117. Benjamin Smythe - Buddha at the Gas Pump

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!

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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

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