The Purpose of Creation: Why Consciousness Becomes a Story
If Oneness is our natural state, why does life unfold through uncertainty, limitation, and change? In response to a listener's question, Tho...
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Vedic Worldview
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20 of 336 episodesBuilding Community Through Vedic Meditation: A Conversation with Barron Hanson
Can a regional town become a living experiment in collective consciousness? In this conversation, Thom speaks with fellow Vedic Meditation I...
Dhanur Veda: The Forgotten Art of Diplomacy
What creates diplomacy, and why does it seem so absent when societies need it most? Thom explores Dhanur Veda , the Vedic body of knowledge...
The Masters of the Shankaracharya Tradition Part 2
Why would a naked yogi be received as a blessing, and why would a great master decline a title others might revere? In this second part of t...
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Masters of the Tradition, Part 1
What keeps a body of knowledge alive across thousands of years without losing its purity? In this first part of a two-part series, Thom trac...
Ravana: The Essential Villain, Part 2
There's never any shortage of characters on the world stage who demonstrate what appear to be anti-evolutionary behaviors, but what if the v...
Ravana: The Essential Villain Part 1
What if the villain is not outside evolution, but part of what gives it shape? In this first episode of a two-part exploration, Thom uses th...
Ask Thom Anything: Apology, Higher Consciousness, and Past Lives
Have we met before? Is it possible to be over apologetic? And if Cosmic Consciousness is so special, then what's the function of God Conscio...
The Root Cause of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Does Nature really need us to organize forest floors? And do we all suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to some extent? We often...
What Are the Signs of Expanding Consciousness?
What if spiritual progress becomes clearest when you stop trying to measure it? In this episode of The Vedic Worldview, Thom explores why en...
The Life and Legacy of Anandamayi Ma
How does one describe a person whose presence alone seemed to transform everyone around her? In this episode, Thom shares the story of Anand...
Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) Through the Vedic Worldview
What if post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, is shaped not only by what happened, but by how much adaptation energy we had when it happened...
My Maharishi - The Best Advice I Ever Received
What if the best advice you ever receive sets you up to walk straight into danger? In this episode, Thom shares why meeting Maharishi Mahesh...
Grace and Devotion on the Path to Unity Consciousness
Grace and devotion are often seen as qualities we need to embody for our spiritual progress, but are they a cause or an effect? In this epis...
Ask Me Anything: Time, Evolution, God, Pain, and Artificial Intelligence
What if time is not an objective force, but a function of consciousness? In this Ask Thom Anything episode, Thom explores the Vedic view of...
How Can We Make Decisions During Challenging Times?
Decisions can be difficult to make even at the best of times, but during times of upheaval, even more so. In this episode, Thom explains why...
Ask Me Anything: Right vs Wrong, Good vs Evil
What if right and wrong are not fixed rules, but questions of consciousness and timing? In this Ask Thom Anything episode, Thom responds to...
Pattern Recognition: The Hallmark of Wisdom
The ability to know what the future might hold can seem pretty compelling, but what if it has a downside? In this episode, in answer to a qu...
Can Consciousness Evolve in an Inorganic Body?
What if consciousness is not something a body produces, but something that nothing can avoid? In this episode, Thom explores whether an inor...
Advanced Techniques: The Path to Accelerated Wisdom
What if mere transcendence is only the beginning of what meditation can reveal about the world around you? In this episode, Thom explains ho...