505. Justin Gold (J Jaye Gold)

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2019

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

J. Jaye Gold has been assisting people in their search for inner meaning for 35 years. He is currently living in the Sierra foothills of Northern California where he works with several dozen seekers of truth. Over the years he has deliberately resisted the trend to become a “traveling guru” with thousands of followers, in favor of preserving an element that he considers precious – that of maintaining opportunities for developing a meaningful teacher/student relationship. He is available to anyone who seeks his guidance, and asks for no payment in return. Websites: justingold.net The Center for Cultural and Naturalist Studies, Inc. Books: Justin Time: Autobiographical Stories from an American Spiritual Master Another Heart in His Hand: A Spiritual Anomaly Highway of Diamonds: An International Travel Adventure The Roca Group: A Tale of Financial Espionage Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded June 1, 2019 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:40 - Embracing Uncertainty 00:09:09 - Establishing Credentials and Background 00:12:46 - A Multi-Religious Background 00:17:44 - The Importance of Real World Experience 00:22:17 - Reexamining the Equipment and Support Systems 00:26:46 - The Value of Metaphors and Fairy Tales in Understanding 00:31:08 - Starting from the Outside in Education 00:36:12 - Dealing with Trauma and Embarrassment in the Present Moment 00:40:47 - Internal Reactions to External Difficulties and Humility 00:45:25 - A Humble Perspective on the Universe 00:50:02 - Language and Culture 00:54:33 - The Spiritual Quest and Temptations of the West 01:03:00 - The Importance of a Living Teacher 01:03:14 - Updating Ancient Teachings 01:07:40 - An Arduous Journey to an Exotic School 01:12:04 - Meditation in Central America, Iran, and the Uncovering Process 01:16:17 - Exploring Obstacles in Human Life 01:21:10 - The Unique Ideas of No Church and No Ministers 01:25:15.000 - Working with David Shapiro in Northern California 01:29:20 - The Invention of Patterns and Patents 01:33:35 - The Importance of Having Something to Take Care Of 01:38:08 - The Power of the Thinking Process 01:42:55 - The Creative Capacity of Human Beings 01:47:18 - Exploring the Realm of the Unknown 01:51:29 - Growing Up in New York City and the Evolution of Kindness 01:55:57 - The Guru Maharaj-ji Investigation 02:00:31 - Becoming a Premi and Getting Exposure to Maraji 02:04:42 - The Next Buddha: The Power of Small Groups 02:09:06 - Music and Cultural Exchanges 02:12:35 - Interview with Leah Cox from the UK

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump. My name is Rick Archer. Buddha at the gas pump is an ongoing
0:31.7	series of interviews with spiritually awakening people. I've done over 500 of them now over the last nearly 10 years.
0:39.4	And if this happens to be new to you and you'd like to check out some of the older ones,
0:43.4	some of the previous ones, please go to batgap.com, B-A-T-G-A-P, and look under the past
0:50.4	interviews menu. This program is made possible by the support of appreciative listeners
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1:00.5	every page of the site. My guest today is Justin Gold. There's a brief bio of Justin. Justin has
1:07.9	been assisting people in their search for inner meaning for 35 years.
1:11.6	He is currently living in the Sierra foothills of Northern California, where he works with
1:16.6	several dozen seekers of truth.
1:18.6	Over the years, he has deliberately resisted the trend to become a traveling guru with thousands
1:23.6	of followers in favor of preserving an element that he considers precious,
1:28.2	that of maintaining opportunities for developing a meaningful teacher-student relationship.
1:33.4	He is available to anyone who seeks his guidance and asks for no payment in return.
1:39.3	So, Justin, have you had opportunities to become a traveling guru with thousands of followers,
1:44.0	or you just didn't ever put yourself in that position? Justin, have you had opportunities to become a traveling guru with thousands of followers,
1:47.1	or you just didn't ever put yourself in that position?
1:53.2	I both never put myself in that position, but certainly when a person reads it, writes a book,
2:00.2	those opportunities arise. And the first book that I wrote, which was about 20 years ago, a lot of those opportunities arose, and I basically resisted them.
2:06.0	Yeah.
2:07.5	As people will learn as we get into this interview, you've been a serious spiritual practitioner, if you want to call it that, for many, many years.
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