5D, Spirit Babies, Success and Support, Paramahansa Yogananda and Kriya Yoga

Aug 29, 2021

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INSIGHT

Premature Contentedness Blocks Growth

Premature contentedness (santosha) is the greatest enemy of enlightenment because it breeds complacency.
True progress requires earned contentedness through radical, sustained inner and outer change.

ANECDOTE

The Wrong Destination Flight Story

Thom tells a story of a complacent man on a flight who thought he was going to Santiago but was actually on a direct flight to New York.
The anecdote illustrates how premature contentment collapses when reality demands urgent action.

INSIGHT

Chronic Brain Failure Is The Real Crisis

Chronic brain failure reduces most people to ~2% of brain capacity because of accumulated stress.
Meditation peels away stress layers to unveil fuller brain capability needed for effective action.

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Yet another interesting mix of questions in today’s Ask Me Anything episode with Thom.

In discussing 5D, The Fifth Dimension, Thom explains how premature contentedness is the enemy of enlightenment and that, regardless of what we call it, the true measure of progress is to become an exemplar of Self realized consciousness.

He describes the Vedic worldview on the incarnation of babies (including fetuses) who only remain with us for a short while.

Thom also describes how common measures of ‘success’ (money and fame) are irrelevant to our effectiveness in meeting the need of the time.

In this episode, Thom also pays homage to Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi and an inspiring leader in the 20th century.

Episode Highlights:

[00:40] Q - Please Comment on 5D (The Fifth Dimension) and Its Effect on Our Meditation Practice

[01:11] Santosha - The Enemy of Enlightenment

[02:10] Premature Contentedness

[03:31] Self Realization Means Self Actualization

[05:11] Chronic Brain Failure

[06:21] Earned Contentedness

[07:20] Q - What is the Relevance of ‘Spirit Babies’ and Reincarnation?

[07:51] Jiva - Individualized Consciousness

[08:49] The Quickening

[09:33] Separating From the Body

[10:34] Karma and Unfinished Business

[12:11] Q - Should We ‘Bend a Little’ to Extend Our Reach and Generate Wealth?

[12:42] Money Means Absolutely Nothing

[13:28] Living an Authentic Life

[14:11] You Minus the Thoughts = Bliss

[14:40] Co-incidence

[15:39] You Are Totality

[16:29] What Good is Money?

[17:19] Q - How Does the Vedic worldview and Paramahansa Yogananda's School of Thought Relate? Can you Compare Kriya Yoga to Vedic Meditation?

[17:42] Yoga - Union of the Individual Mind With Cosmic Mind

[18:49] Kriya Yoga and Nishkam Karma Yoga

[20:07] The Airplane Method and the Jumbo Jet Method

[21:03] A Branch of the Tree

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