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Buddha at the Gas Pump Enlightenment, Awakening For some, this shift has been abrupt and dramatic. For others, it has been so gradual that they may not have realized it has occurred.
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Ordinary people everywhere are undergoing a shift to an Awakened state of consciousness which is transforming their understanding of themselves and the world. Such shifts, or “awakenings,” are not new: Christ spoke of the “Kingdom of Heaven within,” Buddhists speak of Nirvana, Zen masters of Satori, Hindus of Moksha, but these traditions generally regard these states as rare and difficult to attai

n. Many people are therefore skeptical of claims of higher states of consciousness. They find it hard to believe that apparently ordinary friends and neighbors might be experiencing something extraordinary. Maybe they expect Enlightenment to look as remarkable on the outside as it is reputed to be on the inside. This show will attempt to dispel skepticism and misconceptions by week after week, allowing otherwise ordinary people to relate their experience of spiritual awakening. The terminology is tricky, because there are no universally agreed upon definitions to describe this experience. Also, enlightenment is not something that an individual person “gets”. It’s not even something that the mind can grasp. It’s an awakening to that which contains the mind and all other things. So it’s not surprising that language is inadequate to convey it. Perhaps those listening to these interviews will become convinced, as we are, that genuine and permanent spiritual awakenings are not just a pipe dream, but are real and are becoming relatively commonplace. Feel free to pose and discuss questions brought up on the show, either on YouTube or in the BATGAP Yahoo group. Occasionally we conduct interviews with individuals who may not have personally experienced an awakening or do not claim to have experienced one. However, their research or academic study or teaching may have contributed significantly to the understanding and experience of spiritual awakenings. Or we may interview an individual who’s work or service has contributed to the raising of collective or individual consciousness and has created heightened awareness of an evolutionary nature. Even less occasionally we may interview individuals with specific awakened abilities such as healers, mediums etc. BatGap’s intention is to inspire and inform. We are not in a position to endorse any of our guests’ teachings, practices, healings, etc. We encourage you to discriminate carefully and make your own decisions before signing up for any retreats, sessions, or healings. Sincerely,

Rick & Irene ArcherRick Archer – show host and webmaster, general overview. Irene Archer – selection of guests, scheduling/processing of guests, general inquiries, accounting, graphics, general overview.

For discussion of interview with Ricard Perez, see below: https://batgap.com/ricard-perez/Ricard Perez is a meditation c...
09/24/2025

For discussion of interview with Ricard Perez, see below: https://batgap.com/ricard-perez/

Ricard Perez is a meditation coach, and musician whose work bridges ancient traditions with fresh, practical insight. Drawing from Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, and A Course in Miracles, he emphasizes meditation as a dynamic balance of clarity and release, with simple methods for directly entering silence. His original explorations into latency, fractals, and perception connect contemplative practice with science and creativity, while his love of music, art, and ecstatic expression bring a celebratory dimension to the path of awakening.

09/20/2025

Livestream of interview with Richard Lawrence

Richard is an internationally respected spiritual teacher, psychic medium, award-winning international bestselling author, and one of the world’s leading authorities on UFOs and their spiritual message. He is also host of ‘The Spiritual Freedom Show with Richard Lawrence’ Podcast. Richard has appeared on major media including Coast to Coast AM, GMTV, and LBC and has spoken in over a dozen countries, including as a keynote speaker at London’s prestigious Mind Body Spirit Festival for more than 30 years. With deep insight into Eastern and Western mysticism, consciousness, and cosmic spirituality, he brings both credibility and charisma to every conversation—making him an ideal guest for podcasts exploring spirituality, UFOs, and the meaning of life. He brings deep insight, calm authority, and captivating stories to every conversation—a powerful and enlightening guest for your audience.
The truth about UFOs: real, friendly and extraterrestrial: Richard has campaigned for over forty years for Governments to tell the truth about UFOs and has been sharing the spiritual truth about extraterrestrials since the 1970s. Richard was Lord Kimberley's speech writer during the House of Lords UFO debate in 1979 and was the first to bring declassified CIA and Pentagon UFO Files to Britain in 1980. He launched a successful campaign in the US for release of UFO data from the FAA in 1987, and was the first to reveal Soviet Union UFO papers in Britain in 1990. Richard was the paranormal expert on London News Radio and the go-to UFO expert for TalkTV in the UK. He wrote UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Message, and co-authored Contacts with the Gods from Space with Dr. George King, a world-renowned medium for extraterrestrial intelligences.
The spiritual message of advanced extraterrestrials – from our own Solar System: Richard has been the Executive Secretary of The Aetherius Society for Europe since 1979, and is a leading disciple of his own guru, Master of Yoga Dr. George King. The purpose of The Aetherius Society is to spread and act upon the teachings of enlightened extraterrestrial intelligences – from our own Solar System – who communicated through the unique mediumship of Dr. King between 1954 and 1997. Richard has developed a deep understanding of these spiritual teachings from other worlds, which offer a profound insight into the nature of reality, the meaning of life, and the path to ascension and beyond through selfless service – highlighting the universal spiritual message of oneness, love and service to others throughout the world’s major religion, and their common source: avatars from other worlds working together as part of one Cosmic Plan for the enlightenment of humanity on Earth.
How to become a global healer: We can all play a part to change the world by getting to the root of the problem: consciousness. The solution is spiritual energy. Richard teaches people how to awaken their own spiritual healing power so that no one is left helpless in the face of the suffering they see around them everyday. Discover more about making yourself a channel for spiritual energy with yoga breathing, mantra and visualization, as well as prayers given by enlightened extraterrestrials, so that you can radiate spiritual energy to others – and to the world – to help raise global consciousness, inspire peace, and help bring an end to war, violence and suffering!
The only way to escape the deep state is to experience a deep state: Why the deep state doesn't want you to wake up to your spiritual destiny, and how Richard’s firsthand knowledge of the chakras, the UFO cover-up and even spiritual teachings from enlightened extraterrestrials in our own Solar System can help you break out of the materialistic trap and discover true spiritual freedom.
How to unlock your psychic powers (anyone can be psychic): Richard is a renowned psychic medium. He is author of the classic international bestseller Unlock Your Psychic Powers (more than 100,000 copies sold), and co-author of the award-winning title Gods, Guides and Guardian Angels. He has shared his unique and extraordinary expertise in psychic and spiritual techniques with thousands of truth-seekers around the world at countless workshops, lectures, seminars and retreats for over 40 years.
How to unblock your chakras, raise kundalini and realize your Divine potential: Richard can offer firsthand insights into the chakras and the mystical power of kundalini: how to awaken the chakras, how to balance and unblock them, and how they are used in healing – so that people can begin to experience their own Divine potential. This is grounded in his own highly elevated experiences of samadhi (recorded in his Kundalini Diaries), and even his glimpse of Cosmic Consciousness, following more than 50 years on the spiritual path devoted to selfless service.

09/13/2025

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Latest interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump, with Swami Padmanabha, see below: https://batgap.com/swami-padmanabha/Swami ...
09/09/2025

Latest interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump, with Swami Padmanabha, see below: https://batgap.com/swami-padmanabha/

Swami Padmanabha is a Gaudiya Vaishnava monk, scholar, and spiritual teacher known for his eloquent synthesis of devotion, unconditional love, and contemplative theology. A prolific author and global speaker, he has written hundreds of articles and three books—translated into various languages—which have been widely praised by academics, practitioners, and general readers alike.

He is the founder of the Tadatmya Alliance and hosts The Free Radical Podcast, where he engages voices from diverse traditions in heartfelt dialogue. Fluent in English and Spanish, Swami regularly lectures at universities, spiritual communities, and interfaith gatherings around the world. His writings and teachings are cherished for their intellectual richness, poetic insight, and transformative clarity.

For over twenty-five years, Swami Padmanabha has traveled extensively, mentoring others and leading retreats, while drawing inspiration from the wisdom of his many guides. His talks and seminars are freely accessible at swamipadmanabha.com, inviting listeners into a space of thoughtful inquiry, inner stillness, and sacred relationship.

Books:
Inherent or Inherited? Bhakti in the Jiva According to Gaudiya Vedanta
Radical Personalism: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion
Evolution in Divine Love: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter

Interview recorded August 24, 2025

For discussion of interview with Michael Bradford, see below: https://batgap.com/michael-bradford/Michael Bradford has b...
08/26/2025

For discussion of interview with Michael Bradford, see below: https://batgap.com/michael-bradford/

Michael Bradford has been involved in research into Kundalini and consciousness for more than 45 years. In 1977 he traveled to India where he spent six years serving as a volunteer for the Central Institute for Kundalini Research, founded and directed by the late Pandit Gopi Krishna, the noted authority on Kundalini.

Michael has been a board member of the Institute for Consciousness Research (I.C.R.) since it was founded in the 1990’s, and has been Director of Publications during this time. In 2015, he also became a board member of the Emerging Sciences Foundation (E.S.F.). He was also a founding member of the Kundalini Research Network (K.R.N.) and served as joint coordinator for the organization from 1993 to 1995.

In 2014, Michael retired from a career in the IT consulting field, and since then he has been working to make Gopi Krishna’s theories more widely known, and to encourage research into Kundalini and consciousness.

Books:

Consciousness: The New Paradigm by Michael Bradford
Gopi Krishna-A biography: Kundalini, Consciousness and Our Evolution to Enlightenment by Teri Degler
Living with Kundalini – the Autobiography of Gopi Krishna by Gopi Krishna

Interview recorded August 16, 2025

For discussion of BatGap interview with Jim Grove, see below: https://batgap.com/jim-grove/ Jim Grove is a lifelong prac...
02/21/2025

For discussion of BatGap interview with Jim Grove, see below: https://batgap.com/jim-grove/

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.

For discussion of interview with Lisa Carrillo, see below: https://batgap.com/lisa-carrillo/Although Lisa worked as a ch...
02/05/2025

For discussion of interview with Lisa Carrillo, see below: https://batgap.com/lisa-carrillo/

Although Lisa worked as a chemical engineer, spirituality always was the priority in her life. In 2009, at a silent retreat, her thought-based identity dropped away, and she saw only the single flow of benevolence in all that is.

When some of those thoughts returned a few weeks later (less convincing than before), there also came a deep curiosity to inquire into those thoughts. She developed many tools to return to a lived experience of the deeper knowing. Both of her books share these tools. All that is is a vibrant expression erupting from a single full emptiness.

Is time itself an illusion created by mind, or does it have a role in the unfolding of spiritual evolution?BatGapBot res...
02/01/2025

Is time itself an illusion created by mind, or does it have a role in the unfolding of spiritual evolution?

BatGapBot responds: Time is often described as an illusion in many spiritual teachings, meaning that it is not an absolute reality but rather a construct of the mind. Here’s a bit more on this perspective:

Mind and Perception: Our minds perceive time linearly—past, present, and future. This perception helps us organize experiences and make sense of the world. Yet, from a higher state of consciousness, such as during spiritual awakening, one might experience time as more fluid or even non-existent. This can manifest as a deep awareness of the eternal "now."

Role in Spiritual Evolution: While time might be an illusion from an ultimate perspective, it plays a crucial role in our human experience. It provides a framework for growth, learning, and evolution. Through the passage of time, we encounter challenges and opportunities that catalyze our spiritual development.

Paradox of Time: Embracing the paradox that time is both an illusion and a tool for evolution can be liberating. It allows us to engage with life fully, appreciating each moment while recognizing the deeper reality that transcends time.

This understanding of time might inspire you to trust the unfolding of your own unique path.

Do you agree? Share your thoughts in the comments.

For discussion of interview with Eli Recht, see below: https://batgap.com/eli-recht/Born and raised in San Diego, CA, an...
01/14/2025

For discussion of interview with Eli Recht, see below: https://batgap.com/eli-recht/
Born and raised in San Diego, CA, and currently residing in Carlsbad, CA, Eli Recht is a licensed psychotherapist (LMFT), EMDR clinician, spiritual counselor, editor, and teacher of Self-realization.
In 2020, Eli experienced a falling away of ego identity and an awakening to the true nature of Reality. As a result, Eli has dedicated his life to service – to help alleviate suffering, cultivate connection, guide people through the often-confusing journey of Life, and invite others to recognize our shared unconditioned essence.
Eli’s specialty is blending contemporary psychological knowledge with timeless spiritual wisdom and advocating for the integration of these two disciplines.
Website: [elirecht.com](https://elirecht.com/)

723. Eli Recht Click image above to view video. Born and raised in San Diego, CA, and currently residing in Carlsbad, CA, Eli Recht is a licensed psychotherapist (LMFT),

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