Worst-case Scenarios | Parts Work | Intentions and Goal Setting

Show Notes

There’s no shortage of questions from our podcast audience, which is perfect because Thom is never short of an answer…

The common thread throughout this Q&A episode is that we’re all much more empowered than we might think.

Thom reminds us that Nature loves it when we commit, and that rather than preparing ourselves for worst-case scenarios, we must assume that we’re acting on Nature’s behalf and get behind our intention, and then act accordingly.

He gives us clues as to how we can use the present to inspire our past and the future to inspire our present. You'll need to flex the way you think about time but, as always, Thom gives us an elegant analogy to work with.

And to round things off, he takes the intention message one step further, inviting us to be flexible with our expectations and to be ready, and willing, to change plans at a moment’s notice.

Episode Highlights:

[00:45] Q - Should We Prepare for Worst-Case Scenarios?

[01:33] A - Collectives Create the Governance That Surrounds Them

[04:07] Government is in a Dependency Role

[06:11] Continue to Provide, No Matter Where the Funding Comes From

[07:55] "Here We'll Build Our Next Ashram"

[09:21] "The Money Will Come From Where it is Now"

[11:27] Seagull Parable from the Upanishad

[13:06] Millions of Birds Drying out the Ocean

[14:18] Garuda and Varuna

[16:23] Q - What is the Vedic World View of Parts Work?

[17:03] A - Reinspiring Consciousness

[18:50] One Contiguous Flow

[21:05] Inspiration From the Future

[23:22] Q - Does Intention and Goal Setting Contradict the Vedic Worldview?

[23:55] A - I Am Totality

[26:27] Nature's Bait and Switch

[27:50] This is Nature Itself Thinking

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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.

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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.