There’s no shortage of questions from our podcast audience, which is perfect because Thom is never short of an answer…

The common thread throughout this Q&A episode is that we’re all much more empowered than we might think.

Thom reminds us that Nature loves it when we commit, and that rather than preparing ourselves for worst-case scenarios, we must assume that we’re acting on Nature’s behalf and get behind our intention, and then act accordingly.

He gives us clues as to how we can use the present to inspire our past and the future to inspire our present. You'll need to flex the way you think about time but, as always, Thom gives us an elegant analogy to work with.

And to round things off, he takes the intention message one step further, inviting us to be flexible with our expectations and to be ready, and willing, to change plans at a moment’s notice.

Episode Highlights:

[00:45] Q - Should We Prepare for Worst-Case Scenarios?

[01:33] A - Collectives Create the Governance That Surrounds Them

[04:07] Government is in a Dependency Role

[06:11] Continue to Provide, No Matter Where the Funding Comes From

[07:55] "Here We'll Build Our Next Ashram"

[09:21] "The Money Will Come From Where it is Now"

[11:27] Seagull Parable from the Upanishad

[13:06] Millions of Birds Drying out the Ocean

[14:18] Garuda and Varuna

[16:23] Q - What is the Vedic World View of Parts Work?

[17:03] A - Reinspiring Consciousness

[18:50] One Contiguous Flow

[21:05] Inspiration From the Future

[23:22] Q - Does Intention and Goal Setting Contradict the Vedic Worldview?

[23:55] A - I Am Totality

[26:27] Nature's Bait and Switch

[27:50] This is Nature Itself Thinking

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