506. Leah Cox

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2019

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

After graduating in French from the University of Exeter and working for several years in conventional jobs in London, Leah found herself deeply unhappy; struggling with feelings of depression, anxiety, disordered eating, an intense feeling of being a ‘wrong’ human being, and desperation to ‘find her purpose’. In 2012, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery, but even after several years of personal and spiritual growth, she found herself in all the same cycles. In 2016, through grace, good luck, and some wonderful people, Leah experienced her first true spiritual awakening, seeing through the illusion of the separate self and knowing herself clearly as the one Love that we all are. For the very first time, she knew true peace, happiness, and freedom. Most importantly, the feeling of being a ‘wrong’ human being left her completely. Since that time, her journey has been one of ongoing learning, integration, and unfolding. Leah works with clients one-on-one and runs online and in-person classes and workshops to support others’ journeys of healing, awakening, and following the call of the heart. Known for her tender, playful and (sometimes) fiery spirit, her message is simple: you are already whole, you are already worthy and you are never, ever outside the gates of Love. Website: leahmarjoriecox.com Summary and transcript of this interview. Interview recorded June 8, 2019. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:27 - Starting the Spiritual Journey 00:10:13 - Awakening to No Separate Self 00:14:54 - Overwhelming Compassion and Self-Worth 00:18:34 - Unhealthy relationship with food and body image 00:22:06 - Overcoming Obsession and Finding Joy in Life 00:24:24 - The Only Way Out is Up 00:26:30 - Changing Perspective 00:28:55 - The Paradox of Meaning in Life 00:32:50 - The Profound Meaning of Concepts 00:35:13 - Finding Meaning in Challenging Times 00:38:22 - Instilling a Perspective of Continuous Unfolding Journey 00:41:04 - Trusting Your Inner Knowing 00:43:47 - A Period of Inner Emptiness and Vacillation 00:47:21 - Settling into the Experience 00:51:19 - Spiritual Paradoxes with Dan 00:54:53 - The Multidimensionality of Truth 00:58:34 - Embracing Paradox and Opposing Views 01:01:53 - Beauty and Sorrow at the Same Time 01:05:02 - Effortless and Harmonious Work 01:08:17 - Changes in Work with Clients after Awakening 01:11:13 - Openness and Vulnerability in Relationships 01:14:39 - Shrieking the Madness of the World from My Bed 01:17:28 - Unlocking Inner Potential 01:20:38 - Discovering Your Life Purpose 01:23:54 - Finding Meaning in Life 01:27:33 - Kundalini Awakening and the Process of Spiritual Progress 01:33:08 - Pondering the Temporal and the Eternal 01:38:50 - Dan's Paradox Points 01:43:22 - Private Sessions on the Spiritual Path 01:46:43 - Appreciating the Beauty of the Lake District

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump. My name is Rick Archer. Buddha at the gas pump is an ongoing
0:31.5	series of interviews with spiritually awakening people. I've done over 500 of them now. And if this is new to you and
0:39.2	you'd like to check out previous ones, please go to batgap.com, B-A-T-G-A-P, and look under the
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1:05.3	appreciative listeners and viewers. But my concept from the beginning was to make it freely available
1:10.4	and just to grow it to the point where
1:12.1	a certain percentage of people would feel inclined to support it and we were able to devote our
1:18.2	full attention to it. So if you feel so inclined, there's that PayPal button. My guest today is
1:24.1	Leah Cox. Leah lives in the UK. She was explaining to me up sort of between Manchester and
1:31.2	Liverpool, northern area. And I'll just read a little bio over here. Well, first of all, hi, Leah. Welcome.
1:37.6	Hi, Rick. Thank you for having me super excited and a little bit nervous. Oh, that's okay. Me too.
1:47.7	So it's good to meet you. So here's a little bio of Leah. After graduating in French, we're going to do this lecture in English, but after graduating
1:53.5	in French from the University of Exeter and working for several years in conventional jobs in London,
1:58.7	Leah found herself deeply unhappy, struggling with feelings of
2:02.5	depression, anxiety, and disordered eating, an intense feeling of being a wrong human being
2:08.3	and a desperation to find her purpose. Sounds like you must have been studying Camus or something
2:13.4	when you were studying French.
2:16.3	I didn't actually.
2:18.6	You know, the French existentialists or whatever they were called.
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