Parental Readiness, Compliance with Nature, and Cosmic Consciousness

Show Notes

It’s Q&A time once again.

In answer to a young man questioning the timing of parenthood, Thom explains the role the child has in its own incarnation, and reminds us to be led by charm rather than the intellect in our decisions.

He also explains how our intellect interferes with our innate connection with the laws of Nature.

And he tackles two questions on Cosmic Consciousness. One from a listener seeking clarity on his own experiences of Cosmic Consciousness, and one from another listener about the relationship between stress and Cosmic Consciousness.

Something for everyone and, as always, something to inspire us to maintain our practice of Vedic Meditation. 

Episode Highlights: 

[00:45] How Do You Know When You're Ready to Be a Parent?

[01:30] A Jiva Who Wants to Be Born

[03:35] Karma - Unfinished Business

[05:02] The Shankaracharya Tradition

[07:13] The Only Safe Move

[08:28] Great Liberties

[09:39] Q- Why Do We Need to Learn or Re-learn the Laws of Nature?

[10:00] Hride — The Layer of Us in Connection With Nature

[12:12] The Innocent Experience of Charm

[14:06] Awakening Our Inborn Talent

[15:19] Culturing the Fine Level of Feeling

[17:08] Snowed Under By Intellectualism

[18:34] Q- Can Practicing Vedic Meditation Twice a Day Bring More Clarity to My Experience?

[19:16] The Fortunate Experience of Cosmic Consciousness

[20:52] Culturing Your Experience

[21:56] Attaining Higher States of Consciousness

[23:26] Q- How Does Cosmic Consciousness Become Permanent?

[24:08] Cosmic Consciousness is a Natural Condition

[25:06] Understanding Stress Properly

[27:03] Two Aspects of Stress

[30:43] Inability to Accumulate Stress

[32:26] A Line in the Sand

[33:48] The Experiencer

[35:32] I Am Totality Having a Human Experience

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Creators & Guests

Producer

Brett Jarman

I'm a long-term Vedic meditator, learning from Thom Knoles in the early 1990s. Having put my skills to work as a business consultant and mentor since 1999, I'm currently in training to become a Vedic Meditation Initiator myself. Once qualified I'll combine the two passions, showing business owners and professionals how to enhance their professional and personal performance with Vedic Meditation being a key component.

Producer

Susan Chen

A former Wall Street Research Analyst, with a BA from Harvard under my belt, I studied with Thom Knoles, the pre-eminent authority of Vedic knowledge, and spend two months of the year continuing my study of Vedic knowledge in India. I was inducted into the Shankaracharya tradition in a 12-week immersion program by Thom, with Shri Shri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri, Supreme Authority of Vedic knowledge in India in 2106.

What is Vedic Worldview?

Join philosopher, educator and celebrated speaker on the cognitive sciences, Thom Knoles for inspiring insights and wisdom to support your personal evolution. Thom is an renowned expert on the relationship between quantum physics and human consciousness, and on the 5,000 year-old body of wisdom known as The Veda. For over 50 years, he has personally taught Vedic Meditation to tens of thousands of students and consulted to governments and private corporations throughout the world.