709. Philip Weber

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Philip Weber had a successful 35-year career as an executive in the hospitality industry. A member of Paramahansa Yogananda’s Self-Realization Fellowship since 1999, Phil is known for his highly ecumenical outlook, holding a deep appreciation for many of the world’s spiritual traditions and teachings, and often affirming his Guru’s adage: “Truth is one, paths are many.” Currently retired and residing in Carlsbad, California, Phil prefers a quiet, contemplative life. He is not a spiritual teacher and has no online or social media presence. For Phil’s book announcements, please go to his editor’s website. Books: Grace Happens: An Awakening of Consciousness Reflections of Consciousness: Essays on the Journey of Awakening and the Nature of Reality To Contact Phil please go the "Connect" page of his editor's website. Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview Interview recorded June 16, 2024. YouTube Video Chapters:  00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump  00:04:18 - The Joy of Helping Others  00:07:40 - The Birthright of Spiritual Awakening  00:11:10 - The Illusion of Point A and Point B  00:14:43 - The Journey of Awakening  00:19:15 - A Drunk on Energy: The Awakening  00:22:56 - Finding My Guru at Barnes and Noble  00:26:05 - The Infinite Possibilities of Awakening  00:29:22 - A Shift in Career Satisfaction and the Discovery of Wayne Dyer and Alan Watts  00:32:48 - Exploring Different Teachings  00:36:46 - Walking for Grounding and Safety  00:40:47 - Finding Help in Adyashanti's Talks  00:45:10 - Exploring Different Spiritual Paths  00:49:23 - Intensive Kriya Practice for Karma Mitigation  00:52:43 - The Fan Blades Stopping  00:56:30 - The Fulfillment of Awakening  01:00:42 - Awakening to Being Okay with What Is  01:04:35 - Not Letting Sports Ruin Your Day  01:08:30 - The Perfection of Suffering  01:12:31 - The Beauty of Life and Mystical Experiences  01:15:38 - Grateful Indifference and Mystical Experiences  01:20:02 - Profound Mystical Experience and Removal of an Astral Parasite  01:24:19 - Astral Entities and Energy Feeding  01:28:24 - The Glowing Orb of Energy  01:32:40 - Exploring Different Paths to Awakening  01:36:01 - The Short Path vs. Progress in Spiritual Growth  01:38:59 - Surrender and the Debate on Free Will  01:42:50 - Understanding God and Conscious Awareness  01:47:28 - A Conversation about Writing and Books  01:50:43 - The Changing Relationship with the Guru

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the Gas Pump.
0:27.4	My name is Rick Archer.
0:29.1	Buddha at the Gas Pump is an ongoing series of conversations with spiritually awakening people.
0:35.0	We've done over 700 of them now.
0:36.9	And if this is new to you and you'd like to
0:39.2	check out previous ones, please go to batgap.com and look under the interviews menu where you'll see
0:45.2	them arranged in several different ways. This program is made possible through the support of
0:50.9	appreciative listeners and viewers. So if you appreciate it, we'd like to help support
0:54.9	it. There are PayPal buttons on every page of the website. And donations are a little skimpy lately,
1:01.1	so if you've been thinking of donating, I haven't gotten around to it, give it a go. My guest today
1:07.3	is Philip Weber. Philip had a 35-year career as an executive in the hospitality industry,
1:15.5	hotel industry. He has been a member of Parmahansa Yogananda's Self-Realization Fellowship since
1:21.8	1999. He is known for his highly ecumenical outlook, holding a deep appreciation for many of the
1:29.2	world's spiritual traditions and teachings, and often affirming Yogananda's adage,
1:34.9	truth is one, paths are many.
1:37.2	Phil is currently retired and living in Carlsbad, California.
1:40.7	He prefers a quiet, contemplative life.
1:43.0	He is not a spiritual teacher and has no online or social media presence.
1:47.4	And therefore, any comments or inquiries for Phil should be made through his editor's website,
1:52.3	which I'll be linking to from his page on batgap.com.
1:57.3	Phil wrote two books, one called Grace Happens and the other entitled Reflections of Consciousness.
2:04.8	And I listened to them both as audiobooks.
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