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The Absolute Free Fall of THIS (Previously LIVE)


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This episode of The ZDoggMD Show was recorded in front of a live studio audience...on Facebook. Which is always a little bit of magic đŸȘ„

What happens when the appearance that seems to construct our sense of self, our sense of the one who EXPERIENCES experience...just stops? A (previously) live interactive exploration of what's left when YOU leave (listen to find out what the hell that means 😂).

Full video with a great AI summary of everything covered, click here.

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      • Topics and chapters:

        00:00 - Introduction: What is Freefall?

        01:47 - Pure Experience and Centerless Wonder
        03:15 - Flow States and the Dropping of "Me"
        04:50 - The Spirituality Story Problem
        06:38 - Speaking from Silence
        08:29 - The Illusion of Self and Awakening
        10:03 - When the "Me" Starts to Crack
        14:23 - The Impossibility of Words
        16:05 - Direct Experience vs. Conceptual Knowledge
        18:04 - Birds Birding, Trees Treeing
        21:06 - Problems with "Aware Space" Concepts
        24:42 - Criticizing Spiritual Teachers and Concepts
        27:11 - The Perfection of What Is
        28:25 - Questions About Existence and Determinism
        30:14 - Aging and Letting Go
        32:40 - The Jupiter Storm Metaphor
        34:18 - The Great Defeat: Personal Story
        39:04 - Free Will vs. Determinism Discussion
        41:14 - Exhaustion as Your Best Friend
        44:00 - Life Without "Me"
        46:06 - The Spiritual Seeking Trap
        49:33 - Rick and Morty References and Mr. MeSeeks
        52:31 - Final Thoughts and Closing

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