593. Ameeta Kaul

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2021

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Ameeta was born and raised in Mumbai India and recalls two predominant family themes which influenced her formative years: intellectual curiosity and devotion to God. She was educated and conditioned to aspire to conventional success, which pursuit dominated the first three decades of her life. She consciously experienced the first stirrings of her deepest yearning following the cancer diagnosis and subsequent death of her father in 1999. Questions opened up in her like "What is life?", "What is death?", and "What is going on?". From then on, Life orchestrated a series of events and experiences which placed her and nurtured her, on an overt spiritual journey. The major influences along the way were Ken Wilber, Byron Katie, and Adyashanti. It was with Adya that she finally found what she was looking for, in terms of his spiritual guidance which has always resonated in her being, in terms of his living example which continues to inspire her, and most especially in terms of what those two brought alive and online within her. What she now sees clearly is that it was the Heart Sutra teaching of Emptiness is Form and Form is Emptiness, which is the meta-story of her life and existence. In 2017 she received her Soul name of Moving Mountain in Taos. And this opened a new facet on her journey, where she experienced deep communion with Nature and a tangible connection with Goddess. Ameeta’s path has been gradual and studded with many life-altering realizations, which illuminated her self-knowledge, and which continue to translate into how she lives and relates in the world. She likes to say she is eternally a work-in-progress. Over the years she has been sharing her experience with small groups and coaching spiritual seekers one on one. Now she is called to share her message more broadly through Moving Mountain Academy. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview. Interview recorded April 3, 2021 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:42 - Spiritual influences in India 00:08:32 - A U-turn in My Career 00:12:24 - An Interview with Adya 00:16:30 - Letting go of fear 00:20:30 - The Journey of Being Prepared 00:24:33 - The Shift in Sovereignty during Enlightenment 00:28:29 - Recognition of Sovereignty and Shifts 00:32:27 - The Journey Towards Embodiment 00:36:51 - Embracing Emptiness and Form 00:40:53 - Fullness and Emptiness 00:45:10 - The Merge of Inner and Outer Realms 00:49:19 - Innovation and Integration in Spirituality 00:53:16 - The Developmental Process of Awakening 00:57:25 - The layers of fear that exist within us 01:01:17 - Fear of Life and Its Implications 01:05:26 - The Power of Saying Yes and No 01:09:51 - Hating the Other Side 01:14:16 - Life's Experiment in Human Form 01:18:36 - A Shift in Consciousness 01:22:32 - A Yearning for Deep Spiritual Connection 01:26:38 - Connecting with our True Potential 01:30:45 - Going Beyond Rationality 01:34:49 - The Integration of Experience 01:38:45 - The correlation between health and spirituality 01:42:50 - The Flow of Life and Individual Sovereignty 01:46:45 - Exploring Science and Spirituality 01:50:58 - The Marvelous Opportunity of Boundaries and Boundlessness 01:54:46 - Moving Mountain Academy 01:57:59 - Thanks to the Volunteers 02:00:50 - Music

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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
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1:38.8	other than PayPal. My guest today is Amita Kahl. I've known Amita for a long time, kind of remotely.
1:47.6	I used to be on her mailing list.
1:49.3	I'm not sure if she's still sending it out or if I somehow slipped off it.
1:53.3	But she was sending out these great poems, and I'm really not much of a poetry reader.
1:58.7	I've always found that my mind tends to wander a bit when I'm reading poetry,
2:02.1	but I really found her as very readable and enjoyable. So maybe we'll talk about that a little bit.
2:08.9	Rather than read a prepared bio, Amita and I will start talking. I'm just going to let her
2:13.1	introduce herself and her background, and we'll just take it from there. So welcome, Amita.
2:19.9	Thank you so much, Rick. Glad to be here. Yeah, good to have you. Really good to be here.
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