Jan Kasparek… What a beautiful soul. After a rather colourful upbringing and migration to Canada, Jan set his sights on being a painter. After almost being forced to give up his dream, he persisted through and trusted in himself and the universe to help him achieve his goal. He now spends his time creating some of the most beautiful paintings I’ve ever seen and spreading light day to day as he moves about the world.

So grateful to have gotten to do this interview as Jan’s been an inspiration to me for many years. He’s one of those guys that brightens a room simply by being in it. And I had a blast digging into his mind a bit and learning about how and why he lives life as he does.

Lots of gold in this one! I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!

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Show notes:

1:30 ~ What does Jan believe?

3:30 ~ How that belief influences his art.

5:00 ~ Jan’s background - How he came to be doing such beautiful work in the world

10:00 ~ “Why did you paint that first Buddha?”

11:30 ~ “Were you into spirituality and Buddhism before starting to paint it?”

14:00 ~ The wisdom and freedom of being child like

14:30 ~ How to cultivate that childlike outlook

16:00 ~ “You can’t hurt someone with a fully open human heart … An open heart is the most powerful instrument in existence” - Jan

16:45 ~ Some of Jan’s lessons from his childhood

18:30 ~ Full acceptance and embracing of your feelings and your fear

22:00 ~ One of Jan’s experiences of light

30:00 ~ Acknowledging and embracing darkness and fear

35:00 ~ Three paths to the truth - Meditation, Concentration, and Contemplation

38:00 ~ How to learn to listen to the wisdom of the body

40:30 ~ Why Jan makes sure to pause, especially when he doesn’t want to.

45:00 ~ One of my first experiences of being engulfed in light at my last vipassana

48:00 ~ Medication and meditation

52:00 ~ Staying detached and having fun while playing the game of investment

54:00 ~ Giving Presence

58:30 ~ What would you like to be asked that I haven’t yet?

1:00:00 ~ What book is Jan reading?

1:01:00 ~ Influential teachers

 

Eckhart Tolle

A New Earth ~ http://amzn.to/2nMEr9o

The Power of Now ~ http://amzn.to/2nsiBEE

Richard Rudd

The Gene Keys ~ http://amzn.to/2nMTKyZ

Mooji ~ https://mooji.org/

Ama, the hugging saint ~  http://amma.org/

 

1:04:00 ~ Jan’s question for you listening!

 

Connect with Jan:

http://painting.kasparec.com/

https://www.facebook.com/jan.kasparec.1 

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