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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha At The Gas Pump
00:04:45 - The Origins of Centering Prayer
00:09:31 - The Tussle Between Experiential and Belief-Oriented Approaches in Spirituality
00:14:00 - The Awakening and the Joy of Being Present
00:18:33 - The Practice of Mindfulness and Vippasana Meditation
00:23:30 - A Shift in Awareness
00:28:59 - Recognition of Consciousness in Others
00:33:44 - A Big Shift Happened
00:39:03 - The Possibility of Integration with Practical Life
00:44:16 - The Integration of Relative and Absolute
00:49:28 - Changes in Sleep and Dream Experience
00:54:14 - The Acid Test of Self-Realization
00:58:42 - The Essence of God and Translations
01:03:28 - The search for happiness and the nature of true happiness
01:08:37 - The Illusion of the Mind
01:12:29 - The Illusory Nature of the Mind and Ego
01:16:43 - The Search for Happiness
01:21:07 - The Temporary Role of Self
01:25:41 - Language as a Tool for Communication
01:30:40 - "Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form"
01:35:24 - Resting in Spacious Awareness with Gentle Effort
01:39:24 - Finding Awareness within Turmoil
01:43:42 - The Importance of Direct Realization
01:48:11 - The Importance of Hidden Impact
01:52:25 - Abiding in Devotion and Bhakti
01:56:19 - Presence in Deathbeds and Ministry Transformation
02:00:04 - Questioning the historicity of Jesus and religious teachings
02:03:58 - Uncertainty about Future Direction
02:08:04 - Independent Spirit and Evolving Spirituality
02:12:10 - The Value of Interviews with Regular People
02:15:53 - Sign up for our Newsletter

Francis Bennett entered the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemane in 1981 and in the 90′s subsequently lived at a "daughter house" of Gethsemane in Monks Corner South Carolina. Until recently, he was living in a small urban monastery in Montreal Quebec. He has been a "spiritual seeker" during all those years, practicing in the Christian mystical/contemplative Tradition and working deeply with teachers in both the Vipassana and Zen Traditions as well. In 2010 he experienced a profound perceptual "shift" in which he realized the ever-present presence of pure Awareness, which some would call, the Presence of God.

He has worked in the field of Spiritual Care in Parish Communities and with the sick and dying in Hospice and Hospital settings. He has led retreats, offered spiritual talks and has accompanied many on their spiritual journey. He graduated from the Pontifical College Josephinum with a BA in Philosophy and completed a two year chaplaincy residency with Ohio Health Hospital system.

Francis' forthcoming book, to be published by Non-Duality Press, is entitled "I Am That I Am -- Discovering the love, peace, joy and stability of the True Self". Here's a review of the book by Scott Kiloby:

I gave this review of Francis Dale Bennett's book "I Am That I Am: Discovering the love, peace, joy and stability of the True Self" without being solicited to give a review. I think it is a marvellously simple but radical book. Anyone can read this and feel into the direct experience of what he is saying, whether one is a long term spiritual seeker, someone raised in a Christian church, or someone right off the street who has never looked into these things. There is a flow of simplicity and clarity in the pages that made it very readable. I didn't have to stop and ask myself what he meant by certain words. I could see he was using words very lightly, inviting the reader into an always, already present freedom, peeling apart many of the self-beliefs and beliefs about reality that keep so many people spinning their wheels in this lifetime. Francis' background as a Catholic Monk makes this book even more delicious to me. He has the ability to speak to those in the Christian Church in a way that is fresh and transforming. Do read this book if you are seeking. It keeps it simple, yet utterly profound. - Scott Kiloby, www.livingrealization.org, www.kiloby.com.

Interview conducted 8/4/2012

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