Essence Seeker

By Dhruva O'Shea

Through philosophy, science, the arts, yoga, and mysticism, we pursue the Essence of Being

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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

Essence Seeker episodes:

October 25, 2020 Ep27 - It comes down to this
Milk sweets
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10min
July 31, 2020 Ep26 - Life after ego dissolution - public talk at Krishna Village yoga school
Last year I met with some yoga students at the Krishna Village yoga school which is a sub-project of the New Govardhan Hare Krishna community in Northern N.S.W. Australia. We discussed mindfulness, ego death, the causes of suffering and ways to heal, remain focused on the path and aim toward the sacred.
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1h 24min
June 23, 2020 Ep25 - Where do you stand in The Circle?
Two ways to liberation: the first, involves holding oneself at the edge of perception as the detached observer; the second enters into the often challenging relationships to receive the reward of unlimited creative potential in a shared reality—in short, giving up attached to the individual ego and replacing it with recognising the importance of the Other.
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15min
May 24, 2020 Ep25 - Realising the Breath of Life
Composed of two voice memos recorded on the 11th and the 14th of Feb 2019, in this episode, I attempt to convey my experience of realising the truth and persistence of my own breath and how this is linked to the yogic concept of prana or life-airs. First, I toy with a philosophical argument I happened upon, and then I share some of my own practice and things I docovered through it personally. I hope you enjoy this episode and enjoy the limitless bliss hiding in your own breath. Please send me any questions or comments by finding me on social media platforms. I would love to get your feedback on the podcast so I can consider ways to improve. If you would like to donate to my work, send some dollars to [email protected]. That would be much appreciated.
Here's a link to the beautiful and profound vedic mantras I mentioned. https://open.spotify.com/album/1YIp5NKAM9vdbt2uB4uai3?si=o0ADEw2PSwOl5AgQLZgIZg
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18min
April 02, 2020 Ep24 - Ego Death — yoga philosophy discussion, Urban Monk student club, UQ
This episode is a recording of a public discussion at the University of Queensland's student club — Urban Monk — delivered on the 28th of August 2019. Ego death is discussed according to the teachings of Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita as we try to understand the self according to modern science, Buddhism and Vedanta. The ice breaker finishes at about 8min if you would like to skip it.
If you would like to support the podcast, please share it with your friends and, if you are in a position to do so pls donate to my Paypal found at the bottom of this web page https://essenceseekers.org/about/
Om-tat-sat
cover art found here: https://www.spiritmolecule.com/psychedelics/other/you-do-not-exist-a-look-inside-ego-death
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56min
March 29, 2020 EP 23 - Yogic relationships; Krishna Village discussion
Hear about the 5 relationships with the divine and how they reflect in ignorance.
To find an image of the diagram being discussed, go to this link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rJtuloUN_cp2SE-FTUAKdWAAFtUvkxhI
To support the podcast you can find a donation link on my website here (scroll to the bottom of the page): https://essenceseekers.org/about/
This discussion took place 19/7/19
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1h
July 15, 2019 Ep22 - From the physical elements to the ultimate sublime reality
In this episode, I start out by separating consciousness from the gross elements of earth, water, fire, and ether, during which I also make the claim that although modern chemistry has broken those four elements of the ancients up into over one hundreds elements, it has not guaranteed a better quality of life.
By the midway point of this episode, I have brought us to the understanding that consciousness is even more subtle than space and mind. Some distinctions are then made between materialists who claim that atoms create consciousness and idealists who believe in a kind of impersonal oneness of universal consciousness being behind reality; the latter believing that consciousness needs illusion to express itself, which is Māyāvādī philosophy.
This Māyāvād theory I then proceed to defeat with two simple arguments and then move into the second half of the episode where I introduce the Paramātmā; the Superself behind our individual consciousness. The Paramātmā can be likened to the conscience, or Socrates' Daemon, or even the all-pervading Holy Spirit. Some techniques are shared to uncover your Superself and then I finish up by describing how the Paramātmā is actually an agent of someone greater, some more special, someone hidden from arrogance. Despite my lack of qualification, I try to introduce us to this mysterious fellow, Krishna, who I see as the center of existence.
If you struggle following the second half of this episode, I suggest listening anyway for something different. But no pressure. If that is not possible you could skip the later part and move on to a different episode. Please share this episode around, leave questions and comments, and support this project any way you can. Thank you.
Om-tat-sat.
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23min
July 04, 2019 Ep21- There’s no such thing as a “Material World”.
According to material science, matter, at its fundamental level, is undefinable. The self is non-material and matter is only a misconceived dream. Therefore, we are not in the Material World. There is only spirit; different forms and energies of the Supreme Being, Krishna. What we call “the world” is a bustling buzzing chaos until we are told what we are by society and culture, mother and father, what we experiencing! We see by hearing. We interpret the world through sound. One can see Krishna, God, by hearing about Him. That is the perfect method; the method of Krishna Consciousness.
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13min
June 25, 2019 Ep20 - The Culture of Exploitation
In this episode I discuss the Nature/Culture Dichotomy and how it has influenced the environmental issues of our time. I then move in to discussing alternative indigenous world views and how they eventually lead to racism. All this leads me to set up an attack on our propensity to exploit others. I conclude by arguing that the way to destroy our propensity to exploit is by elevating our consciousness through yogic practices. Find show notes and references here https://essenceseekers.wordpress.com/2019/06/22/the-culture-of-exploitation/
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25min
April 24, 2019 Ep19- Hardline materialists deny subjectivity
We cannot study matter without subjectivity yet materialists claim implicitly that subjectivity is not real.
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14min

FAQs about Essence Seeker:

How many episodes does Essence Seeker have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.