010. Christopher Roberts

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2010

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Article mentioned by Christopher, which help trigger his awakening. Interview Recorded 2/3/2010. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Spiritual awakenings and shifts with Christopher Roberts 00:02:53 - Questioning Beliefs and Finding Peace in Not Knowing 00:05:21 - The Crumbling of Belief Systems 00:07:35 - Self-Referral and Spiritual Evolution 00:09:43 - Seeking Acceptance and Validation 00:11:59 - Abrupt Shifts and Emotional Turmoil 00:13:52 - Evolving and letting go of struggle 00:15:17 - Synchronicity in Meeting Friends 00:16:53 - An Unexpected Midnight Drive to Chicago 00:18:39 - Spontaneity and Alignment in Life 00:20:49 - Paganism and Eastern Philosophies 00:23:05 - Shifting Reality through Forgiveness and Apology 00:25:21 - Confrontation on the Road 00:27:25 - A Intense Encounter and the Power of Forgiveness 00:29:32 - A Series of Coincidences 00:31:39 - Finding my Spiritual Home at MUM 00:33:49 - Spiritual Development and Literature Appreciation 00:36:03 - The Giant Trust Exercise 00:38:18 - Trusting the Flow of Life 00:40:33 - Trusting Intuition and Feeling Supported 00:42:45 - The Subtle Feeling of Creativity 00:45:07 - The Illusion of Struggle and the Power of Trust 00:47:11 - Letting Go of Control 00:49:31 - Spiritual Practices and Preparation for Transition 00:51:31 - Friction in Imposing Practices 00:53:20 - Spiritual Laziness and Responsibility 00:55:26 - Shifts and Transformations in People's Lives 00:57:27 - The Universal Attributes of Awakening 00:59:13 - Remarkable Inner Shifts 01:01:14 - The Spiritual Renaissance and the Year 2012 01:02:59 - Appreciation and Next Steps

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump, the show in which we discuss spiritual awakenings or shifts with people who have actually had one.
0:34.6	My name is Rick Archer and my guest this time is Christopher Roberts.
0:39.3	I met Chris a few weeks ago when I came to our local weekly Sotsong or spiritual discussion group
0:48.3	a little late because I was doing one of these interviews beforehand and I walked in and sat down next to Chris
0:53.3	and just picking up on bits and pieces of the conversation,
0:58.0	I realized that he had already explained or described
1:02.8	a significant shift that he had undergone in his experience,
1:06.9	not too long before.
1:08.8	So that intrigued me.
1:09.6	I thought, oh boy, another candidate for the interview
1:11.6	show. And in fact, there were three people that night around Chris's age and younger that I hadn't
1:17.8	met before that very recently had undergone a significant shift or her inner transformation.
1:25.2	Chris tells me that every week it seems there are more in among his circle of
1:31.6	friends. So it may be something in the water around here, but I don't think so. Something's going on
1:36.6	and it's going on globally, but it seems to be going on at an accelerated pace here in Fairfield, Iowa.
1:43.2	So Chris, thanks for coming in.
1:45.2	It took us a little while to get this organized,
1:47.2	and I appreciate you're taking the time.
1:49.3	Perhaps we could start by your just telling us
1:52.7	what you feel happened to you a month ago or whenever it was.
1:57.4	I've been involved in various traditions,
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