Ravi Ravindra - Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview

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Proud to be born in India as a Hindu, I will be sad if I die merely a Hindu. Convinced very early in life that all boundaries are artificially created and tend to hinder the growth of the spirit, I ended up studying at post-doctoral level Physics, Philosophy, and Religion at various universities and later teaching as a professor in these fields. Wishing to correspond to the transformational teachings of several great spiritual luminaries, especially of Krishna, Buddha, Christ, and Patañjali and of present-day masters Krishnamurti and Gurdjieff, I am interested in the actual journey of self-transformation and experiencing the inevitable shifts of focus of energy along the way.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction: Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:05:56 - Radical Transformation in Spiritual Practice
00:10:39 - The Emphasis on Science and Technology in India
00:15:05 - Exploring Christianity in a Different Cultural Context
00:19:16 - The Role of Belief and Faith in Spiritual Development
00:23:48 - Truth is a Pathless Land
00:28:53 - Love and Compassion vs Intellectual Understanding
00:33:38 - The Significance of Uniqueness and Oneness
00:39:19 - Uniqueness and Oneness in Spiritual Traditions
00:44:43 - The Miraculous Orderliness of Creation
00:49:18 - The Expulsion of Lucifer from Heaven
00:54:34 - Inclusivity in Religion
00:59:45 - Temptations and Tests
01:04:24 - Seeking for What I Am
01:09:07 - The Journey of Self-Realization
01:13:37 - The Development of an Enlightened Person
01:18:12 - Kundalini Awakening and Subtle Energies
01:23:42 - The Importance of Self-Knowledge in Spiritual Growth
01:27:41 - The Shift in Perspective: From Having Questions to Being in Question
01:31:44 - The Eight Limbs of Yoga
01:35:57 - Being Breathed
01:40:40 - The Path to Self-Transformation
01:45:58 - The Purpose of Prakriti in Serving Purusha
01:49:47 - Conditioning and Impression
01:53:46 - Christ's Response on the Crucifixion
01:58:25 - The Need for the Right Instrument
02:03:03 - The Connectivity of Mycelium and Wondering About Astrology
02:07:15 - Remarkable People and Scientific Work
02:11:34 - Trouble with CIA and FBI suspicions
02:15:14 - Website and Future Events
02:17:45 - Swami Beyondananda's Farewell