Miracle Soup

Episode 76: In this show, I share the biography of a Spiritual Master from India whose name kept popping into my head inexplicably on what I later discovered was his birthday.

The sage's name is Upasani Maharaj, and he is one of the most hard core tough-ass Gurus I've ever come across.

It is my hope that this story inspires you, as it has me, to embrace the suck, lean into discomfort, and shy not from pain, for as we know, this is where the real growth happens.

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Be As It May - Upasani Maharaj

I always used to beg with a broken earthen pot 

and eat from it, drink from it. 

I used to roam about naked

I used to lie by a dust div and used a

few rags to cover myself. 

People used to

take me to be a madman

but remember unless you become mad

cannot obtain godhood.

Forbearance to its maximum

means the attainment of the original

Forbearance to its maximum.

Sometimes one gets crumbs of bread while

some other time one gets to eat nice sweet things.

While at other times one has to fast.

That is how things happen. 

One should allow things to happen.

One should follow:

Be as it may.

yes man

whatever comes up should be accepted 

Go ahead.

It is always better to have pain to suffer

If you suffer with pleasure you will get plenty of pleasure.

Whosoever wants to be happy has to suffer for it first. 

That is why I tell everybody that comes here that they

should not mind pain.

They should patiently bear it, suffer it even with pleasure.

They should never try for pleasure or happiness. 

They should always remain content with whatever they have.

The most important mantra of mine is:

Be as it may.

I've been constantly saying that everything has two aspects, 

night is opposed to day and both these opposites

together constitute a whole day. 

Nothing can change it. 

In the same way pleasure is always associated with pain.

If you want pleasure you are bound to have pain.

As well if you can accept pain with

pleasure it leads you to infinite God.

This Siddhanta. 

This is way.

Forbearance to its maximum,

After all God is real. 

Honor, evolve,

And if he chooses to take away all or

anything from it no you can’t you prevent him.

Be as it may.

Sharing about my recent miraculous healing of a knee injury with the most simple form of medicine out there- fasting.

I get into a little story telling of my days as a convict in a federal prison, and more on my journey with water fasting.

Hopefully some of this stuff will inspire you to take your health away from the grubby and unqualified hands of the so-called medical profession, into the care of the omnipresent Life Force which is free and effective ya'll.

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have a glorious day

Christoph

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PEACE TO ALL ONE LOVE

It is my humble opinion that the number one reason people do not change is a lack of kindness to themselves.

So often we get inspired and motivated to create a project, start an exercise regimen, lose weight, or whatever the case may be. After a few days of success, we inevitably revert back to old behaviors and habits.

This is where many of us call in the heavy hitters of self-flagellation. We often beat the crap out of ourselves for not being perfect.

Today I expound upon the virtue of "failing forward", where we instead give ourselves love and compassion, understanding that learning is by its nature, a series of many many failures.

If we're failing, we're basically on the right track.

There's so much potential to grow into the higher versions of ourselves, to grow into the higher potentials of our collective society and species, but it gets thwarted with criticism, self-blame, harshing on our attempts to improve.

Failing forward is a crucial tool to ensure the transformation we seek in ourselves and as a community of amazing Earthlings.

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In gratitude,

Christoph

What are the benefits of water fasting? Why might it be a good idea? Is it an unhealthy diet fad for people with eating disorders? Discover all this and more in episode 72.

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BOOK: The Miracle of Fasting by Paul Bragg

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The way the Miracle Soup podcast works is I ask myself “What do I need to hear today?” Then I hit the record button and watch what happens. When I have a guest on, that’s also selfishly motivated. I invite guests whose brains I am interested in picking into. I ask questions that I am curious about, for my own sake. If other’s get some value out of that, I am overjoyed. If not, well then I know at least one person benefited, and that's me.

This may seem selfish, but that is what I am discovering about the creative process. If we create to please others or impress, then it kills the creative pulse and creates more garbage. 

It’s the creative’s job to eliminate garbage and learn to make something real. 

But even garbage is ok, because that stuff will break down to make compost for more creativity. 

I hesitated to publish today’s podcast, worried about what others may think. Do I sound like a fake? Is what I’m saying bad advice? Is it regurgitated BS? But another thing I’ve discovered about creative offerings is that often what I judge to be garbage is actually gold for somebody else. It’s really not up to me to judge what comes through. 

Before hitting the record button on today’s episode, I took some deep breaths and offered a prayer to the great Mystery to help me craft a show. The response I got was “Press record and see what happens.” This episode is what happened. 

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Christoph

Masculine "toughness" or Taoist gentleness?

Power or Force?

Pushing or allowing?

Today's podcast is inspired by Satya Robyn's Going Gently Substack. Reading her work illuminated a whole smorgasbord of beliefs I have been unconsciously carrying since childhood around masculine toughness, toxic masculinity, and ideas of pushing through the pain at the expense of mental and physical health.

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In service

Christoph