About this episode
I was hesitant to put this up because there's more than enough of me on this site, but a few kind friends encouraged me to, so here it is. I gave this talk at the Open Circle Center in Berkeley, California on October 24, 2016. Other talks by or interviews of Rick on BatGap: SAND 2019 - Knowledge/Reality is Different in Different States of Consciousness 2018 SAND Conference Q&A and Interview by Shakti Caterina Maggi SAND 2017: "The Ethics of Enlightenment" Talk at SAND 2015 Interviewed by Fax Gilbert Interviewed by Richard Miller Transcript of this talk YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - My Role in the Spiritual Community 00:03:46 - The Role of Spirituality in the Age of Science 00:06:30 - The Ramifications of Meddling with Nature 00:08:42 - The Potential of a Transcendent Society 00:10:42 - The Possibility of Countless Advanced Civilizations 00:13:03 - Science and Spirituality: Working Hypotheses 00:15:36 - Distorted Teachings of Religion and the Importance of Understanding 00:18:19 - Finding Inner Happiness 00:21:10 - Clarifying the Meaning of Awakening and Spirituality 00:23:31 - The True Nature of Identity and Awareness 00:25:57 - The concept of "awakening" 00:27:43 - Exploring the Unknown Territory 00:29:51 - The Full Nature of Reality 00:32:32 - The Variations of the Spiritual Realm 00:35:06 - Spiritual Enlightenment and Historical Figures 00:37:19 - The Threefold Paradox of Reality 00:39:21 - The Full Range of Creation in Living 00:42:32 - The Predominant Subjective Experience of Christ 00:46:33 - The Endless Evolution of the Self 00:51:04 - The Marvelous Creation and the Divine Intelligence 00:55:25 - The All-Pervading Intelligence 00:58:36 - The Universe's Fine-Tuned Nature 01:01:19 - The Evolution of the Universe and the Awakening of Humanity 01:04:53 - The Awakening of Consciousness 01:08:08 - The Purificatory Mechanism 01:11:13 - The Natural Cycle of Imbalance and Balance 01:13:42 - The Concept of Mistakes 01:17:02 - Sharing a Unified Intelligence as a Species 01:22:51 - Harmonizing with Subtle Realms and Collaborating with Beings 01:26:07 - Embracing Corporations and Politics in Creating Change 01:28:44 - The Unity of All Beings Save