What if the key to healing, fulfillment, and inner peace isn’t found in choosing between science or spirituality, but in weaving the two together? In this conversation, Dr. K bridges the timeless wisdom of the East with the empirical insights of the West, exploring everything from attention and emotion to enlightenment, desire, and the true self. We dive into why so many feel lost in today’s world, how modern distractions suppress the soul, and what ancient traditions already knew about the mind and healing. From shadow work and mystical experiences to the deeper meaning of dharma and the illusion of the personality, this episode invites you to see yourself through a more integrated lens.

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0:00 Intro

2:01 What Eastern & Western Science Lacks

7:32 Knowledge vs Wisdom & Making True Change

14:17 Opening Ourself Up to Deeper Knowing

20:00 Examining Who We Are At Our Core

26:57 Mystical Experiences that Transform You

36:40 Problem of Modern Distractions

42:10 Practices for Cultivating a Concentrated Mind

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47:00 Your Attention is Being Bought

54:09 The Spiritual Cost of a Suppressed & Distracted Mind

56:55 Why So Many Young Men Struggle

1:02:06 You’re Not Depressed, You’re Unhappy

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1:07:15 The Foundation: Healing Deeper Wounds with Shadow work

1:18:08 Create a “safe” environment for someone to heal

1:20:50 False Gurus & Spiritual Hijacking

1:32:50 Karma & How Thoughts Hold You Back

1:40:12 Discerning the Intention Behind Actions

1:47:06 The Paradox of Striving on the Spiritual Path

1:54:00 spiritual practices for accumulating good karma

1:58:17 Reality of Intuition & Cultivating It

2:04:19 Beneficial vs harmful chakra practices

2:07:55 What is Enlightenment

2:13:54 How Samadhi Changes the World

2:19:28 The Purpose of Earth & Waking Up

2:28:48 Defining Who We Are At Our Essence

2:32:45 Past Lives & Reincarnation

2:38:15 How Personality Relates to Awakening

2:40:20 Self Improvement vs Self Acceptance

2:43:29 Discovering & Living Your Dharma

2:55:04 Conclusion

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Sadhguru delves into the deepest questions of existence—death, the afterlife, and the pursuit of a meaningful life. The conversation begins by exploring how our fear of death often robs us of truly living, and how our identification with thoughts can lead to unnecessary suffering. Sadhguru guides listeners on the pathway to becoming more conscious, challenging us to consider whether we are truly the drivers of our own lives. He discusses the ways we accumulate energy that doesn’t serve us and addresses the problem of a cluttered mind. As the dialogue unfolds, Sadhguru encourages us to face the fragility of time, contemplate the mysteries of the afterlife, and find meaning in both living and dying.

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0:00 Intro

3:52 Our Fear of Death Robs us Of Life

16:04 Identification with Thoughts Lead to Suffering

27:30 The Pathway to Becoming Conscious

36:46 Are You The Driver of Your Life?

46:05 How We Accumulate Energy That’s Not Serving Us

52:59 The Problem of the Cluttered Mind

57:43 Facing the Fragility of Time

1:09:35 The Afterlife & Finding Meaning

1:17:55 Mahasamadhi: Living & Dying How You Choose

1:24:29 Creating Impact While Preserving Inner Peace

1:30:07 Importance of Humor

1:36:13 Embracing Life’s Inherent Unknowns

1:47:00 The Death Process & Breaking Free from Ancestral Conditioning

2:01:04 Mental Health & Miracle of Mind

2:05:53 Conclusion

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Retired news journalist and bestselling author, Dan Harris, explores the journey of transforming the mind through meditation. After experiencing a transformative on-air panic attack in 2004, Dan embarked on a journey that led him from the high-pressure world of network news to the forefront of the mindfulness movement. Drawing from his own skepticism and personal struggles, Dan shares how meditation became a practical tool for taming the relentless voice in his head and cultivating real happiness.

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0:00 Intro

2:56 10% Happier - Mindfulness for Everyone

6:37 Going Deeper with Contemplative Practices

10:12 Combining Western Knowledge & Eastern Wisdom Traditions

13:21 How Felt Experience Outweighs Intellect

18:55 Surrendering to Life’s Inherent Impermanence

26:45 Relative vs Absolute Truth

30:39 Understanding the True Nature of Self

32:49 Working With Denser Emotions

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37:30 How to Notice & Separate Yourself From Desire

42:30 Fueling Your Life From Love, Not Lack

47:38 Awakening & Meeting Spiritually Minded Individuals

59:03 The Importance of Laughter

1:00:57 Where Mindfulness Industry Falls Short

1:06:00 The Future of Humanity is Community

1:09:40 His Daily Meditation Practice

1:15:53 Overcoming the Voice in Our Head

1:21:51 Conclusion

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