725. Jim Grove
Buddha at the Gas Pump
Rick Archer
4.7 • 737 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2025
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Jim Grove - Living Non-Dual in a Dualistic World Jim Grove is a lifelong practitioner of yogic meditation who grew up in a small logging town on the West Coast of Canada. At age thirteen, he was introduced to a teacher who was one of the few ministers directly ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda during his lifetime, Mother Yogacharya M. Hamilton of Seattle. A series of early transcendental experiences convinced him to commit himself to continued yogic practice under her tutelage. His recent memoir, A Curious Spiritual Journey, recounts some of the prominent experiences that have arisen from his practice over four decades, starting from early adolescence, in the interests of providing some insight into the often unpredictable process of spiritual unfoldment. He likes to speak plainly about spiritual experience and practice, avoiding the vague, abstract, and sometimes inflated language used in much spiritual and new age writing. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Website: jimgrove.ca Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview Interview recorded February 15, 2025 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 Jim Grove's Journey in Yogic Meditation 00:03:42 Editing a Manuscript: From 80,000 to 55,000 Words 00:07:23 Discovering a Life-Changing Teacher 00:11:24 A Humorous Encounter at Denny's 00:16:23 Spiritual Awakening and Motivation Changes 00:21:30 The Ripple Effect of Everyday Actions 00:25:47 Mariana Kaplan's Global Soccer Mission 00:30:15 The Importance of Spiritual Integrity and Ethical Conduct 00:34:29 The Importance of Integrity in Organizations and Community 00:38:25 Cultural Ethics vs. Universal Values 00:42:13 The Importance of Humility and Kindness in Life 00:47:09 Leadership Dynamics and Corporate Culture 00:51:16 The Purpose of Suffering and Spiritual Growth 00:55:51 Embracing Mortality in Tibetan Buddhism 00:59:10 Exploring Shamanic Practices and Cross-Cultural Spirituality 01:03:24 Exploring the Life and Teachings of Joel Goldsmith 01:06:55 Joel Goldsmith and Spiritual Anecdotes 01:10:33 Exploring Multiverse and Other Dimensions 01:14:40 The Role of Specialists in Reincarnation Research 01:18:30 Exploring Past Life Regressions and Reincarnation 01:23:25 Vision of Furry Boots with Curly Toes 01:27:52 Healing Through Past Life Regression 01:31:46 Balancing Depth and Breadth in Personal Growth 01:36:04 Exploring Kundalini Activation and Spiritual Growth 01:40:49 The Metaphor of the Ring: Ego and Humility Lessons from Tolkien 01:45:52 The Concept of Humility in Spiritual Teachings 01:49:50 The Spiritual Lessons of the Prodigal Son and Christ's Doubt 01:54:11 Career Shift: From Private Sector to Provincial Government 01:59:06 Embracing Change and Trusting the Universe 02:03:47 Instilling Inner Guidance in Children 02:07:44 Future of Humanity: Transitions and Endgames
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| 0:00.0 | seeing ghosts and maybe meeting extraterrestrials or whatever, |
| 0:04.0 | as remarkable as those things appear to our human consciousness, |
| 0:08.4 | we need to remember that there's something far more substantial |
| 0:11.9 | behind all of those phenomena. |
| 0:14.2 | And we ourselves are merely one expression of phenomena. |
| 0:27.7 | Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump. |
| 0:29.3 | My name is Rick Archer. |
| 0:31.8 | Buddha at the gas pump is a long-running, |
| 0:35.0 | as in this is our 16th season, |
| 0:39.1 | series of interviews with spiritually awakening people. |
| 0:43.4 | This program is made possible through the support of appreciative listeners and viewers. |
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| 0:48.0 | There are PayPal buttons on every page of the site. |
| 0:52.7 | And speaking of the site, it is batgap.com, B-A-T-G-A-P. |
| 0:57.0 | And if you're just watching this on YouTube or listening to the audio podcast, you might want to check it out because there are things there that you won't find on YouTube. |
| 1:01.5 | My guest today is Jim Grove. |
| 1:04.3 | Jim is a lifelong practitioner of yogic meditation, who grew up in a small logging town |
| 1:09.0 | on the west coast of Canada. |
| 1:27.7 | At age 13, he was introduced to a teacher who was one of the few ministers directly ordained by Parmahansa Yogananda during his lifetime. That's the mother Yogacharya M. Hamilton of Seattle. A series of early transcendental experiences can visit him to commit himself to continued yogic practice under her tutelage. |
| 1:30.1 | His recent memoir, a curious spiritual journey, recounts some of the prominent experiences |
| 1:35.5 | that have arisen from his practice over four decades. |
| 1:39.1 | Starting from early adolescence, he likes to speak plainly about spiritual experience and |
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