Brief history of Norio: I always loved wheels ever since I was a small child. The first set of wheels was a bicycle, which by age nine, I was riding 40 miles at a time. Age 19, I drove a taxi in Boston for five years. I began driving a truck, as well as greyhound buses, at age 25. I began what I refer to as “true inquiry” while driving my truck in 2003, thereby being able to see the silence, from which “Norio brain” could see all that I thought I am is only an illusion.
Website: demystifyenlightenment.org
Interview conducted 1/30/2016
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
- 00:03:03 – The Love for Wheels and Exploration
- 00:05:17 – True Inquiry and Spiritual Awakening
- 00:07:44 – Inquiring about the meaning of being human
- 00:11:21 – Living in the Present Moment
- 00:14:15 – Time and the Perception of Emotions
- 00:17:23 – The Nature of Consciousness and Emotions
- 00:20:37 – The Universal Nature of Sorrow
- 00:24:20 – Inquiry into Human Existence
- 00:27:15 – Childlike Curiosity and the Question of What it Means to be Human
- 00:30:08 – Letting go of judgment and comparison
- 00:33:32 – The Transformation in Listening
- 00:37:02 – The Dissolution of the Conscious and Unconscious Division
- 00:40:18 – Discovering the Circular Pattern
- 00:43:54 – The Deeper Levels of Thinking
- 00:47:53 – Seeing Problems as Opportunities
- 00:50:14 – Let’s Play Monopoly
- 00:53:11 – The Joy of Silence
- 00:56:43 – The Influence of Others
- 01:00:13 – The True Nature of Being Human
- 01:03:43 – The Illusion of Self and Enlightenment
- 01:07:25 – The Limitations of Language and the Depths of Silence
- 01:10:55 – Exploring the Garden and Beyond
- 01:14:01 – The Gate to Silence
- 01:16:56 – The Circular Pattern of Thinking
- 01:20:45 – The Illusion of Self and Addictions
- 01:23:22 – The Significance of Truth
- 01:26:17 – Effort and attachments
- 01:28:54 – The Role of Effort and Struggle in Life
- 01:32:17 – The Cosmic Joke and Tuning in with A432
- 01:34:14 – Wrapping It Up
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