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171. Francis Bennett and John Mark Stroud
Francis Bennett entered the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemane in 1981 and in the 90's subsequently lived at a "daughter house" of Gethsemane in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Until recently, he was living in a small urban monastery in Montreal Quebec....
170. Eli Jaxon-Bear, 2nd Interview
Eli Jaxon-Bear was born Elliot J. Zeldow in Brooklyn, New York, in 1947. His eighteen-year spiritual path started in 1971, when he was a federal fugitive during the Vietnam war. In 1978, Kalu Rinpoche appointed him the president of the first...
169. Ramana
Yukio ‘Ramana,’ MA, CCHT, started his study of meditation and psychology in 1967 with Zen meditation and Gestalt Therapy. His studies continued through the 1970’s with a Taoist Master, Chu Fong Chu in Berkeley, California, where he continued his...
168. Mercedes Kirkel
Channelers, Mediums, Intuitives
Mercedes Kirkel is an author and channel for Mary Magdalene and other beings of light. In July of 2010, Mary Magdalene began coming to Mercedes daily, giving extraordinary messages for humanity's evolution and spiritual growth. That was the birth...
167. Amoda Maa
Awakening Integration (Embodiment)
Amoda Maa is a contemporary spiritual teacher, author, and speaker. After years of spiritual seeking, meditation, and immersion in psychospiritual practices, an experience of the dark night of the soul led her to a profound inner awakening. Then,...
166. Rick Archer, Interviewed by Alex Tsakiris
Rick Speaking or Being Interviewed
Rick is host of this show. Alex Tsakiris, host of Skeptiko, is a successful entrepreneur turned science podcaster. In 2007 he founded Skeptiko, which has become the #1 podcast covering the science of human consciousness. Alex has appeared on...
165. Anatta Campbell
Paradoxically, “Anatta”, HWL Poonja, enlightened master, said, "means, I don't exist." Exactly! That was Anatta’s experience late one night almost 20 years ago when the ego/personality disappeared and was seen to have less reality than smoke and...
164. Brian Piergrossi
Author of The Big Glow and The Wow of the Now, Spiritual Teacher, and Life Coach. At the age of 20 years old, Brian was suddenly struck by a mysterious, debilitating illness, later labeled chronic fatigue syndrome, that lasted for years, leaving...
163. Talat Jonathan Phillips
Talat Jonathan Phillips is the author of “The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic.” He co-founded the cutting edge web-magazine Reality Sandwich and Evolver.net, coordinating 50+ regional Evolver communities. He is a...
162. Jan Frazier
Until the summer of her fiftieth year, Jan Frazier lived a life typical for a well-educated, middle-class American woman. A divorced mother of two teenagers, she was making a modest living writing and teaching writing. Following a Catholic...
161. Noah Samarkand (Choboji)
Noah Samarkand (formerly, and referred to in the interview as Choboji) was a truth seeker from an early age. His approach has been one of meditation and creativity; uniting the relative and the ultimate truths. After many years of seeking he had...
160. Ian Wolstenholme
Ian Wolstenholme is an ordinary man who randomly awakened to the realized space in 1969. The assimilation of this process continues to this day, Ian was not transformed into a god or bestowed with remarkable powers. His consciousness was expanded...
159. Petrica Verdes, Translator of Ilie Cioara’s Works
Ilie Cioara was an enlightened mystic who did not belong to any lineage or tradition of awakening. Jerry Katz describes his writings: “This work stands independently of ancient traditions, well known sages, and the current nonduality scene. That...
158. Father Thomas Keating
Fr. Thomas Keating was a founding member and the spiritual guide of Contemplative Outreach, LTD. He served on Contemplative Outreach's Board of Trustees since the organization's beginning. Fr. Keating was one of the principal architects and...
157. Kurt Johnson
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,...
156. Mariana Caplan, 2nd Interview
In this second interview, we discuss yoga and psychology, among other topics. Mariana Caplan, PhD, MFT, RYT 500, is a psychotherapist, yoga teacher, and the author of six books in the fields of psychology and spirituality, including Yoga &...
154. Cesar Teruel
At the age of 4 or 5 I was already feeling puzzled and confused by human behavior. At the age of 11, due to the discovery of the identity of my real mother, I lost respect and credibility for human culture and there arose in me an urge to...
153. Mandi Solk, 2nd Interview
Mandi Solk lives in the town of Huddersfield in Yorkshire, England, UK. Mandi teaches Self-Enquiry based on the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and following in the footsteps of Papaji and Mooji and is dedicated to guiding all who are drawn to Truth...
152. Anita Moorjani
Anita was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and doctors told her family she was just hours away from death. It was at this point that she “crossed over” and then returned again into this world with a clearer understanding of her life and purpose on...
151. J. Stewart Dixon
J. Stewart Dixon is an awakening/enlightenment adviser, author, and blogger. Born in 1969, J. Stewart Dixon spent most of his adult life seeking spiritual awakening/enlightenment in the company of some of the world’s preeminent spiritual...
150. Tom Crockett
Tom Crockett is an ordained minister and spiritual counselor. He is a teacher, lecturer, and student in the Pachakuti Mesa Shamanic tradition, as well as in Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, and Depth Psychology. He has worked as a spiritual counselor...
148. Mark Landau
Mark Landau, Founder of L&F, The Love and Forgiveness Meditation, has written seven books on meditation, healing, evolution, politics, sex, fantasy, and saving our world, one musical play, and many songs. He does healing work and meditation...
147. Francis Lucille
Francis Lucille is a spiritual teacher of the tradition of Advaita Vedanta (non-duality). He became a disciple of Jean Klein, a French Advaita teacher whom he met in 1975. This was the beginning of a close association that lasted until the death...
146. David Loy, with Igor Kufayev
David Robert Loy is a professor, writer, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism. He is a prolific author, whose essays and books have been translated into many languages. His articles appear regularly in the pages...
145. Mehrdad Mizani
Mehrdad Mizani was born in the southern part of Iran, moved to Teheran in his childhood, finishing his schooling and graduating from the Teheran Music Conservatory with a focus in Bassoon and Piano. He traveled extensively throughout Iran and...
144. Arjuna Ardagh
Arjuna Ardagh is an awakening coach, writer and public speaker, who also trains others to become facilitators of awakening. He is the author of seven books, including the 2005 #1 National Bestseller The Translucent Revolution, which was featured...
143. Christine Wushke
Childhood Mystical Experiences, Kundalini, and Embodiment Interview summary: This conversation explores awakening that begins in childhood, deepens through kundalini and spiritual practice, and matures through everyday embodiment. It also looks...
142. Eliza Mada Dalian
Healing Into Consciousness and the Dalian Method Summary: This conversation explores how early life imprints, ego identification, and unconscious conditioning shape suffering and spiritual growth. It also looks at witnessing awareness, sexual...
141. Rafael Stoneman
Rafael Stoneman continues to study the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi and is the founder of A.H. Nonprofit, which has three key programs that focus on alleviating homelessness: Alternative Housing, Addiction Help, and Anger Hotline. A.H....
140. Stuart Perrin
Kundalini Yoga, Rudi, and the Plane Crash Stuart Perrin, an American spiritual master of Kundalini Yoga who has been quietly teaching small groups of students around the world for the last thirty-nine years, and is a direct disciple of Swami...
139. Kenny Johnson
From Prison to Spiritual Awakening Kenny Johnson spent more than twenty years in prison, and his life afterward became a powerful example of transformation, service, and spiritual awakening. In this conversation, he shares how incarceration,...
137. Tim Freke, 2nd Interview
The Mystery Experience, Paradox, and Oneness Tim Freke returns to BatGap to explore his book The Mystery Experience and his vision of a spirituality that fully includes both awakening and ordinary human life. He describes a “both-and” approach...
136. Barbara Berger
Mind, Consciousness, and Sane Self-Talk Barbara Berger has spent her life exploring how to move beyond suffering and live with greater clarity, freedom, and happiness. In this conversation, she shares the winding path that took her from political...
135. Ilona Ciunaite and Elena Nezhinsky
Ilona Ciunaite and Elena Nezhinsky are the founders of Liberation Unleashed, an international network of people dedicated to guiding people to awakening from the illusion of separation. Both Ilona and Elena have seen through the illusory nature...
134. Howard Falco
Why Your Perfection Is Unavoidable Howard Falco is an international author, speaker and spiritual teacher specializing in self-awareness and the power of the mind as it relates to the creation of the experience of life. His book on human...
133. Francis Bennett
Presence of God and Pure Awareness Francis Bennett spent decades in the Trappist/Catholic contemplative world while also exploring Vipassana and Zen, and in 2010 he experienced a profound shift into the ever-present reality of pure Awareness....
132. The Signposter and Troy of Is
In this interview, Troy of Is (student) and the Signposter (Teacher) engage in an intense dialogical-inquiry with Rick Archer that reveals some essential understandings which construct a foundation for awakening from the hypnotic trance,...
131. Dr. Laurie Moore
Animal Communication, Oneness, and Awakening Dr. Laurie Moore is an LMFT, hypnotherapist, intuitive human and animal reader, and longtime teacher whose work bridges psychotherapy, spirituality, and animal communication. In this conversation, she...
130. Andrew Cohen
Andrew Cohen (1955–2025) was a spiritual teacher and the founder of EnlightenNext, an organization associated with his teaching of “Evolutionary Enlightenment.” He was a student of H. W. L. Poonja and wrote several books, including My Master Is...
129. Trip Overholt
On the heels of an awakening experience in 2006 not unlike that of the many avant-garde sages Trip Overholt would later interview, intense interest in the nature of this present reality persisted without let up. This led to an opportunity to...
128. Bill Bauman
Unlearning Everything, Grace, and Pure Awareness Bill's side of the video is "frozen" during the first 5 minutes of this interview but is normal after that. Bill Bauman, PhD, is a modern mystic, spiritual teacher, and co-founder of the Center for...
127. Deepakbhai Desai
Gnan Vidhi, Pure Soul, and Self-Realization Deepakbhai Desai is the current representative of Akram Vignan, a direct path to Self-realization. In this conversation, he explains Gnan Vidhi, the awareness of the pure soul, and the practical...
125. Nirmala
How Big Is the Truth? After a lifetime of spiritual seeking, Nirmala met his teacher, Neelam, a devotee of H.W.L. Poonja (Papaji). She convinced him that seeking wasn't necessary; and after experiencing a profound spiritual awakening in India, he...
124. Scott Kiloby, 2nd Interview
Scott Kiloby is an author and international speaker on mindfulness and addiction recovery. Scott is also the founder and director of the Kiloby Center for Recovery. After twenty years of addiction to drugs and alcohol, Scott began to develop...
123. Yogi Amrit Desai
Kundalini, Shaktipat, and Actionless Action Yogi Amrit Desai is internationally recognized for bringing the deeper meaning and experience of yoga to people around the world. In this conversation, he reflects on his early encounter with his guru,...
122. Ellie Roozdar, 2nd Interview
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...
121. Sundance Burke
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...
120. Katie Davis
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....
119. Neelam
Presence, Self-Inquiry, and Tenderness 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...
118. Robert K. C. Forman, Ph.D.
Meditation, Witnessing Consciousness, and the Real Truth Dr. Robert K. C. Forman joins Rick to discuss a lifetime of meditation, the easing of chronic anxiety, and the surprising kinds of change that can unfold through spiritual practice. Drawing...