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Back to SearchThe Function and Relevance of Kirtan
Episode 160
Kirtan has become popular outside of India in recent decades. The heightened feelings that can arise from devotional chanting have made it a compelli…
2 years, 10 months ago
India - The Cradle of Civilization
Few countries match India for its vast variety of people, cultures, languages, and of course, styles of cuisine.
While most of us appreciate different…
2 years, 10 months ago
My Maharishi - A Second Father to Me
Episode 159
While most of us have mentors or figures that have a significant impact on our lives, few of us have the great good fortune to spend much time with a…
2 years, 10 months ago
Our Role in Parent-Child Relationships
Episode 158
Why do we choose our parents and why do our children choose us?
Working out the evolutionary function of parent-child relationships is tricky, and qu…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why do We Self Sabotage Ourselves?
Episode 157
There’s no shortage of self judgments we can make that don’t make us feel good, and self sabotage is up there with the best.
It provides a talking poi…
2 years, 11 months ago
World Peace is an Inside Job
Episode 156
War is a 24/7 business, and none of us have lived through a time when there isn’t war raging in some part of the world, whether it be a full-blown in…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Akashic Record Explained
Episode 155
“Readings” of the Akashic record have become popular in recent years. In our quest to understand the mysteries behind who we are, how we got here, an…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Relationship Between Trust and Charm
Episode 154
A lot of weight is put on the notion of having “trust” in our choices. And while many of us do so, we might find ourselves analyzing the results of o…
3 years ago
The Evolutionary Function of Suicide
Episode 153
In a recent episode, Thom explored the subject of where suicidal thoughts come from. And while this might help us understand the origins of suicidal …
3 years ago
Understanding the Caste System of India
Episode 152
When we think of India, many people question the fairness of the so-called caste system, which, on the face of it, appears to divide the population i…
3 years ago