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What's on the other side of peak performance? Satyen Raja calls it peak existence.

Satyen Raja has spent 40 years living at the intersection of warrior and sage — a Kung Fu master, spiritual teacher, and founder of WarriorSage, a global movement that has transformed over 100,000 people across 50 countries. His name means Truth in Sanskrit. This conversation lives up to it.

In this conversation we explore what it means to build a purpose-driven life beyond peak performance, why testosterone and masculine energy are under attack in modern society, how men's work can help reclaim purpose when life feels overwhelming, and what happens when powerful people abdicate their spirit for success. The rapid-fire section at the end is unlike anything this show has produced — Satyen shares the biggest lie he told himself for years, whether enlightenment is real or the greatest con in the spiritual world, and what it means when seeking becomes another form of running away.

This is for any man who has ever felt the gap between who he is and who he knows he could be.

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