Posts in category: Enlightenment Today

In this episode of Enlightenment Today, I will explain the secret of meditation. Meditation has become a useful tool for people in their people lives. We think of it as a way to manage stress and something that helps us deal with the uncertainty of life. Though these benefits are great and true, there is a secret to meditation that only usually serious practitioners of the Eastern spiritual traditions discover and understand. What is that elusive secret?

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In this podcast, we will explore the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti and David Bohm. Both Krishnamurti and Bohm dedicated their lives to understanding the oneness of reality from a philosophical and scientific viewpoint. Their groundbreaking work brings to light the view of the Eastern spiritual traditions that the individual is an illusion, albeit a persistent one. We dive deep into both of their lives and teachings, guiding one to understand the oneness of reality and how the experience of that reality is eclipsed by our sense of individuality.

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In this podcast, we will explore the concept of evil and Universalism from an Eastern spiritual perspective. There is a common Western view that the concept of evil is a universal concept in all of the world’s spiritual traditions. This view began when Westerners started to translate Eastern spiritual scriptures through their own Western individualistic oriented cognition which is based on one life and not the Eastern view of many lives. Universalism essentially began with the Western cultural assumption that evil exists and is inherent within some individuals. But are Western cultural assumptions related to Eastern culture? Do they even exist in the East? Find out!

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In this podcast, we will explore how the great Taoist sages Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu would deal with a pandemic. One thing which has been revealed during this current pandemic is the state of mind within the world which is quite alarming. Some countries have been unified in their response and dealt with the situation a lot better than other nations who are seemingly divided based on their view that the current pandemic cares about our individual rights. Taoism can teach us how to respond spontaneously with intelligence, no matter how dire the situation is. But for Taoist wisdom to shine, we need to see each and every situation as it is and not according to our personal beliefs of how we think it is. The wisdom of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu will allow the world to go back to what it was before, but we have to grow up and stop fighting each other and complaining about the situation and realize there are a lot of people really doing it tough in the world, especially in Third World nations. We have a great responsibility to each other and our brothers and sisters who are less fortunate and cannot support themselves in this pandemic. The lessons of Taoism will give you a natural strategy and remedy for dealing with the current pandemic.

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In this podcast, we will explore why Easterners and Westerners think differently. There is an outdated assumption, based on Western biases, that there is one universal way of thinking. But modern research suggests nothing could be further from the truth. Actually, the differences in thinking are why Westerners tend to misinterpret Eastern spirituality, leading to new age oversensationalized interpretations of the philosophies of Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism. We will uncover these differences and why different cognitive styles developed in the first place affecting our worldview.

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In this podcast, we will explore spiritual bypassing, the shadow, and the dangers of psychological dissociation and suppression in spirituality. Though these concerns have been at the forefront of Western psychotherapy, the Eastern spiritual traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism have a had a philosophical and scientific understanding of the mind to counter such psychological issues for thousands of years. But this Eastern science of mind is something a lot of people don’t know about when they first get engaged in spirituality all due to spiritual teachers who have not been trained sufficiently in either tradition, leading to the spiritual teachers themselves suffering from these afflictions of mind. We will explain the proper science of mind in the East and how without a thorough understanding of that system you won’t make any great progress in your own spiritual process.

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The science and philosophy of flow are rooted in Taoism. The ability to focus the mind so intensely that we feel a sense of effortlessness is the core of the Taoist wisdom of wu-wei. Wu-wei is a feeling of intelligent spontaneity, where the mind is embodied and the body is mindful. The best example of effortless action is found in art and sport, where we discover the art of being in the zone that many world-class performers experience. But in Taoism, the art of being in the zone requires us to take that effortlessness out of our skill and into daily life. Flow is our natural state of mind.

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In this podcast, we will explore why we celebrate Guru Purnima and the nature of the guru and disciple relationship and why it is important. This whole lineage of guru and disciple was propelled forward by an ancient sage known as Vyasa, who was instrumental in the birth of a classical guru and Hinduism as we know it. I will explain Vyasa’s contribution to the world and the evolution of the Hindu scriptures. Ultimately, we will explore whether or not it’s necessary to have a guru in this day and age. Find out!

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Time. What is it? This is such an odd question to ask. But to never inquire into the nature of time is even more strange. We are all subject to time and its process of birth, life, decay, and death. This linear process makes us believe that the nature of time is just linear and something we don’t need to explore. But is it linear or something completely different and a lot greater than we have first considered? Time is something we never consider just like fish don’t consider the water in which they live. But in one of the longest enduring cultures in the world, they didn’t just consider time, but they also mapped its birth and relationship to the nature of consciousness itself. In this documentary, you will learn about the Yugas, one of the most unique perspectives of time known to humanity. Be prepared to have your worldview and perspective of time turned upside down.

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In this podcast, we will explore the life and teachings of a 16-year-old boy who became enlightened and changed the world. This boy, born Venkataraman Iyer, is none other than the great sage of the 20th century we know as Ramana Maharshi. The teachings of Ramana Maharshi played a big part in the nondual spiritual path of Advaita Vedanta, and spirituality in general, becoming popular in the West. But who really was Ramana Maharshi and why are his teachings significant now more than ever?

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