In this episode, I talk about how dedicating your efforts to someone else helps get you out of your own way. Making your efforts about someone else liberates you. It sets you free. This is a beautiful realization I have been working with towards the end of my Meditation Teacher Training at Three Jewels NYC.

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In this episode I answer the question "Can you touch more on the momentary decision of choosing love over fear in your day to day life? How do I choose love more & more until it becomes an absolute? Is this even possible?", and I also go on a rant about destroying perfectionism.

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In this episode of the George Poulos Podcast, I share updates from my own journey of meditation, and reflect on how meditation is practice for the real game.

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In this episode I chat about how meditation teacher training is opening my heart, how my personal practice is keeping it open, plus updates from my experiment with pushing through fear on social media.

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In this episode, I talk about the importance of showing up consistently, ideally until showing up becomes a perpetual state (I use "showing up" in a widely encompassing way, refering to showing up for your meditation practice, creative practice, "showing up" as your authentic self in your day-to-day, etc). I share an update about how my personal meditation practice is going, as well as an update from my journey of facing my fears and expressing myself authentically on social media. Finally, I answer a question and share my current perspective on the importance of "forcing" growth by stepping into discomfort.

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In this episode of the George Poulos Podcast, I talk about the temptation to stop showing up, to go back into the cocoon of safety, to stop pushing the boundary of what is possible, to stop practicing meditation. I share the Buddhist death meditations and resolutions that we learned during my previous weekend at Meditation Teacher Training at Three Jewels in NYC, and how these encourage you to keep pushing towards meditation practice & expansion beyond the limitations of ego. I share personal examples of what this all means for me.0:00 on the temptation to stop showing up, & death meditation #12:38 when triggered, I ask: how am I not seeing this clearly?11:07 more on death meditation #112:04 death meditation #213:15 death meditation #316:02 death resolution #1, 2 and 318:45 why consistency of meditation practice is personally important to me20:38 “the world needs you good”22:49 a note to my future self

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In this episode, I reflect on my findings after my third week of Meditation Teacher Training at Three Jewels NYC. Topics include karma & emptiness, authenticity on social media, meditating on a teacher (Buddhist meditation preliminaries), intuition vs chasing desires, and more. Thanks for tuning in and sharing this moment with me. 🌹

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Reflecting on my second week of meditation teacher training, the concept of creating an upwards spiral instead of a downwards one, and more!

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In this episode of the George Poulos Podcast, I share my experience beginning a 200 Hour intensive Meditation Teacher Training. I talk a bit about some of the things I've learned and experienced during my first weekend of the training, and other updates from my journey of meditation.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 reflection on the intensity of summer

1:17 summer thrusts you into DOING, into full participation

2:04 chop wood, carry water

3:24 the spiritual journey cannot be isolated to the “study phase,” you must apply it!

5:02 we are peacefully aware of everything, including all of these seasonal shifts and changes!

7:07 the benefit of accepting your present circumstances no matter what

8:07 when you’re not worried about maintaining your ego, you can really dance with the present moment

8:45 I’m moving in 10 days: reflecting on fate & free will, the deeper non-egoic force that drives action & manifestation

12:00 [meta] podcast name idea, what do you think?

12:54 what I learned from nature & camping as a city boy

14:03 the limiting nature of stories we have about ourselves

15:51 unpacking how I went from a dualistic view of nature to a non-dualistic view of nature

17:05 beware the tendency to rush home, this can interrupt presence. you are already home

17:36 why camping feels so good

18:20 as a society, (especially living in a city), we have quite literally separated ourselves from nature

19:35 encouraging you to drop any stories you have that separate you from nature

20:53 what if you were a Neanderthal with no concept of self and you saw your reflection

23:22 finishing my reflection on the recent camping trip

29:29 q&a 1: struggling with how to grow within a relationship

34:16 every problem that comes up in a relationship should be shared openly

38:08 being free to expand is the most important thing in a relationship 

39:21 a profound perspective on relationships from A Course in Miracles

42:20 outro

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