I have listened to loads of Rick's interviews. Some even all the way through!
At the moment I've lost interest in them, as I really feel that a lot of them are mostly about ego. I think that might be biased because of where I find myself on my own journey, so make what you want of it.
There are some that I really enjoyed, Jurgen's one, and Bernardo's too come to mind. Other's too, the truck driver for example struck me as someone that's well on the way to 'enlightenment' - but who knows?
I'm yet to find a truly 'Jesus like' character. We are all flawed, possibly Jesus was too? They are not to be found here on earth, at least not easily, and I don't think such people would want to be interviewed on Buddha at the Gas Pump!
(2017-09-12, 10:56 AM)Stan Woolley Wrote: I'm yet to find a truly 'Jesus like' character. We are all flawed, possibly Jesus was too? They are not to be found here on earth, at least not easily, and I don't think such people would want to be interviewed on Buddha at the Gas Pump!
Possibly many people exhibit those qualities some of the time. It is even possible that some have reached it all of the time. However, it doesn't automatically follow that such a person will be in a prominent position. There may be anonymous characters who pass us by on the street and we'd never know.
In my view there are certain characteristics which are specific either to the individual person, or to the role they play during a particular lifetime, and are not directly related to an enlightened state. Hence we should not necessarily be looking for someone who occupies any particular role or position in society.
(2017-09-12, 10:56 AM)Stan Woolley Wrote: Great thread Chuck.
I have listened to loads of Rick's interviews. Some even all the way through!
At the moment I've lost interest in them, as I really feel that a lot of them are mostly about ego. I think that might be biased because of where I find myself on my own journey, so make what you want of it.
LOL. Very funny. I have made it into a bit of a Gong Show.
Certainly a lot of them are about the ego of the "awakening" individual. Right now I find that really interesting. It's pretty clear that most of the guests probably feel (based on remnants of ego) that they are "done" or very nearly so.
Typoz makes a great point. Very few truly enlightened people would go on Rick's show and claim to be awakened. I also think very few enlightened people would hang out the spiritual shingle and start selling.
That's not to say something profound isn't happening to a large number of these folks. Maybe you are right that by hook or by crook they are shedding enough ego to expose these curious, but fairly consistent underpinnings.
In my latest review (still listening, so not yet posted) I wonder why there isn't as much crossover between this phenomena and the UFO phenomena. I would have expected some leakage. We do see encounters with "beings of light", Jesus or other ascended masters. So that is certainly a meeting point between the two phenomena. It's been a while since I listened, so I may be able to pick out more touch points if I continue.
My other gut takeaway is that something is happening to these folks. It is a very specific and well defined process and they are all walking through many of the same states and ways of being. I certainly don't think it is making them "better" people. But it is changing them and in a way that effects them long term. This isn't an effect that lasts an hour or a few days. These people are changed for years, or perhaps a lifetime.
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