SuperWisdom Presents: Time Out for Truth

#98: The Soul's Fourth Dimension of Timeless Insights and Their Eternal Expansion

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:59:46 GMT

Book: Flatland by Edwin Abbott. TWO: (5:01) How wounds heal as we unfold the Soul. THREE: (6:52) Choosing high quality food for the Soul, and the possibility of silence while in motion. FOUR: (10:48) The power of keeping a personal, spiritual journal. FIVE: (13:47) Daily life experiences, with awareness, as high quality food for the Soul. SIX: (14:53) Books, classes and teachers as the fourth quality food. SEVEN: (16:24) The Bible's 'Children of God' and how they are fed. EIGHT: (19:57) Why we must question everything we read and develop discernment. NINE: (21:50) Invitation to subscribe to the free SuperWisdom Monthly Newsletter and a preview of next Tuesday's podcast.

#97: How to Dissolve the Inner Critic and a Review of Jet Li's Movie "Fearless"

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:20:00 GMT

The inner critic; what's behind it? TWO: (4:17) Christ's reference to the sword that brings, not peace at first, but clear cut understanding. THREE: (6:09) Why it is so important to be kind to yourself. FOUR: (7:32) Jet Li's movie "Fearless" as a perfect "prodigal son" story. FIVE: (9:30) How spiritual classics refer often to the mind's identification with skill, power and money, and the dreadful consequences. SIX: (10:58) The essence of true friendship. SEVEN: (12:01) The hero's recovery and the spiritual symbolism of dragonflies. EIGHT: (16:20) The ideal attitude for expansive and swift learning. NINE: (17:58) How awakening is about the Universe expressing itself, and not about a separate "me." TEN: (18:44) symbolism in the movie of dark forces and how they oppose the release of Light.

#96: Hara - The Ancient Secret of Radiant Life (Karl Durckheim's Precious Discovery in Japan)

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:23:47 GMT

Karl Durckheim's masterpiece. TWO: (3:45) The sure sign of a nation in great danger of spiritual decay from within. THREE: (6:41) How Hara leads to physical ease which greatly facilitates spiritual ease. FOUR: (7:21) The Bible's revelations on the principle of Hara, as well as the Tao Te Ching. FIVE: (11:03) Why the ego opposes Hara so strenuously. SIX: (12:13) Zen Archery and the practice of Hara as the seat of power. SEVEN: (14:28) How to use your inner voice to stir the dormant energies of Hara. EIGHT: (17:28) How to practice Hara without tension by simply calling yourself back home. NINE: (19:09) How to sit quietly and connect with the spark within you that is 100% pure, and 100% connected to the entire universe. TEN: (20:55) Hara, humor and belly laughs. DIAGRAM LINK: The Octagon Diagram used for discussions in several podcasts, including this one.

#95: Gateway to Gladness -- Eight Playful Explorations for Re-Awakening

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:19:46 GMT

Visual Aid Diagram for use with this #95 Podcast. ONE: (4:31) The principle of LISTENING and an exercise for the direct experience of its power. TWO: (5:59) J. Krishnamurti's insight into listening. THREE: (6.52) The principle of AWARENESS and its double-sided dimension. FOUR: (8.24) The principle of SIMPLICITY as oneness with the Universe. FIVE: (9:42) How HUMOR is powerful evidence of new growth, and Plato's insight about it. SIX: (12:26) SELF-RELIANCE and the error of the pedestal. SEVEN: (14:45) The principle of PLANTING and the necessity for quality seeds. EIGHT: (15.40) The principle of EXPRESSION and an unexpected lesson from Napoleon. NINE: (18.56) The invaluable symbolism of the SPIRAL. TEN: (21.32) Vernon Howard's insight into how Truth penetrates.

#94: The Matrix -- Life-Enriching Symbolism in this Classic Movie

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:40:06 GMT

Metaphor of world as a computer simulation and a connection to Shakespeare. TWO: (3:47) How the Matrix is threatened by even one person who wants to break free, and brands spiritual warriors as "terrorists." THREE: (5:10) The main character's shocking awakening to the fact of the Matrix and humans as battery cells. FOUR: (7:48) Unplugging from the energy zapping Matrix, with television as a prime example. FIVE: (8:55) The choice of the Red Pill of awakening, or the soothing Blue Pill of sleep and dreams. SIX: (10:44) How the Matrix and its attack robots want to discourage you before you see too much. SEVEN: (12:07) How mistakes and failures are part of authentic development and the secret of starting fresh now! EIGHT: (14:52) Cypher and his sell-out to Agent Smith and the Matrix. NINE: (16:56) How to let Truth win over the Matrix. TEN: (19:05) The final scene of awakening and triumph.

#93: Spiritual Springtime -- Awakening Wise Seeds Within and a Blunt Look at Anger

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:09:34 GMT

ONE: (2:25) The real meaning of the Bible's "new birth." TWO: (4:22) Historical changes and adaption in the Great Work. THREE: (7:38) How proof of growth is the recognition of a new absence. FOUR: (10:16) A deep look at Christ's words, "Of myself I can do nothing . . . " FIVE: (12:29) A blunt and healing look at anger. SIX: (15:29) The higher meaning of the Bible's word fasting. SEVEN: (17:43) How anger is a protective mechanism for the false self. EIGHT: (18:28) The novel "The Secret Garden." NINE: (19:00) Symbolism and ceremony in the Eastern Orthodox Church. TEN: (21:13) The "hive mind" and real prayer.

#92: An Inspiring Variety of Audience Insights and Questions --- Next Podcast will be June 3rd.

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:41:14 GMT

Please Note: Season Three starts after this May break. Next Podcast is scheduled for June 3rd, 2008. ONE: (.28) How false expectations keep us in mental fog. TWO: (2.05) How a good teacher rightly expects more of us than we do of ourselves. THREE: (3.25) Dan's comments on Ralph Waldo Emerson and Self-Reliance -- How power is lost in dead usages. FOUR: (9:39) Beware! Detect tricksters who are "false positives." FIVE: (11:01) Audio comment from Peter in Germany. SIX: (12:17) Jeanne's insight in the value of keeping a personal journal. SEVEN: (14:18) Mary asks about vague haunts and how to get a good night's sleep. EIGHT: (17:30) Stepping into the sacred, hallowed center court of God's Castle. NINE: (19:01) Are you listening amd benefiting from this podcast? Or, what would you like to see discussed in Season Three? Contact Form.

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#91: Walking Your Spiritual Path in Strength and Safety -- Part Two of Idries Shah's "Learning How to Learn"

SuperWisdom Foundation — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:40:06 GMT

ONE: (1:42) How the people most anxious to find an outer teacher are usually the least able to recognize one. TWO: (3:26) Vernon Howard's counsel on how to end confusion over who is telling you the Truth. THREE: (6:16) How the most advanced teacher may be invisible. FOUR: (7:42) How people physically present for spiritual studies may not really be there at all. FIVE: (10:42) How genuine study spiritual study programs today must always contain information on how to recognize and be free of manipulation and indoctrination. SIX: (10:42) Why spiritual teachings must always be projected anew. SEVEN: (14:37) Rumi speaks of the real man of God. EIGHT: (15:41) An unusual idea from Idries Shah on how to get maximum benefit from a book of exceptional value.

#90: The Fountain of Endless Learning -- Idries Shah and the Wisdom of the Sufis

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:59:31 GMT

ONE: (1.29) How the same underground river feeds the inner circle at the core of all the world's great religions. TWO: (3:04) The first dimension of Higher Learning: the old-fashioned virtues of simplicity, self-reliance and sensible attitudes. THREE: (7:36) The second dimension of Higher Learning -- flexibility. FOUR: (10:55) The third dimension: thinking with the Heart and wisdom from Sufi mystic Al-Ghazzali. FIVE: (14:54) Releasing the sacred emotion of the Heart. SIX: (16:15) The leap into the unknown -- from the old to the new. SEVEN: (17:15) Schopenhauer's insight into skill and poise in daily life.

#89: The Human Shadow Part TWO -- Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:05:22 GMT

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Read online here. ONE: Opening question from Dennis, "How do I know I'm living in the present, and not deceiving myself? TWO: (6:59) Introduction to Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. THREE: (8:42) Enfield's description of Mr. Hyde and the connection to the Human Shadow. FOUR: (10:20) Dr. Jekyll's fundamental mistake - suppressing the shadow. FIVE: (14:03) What do we do? How can we heal the split inside? SIX: (17:15) Stevenson places a fabulous diamond of wisdom right out on the table for us. SEVEN: (18:35) The spiritual symbolism of the potion and its perfect connection to modern society's escapism. EIGHT: (22:28) The shadow's addiction to anguish and mental pain.

#88: Vernon Howard's Masterpiece -- "Your Power of Natural Knowing"

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:04:01 GMT

Read Your Power of Natural Knowing by Vernon Howard. ONE: (.29) Jeanne's insight into her false turn to cynicism after seeing the staleness of mainstream religion. TWO: (3.43) Vernon Howard's Your Power of Natural Knowing. THREE: (5:15) The list of your Natural Knowing powers with a connection to the resurrection. FOUR: (8:54) The unwise choice of placing beliefs before Natural Knowing. FIVE: (10:54) A new view of conflict and its possible constructive uses. SIX: (13:40) The power of the Natural Knowing gaze with an example from the classic movie Ben-Hur. SEVEN: (15:44) Why it is so spiritually beneficial to study faces.

#87: Spiritual Psychology -- Tour Through the Core of the False Self

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:37:27 GMT

ONE: (1:23) Healing the painful split deep inside that thinks in terms of "good" and "evil." TWO: (5:55) How the seeing of weakness is in fact real strength. THREE: (7:31) How honestly facing our present lack of control opens the door to the Higher World. FOUR: (8:59) The illusion of the "mind/body" division and how to dissolve it. FIVE: (10:42) The eastern modalities of Zen Archery and Tai Chi. SIX: (12:26) Another division explored -- that of "leader" and "follower." SEVEN: (14:50) How super lost people want nothing more than to poison the minds of others. EIGHT: (16:40) Why you should never explain or try to justify to anyone your sacred interest in Higher Life studies. NINE: (17:38) Publishing success -- Tom's book SuperWisdom picked up by a major South East Asian publisher. TEN: (19:02) Reading assignment for next week's podcast -- Vernon Howard's Your Power of Natural Knowing.

#86:How to Use Relationships for More Inner Light -- Freedom from Impossible People at Work and Home

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:31:56 GMT

ONE: (1:05) C.J. is a high school teacher in Florida and wants to know how to deal with the very challenging environment he is faced with. TWO: (3:30) MTV and the propaganda poured into young people's heads today.
THREE: (4:28) The trap of being "too nice" and how to free ourselves from it. FOUR: (6:21) Vernon Howard's story of a Junior High School teacher who made a profound difference in his life. Read the Carl Link story. FIVE: (10:00) From the lofty spiritual viewpoint, what is friendship, really? SIX: (13:27) How people try to dump their negative energy on to someone else. SEVEN: (16:00) When to draw the line in certain relationships and declare inwardly to yourself, "Enough is enough!" EIGHT: (21:13) Summary of key points in this podcast, including the inner meaning of Christ's words, "Put the kingdom of heaven first, and all else shall be added unto you."

#85: Quantum Physics and the Oneness of Life-- from Onion Thinking to Diamond Wisdom

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:15:40 GMT

ONE: (1:01) Fascinating inner life connections to new discoveries in quantum physics. TWO: (4:30) The false shell around the particle -- what is it made of? THREE: (6:16) How the anguish of trying to be liked, of trying to be someone, is a major component of the shell. FOUR: (10:35) How your particle of pure perception connects with the Oneness of the entire Universe. FIVE: (11:40) SuperWisdom Tele-class excerpt from November, 2007 entitled, From Onion Thinking to Diamond Wisdom. SIX: (13:20) How an ongoing underground anxiety drives the life of almost everyone. SEVEN: (15:32) How the layers of onion thinking try to get wrongly involved in one's spiritual quest.

#84: Real Love VS False Love and the Sacred Science of Prayer

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:06:09 GMT

ONE: (1:37) The healing power of writing and keeping personal journals. TWO: (2:49) What is real love, and how can we more easily recognize false love? THREE: (6:00) Love is the spark in the center of your Heart. FOUR: (7:17) The wise philosopher Schopenhauer illustrates how society is addicted to useless babble. FIVE: (8:30) The temporary and sometime scary spiritual growth phase of the sagging puppet. SIX: (11:49) Learning how to use the world's negative emotions to further your own inner development. SEVEN: (13:01) The sacred science of prayer and raising the quality of your inner signal -- your Heart's pure tone. EIGHT: (15:25) How authentic prayer consists of requests for invisible treasures, which are always answered. NINE: (16:21) A look at Maurice Nicoll's books, including Living Time. TEN: (18:18) The spiritual usefulness of simple manual labor. ELEVEN: (20:08) G.I. Gurdjieff's lesson for Maurice Nicoll on snapping the spell of identification. TWELVE: (21:03) Why spiritual schools tend to degenerate over time.

#83: Part TWO - Inner Life Lessons from the Amazon Jungle -- Bringing Balance and Simplicity to Your Life

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:55:33 GMT

Special Note: A photo gallery accompanies this podcast. Click here to access. As Fred suggested in last week's Part One, simply take the photograph in then perhaps turn away from the screen. Hold the photograph in mind as you listen. Watch for TV conditioning, we all have it, that whispers, "this isn't going fast enough."

Content Summary: ONE: (1:08) Breaking through the jungle thickets to reclaim your Central Kingdom. TWO: (4:43) Fascinating contrast! A group of Americans in the Amazon Jungle with their deteriorating posture. THREE: (8:09) How a great aim for Westerners is to both advance science and recover our connection to the natural, the simple, the real. FOUR: (8:40) How sooner or later we must dare to throw the books away, psychologically speaking, and know from ourselves. FIVE: (10:05) Exploring the principle of balance and connection. SIX: (13:28) The power of aloneness and the Bible's symbolism of Solomon. SEVEN: (16:00) Picture of floating houses in the Amazon and how this is no place to sleep walk! EIGHT: (17:08) A look at deceptive carnivorous flowers -- they look good but watch out!

#82: Butterflies and Inner Life Lessons from the Amazon Jungle - Part ONE

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:59:28 GMT

Access the Photo Gallery that accompanies this podcast . . . . . Access the YouTube Video of a butterfly hatching (this link is for watching after the podcast concludes) . . . . . Amazon.com link to the book Tom mentions in this podcast, probably available through your local library.

#81: A Rich Variety of Audience Questions and Answers -- Savoring the Sweet Taste of Life and Freedom

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:19:02 GMT

ONE: (.57) How to stay spiritually awake for more than a few minutes at a time. TWO: (3:30) How greed wants to grab a sweet taste of newness as its own possession. THREE: (5:56) A sure formula to get out of the intellect alone and in to the deeper, wiser parts of ourselves. FOUR: (8:11) How the double-sided arrow of awareness reveals the vertical arrow with its joyous upward flow. FIVE: (9:06) A look at society's sinister mind-numbing techniques. SIX: (10:48) Vernon Howard describes society and our relationship to it in a wonderfully encouraging sentence. SEVEN: (11:15) Question: "Is true enlightenment possible, and how do I tell the difference between the Truth and what I believe to be the truth?" EIGHT: (13:12) A new definition of enlightenment. NINE: (15:56) Good movie tips. TEN: (16:41) Ralph Waldo Emerson has the mob turn on him when he gives a talk at Harvard University. ELEVEN: (17:57) Why this SuperWisdom Podcast is so unusual. TWELVE: (20:07) How to transform the energy of resistance and negativity.

#80: Ascent of the Heart -- Journey Through the Four Levels of Growth

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:45:16 GMT

ONE: (.30) Introduction to the Four Levels of Growth. TWO: (2.33) The basement level -- rampant mental movies and how to break free. THREE: (5:19) Ascent to the second level -- The vast library of spiritual knowledge. FOUR: (6:46) Ascent to the 3rd level -- Dancing with the principles. FIVE: (8:40) Ascent to the fourth level -- The Sky of Silence. SIX: (11:36) A sure sign of a false spiritual teaching. SEVEN: (13:28) The limits of "belief" and how most people just want to settle down in cozy comfort. EIGHT: (14:55) Your return to the wisdom of the Heart and its sacred river of principles. NINE: (16:34) Precious words from Socrates -- "Know thyself." TEN: (20:33) How the Bible's Book of Life is written in your Heart.

#79: Depression Unmasked -- How It is Just a Clever Script in Search of Actors

SuperWisdom Foundation — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:56:09 GMT

ONE: (.30) The literary masterpiece Message to Garcia. TWO: (2:30) The balance between spirituality and capability. THREE: (3:48) What it means to take Truth to Heart. FOUR: (4:45) Barry's question about stress and worry over loss of employment. FIVE: (8:18) How awareness is immensely practical, even in a job interview! SIX: (10:42) Connie's question on depression, and how it is a script in search of actors. SEVEN: (17:05) The principle of expansion and how we're too close to the thought self. EIGHT: (19:46) How the frightened little self has no power to block the new flow of happiness.