I think all of that is good. However, as stated, I have not found it very interesting, yet. I have not listened as extensively as you, and there may be great gems that I missed. However, others seem to be having the same problem as I -- in maintaining interest. Perhaps these may be raw feeds that need a bit of editing -- with the whole left for those that want full access.
And as I have suggested in several posts, some deeper probing, while considerate and sensitive to the fact that these are very personal stories, would be useful. For example, a Curtis type (Curtis, you are an archetype already!) examining the statements in an epistimological framework would be fascinating, IMO. And, bold claims, such as "I experienced being the center of the universe" deserve a bit more follow-up -- not just "Gee that s great". Perhaps you can share the segments, experiences, ideas from the tapes that you found most interesting. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" <mainstream20...@...> wrote: > > > For more than two weeks I have repeatedly and closely listened to the BATGAP > episodes via iTunes downloads via a portable iPod. The BATGAP episodes are a > fascinating record of the personal histories and subjective perspectives of > persons who have courage to publicly discuss permanently established positive > shifts in awareness. Here-to-fore, an individual's declaration of a permanent > shift in awareness called into question the validity of the experience. Rick > Archer and the BATGAP interviewees promote egalitarian principles of > experience and expression of higher states of awareness. BATGAP is a vehicle > for positive cultural advancement by diminishing the influence of exploitive > individuals and hierarchical institutions that for control purposes employ > excessively exclusive principles of experience and expression by default and > discourage members' advancement. > -Mainstream > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <steve.sundur@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > And the yahoo group -- I read a 20 or so posts. The posters are way into > > > their heads -- it would appear from their posts. Dry expositions. > > > While a small sample, i don't see the energy, vibrancy, life surging from > > > their words. > > > > > Hard to strike gold twice. FFL with all it's problems has some good edg > > (edge) and gets into some interesting discussions. But I think you've > > pretty well nailed this Buddha at the Gas Pump. And those interviews-I've > > only listened to the Foster's piece, but there wasn't much there to make me > > want to push on. Then again, I don't have time to do a lot of speculative > > exploring. > > >
