In this episode we take a look at the first two principles of the Serena system: Know Ourselves and Take Responsibility. Using these principles each of us can take the first steps to claiming a better, happier and more fulfilling life for ourselves, right now. Just like in video games, we can level up in real life by practicing these principles and thereby access better health, more powers, and better "maps."

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In this episode Zebediah Rice shares some of his personal story of adventure, near-death experiences and extreme sports addiction. He then connects that with what modern life is like for many people and traces that sense of something missing back through history so that we can see how it all fits together with a universal human longing for something higher than our individual selves.

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In this episode, we pick up the where the the last episode left off. Now that we have a handle on our lower self, it is time to peek over to the other side and hear how the great masters describe what it is like in heaven, or, to use an apartment building metaphor, what it is like on the floors with the jetliner views. If you haven’t listened to the earlier couple of episodes, you might want to back up and start there first.

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In this episode, Zebediah Rice picks up the where the last episode left off. Zebediah explores what the nature of our intellectual and intuitive selves look like using the story of the encounter between the famous Zen monk, Hakuin, and a powerful Samurai. The Samurai is seeking insight into the nature of heaven and hell and the Zen master skillfully takes his consciousness from this intellectual pursuit, through anger and then to the knowing of our higher self. By understanding how these levels of our nature work, we can see how easy it is to enter the gates of hell and experience a life filled with suffering. Any person dominated by their emotions or thoughts is going to struggle to maintain a healthy, happy and fulfilled experience of life.

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In this episode, Zebediah Rice relates the story of the encounter between the famous Zen monk, Hakuin, and a powerful Samurai seeking insight into the nature of heaven and hell. From this extraordinary little story, we learn much about the nature of the human self and how to achieve an optimal state of well-being. Using the story as our guide, we learn about levels of consciousness and in particular we learn about the first two, the physical self and the subconscious or emotional self.

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Podcast host Zebediah Rice introduces the Serena system, which is focused on a system for feeling great, all of the time. Serena is based on the insight that a life of happiness and health is within the grasp of all of us and is based on the universal insight of all the great wisdom teachers from throughout the ages that life, just as it is, is perfect. Sounds crazy, right? Well, tune in to this episode to hear more about this topic as well as what distinguishes this method from others and for a bit of background on your host and fellow student, Zebediah Rice. (For those who are interested, the story at the beginning of the episode about the jewel is from The Lotus Sutra, Chapter 8)

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