, hypnotherapist  and somatic and emdr practitioner Was a graduate and undergraduate  psych teacher at San Fran State University, Chico State and Johnson State College. Author of The Cat's Reincarnation: Transformative Encounters with Animals and Healing and Awakening the Heart:  Animal Wisdom for Humans, and numerous other bools   Appeared on BATGAP, Species Link, Lauren Galey, John Burgos Beyond the Ordinary as well as hundreds of other venues. Taught seminars round the world, founded and ran an The Miracle Ground and love Climate Spiritual Satsangs  and Seminars Organizations. Wrote Column for Center Network, The Connection. Speaker Gifts: https://awakentohappinessnow.com Laurie's Offers: https://awakentohappinessnow.com/s37laurie/ #shefaliburns , #awakentohappinessnow, #healing, #energy, #transformation, #consciousness, #love, #consciousliving, #joy, #empowerment, #wellness, #spirituality, #spiritualawakening, #awareness, #lauriemoore

Please join Laurie Moore and me as we talk about Staying in the Higher Realms While Planetary Polarity Occurs. Join us as we' discuss: -Do your inner work so nothing can interrupt you -Bring in armour so nothing will distract you -Know your moment to moment purpose so you use your evolution time well  -Choose relations purposefully and within realistic bounds  Dr. Laurie Moore , human and animal communication reader  is also a doctor of expressive psychology, lmft, hypnotherapist  and somatic and emdr practitioner Was a graduate and undergraduate  psych teacher at San Fran State University, Chico State and Johnson State College. Author of The Cat's Reincarnation: Transformative Encounters with Animals and Healing and Awakening the Heart:  Animal Wisdom for Humans, and numerous other books   Appeared on BATGAP, Species Link, Lauren Galey, John Burgos Beyond the Ordinary as well as hundreds of other venues. Taught seminars round the world, founded and ran an The Miracle Ground and love Climate Spiritual Satsangs  and Seminars Organizations. Wrote Column for Center Network, The Connection and Jenningswire. Speaker Gifts: https://awakentohappinessnow.com Laurie's Offers: https://awakentohappinessnow.com/s36laurie/ #shefaliburns , #awakentohappinessnow, #healing, #energy, #transformation, #consciousness, #love, #consciousliving, #joy, #empowerment, #wellness, #spirituality, #spiritualawakening, #awareness, #lauriemoore

Send me your thoughts in a Text MessageRick Archer is the host of the popular interview series "Buddha at the Gas Pump" (BatGap), where he engages in conversations with spiritual teachers, authors, and practitioners from various traditions. Through his interviews, Rick explores the diverse experiences and teachings related to spiritual awakening and consciousness. His interest in spirituality extends back to his own early experiences and practices, which have informed his empathetic and insightful approach to interviewing. Rick's dedication to sharing these dialogues aims to support and inspire others on their spiritual journeys.In today's episode, the interviewer is interviewed. Rick shares his story, experiences with guests, some unusual awakening events. We discussed the transformative journey of spiritual awakening, addressing the beauty and challenges involved. Key themes include the importance of discernment in distinguishing genuine spiritual experiences from illusions and identifying trustworthy teachers amidst potential ego traps and ethical pitfalls. The discussion highlights the value of meditation and personal practice for deepening one's inner growth while cautioning against superficial or misguided spiritual paths. Ethical integrity and humility are emphasized as vital for those guiding others, and AI is explored as a new tool for supporting seekers with compassion-based chatbots. Ultimately, perseverance, discernment, and alignment with authentic teachings are advised for those on the spiritual path.https://batgap.com/https://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhaAtTheGasPumpIf you want to work with me, send me an email through my website which is http://www.IlonaCiunaite.com If you need assistance with your inquiry, come to Liberation Unleashed, where you can register for a free account and receive a volunteer guide free of charge. Liberation UnleashedHttp://www.liberationunleashed.commy Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/markedeternalLiberation Unleashed book on Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Liberation-Unleashed-Breaking-Illusion-Separate/#awakeningnow #ilonaciunaite #howtodoselfinquiry #selfinquiryquestions #liberationunleashed #seeingthroughselfillusionInfo about free monthly meetings on Zoom http://ilonaciunaite.com/events/Podcast https://awakeningnow.buzzsprout.comMusic by Valdi Sabev, Visit his channel for more calm and relaxed music https://www.youtube.com/c/ValdiSabev/featuredWebsiteshttp://ilonaciunaite.comhttp://liberationunleashed.com

 For over 30 years, Georgette Star, MA, D.Min, has dedicated her life to empowering adults and youth to live soul-embodied, joyful, and purposeful lives. An intuitive Soul Stream Life Coach & Mentor, and Method trainer, her own deep quest for Self-Realization informs all aspects of her work. Finding joy in sharing this journey with others and a calling to contribute to the greater good inspired her to found the Life Blessing Institute (LBI). This transformational learning community is designed to guide individuals on the journey of human potential, spiritual awakening, and actualization of their soul's agenda. Through LBI, Georgette developed a variety of programs, including Maiden Spirit & Peace Warriors Youth Programs, Individual and Community Rites of Passage Celebrations and the Soul Stream Method Practitioner Training. Currently Georgette is also working on a documentary film titled The Woman's Rite. The film examines the challenges of ageism faced by women (and all genders) and explores how these limitations can be transformed through creative expression, conscious rites-of-passage and spiritual awakening. It highlights the opportunity for women to step into empowered, vibrant, and respected elderhood, offering their wisdom, creativity, light, and love to a world that deeply needs their contributions. Georgette holds a Master's degree from the Naropa Institute and a Doctorate of Ministry from the University of Creation Spirituality. Using her life experience, education and an array of natural abilities, Georgette actively pursues contributing to humankind however she can. In addition to her professional work, she cherishes being a mom, grandmother, artist, forest dweller and daughter of Mother Earth. She also finds joy in creating collaboratively with others and sharing the spiritual journey of awakening with her friends and colleagues. Website links: The Life Blessing Institute (LBI) The Woman's Rite documentary project Click here to contact Georgette if you are interested in her Soul Stream Life Map Readings and include the word “BatGap” in the message field. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded October 27, 2024

Join us in this transformative episode as we delve into the remarkable spiritual journey of Ananta Kranti. Ananta's path is one of profound resilience and unwavering consciousness, navigating the darkest corners of life, including time in prison and supporting her parents through their end-of-life transitions. Her wisdom has profoundly influenced my journey, especially during a time when I balanced spiritual retreats with the intense environment of working as a dominatrix in NYC's dungeons.Ananta shares her unique perspective on integrating spirituality into the most challenging situations, highlighting the importance of not escaping but instead bringing a higher consciousness into every aspect of life. She takes us on a journey into non-dual awakening, exploring questions like "What remains when everything passes away?" and "Who am I, really?" Through her insights, we discover the profound peace and creativity that arise from realizing and resting in our true nature.Tune in to experience Ananta's inspiring story and her teachings on embracing all of life's experiences with compassion and equanimity...Ananta Kranti is a Spiritual Influencer, Embodiment Mentor, Author and Speaker who has helped thousands of seekers of Truth around the world, as well as therapists, coaches and facilitators to Awaken to their essential nature through direct Self inquiry, creating powerful shifts in consciousness, specialising in integration and embodiment of our true Being in daily life.She has 35 years experience in spiritual and self development and over 24 years of guiding others to their own Self Realisation in a very quick, simple and profound way that doesn't take years of practice.She has been travelling the world holding Intensive retreats in Deepening in Self Realisation since 2004.She has been interviewed by several known channels in the spiritual field such as Conscious TV, Batgap, New Realities and more recently the I AM podcast with Jonny Wilkinson.Her book ‘What Is Looking Through Your Eyes?' was published by Yogaland in 2021.There are over 400 free videos that can be viewed on youtube where you may taste the taste of her transmission and multidimensional message.Website: www.ananta-kranti.comemail: kranti.ananta@gmail.comUpcoming live events: 6 Day retreat in Algarve.https://ananta-kranti.corsizio.com/event/669ba76cfcb6624ade6791381-1 Mentoring/Coachinghttps://www.ananta-kranti.com/goldmentoringLiving Awake Private membershiphttps://www.ananta-kranti.com/livingawakeYTwww.youtube.com/@AnantaKranti.Rina is a shibari artist, tantric bodyworker, former Dominatrix, and extreme sports athlete, learner of ancient traditions and intrepid explorer of consciousness. She guides people to their core, creating safe spaces for healing and self-discovery.This podcast is for courageous seekers like her, exploring meaning and spiritual illumination in the midst of life's intensity. Get ready to be inspired, amazed, and transformed!Get Access to Rina's Free meditations, Workshops, Shibari tutorials and more

Brent Spirit went through an unintentional spiritual process that is often called “Kundalini Awakening”. Since, he has begun playing the role of spiritual teacher and helps many going through the same or similar process, primarily through his youtube channel and podcast “The Spiritual Awakening Show”. He joins us on the show to eloquently lay out the awakening process in a way that is reachable and direct for many, he teaches about the various forms of the spiritual path from a place of gentle and clear understanding that is welcoming to all persons across all versions of the awakening path. In this episode, Brent details with us his absolutely fascinating and turbulent experience amidst his transformation in consciousness over the last 15 years. He tells personal stories of mental health, depression, confusion, hopelessness, disassociation, dpdr, derealization, psychedelics, pitfalls with teachers, Zen sickness, having ‘no-self', meditation abnormalities, heartbreak, living in a dreamlike state, self-love, energy shooting through his spine, transformation, eastern philosophy, catholicism, and much more. We also talk about healing, Joe Dispenza, the differences in various kundalini experiences, gurus, Shakti, Brent meeting "The Hugging Saint" named Ama, as well as offer lots of personal anecdotes and resources to aid those on the path. Check out Brent's show “The Spiritual Awakening Show” here: https://open.spotify.com/show/72DRFO9phISD5s7djoAC2E?si=3d1a82a42b6d458a (About: Spiritual teacher and intuitive, Brent Spirit, shares his insights and various topics surrounding the journey of Self-Realization, Enlightenment, Kundalini Awakening, Meditation, Ascension, Lightwork, Non-Duality, Yoga, The Law Of Attraction, and more.)and follow @BrentSpirit on Youtube and Instagram. BrentSpirit.com Books and resources mentioned for those undergoing an awakening experience:The End Of Your World (Uncensored Straight Talk On The Nature Of Enlightenment) - AdyashantiTouched By The Light - Dr. Yvonne KasonThe Spiritual Awakening Guide - Mary Mueller ShutanKundalini Vidya The Science of Spiritual Transformation (A comprehensive system for understanding and guiding spiritual development) - Joan Shivarpita HarriganThe Cosmic Serpent (DNA and the Origins of Knowledge) - Jeremy NarbyRam Dass - Be Here NowThe Power Of Now - Eckhart TolleA Path With Heart (A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life) - Jack KornfieldMatt Kahn  - various works on self-loveAaron Abke - various works found on youtubeThe Buddha At The Gas Pump show - Kundalini category on BATGAP.com

Lucy was raised in a low socioeconomic household and neighborhood, by a young single mother in New Zealand in the early 1980s. The lack of resources available in childhood resulted in a shrinking of her outer world to what she thought of –  years later - as a kind of welfare-child ashram. Within the home, and outside of it, there were few distractions or ability to go anywhere else, and significant trauma – all forcing her to go within to what she thought of as “the deep stillness and light inside” to rest, find nourishment, solace, and strength. At 19 she experienced her first shift, seeing through the personality, and subtle perceptions revealing themselves. She never thought much of it, there had already been so much light inside, and she was so thrilled to be in the world finally so she simply went on with living. After a brief stint in television journalism, Lucy spent 15 years in Europe and New Zealand working for international humanitarian aid agencies. On return to NZ at age 31, she suddenly became extremely ill.  For six months, she was mostly bedridden. Doctors, both natural and traditional, could not find the source of the illness. Over the next few years, she had to work to earn an income but there was no strength for much else. The pain in her body was ever-present, and the fear of not knowing if this was her life forever now, was sometimes crippling. She was forced to exist in a kind of in-between world again - of much aloneness and silence, aside from work. After a few years of significant illness, she recovered strength enough to live a semi-normal life. But any time she tried to do too much, she was knocked back into illness. By 35 she was in a leadership role at a non-profit, married, with a baby on the way, just surviving day-to-day with the pressure on her physical body. On becoming a mother, she was plunged into a level of blackness that was completely shocking and previously unknown. For more than two years she descended into complete separation and couldn't hear the guidance that had always accompanied her in her life. For the first time ever she couldn't feel God. In 2018, after more than two years of immense struggle, an unexplainable and absolute surrender took place within, in a moment, as her two-year-old cried and reached for her. Within two months she had left the career she loved to rest in what she thought of as silence. For around a year and a half, she couldn't do much else. Lucy had never been exposed to spirituality, nor did she know anything about its concepts or traditions. She thought meditation was for “those hippy people.” Because there had been no conscious spiritual search, she had no context for what was happening. Often it was so beautiful and joyful – she didn't need to know. There was an innate sense of trust and recognition that went beyond what needed to be seen or understood with the mind. When the need to understand did arise - some online searches helped a little, but often it all felt overwhelming, and she preferred sitting in silence to hear from within. Guidance and teaching were always present and given through hearing and images. Despite this, when particularly strange things would occur the need for the mind to understand would return. One night in 2019, before sleep, in heartfelt prayer she asked for help to cut through all the online noise and finally really grasp what was going on. There was a felt sense of need for community. As she was awakening in the morning, she heard the words “Buddha at the Gas Pump”. Lucy says, "I was stumped. I had no idea what that meant, but Googled it and found BatGap. As a result, my life has changed. Over the years BatGap has supported me deeply in the process – nurturing trust and allowing everything to unfold as it wants to." From then until now, Lucy has been called over and over into deeper surrender. She has had further shifts and many clearings. Her career of 15 years,

 I was interviewed by Angelo Dilullo, who has been on BatGap. Angelo's: BatGap interview YouTube Channel Points discussed: My spiritual history. The TM program The importance of integration and stabilization on the spiritual path. The value of spiritual development in unfolding our full potential. About Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi) The masculine and feminine aspects of spirituality. Compassion, kindness, generosity, and such qualities as expressions of holistic spiritual development. The Association for Spiritual Integrity and the importance of ethics on the spiritual path. What is the best spiritual practice? Are there any detrimental practices? (Psychedelics? Neo-Advaita?) Harmful teachers? The qualifications for being a spiritual teacher and the importance of discerning between qualified and unqualified teachers. The importance of humility and genuineness in teachers. We all have different roles to play. Awakened people aren't necessarily teachers and don't necessarily use spiritual terminology. The relevance of channeling, mediumship, etc. to spirituality. Different dimensions of reality. “God” as an unbounded self-interacting ocean of consciousness. We are characters with some improvisational latitude in the Divine Play. The playwright has our best interest in mind. Staying aligned with the Divine “stream”. Trusting your instincts. Global problems are symptomatic of the quality of collective consciousness which is trending toward awakening, perhaps as a response to the dire nature of these problems. The cumulative nature of spiritual practice. Recommended books. The importance of where you put your attention. The complimentary relationship between knowledge and experience. The importance of taking the first step on the spiritual path, and one thing will lead to the next. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Transcript of this interview Interview recorded December 20, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

In this interview I am once again joined by Amoda Maa, spiritual teacher and author of books such as ‘Embodied Enlightenment' and ‘Falling Open in a World Falling Apart'. Amoda Maa shares her experience of falling into the abyss of emptines and the consequences that followed. She describes the dark night of the soul that preceded this experience, and how its aftermath healed her childhood abandonment trauma. Amoda Maa also talks about the life of a spiritual teacher, how she went from living an ascetic life of anonymity in the English countryside to moving to America to become a well known teacher, and shares her observations of the boys' club dynamic in the spiritual teaching scene. Amoda Maa also recounts relearning relationship after her enlightenment when she met her now husband, and discusses the feminine frequency of awakening and how that relates to the inner marriage. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep177-becoming-a-spiritual-teacher-amoda-maa Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'.
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00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Falling into the abyss of emptiness 03:56 - After awakening, living from the unknown 08:07 - Purification of relationship with mother 11:53 - Dark night of the soul, abandoned by God 19:20 - Recognising avoidance, the moment of enlightenment 24:11 - Healing of abandonment 26:05 - Changes in relationship with others 28:02 - Spiritual openness vs learning to say ‘no' to others 34:15 - Meeting a new partner, and a new way of relationship 37:58 - Thoughts and narratives 41:35 - Being in relationship with an enlightened person 45:05 - Abiding goodness 49:52 - First book publishing period 55:19 - Invited to speak and purifying self-consciousness 57:06 - Learning to speak from enlightenment, not about it 59:41 - Change your life, change your world 01:02:28 - Living like an ascetic for 12 years 01:08:37 - Encountering the term ‘non duality' 01:12:31 - Teaching career launched on BATGAP and at SAND 01:18:04 - The American non-duality scene 01:22:29. Feminine face of awakening vs the boys' club of spiritual teachers 01:25:41 - The feminine frequency of awakening 01:27:22 - The patriarchy is over 01:28:56 - Inner marriage 01:29:35 - The boys club and suppression of women 01:33:28 - The flow of life … Previous episode with Amoda Maa: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep147-falling-open-amoda-maa To find out more about Amoda Maa, visit: - https://www.amodamaa.com/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com

Robin was born and raised in the US with a very religious and schizophrenic mother as well as a violent and atheist father. At 14, Robin started volunteering with various non-profits organizations and traveling the world, two lifelong passions which led her to work with dozens of NGOs and travel nearly 100 countries. After spending several years in the US Air Force, Robin was kicked out for being lesbian which led to her new life as an activist. At 24, she started Kranti, an NGO that empowers survivors of trafficking and daughters of sex workers from Mumbai's red-light areas, where she lived and worked for a decade. In 2020, Robin moved to a mud hut at 13K feet in the Himalayas without any water, electricity or toilet. For over a year, she wasn't online, didn't read any book and didn't speak with anyone. In July 2021, she started working part time from the mountains and became a certified BatGap addict. She returned to civilization in August, 2022 and will return to the mountains (temporarily) in January, 2023! Kranti: kranti-india.org Donating to Kranti: savethechild.org Tax exempt for US donors.) Milaap: Help the Survivors of Trafficking (India-based, doesn't deduct fee. Not tax exempt for US donors.) Donating to Happy Feet Home (hospice for terminally ill children) Contact Robin Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded November 20, 2022 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. Empowering girls in red-light areas for social good | Robin Chaurasiya, India | Global Teacher Prize Robin's hut at 13,000 feet in the mountains of Nepal:  

In this episode, we have an inspiring and heart-opening exchange with Rick Archer, the extraordinarily spiritually awakened Creator / Host of the spiritual interview show, Buddha at the Gas Pump.  Since the Fall of 2009, he has interviewed over 640 “spiritually awakening” people, from the well-known to the unknown, from a variety of backgrounds and traditions. In this fascinating and engaging exchange, we travel the spectrum from an authentic deep dive into devotion into a highly heartfelt embrace of enlightenment.  We go from American gothic to mystic topicsWe find our destinies are very much guided by unseen forces…We learn how to abide in a space of seeing the world through God's eyes We are reminded that Every day is life and to not pass over the present for some glorious futureWe learn the blessing of being supported and the blessing of being thwartedRick shares that a true warrior has time only for their impeccabilityHe expresses that it is better to die doing the right thing than it is to live doing the wrong thingWe see how there are as many perspectives on existence as there are peopleWe discover what question Rick Archer would ask Jesus Listen to find out if YOU have the winning lottery ticket.  Laugh, sing and feel the beat go on as we sync up with the rhythm of existenceWe learn the value of who we are more fundamentallyWe are inspired to stay curious and fascinated about the mysteries of life and consciousness"Whatever you think, it's more than that." - The Incredible String BandPersonal Websitehttps://batgap.comSocial Media linkhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/BatgapSocial Media linkhttps://www.facebook.com/BuddhaAtTheGasPump/Social Media linkhttps://www.instagram.com/archer.rick/  -----Support Caravan of the HeartMore about Caravan of the HeartA podcast...a blisscast, a variety show for the soul by Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Aim Me Smiley & Renee Ananda, a touring folk music duo, inspirational speakers, retreat leaders, and advocates for this planet and its people.On this podcast, we have heart-to-heart conversations around freeing our dreams and amplifying love in all things. Enjoy an exhilarating mélange of exchanges where the arts meet awareness to champion and elevate the love of yourself, others, and the Earth.Join this caravan of seekers sharing what they find that empowers love in every part of the journey. Summon a revolution of Love through devotion, purpose, creation, Earth care, and community."Come, come, whoever you are. This is not a caravan of despair."  RumiLove is Spoken HereSupport the show

Theresa launches a brand new season of White Shores with the master of spiritual interviews himself, Rick Archer of Buddha at the Gas Pump (BATGAP) fame.To find out more about Rick and BATGAP visit:BuddhaAtTheGasPump on You Tube or their website:www.batgap.comTo find out more about Theresa's bestselling dream, intuition, afterlife, astrology and mystical titles and mission, visit:Www.theresacheung.comhttp://linktr.ee/theresacheungYou can contact Theresa via @thetheresacheung on Instagram and her author pages on Facebook and Twitter and you can email her directly at: angeltalk710@aol.comThank you to Cluain Ri for the blissful episode music.White Shores is produced by Matthew Cooper

An unconventional awakening happened when Ilona and her husband took some psilocybin mushrooms. It changed her perspective when her mind suddenly went completely quiet.In Ilona's words:I WENT FROM CONFUSION, NOT KNOWING WHAT I AM, FEELING THAT LIFE IS INCOMPLETE TO RECOGNITION OF BEINGNESS, CLARITY, EASE AND LIGHTNESS SO THAT I COULD ENJOY LIFE AND SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN TOO.I was 28, living in Brighton, England. One rainy autumn day, with the help of mother nature's substance, I had an extraordinary experience. That night my entire view of reality fell away.I was sitting in a candlelit room on my sofa, with eyes wide open, with no thoughts coming, just being. It felt so light and free, delicious, peaceful, and blissful. That night I experienced stillness of the thinking mind that I never thought was possible. Being in that state felt like home, very natural. No worries, no memories, no fantasies, only peaceful stillness, and clarity of being. Once the experience wore off, days later, I knew I had to find home again. The trip unexpectedly opened the door to a new way of seeing reality and had set me up for a search.http://ilonaciunaite.com/https://youtube.com/c/IlonaCiunaitehttps://www.facebook.com/ilona.ciunaiteFind Sean and Corrine on Social Media:IG: Corrine Champigny, TurningPoints_Podcast, theseanronFB: Corrine Champigny, Turning Points PodcastYouTube: Corrine Champigny, Turning Points PodcastWebsites: www.blissed.com, www.theivyhouse.org, www.globalwatchfoundationchildrenshome.org

Lucy was raised in a low socioeconomic household and neighborhood, by a young single mother in New Zealand in the early 1980s. The lack of resources available in childhood resulted in a shrinking of her outer world to what she thought of –  years later - as a kind of welfare-child ashram. Within the home, and outside of it, there were few distractions or ability to go anywhere else, and significant trauma – all forcing her to go within to what she thought of as “the deep stillness and light inside” to rest, find nourishment, solace, and strength. At 19 she experienced her first shift, seeing through the personality, and subtle perceptions revealing themselves. She never thought much of it, there had already been so much light inside, and she was so thrilled to be in the world finally so she simply went on with living. After a brief stint in television journalism, Lucy spent 15 years in Europe and New Zealand working for international humanitarian aid agencies. On return to NZ at age 31, she suddenly became extremely ill.  For six months, she was mostly bedridden. Doctors, both natural and traditional, could not find the source of the illness. Over the next few years, she had to work to earn an income but there was no strength for much else. The pain in her body was ever-present, and the fear of not knowing if this was her life forever now, was sometimes crippling. She was forced to exist in a kind of in-between world again - of much aloneness and silence, aside from work. After a few years of significant illness, she recovered strength enough to live a semi-normal life. But any time she tried to do too much, she was knocked back into illness. By 35 she was in a leadership role at a non-profit, married, with a baby on the way, just surviving day-to-day with the pressure on her physical body. On becoming a mother, she was plunged into a level of blackness that was completely shocking and previously unknown. For more than two years she descended into complete separation and couldn't hear the guidance that had always accompanied her in her life. For the first time ever she couldn't feel God. In 2018, after more than two years of immense struggle, an unexplainable and absolute surrender took place within, in a moment, as her two-year-old cried and reached for her. Within two months she had left the career she loved to rest in what she thought of as silence. For around a year and a half, she couldn't do much else. Lucy had never been exposed to spirituality, nor did she know anything about its concepts or traditions. She thought meditation was for “those hippy people.” Because there had been no conscious spiritual search, she had no context for what was happening. Often it was so beautiful and joyful – she didn't need to know. There was an innate sense of trust and recognition that went beyond what needed to be seen or understood with the mind. When the need to understand did arise - some online searches helped a little, but often it all felt overwhelming, and she preferred sitting in silence to hear from within. Guidance and teaching were always present and given through hearing and images. Despite this, when particularly strange things would occur the need for the mind to understand would return. One night in 2019, before sleep, in heartfelt prayer she asked for help to cut through all the online noise and finally really grasp what was going on. There was a felt sense of need for community. As she was awakening in the morning, she heard the words “Buddha at the Gas Pump”. Lucy says, "I was stumped. I had no idea what that meant, but Googled it and found BatGap. As a result, my life has changed. Over the years BatGap has supported me deeply in the process – nurturing trust and allowing everything to unfold as it wants to." From then until now, Lucy has been called over and over into deeper surrender. She has had further shifts and many clearings. Her career of 15 years,

Dr Laurie Moore is a Human and Animal Communication Reader. In this episode, she shares about navigating the current energies, in which it became easy to get triggered, while deepening our love to our self aspects and to others... She also shares how animals are experiencing these awakening times and what we can learn from them. You'll learn about the distractions we create, which sometimes may be expressed as simple or complex addictions, and that may lead us to less supportive paths. Dr. Laurie explains how we can hold the space for ourselves to return to our center and to stay in the infinite light. She also talks about tapping into the new energies in a way that supports the creation of more financial abundance. Dr Laurie's website: Animiracles.com Join the LIVE sessions: YourDivineUniqueness.com Our Special Programs & Offers: YourDivineUniqueness.com/specialoffers Dr. Laurie Moore, human and animal communication reader has a therapy license and graduate psychology teacher background. Assists with cross overs. Was a graduate psych teacher at San Fran State University. Author of The Cat’s Reincarnation: Transformative Encounters with Animals and Healing and Awakening the Heart: Animal Wisdom for Humans. Appeared on BATGAP, NBC, CBS, CNN.com, Species Link, John Burgos Beyond the Ordinary as well as hundreds of other venues.

Charles joins Rick Archer on BATGAP on March 31, 2017. Here is the description on Rick's show: Charles Eisenstein is a speaker and writer focusing on themes of human culture and identity. He is the author of several books, most recently Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible. His background includes a degree in mathematics and philosophy from Yale, a decade in Taiwan as a translator, and stints as a college instructor, a yoga teacher, and a construction worker. He currently writes and speaks full-time.

Some of the opinions expressed on certain topics in this interview do not reflect BatGap’s point of view.  While this may be true of any of our interviews, we wanted to make a special point of it here since the … Continue reading →

Rick Archer has been doing interviews of spiritually awakening people for ten years, having interviewed some of the most well known gurus in history. In this episode we hear the story behind how the BATGAP podcast, which has over a quarter million downloads per month) came to be and how it became as successful as it is. In this episode, Rick shares his own thoughts on spirituality and enlightenment, and reveals who his favorite guest was.

In this episode we talk to Rick Archer of "Buddha at the Gas Pump" about the advantages and ethical pitfalls of gurus and spiritual teachers.

K talks the essentials of joy and fun in our lives to balance out our stressful dharma practice.

K talks the essentials of joy and fun in our lives to balance out our stressful dharma practice.

Important Message from the Dharma Treasure Board of Directors As the message at the above link indicates, “John Yates (Upasaka Culadasa) has engaged in ongoing conduct unbecoming of a Spiritual Director and Dharma teacher”. His interview remains on BatGap because … Continue reading →

Fax and Sharon Gilbert were among my first guests on BatGap (interview here). Recently, Fax has been interviewing a few people in Fairfield, Iowa under the auspices of Fairfield’s Trillum Awakening group. In this interview, I neglected to adequately express … Continue reading →

Dr. Kurt Johnson has worked in science and spirituality for over 40 years.  This dual career in science and spirituality is detailed at WIKIPEDIA.  In spirituality, Kurt is co-author of the recently published book The Coming Interspiritual Age, with David Robert Ord, the Editorial Director of Namaste Publishing (publishers of such spiritual teachers as Eckhart Tolle and Michael Brown). As a New Release, the book has been in Amazon’s Top Ten in Spirituality. Kurt was originally a Christian monk and founded, with Br. Wayne Teasdale and others, the InterSpiritual Dialogue Association for discussion of contemplative experience across traditions. Ordained in three spiritual traditions, he works also with The Contemplative Alliance and Integral Communities. In science, Kurt is the co-author of the best-selling Nabokov's Blues: The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius, with Steve Coates of The New York Times, which was a Top Ten Book in science in 2000. Kurt’s PhD is in evolution, ecology, systematics and comparative biology.  Associated with the American Museum of Natural History (30 yrs.). He published 200+ articles on evolution and ecology, including the 2011 Harvard DNA sequence study vindicating Vladimir Nabokov’s views of evolution. He is currently completing another book on Nabokov’s science and art for Yale University Press.  However, Kurt’s primary interest is the simplicity of nondual spiritual practice. Kurt now hosts The CONVERGENCE SERIES on VoiceAmerica, a series joining the millennial message of the Wisdom Traditions and the many passion areas of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, spirituality and science.  Ken Wilber frames the Series and guests well known to BATGAP include Deepak Chopra, Rob Bell, Brian McLaren, Karenna Gore, Michael Dowd, Duane Elgin, Gregg Braden, Fr. Thomas Keating, Steve Farrell, Karuna, Patricia Albere, David Nicol, Loch Kelly and Grammy Nominees Pato Banton and Ras I Ray.  The website provides information on every episode including additional materials from the co-hosts and guests. Other organizations with which Kurt is involved: UNITY EARTH The Interspiritual Network Light on Light Magazine Interspiritual Dialogue 'n Action The Coming Interspiritual Age From Self-Care to Earth-Care Convergence Magazine Interview recorded 1/12/2013 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

Lisa started spiritually seeking in her early 20's. She had her first awakening in 2005 after attending a talk given by Tony Parsons. After this, she spent some time in India with Ramesh Balsekar. It was there that she met her final teacher, Roger Castillo, who was also a student of Ramesh. She lived with him for three years in Australia during which time many falsehoods were seen through. In the beginning of 2011, Lisa's awakening stabilized and the seeker fell away. Lisa now enjoys communicating the nature of Happiness to anyone desperate enough to know the truth. Website: lisacairns.com Summary and Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded 1/7/2012 Lisa in BatGap discussion with Tim Freke YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - A De-scription, Not a Pre-scription 00:03:49 - The Illusion of Cause and Effect  00:07:20 - Living without Concepts and Belief Systems 00:10:50 - Animal Cruelty and Personal Concern 00:13:35 - The Funny Story of How I Met My Boyfriend Roger 00:16:28 - From Buddhism to Tony Parsons 00:19:40 - The Illusion of Cause and Effect 00:23:11 - The Need to Hold onto Blame, Good and Bad Perspectives 00:26:52 - Indifference towards the opinions of others 00:30:43 - Life Showing What Needs to Be Happening 00:33:37 - Enlightenment and Spiritual Practice 00:37:09 - The Illusion of Happiness and Beliefs 00:40:59 - The End of the Urge to Do 00:44:51 - The Falling Away of Beliefs and Ideas 00:48:20 - The Dog's Thoughts 00:52:05 - The Spotlight on Experiences  00:55:24 - The Marvelous Creation of God 00:59:00 - Continuous Refinement and Exploration 01:02:48 - The Energy of Seeking 01:05:44 - The Joy of Laughing with Others 01:08:56 - The Awakening and Separation 01:12:08 - Overwhelmed by the Beauty of Everything 01:15:20 - A Radical Change of Perspective 01:18:52 - Exiting the Incubator 01:22:11 - The Intelligence Orchestrating the Mind-Body System 01:24:33 - Flexibility and Freedom in Being 01:27:44 - The Hilarity and Suffering of the Ego 01:30:47 - The Metaphor of Lines on Stone, Sand, Water, and Air 01:33:53 - Consultations and Donations 01:36:53 - The Challenges of Managing Time 01:39:29 - Visit BATGAP.com Save

Lisa started spiritually seeking in her early 20’s. She had her first awakening in 2005 after attending a talk given by Tony Parsons. After this, she spent some time in India with Ramesh Balsekar. It was there that she met her final teacher, Roger Castillo, who was also a student of Ramesh. She lived with him for three years in Australia during which time many falsehoods were seen through. In the beginning of 2011, Lisa’s awakening stabilized and the seeker fell away. Lisa now enjoys communicating the nature of Happiness to anyone desperate enough to know the truth. Website: lisacairns.com Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded 1/7/2012 Lisa in BatGap discussion with Tim Freke Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. Save

The journey for Canela Michelle towards this realization was happening long before she had heard of the potential of consciously living in the stateless state of Being.  Once she heard that this was possible in 1995, the path was lit up and speedy until she ended up in Satsang with Isaac Shapiro in February 1998.  By this time her inner and outer explorations were deep and subtle yet her explorations of what she perceived seemed to only serve to expand all of that even more…so she simply asked Isaac:  ‘Is it beyond perception?'  He answered ‘Yes' and in that moment, what was there previously as some sort of structure fell away, leaving only ‘What Is' at play and Awareness being aware of That. Canela Michelle is an expression of Awareness in each moment…just like everyone else is whether they recognize it yet or not (as is all that appears – air, body, thought, chair, taste, etc.).  Her love is in supporting people to relax open to this Truth.  Supporting them to allow themselves to not only recognize Love but to experience That; simply as it is, dependant on nothing at all. Awareness is the constant in the midst of the play of events.  What rises, or appears in each moment might feel or look like an obstacle to Love, yet when a person opens to directly experiencing whatever that is, it shifts, changes and merges with all that is…no longer appearing as if it were an obstacle. There is nowhere to get to, you are already ‘Here'; it's simply a matter of ‘meeting' whatever might be appearing, right here, right now, in each moment.  Once explored, it is recognized only as an invitation, from your Self to your Self…Love beckoning you hither. The support is offered in Satsang Meditation gatherings, individual & couple Satsang Sessions in person or by phone, and in her first book: Right Here, Right Now Meditations: Satsang Invitations for Expanding Awareness (Volume 1) Canela's website. 2nd interview with Canela Canela in BatGap panel discussion at Sofia University Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 12/18/2011 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Canella Michelle Myers and her spiritual awakening journey 00:04:20 - Opening to Psychic Information 00:07:48 - Psychic Detective Work 00:11:58 - Overcoming Addiction through Awareness 00:16:14 - Exploring the Spiritual Search 00:19:43 - The Experience of Emotions and Being with Others 00:22:39 - Dissolving the Belief in a Separate Self 00:25:42 - Embracing Self-Care and Love Within 00:29:08 - Finding Comfort in Being Held 00:32:38 - Meeting Your Own Longings 00:35:52 - Falling and Being with the Moments 00:39:57 - The Solid Part that's Not Solid 00:44:23 - Learning Empathy and Caring from Church 00:48:49 - Healing from Childhood Anger and Guilt 00:52:39 - A Shift into White Light 00:55:38 - A Profound Sensitivity 00:59:10 - The attunement and initiation process 01:02:02 - Paul Lowe and the Invitation to Explore Fear and Attraction 01:04:38 - Exploring Boundaries and Uncovering Phobias 01:07:48 - Letting Go of My Life 01:10:23 - Letting Go and Following the Call Inside 01:12:41 - The Power of Renunciation 01:15:24 - The Transition to North Vancouver 01:20:17 - The Awakening and the Big Kahuna 01:22:24 - Opening Doors of Awareness 01:24:41 - The Endless Exploration 01:27:54 - Angels Holding Me Close 01:30:02 - Following the Call of the Heart 01:32:46 - The Dance of Absolute and Relative Perspectives 01:36:32 - The Expression of God through Instruments

Once the shift to the Awakened State of Being has occurred, it becomes obvious that every moment that proceeded that moment was significant towards its Self. It is also obvious that Awareness was present in each and every moment prior to that.  The difference is that it is ‘Realized’ – Awareness is aware of Awareness. The journey for Canela Michelle towards this realization was happening long before she had heard of the potential of consciously living in the stateless state of Being.  Once she heard that this was possible in 1995, the path was lit up and speedy until she ended up in Satsang with Isaac Shapiro in February 1998.  By this time her inner and outer explorations were deep and subtle yet her explorations of what she perceived seemed to only serve to expand all of that even more…so she simply asked Isaac:  ‘Is it beyond perception?’  He answered ‘Yes’ and in that moment, what was there previously as some sort of structure fell away, leaving only ‘What Is’ at play and Awareness being aware of That. ‘Real-ized’ It is recognized that the only reality is what is aware of itself in each moment, that there is nothing beyond that play happening, whatever the play might be. Canela Michelle is an expression of Awareness in each moment…just like everyone else is whether they recognize it yet or not (as is all that appears – air, body, thought, chair, taste, etc.).  Her love is in supporting people to relax open to this Truth.  Supporting them to allow themselves to not only recognize Love but to experience That; simply as it is, dependant on nothing at all. Awareness is the constant in the midst of the play of events.  What rises, or appears in each moment might feel or look like an obstacle to Love, yet when a person opens to directly experiencing whatever that is, it shifts, changes and merges with all that is…no longer appearing as if it were an obstacle. There is nowhere to get to, you are already ‘Here’; it’s simply a matter of ‘meeting’ whatever might be appearing, right here, right now, in each moment.  Once explored, it is recognized only as an invitation, from your Self to your Self…Love beckoning you hither. The support is offered in Satsang Meditation gatherings, individual & couple Satsang Sessions in person or by phone and in her first book: Right Here, Right Now Meditations: Satsang Invitations for Expanding Awareness (Volume 1) Canela's website. 2nd interview with Canela Canela in BatGap panel discussion at Sofia University Interview recorded 12/18/2011 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

From an early age Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. For twenty years he studied the teachings of P.D.Ouspensky, J.Krishnamurti, Rumi, Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1996. Francis introduced Rupert to the teachings of Jean Klein and Atmanada Krishnamenon and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience. 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. 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) For all further information see http://www.rupertspira.com. Interview recorded 11/6/2011. Summary and Transcript of this interview. 2nd BatGap interview with Rupert YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Rupert Spira and his book 00:04:14 - The Path of Advaita-Vedanta 00:08:06 - Recognizing "Home" 00:11:59 - Explorations of Feeling in the Body 00:15:50 - The Mechanics of the Experience 00:20:03 - The Knowingness of Experience 00:23:57 - The Objectivity of Reality 00:27:44 - The Common Perception in a Dream 00:31:26 - The Relationship Between Intelligence and the Structure of the World 00:34:53 - The Nature of Awareness 00:38:37 - The Presence of the Imaginary Separate Self 00:42:38 - Individuality and the Illusion of a Separate Self 00:46:34 - Models of Enlightenment 00:50:22 - Enlightenment and the Perpetuation of the Separate Self 00:53:51 - The Point of View of Awareness vs the Separate Self 00:57:43 - The Illusion of Ignorance and the Reality of Awareness 01:01:23 - The Illusion of Duality 01:04:34 - The Conundrum of the Apparent World 01:08:17 - The Path of Exclusion 01:12:11 - The Path of Understanding and Love 01:15:22 - The Experience of Perception as Awareness 01:18:12 - The Nature of Direct Experience 01:21:08 - The Illusion of Separate Objects 01:24:54 - The Art of Teaching and the Nature of Experience 01:29:04 - Tailoring Love and Understanding to the Question 01:32:57 - The Limitation of Language and Teaching 01:36:46 - The After-Effects of Enlightenment 01:40:40 - The Art of Teaching 01:44:11 - The Continuing Process of Enlightenment 01:48:03 - The Permeation of Love and Transparency

From an early age Rupert Spira was deeply interested in the nature of reality. For twenty years he studied the teachings of P.D.Ouspensky, J.Krishnamurti, Rumi, Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and Robert Adams, until he met his teacher, Francis Lucille, in 1996. Francis introduced Rupert to the teachings of Jean Klein and Atmanada Krishnamenon and, more importantly, directly indicated to him the true nature of experience. 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. 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) For all further information see http://www.rupertspira.com. Interview recorded 11/6/2011. Transcript of this interview. 2nd BatGap interview with Rupert Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

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. 2nd Batgap interview with Unmani. Website: die-to-love.com Summary and Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 10/11/2011 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Background 00:03:44 - Spontaneous Preferences and Self-Discovery in Teenage Years 00:06:54 - From Therapist to Traveling Abroad 00:10:09 - Discovering Spirituality in India 00:13:28 - The Frustration and Madness of the Search 00:16:28 - Ready to Die and Joining Dolano's Group 00:19:57 - A Drive for the Truth 00:23:21 - Integration and Knowing 00:26:15 - Exploring the Male/Female Dynamic 00:29:50 - Humility and Confidence 00:33:10 - Seeing Thought for What It Is 00:36:28 - The Potential Benefits of Practices 00:40:23 - Moments of Recognition 00:43:18 - The Illusion of Retaining Thoughts 00:46:27 - The Physiological Basis of Consciousness 00:49:30 - Meetings in Not Knowing 00:53:05 - Changing the Format and Focusing on Dialogues 00:55:55 - Breaking Free from Beliefs 00:58:54 - Recognizing Who You Are 01:01:43 - Recognition and Growth in Life 01:04:31 - The Integration of the Child into the Woman 01:07:04 - The Meaning of Love 01:10:06 - Emptiness and Fullness 01:12:51 - The Fear of Intimacy 01:16:05- The Nature of Reality and Misinterpretation 01:18:50 - Recognition and Attitude 01:21:58 - The Spontaneity of Speech and Intimacy in Retreats 01:24:38 - Returning to Regular Life After a Retreat 01:27:20 - The Process of Seeing Through Old Patterns 01:29:55 - No Escape from Reality 01:33:11 - Discussion Group and Conclusion

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. 2nd Batgap interview with Unmani. Website: die-to-love.com Interview recorded 10/11/2011 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

Due to technical problems, this video only contains still shots of Mandi, while Rick's video is normal. Mandi Solk lives in the picturesque town of Hebden Bridge in England, UK. She founded Nonduality-North six years ago in order to attract Nonduality Teachers to the North of England. Mandi is herself a Nonduality Teacher and has now handed Nonduality-North on so that she can concentrate on her own meetings and YouTube videos. She has written two books: 'The Joy of No Self', endorsed by Scott Kiloby and Jeff Foster Is-Ness Is Your Only Biz-Ness: Highly Potent Power-Poems with the Power to Transform, Inspire, Heal, and Awaken to Liberation Website Interview recorded 2/27/2011 2nd BatGap interview with Mandi Summary and Transcript of this interview. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Mandi Solk 00:02:49 - A Seeker's Journey 00:06:17 - Letting go in the face of death 00:09:20 - The Awakening and Change of Perspective 00:12:00 - Encased in a Wall of Terror 00:15:01 - Profound Silence and Non-Events 00:17:45 - The Loving Way of Finding Your True Self 00:20:56 - Finding Stillness in Meditation 00:23:47 - Meditation Rigidities 00:26:13 - The Practice of Meditation  00:28:51 - The Absence of the Doer 00:31:54 - Embracing the Present Moment 00:35:16 - Observing Fear and Anxiety 00:38:41 - The Naturalness of Detachment 00:41:24 - Embracing all Emotions in Nonduality 00:44:12 - Living Life Fully 00:46:43 - Unraveling the tendency to take thoughts too seriously 00:49:16 - Scott's Shadow Work and Personal Growth 00:51:49 - The Nature of Aliveness 00:54:20 - Dwelling in the State of Presence 00:57:17 - The Generosity of the Way to God 01:00:02 - Gradual Realizations and Seeing Beyond Separation 01:02:43 - The Two Ways of Awakening 01:05:25 - Spontaneous awakenings and the path to self-discovery 01:07:44 - The Experience of Absolute Love and God's Presence 01:10:35 - Be Still and Know That I Am God 01:13:17 - The Possibility of Awakening 01:15:41 - Nonduality accessible to all 01:18:03 - Private Realization and Ordinary Life 01:20:40 - The Value of Diversity of Perspectives 01:22:57 - Healing by Revealing Soul Website

Mandi Solk lives in the picturesque town of Hebden Bridge in England, UK. She founded Nonduality-North six years ago in order to attract Nonduality Teachers to the North of England. Mandi is herself a Nonduality Teacher and has now handed Nonduality-North on so that she can concentrate on her own meetings and YouTube videos. She has written a book: 'The Joy of No Self', endorsed by Scott Kiloby and Jeff Foster, and is presently working on another. Website:  nonduality-mandi.blogspot.com. Interview recorded 2/27/2011 2nd BatGap interview with Mandi Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. Due to technical problems, this video only contains still shots of Mandi, while Rick's video is normal.

Am a Zoroastrian by birth but a theosophist by inclination; was educated in South India as a civil engineer and worked in Pakistan from 1950. I learned TM in 1974 from an American teacher who introduced it for the first time in the country. Realizing its great value, I traveled to Switzerland in early 1975 and graduated as a teacher of TM under the guidance of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who had popularized its practice in the West. As the only teacher in Pakistan initially, I organized the TM Movement there and was its National Leader for 12 years until my wife and I left in 1987 to settle in the US. Several thousand were taught during this period. In 1981, at Maharishi's invitation, I visited India and graduated as a TM-Sidhi teacher at his ashram in Rishikesh. Have been a member of the Theosophical Society for 44 years and am at present the president of the Houston Lodge, which is 98 years old. The motto of the Society is "There is no religion higher than Truth", to which all seekers would subscribe. Interview recorded 4/28/2010. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Fali Engineer and his background 00:05:06 - The Global Ripple Effect of Emotional and Mental Energies 00:09:19 - The Infancy of Consciousness 00:12:54 - Understanding Global Energies and Managing Polarization 00:15:45 - Extreme Polarization and Lack of Understanding 00:18:46 - The Vulnerability of Consciousness 00:22:08 - Strengthening the Etheric Body 00:24:45 - The Influence of Non-Physical Levels 00:27:34 - Shifting Priorities to Diminish Polarization 00:30:36 - Teaching Relaxation in Muslim Countries 00:33:22 - The Power of Mantras and Sufi Masters 00:36:29 - Deeper Reasons for Disharmony 00:39:16 - The Transmission of Traumatized States 00:41:57 - The Impact of Historical Traumas 00:44:00 - Indigo Children and the Egyptian Civilization 00:45:58 - The Transformation and Preparation for Change 00:48:24 - The Flaws of the Two-Party System 00:51:08 - The People's Party and the Voice of the People 00:53:28 - Creating Islands of Peace 00:56:07 - Calming the Nation and Duplicating Peace 00:58:05 - Upgrading the American Dream 01:00:23 - The Price to Pay 01:06:07 - The Arrival of the Ruler 01:08:50 - The Path to Immortality 01:11:26 - The Way of Accumulated Wisdom 01:14:08 - Theosophical Hallmarks and Higher States of Consciousness 01:17:02 - Evolution of Consciousness 01:19:44 - The Limitation of Normal Meditation 01:22:23 - The Process of Evolution and Elevating the Perishable Part 01:25:08 - Batgap.com and other platforms