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Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

Setting God Free From the Caricature We've Created in Our Own Image with Sean O'Laoire • 383

Jan 14, 2025
01:18:28

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • Why those contradictions in religious texts actually make perfect sense (and no, it's not "mysterious ways")
  • How to build your own relationship with the divine without throwing away the good stuff from tradition
  • The mind-bending connection between quantum physics and ancient spiritual wisdom that changes everything

 

What if everything you've been taught about God was shaped by someone else's agenda? I don't mean in some conspiracy theory kind of way, but in the most human way possible – through the lens of their own fears, their own time period, their own need for control.

 

Think about what's happening in the world right now. Science isn't just catching up to spirituality; in some ways, it's pushing us to ask even bigger questions. Quantum physics is showing us that reality isn't what we thought it was. Consciousness research is making us question everything we thought we knew about the mind and soul. Even AI is making us dive deep into what it really means to be human and connected to something greater.

 

But here's where it gets really interesting. All those ancient texts everyone's fighting about? They're like coded messages from the past. And maybe – just maybe – we've been reading them all wrong. What if they're not rule books meant to control us, but treasure maps for expanding our minds? What if all those contradictions and weird stories aren't mistakes, but doorways to something deeper?

 

Today our guest is Sean O'Laoire, a Catholic priest of 48 years who's about to blow your mind. He's got a PhD in psychology and a background in physics, and he's not afraid to call out the BS while showing us what's actually sacred.


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