717. Edi Bilimoria

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Dr. Edi Bilimoria was born in India and educated at the universities of London, Sussex, and Oxford. He presents an unusual blend of experience in the fields of science, arts, and philosophy. Professionally, Edi is an award-winning engineer and consultant to the petrochemical, oil and gas, transport, and construction industries. He has been Project Manager and Head of Design for major innovative projects such as the Channel Tunnel, London Underground systems, petrochemical plants and offshore installations. He also worked in safety and environmental engineering for several Royal Navy projects, including the Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier and the fleet of Offshore Patrol Vessels. A student of the perennial philosophy for over half a century, Edi has given courses and lectured extensively in the UK, and internationally. He has organized and chaired conferences with the object of encouraging discourse on the different, but overlapping, roles of science, religion, and practical philosophy. Edi has published extensively in the fields of science, engineering, and the esoteric philosophy. "Unfolding Consciousness" has received recognition with the 2022 Grand Prize Award from the Scientific and Medical Network. Edi's earlier work, "The Snake and the Rope" is also an award winner. Website: edibilimoria.com Summary and transcript of this interview Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded October 12, 2024 YouTube Video Chapters:  00:00:00 Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump  00:02:50 The Intersection of Science, Spirituality, and Philosophy  00:06:22 The Evolution of Scientific Thought  00:10:10 Understanding the Levels of Science and Consciousness  00:14:20 The Limits of Intellect and Wisdom of Great Thinkers  00:18:45 Meditation, Psychedelics, and Brain Perception  00:23:13 The Brain as a Transmitter-Receiver  00:26:51 Misunderstanding Isaac Newton's Philosophy  00:30:49 Is the Sun Alive? Examining Unconventional Definitions of Life  00:34:13 The Incredible Complexity of Human Cells  00:37:39 Debunking the Infinite Monkey Theorem  00:41:40 Materialism and Its Role in Science  00:44:42 The Potential of Science and Spirituality Working Together  00:49:12 The Intersection of Science and Spirituality  00:53:04 The Science of the Human Eye: Discoveries and Design  00:56:44 The Debate on Intelligent Design and Evolution  01:00:09 The Interplay of Spirit and Matter in Evolution  01:04:36 Evolution as a Spiritual Journey  01:08:30 The Monad and the Journey to Divinity  01:12:12 The Absurdity of Freezing Bodies and Understanding Reincarnation  01:15:01 Exploring the Distinction Between Ethics and Morality  01:17:56 The Spiritual Essence of Matter  01:21:17 Understanding Karma: The Puzzle Piece of the Universe  01:24:08 Understanding Karma and Spiritual Evolution  01:27:56 Personal Spiritual Journey: Overcoming Life Challenges  01:31:14 Understanding Karma and Rising to Bodhisattva  01:34:42 Themes of the Book: Mystery Teachings  01:37:06 The Myth of Bacchus and Human Duality  01:40:45 Understanding the Supreme Consciousness and the Kabbalah  01:44:56 David Bohm and the Unity Elephant in Science  01:48:13 Building a Body of Wisdom Through Interlocking Insights

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump. My name is Rick Archer.
0:29.7	Buddha at the gas pump is an ongoing series of interviews with spiritually awakening people.
0:36.7	We've done over 700 of them now.
0:39.4	And if this is new to you and you'd like to check out previous ones,
0:43.3	please go to batgap.com, B-A-T-G-A-P,
0:47.5	and look under the interviews menu,
0:50.5	where you'll see them arranged in several different ways.
0:54.0	This program is made possible
0:55.8	through the support of appreciative listeners and viewers. So if you appreciate it and would
1:01.1	like to help support it, there are PayPal buttons on every page of the site and a page which
1:06.0	explains alternatives to PayPal. And another thing that we've got going, I don't know how Eddie feels about this, today's guest, but we have a spiritual chatbot that has been created over the past year or so, into which over 100,000 relevant documents have been loaded, including 1,700 of the world's sacred texts. And I think it gives better results on any kind of spiritual or
1:30.6	philosophical question than you're likely to get from any of the commercial chatbots. And it's
1:36.8	free, of course. So there's a menu for that on batgap.com. I just referred to Eddie. You're
1:43.0	wondering, who's Eddie? My guest today is Dr. Eddie
1:45.7	Billa Moria. He was born in India and educated at the universities of London, Sussex, and Oxford.
1:52.3	He presents an unusual blend of experience in the fields of science, arts, and philosophy.
1:57.5	Professionally, Eddie is an award-winning engineer and consultant to the petrochemical oil and gas transport and construction industries.
2:05.5	In other words, he's a true Buddha at the gas pump.
2:09.0	He has been project manager.
2:10.5	I don't know about the Buddha.
2:12.8	Right.
2:13.6	I think you are.
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