The Great Updraft

Spiritual enlightenment is the damnedest thing: it's both better than you think and not at all what it's made out to be, it's shrouded in mystery, and there's a huge paradox at the heart of it.FYI I honestly didn't know Jed McKenna had a book by this name before I made the episode. You may wish to read it!

An unorthodox view of learning and mastery: nothing is inherently difficult to learn. Huh? I explain all.Be a Prolific Learner: https://deep-psychology.com/category/be-a-prolific-learner/

Here I share a simple experiment you can use to glimpse your true self. This is a direct pointer to your real essence.It cuts through all your habitual identification and shows you the secret at the heart of all mystical teachings.

I want you to realise that you filter other people through your own self bias, meaning that your view of them is highly skewed and limited.Overcoming this self bias is the first step towards healthy relationships and deep self-awareness.

There is so much confusion around the Christian cross and what it means.In this episode, I discuss why it is really a pointer to your true self, your inner christ.I am not a Christian, but I have deep respect for and affinity with the symbolism and pointers of Christianity.

We are ALL overthinkers, I guarantee it, so how do we work with our overthinking? In mediation, we train ourselves to dissolve our addiction to overthinking, and we destroy its power over us. We realise we are something much deeper, more fundamental and more peaceful than our thinking mind.

I discovered during a short stay at a local monastery that being a monastic isn't all it seems, and that it's not necessary.In fact, being a layperson means you have endless fuel for your spiritual growth.My Online Mindfulness course: https://deep-psychology.com/beginners-mindfulness-meditation-info/1-1 Coaching: https://deep-psychology.com/online-mindfulness-coach/

I've found that many people believing being spiritual equates to being soft, sensitive and warm all the time. This is a big mistake, and we can't confuse timeless spiritual wisdom with these personality traits.Get 1-1 Online Mindfulness Coaching: https://deep-psychology.com/online-mindfulness-coach/

How to remain present, centred and happy when your to-do list is full.This is a subtle but powerful technique that will change how you relate to busy-ness.

I find Ken Wilber’s theory on the shadow to be refreshing, modern and complete. It far eclipses Freud’s theory, which focuses on childhood dysfunctions and tries to reduce all later dysfunction to it. It’s also more complete than Jung’s theory, in my opinion. It offers a complex, nuanced, yet intuitive explanation of how shadow forms throughout our lives and what we can do about it.Accompanying article: https://deep-psychology.com/ken-wilber-shadow/Integral Theory Condensed Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW17J29C