Finding Meaning

We live in a world of institutions that we create out of our ignorance. This creates a blindness in the institution. A blindness to who we truly are.

What do we gain from finding our authenticity? Take a listen, thanks.

The goal of spirituality is not to become something different or other than we are. The goal is to find ourselves. When we find ourselves, then we find peace, joy, strength, and contentment.

In this episode, we look at the foundational meaning of finding meaning. We look at the fact that the spiritual journey is about understanding that we live in an illusion, and we must discover our true self.

Who are we?

The false reality is based in transactional behavior. That is to say, we barter for everything. Be it religion, economics, politics, needs and wants. We barter, we have become creatures of transaction, and that has kept us from our authentic self to some measure.

It sounds cliché however, what comes with a spiritual journey is a deep self appreciation. A deep like and a deep love for who you really are. Why? Because who you really are is love. And if who we really are is love, then we must love ourselves, if we're practicing a healthy spirituality.

The spiritual journey is actually not a journey! The spiritual journey is a realization that you have always been who you're supposed to be. The problem is we are told. We are so many things other than us, that we lose ourselves in the world. Enlightenment, salvation, transformation Are all about realization.

We are trying to get back to the garden of Eden aren't we? We are trying to get back to that moment when we realize that all things are right with who we are. Spirituality is that quest!

Our technology has exceeded our ability to live out of truth. Because of that our technology is being used to manipulate and to deepen the false reality we live in. Take a listen.

In this episode, we look at the central question of spirituality.

This is a episode where we revisit the meaning behind finding meaning. I'm calling FM 101 for finding meaning 101.

We live in a world of institutions, a false realities and of self preservation. All of these things mean that we humans will do really silly and stupid things to preserve that reality. Take a listen thanks.

There does come a moment in our spiritual journey when we can see to ourselves, life is good. I'm where I'm supposed to be.

In our spirituality, we navigate a lot of things, friends! Old trauma, new consciousness, we navigated all on the spiritual journey. Take a listen.

What are the differences between wants and needs on the spiritual journey?

In this episode, we look at what our ultimate purpose is with living a spiritual life.

In this episode, I use the idea of a non-player character in a video game to explain spirituality.

This episode is about living in the present moment!!!!

Right now, the human race in my opinion, is showing it in maturity once again. Collectively spiritually we are in a growth cycle. And we are at a place in that cycle where many people who are very unaware have a lot of power.

We spend a lifetime at building a persona. We spend a lifetime projecting what we want people to see. Spirituality is about getting real with who we are and expressing that.

What could we do right now to change the way the world is? What are some basic issues that hold us back from being better? This episode explores at least one.

Our spiritual journey consists of great highs and great lows. The one thing we must hold onto is what I am calling Okness! It simply means to realize everything's OK. That there is a deep satisfaction to have that is sustainable. Take a listen thanks

When we ask ourselves the question of, who am I? We tend to answer by explaining what we do. This episode and this podcast are about who we really are.

I struggled with the notion of I am for a long time. What does it mean in scripture? What does it mean in mysticism? Here's my interpretation. Thanks for listening.

I have been re-watching Bill Maher‘s interview with Joseph Campbell. And I have been reminded that there is great power in mythology and metaphor. As a matter of fact, they may be the language of spirituality.

In a world where we are constantly dumbfounded, by what we see people believe, there is a reason people believe certain things In this episode, we look at that reason.

When we spiritually awake and we find ourselves looking at the world objectively. It's a strange feeling! Take a listen thanks

If at the current time you're feeling very concerned and very worried there's a reason for that. There's a way to understand it. Thanks for listening!

There are some things that get our way, spiritually. Sometimes, even the successful things in life can be a hindrance.

This episode is an episode of encouragement. When we live out of the best of who we can be in any given moment, it transforms the world. When we live out of the better angels of our nature, as Abraham Lincoln said, that is when we are truly who we are. It's not about being perfect!

In this episode, we look at what we find when we look for meeting.

We live in a world that is disconnected from itself. Because of that we can create a reality to preserve our perceived reality. The problem is, how we understand reality is often devoid of our own authenticity. And thus, we create a false reality, and or we trench the false reality even further into the psyche of humans.

The false reality thrives on planting ideas in people‘s minds that perpetuates itself. It does not do this out of its own consciousness. It does it out of our consciousness because we are indeed the creators of the false reality.

You and I, as conscious human beings have a great power at hand. The power to create the circumstances and the reality of our life. We cannot create everything, but we can create a better life.

In this episode, we look at the world that we have created from our false sense of self. And when we see it for the falsity that it is, we then can begin to create something more true and more authentic.

In this episode, we look at finding true balance from the perspective of good intention. From the perspective of knowing one's self, ones authentic self is the only way to find balance and change your life.

Part 4 spiritual balance

This is my attempt to explain what I'm talking about in the shortest amount of time using the most economical use of words.

In this episode, we look at our addiction and our dependence to other people's approval. There is an edit around 11 1/2 minutes due to an interruption.

How do we know we are becoming authentic? How do we know where we are at on the path? How do we know how much work we have to do spiritually? Hopefully this helps answer some of these questions.

This is part three of a three part series. How did we get here? How do we live here? And where do we go from here? Take a listen thanks!

This episode is part two of a three part episode on how being spiritual in the modern world. In this part of the three part series, we look at who we can be here and now to help affect change.

In this episode, we begin at three part series on the collective spiritual experience that we are in right now. We humans are experiencing an extraordinary time of disconnection. A collective dark night of the soul if you will. How did we get here? Will be the first episode. Then we will talk about what it means to be present here. And then we will talk about the ways in which we might make things better.

One of the largest obstacles on our spiritual journey is how we perceive ourselves. We have spent a lifetime convincing ourselves that we are something. And we may even have some good aspects to who we are. But we still have to ask that existential question of; who am I?

In this life, we will be tired. The question is are we tired because we are living out of substance or are we retired because we are living a shallow life?

In this episode, we look at how we must rewire and retool everything about us. And that's hard.

Why do you think like you think?Why do you act like you act? Why do you perceive reality the way you perceive? Take a listen, thanks

In many religions, we are told that we must leave or even hate the people around us in order to find enlightenment. Our family, our friends, etc. In finding meaning that is not true. As a matter of fact, we must be in those relationships to find ourselves. Take a listen thanks

What does it mean to keep things real? What does it mean to live where things are real? Here's my opinion about that topic.

On the spiritual journey, we must accept that we must keep moving spiritually. That we will take many steps, but all steps begin with one step. Take a listen thanks!