This Spiritual Fix

Part two of the drama triangle asks, how do you unknowingly (or knowingly) manipulate conflicts so you can play the victim card? What are the benefits of the victim? Today we discuss how the roles of persecutor and rescuer always bring us back to the victim role, in a bid to get our needs (often unspoken) met. Are you ready to give this drama up?

Also discussed in today’s episode: mom guilt, self-sabotage, and the primal wounds.

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Do some of your relationships seem to suck the energy out of you? Do you feel “successful” in your meditations but keep getting triggered by interpersonal conflict? Are you ready to give up the drama? We invite you to listen to this episode, where two best friends discuss the psychology - and the challenges - of the drama triangle. The drama triangle is the story-factory of our ego. It is a game of tossing our pain onto others through the roles of persecutor, victim, and rescuer. Are you ready to give this drama up?

Also discussed in today’s episode: the dhammapada, enlightenment, narcissism, and boundaries.

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Have you ever worn a crystal? Been curious about crystals? What are they and what do they mean? In today's episode Kristina explains the power of crystals to her best friend. This ex-scientist (and current psychic healer) explains how they can be used for i) enhancing the psycho-spiritual world, ii) manifestations, iii) healing, iv) diagnosis, and v) protection.

Enjoy this fascinating conversation, and tune in next week for a special series on the Drama Triangle.

What is your greatest virtue? In this third and final episode of a three part series on enlightenment, Kristina leads with a discussion on the Ten Perfections, or paramis (virtues), as taught by Gautama the Buddha. What are these paramis are and how do they relate to enlightenment? Kristina and Anna discuss their own struggles with the virtues of Enlightenment. Also discussed: spiritual by-pass, living with messy people, and more.

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The Ten Perfections Leading to Enlightenment:

1. Generosity (dāna)
2. Morality (sīla)
3. Renunciation (nekhamma)
4. Insight (pañña)
5. Energy/ Effort (viriya)
6. Patience (khanti)
7. Truthfulness (sacca)
8. Resolution (adhiṭṭhāna)
9. Loving-kindness (mettah)
10. Equanimity (upekkhā)

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A guided meditation for your child. This meditation was developed with the guidance of Brooke Ebel, BACB, a behavioral therapist and owner of Dogwood Autism Services. This meditation takes your child on a journey to fun factory where the child meets and feeds some magical adorable animals. Then the child visits a movie theater to see the memory of the first time they tried their favorite food. Then, the child has the opportunity to imagine smelling, licking, or tasting new healthy foods. This guided mediation is to inspire curiosity in tasting foods, confidence in making healthy food choices, and reducing anxiety about tasting new flavors or textures.

For optimal results play this for your child for 21 consecutive days

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In this second episode of a three part series on enlightenment, Anna relates her experience of meeting enlightened teachers in India. Kristina and Anna discuss the ten hinderances that keep us from waking-up. These ten hinderances, or “enemies,” were discovered by Buddha 2,500 years ago and still ring true today.

Also discussed today: the three types of Buddhas (enlightened ones), and our decision to post ads.

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The Ten Hinderances to Enlightenment:

1. The belief in a permanent personality, ego (Pali: sakkāya-diṭṭhi)
2. Doubt, extreme skepticism (vicikicchā)
3. Attachment to rites, rituals, and ceremonies (sīlabbata-parāmāso)
4. Attachment to sense desires (kāmacchando)
5. Ill-will, anger (vyāpādo or byāpādo)
6. Craving for existence in the Form world [heavenly realms] (rūparāgo)
7. Craving for existence in the Formless world [heavenly realms] (arūparāgo)
8. Conceit (māna)
9. Restlessness (uddhacca)
10. Ignorance (avijjā)

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Why do you suffer? What are the universal causes of suffering? What is the universal way out of suffering? Anna and Kristina discuss the Buddha’s Four NobleTruths (all about how suffering) and the corresponding Eightfold Noble Path (how we get the hell out of suffering).

Also discussed in today’s episode: the three types of enlightened beings (Buddhas), the dhammapada, the injustice wound, and how Mother’s Day can just plain suck.

The Four Noble Truths:

1. In life there is unavoidable suffering (dukkah)
2. Suffering is from craving, aversion, or ignorance.
3. There is a way out of suffering.
4. The Eightfold Noble Path is the way to cease suffering.

The Eightfold Noble Path

1. Right understanding (Samma ditthi)
2. Right thought (Samma sankappa)
3. Right speech (Samma vaca)
4. Right action (Samma kammanta)
5. Right livelihood (Samma ajiva)
6. Right effort (Samma vayama)
7. Right mindfulness (Samma sati)
8. Right concentration (Samma samadhi)

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Do you want to bring more magic into your life ? In this episode, we discuss the wonderful world of the Unseen: Nature Spirits, Overlighting Devas and Fae Folk. We talk about others' and our own personal experience of our work with these supposedly mythical creatures. Tune in for a fun conversation about a world that lives right under our noses but well out of sight.

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What if you aren’t upset for the reasons you think you are? Kristina and Anna dive into this topic in our first episode of the new season. Where do upsets really come from? How do your beliefs about what’s keeping you upset keep you trapped? We’ll explore this topic through the teachings of the Dhammapada, A Course in Miracles, the New Testament, the Vedas, and Matt Kahn.

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Recorded on April 22, 2021 on Instagram LIVE TV. Our hosts answer questions from the audience. Why am I seeing my wound everywhere? In what order should I go through the wounds ? Why do you want to collapse the universe ? Listen to this bonus episode during our break between seasons, and check us out on TikTok or Instagram @thisspiritualfix.