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Crazy Energy: Episode 407
Episode 407 Crazy EnergyAt certain times we might feel different and we’re not sure why. Perhaps we are more anxious, paranoid or excitable than usual, and our mind might start racing to find reasons to justify why we might be feeling that way. There can be important...
Please Listen First: Episode 406
Episode 406 Please Listen FirstWhen we listen, we might have the habit of forming an opinion very quickly - perhaps before we’ve even heard the general outline of the situation. We might even be quick to interrupt with our interpretation, to explain what we think we...
Treat Yourself: Episode 405
Episode 405 Treat YourselfThere is this cliché in western culture of “treating yourself”. The idea is, if you feel down or uncertain of yourself, the best thing to do is buy a material object for yourself. Generally, this is not the best way to feel better. For one...
Surrender the Body: Episode 404
Episode 404 Surrender the BodyIn Play of Consciousness, Baba Muktananda describes a meditation - going to each part of the body, beginning with the toes, and saying to it “These toes belong to the guru. Guru Om.” He goes through each body part, releasing his...
Read the Scriptures: Episode 402
Episode 402 Read the ScripturesA long time ago, paper was scarce, and people had to choose carefully what they wrote. Some of what they wrote survives to this day, and some of it is just as valuable as when it was written. Today it is very easy to find the Torah, the...
Learn a Language: Episode 401
Episode 401 Learn a LanguageIf you only speak one language, you might assume that other languages are more or less like codes. You just swap some words for others, and change the order around a little bit, and “voila!” In fact, it’s not like that at all. Every...
Freedom to be Miserable: Episode 400
Episode 400 Freedom to be MiserableIn Brave New World, a manager of a factory gives a little history lesson, saying: “Sleep-teaching was actually prohibited in England. There was something called liberalism. Parliament, if you know what that was, passed a law against...
Something Else: A New Way of Relating: Episode 399
Episode 399 Something Else: A New Way of RelatingOn 90s sitcoms like Seinfeld the characters would debate whether it was fair to break up with someone by a phone call after 3 dates, or perhaps that person deserved the dignity of a meeting in person. At some point it...
Rest as that Condition: Episode 397
Episode 397 Rest as that ConditionIn Sam Harris’s app Waking up he often asks the listener to notice the condition of being aware, and to “rest as that condition”. We fall back into awareness, and allow ourselves to see that everything we experience is just a...
God Bless Them: Episode 396
Episode 396 God Bless ThemWhen many people visit Latin America or Latin Europe, they are astounded by the hospitality of the people who go out of their way to chat with you or accommodate you. Their sweet demeanour shows their sweet hearts that cannot be hidden....
Psychopaths and Heroes: Episode 395
Episode 395 Psychopaths and HeroesThe bystander effect describes a situation where nobody takes action because they believe it’s not their duty, or that there’s nothing to be done. For example, if a person is stabbed in the street in a city, being watched by a crowd,...
The Power of a Customer: Episode 394
Episode 394 The Power of a CustomerThere is a power imbalance that occurs when someone has money and someone else wants their business. That’s why it’s common to hear about people being cruel to wait-staff or other people in customer service. By that same token,...
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