432. Paul Morgan-Somers - a podcast by Rick Archer

Paul was born in 1961 and lived most of life in the coastal county of Pembrokeshire, UK. He always loved the sea and aspired to be a professional football (soccer) player. One day, at the age of 15, while playing football, unbounded awareness dawned. Everything was the"ocean". He didn't know what this was, or whether anyone else had experienced it, but later on he discovered the Upanishads in a bookstore, which led to his joining a Vedanta Monastery for five years. For a time after that, he lived a hermit-like life. One day in meditation, a woman's name came to him. He had never heard of her, nor did he even know whether she existed, but he knew he would marry her. He later did, opened a gallery and had two boys. He now spends his time supporting the boys and their business and chatting about the ocean.

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Discussion of this interview in the Batgap Community Facebook Group.Interview recorded December 3, 2017.

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YouTube Video Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:05:31 - Changing Sense of Identity00:10:17 - Kundalini and Energetic Experiences
00:15:04 - The Beauty of Human Experience00:20:02 - Assimilation and Adjustment Challenges
00:24:42 - Falling in Love with the Ocean and Finding Books00:29:34 - An Old Monk's Experiences
00:34:02 - Shake-up of Central Structures of Authority00:38:32 - The Limitations of Words and Language
00:42:25 - Non-verbal communication and the limitations of language00:46:24 - Insecurity in Identity
00:50:21 - The Paradox of Movement00:54:19 - The Process of Creative Intelligence
00:57:53 - The Importance of Individual Paths01:01:37 - The Wholeness of Everything
01:05:36 - A Journey of Awakening01:09:06 - The Power and Intoxication of Authority
01:12:58 - Power and Abuse in Spiritual Circles01:16:28 - The Role of Teachers and Students
01:20:13 - The Power of Humility01:24:29 - An Unexpected Journey
01:28:30 - The Nature of Reality in Words01:32:03 - Conversations and Tea
01:36:02 - Chatting and Helping People with Awakening01:39:45 - Unsettling Experiences and Fear
01:43:52 - Dancing in the Bedroom01:47:47 - The Presence of Subtle Beings.
01:51:49 - The Paradox of Existence01:55:52 - A Delightful Virtual Tea and the Dance of Words
02:00:04 - The form and the formless02:03:41 - John Sampson: A Life of Fascinating Experiences

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