Nondual Christianity, Forgiveness, and the Creative Path | Brother Ben Bigelow

This episode of The Spiritual Context Podcast features BenBigelow, a singer-songwriter, author of Loving Without Conditions: The Path of Christ, and a mentor to many on the spiritual path. Ben shares his journey from darkness and despair toincreasing beauty, joy, and peace through the lived practices of forgiveness and surrender. Deeply devoted to Christ, his spirituality transcends sectarian boundaries and draws from the teachings of David R. Hawkins, A Course in Miracles, 12-Step programs, and Advaita (nonduality) teachers such as Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj.Together, we explore:Letting go with the whole being, not only the intellectThe paradox of loving life while seeing it as dream-likeChrist as our true, unchanging identity beyond form and every beliefSuffering as an artifact of perception, and forgiveness as the undoing of perceptionTrue seeing as the recognition of beauty and perfection in all thingsMiracles as a natural function of our true natureCreativity as a spiritual expression of consciousness in daily lifeCheck out Ben’s book Loving Without Conditions: https://a.co/d/0cRWenjhBen’s Spotify Channel: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3maAIwLLXBSWD9ss4vAsqJ?si=52QyrjM8RaGXOwd2Bqn6fABen’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BenBigelow3 Special thanks to Ben for providing the intro and outro music for this podcast.Chapters00:00 What are you?04:46 From Deep Dark Despair to Intense Awareness andAliveness11:28 The Nature of Consciousness16:25 Guidance for the Young Seeker19:22 What Does It Mean To Love Life?22:50 Shifting Paradigms, Until They All Fall Away31:19 Christ Consciousness36:31 Seeing and Loving One Self in All Beings39:31 Whatever's Arising is Part of the Perfection44:49 Surrendering: Letting Go with the Whole Being53:56 The Way to Make a Decision Is to Clear the EmotionalEnergy Around the Options01:00:11 Taking Responsibility for One's Perception01:03:45 God's Will Is Perfect Love and Peace01:09:25 Forgiveness is the Undoing of Perception01:14:13 Forgiveness: Seeing Only the Christ01:24:13 The Essence of Prayer01:26:29 Fanning the Flames of Devotion01:30:42 Fatherhood as a Spiritual Path01:36:13 The Miraculous and Synchronicities01:42:24 Creativity as a Spiritual Expression01:53:10 Head in the Clouds and Feet on the Ground01:55:39 Gratitude Has Replaces Goals and Desires02:00:05 God is Love: Be Fearless