384. ShantiMayi

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2017

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

ShantiMayi has been, what she calls 'mirroring' … for well over two decades. American born, living in France and India, she has traveled the world to remind those who are remembering, who wonder and are drawn by their heart to the ancient wisdom of Self Realization. She had the rare and unusual opportunity to sequester herself for many years in India at the feet of her Master. There she learned, unlearned and experienced directly, her Master's directives. In that awe inspiring atmosphere, her work had its inception and has gone full throttle ever since. She carries the Sacha Linage to the world and does not consider herself a Hindu. Yet, she grew in awareness, love and wisdom in the rich and fertile furrows of India's venerable spiritual heritage. Websites: wanderingstarrs.com shantimayi.com Book: In Our Hearts We Know Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded 1/28/2017 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:03:12 - Understanding Lineage and Its Significance 00:06:13 - Subtle Energies between Master and Disciple 00:08:36 - Diversity in Realization and Personal Experience 00:10:51 - The Simple Man and his Guru 00:13:56 - Leaving This World 00:16:57 - The Importance of Compassion 00:19:22 - The Journey of Spiritual Enlightenment 00:22:00 - The Illusion of Finality and Completion 00:25:38 - The Nature of Language and Thought 00:28:42 - The Beauty of Meditation 00:31:40 - The Practice of Meditation 00:34:28 - Cultivating Enlightenment 00:37:09 - The State of Awe and Wonder 00:39:52 - The Miracle of Existence 00:43:12 - Fearlessness and Embracing the Unknown 00:46:33 - Fear of Being Wrong 00:49:07 - The Illusion of Conditioning and Unraveling the Self 00:52:18 - Impressions and Conditioning 00:54:46 - The Fine Line of Enlightenment 00:57:32 - The Story of Bodhidharma 01:00:08 - The Totality of Perfection 01:02:49 - The Quality or Intelligence that Governs Everything 01:06:01 - Exploring Saintliness 01:09:01 - Consequences and Compassion in Behavior 01:11:37 - Finding Confidence Within Yourself 01:14:37 - Conversations with Prajnaparamita 01:18:04 - An Enlightened Experience 01:20:44 - Observing as a Way of Life 01:23:09 - The Sense of Individuality 01:26:19 - No Separation 01:28:57 - Grateful Farewells Save Save

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump.
0:27.9	My name is Rick Archer.
0:29.5	Buddha at the gas pump is an ongoing series of interviews
0:32.1	with spiritually awakening people.
0:34.6	I've conducted nearly 385 of them now, And if this is new to you, go to
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1:05.6	My guest today is Shanti Mai.
1:09.5	I often say this when I'm starting out interviews, but I really feel it today.
1:13.6	I really enjoyed preparing for this interview. Shanti Mai has really lived an exemplary life,
1:20.6	spiritually speaking, and has imbibed or uncovered a lot of wisdom within herself and it's very evident in reading
1:30.1	her book, which is called In Our Hearts We Know, and listening to her online audios.
1:39.3	In fact, I had a funny experience, Shantima, I was listening to a bunch of your audios and you do most
1:45.5	of them out in nature near some cliff and you were saying, yeah, and you were saying,
1:51.2	yeah, and you were saying, I'm here today with Davy sitting near the cliff and I kind of
1:55.5	was, I was sort of assuming that Davy was like a human being who was like your personal
2:00.1	assistant or doing
2:01.4	the recording or something like that. And then at one point after I'd listened to a number
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