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#25: Interview with Amarjit Singh


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  • Show Topics
    • Christopher and Amarjit - friends since 8th grade
    • High school used to be better
    • Losing fingers is just part of growing up in Arizona
    • Free doughnut! Oh, Crispy Cream... forget it.
    • Amarjt's spicy Chai Tea
    • Ten Gurus - basis of Sikhs
    • Amarjit's travel tips for India
    • Guru Granth Sahib
    • Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam
    • Sikhism - no hell, just self realization
    • Singh for men, Kaur for women - way to dismantle Indian caste system
    • The Golden Temple feeds 100,000 people a day
    • "If it changes, it dies"
    • "The soul is perfect" so don't try to change it, just realize it
    • Self realization is a process of subtraction
    • Slide projector / remove slide to see white light (consciousness) = self realization
    • A "colorful person" is really just neurotic
    • "Are you saying I'm neurotic?" "No, you're not that colorful."
    • Sikh Warrior
    • Crossed swords - one to be the warrior of the soul, the other to be the warrior of world/politics
    • India not really masking up (this is before spike in April)
    • Indians have a different sense of personal space
    • Big red X on your house if you have COVID in India - caused many suicides
    • COVID response is speeding up current trends
    • Kids aren't learning personal skills
    • Zoom and masks both stifle communication
    • Classrooms are now silent
    • BSA to the rescue - the opposite of Idiocracy
    • We all impact the 'Collective Consciousness'
    • Amarjit's Bodhi Tree story - kid is getting all the leaves. Amajit lets go and leaves start falling on him.
    • Amijit's first retreat - He gets bullied
    • "Who is the first victim of your anger?"
    • Don't be clever with people, be generous
    • Fight fire with fire? Maybe try water.
    • Aversion or Attachement
    • Are facial expressions cultural or innate?
    • James channels the GGs
    • Amijit's podcast - The Story of My with Amarjit Singh
    • All the way from India just for this podcast
    • Psychedelics? Oh, yes. Mushroom yogu, but nothing compared to meditating in a cave for 10 hours a day 40 days.
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