About this episode
Scott Kiloby is an author and international speaker on mindfulness and addiction recovery. Scott is also the founder and director of the Kiloby Center for Recovery. After twenty years of addiction to drugs and alcohol, Scott began to develop Natural Rest for Addiction which has helped people all over the world confront the root of their addiction, anxiety, and depression. Scott was the COO of MyLife Recovery which held the patent on the naltrexone implant. Scott also developed an app that acts as an interface between pain management doctors and their patients to decrease the likelihood of addiction. The app also protects doctors legally from claims of negligence arising out of opiate overdoses. Originally from southern Indiana, Scott was an attorney for several years before becoming an author. He travels extensively across the United States and in Europe giving talks, seminars, and intensives. Along with his work at the Kiloby Center, Scott is also the director and co-owner of the Natural Rest House, a detox and residential addiction treatment center located in La Quinta, California. In addition to Natural Rest for Addiction: A Radical Approach to Recovery Through Mindfulness and Awareness, Scott is the author of the following books which can be found on Amazon: Living Realization: A Simple, Plain-English Guide to Non-Duality The Unfindable Inquiry: One Simple Tool to Overcome Feelings of Unworthiness and Find Inner Peace Reflections of the One Life: Daily Pointers to Enlightenment Doorway to Total Liberation: Conversations with What Is Love's Quiet Revolution: The End of the Spiritual Search Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 12/4/2010. 2nd interview with Scott 3rd interview with Scott YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Scott Kiloby on Non-Duality Teaching 00:04:45 - The Illusion of Separation 00:08:23 - Seeking the Present Moment 00:11:49 - Dissolving Thoughts, Finding Unity 00:16:43 - Gradual Awakening and Radical Shifts 00:21:53 - The Two Aspects of Our Experience 00:25:24 - The Difference Between Seeking and Exploring 00:29:32 - Cultivating non-conceptual experience and enjoying the world 00:33:38 - Finding Balance and Enhancing Life Experience 00:37:12 - The Progressive Stages of Development 00:40:17 - The Value of Diversity in Teaching Methods and Voices 00:43:10 - Voices of Wisdom from Around the World 00:46:38 - Deconstructing Neo-Advaita Concepts 00:49:57 - Finding Divinity in All Things 00:53:40 - The Grandeur and Significance of Life 00:57:50 - The Capacity to Love and Develop 01:00:59 - The Middle Way and Diverse Paths 01:03:43 - The Value of the Non-dual Perspective 01:06:54 - Embracing the Inner Fundamentalist 01:09:12 - Embracing Both Absolute and Relative Realities 01:12:26 - Mysticism in Different Religions 01:15:41 - Experiential Meditation and the Danger of Division 01:18:19 - Individual Approaches to Understanding Non-Duality 01:22:26 - The Compartmentalization of Experience 01:25:44 - Transition to the topic of addiction and the Natural Rest book 01:30:18 - Study and Law School while Battling Addiction 01:36:50 - Analyzing the Illusion of Manifestation 01:40:55 - The Temptation to Hang On 01:43:50 - Shadow work and the story of the self 01:46:26 - Tailored Dialogue to Individuals 01:49:19 - Conversation with Scott Kiloby Save