Trust vs Certainty

Show Notes

How much trust did you have that the sun would rise this morning? And even if it was hidden by clouds, did you still trust that it was there?

Unless you live near one of the polar caps, where you can go for months without seeing the sun, no doubt you had enough certainty that you didn’t need to apply any trust at all. You were certain it was going to rise and can be certain it will rise again tomorrow.

Much of the stress in our lives is caused by uncertainty, which we smooth over by applying trust or faith to a situation or to a person, but that’s an approach that leaves us exposed to outside influences.

In this episode, Thom shares a sure-fire approach to dial up the certainty in our lives and to make us resilient to the uncertainty that we need to keep life interesting.

We are certain you’ll enjoy this episode :-). 

Episode Highlights

[01:02] Object-referral Way of Looking at the World

[03:31] Problem Means Problem Consciousness

[05:10] No More Problem

[06:01] Self-referral Consciousness Commences with Vedic Meditation

[07:53] Consciousness Field is the Knower, Knowing and Known

[09:55] We Start Taking More Responsibility for What we Are Experiencing

[11:40] Percentage of Self-referral Awareness

[13:47] Internal Locus of Control

[15:18] External Locus of Control

[17:16] Faith and Trust - Suspension of Disbelief

[19:41] Certainty is Better than Trust

[21:18] Absolute Supreme Knowledge

[23:02] Vedic Rishis Don't Operate on the Level of Trust

[25:06] Knowledge Has Organizing Power

[27:21] Knowledge of the Knower has Infinite Organising Power

[29:26] Capture the Fort - Then the Entire Territory Belongs to You

[31:24] Water the Roots of the Tree - the Underlying Transcendental Field of the Tree

[33:44] Someone Who Meditates Becomes an Agent of the Evolutionary Process

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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.