I’m happy to report that my dear friend, Philip Weber, was invited for an interview on the internationally beloved spiritual podcast, Buddha at the Gas Pump, which took place on June 16th with host Rick Archer. In my opinion, it was a wonderful and wide-ranging conversation that touched on many aspects of his journey: experiences on the spiritual path, the culmination of spiritual seeking through an abiding awakening, the ever-unfolding embodiment of the realization of our true nature, his two incredible books (which I edited), and many other important bits of wisdom about life, evolution, and reality. As Phil is someone who has greatly assisted me on my own journey, I’m sharing his interview here with you:
For a summary and edited transcript of the interview, click here.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
- The Joy of Helping Others
- The Birthright of Spiritual Awakening
- The Illusion of Point A and Point B
- The Journey of Awakening
- A Drunk on Energy: The Awakening
- Finding My Guru at Barnes and Noble
- The Infinite Possibilities of Awakening
- A Shift in Career Satisfaction and the Discovery of Wayne Dyer and Alan Watts
- Exploring Different Teachings
- Walking for Grounding and Safety
- Finding Help in Adyashanti’s Talks
- Exploring Different Spiritual Paths
- Intensive Kriya Practice for Karma Mitigation
- The Fan Blades Stopping
- The Fulfillment of Awakening
- Awakening to Being Okay with What Is
- Not Letting Sports Ruin Your Day
- The Perfection of Suffering
- The Beauty of Life and Mystical Experiences
- Grateful Indifference and Mystical Experiences
- Profound Mystical Experience and Removal of an Astral Parasite
- Astral Entities and Energy Feeding
- The Glowing Orb of Energy
- Exploring Different Paths to Awakening
- The Short Path vs. Progress in Spiritual Growth
- Surrender and the Debate on Free Will
- Understanding God and Conscious Awareness
- A Conversation about Writing and Books
- The Changing Relationship with the Guru