The Jason Gregory Podcast

Jason Gregory
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Jul 14, 2021 • 15min

TAOISM | The Human Integration of Yin and Yang Forces of Tao

The fundamental building blocks of the universe are Yin and Yang according to Taoism. Both of these forces integrate within a human being making us a reflection of the whole. But how does this happen and what is the model to explain this process from the One to the ten thousand things? In this episode of The Sacred Word, I will explore the later teachings of Lao-tzu in the Hua Hu Ching, which builds a model of how the world manifests from the source of Tao to the integration of Yin and Yang, symbolized through the image of Tai Chi. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS Spiritual Freedom in the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3iDNaHL   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/ MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
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Jul 10, 2021 • 1h 34min

#44: Why Spiritual and Scientific Truth Claims are False and Breed Conflict

In this podcast, we will explore the problems we encounter when we investigate infinity with our finite minds. Scientists, philosophers, and spiritual teachings all attempt to measure infinity in their own way. We've established many wide-ranging conceptual frameworks to explain the nature of reality, but the problem is, all are just different viewpoints and perspectives of the one ultimate reality. We use words like consciousness to explain the nature of reality, but are we just reporting first person experiences and superimposing them onto the entire universe? Is this just a human centric perspective? Even though, we cannot get outside consciousness itself, does that mean that it is the fabric of reality? What would happen to the world if all of our conceptual frameworks died with us? Would the world go on, essentially making all of our philosophizing essentially useless and false, or is consciousness and the universe as mutual as Yin and Yang as explained in the great Eastern maxim "The universe produces consciousness and consciousness evokes the universe?" SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS Spiritual Freedom in the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3iDNaHL   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/          MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
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Jul 7, 2021 • 1h 15min

#43: The Reason Why a Sage Leaves Society

In this podcast, we will explore the reasons why a sage leaves society and the benefits of becoming a hermit. Being a recluse is an intrinsic way of life in the great Eastern spiritual traditions. We've had countless yogis, sadhus, and sages, which is best illustrated with how Lao-tzu left the world to return to nature. Typically, in the modern world, people condemn such action because of the belief that we should all contribute and be part of a society that, as Jiddu Krishnamurti said, is profoundly sick. Why do we defend such a society? Why do we believe our contribution is necessary if the society itself is something we have no faith in? What will we learn about ourselves if we are radical enough to become a recluse and follow the path of the hermit sages? Find out! SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS Spiritual Freedom in the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3iDNaHL   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/          MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
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Jul 3, 2021 • 1h 14min

#42: The Secret Power of the Human Mind

In this podcast, we will explore the universal intelligence within the human mind. In the Rig Veda, the oldest known Sanskrit text, and other Vedic literature, the word Buddhi appears extensively. This one word has influenced Vedanta, Yoga, Sankhaya, Jainism, and Buddhism. Buddhi is a word that describes a universal intelligence that a human mind has and can develop. But how do we develop the Buddhi? How can we notice it in others? And what happens to our experience of reality when the Buddhi is fully developed? Find out! SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS Spiritual Freedom in the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3iDNaHL   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/          MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
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Jun 30, 2021 • 6min

Why Favoritism is a Cognitive Error

In this episode of Enlightenment Today, I will explain the Eastern philosophical view of favoritism and why it is a cognitive error. When we explore the two cognitive styles of the world, we discover that the Eastern holistic cognitive style and the Western individualistic cognitive style are diametrically opposed when it comes to favoritism. Some reasons for this are built into the individualistic perspective of specialness and uniqueness. But are we truly special? Should we play favorites or understand change more deeply? The answers to these questions are discovered in the ancient Eastern spiritual traditions. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS Spiritual Freedom in the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3iDNaHL   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/          MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
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Jun 19, 2021 • 2h 7min

#41: ALAN WATTS | His Remarkable Life and Teachings

In this podcast, we will explore the life and teachings of Alan Watts. Since the counterculture movement of the 60's and 70's there is no voice from that period more widely heard or read than Alan Watts, especially since the birth of social media. But Alan's voice is often known only in soundbites and not many people in the modern world actually know the origins of his teachings or anything about the remarkable life he lived. What did Alan really know and understand? Should we invest our time in that same knowledge to reach the depths of understanding Alan came to? When we peel the curtain back there is much more to the legend of Alan Watts than meets the eye. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS Spiritual Freedom in the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3iDNaHL   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/        MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
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Jun 16, 2021 • 15min

Ask Jason: TAOISM | Zhuangzi's Wisdom for Remaining Sane in an Insane World

In this podcast, Jason discusses the challenges of navigating social situations while on a spiritual path. He offers advice on redirecting conversations and examining one's own judgments. He also explores the concept of living without ego and how it impacts our interaction with reality. Additionally, he emphasizes the importance of remaining detached from the world and behaving with qualities like humility and compassion.
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Jun 12, 2021 • 1h 42min

#40: Healing Mental Health Problems with Spirituality

In this podcast, we will explain why Eastern spirituality holds the secret key to solving mental health problems. In our increasingly busy world, along with the demands of what society expect of the individual, it is not surprising that mental illnesses in the world are becoming commonplace. Our societies try to offer advice and methods for tackling this growing problem. We are told to take all sorts of medication, this diet and that meditation practice, visit the psychiatrists, but still mental illnesses are increasing exponentially. The heart of the problem is so obvious, but not socially accepted in the modern world. But in the East this taboo knowledge and approach builds the core of the ancient spiritual teachings. It is a matter of how serious and radical are we willing to be to tackle this health crisis head-on. Find out more! SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/      MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE   https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
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Jun 9, 2021 • 9min

Why You Live in Fear (The Rope and Snake Analogy)

A persistent problem on the spiritual path is that even though we may understand that we are eternally one and all else is an illusion, our soul on an individual level is still overcome by fear because of a fundamental misperception that is best explained through the famous Vedantic analogy of the rope and the snake. In this episode of The Sacred Word, I will explore the Atmabodha (Self-Knowledge), a famous text by the great Advaita master Shankara. In this text, Shankara explains the significance in understanding the rope and snake analogy and how it holds the key to freeing your soul from fears illusory boundaries. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/      MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE   https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.
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Jun 5, 2021 • 1h 14min

#39: BHAGAVAD GITA | How Krishna Enlightened Arjuna on the Battlefield of Life

In this podcast, we will explain the spiritual significance of the Bhagavad Gita. The story of Krishna and Arjuna is one of the most well-known in the world, but one of the least understood in its traditional context. The story itself contains everything we need to know about life and the ultimate reality we are all a part of. Lessons about following our Dharma through the three main paths of yoga build the core of this story. But the deeper aspects of the story are how we discover our Dharma and our constitutional yogic path through the process of surrendering our individual egoic beliefs and desires to the will of Vishnu, the Ultimate Reality. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jasongregory      Paypal https://www.paypal.me/JasonGregoryAuthor MY BOOKS   Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance https://amzn.to/2oZZdFm     Effortless Living http://amzn.to/2z0EG3Q     Fasting the Mind http://amzn.to/2zhsAY1     Enlightenment Now http://amzn.to/2B2oNuV     The Science and Practice of Humility http://amzn.to/2z01WPb PRIVATE CONSULTATION   https://jasongregory.org/contact/      MERCHANDISE   https://teespring.com/stores/jason-gregory FOLLOW ME    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasongregoryauthor/     Twitter https://twitter.com/JasonGregory33     Facebook Personal Page https://www.facebook.com/jason.gregory.oneworldwithin     Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/JasonGregoryAuthor/     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongregoryauthor/ Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Gregory/e/B0053O1HKK/     Goodreads Author Page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3021190.Jason_Gregory  WEBSITE   https://jasongregory.org/ Disclaimer: Jason Gregory is an Amazon Associate member. The Amazon links in this description are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Jason will earn a very small commission on qualifying purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos.

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