379. Rick Archer at Berkeley Open Circle Center

I was hesitant to put this up because there’s more than enough of me on this site, but a few kind friends encouraged me to, so here it is. I gave this talk at the Open Circle Center in Berkeley, California on October 24, 2016.

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Transcript of this talk

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 – My Role in the Spiritual Community
00:03:46 – The Role of Spirituality in the Age of Science
00:06:30 – The Ramifications of Meddling with Nature
00:08:42 – The Potential of a Transcendent Society
00:10:42 – The Possibility of Countless Advanced Civilizations
00:13:03 – Science and Spirituality: Working Hypotheses
00:15:36 – Distorted Teachings of Religion and the Importance of Understanding
00:18:19 – Finding Inner Happiness
00:21:10 – Clarifying the Meaning of Awakening and Spirituality
00:23:31 – The True Nature of Identity and Awareness
00:25:57 – The concept of “awakening”
00:27:43 – Exploring the Unknown Territory
00:29:51 – The Full Nature of Reality
00:32:32 – The Variations of the Spiritual Realm
00:35:06 – Spiritual Enlightenment and Historical Figures
00:37:19 – The Threefold Paradox of Reality
00:39:21 – The Full Range of Creation in Living
00:42:32 – The Predominant Subjective Experience of Christ
00:46:33 – The Endless Evolution of the Self
00:51:04 – The Marvelous Creation and the Divine Intelligence
00:55:25 – The All-Pervading Intelligence
00:58:36 – The Universe’s Fine-Tuned Nature
01:01:19 – The Evolution of the Universe and the Awakening of Humanity
01:04:53 – The Awakening of Consciousness
01:08:08 – The Purificatory Mechanism
01:11:13 – The Natural Cycle of Imbalance and Balance
01:13:42 – The Concept of Mistakes
01:17:02 – Sharing a Unified Intelligence as a Species
01:22:51 – Harmonizing with Subtle Realms and Collaborating with Beings
01:26:07 – Embracing Corporations and Politics in Creating Change
01:28:44 – The Unity of All Beings

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