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.org

Transcript of this interview

Interview conducted 1/30/2016

YouTube Video Chapters:

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

00:03:03 - The Love for Wheels and Exploration

00:05:17 - True Inquiry and Spiritual Awakening

00:07:44 - Inquiring about the meaning of being human

00:11:21 - Living in the Present Moment

00:14:15 - Time and the Perception of Emotions

00:17:23 - The Nature of Consciousness and Emotions

00:20:37 - The Universal Nature of Sorrow

00:24:20 - Inquiry into Human Existence

00:27:15 - Childlike Curiosity and the Question of What it Means to be Human

00:30:08 - Letting go of judgment and comparison

00:33:32 - The Transformation in Listening

00:37:02 - The Dissolution of the Conscious and Unconscious Division

00:40:18 - Discovering the Circular Pattern

00:43:54 - The Deeper Levels of Thinking

00:47:53 - Seeing Problems as Opportunities

00:50:14 - Let's Play Monopoly

00:53:11 - The Joy of Silence

00:56:43 - The Influence of Others

01:00:13 - The True Nature of Being Human

01:03:43 - The Illusion of Self and Enlightenment

01:07:25 - The Limitations of Language and the Depths of Silence

01:10:55 - Exploring the Garden and Beyond

01:14:01 - The Gate to Silence

01:16:56 - The Circular Pattern of Thinking

01:20:45 - The Illusion of Self and Addictions

01:23:22 - The Significance of Truth

01:26:17 - Effort and attachments

01:28:54 - The Role of Effort and Struggle in Life

01:32:17 - The Cosmic Joke and Tuning in with A432

01:34:14 - Wrapping It Up