330. Norio Kushi

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2016

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Brief history of Norio: I always loved wheels ever since I was a small child. The first set of wheels was a bicycle, which by age nine, I was riding 40 miles at a time. Age 19, I drove a taxi in Boston for five years. I began driving a truck, as well as greyhound buses, at age 25. I began what I refer to as "true inquiry" while driving my truck in 2003, thereby being able to see the silence, from which "Norio brain" could see all that I thought I am is only an illusion. Website: demystifyenlightenment.org Transcript of this interview Interview conducted 1/30/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:03 - The Love for Wheels and Exploration 00:05:17 - True Inquiry and Spiritual Awakening 00:07:44 - Inquiring about the meaning of being human 00:11:21 - Living in the Present Moment 00:14:15 - Time and the Perception of Emotions 00:17:23 - The Nature of Consciousness and Emotions 00:20:37 - The Universal Nature of Sorrow 00:24:20 - Inquiry into Human Existence 00:27:15 - Childlike Curiosity and the Question of What it Means to be Human 00:30:08 - Letting go of judgment and comparison 00:33:32 - The Transformation in Listening 00:37:02 - The Dissolution of the Conscious and Unconscious Division 00:40:18 - Discovering the Circular Pattern 00:43:54 - The Deeper Levels of Thinking 00:47:53 - Seeing Problems as Opportunities 00:50:14 - Let's Play Monopoly 00:53:11 - The Joy of Silence 00:56:43 - The Influence of Others 01:00:13 - The True Nature of Being Human 01:03:43 - The Illusion of Self and Enlightenment 01:07:25 - The Limitations of Language and the Depths of Silence 01:10:55 - Exploring the Garden and Beyond 01:14:01 - The Gate to Silence 01:16:56 - The Circular Pattern of Thinking 01:20:45 - The Illusion of Self and Addictions 01:23:22 - The Significance of Truth 01:26:17 - Effort and attachments 01:28:54 - The Role of Effort and Struggle in Life 01:32:17 - The Cosmic Joke and Tuning in with A432 01:34:14 - Wrapping It Up

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the Gas Pump.
0:27.6	My name is Rick Archer.
0:29.6	Buddha at the Gas Pump is an ongoing series of interviews with spiritually awakening people.
0:34.6	There have been well over 300 of them by now. And if you go to batgap.com and look under the past interviews menu,
0:42.3	you'll see them all categorized in various ways, alphabetical and chronological and so on.
0:47.3	There's a donate button on the site there.
0:50.3	This program is made possible by the support of appreciative viewers and listeners.
0:55.9	My guest today is Norio Cushi.
0:58.9	Norio is all over the place because he's a truck driver, but at the moment he's in Asheville,
1:03.6	North Carolina.
1:05.1	And regarding his being a truck driver, he said, I have always loved wheels ever since I was
1:09.1	a small child.
1:10.1	Maybe in some past life you actually invented the wheel.
1:12.6	Wouldn't that be cool?
1:14.0	The first set of wheels was a bicycle, which by age nine I was riding 40 miles at a time.
1:20.2	Age 19, I drove a taxi in Boston for five years.
1:23.3	I began driving a truck as well as Greyhound buses at age 25.
1:27.5	I began what I refer to as true inquiry while driving my truck in 2003, thereby being able
1:34.2	to see the silence from which quote unquote Norio brain could see all that I thought I am
1:41.5	is only an illusion.
1:44.0	So for those of my guests, I mean those are my listeners who are always criticizing guests
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