I was hesitant to put this up because there's more than enough of me on this site, but a few kind friends encouraged me to, so here it is. I gave this talk at the Open Circle Center in Berkeley, California on October 24, 2016.

Other talks by or interviews of Rick on BatGap:

SAND 2019 - Knowledge/Reality is Different in Different States of Consciousness

2018 SAND Conference Q&A and Interview by Shakti Caterina Maggi

SAND 2017: "The Ethics of Enlightenment"

Talk at SAND 2015

Interviewed by Fax Gilbert

Interviewed by Richard Miller

Transcript of this talk

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - My Role in the Spiritual Community

00:03:46 - The Role of Spirituality in the Age of Science

00:06:30 - The Ramifications of Meddling with Nature

00:08:42 - The Potential of a Transcendent Society

00:10:42 - The Possibility of Countless Advanced Civilizations

00:13:03 - Science and Spirituality: Working Hypotheses

00:15:36 - Distorted Teachings of Religion and the Importance of Understanding

00:18:19 - Finding Inner Happiness

00:21:10 - Clarifying the Meaning of Awakening and Spirituality

00:23:31 - The True Nature of Identity and Awareness

00:25:57 - The concept of "awakening"

00:27:43 - Exploring the Unknown Territory

00:29:51 - The Full Nature of Reality

00:32:32 - The Variations of the Spiritual Realm

00:35:06 - Spiritual Enlightenment and Historical Figures

00:37:19 - The Threefold Paradox of Reality

00:39:21 - The Full Range of Creation in Living

00:42:32 - The Predominant Subjective Experience of Christ

00:46:33 - The Endless Evolution of the Self

00:51:04 - The Marvelous Creation and the Divine Intelligence

00:55:25 - The All-Pervading Intelligence

00:58:36 - The Universe's Fine-Tuned Nature

01:01:19 - The Evolution of the Universe and the Awakening of Humanity

01:04:53 - The Awakening of Consciousness

01:08:08 - The Purificatory Mechanism

01:11:13 - The Natural Cycle of Imbalance and Balance

01:13:42 - The Concept of Mistakes

01:17:02 - Sharing a Unified Intelligence as a Species

01:22:51 - Harmonizing with Subtle Realms and Collaborating with Beings

01:26:07 - Embracing Corporations and Politics in Creating Change

01:28:44 - The Unity of All Beings

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