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ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #39Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
In Actuali podcast's newest series we follow the work of Professor John Vervaeke's through his Awakening series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ&si=qjTshSXPpGjWkQE7
Join us as we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
This episode continues Meaning-Making 101 and our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Pt. 39 - The Religion of No Religion https://youtu.be/440NV0eer00?si=zhr6ZGchuzsNFTzTAwakening from...
2023-09-172h 11
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #38Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
Actuali podcast's newest series, in which we follow the work of Professor John Vervaeke's through his Awakening series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ&si=qjTshSXPpGjWkQE7 Join us as we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Join us as traverse a world changing journey, connecting the wisdom of our deep past with current breakthroughs in the study of human consciousness, to awaken from the meaning crisis!
This...
2023-09-092h 41
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #37Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 37 - Reverse Engineering Enlightenment Pt. 2
Original video: https://youtu.be/2kQooMZzR7w
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots of...
2023-08-202h 22
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #36Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 36 - Religio/Perennial Problems/Reverse Engineering Enlightenment
Original video: https://youtu.be/48Ch2x3DrfM
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces...
2023-08-122h 57
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #35Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 35 - The Symbol, Sacredness, and the Sacred
Original video: https://youtu.be/rpivf1SoEdc
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the...
2023-07-232h 52
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #34Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 34 - Sacredness: Horror, Music, and the Symbol
Original video: https://youtu.be/KoqibFwvQJ4
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots...
2023-07-172h 31
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #33Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 33 - The Spirituality of Relevance Realization -Wonder/Awe/Mystery/Sacredness
Original video: https://youtu.be/_zkLevmQe90
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke...
2023-07-022h 44
ActualiMeaning-Making 101 - Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #32
Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 32 - RR in the Brain, Insight, and Consciousness
Original video: https://youtu.be/IZyWuD9UqI4
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by @johnvervaeke , award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the ro...
2023-06-242h 31
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #31Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 31 - Embodied-Embedded RR (Relevance Realization) as Dynamical-Development GI (General Intelligence)
Original lecture: https://youtu.be/gfKcVbNd7Xc
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series...
2023-06-182h 30
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #30Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 30 - Relevance Realization Meets Dynamical Systems Theory
Original video: https://youtu.be/Wex12GhUFqE
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the...
2023-06-022h 13
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: To the Depths - Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #29Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 29 - Getting to the Depths of Relevance Realization
Original video: https://youtu.be/A6Q_B7z6gLc
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series...
2023-05-272h 24
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Convergence to Relevance Realization - Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #28Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 28 - Convergence To Relevance Realization
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots of 'The Meaning Crisis'. From rising depression, social...
2023-05-192h 02
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Problem Formulation - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #27Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today.
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 27 - Problem Formulation
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by an award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots of 'The Meaning Crisis'. From...
2023-04-222h 58
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Cognitive Science - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #26Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 26, on Cognitive Science.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, an award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots of 'The Meaning Crisis'. From rising depression, social breakdown...
2023-04-162h 18
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: The Clash - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #25
Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 25 - The Clash.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, an award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots of 'The Meaning Crisis'. From rising depression, social breakdown...
2023-04-093h 14
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Hegel - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #24Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 24 covering Hegel.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, Associate Professor and award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots of 'The Meaning Crisis'. From rising depression, social...
2023-04-013h 42
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Romanticism - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #23Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 23: Romanticism.
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is a series performed by John Vervaeke, an award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots of 'The Meaning...
2023-03-242h 58
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Descartes vs. Hobbes - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #22Welcome to Meaning-Making 101!
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 22: Descartes vs. Hobbes
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis is series performed by John Vervaeke, an award winning lecturer out of University of Toronto's departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.
Through the Awakening series, Vervaeke traces the roots of 'The...
2023-03-182h 53
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Martin Luther & Descartes - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #21Welcome everyone to our new special series on Actuali: Meaning-Making 101! Airing live each week at 8p EST on our youtube channel, we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it. Join us! @ https://youtube.com/@Actuali.podcast
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 21: Martin Luther & Descartes
In Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, Vervaeke connects our world's current crises, from social break...
2023-03-102h 33
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Death of the Universe - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #20Welcome everyone to Meaning-Making 101!
In this series we explore the wisdom of our deep past to understand the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.
Join us, as we endeavor to follow a world changing journey, connecting the wisdom of our ancient past with current breakthroughs in the study of human consciousness.
This episode continues our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 20: Death of the Universe
...
2023-03-033h 07
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Augustine and Aquinas - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #19Welcome everyone to Meaning Making 101! In this series we journey through our deep past, as well as explore current breakthroughs, to understand the crises of our world today, and how we may awaken from it.
This episode we continue our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, with Part 19: Augustine and Aquinas.
In Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, John Vervaeke connects our world's current crises, from social breakdown and division, rising depression and disconnection, to the recent and ongoing revolution of interest in mindfulness practices and ancient wisdom, to describe how...
2023-02-172h 22
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Plotinus & Neoplatonism - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #18 - Apologies for sound in this episode!Note: Apologies for our sound in this one! Thankfully, Vervaeke sounds fine! We will have everything back to normal next episode! Thanks for bearing with us!
Welcome everyone to Actuali Live & our new series, Meaning Making 101! We now continue our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis with part 18 of the series: Plotinus & Neoplatonism
Join us as we consider John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, which proposes how our modern societies got into this mess of social breakdown and loss of meaning, and how we may together, usher in an awakening from it.
Welcome to Meaning-Making 101.
Original video...
2023-02-112h 32
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Gnosis and Existential Inertia - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #17Welcome everyone to Actuali Live & our new series, Meaning Making 101! We now continue our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis with part 17 of the series, on Gnosis and Existential Inertia.
Join us as we consider John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, which proposes how our modern societies got into this mess of social breakdown and loss of meaning, and how we may together, usher in an awakening from it.
Welcome to Meaning-Making 101.
Original video:
https://youtu.be/mXfK4nicygA...
2023-02-042h 54
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Christianity & Agape - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #16Welcome everyone to Actuali Live & our new series: Meaning Making 101! We now continue our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis with part 16 of the series, on Christianity and Agape.
Join us as we consider John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, which proposes how our modern societies got into this mess of social breakdown and loss of meaning, and how we may together, usher in an awakening from it.
Welcome to Meaning-Making 101.
Original video:
https://youtu.be/Jbwm03djuJc
2023-01-272h 24
ActualiMeaning-Making 101: Marcus Aurelius & Jesus - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #15Welcome everyone to Actuali Live & our new series: Meaning Making 101! We now continue our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis with part 15 of the series: Marcus Aurelius and Jesus.
We invite you to join us as we consider this groundbreaking series of lectures, which tells the story of how our current social breakdown, the pervasive sense of disconnection and loss of meaning came to be, and explores how we may together, usher in an awakening from it.
Welcome to Meaning-Making 101.
Original video...
2023-01-212h 35
ActualiEp. 71 - Meaning Making 101: Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #14 - Epicureans, Cynics, and StoicsWelcome to Meaning-Making 101:
Herein, discover a story of human history that connects us with today, as we dive deep into the ancient wisdom of our past to connect with insights of our modern age, with the hope of discovering what is timeless and relevant to advancing the potential of our awakening today.
In this episode of Actuali Live our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis continues with part 14 of the series, on the Epicureans, Cynics, and Stoics.
Join us as we consider this groundbreaking series which proposes how our modern soc...
2023-01-132h 25
ActualiEp. 70 - Journeys in Mind II - The Return of Heartbreak J.I.M - Poetry, Music, and the Art of LifeWelcome everyone! In this episode poet and musician, Heartbreak J.I.M., aka HBJ.007, returns to the show for another great conversation on poetry, music, and the art of life. We also get to hear a special announcement from the artist on his upcoming release: J.I.M. VII. Enjoy a sneak peak of J.I.M.'s upcoming release, hear about his creative process, as well as his thoughts on music, poetry, and art as a service to humanity. Not to mention, enjoy us geeking out about Goldeneye 007, talking on life, sharing what inspires us, and much more in this...
2023-01-112h 00
ActualiEp. 69 - Wim Hof Breathing Beginner's Mode + Guided Meditation[CAUTION: Never practice this breathing technique while operating heavy machinery.]
Welcome everyone! In this episode we practice a helpful beginners, or easy-mode of Wim Hof breathing, and follow with a guided meditation. This breathing method brings one so quickly into a serene, clarified state that it is perfect just prior to mediation - not to mention the positive side-effects of clearing inflammation, boosting the immune system, even increasing (in micro-dose amounts) the powerful endogenous chemical compound, DMT, that is created within our bodies, and other healthy chemicals as well.
Also known as the Spirit Molecule, DMT appears to aid...
2023-01-0927 min
ActualiEp. 68 - Buddhism & Parasitic Processing - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #13Welcome everyone! Our coverage of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis continues with part 13 of the series, 'Buddhism and Parasitic Processing'.
Original video:
https://youtu.be/iu9fa4TkWE0
From the Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series, by John Vervaeke:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
We invite you to join us as we deepen our understanding of this masterwork together.
With Chris and DJ from American Dharma
2023-01-072h 33
ActualiEp. 67 - Higher States of Consciousness Pt. 2 - Covering Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #12Welcome everyone! We now delve even deeper into the subject of Higher States of Consciousness, as we continue our watch-along of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.
This week we cover episode 12 of the Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series: Higher States of Consciousness Pt. 2, which can be found here:
https://youtu.be/39NpjQDtqNw
You can also listen to Actuali on your favorite podcast platform.
Links to Spotify, Apple, etc: https://anchor.fm/actuali
We invite you to join...
2022-12-302h 04
ActualiEp. 66 - Grandma's Story - with my Grandmother, Edith Marie ConeWelcome everyone! In this special holiday episode, I share a conversation with my grandmother, Edith Marie Cone, who grew up as a child during The Great Depression. She shares stories from her 92 (now 93) years of life experience. Join us as we learn about a time before television and interstate highways, what it was like to be alive during WWII, as well as what remains most important in life, as we hear about the touching moments that helped form the Grandma I know today.
Join us as we explore themes of family, pivotal life experiences, stories of travels, and the many...
2022-12-261h 24
ActualiEp. 65 - Higher States of Consciousness Pt. 1 - Covering: Awakening from the Meaning Crisis #11Welcome everyone! We now delve into the subject of Higher States of Consciousness as we continue our learning journey covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.
This week we cover episode 11 of the Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series: Higher States of Consciousness Pt. 1, which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39NpjQDtqNw&t=3098s
We invite you to join us as we deepen our understanding of this masterwork together. Join us each week on Actuali's facebook, Youtube, or Twitch to join and watc...
2022-12-242h 29
ActualiEp. 64 - Reflections Pt. 4 - Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning CrisisWelcome everyone! We continue with part 4 of our Reflections on John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series covering what we've learned so far, and how it's informing our understanding of the world in these times. Look forward to further reflections as we make our way through the series. ---
Join us each Wednesday at 8p EST as we consider the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and societal breakdown we see occurring in the world today. With hope, our shared understanding and ever-blossoming species-wide awa...
2022-12-172h 36
ActualiEp. 63 - The Only Ever Known - Meditations in PoeticsWelcome everybody! In this episode I share series of poems written from Oct. 2020 - March 2021, as well as some thoughts on life. I hope that these hand picked poems - provided in an extensive "chill-mode" ASMR reading format - provide max relaxation, inspiration, & cultivation for you.
Enjoy the show and be sure to catch us live each week Wednesday's at 8P EST on Youtube, fb, and Twitch, as we continue our deep dive into John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series, which you are welcome to join us in viewing live. It's always a fun time.
2022-12-101h 32
ActualiEp. 62 - Reflections Pt. 3 - Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning CrisisWelcome everyone! The journey continues with part 3 of our Reflections on John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series covering what we've learned so far, and how it's informing our lives.
This should be helpful for anyone wondering why the heck we are covering this immense 50 lecture series.
Look forward to further reflections as we make our way through the series.
Join us each Wednesday at 8p EST as we consider the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and societal breakdown we see occurring in the world today.
...
2022-12-032h 292022-11-2900 min
ActualiEp. 61 - Reflections Continued - Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning CrisisWelcome everyone to our Thanksgiving holiday special! This is part 2 of our Reflections on John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series covering what we've learned so far, and how it's informing our lives.
Look forward to further reflections as we make our way through the series.
Join us each Wednesday at 8p EST as we consider the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and societal breakdown we see occurring in the world today.
2022-11-253h 23
ActualiEp. 60 - Reflections Thus Far - Covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning CrisisWelcome everyone to Actuali Live! This is a special Reflections episode in which we share our impressions of John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis series thus far, what we have learned, and how it is informing our lives.
This should be helpful for anyone wondering why the heck we are covering this immense 50 lecture series. In fact, we previously talked about doing reflections every 10 or so episodes. Thanks to an unexpected crash of our stream last night, we took it as a sign: Reflection Time! So here we go! Look forward to further reflections as we ma...
2022-11-182h 14
ActualiEp. 59 - Consciousness - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 10Welcome back everyone, to our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. In this episode we cover part 10 of the series to explore the great question of consciousness.
Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see occurring in the world today.
With hope, our shared understanding and ever-blossoming species-wide awakening may yet help humanity overcome the great challenges we face. With your hosts, Chris and D...
2022-11-112h 02
ActualiEp. 58 - Insight - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 9Welcome back everyone, to our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. In this episode we cover part 9 of the series - Insight
Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see occurring in the world today.
With hope, our shared understanding and ever-blossoming species-wide awakening may yet help humanity overcome the great challenges we face. With your hosts, Chris and DJ from American Dharma.
2022-11-042h 42
ActualiEp. 57 - The Buddha & Mindfulness - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 8Welcome back everyone, to our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. In this episode we cover part 8 of the series - The Buddha and "Mindfulness".
Welcome back everyone! Tonight we delve into Pt. _ of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.
Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis at the root of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see confronting our world today.
With hope, our shared understanding and ever-blossoming species-wide awakening may yet help humanity overcome the great challenges we face in the world today.
With your hosts, Chris and DJ...
2022-10-282h 06
ActualiEp. 56 - Aristotle's World View & Erich Fromm - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 7Welcome back everyone, to our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. In this episode we cover part 7 of the series - Aristotle's World View and Eric Fromm.
Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting humanity, which Vervaeke has identified as the source of so much of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see occurring in the world today.
With hope, our shared understanding and ever-blossoming species-wide awakening may yet help humanity overcome the great challenges we face. With your hosts, Chris and DJ from American Dharma.
We invite you to join us as w...
2022-10-212h 39
ActualiEp. 55 - Aristotle, Kant, & Evolution - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 6Welcome back everyone, to Pt. 6 of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.
Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis at the root of the ongoing division and civilizational collapse we see confronting our world today.
With hope, our shared understanding and ever-blossoming species-wide awakening may yet help humanity overcome the great challenges we face. With your hosts, Chris and DJ from American Dharma.
We invite you to join us as we deepen our understanding of this masterwork together. Join us each week on Actuali's facebook, Youtube, or Twitch to join and watch with us li...
2022-10-142h 24
ActualiEp. 54 - Plato & the Cave - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 5Welcome back everyone! This is part 5 of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, Plato and the Cave. Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting our world, and how we may help engender an awakening from it.
With your hosts, Chris and DJ from American Dharma band, as well as other future cohosts. With hope, we will deepen our understanding of this masterwork together, and aid others in deepening their understanding as well.
Join us each week on Actuali's facebook, Youtube, or Twitch to join and watch with us live! Links below.
Check out o...
2022-10-092h 42
ActualiEp. 53 - Socrates & the Quest for Wisdom - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 4Welcome back to everyone! This is part 4 of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, Socrates and the Quest for Wisdom. Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting our world, and how we may help engender an awakening from it.
With DJ from American Dharma as well as other future cohosts! With hope, we will deepen our understanding of this masterwork together, and aid others in deepening their understanding as well!
Join us each week on Actuali's facebook, Youtube, or Twitch to join and watch with us live!
(Links below)
Actuali podcast on...
2022-10-022h 46
ActualiEp. 52 - Continuous Cosmos and Modern World Grammar - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 3Welcome back to everyone! This is the third episode of our Watch-Along series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis lectures.
Together, we endeavor to deepen our understanding of this masterwork together, and with hope, aid others in deepening their understanding as well!
With DJ from American Dharma as well as other future cohosts!
Check out our band! Streams and more:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/americandharma/inmo
Join us on Actuali podcast's Youtube, Twitch, or facebook to catch it live!
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNCgCbIFDzL0CgXi4hG8S2A
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/christopherkinley
and https://www.twitch.t...
2022-09-282h 13
ActualiEp. 51 - Flow, Metaphor, and the Axial Revolution - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Pt. 2Welcome back to everyone! This is Part 2 of our series covering John Vervaeke's Awakening from the Meaning Crisis. Join us as we learn together about the meaning crisis confronting our world, and how we may help engender an awakening from it.
With DJ from American Dharma as well as other future cohosts! With hope, we will deepen our understanding of this masterwork together, and aid others in deepening their understanding as well! Join us each week on Actuali's Youtube or Twitch to catch it live!
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2022-09-162h 22
ActualiEp. 50 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis by John Vervaeke Pt. 1 - IntroductionWelcome everybody! This is Pt. 1 of a series livestreamed every Wednesday night @ 8p EST (on youtube, twitch, fb, & twitch, links below) covering John Vervaeke's groundbreaking Awakening from the Meaning Crisis lecture series.
The original series can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLND1JCRq8Vuh3f0P5qjrSdb5eC1ZfZwWJ
Being that this lecture series is 50 episodes long, we'll be covering this (in addition to our regular podcast episodes) each week over the course of the next year, so get ready for an epic journey!
Hosted by Chris & DJ from American Dharma band! Together, we'll delve to the...
2022-09-091h 47
ActualiEp. 49 - Flowing w the Current w DJ from American DharmaWelcome back everyone! In this episode I'm joined by my great friend and bandmate, DJ, drummer for American Dharma. Join us as we explore the power of art, music, and flow, as a way of sharing inspiration, enriching life, and expressing one of the most effective ways we may respond to the myriad existential crises facing our world today.
A few highpoints from this episode: DJ and I discuss how the art of flow expresses itself in so many ways, in music, athletics, and more, and how flow can be utilized in all aspects of life, through virtuosity honed by vi...
2022-08-292h 09
ActualiEp. 48 - The Cure - Introducing: Nate Hagens & Daniel SchmatchenbergerIn this episode of Actuali podcast, we consider how humanity may orient itself to most constructively face the many myriad challenges of our time. With the help of Nate Hagens and Daniel Schmatchenberger, we explore how unconditional love provides us a way to address the root of the myriad crises humanity and our planet face in these times of social breakdown and compounding existential threats, as well as how unconditionality allows us a way as individuals to embrace our personal life challenges, from depression to anxiety, to hopelessness, addiction, and more.
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2022-08-1850 minActualiEp. 47 - Deep Sleep Poetry Reading - Chill ASMR for Relaxation, Creation, Meditation, and Z'sIn this episode we continue our readings of poems written in the beginning of the rona virus event, from April to September 2020.
May these poems aid in the cultivation of peace, and encourage your own creations, meditations, and realization of dreams.
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2022-07-091h 01
ActualiEp. 46 - Zen & the Art of Life - Guitarist Jesse Neal of American DharmaIn this episode, I'm joined by my great friend, Jesse Neal, guitarist for our band, American Dharma. Enjoy a sneak preview of one of our upcoming songs, 'Bayou', plus Jesse's reflections on the 3-day silent meditation retreat he recently took part in. We discuss the art of meditation, the ongoing nature of self-realization, and more. Really enjoyed the places this conversation went, and I'm excited for you all to hear!
Look forward to future episodes with Jesse as we delve further into the art of Zen meditation, music, and creative expression, as well as upcoming episodes with the rest of...
2022-06-061h 01
ActualiEp. 45 - Portals to Peace - Wim Hof Breathing & Guided Meditation - Legal Microdosing?Welcome everyone!
In this episode, we enjoy the sounds of nature by a local creek (recorded in ASMR quality!), as we practice Wim Hof breathing and share in a deep, guided meditation.
- I hope these meditations are of use to you. I've found it helpful to incorporate Wim Hof breathing with meditative practice, as the technique brings one so quickly into a serene, clarified state.
- Not to mention the positive side-effects of clearing inflammation, and increasing (in micro-dose amounts) the endogenous dmt naturally produced within our own bodies, particularly in the lungs which deep breathing practices help activate.
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2022-05-0551 min
ActualiEp. 44 - Art & Expression w/ Singer-Songwriter Jade TrembaIn this episode, I share a conversation with singer/songwriter, Jade Tremba, a multi-talented artist here in the NE Panhandle of beautiful WV. We discuss finding oneself through art and expression, her adventures in Jamaica, the meaning behind One Love and reggae music, as well as a share a quick jam where we throw down an off-the-cuff rendition of Bob Marley's 'Sun is Shining'.
You'll also hear, at the beginning and end of this episode, samples of Jade's music! The song at the intro is 'Sunflower Seeds', and the song at the end of the episode is, "L...
2022-04-0742 min
ActualiEp. 43 - 33 Poems for Peace - Relaxing ASMR for Meditation & SleepWelcome back everyone! It's Poetry Night Vol. 4! In this episode, I share 33 poems written in the midst of quarantine during the beginning of the corona virus event. I hope these words find you well, bring peace, encouragement, and act to inspire your own creations. Poems shared run from February 27th through March 30, 2020. Listen to the end for special ASMR outtakes at the end of the episode! Thanks for listening! If you enjoy the show be sure to Like and Subscribe, and share with friends and fam!
2022-03-281h 15ActualiEp. 42 - The Revolution WithinIn this episode, I share a story of a meeting marked by synchronicities, and the thoughts that this meeting inspired, regarding awakening through authentic being, particularly in uncertain times as these. Even amidst the chaos and uncertainty of our times, I am seeing so many bright souls awakening to a unifying purpose, a way of attending to life that transcends division.
Towards the end of this episode we share a prayer for the hope we may enact by our unification and co-creation. Be sure to join us for that and let us share in communion our gratitude f...
2022-02-2244 min
ActualiEp. 41 (video version) Healing with AyahuascaWelcome back everyone! (Anchor is now partnered with Spotify. Video for this episode is available there, as well as YouTube). In this episode, I reconnect with an old friend and fellow seeker, to hear account of his recent experience with the sacred plant medicine known affectionately as Mother Ayahuasca. Shaun takes us through the story of his three ceremonies with the sacred, and potent brew. Known for it's powerful psychedelic, spiritual, and healing properties, this brew has been used ritually since ancient times, and only in the past couple of decades has its use become known to the wider wor...
2022-01-161h 20
ActualiEp. 41 (audio version) Healing with AyahuascaWelcome back everyone! In this episode, I reconnect with an old friend to hear account of his recent experience with the sacred plant medicine known affectionately as Mother Ayahuasca.
Known for it's powerful psychedelic, spiritual, and healing properties, this brew has been used ritually since ancient times, and only in the past couple of decades has its use become known to the wider world.
Shaun takes us through the story of his three ceremonies with the sacred, and potent brew. Video for this episode is now available on Spotify and YouTube! https://youtu.be/XtlNESYrr2M Enjoy the show! I ap...
2022-01-121h 16ActualiEp. 40 - Resolutions - Inspiration for 2022Happy 2022!
Ep. 40 is here and the subject is resolutions. Rather than repeat advice that is already readily available, we will charge up our inspiration by tapping into our core convictions.
In this episode, we consider how resolutions can be like revelations, how to pick back up after faltering, and how we may redetermine our outcomes by returning to the inspiration behind our resolutions.
2022-01-0120 minActualiEp. 39 - The Global Meditation - A Guided Meditation of the HeartWelcome back everyone for this special guided meditation! In this episode, we celebrate Global Meditation Day with a Meditation of the Heart, a way of meditation that allows us to cultivate a heart-centered awareness. Through the watching of mind from the heart, with unconditional acceptance, we practice how to deepen our resonance with the shared intention of millions who are meditating and praying this very moment, for peace, for freedom, to flow as one with the movements of life rather than resist them, that we may be a part of that change we wish to see in the world.
2021-11-1238 min
ActualiEp. 38 - Journey's in Mind w/ Heartbreak J.I.M. - Poetry, Healing Division, & Art as a ServiceIn this episode, poet and artist Heartbreak J.I.M. (Journey's in Mind) discuss art as a service to humanity, how showing more love to world can help correct for division and negativity, as well as share our thoughts on poetry, spirituality, self-care and empathy, and more! This was such a uplifting and fun conversation, so it's a great honor to share with you! Enjoy the show!
J.I.M. creates some super chill music, as well, under the alias HBJ_007, and is open to collaboration with other artists!
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Find his music here: https://music.appl...
2021-10-011h 12
ActualiEp. 37 - Juliana Garces, Visonary Artist - Lucid Dreams, Plant Medicines, and Enlightening the WorldWelcome back to Actuali! In this episode, I invite Visionary Artist and Poet, Juliana Garces to share her insights on how we may integrate our spiritual experiences into our daily lives. We discuss her profound lucid dreams experiences starting from a young age, which led her to meditation, yoga, and working with sacred plant medicines for spiritual purposes. We also discuss her incredible visionary art, her experiences with astral travel, as well as working with Ayuhuasca, and we get to hear a wonderful transcendent poem as well.
A Disclaimer is appropriate here: In no way is this podcast or the...
2021-08-311h 13
ActualiEp. 36 - Morgan Aditi Devi & the Cicada CadenceWelcome back everyone! In this episode, I share a dialogue with artist and organizer, Morgan Aditi Devi. With cicadas buzzing in the background and the soft movement of the creek we sat beside, we discussed a heart oriented approach to activism, how cicadas teach us how to shed our shells and fear of death, the wonder and challenges of being human, and how to relate to ourselves, and the wider world in a more loving way. Due to a rather amusing hardware glitch there are some points in our dialogue where a word or two gets cut off. Fades...
2021-07-251h 01ActualiEp. 35 - Wim Hof Breathing & Guided MeditationHey everyone, welcome back to Actuali podcast! In this episode, we practice a breathing technique invented by 26-Time World Record Holder, Wim Hof, known as The Wim Hof Method, and follow this with a guided meditation. Wim's method has been shown in scientific study of its effects, to decrease inflammation, fight disease, and encourage the release of beneficial hormones, as well as the chemical compound DMT, a very intriguing side-note.
DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, is known to occur naturally in our own bodies, as well as many plants. It has been shown to be released in larger amounts in...
2021-07-0136 minActualiEp. 34 - Phase-Shift III - Eyes of LoveWelcome back!
In this episode, part III of our Phase-Shift series, we hear from three courageous, challenging, and empowering speakers, Bill Hicks, Jiddu Krishnamurti, and Daniel Schmachtenberger, to support our continued inquiry into the potential of a phase-shift for the human species.
We know what happens when we fragment, fall apart, and turn against one another, but what happens when we instead Unite in One endeavor, to create a more peaceful, bountiful future for the children of tomorrow?
With Bill Hicks, we consider: what happens when we see through Eyes of Love? We...
2021-04-241h 09ActualiEp. 33 - Phase-Shift II - To UniteTo catalyze and reunite. From this episode: "For hundreds of thousands of years, we humans have been able to skirt the precipice, and become evermore social, cooperative, and creative beings. We excel when we come together, and now we must more than ever help catalyze that process of reunification. We have at our advantage the fact that we have now become this global, interconnected species - now interacting and interrelating - a part of a global society that can, if we are courageous and persistent, become more united in common cause than we are divided by those nefarious interests who...
2021-03-0936 minActualiEp. 32 - Phase-Shift IWelcome back everybody!
In this episode we begin our consideration of the many-layered existential crisis humanity faces, as well as the the potential of phase-shifting as a species to avert the danger of civilization level collapse.
During this episode I bring up a dialogue between Ayishat Akanbi and David Fuller on Rebel Wisdom, titled 'Identity and Empathy', where Ayishat makes a great distinction between being "woke", and the process of awakening. Here's a link to that: https://youtu.be/PmKz0cmunP0
I also mention Jordan Hall's ongoing series, 'The Civium Project', which can be found here: https://youtu.be/yXBAtdyBto0
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2020-10-0848 minActualiEp. 31 - A Tenuous BalanceWelcome back to Actuali!
In this episode, we begin by addressing the current crisis facing our world, this dark night of soul in America, and this beautiful chance we have to go beyond our labels.
By widening our frames of reference, to see beyond our teams and tribes, our ideas and labels, we may remember what we are first and foremost: children of the cosmos, of earth and star.
For the sake of hope, though I do sense us skirting the precipice, I also speak to a sense light on the horizon, as more and more come to deep life-affirming...
2020-06-0926 minActualiEp. 30 - The Dance of DualityHey guys! Welcome back to Actuali! In this episode we begin renewed, at 3am no less. Join us as we delve into a deep late night reverie, enjoying pensive thoughts and poetry.
Poems in this episode:
In Song, Autumn Sings, Afternoon Songs, Ancient and Immortal, Flower Life, Serene, A New World of Freedom
Thanks for tuning in!
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2020-05-2730 minActualiEp. 29 - The Grace of MeditationHello everybody! Welcome back to Actuali! We continue our exploration into the deepest questions of life, to understand our relationship with the deepest, most fundamental aspects of reality, that we may come to know ourselves truly, and be our Actual I.
In this episode, we are utilizing a simple technique which involves only being aware of one's breathing during meditation, noticing thought distractions, and patiently returning attention to our breathing. This allows us to get an experiential sense and build up a bodily memory of what Now, this very present moment, feels like without our thoughts, feelings, an...
2020-03-3034 minActualiEp. 28 - The Isness of ExistenceWelcome back to Actuali podcast!
This is Episode 28 - The Isness of Existence:
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As we get a sense of the isness of existence, and we recognize the Truest, Deepest Sense of Self, we realize once and for all, we are not the images we hold of ourselves, nor is anyone else. Of course, we build impressions of everyone we encounter, but as we come to know that we are not our self-images, we understand this of others as well. The drawing is not the thing, the map is not the territory, the menu is not...
2020-01-0234 minActualiEp. 27 - Beyond the Matrix - Tis the Season 2019Welcome back to Actuali podcast! In this episode we pick up where we left off in Ep. 26 - Going Meta, Buddhist Metta, and now we continue where we left off in our inquiry, to delve ever deeper into the direct experience of this phenomena of awareness.
From the episode:
"Laden over this most primary sense of awareness, we all have these filters we perceive through, our different histories, and experiences, different challenges, accomplishments, and struggles, preferences and styles of interacting, but we all share the same experience of awareness that all of this occurs in, and...
2019-12-2338 minActualiEp. 26 - Going Meta - Buddhist Metta - Tis the Season 2019How can we see past our images of each other, to know each other as we are this moment, regardless of our different beliefs, as the always-changing ongoing miracles we truly are? Can we be without a prebuilt image of another, while still holding a prebuilt image of ourselves?
Behind descriptions of who we are according to traits, such as I am a [this profession], [this nationality], [this religion], with this name, these accomplishments, who is the I that has them? When we say, I am this or I am that, I like this, I like that, Wh...
2019-12-0728 minActualiEp. 25 - Mac n Cheese n Thanksgiving - Tis the Season 2019Thanksgiving has passed and we have officially kicked off the Season of Giving.
This is the first part of Tis the Season, a multi-part special series where we celebrate this magically, sparkly time of year, sharing new insights, inquiry, and wonder.
We're kicking it off and getting holly and jolly up in here! So grab your elf ears and mistletoe and let's rile up some good vibes for this special time of year. Today, we talk Thanksgiving, mac n cheese, and gratitude. Keeping it light with this episode. May you listen and be joyful!
2019-12-0507 minActualiEp. 24 - The Heart of MeditationWelcome back to Actuali podcast! In this episode, we share the deep relaxation and opening of awareness that meditation allows. We delve into the sense of spaciousness around the breath to attune and resonate consciousness with the presence of this very moment. Here at Actuali, we practice what is known as the Direct Path, through self-inquiry style meditation, which invites us to be most immediately, and directly aware of presence itself, to identify the True ground of our being that is before all thoughts, ideas, conceptions, self-image. We delve into the deepest, most direct experience of being itself, for from...
2019-11-1923 minActualiEp. 23 - Poetry Night Vol. 3 w Hafiz!Welcome back to Actuali for Poetry Night Vol. 3
In this episode I read a selection of poems by Hafiz translated by Daniel Ladinsky:
And Applaud
Cast All Your Votes for Dancing
Saints Bowing in the Mountains
Awake Awhile
Laughter
At this Party
No Other Kind of Light
Not With Wings
And after these, I read a few of my own:
Flight
Serene
Untitled
and 3 from my Autumn Sings...
2019-10-2119 minActualiEp. 22 A Light Amidst the DarknessWelcome back to Actuali podcast! In this episode, I respond to the idea that humans are a disease, which Jason Mamoa, Aquaman, recently helped popularize at the recent UN Climate Conference.
We further address the alarming rate of increase of anxiety, depression, and suicide, particularly among young people, and consider some of the more potentially detrimental language being thrown around today as response to environmental crisis.
Specifically, we consider an alternative point of view to this suggestion that humanity is a mistake, a virus, or cancer to this world. And we consider instead, how we may be a light amidst...
2019-10-1430 minActualiEp. 21 - A Sense of the SacredWelcome to Ep. 21 of Actuali podcast. In this episode, we take a deep dive to discover and realign with a sense of the sacred, the ineffable, the wondrous mystery that is life. We discuss that innate sense of wonder that we are all born with, and how this may be the most integral aspect of our humanity that allows us to overcome even the greatest challenges we face as a species.
Excerpt:
If there is not a sense of reverence, of that innate wonder for life that we are born with, we all too soon be...
2019-10-0546 minActualiEp. 20 - The Truth of YouEp. 20 of Actuali podcast (formerly Actualization Station) - We may have an idea of what we can do to improve ourselves; but until we fully commit to doing so, we cannot know what it takes to make a lasting, positive change within ourselves, and in the wider world. Take back the reigns. If you blame the world outside, you are making excuses that obscure the reasons why you can still succeed. And maybe you will fail; maybe random circumstances will prevail, but how will you know what's possible until you try? Many people have risen out of worse circumstances...
2019-09-2810 minActualiEp. 19 - A Guided Self-Inquiry MeditationWelcome to Actuali! In this episode of Actuali podcast (formerly Actualization Station), we go within to explore the sense of self to get a feel for this style of meditation, Self-Inquiry, also known as The Direct Path. Enjoy!Join us as we endeavor to cultivate the wisdom to see beyond the narrowness of tribalist and essentialist perceptions of reality, and be that change we wish to see! Let's change this world from the inside-out! Links to Spotify, Apple, & more @ https://Anchor.fm/Actuali Become a part of our community: https://facebook.com/actuali.podcast https://instagram.com...
2019-09-2512 minActualiEp. 18 - The Flow of Life & Introducing Actuali podcast!Originally published Sept. 23, 2019Hey everybody! In this episode of Actuali podcast (formerly Actualization Station), we inquire into the Art of Stillness, as well as cover a few poems I wrote which go with posts you can find on our respective Instagram and Facebook pages. And! I introduce a new name for the podcast: Actuali !!! What does this mean? And how will the podcast change? Rest assured, I will maintain the aim and direction of this podcast, which in short, is to invite you to share in this process of ongoing Self-Realization, tha...
2019-09-2324 minActualiEp. 17 - A Worthy PrayerOriginally published September 10, 2019, under the podcast's former name, Actualization Station. Hey guys, in this episode: some candid thoughts on hope and how to feel at home in the world today, and a poem around how to form a worthy prayer. 'A Worthy Prayer' The path is getting narrow as we come nearer to this peak/apex/locus of potentials, both majestic and bleak. Will we continue on after we make this summit? Will we take our voices and our hearts with us as we ascend, and rather than fall to one or the other side, will we rise together...
2019-09-1126 minActualiEp. 16 - Life as a CanvasOriginally aired: September 10, 2019Welcome to Actuali podcast. In this episode we consider a total perspective shift, a way of living life as an art in and of itself.What if we give no bounds to the experience of life, to how life should be. None at all, and let our love of giving what is most essential and true not be limited to any edge, any bounds, to stretch out beyond known limits?Join us as we endeavor to cultivate the wisdom to see beyond the narrowness of tribalist and essentialist perceptions of reality, and...
2019-09-1029 minActualiEp. 15 - On Relevance Realization and The Way of ShojiOriginally aired: September 9, 2019Welcome to Actuali podcast! In this episode we take a look at a profound human capacity, defined by professor John Vervaeke as "relevance realization".Together we will learn how this capacity pairs beautifully with what is known in Japanese Zen as "shoji", or the realization of birth-death. The Way of Shoji recognizes in the acceptance of death a secret realization, the insights of which reveal to us what is most important in life. Join us as we endeavor to cultivate the...
2019-09-0915 min
ActualiEp. 14 - Carry the Beauty Forward - A Conversation with Artist & Professor Gary BergelIn this episode I share a conversation with artist and Professor Gary Bergel. We discuss art as a path to reintegration with the world. We explore the underlying interrelationship of everything that exists, and inquire into how to experience this interrelation in the midst of life's twists and turns. And as the power of art heals and aids to reintegrate us back into the world, we ourselves can now help to, as Gary would say, "take the beauty forward". Join us as we endeavor...
2019-05-011h 31ActualiEp. 13 - To Be at Home Where You Are - #RoadMeditations Vol. 1 To Be at Home Wherever You Are
There is a stillness that pervades,
a spacious aliveness.
There is a beauty in just being
something very relaxing
It's like homebase.
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2019-04-3008 minActualiEp. 12 - More than a NameWelcome! In this episode we explore how to revitalize one's sense of awe and wonder to bring the color and joy back into life! Further, we will see how self-inquiry shows us that we are not what we think ourselves to be, rather, we are an incomprehensible miracle who's source is beyond names and ideas. When we become preoccupied with the ways we think the world should be, we lose our sense of awe and wonder for its majesty.
2019-04-3022 min
ActualiEp. 11 - Poetry Night! Vol. 2 - Robert FrostWelcome back to Poetry Night! In this episode I share a couple of poems, as well as two of Robert Frost's poems read by the poet himself! Poems by Frost: "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening", and "Birch" I encourage you to share your favorite poems as well! Let's bring poetry back into this world! Music in this episode: Sara Afonso - Behind The Door http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sara_Afonso/~/Sara_Afonso_-_Behind_The_Door From...
2018-11-2312 min
ActualiEp. 10 - The Limitless Sky - A Guided MeditationMeditation begins @ 12:20 (Tips, insights, and direction before).Today I invite you to join in the most essential practice of life: the art of meditation. With our attention on the spacious awareness that all thoughts arise in, the alive nature of this very moment becomes self-evident. We realize the true freedom and peace is already here, inherent in this very moment.During this guided experience we will bask in the wonder of the ever-unfolding realization of what we are, here and now, before our ideas, descriptions, and conceptions...
2018-10-0126 min
ActualiEp. 9 - Building Bridges or Deepening Divides Feat. Jordan Peterson & Stephen FryOriginally aired: August 29, 2018.In this episode we consider how contentiously held points of view contribute to the increasing polarization of our societies. I would rather see us building bridges than deepening these divides, so in that spirit this episode is dedicated to exploring how we may yet stand independently, to observe, as impartially as we are able, as many sides of the story as we can get.Join us @ https://Anchor.fm/Actuali Links to Spotify, Apple, & more Become a part of our community: https://facebook.com/actuali.podcast https://instagram.com/actuali.podcast https://X.com/actuali_podcast...
2018-08-3040 min
ActualiEp. 8 - Bruce Lee & J.K. - Truth is a Pathless LandIn this episode, we explore how the great martial artist, Bruce Lee, was inspired by the writings of J. Krishnamurti. Bruce Lee is credited not only with being instrumental in the popularization of martial arts in the West, but with being one of the main influences for the formation of mixed martial arts as it exists today.From interviews of those closest to him, we learn how the writings of J. Krishnamurti were integral to Lee's formation of his Way of No Way philosophy.Join us @ https://Anchor.fm/Actuali Links to Spotify, Apple, & more Become a...
2018-06-0216 min
ActualiEp. 7 - Poetry Night! Vol. 1 - Rudyard KiplingWelcome back! In this episode we introduce our Poetry Night series! Poetry is a uniquely potent way to express things that cannot be said any other way. As Sigmund Freud once said, "Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me"Poetry Night will serve as a place for us to celebrate and share together.Today we introduce the poem, 'The Explorer' by Rudyard Kipling. I will share a piece of my own, as well, at the end of this episode.
2018-05-1114 min
ActualiEp. 6 - The Direct Path - A Guided Self-Inquiry MeditationWelcome everybody to this guided meditation. Today we practice the art of Self-Inquiry. This technique, also known as the Direct Path, comes from the Advaita-Vedanta non-dual tradition. This approach to self-realization was perhaps most clearly expressed by the Indian sage Ramana Maharshi, who suggested the simple asking of the question, “Who am I?” during our meditations. In describing Self-Inquiry, Ramana once said, “To inquire 'Who am I' is a long liberation, to keep the mind constantly turned within, and to inquire thus, in itself is the Atma Vichara of Self-Inquiry.” In thi...
2018-04-3011 min
ActualiEp. 5 - The Potential that Still Exists - Ramana & KrishnamurtiThe recognition of self-transcendence as a stage of human potential beyond self-actualization presents us with a paradoxical solution to the greatest problems humanity faces.It presents us with a way that agrees with that old adage, to change the world, we must first change ourselves.But how to do that? How does one realize self-transcendence?This question sets up our exploration into the practice of self-inquiry, a technique for examining one’s own nature, which is accomplished through the turning of attention inward, to the sense of being itself.From Episode 5, The Potential that Still exists, with Ramana Maharshi an...
2018-04-2520 minActualiEp. 4 - This Very Moment - A Guided MeditationWelcome everybody! In this episode we provide a jumpstart to your meditation practice!The guided meditation here is enough for a short session, but feel free to continue on afterwards as long as you like. Songs used in the podcast today: "Better Days" by BenSound, (licensed under CC BY 3.0) provided by Audio Library "Le Pont Vers Lespace" by Affective Disorder (licensed under CC BY 3.0) provided by the electronik free art collective @ Kahvi.org and Scene.org Join us @ https://Anchor...
2018-04-1610 minActualiActualization Station IntroHello everybody, and welcome to Actualization Station.
On this show we cover techniques designed to help you realize a higher vision of life; to find peace, and a sense of true belonging that grants meaning to our lives.
As we do so, we explore the deepest questions of life, and discuss peak experiences such as self-realization, enlightenment, and flow.
Stay tuned for meditations, poetry nights, and essential life insights, to help cultivate the inner-peace that maximizes your ability to flow and thrive.
Available on Anchor FM, iTunes, and all major podcasting platforms. Rate, Subscribe, and Like if you enjoy the...
2018-04-0903 minActualiEp. 3 - Maslow's Missing PieceIn this episode we cover the most crucial, yet surprisingly unknown stage of Abraham Maslow's model for human motivation, the Hierarchy of Needs. There is in fact a stage of human development that goes AFTER Self-Actualization, that is missing from most textbooks and common depictions, yet it is the model's most profound aspect! This highest level of human potential was only added in the final year before Maslow's death. And this will be absolutely KEY to the podcast going forward. This is our first...
2018-04-0928 minActualiEp. 2 - What One Can Be, They Must BeJust What is Self-Actualization?In this episode we take a precursory look at Abraham Maslow's model for what motivates human beings.Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs outlines the stages by which individuals may come to Self-Actualization.In the next episode we dive deep into Maslow's model to reveal its missing piece! A final stage Maslow added to the model shortly before his death, and why the peak of Maslow's pyramidal model, Self-Transcendence, is missing from most text books and academic literature.Stay tuned!Enjoy more @ Anchor.FM/Actuali...
2018-02-0905 minActualiEp. 1 - Examples of Actualization - Jim Carrey & Albert EinsteinHow did Jim Carey go from down and out, to one of the highest paid comedians and actors of all time?And how did Albert Einstein go from a young problem child with difficulty learning to speak, to one of the greatest minds humanity has ever known?This first episode of Actuali (recorded as a test run back when the podcast was audio only) is now available on Youtube and Rumble! @ www.youtube.com/@actuali.podcast and www.rumble.com/ActualiEnjoy more of...
2018-02-0704 minActualiThe Well of Being - A 5 Minute Guide To Meditation - Ep. 0Welcome to Actuali podcast where we make meaning of the world today and discover how we may change it from the inside-out! Recorded as a pilot test run back when the podcast first began under the name 'Actualization Station', this serves as brief introduction to the art of meditation. Enjoy more of Guided Mediations on Spotify, Apple, Google and more @ Anchor.FM/Actuali Thanks for listening! Become a part of our community: https://facebook.com/actuali.podcast https://instagram.com/actuali...
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