Podcast

In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s insights and knowledge on why emptiness is the nature of the universe and the mind. This is the eleventh episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will…

In this podcast, we will speak about loneliness on the spiritual path. Loneliness is a byproduct of waking up that isolates one with the rest of the world who are dancing to beat of the same drum. The real inner spiritual work we need to embark on to heal loneliness…

In this podcast, we will explain what the undifferentiated consciousness of Atman truly is and how it is completely different from the Western concept of the soul. One of the greatest discoveries of the schools of Eastern philosophy is the true nature of our existence. But does this discovery have…

In this podcast, we will speak about the world’s focus on inevitable progress at the expense of traditional knowledge. In a brief period of time, thousands of years of traditional knowledge and skills are being wiped out due to a modern idea of progress that might not be as progressive…

In this podcast, we will explain Lao-tzu’s advice on how to continuously embrace the Tao in a chaotic world, offering us a path to ultimate liberation that he calls mystical virtue. This is the tenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore…

In this podcast, we will explain why life is suffering and how suffering itself contains one of the greatest lessons in life. The Buddha 2,500 years ago explained that life is suffering, but also he gave us a roadmap to eradicate suffering to experience ultimate liberation. This lesson has not…

In this podcast, we will explain the universe in twelve words. This one quote is from the great Advaita Vedanta master Shankara, and it explains the universe and the game of duality we are caught in. Many spiritual masters, such as Ramana Maharshi, reverted back to this quote to answer…

In this podcast, we will explain why spiritual practice and renunciation (nonreaction) are essential for cultivating effortlessness. Abiding in an effortless mind is explained thoroughly in the 196 observations on the nature of consciousness known classically as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We will explain sutras 12-19 which is the…

In this podcast, we will explain why losing interest in the mundaneness of the world is a sign of spiritual growth and maturity. Going back to ancient times it was imperative for a spiritual aspirant to withdraw from worldly affairs as we see within the teachings of Taoism, Buddhism and…

The general mindset of the West is to strive for socially manufactured goals and to try and achieve them according what society determines is successful. The Western social model of goals and success is incorrectly assumed to be a universal way of thinking. As a result, this type of mindset…