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. 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. Interview recorded 5/26/2012. 1st interview with Scott 3rd interview with Scott YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:04:09 - The Significance of Non-Dual Realization 00:07:04 - Seeking Validation in Relationships 00:09:26 - Inquiry into Self-Worth and Inadequacy 00:11:54 - The Velcro Effect: Letting Go of Negative Thoughts 00:13:45 - Overcoming the "I'm unlovable" story in relationships 00:15:53 - The Transformative Power of Relationship 00:18:04 - The Rewiring of Physiology for Realization 00:20:32 - The Dangers of Non-Seeking 00:23:17 - The Present Exploration 00:26:31 - The Unfindable Self 00:29:24 - The Unfindability of Personal Perspectives 00:32:26 - The Unfindable Self 00:34:40 - The Deficient Self 00:37:13 - The Inquiry and Self-Perception 00:39:44 - The Pursuit of Perfection 00:42:25 - The Suffering of Ambition 00:44:25 - Harnessing Authentic Ambitions 00:46:38 - Energetically Different Approach to Music Creation 00:49:03 - Performing One's Own Dharma 00:51:29 - The Mirror of Bullying 00:54:06 - Overcompensating and Awakening 00:56:46 - Awakening and Ego Aggrandizement 00:58:51 - The Recognition of Something Unchanging 01:01:11 - Being True to Yourself in Non-Dual Awakening 01:03:35 - Peacemaking and the Avoidance of Conflict 01:05:45 - The Readiness to Look 01:08:00 - The Connection Between Self and the World 01:10:25 - Finding Facilitators on livingrealization.org 01:12:13 - Wrapping Up and Next Week's Interview with Nirmala 01:13:53 - The Conversation Continues