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Many would be forgiven for thinking we don’t have much control over our circumstances in life or how we feel about them. At times it might feel like someone or something else is pulling the strings and we simply have to do our best to play along.
The Vedic worldview has a very different perspective, which Thom outlines in detail in this podcast episode.
Looking through the lens of “locus of control,” Thom explains how we can escape the mindset of inescapability, and learn to better navigate the ups and downs that life inevitably brings.
Episode Highlights
[00:45] Locus of Control
[04:23] Self-Sufficiency and Field Independence
[07:03] The Hypnotizable Ones
[10:23] Mass Suggestibility
[12:50] The Anti-Hypnotic Benefits of Vedic Meditation
[15:48] Spontaneous Responsibility
[20:28] The Role of Disruption in Evolutionary Change
[23:02] The Downside of Contentment
[27:42] Phenomenal Adaptive Capacity
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Many would be forgiven for thinking we don’t have much control over our circumstances in life or how we feel about them. At times it might feel like someone or something else is pulling the strings and we simply have to do our best to play along.
The Vedic worldview has a very different perspective, which Thom outlines in detail in this podcast episode.
Looking through the lens of “locus of control,” Thom explains how we can escape the mindset of inescapability, and learn to better navigate the ups and downs that life inevitably brings.
Episode Highlights
[00:45] Locus of Control
[04:23] Self-Sufficiency and Field Independence
[07:03] The Hypnotizable Ones
[10:23] Mass Suggestibility
[12:50] The Anti-Hypnotic Benefits of Vedic Meditation
[15:48] Spontaneous Responsibility
[20:28] The Role of Disruption in Evolutionary Change
[23:02] The Downside of Contentment
[27:42] Phenomenal Adaptive Capacity
Useful Links
https://thomknoles.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles
https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles
https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles
https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/
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