548. Ravi Ravindra

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Proud to be born in India as a Hindu, I will be sad if I die merely a Hindu. Convinced very early in life that all boundaries are artificially created and tend to hinder the growth of the spirit, I ended up studying at post-doctoral level Physics, Philosophy, and Religion at various universities and later teaching as a professor in these fields. Wishing to correspond to the transformational teachings of several great spiritual luminaries, especially of Krishna, Buddha, Christ, and Patañjali and of present-day masters Krishnamurti and Gurdjieff, I am interested in the actual journey of self-transformation and experiencing the inevitable shifts of focus of energy along the way. Website: ravindra.ca Books: The Gospel of John in the Light of Indian Mysticism The Bhagavad Gita: A Guide to Navigating the Battle of Life The Pilgrim Soul: A Path to the Sacred Transcending World Religions Heart Without Measure: Gurdjieff Work with Madame de Salzmann The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide Science and the Sacred: Eternal Wisdom in a Changing World Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview. Interview recorded May 2, 2020. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction: Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:05:56 - Radical Transformation in Spiritual Practice 00:10:39 - The Emphasis on Science and Technology in India 00:15:05 - Exploring Christianity in a Different Cultural Context 00:19:16 - The Role of Belief and Faith in Spiritual Development 00:23:48 - Truth is a Pathless Land 00:28:53 - Love and Compassion vs Intellectual Understanding 00:33:38 - The Significance of Uniqueness and Oneness 00:39:19 - Uniqueness and Oneness in Spiritual Traditions 00:44:43 - The Miraculous Orderliness of Creation 00:49:18 - The Expulsion of Lucifer from Heaven 00:54:34 - Inclusivity in Religion 00:59:45 - Temptations and Tests 01:04:24 - Seeking for What I Am 01:09:07 - The Journey of Self-Realization 01:13:37 - The Development of an Enlightened Person 01:18:12 - Kundalini Awakening and Subtle Energies 01:23:42 - The Importance of Self-Knowledge in Spiritual Growth 01:27:41 - The Shift in Perspective: From Having Questions to Being in Question 01:31:44 - The Eight Limbs of Yoga 01:35:57 - Being Breathed 01:40:40 - The Path to Self-Transformation 01:45:58 - The Purpose of Prakriti in Serving Purusha 01:49:47 - Conditioning and Impression 01:53:46 - Christ's Response on the Crucifixion 01:58:25 - The Need for the Right Instrument 02:03:03 - The Connectivity of Mycelium and Wondering About Astrology 02:07:15 - Remarkable People and Scientific Work 02:11:34 - Trouble with CIA and FBI suspicions 02:15:14 - Website and Future Events 02:17:45 - Swami Beyondananda's Farewell

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump. My name is Rick Archer.
0:29.2	Buddha at the gas pump is an ongoing series of interviews or conversations with spiritually
0:34.9	awakening people. I've done well over 500 of them now. And if this is new to you and you'd like to check out previous ones, please go to batgap.com, B-A-T-G-A-P, and look under the past interviews menu. This program is made possible through the support of appreciative listeners and viewers. So if you appreciate it and
0:55.8	would like to help support it, there's a PayPal button on every page of the website. My guest
1:01.1	today is Ravi Rivindra. Welcome, Ravi. Thank you very much, Rick. I've been getting to know
1:08.9	Ravi over the past week, listening to many hours of his
1:12.1	various interviews and talks, and I really feel like I've learned a lot, whether I retain it
1:17.2	or not is another matter, but I really enjoyed imbibing his wisdom. We read a brief little bio
1:26.2	here.
1:34.2	Ravi wrote, proud to be born in India as a Hindu, I will be sad if I die merely a Hindu,
1:39.9	convinced very early in life that all boundaries are artificially created and tend to hinder the growth of the spirit.
1:41.5	I ended up studying at postdoctoral level of physics, philosophy,
1:45.5	and religion at various universities and later teaching as a professor in these fields,
1:51.5	wishing to correspond to the transformational teachings of several great spiritual luminaries,
1:57.1	especially Krishna, Buddha, Christ, and Patangli, and a great present-day masters such as
2:04.7	Krishna-Murti and Gurjif, I am interested in the actual journey of self-transformation and experiencing
2:11.3	the inevitable shifts of focus of energy along the way. Ravi has written a number of books,
2:17.2	including the Yoga of the Christ,
2:19.2	which was published in the U.S. as the Gospel of John in the light of Indian mysticism,
2:24.8	commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, a commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, and a book entitled
2:32.2	The Pilgrim Soul, a Guide to the Sacred Transcending World Religions.
2:37.9	Ravi, of course, I know this, but the audience doesn't.
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