In which I argue the standard advice to just "watch" your negative thoughts doesnt work (at least for me)

Busting the spiritual myth that the "ego" is the enemy. Instead, I argue it is more like a scared child looking for love.

I talk about the 2 extremes of the spiritual world- the positivity happy clappy mafia vs the "Everything sucks, everyone is corrupt" cynical idiots

Meditation is the salt of life--it adds taste to life, but is not the end goal of life. In this talk I want to challenge the people who turn meditation into an end goal, rather than using it to make their life richer.

In which I answer a reader question: I just started meditation, when will I start feeling peaceful?

In which I continue on the topic of the path of Shakti, which promises material and spiritual abundance

In which I talk about the Shakti Path, where you can choose both spiritual and material abundance

Hiding from the material word or pretending it is evil is an old tradition in the spiritual world.

In which I talk about the attitude most spiritual types have: "Look at me, I'm better than you because I am Sooooo Spiritual!"

You don't need a guru, what else to say? Unless you like being harassed and bullied, in which case, go ahead.