Cynthia Bourgeault - Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview

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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:04:50 - Religious Thought and Spiritual Questions
00:09:22 - The Consciousness of Jesus and Its Distortion
00:13:47 - Finding the Right Path and Listening to the Heart of Hearts
00:18:09 - A Journey Towards Self-Discovery
00:23:02 - Three Centered Awareness and the Criticism of Divided Attention
00:27:25 - Witnessing and the Gurdjieff Work
00:32:07 - The Origins of Centering Prayer
00:36:46 - Origins of Centering Prayer
00:41:14 - Understanding Katha Fatik and Apophatic Prayer
00:45:51 - Surrender into Silence
00:50:06 - The Natural Process of Thoughts Emerging
00:54:28 - The Influence of a Book on Meditation
00:58:39 - Deepening the Sense of Connectedness
01:03:29 - Deep inspiration and insight
01:07:41 - The Importance of All Sacred Traditions
01:12:02 - Reincarnation and Remembering Past Lives
01:17:01 - Thought-form climates and responsible manifestation
01:21:41 - The Purpose of Meditation
01:26:00 - The Importance of a Healthy Neurophysiology and Overcoming Fear
01:30:48 - The Limitless Nature of Divine Love
01:35:27 - Levels of Consciousness and Non-Duality
01:40:28 - The Non-dual Level of Christianity
01:45:17 - Non-duality and the Living Experience
01:49:58 - Embracing Technology and Skillful Action
01:54:42 - Devotion and the Heart
01:59:14 - The Embodied Heart
02:04:12 - The Heart as Mediator between the Individual and the Universal
02:08:50 - Letting go and returning the heart to its pure state
02:13:37 - The Fear of Falling and Being Human
02:17:49 - Concluding Remarks and Next Guest
The Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, Ph.D., is an Episcopal priest, teacher, writer, and internationally acclaimed retreat leader. A student of Fr. Thomas Keating, Bruno Barnhart, Beatrice Bruteau, sand the Gurdjieff Work, she has made her mark exploring Wisdom Christianity and the often overlooked lineage of Christian nonduality. Founding Director of the Contemplative Society in Victoria BC and the Aspen Wisdom School, she now serves as one of the core faculty, together with Richard Rohr, OFM, and James Finley, of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM. When not teaching internationally, she resides in her seaside hermitage on Eagle Island, Maine.