The Crisis of Governance and Your Role in Its Resolution

Show Notes

We hear a lot about the problems of governance, whether it be government at the highest level, or the administrators of smaller bodies in society, schools, businesses, etc.

In this episode, Thom explains that the crisis of governance is not with ‘the government’ or whatever other body is ‘in charge’, but rather with our view that ‘they’ are the problem, and that there is little or nothing ‘we’ can do about it.

The Vedic worldview is that everything is structured in consciousness, including governments, and the only way to effect change is to effect consciousness.

Thom shares that governments reflect the consciousness of the people, even in a dictatorship, and so our own role is to take responsibility for our own consciousness, and to be an example, an exemplar, for others to do the same. This is the only way in which governance can improve and the crisis can be resolved.

Of course, Vedic Meditation, being the most efficient means to bring about a change in consciousness, has a role to play in this process. 

Here are some highlights from the episode, which you can listen to via the player, or read via the transcript, below.

Episode Highlights: 

[01:58] A Reflection of the Average State of Consciousness 

[04:00] The Crisis of Identity - Self and ‘Other’

[07:57] Self Sufficiency Is the Seed of Revolution

[15:11] Dependence of the Individual Leads to Dependence On Government

[17:38] Spreading Self Sufficiency By Example

[21:01] The Ideal Individual Is the Basis of Ideal Government

[21:41] Vedic Meditation Produces Ideal Individuals

[27:06] The Spreader Effect - 1% of the Population Leading the Way Through Vedic Meditation

[29:59] Individual Peace is the Basis of World Peace

[33:14] Social Change is Not Going to Come From the Top Down

[36:14] The First Science - The Science of Self Discovery

[40.32] Challenge Your Assumptions About What is Possible

[43:28] Self Realization + Action = Self Actualization 

[48:29] All Suffering is Based on Inaccurate Expectations

Jai Guru Deva.

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Creators and 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.