Vedic Worldview

How to Tame Your Inner Critic

Feb 17, 2025

33:48

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This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program.

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Jai Guru Deva.

While there’s no shortage of external critics ready to judge us on any given day, none can match the relentless voice of our own inner critic. Always prepared with an arsenal of “evidence” to justify its stance, this inner voice excels at “keeping us in our place,” often at the expense of our confidence and growth.

This poses a significant problem: countless human potential is squandered through self-diminishing inner dialogue.

In this episode, Thom sheds light on the nature of the inner critic, revealing that it’s far from a new phenomenon. He explains how it can be effectively overcome using a simple yet powerful technique—one that unlocks a wide range of transformative benefits.

Episode Highlights

[00:45] The Prosecutor and the Advocate

[03:53] The Discriminating Force

[06:02] Evolution of the Ego

[09:37] Biased Intellect

[12:41] Breaking the Cycle with Vedic Meditation

[15:24] I Am Totality

[18:41] A Schism Begins

[20:58] The Prosecutorial Intellect Capitulates: Self-Doubt Disappears

[23:48] It Takes a Thorn to Remove a Thorn

[28:12] Bring It On!

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