Feb 27, 2023
There are three pains that result from object-dependent happiness: 1. the pain of acquiring the object, 2. the pain of preserving the object, 3. the pain of the eventual loss of the object. Orienting as the self, as awareness, we can still enjoy objects but we do not depend on them to make us happy.
Feb 24, 2023
This morning, I jsut felt the need to tell my story of how I came to Vedanta/nonduality. There's a lot in here, including multiple visits from my awesome cat August! If you want to understand what it takes to get to lasting peace and happiness, this is the episode to listen to.
Feb 22, 2023
Despite my growing belief that we live in a deterministic universe and therefore do not have "free will" in the way most think about it, I do believe we can setup our environment so it is aligned with the beliefs "I am free, happy, whole, complete" and "everyone and everything is connected."
Feb 21, 2023
Changing paradigms is the most powerful way to change a system's outputs, but it also requires us to leave the old paradigms behind. Doing so, when others we love are still living in the old paradigm, causes pain, but the belief in the new paradigm makes it impossible to go back.
Feb 20, 2023
When I make a choice between one thing or another, am I the one who is choosing? We like to believe the answer is yes, but the emerging science seems to say no, or at least to make us pause in believing we have free will. What implications does this have for how we live?