The Great Updraft

Dec 12 2024 85 ep. 22 mins 2

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The Great Updraft means sweeping upward growth. The name is a metaphor for the journey towards our greatest expression. My goal is to help you live a full life.

I’ll help you become satisfied on all levels: psychological, social, financial, spiritual, professional, and more, integrating the many threads into a sublime whole.

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Your Psychology = Your Life

Dec 12 2024 25 mins

This video explains one of the fundamental truths of life: that your psychology = your life. Understand this, and your world will turn inside out.Accompanying article: https://deep-psychology.com/non-dual-therapy/

Spiritual Walk v Spiritual Talk

Dec 05 2024 19 mins

Are you falling into the trap of reading about, talking about, fantasising about spirituality while never really making any progress? In this episode we discuss the problem of spiritual walk v spiritual talk and cover the top tips for avoiding it.

The Grand, Universal Human Illusion

Nov 14 2024 10 mins

This is the fundamental illusion we are all stuck in.Isn't it mind-blowing that something so basic and essential can be right before us, and we can spend our entire lives unaware of it?Seeing through this illusion is completely transformative, as spiritual traditions have known and taught us for hundreds of years.

Are Babies Highly Developed and Enlightened?

Nov 07 2024 15 mins

Today I discuss whether babies are enlightened, compassionate, self-expressive and altruistic, and whether they're the ultimate model for the human growth process. I hope you find this both amusing and informative.Cook-Greuter's 9 Stages of Ego Development:https://deep-psychology.com/the-9-stages-of-ego-development/

Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing

Oct 31 2024 16 mins

Spiritual enlightenment is the damnedest thing: it's both better than you think and not at all what it's made out to be, it's shrouded in mystery, and there's a huge paradox at the heart of it.FYI I honestly didn't know Jed McKenna had a book by this name before I made the episode. You may wish to read it!

Nothing is Inherently Difficult to Learn

Oct 16 2024 12 mins

An unorthodox view of learning and mastery: nothing is inherently difficult to learn. Huh? I explain all.Be a Prolific Learner: https://deep-psychology.com/category/be-a-prolific-learner/

Glimpse Spiritual Enlightenment & Your True Self: Direct Method

Oct 10 2024 14 mins

Here I share a simple experiment you can use to glimpse your true self. This is a direct pointer to your real essence.It cuts through all your habitual identification and shows you the secret at the heart of all mystical teachings.

The Self Bias & Our Relationships

Oct 02 2024 14 mins

I want you to realise that you filter other people through your own self bias, meaning that your view of them is highly skewed and limited.Overcoming this self bias is the first step towards healthy relationships and deep self-awareness.

The Christian Cross & Its True Meaning

Sep 27 2024 10 mins

There is so much confusion around the Christian cross and what it means.In this episode, I discuss why it is really a pointer to your true self, your inner christ.I am not a Christian, but I have deep respect for and affinity with the symbolism and pointers of Christianity.

How to Dissolve Overthinking

Sep 24 2024 9 mins

We are ALL overthinkers, I guarantee it, so how do we work with our overthinking? In mediation, we train ourselves to dissolve our addiction to overthinking, and we destroy its power over us. We realise we are something much deeper, more fundamental and more peaceful than our thinking mind.