Memory and Dementia

Show Notes

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, one in three seniors in the USA dies with some form of dementia*. And with the rapidly-aging population, numbers are expected to double within the next thirty years.

These are sobering statistics but in this episode, Thom puts forward the Vedic perspective on the subject and a simple solution, which, ironically, lies in reviving our lost ability to forget.

With so many cognitive demands placed on us each day, and our obsessive need to remember, Thom reminds us that our twice-daily dose of Vedic Meditation gives our brain the much-needed respite from the demands of the day, and the chance to avoid the forced shut-down that dementia often provides in later life. 

It’s a hopeful message that could help many better understand the condition they fear more than any other.

*Alzheimer’s Association.

Episode Highlights

[00:45] The Value of Memory

[03:19] Fight/Flight Response

[05:30] Structural and Material Changes that Pertain to Fighting or Fleeing

[07:07] The Stress of Stress

[08:31] Our Immune System - Reducing Neoplsams

[10:21] Stress And Cancer

[12:28] We Get Stressed by Everything

[14:20] Our Memory and Memory in the Cells

[16:11] Power of Consciousness

[17:53] Hundreds of Thousands of Mantras

[20:05] Prime Property of the Mantra

[24:01] Forgetting and Remembrance Phenomenon

[25:43] Letting Go of Irrelevancy

[27:59] Letting Go of Attachment

[29:44] Forget and Remember

[31:49] The Major Problem

[34:11] Purpose of Memory

[36:45] Your Contribution to Evolution

[38:35] What is it You're Remembering and Forgetting? 

[40:03] What Form of Dying Frightens You the Most?

[42:01] Everything is Forgotten

[43:55] This Happened, and That Will Happen.

[45:59] Enjoy Forgetfulness

[48:17] Remembering the Right Things

 

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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.