Tara Springett - Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview

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From her teenage years onwards Tara has been deeply interested in personal growth and self-development and has dedicated her life to this quest.

Tara holds an M.A. in Education and has post-graduate qualifications in gestalt therapy, body awareness therapy, and transpersonal therapy. She is a fully qualified and licensed psychotherapist and counselor. Tara has worked as a drug counselor, counselor for adolescents, and general psychotherapist since 1988.

Tara has been a dedicated Buddhist practitioner since 1986. In 1997 she received encouragement from her Buddhist teacher Rigdzin Shikpo to teach meditation to others. In 2002 her Buddhist teacher Venerable Garchen Rinpoche also encouraged her to teach.

Tara has since taught ongoing meditation groups and combines Buddhist wisdom and her experience in counseling when assisting her clients with their personal growth, self-development, and improvement.

Since 2011 Tara has specialized in helping people suffering from kundalini syndrome.

Some points covered in this conversation:

• Kundalini can be scary if you don’t know what it is: consciousness expansion.
• ‘Higher consciousness healing’ to facilitate the process of kundalini awakening.
• Kriyas (involuntary movements) may happen in the beginning phase of kundalini awakening. We shouldn’t repress or encourage them.
• Traumas get stored in specific parts of the body. The physical body is permeated by an energy body, in which we feel our thoughts and emotions, including our ‘unconscious’ thoughts.
• How different traumas reside in different chakras.
• Kundalini is a subtle psycho-spiritual process.
• Four levels of spiritual practice.
• For balanced development, it’s important to continue working with the chakras, particularly the lower ones, even after reaching a high state of consciousness.
• The importance of infusing bliss into all the chakras and purging them of negativity.
• The foundational importance of morality and ‘loving kindnesses.’
• Being authentic and honest, even if the world doesn’t appreciate it.
• According to Buddhism, evolution continues on subtler levels after enlightenment.
• Deification in Tibetan Buddhism.
• Mental health issues and kundalini symptoms can coexist.
• Kundalini awakenings are always accompanied by a strong spiritual motivation.
• The importance of regular routines.
• It’s extremely rare for kundalini to cause mental health issues, and only then if one has a disposition for that.
• Psychedelic drugs can cause problematic kundalini awakenings.
• The importance of preparedness before pursuing advanced teachings.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:04:41 - Managing Negative Emotions and Scary Energy Movements
00:09:08 - The Process of Kundalini Awakening and Kriyas
00:13:32 - Storing Traumas in the Body
00:18:08 - The Correlation Between Chinese Medicine and Subtle Body
00:22:26 - Four Levels of Spiritual Practice
00:26:59 - The Experience of Being the Deity
00:31:26 - The Levels of Development in Dzogchen Teaching
00:35:24 - Working with the Chakras for Awakening Kundalini
00:39:21 - Speaking the Truth with Diplomacy
00:43:37 - Kundalini Awakening and Clearing Deep-Seated Issues
00:48:03 - Becoming a Deity in Tibetan Buddhism
00:52:21 - Contradictions in Buddhist Teachings
00:56:55 - Coexistence of Mental Health and Kundalini Symptoms
01:01:45 - The Relationship between Kundalini Awakening and Mental Disorders
01:06:28 - The Dangers of Kundalini Awakening via Drugs
01:10:27 - Deflected Kundalini Rising and its Consequences
01:14:52 - Kundalini awakening and its accessibility through the internet
01:19:15 - The Starting Point: Kundalini Awakening
01:23:26 - Signs of Progress in Meditation
01:27:47 - The Evolution of Relationships and the Tantric Relationship
01:32:18 - Managing Sensitivity
01:36:47 - Pacing Yourself in the Enlightenment Process
01:41:19 - Dzogrim and the Fusion of Control, Surrender, and Love
01:45:30 - Balancing Judgment and Acceptance
01:49:31 - Balancing Bliss States and Family Life
01:53:50 - The Health Benefits of Kundalini Awakening
01:58:06 - Kundalini Awakening and Prophetic Dreams
02:02:14 - Stages of Consciousness
02:06:35 - The Stages of Consciousness Development
02:10:49 - Books on Kundalini Symptoms and Awakening