052. Michael Fischman

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 737 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2011

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Michael Fischman is a founding member and current president of the U.S. Art of Living Foundation, a non-profit educational and humanitarian organization whose programs have impacted more than 25 million people in more than 140 countries. A former advertising executive with Ogilvy & Mather, he is also the CEO of APEX (Achieving Personal Excellence), the corporate training division of the International Association for Human Values. “For the past twenty years, I have dedicated my life to sharing and growing on a spiritual path that has brought fulfillment and happiness to millions of people around the world,” says Michael. He currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida. Michael's site: http://www.stumblingintoinfinity.com/ Michael's book: Stumbling Into Infinity: An Ordinary Man in the Sphere of Enlightenment Summary and Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 1/2/2011. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Michael Fischman and the Art of Living Foundation 00:03:21 - An Apparition of My Grandfather and the Fear of Death 00:05:46 - A Glimpse of Sri Sri 00:08:37 - Interacting with an Enlightened Master 00:11:40 - The Power of Sudarshan Kriya 00:14:05 - The Phenomenon of Sudarshan Kriya 00:16:57 - Bringing Everything Into Alignment 00:19:09 - From Aggression to Empathy and Understanding 00:21:55 - Celebration and Integration in Life 00:24:29 - The Importance of a Teacher in Spiritual Growth 00:27:14 - The Expansion of Consciousness and the Private Life 00:29:35 - Love as a Global Phenomenon 00:31:57 - Finding Purpose in Life and Serving Others 00:34:05 - Enriching Your Life by Making a Difference 00:36:03 - Softening Conflict in the Middle East 00:38:36 - Stereotyping and Attracting Negativity 00:41:06 - The Power of Sudarshan Kriya 00:43:26 - Funding Inner City Schools through Donations 00:46:24 - The Power of Being Present 00:48:56 - Being Centered in the Midst of Trying Situations 00:51:02 - The Witnessing State and Taking Responsibility for Your Feelings 00:53:06 - Taking Responsibility for Your Emotions 00:55:20 - Personal Empowerment and Service to Others 00:57:12 - Recharging through breathing techniques and meditation 00:59:30 - The Diversity of Spiritual Paths 01:01:58 - The Power of Unconditional Love 01:04:37 - The Guru's Care for Others 01:07:35 - The Mysterious Ways of the Guru 01:10:59 - The Importance of Proximity to an Enlightened Master 01:13:50 - Accessibility of the Master

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump. My name is Rick Archer and my guest this week is Michael
0:31.6	Fishman, who is the president of the Art of Living Foundation in the United States. And the Art of Living Foundation is the organization that presents the teachings of Sri Sri Ravishankar,
0:43.3	who is an Indian guru, in the United States, and I guess around the world too.
0:48.3	I mean, is that the name of the organization everywhere?
0:50.3	The Art of Living Foundation, that's correct.
0:53.3	Right, right, okay, good.
0:55.0	And Michael just wrote a book called Stumbling Into Infinity, which I just finished reading
1:01.0	cover to cover, which is significant because I'm not a voracious reader.
1:06.0	I mean, I don't have a lot of time to read and it sometimes takes me months to get through
1:10.0	a book even
1:10.9	if I enjoy it. But I really enjoyed this book and I read it rather quickly. And I think
1:17.2	the reason I enjoyed it so much is that I found you to be extremely honest and unpretentious.
1:26.8	You know, you didn't, I mean it would be sort of rare for the head of a spiritual
1:31.4	organization to be as candid as you were in this book.
1:38.9	I mean, you didn't mind just sort of recounting all the incidents in which you made a fool
1:43.2	of yourself or, you know,
1:45.1	did some dumb thing and so on.
1:48.2	So it was very, I found it very refreshing and very sincere.
1:51.1	You weren't kind of trying to present a squeaky clean image of the perfect, you know,
1:57.6	spiritual aspirant or any such thing.
2:00.4	You just kind of told your story
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