564. Scott Kiloby

This interview was recorded May 15, 2020, as part of an online conference entitled "Wisdom in Times of Crisis" offered by the Science and Nonduality Conference, held May 17-23, entitled Wisdom in Times of Crisis. The conference has finished, but you may sign up to access all of its content. Scott Kiloby is an author and international speaker on mindfulness and addiction recovery. Scott is also the founder and director of the Kiloby Center for Recovery. After twenty years of addiction to drugs and alcohol, Scott began to develop Natural Rest for Addiction which has helped people all over the world confront the root of their addiction, anxiety, and depression. Scott was the COO of MyLife Recovery which held the patent on the naltrexone implant. Scott also developed an app that acts as an interface between pain management doctors and their patients to decrease the likelihood of addiction. The app also protects doctors legally from claims of negligence arising out of opiate overdoses. Originally from southern Indiana, Scott was an attorney for several years before becoming an author. He travels extensively across the United States and in Europe giving talks, seminars, and intensives. Along with his work at the Kiloby Center, Scott is also the director and co-owner of the Natural Rest House, a detox and residential addiction treatment center located in La Quinta, California. In addition to Natural Rest for Addiction: A Radical Approach to Recovery Through Mindfulness and Awareness, Scott is the author of the following books which can be found on Amazon: Living Realization: A Simple, Plain-English Guide to Non-Duality The Unfindable Inquiry: One Simple Tool to Overcome Feelings of Unworthiness and Find Inner Peace Reflections of the One Life: Daily Pointers to Enlightenment Doorway to Total Liberation: Conversations with What Is Love's Quiet Revolution: The End Of The Spiritual Search Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview. 1st BatGap interview with Scott 2nd BatGap interview with Scott Interview recorded May 15, 2020. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:02:35 - Scott's Background and Work in Addiction Treatment 00:04:32 - The Kiloby Cooperative: Making Work Accessible and Affordable 00:06:13 - The Advantages of Online Addiction Help 00:07:53 - Becoming trauma-informed and shaping child development 00:09:31 - Finding Meaning in Life and Overcoming Trauma 00:11:23 - Clearing Traumatic Memories and Beliefs 00:13:14 - The New Model for Quitting Addiction 00:14:41 - Management and Treatment Options 00:16:01 - Resolving Trauma: The Inquiry Process 00:17:37 - Overcoming Bullying and Trauma 00:19:14 - Developing a Method for Witnessing Thoughts 00:20:43 - Helping People Cope with Fear and Uncertainty 00:22:09 - Coping with Fear of Death and Illness During COVID 00:23:55 - Practical Steps in the Real World for Dealing with Anxiety 00:25:43 - Global Transformation in the Wake of COVID-19 00:27:34 - The Urgency of Climate Change 00:29:37 - Providing Free Support during the Pandemic 00:31:28 - The Kiloby Inquiries and the Work of Undoing Connection 00:33:13 - Helping People Financially 00:35:03 - Living a Fear-Based Life 00:36:34 - Helping People with Fear and Pain 00:38:31 - Embracing and Illuminating the Dark Things 00:40:11 - Skillful Relating to Experience 00:41:44 - Tapping into Inner Resources 00:43:37 - Embracing Non-Duality in the World 00:45:34 - Exploring Alternative Ways of Dealing with Suffering 00:47:24 - Addressing Social Issues in the Wake of COVID 00:49:05 - Addressing Global Problems and Transformative Waves 00:50:43 - A Conversation about Hope and Dreaming

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The implication of the title - Buddha at the Gas Pump - is that ordinary people are experiencing higher states of consciousness once thought to be rare and difficult to attain. People everywhere are undergoing a shift or awakening to their true nature. For some, this shift has been abrupt and dramatic. For others, it has been so gradual that they may not have realized it has occurred. Such shifts, or awakenings, are not new: Christ spoke of the Kingdom of Heaven within, Buddhists speak of Nirvana, Zen masters of Satori, Hindus of Moksha, but these traditions generally regard these states as rare and difficult to attain. Many people are therefore skeptical of claims of higher states of consciousness. They find it hard to believe that apparently ordinary friends and neighbors might be experiencing something extraordinary. Maybe they expect Enlightenment to look as remarkable on the outside as it is reputed to be on the inside. This show will attempt to dispel skepticism and misconceptions by week after week, allowing otherwise ordinary people to relate their experience of spiritual awakening. The terminology is tricky, because there are no universally agreed upon definitions to describe this experience. So please forgive us if we use some unfamiliar terms. We will try to clarify our definitions as we go along. Perhaps, after a while, those listening will become convinced that genuine and permanent spiritual awakenings are not just a pipe dream, but are real and are becoming relatively commonplace. These podcasts are the audio track of a weekly interview show which may be seen as videos on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/buddhaatthegaspump). Also see the main site: https://batgap.com. For search purposes, I will add the following to this description - batgap, Buddha at the Gaspump, Buddah at the Gas Pump.