This “insubstantial figure in the dream, pointing to the Divine Dreamer,” has lived and studied the nondual essence of our sacred tradi­tions for 40 years since an utterly life-changing, spontaneous awakening to God or Reality in his 16th year in the hills of Southern California. Fortunately, Timothy met many enlightened masters, esp­ec­i­ally in Advaita Vedanta (Sri Nisarga­datta Maharaj, Annamalai Swami, and others among Sri Ramana Maharshi’s immediate followers, Amma Amritanandamayi, Anandamayi Ma, Mother Krishnabai, Dadaji of Calcutta, et al.) and various lines of Buddhism (Taungpulu Sayadaw, Shifu Hsuan Hua, H.H. the Dalai Lama, Seung Sahn, et al.), as well as spiritual adepts in Taoism, Sufism, and mystic Christianity and Judaism. Timothy has freely shared the “pathless path” of deep spirituality for over 25 years in satsangs and in free ongoing education classes at Santa Barbara City College.

Books:

Women of Power & Grace: Nine Astonishing, Inspiring Luminaries of Our Time and the forthcoming

India's Sages-- Volume 1, India's Sages: Nondual Wisdom from the Heart of Freedom, which profiles 40 authentic sages from the modern era; the even more massive

Volume 2, India's Sages Source Book: Nondual Wisdom from Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas, Tantrics, Sants, Sikhs & Sufis, features over 120 wonderful sages and scriptures from India's "living past."

A trilogy of works focusing on nondual spirituality, religion, science, and political justice is also in preparation.

Print interview with Timothy can be found at:

The Sun magazine, April 2003 cover story

See also:

Homepage for Timothy's massive website on many aspects of our Sacred Traditions

The Nondual Spirituality section of the website

For lightening up via humor, includes a link to an illustrated Zen humor page compiled by Timothy

Free downloadable audio recordings of Timothy's weekly satsangs

Summary and Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded 7/14/10.

Second BatGap interview with Timothy.

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump

00:04:17 - Tim's Personal Journey and Interest in the Personal

00:08:00 - Struggling with Depression and Identity Crisis

00:11:15 - The Profound Opening

00:15:09 - Divine Intervention and the Transformation

00:19:05 - The Franciscan Way and the Suchness of Being

00:23:33 - A Life-Changing Experience

00:27:05 - A Profound Change in Perception

00:30:55 - The Bedrock Sense of Joy and Maintaining Pure Awareness

00:34:37 - Astrological Background and Opening to Spiritual Vertigo

00:38:26 - The Presence of God and the Separation

00:42:22 - Challenging Non-Mystical Religiosity

00:46:10 - Meeting Dan, the History of Consciousness

00:49:26 - Who are you beyond concepts, beyond self-labels?

00:53:03 - Dan: A Significant Influence 

00:56:59 - The Power of Stillness and Letting God Take Over

01:00:45 - The Fascination with God

01:03:48 - A Tragic Loss

01:06:14 - From Burma to India: A Spiritual Journey

01:09:16 - Divine Encounters in the Cave

01:13:10 - Sri Maharaj's Different Aspect

01:19:33 - Multiple facets of Maharaj

01:21:04 - The Struggle with Different Teachings

01:24:35 - The Paradox of Instruction

01:28:29 - The Vitality Meditation and the God of Your World

01:32:57 - The Dangers of One-upmanship in Spiritual Teachings

01:36:43 - Abuse of Power and Loneliness in Spiritual Communities

01:40:33 - The Evolution of Teachers and Their Contributions

01:44:44 - The Reasons for Intense and Painful Situations

01:48:46 - Concluding Remarks and Farewell

01:51:26 - End of Audio