Enlightenment Today

In this podcast, we will explore why the ancient cultures of the East are more important now than ever before. Unfortunately, when Eastern spirituality was imported to the West it went through an intense cultural appropriation that stripped the traditions bear of any cultural knowledge and flavor. The significance of…

Understanding our true nature is best explained through the nondual Eastern traditions, especially Advaita Vedanta. At the heart of Vedanta is the concept of Brahman, the Ultimate Reality/undifferentiated consciousness at the core of our being known simply as Atman. Essentially, Atman is Brahman, meaning you are That Ultimate Reality but…

In this podcast, we will explore the famous Zen riddles known as Koans and why they facilitate enlightenment. One of the bad habits both East and West is the general thinking of life in a rational linear way. Zen Buddhism, on the other hand, is focused on the present moment…

One of the simplest but most transformative gratitude meditations is found in Taoism. Generally, we often forget about the simple things in life and the relationships we have. Life has a way of distracting our attention from what really matters. The Taoist gratitude meditation is a simple method to bring…

In this podcast, we will explore the amorality of Taoism and why morality itself is immoral. Taoist philosophy explains that when we operate from partiality and create standards, we instantly create its opposite. Essentially, a standard is its opposite in another form and that is especially the case in regards…

In a world hypnotized by opinions and beliefs, it is hard for the sincere spiritual seeker to not be sucked into worldliness. We’ve all slipped on the path because of the ignorance and foolishness of those individuals who are asleep. In this episode of Ask Jason, I will answer a…

In this podcast, we will explore why self-help and motivation doesn’t transform ourselves or alleviate psychological problems and how Eastern spirituality actually does create the change we are longing for. In a world suffering from an exponential growth in stress, anxiety, depression, and suicide, many people are turning to self-help…

The ancient text of the Tao Te Ching deals with what is permanent within us, an unfathomable source beyond heaven and earth. The Tao Te Ching takes us far beyond the social, cultural, religious, and biological factors that are the main concern of modern psychology. It helps us see how…

In this podcast, we will explore the wheel of life and the cycles of Samsara in our own lives that bind us to the wheel. In Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism there is a belief in the many lifetime’s theory. This view of cyclical time and existence is based on nature…

In this episode of Enlightenment Today, I will explain the Taoist cannibal thief Robber Zhi found in the Zhuangzi text. Robber Zhi is one of the least known and understood in the Zhuangzi text. He is the embodiment of the Taoist attitude towards life, but people confuse this passage with…