Conversations with Avant-garde Sages - The Wizard LLC

Conversations with Avant-garde Sages
had that question, in addition to the spiritual questions he had, he
also had that particular question.
TRIP: That's interesting.
GREG GOODE: Yes. And there are more and more people getting
certification in this, and the way it is now you have to have at least
a Masters in philosophy, and if you have a PhD in philosophy…
Where are most of the people who have PhDs in philosophy?
They're usually teaching philosophy at universities or colleges. So
the people who go to those people for help or counselling tend to
be associated with universities most of the time. They wouldn't
search YouTube for nonduality. Enlightenment is not for them,
not something they're looking for, they're just not thinking about
that stuff. But I must say that out of all the people that have come
my way, I'd say less than 2% are interested in those classic
philosophical issues and most are interested in spiritual things.
TRIP: Okay. So you have a deep training in both of these spheres
in your own life in reflecting upon the dilemmas that present
themselves to you, which do you call upon more directly? I mean,
for me this ineffable Truth that we're talking about today is not
something that can be known, however there are these logical
consequences of this beautiful Truth that make it pretty easy to
have a roadmap for living. For example, you would want to be
present rather than having your mind wondering into the past and
the future, and you would want to perhaps see what shows up in
your life instead of overly planning and thinking that you can
manage everything, and that sort of thing, right?
GREG GOODE: Right, right, right.
TRIP: Okay. So, which of these roadmaps do you find more useful
to you? Is it a philosophical one or one with a spiritual basis in
nondual reality?
GREG GOODE: I actually don't follow a roadmap. [Laughs]
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