Afleveringen
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Tom likes to say thereâs two main religions on this planet: âThereâs right and wrong,â and âIf you get it wrong itâs serious.â This weekâs episode focuses on the first of those commonly held beliefs and â through The Work â questions it. When we enter question 3 and look at how we react, what happens when we believe the thought, weâre done looking at whether itâs true or not. We are purely experiencing the effect of believing that it is true. So even if this thought has been drilled into you by parents/school/society/what have you, you have the freedom to look at your own experience and notice through the natural intelligence that shows up within us in inquiry what truly helps you show up the way youâd like to in life. Does the religion of right and wrong support you? If yes, youâre free to keep it. If it hurts in any way, youâre free to question it and follow along in this popcorn-style inquiry.
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If youâve been on a spiritual path or a journey of personal freedom of some kind, you might have come across the question of separation. Are we separate? From each other? From anything? From all that is? You might have also experienced the fear of âwaking upâ and having all individuality, all sense of self dissolve. What we noticed in this inquiry was that type of fear being one reason we hold onto believing in ourselves as separate from the rest of life. But maybe it isnât like that. As Tom often asks: Are you? Meaning are you aware? In this episode we invite you to come into your own experience of you and find out for yourself whatâs true about this notion of separation.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Have you ever believed the thought, âI have to earn my keepâ? This week Tom guides a beautiful and bountiful inquiry into that thought, and all the ways we use it to keep ourselves from the natural abundance and beauty of life. It was so easy to begin believing as children that we are not worthy of all good things. But what kind of life do we create when we take that concept for truth? Could it be that life sees us differently? As Tom points out: the sun is free, the trees are free, the air is free⊠nature is always reflecting the abundant and beautiful nature of reality and who we are. In this group meditation we aim to reconnect with that awareness.
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Thereâs a lot going on in the world. Again. For many of us, the political landscape is where we get our work. Watching things that feel very far out of our control happen in ways we think they shouldnât is infuriating. Take political âleadersâ contributions to climate change or as an example. It can be incredibly difficult and terrifying to watch, as is bravely brought up in this weekâs episode. One amongst many deep insights Tom shares in this time is that we reap what we sow, and if thereâs fear behind a tree-planting project (e.g.) then weâre not planting trees; weâre planting fear. This is why self-inquiry is one of the greatest acts of social activism we can take: it takes care of the fear within us and cleans up our emotional world, a change reflected instantly in the world at large. If youâre feeling powerless, devastated, or downright outraged, this episode is for you. We hear you, and we invite you to follow along with your own work for social change.
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This week weâre looking at the tendency to identify with âThe Efforterâ as it relates to practical daily life. Unsurprisingly, identifying as The One Who Has To Make It All Happen can be a not-so-fun experience when weâre being pushed from our comfort zone by lifeâs twists and turns, especially when theyâre to do with a job/work situation that affects our day-to-day experience. Tom walks us through an insightful share-turned-group-inquiry in this episode that leads to some powerful awareness and freedom when weâre willing to see the truth.
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This weekâs episode took a turn from an exploration about money to the concept, âI need a reason toâŠâ (fill in the blank). It took that turn for no apparent reason, although we think it did make for a pretty sweet episode. Tune in now to inquire into the assumption that everything we do needs a good reason behind it. A good reason to have the goals we have, a good reason to follow through on them, a good reason to say no, a good reason to say yes⊠Is any of that true? (You get to ask YOU.)
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This weekâs episode centers around the feeling many of us experience as the worst possible fate: getting in trouble. Have you ever, as a kid or a grown-up, experienced someone being upset with you? Can you find the drop in the pit of your stomach when you believe that their anger means youâve gotten âin trouble?â Some peopleâs response to this thought is to yell back, some run away at the first chance, while others go numb and end up feeling like they abandoned themselves. Can you relate to these? What other reactions do you notice to the thought? And what might you notice if you didnât believe it? Pick a moment where you feel like you got in trouble and follow along in this real-world situation inquiry.
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This weekâs episode is on trusting. Whether itâs distrust in ourselves or in life, how do we react when we believe either one canât be trusted? Could it be that one belief is not so different from the other? As Tom puts it, at some point we got convinced that we canât trust ourselves and that we need threats of negative consequences in order to live intelligently. Is that true? Follow along with your own experience or simply listen and soak in the fresh-air feeling of inquiry.
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Welcome back and happy new year! This week weâre looking at the ups and downs (mostly downs) of believing the thought âI could lose support.â This might be something youâll relate to if your holidays consisted of either: A) relaxation and a sense of permission to just be that you now feel slipping away as the world spins back into its usual belief in âthe grindâ or B) a rushed, overwhelming time of feeling like everyoneâs enjoyment depended on you. Both experiences can be the results of believing itâs true that you could lose support, so together letâs dp the work and find out if you ever truly can.
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This week weâre looking at the concept of âme time.â The coveted, elusive space that exists just for us, without obligations, roles, and responsibilities weighing us down. But could it be that âme timeâ is actually just a thought? A thought that, when we believe it, gives us a strong sense of being misused, undervalued, underappreciated and overworked? As Tom points out, itâs a world of poverty we live in when we believe we have to carve out and protect our personal time. What if itâs all my time? Would that make it easier to give an honest âYesâ and âNoâ to invitations? We invite you to follow along in this inquiry if itâs an honest yes for you.
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This weekâs episode is exploring the two halves of holding on. Specifically, holding onto opposing what we would not like to experience in life, and also holding onto what we would. What kind of creation do we live in when thatâs the belief weâre operating from? Life becomes a tug-of-war of grasping and clutching at what we want, and resisting everything we want to avoid. Enjoy this weekâs group meditation as we notice what itâs like to live these thoughts, and what possibilities lie beyond them.
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This week Tom posed the question, âCan you absolutely know itâs true that you are undeserving of a happy, wonderful life?â In the ensuing meditation, he also points out the possibility that our current individual lives and their events (whether we happen to be enjoying them or not) are exactly within our comfort zone, which is dictated by our sense of worthiness. Itâs when the vast majority of people believed the Earth is flat. It didnât make it true, but it did make the entire world feel limited and scary. It did make those who believed it live as if it were true. Perhaps we do the same thing when we think we know what weâre worthy of â we give ourselves false limitations. Do you notice this in your own life? Follow along as we inquire into the concept of worthiness.
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Love Is The Power listeners, join us this week for a powerful inquiry of a fearful mind. Tom guides a brave, beautiful share through The Work on the thought, âI canât trust life with the outcome of this situation.â If you can relate to ever feeling afraid (of loss of time, money, agency, freedom, or anything else), this weekâs episode is for you!
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This week weâre looking at the thought, âI have to survive.â To the mind, this is a concept that would be unthinkable to question. Of course we have to survive! But weâre meeting that seeming certainty with an âIs it true?â As Katie says, everything is questionable. Even things that feel so obvious, like needing to stay alive. How do you react? What happens when you believe that?
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In this short but sweet part II from last weekâs episode, the âour true nature is not beautifulâ inquiry is expanding to hold, âI am not beautiful.â In a world obsessed with physical beauty, this thought is so painful for those of us who believe it. Enjoy this precious, brave exploration of that concept, and find out if itâs really true.
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This weekâs episode is an inquiry into the nature of humans. Is it true that who we are, deep down, is not beautiful? Even ugly? Do you notice a part of you that has that sneaking suspicion? Join us as we look at people, in all their ways of being, and see for yourself the true nature of humanity.
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This weekâs episode is a hilariously relatable vignette of how we can sometimes be in such a great place, letting go off all sorts of large-scale problems in the world, feeling very accomplished in our practice of meditation or inquiry or whatever peace-creating habit is our favoriteâŠand then it all comes crashing down because of one tiny thing that isnât how we want it to be. A chip in a chair thatâs not supposed to be there, for example. How do you react when you believe the thought, âI have to hold on to how wrong this isâ? Whatever the âthisâ may be. Listen in on the inquiry and follow along with your own version of the chipped chair for some pretty amazing insights.
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Can anyone relate to being afraid of being selfish? Accidentally hurting someone because you dared to explore what genuinely feels good to you? In this weekâs episode, we look at the world of the concept, âWhatâs good for me will be bad for someone else,â that comes from a deeper belief in a win-lose world. (As in, if someoneâs winning, or experiencing something good for them, someone else must be losing and experiencing something thatâs bad for them.) What might happen if we give ourselves full permission to explore what feels good to us? Could it be just as good for the rest of the universe?
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This weekâs episode is a continuation of the conversation that started last week about needing other people to show up differently. As Tom points out, when we make something wrong, we automatically go to work on it, whatever it is. When other people show up a certain way that we declare âwrong,â we work on it by arguing with them (even internally). But we also declare things we notice about ourselves wrong. And we work on them too. We even declare our thinking that someone else has wronged us⊠um, wrong. Could it be that life is not actually about what Tom refers to as one of the âmain religionsâ of the world â right and wrong?
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Is there someone in your life you notice unlovingness towards? This weekâs episode is an open-minded conversation and mediation on the experience of withholding love from the people we feel need to be different for the sake of our happiness. Whatâs it like being dependent on what someone else does or doesnât do? As Tom puts it, everyone on the planet is fighting a righteous war. Everyone is on the side of right, as in all actions feel justified to the doer in some way. Could this be true? If it is, might the intelligent response be an openness to the world exactly as it is?
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