680. Daniel Stone on Meher Baba

Daniel Stone is a follower of Meher Baba. He came to Meher Baba in 1972 after a period of spiritual search that led him to travel overland to India in search of a master. While there he found and received an awakening with Neem Karoli Baba, who then inwardly guided him to Meher Baba, who Daniel recognized and accepted as his master.

Meher Baba is widely known and regarded my many throughout the world as the Avatar of our current age, as God in human form, and as a source of spiritual guidance and awakening for all who approach him. Since becoming a follower of Baba, Daniel has been actively engaged in sharing about Baba’s teachings and life-work through talks, publications, radio programs, video programs, and music. He serves on the board of directors for the Meher Spiritual Center, the major center for Meher Baba in the West, and has consulted extensively for Baba groups around the world.

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* Digital copies can be downloaded for free at https://avatarmeherbabatrust.org/online-library/

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In his professional life, Daniel is a strategic organizational consultant, providing assistance to a wide variety of organizations including the Centers for Disease Control, the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and many others. He lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with his wife, two cats and a grand-dog. Daniel is also a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle where he co-leads a group focused on helping achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. He is also a recording musician, whose first CD of songs dedicated to Meher Baba is entitled “Decorate With Song”.

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Summary and transcript of this interview

Interview recorded April 16, 2023

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
  • 00:06:30 – Meeting Neem Karoli Baba
  • 00:15:18 – Introduction and Background: Meher Baba’s Early Life
  • 00:21:37 – The Wanderings and Encounters
  • 00:26:34 – The Role of the Avatar
  • 00:32:28 – The Concept of an Avatar
  • 00:37:59 – The Limitations of Human and Divine Capabilities
  • 00:43:24 – Meher Baba and His Ability to Make Contact with Multiple Beings Simultaneously
  • 00:50:06 – The Male Form of the Avatar
  • 00:56:49 – A Life of Hopelessness and Helplessness
  • 01:05:34 – Earning Trust Before Obedience
  • 01:13:07 – Baba’s Silence and Communication
  • 01:20:15 – Accessing Higher Levels of Consciousness
  • 01:25:21 – The Fourth Layer of the Heart and Divine Guidance
  • 01:31:11 – Revitalization of Sufism and World Religions
  • 01:36:10 – The Miracles and Love of Meher Baba
  • 01:39:55 – Insightful Film and Atheism of Zeffirelli
  • 01:44:48 – The Masts and their Spiritual States
  • 01:50:08 – The Ripple Effect of Baba’s Work
  • 01:56:45 – Awakening All Over the World
  • 02:04:01 – The Role of the Master in Eliminating Sanskaras
  • 02:08:38 – The Journey of the Soul and Higher Planes
  • 02:15:13 – Finding Me Inside Your Heart
  • 02:19:51 – Links and Resources

679. Mark Gober and Doug Scott on the Spiritual Implications of UFOs

Mark GoberMark Gober is the author of “An End to Upside Down Thinking” (2018), which won the IPPY award for best science book of the year. He is also the author of “An End to Upside Down Living” (2020), “An End to Upside Down Liberty” (2021), “An End to Upside Down Contact” (2022), and “An End to the Upside Down Reset” (2023); and he is the host of the podcast series “Where Is My Mind?” (2019). Additionally, he serves on the boards of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s Institute of Noetic Sciences and the School of Wholeness and Enlightenment.

Previously, Gober was a partner at Sherpa Technology Group in Silicon Valley and worked as an investment banking analyst with UBS in New York. He has been named one of IAM’s Strategy 300: The World’s Leading Intellectual Property Strategists.

Gober graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he wrote an award-winning thesis on Daniel Kahneman’s Nobel Prize–winning “Prospect Theory” and was elected a captain of Princeton’s Division I tennis team.

Previous BatGap interview with Mark

Doug Scott, LCSW, works as a mental health counselor in his private practice in Dallas, Texas.  After graduating from college in 1997, he served as an international volunteer for two years in Bluefields, Nicaragua. This intense experience changed his life and he returned to the US to pursue graduate studies in clinical social work and pastoral ministry at Boston College. The nexus of spirituality and psychology have always intrigued Doug since childhood and he brings this sensibility to his counseling practice.

Doug grew up Catholic and was always drawn to the mystical lineage within this belief system.  He had experiences with Jesus, Mary, and angels at an early age. He was also secretly attracted to all things paranormal and would spend many hours reading topics such as reincarnation, ufology, OBE’s, NDE’s, ghosts, ESP, pyramids, and other areas.

One evening in 2013, he felt a presence that invited him to listen to a Buddhist chant, which came as a surprise since, at that time, he had not explored other faith systems. He was guided to listen to Om Mani Padme Hum and as the chant unfolded, Doug saw a golden dew overshadow him and activate him in a way that was new.  This marked the next chapter in Doug’s life.

A few months later, Doug was led to the Law of One material and immediately saw that it provided the clearest, most undistorted, exploration of the Perennial Philosophy that he’d ever come across. It also cast a wide net to include all of the paranormal things that intrigued him and made it possible for him to put all of the different threads in his life together in one seamless garment.

Since 2015, Doug has written a blog (cosmicchrist.net) that explores the synthesis of the Law of One material with mystical Christianity and psychology.  He sees his vocation in this lifetime as a bridge-builder between conventional concepts and cosmic metaphysics to help people who seek clarity, normalization, and validation for their own journeys.

Previous BatGap interview with Doug

Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

Summary and transcript of this interview

Interview recorded March 26, 2023.

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
  • 00:05:40 – From Curiosity to Writing Books on Consciousness
  • 00:08:51 – Past Lives on Other Planets
  • 00:13:10 – Childhood Encounter with UFOs
  • 00:20:09 – Compelling UFO Sightings Throughout History
  • 00:25:56 – The UFO Phenomenon and Spiritual Seeking
  • 00:31:36 – The Agenda of Beings in the Spirit World
  • 00:36:09 – The Evolution of Alien Abduction Experiences
  • 00:39:32 – Alien Intervention at Nuclear Sites and Their Agenda
  • 00:45:03 – Polarity and Progression in Higher Densities
  • 00:52:06 – Causality and Mutual Influence in Higher Realms
  • 00:59:05 – The Veil of Forgetting and the Choice of Path
  • 01:05:03 – Speculation on Alien Species and Agendas
  • 01:12:43 – The Connection Between Memory and Perception
  • 01:20:33 – DMT and Accessing Alternate Realms
  • 01:25:31 – The Vedic Cosmology: 14 Worlds
  • 01:29:21 – Unity and Separation
  • 01:33:33 – Disclosure and the Importance of Concrete Proof
  • 01:39:50 – The Difference Between Third and Fourth Density
  • 01:45:58 – Connecting with Cosmic Intelligence
  • 01:50:23 – Embracing the Positive Path Together
  • 01:55:09 – Abrupt Shifts in Collective Consciousness
  • 01:59:28 – The Importance of Holistic Development
  • 02:02:25 – Introduction to an Indian Master

678. Emelie Cajsdotter

Emelie has Emelie Cajsdotterbeen working fulltime since 1995 with empathic communication with other species, non-hierarchal riding and handling of horses, alternative treatments such as acupuncture, homeopathy and herbal medicine. She has published three books on these subjects. She runs a school with mainly horses and other species for empathic interbeing. This school is a farm that is a sanctuary for around 170 animals of different species – not to mention plants and surrounding nature.

Books:

Website: friendsofmio.com

Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group

Summary and transcript of this interview

Interview recorded March 5, 2023

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction to Emelie Cajsdotter and her work with animals
  • 00:06:47 – An Invisible Wall Removed
  • 00:12:33 – The Gap Between Personal Gain and Common Reality
  • 00:18:23 – The Visionary Potential of Horses
  • 00:24:35 – The Struggle Between the Ego and the Soul
  • 00:30:18 – The Love for Existence
  • 00:36:25 – Ego and the Dehumanization of Others
  • 00:42:31 – The Spiritual Path and the Cycle of Life
  • 00:48:31 – The Balance of Life and Death
  • 00:54:22 – The Experience of Being a Mosquito
  • 01:00:14 – The Journey to Enlightenment
  • 01:06:04 – Conversations with Animals
  • 01:11:59 – Communication with Plants
  • 01:18:03 – Transitioning to an Enlightened Society
  • 01:24:11 – The Birth and Rebirth of the Individual
  • 01:30:35 – The Journey of Life and Death
  • 01:36:33 – Cultivating Compassion and Connection with Animals
  • 01:42:23 – The Longing of Those Who Cannot Come
  • 01:48:09 – Creating a Non-Judgmental and Safe Environment
  • 01:54:15 – Giving and Receiving in Artistic Work
  • 02:00:12 – The Circular Nature of Life and Reincarnation
  • 02:05:25 – Reaching out for Help in Difficult Times
  • 02:10:28 – Conversations with Animals and the Power of Influence