Who it is for
For people who want to examine nonduality through clear concepts and concrete questions about everyday life.
Life and places
- Born on Malta in 1973, he moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia, in 1984 and still lives there. 5
- In his own account his spiritual search began in his late twenties and unfolded over five years; he calls Ramesh Balsekar, who taught at his home in Mumbai, his guru. 1, 5
- On his website he describes holding satsangs and retreats; recorded satsangs, among them satsangs in India, were published on his YouTube channel from 2015 to 2022. 5, 6
Where to start
- The freely readable transcript of his 2016 interview on Buddha at the Gas Pump, beginning with the sections on paradox, everyday experience and the three levels; his page Jai Guru explains his relation to Balsekar. 1, 3, 8
- The Intro page of his website, a short written summary of his teaching on Source, non-doership and the question Who am I? 4
- His recorded satsangs, most of them one to two hours long, published free on his YouTube channel Roger Castillo - Being Lived from 2015 to 2022. 6, 7
Public context
Works
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Roger Castillo - Being Lived (YouTube channel)
Video · 2015 · Roger Castillo - Being Lived, YouTube channel
His recorded satsangs on his own YouTube channel, on peace of mind in daily living, non-doership and the recognition of Source.
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Roger Castillo – Being Lived: teaching pages (rogercastillo.org)
Text · 2015 · Roger Castillo – Being Lived
Short written texts on his website: a summary of his teaching on Source, non-doership and the question Who am I?, his account of his path, and a text on his guru Ramesh Balsekar.
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359. Roger Castillo (Buddha at the Gas Pump)
Video · 2016 · Buddha at the Gas Pump (Rick Archer)
An interview by Rick Archer on paradox, the three levels of nondual reality, non-doership and daily life, with his biography and a transcript.
The short summaries are ours.
In their own words
Short passages in the words of Roger Castillo, each with its source. Where the quoted text is not in the language of this page, a translation follows and says whose it is.
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Awakening is the moment where awareness becomes aware of itself with the realisation that what I have always been is this awareness and not the body.
Roger Castillo – Being Lived: teaching pages (rogercastillo.org) · Intro page, section "All There Is, Is Source", last sentence · rogercastillo.org -
Anything that is shared is always only a description of how life can be seen and what may happen in the course of life unfolding, it is NEVER a prescription of something to do.
Roger Castillo – Being Lived: teaching pages (rogercastillo.org) · Intro page, section "Beyond Belief", second paragraph · rogercastillo.org -
Personal doership is the deeply ingrained belief that says I am the controller of whatever I think, say, feel, and do.
Roger Castillo - Being Lived (YouTube channel) · Video "Roger Castillo - the narrative stops when it no longer makes sense", recorded 17 August 2020, 17:47–17:56 · youtube.com Recorded: Recorded satsang published by Roger Castillo on his YouTube channel Roger Castillo - Being Lived. The wording is our transcription of the published audio, compared with YouTube's automatic captions; punctuation is ours.
Documented teaching relationships
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Learned personally with Ramesh Balsekar
Castillo calls Ramesh Balsekar his guru and explains his influence.
Self-reported · rogercastillo.org
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Teaching influenced by Nisargadatta Maharaj
Roger Castillo names the teachings of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, with those of Jesus, A Course in Miracles and Ramana Maharshi, among the gifts that were instrumental in the changes in his life.
Self-reported · rogercastillo.org , batgap.com
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Teaching influenced by Ramana Maharshi
Roger Castillo names the teachings of Bhagwan Sri Ramana Maharshi, with those of Jesus, A Course in Miracles and Nisargadatta Maharaj, among the gifts that were instrumental in the changes in his life.
Self-reported · rogercastillo.org , batgap.com
Teaching relationships are documented statements. They confer no trust and do not attest realisation.
Sources
- Jai Guru · Roger Castillo His own description of his path and of his teaching approach; read in full. accessed 18 Oct 2026
- Joan Tollifson · section Roger Castillo Personal recommendation by another teacher on her own website; not an objective certification of realisation. accessed 18 Oct 2026
- Roger Castillo · interview transcript (Buddha at the Gas Pump) Transcript of his interview with Rick Archer on Buddha at the Gas Pump (2016); his own answers are used, not the editorial summary or the comments. accessed 18 Oct 2026
- Intro · Roger Castillo His own summary of his teaching on his website; read in full. accessed 18 Oct 2026
- Here I Am, Roger · Roger Castillo His own biography on his website; read in full. accessed 18 Oct 2026
- Roger Castillo - Being Lived (YouTube channel) His own YouTube channel, linked from his website; list of videos read. accessed 18 Oct 2026
- Roger Castillo - the narrative stops when it no longer makes sense (YouTube) Recorded satsang of 17 August 2020 on his own YouTube channel; heard in full through our transcript. accessed 18 Oct 2026
- 359. Roger Castillo (Buddha at the Gas Pump) Episode page of the interview series Buddha at the Gas Pump, with his own biography, recorded on 20 August 2016. accessed 18 Oct 2026
Compiled by us from the sources listed. Last checked 18 Oct 2026.
E-mails about gatherings with Roger Castillo: coming soon.