Basia's Thoughts

"The Devil is in the Structure", and it is the structure, or the system, that provides a slanting floor and makes it easier for us to become, identify as, and live as agents for the system.

Systems ultimately lend us their eyes and we end up seeing the world through their perspective, losing other sight.  We talk about this in the context of the system of "Capitalism".

If this is so, what type of system or structure would we be interested in?  How would we like to see the world?

We mention that our current system is in the ending phase of self-termination.  To create one that may stand a chance to survive long-term and thrive, combining with our nature, we look to a system beyond separation, where all-win is the objective.

We briefly say state some of the core issues to be addressed. 

Thus the easier, and harder, path to becoming what you truly choose to become, based on your pure inspiration, is one where we start by living in a way that eventually creates a structure, or system, which allows us to envision the world as we truly wish to see it.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.

PS.  In this episode I also mention Marshall Rosenberg's "Nonviolent Communication".  I you feel inspired, I just recently put up an 8 week course on Udemy based on it, so that we may find ways of connecting deeply and in satisfying ways with others, despite the polarisations in  our society. 
You can find it here:  https://www.udemy.com/course/draft/4612916/?referralCode=44241D03D9201AE4D365

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Do you feel the urge to help others?   Do you know where it comes from?   Sometimes it comes from love, and sometimes, like those times when you feel the need to give others advice and solutions, it might come from another place.

Learning to recognise where it comes from for you can help you become more free and loving.

In this episode we investigate where it often comes from for the schizoid structure (based on Lowen's Bioenergetics).   In this case it may be based on past trauma and come from fear.   We need to help in order to feel adequate, worthy of being a good person, worthy of love. 

We look at three examples of how this may present itself, and how it creates an internal drama that leads to suffering and is disconnected from the actual situation at hand.

We then talk about how by identifying the fear we can look for a larger perspective that will let us drop it.  Here we discuss the paradigm of judgement, releasing it, and moving into ones essence.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation. 

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In this final episode of 2021 I discuss the following picture:  http://basiapiechocinska.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/EP60Crossroads-scaled.jpg

It represents a crossroads that we currently find ourselves at as humans on Earth.   We see the hand of technology pushing us into a place of choice and two main roads being presented to us.

One road is represented by a caterpillar and invites us to continue living as we have, with a tribe-like identity and attitude.   It leads to slavery or destruction.

The other is one represented by the chrysalis and invites us to morph internally into a butterfly-like being, leaving behind a limited identity that comes with ideas of threats and fears.

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In times of great polarity we talk about two ways of stepping out of it and gaining insight and perspective. 

The first method is related to ancient battle tactics, where the opponent wishes to distract you and create an internal fight, so that they may have the upper hand and be able to achieve their goal.  
Here is the picture of the King and his Adviser I was referring to in the episode https://labourheartlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pitchforks-.jpg.

The second method is related to going deeper inside, finding the inner trigger, and disarming it, so that it will be more difficult to pull you into polarity in the future.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.

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We are currently finding ourselves in situations we would not have seen as justifiable only two years ago, and yet we are there.   The situation is continuing to escalate as a totalitarian-like movement sweeps across the many countries. 

In this episode we talk about some of the things we could have thought unthinkable, such as medical mandates, talks of lifetime prison for non-compliant persons, concentration camps and them being used as pure punishment for lying, without any recourse to law.

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When we become aware that we are an actor we get the freedom of being able to choose what roles we play.

By relaxing and dwelling in the unknown present, we train our mind in a way that transcends and translates into all our experiences.  It is like strength training, which automatically makes us stronger in all situations where muscles are involved.

By mindfully staying present for as little as 15 minutes a day we start being presented by opportunities to respond to situations, as opposed to automatically reacting to them.   The presence also tends to spill over and spontaneously manifest as beauty.

In this episode we also talk about the effects of mindfulness training on deployed military.

Also we talk about further training of thought and feeling patterns in our mind and body and how a basic meditation habit can be helpful.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation. 

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Understanding how and why judgement is problematic for us may be helpful in directing our attention towards alternative ways of being.

In our society we have been trained away from our natural way of being into a way that is based around praise and punishment, judgement, and consequently violence.  We employ this when interacting with others as well as with ourselves.

It takes away our ability of being present to the beauty of the moment and reduces our ability to solve problems.  On a level of society it is currently driving us into extinction.

We can, however, move into a fuller, wiser, way of being, that will bring satisfaction.  It is a way of being beyond the Mind.

By learning to pay attention to when we tense up physically as well as emotionally and when we judge, we can start practicing "letting go".  By spending time in non-objective meditation, we can become more confident in our nature and allow ourselves to let go of the identification with our roles.

This way we may anchor our mind in our heart and naturally live from it, as opposed to living from the stagnant constructs of judgement.

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In this short, short episode we connect some of the ideas we have spoken about.  In particular we see how The Art of Silence, of practicing silence, is the origin of the language of the giraffe.  This is Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication.  It is also the language of win-win games. 

It is what is needed if we wish to physically stay on Earth, and not extinguish ourselves.   

By dwelling in silence and letting go of identification with our roles, we awaken love and can speak directly from it.  As such, we elevate all and become a gift to the world.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation. 

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In this episode we primarily look at Hannah Arendt's 1951 book "The Origins of Totalitarianism" and try to see if we can recognise some of the dynamics she writes about, in our current covid-world.

The prerequisites for the beginnings of a totalitarian dynamics, of rootlessness, unattached anxiety, and meaninglessness have been escalated by covid-lockdowns.   A central narrative is being presented to the masses.

Should we worry about the next step?  What did the next steps look like in past totalitarian regimes?  How can we make sure we avoid the atrocities?

By finding a bigger threat than the current one we can snap out of a totalitarian hypnosis like state, but such an exit is only likely to lead us to latch onto a new narrative.  A constructive way out is one where we find meaning and rootedness in a natural way, thus making it more difficult to fall prey to totalitarian dynamics, as well as addictions in general.

By learning who we truly are, and thus no longer identifying with ideologies or roles, we might find the satisfaction we are looking for.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation. 

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Marshall Rosenberg´s "Nonviolent Communication", or "the language of the giraffe" is a heart centered all-win type of interaction.

In this episode we discuss it as a possible future language of a civilisation that is based around win-win solutions for all, including the planet.

We talk about money and how it is difficult to fit such a concept into the language of a giraffe as it creates incentive and is a key feature of the hierarchical power system we are currently in.
We also look at how Rosenberg was able to work around it.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts.  And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation. 

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