A DIVOted Talk on kleshas, energetic digestion, staying centered in a dense world & learning how to recover faster

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Quote from the Episode:

“Suffering is always waiting — but practice determines how long it stays.”

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Description:

In this grounded and contemplative episode of DIVOted Talks, Nicholas Wade Kimps reflects on the density of modern life, the inevitability of suffering, and the yogic practices that help us meet difficulty without being overwhelmed by it. While ancient humans lived closer to natural cycles, today’s world asks us to digest an unrelenting firehose of experiences, emotions, information, and energetic input — often without realizing how much it’s costing us.

Drawing from Yoga, Ayurveda, and Buddhist thought, Nicholas explores suffering as a klesha — a latent seed that can take root if left unattended — and why the goal isn’t to eliminate hardship, but to relate to it more skillfully. This episode invites listeners to shift from “fixing” life to practicing relationship with it, so challenges no longer knock us out, but strengthen our capacity to return to center.

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Show Notes:

In this episode, Nicholas explores:

• Why life feels so dense, heavy, and energetically taxing

• Suffering as a klesha — a dormant seed rather than a personal failure

• How modern living disconnects us from natural cycles while still subjecting us to them

• The unseen energetic digestion happening beneath exhaustion and brain fog

• Ayurveda’s view on accumulation, influence, and imbalance

• Why practice matters more than avoidance

• Learning to recover faster instead of demanding perfection

• How perspective shapes experience as much as circumstance

• Asking better questions about how you relate to life — not just what’s happening

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Highlights:

• 🌱 Suffering isn’t optional — how long it stays is.

• 🌬️ Energetic digestion happens whether you notice it or not.

• 🧘‍♂️ Practice doesn’t prevent impact — it shortens recovery time.

• 🪴 Weeding early prevents deeper entanglement later.

• 🔄 Resilience is measured by return, not avoidance.

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Reflection Prompt:

Where in your life are you reacting to difficulty instead of relating to it — and what would change if you practiced recovery instead of resistance?

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Practice Prompt:

Today, pause once before reacting to something challenging. Breathe, notice your center, and choose your response instead of defaulting to habit.

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