623. Babaji Bob Kindler - a podcast by Rick Archer

Babaji Bob Kindler is the Spiritual Director of the Sarada Ramakrishna Vivekananda (SRV) Associations since 1993 with teaching centers on the Big Island of Hawaii and Portland, Oregon, USA. Babaji teaches Vedanta, Yoga, Sankhya, and other philosophical systems of Truth with an emphasis on learning to live a divine life and the attainment of direct spiritual experience.  He holds a twin spiritual heritage via initiation into the Ramakrishna lineage (Vedanta) and Kagyu Tibetan Buddhism.  Editor of Nectar of Non-Dual Truth, A Journal of Universal Religious and Philosophical Teachings, he is also the author of over a dozen books on spiritual topics, including

Dissolving the MindstreamA Quintessential Yoga Vasishtha
Twenty-Four Aspects of Mother KaliFootfalls of the Indian Rishis: Charting the Timeless Wisdom of Mother India

 Babaji’s spiritual discourses can be found on YouTube, Livestream, and on the official SRV Associations website.
Online and residential retreats are listed here.Email subscription and site index.

“Our path is mainly a blend of Advaita and Shaktism, with our devotion to Sri Ramakrishna making it Universal, and inclusive of all religions.”Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

Transcript of this interview.Interview recorded November 13, 2021.

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Babaji Bob Kindler00:04:43 - Babaji's Spiritual Discourses on YouTube
00:09:17 - Devotion to Shakti in Tantra and Kashmir Shaivism00:14:03 - The Function of Maya
00:18:42 - Awakening from the Dream00:22:42 - The Dangers of Jumping to Spiritual Enlightenment00:26:54 - The Bliss of Meditation
00:30:55 - The State of Advaita Non-Duality00:35:15 - The Field of All Possibilities
00:39:24 - Reincarnation and the Doctrine of Karma00:43:24 - Remembering Atman and Buddha Nature
00:47:32 - Duality and Transcendence in Humanity00:51:37 - The Value of Studying Secular Subjects
00:55:34 - Nonviolence and Money-making00:59:40 - Kingdoms of Heaven and the Mind
01:03:49 - The Gods Within Us01:07:56 - Different Levels of Consciousness and the Non-Dual Path
01:11:51 - Direct Path to Enlightenment01:16:10 - The Forgetfulness of Ignorance and the Cyclic Nature of Time
01:20:09 - The Illusion of Change01:24:09 - The Nature of Enlightenment
01:28:10 - Following Your Own Calling01:31:52 - Realizing the Atman, the wasted life, and the refinement of the mind
01:35:35 - The Guru-Disciple Relationship01:39:48 - The Qualification and Criterion for Sacred Sound
01:43:52 - The Universality of Religions and Swami Vivekananda01:48:24 - Realizing the Inner Being and Inter-Religious Gatherings
01:52:23 - Deluding Pairs of Opposites and Rising Above01:57:15 - Dharma and Morality
02:01:16 - Exploring the Cell of Knowledge02:05:13 - Wrapping Up and Upcoming Interviews

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