330. Norio Kushi - a podcast by Rick Archer

Brief history of Norio: I always loved wheels ever since I was a small child. The first set of wheels was a bicycle, which by age nine, I was riding 40 miles at a time. Age 19, I drove a taxi in Boston for five years. I began driving a truck, as well as greyhound buses, at age 25. I began what I refer to as"true inquiry"while driving my truck in 2003, thereby being able to see the silence, from which"Norio brain"could see all that I thought I am is only an illusion.

Website: demystifyenlightenment.orgTranscript of this interview

Interview conducted 1/30/2016Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.


Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:03:03 - The Love for Wheels and Exploration00:05:17 - True Inquiry and Spiritual Awakening
00:07:44 - Inquiring about the meaning of being human00:11:21 - Living in the Present Moment
00:14:15 - Time and the Perception of Emotions00:17:23 - The Nature of Consciousness and Emotions
00:20:37 - The Universal Nature of Sorrow00:24:20 - Inquiry into Human Existence
00:27:15 - Childlike Curiosity and the Question of What it Means to be Human00:30:08 - Letting go of judgment and comparison
00:33:32 - The Transformation in Listening00:37:02 - The Dissolution of the Conscious and Unconscious Division
00:40:18 - Discovering the Circular Pattern00:43:54 - The Deeper Levels of Thinking
00:47:53 - Seeing Problems as Opportunities00:50:14 - Let's Play Monopoly
00:53:11 - The Joy of Silence00:56:43 - The Influence of Others
01:00:13 - The True Nature of Being Human01:03:43 - The Illusion of Self and Enlightenment
01:07:25 - The Limitations of Language and the Depths of Silence01:10:55 - Exploring the Garden and Beyond
01:14:01 - The Gate to Silence01:16:56 - The Circular Pattern of Thinking
01:20:45 - The Illusion of Self and Addictions01:23:22 - The Significance of Truth
01:26:17 - Effort and attachments01:28:54 - The Role of Effort and Struggle in Life
01:32:17 - The Cosmic Joke and Tuning in with A43201:34:14 - Wrapping It Up

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