Does knowing that the body, mind and intellect our our tools mean that we can switch off the emotions we feel? If you thought that, then you'd be wrong like me. Hi team, it's Akash and in todays episode Ishaanji and I talk about mental health and how we integrate it into our spiritual life. It's human to feel and express and it's time we stop shoving things under the carpet.
It seems like just about everyone is moving or has moved out of Auckland! Today Ishaanji and Akash weigh up moving over seas and the duties and responsibilities we are to fulfill vs the duty one has to their nation and family. Is happiness in another land and what will the big shift over bring us?
EPISODE 100 - WE MADE IT. THANK YOU TO ALL OUR LISTENERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE JOURNEY WITH US FROM DAY ONE AND SEE YOU AT EPISODE 500 FOR THOSE WHO HAVE JOINED ON THE WAY!
Today Ishaanji and Akash talk about how to tame the mind and focus it towards a goal. Imagine having complete mastery of the way you think and behave. Imagine a world where you were the master of you mind and all you could achieve.
Today we welcome Priyanka to the episode to talk about Garbha Samskara and the Prenatal Course offered by Chinmaya Mission to help and prepare couples for their journey into parenthood.
Upon what benchmark do you measure excellence? Are your standards set so high that they are unobtainable? Who do you serve when striving for excellence? Today Ishaanji guides us on the path to rewrite our narratives and direct our pursuits to a high calling and purpose. Who could we really be if we tried and aimed to exceed excellence.
Are you constantly setting yourself up for disappointment? Is it okay to hae an expectation of others and yourself? Should these expectations be the same or differ between yourself and others and what is the difference between an expectation and a standard?
It's our last episode with Pooja today as she bids her farewells and starts on her journey abroad. We thank her for turning up every week and brining her beautiful energy, inquisitiveness and outlook to our show. May the grace take you far and high Pooja!
Happy Raksha Bandhan everyone! Today Ishaanji and Akash talk about the purpose and significance of the annual tradition Raksha Bandhan. They look at the spiritual significance and discuss the actual source of our protection and what we often misjudge as our source of protection. May you all have a blessed and safe Raksha Bandhan.
Who controls the tides? How does a house plant know to follow the sun? Who is the creator of the greatest canyons and the most beautiful sunrises? Today Ishaanji, Pooja and Akash talk about our debt to the greatest master of the universe, our God. They talk about how we can repay such a debt to the one who has given us this life and access to this knowledge and what a world without God may look like.
What would have had to have gone right for you to be reading this right now? Imagine if you're parents were a second late to boarding their plane, your grandparents didn't get the job that supported the family, or a distant relative didn't make a crucial decision which meant your family couldn't migrate overseas. How beautifully everything has worked in your favor for you to be where you are. Today Inshaaji, Akash and Pooja discuss the debt owed to our parents and ancestors and the importance of remembering and continuing tradition in ones family.
August 1st 2024 - Is the global overshoot day - the day where humanity's demand on the environments ecological resources in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that given year. When you take a moment to think about everything you use and take from the environment around you, how much are you giving back. What are you doing to extend the worlds overshoot day? Yes we all want the newest phone and travel to new lands but at what cost? When will we start to pay our debt and fulfill our obligation to our environment?
Happy Guru Purnima to everyone.
On Sunday we celebrated Guru Purnima, the day where we celebrate and take time to thank and offer our respects to our spiritual gurus. Today Ishaanji shares his insight into the qualities that make one qualified to be a guru, the role a guru plays in our life and the difference between a Guru and a teacher. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our Gurus and the lineage of learnings which guide us today.
In this thought-provoking episode of Thinking is Free, Akash, Ishaanji, and Pooja discuss the fundamental concept of our debt to society and the crucial role each of us plays in maintaining a stable and thriving community.
What you'll learn:
Join Akash, Ishaanji, and Pooja as they unpack the critical importance of social responsibility and the ripple effect it has on the community and the world at large. This episode will inspire you to take meaningful action and understand the broader impact of your contributions.
Keywords: societal responsibility, community engagement, public services, civic duty, social contribution, community support, societal impact
We had the privilege of sitting down with an absolute powerhouse, Swami Aparokshananda of Chinmaya Mission Perth, Australia. He sat down with us to tell the story of his journey in finding true purpose in realization and happiness in life. He talks about making a crucial life decision at the age of 20, taking his mum on his spiritual journey and having absolute clarity on the life he wished to live. This is not an episode you want to miss.
Have you ever taken a moment to think about what the Vedas actually are? How do the Upanishads, the great epics such as the Mahabharat and the Ramayana fall into the grand scheme of all the teachings? Today Ishaanji brings to light the importance of the Vedas and how all the knowledge in the Hindu culture is so beautifully articulated and accounted for.
Are you what you eat? Will you cease to function if you don't get you coffee in the morning? Do you have a sweet tooth? Today Akash, Pooja and Ishaanji talk about their health journeys, breaking their habits and the energy caried in food and the consequential effects food has on our minds.
GEN Z is here and they are making themselves known. They are dynamic and they want to shift away from the status quo. While they have the greatest intentions are they going about the correct way? Akash has a bone to pick with Gen Z and today he and Pooja discuss the differing approaches between Gen Z and Millennials. We would love to hear your thoughts on Gen Z or the gernations proceeding yours. Are you of the same opinion as Akash or do you agree with the new approach?
Akash, Ishaanji and Chinmay are back and asking the age old question, if a tree fell in the forest and nobody was there to hear it, did it exist? What is a 'real' experience and what goes into defining what a real experience is. We all think, feel and comprehend the world differently so what is the truth of the world really? All will be reveled in todays episode.
Is it okay to have nice clothes and a nice car if it means that it will help you with your career? If you can afford to build a big house should you? Today Ishaanji guides Akash and Pooja through the life long mission of desire management and knowing how to remain independent of the materials of the world. It's not a matter of what we do but how we think and the bigger vision we have for our life.
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Have you heard the saying 'if you think you can or you can't either way you're right?'. The words we speak have a profound impact on the outcome and trajectory of our life.
In todays episode Akash, Ishaanji and Pooja discuss the power of language and the words we speak. If words have an impact then how many words are too many words?
Is age really just a number? Does it feel like life is running past you quicker than you can keep up? Is it too late for you to make a giant career shift? Today Akash, Ishaanji and Pooja discuss birthday celebrations and what really happens as we get older. They say change is the only constant so what is it that isn't changing.