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312. Group Discussion at Sofia University, Part 2

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While out in California for the Science and Nonduality Conference, I had some downtime before the conference started, so I decided to tape a long panel discussion with a rather large group of friends, most of them previous guests on Batgap. Sofia University in Palo Alto (where transpersonal psychology was founded by Abraham Maslow and others), generously provided a room and video equipment. I’m especially grateful to Dr. Jeffery Martin, who conducts research there, for offering and organizing this. It was an experiment, and some were skeptical that it would work, but it did!

Participants included:

Name Other Batgap Interview(s) Website(s)
Canela Michelle Meyers 12/18/2011, 9/24/2015 canelamichelle.com
Chuck Hillig 7/21/2010 chuckhillig.com
Clare Blanchflower clareblanchflower.com
Craig Holliday 1/3/2015, 12/19/2018*, 10/25/2019* craigholliday.com
Dana Sawyer 9/29/2010, 2/9/2014*, 3/19/2016 dana-sawyer.com
David Buckland 9/25/201510/27/2017* davidya.ca
David Ellzey 1/16/2016 davidellzey.com
Francis Bennett 8/4/2012, 4/21/2013* 10/26/2013*, 5/24/2014*, 10/23/2014*, 10/21/2016, 10/25/2016*
Jeffery Martin 1/25/2017 drjefferymartin.com
nonsymbolic.org
Kiran Trace 11/2/2013, 09/24/2015 kirantrace.com
Kristin Kirk 2/16/2014, 5/24/2014* kristinkirk.com
Laurie Moore 7/21/2012, 10/24/2013 counselingscottsvalley.us
animiracles.com
Mariana Caplan 2/3/2012, 1/6/2013, 10/25/2019* marianacaplan.com
Rick Archer 6/5/2010, 3/16/2013, 5/11/2014, 10/23/2015, 10/24/2016, 10/21/2017, 12/19/2018*, 10/25/2019*10/27/2019 You’re on it.
Susanne Marie 7/7/2013, 10/24/2014*, 10/23/2016* susannemarie.org

*In group discussion.

Transcript of this discussion

Recorded 10/22/2015

Part 1 of this discussion

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

YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Silence and Self-Reflection
  • 00:09:12 – The Sense of Expanded Living
  • 00:16:29 – The Pitfalls of Spiritual Awakening
  • 00:22:43 – The Value of Mainstream Context and Therapist Category
  • 00:30:58 – The Beauty and Service of Pain
  • 00:36:33 – The Blossoming of the Heart and Devotion
  • 00:44:06 – The Importance of Growth and Honesty
  • 00:50:19 – The Exploration of the Human Condition
  • 00:55:50 – Surrender and Humility in the Awakening Process
  • 01:03:34 – Opening to Multiple Worlds and Listening to God
  • 01:09:38 – Channeling Angelic Guidance
  • 01:15:58 – Accessing Universal Energy and True Nature
  • 01:22:55 – Capturing the Fort and Exploring the Territory
  • 01:28:38 – Different Dimensions and Spiritual Ego
  • 01:32:55 – The Importance of Meaningful Conversations
  • 01:39:00 – The Irrelevance of Truth and Reality
  • 01:45:43 – Discussions on various spiritual phenomena and dangers of believing in them blindly
  • 01:50:25 – Discriminating Subtle Beings 
  • 01:53:51 – The Variability of Awakening Experiences
  • 01:56:40 – The Six Bhavas in Ayurveda
  • 01:59:52 – The Healing Question and Awakening
  • 02:02:59 – The Importance of Healing and Psychological Maturity after Awakening
  • 02:06:33 – The Pressure of Awakening and Awakening Levels
  • 02:10:22 – Surrendering through Pain, Healing and Awakening
  • 02:13:54 – Awakening and Healing
  • 02:17:12 – Awakening and Healing in the Journey
  • 02:21:29 – Life as a Single Parent and the Shift in Functioning
  • 02:26:33 – Living in a Beautiful Apartment
  • 02:30:23 – Embracing the Human Experience
  • 02:36:19 – Surrendering to the Unknown
  • 02:41:50 – Updates on BatGap

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