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EP 64 Why is Abundance Rare?
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07/01/22 • 19 min
Why is life so difficult? Why do we have to struggle so much and yet often gain so little? Why are millions starving? Why is there so much lack and why is abundance so difficult to come by?
Even though most would agree that abundance and love are what we value, the systems around our material world are not set up that way.
Instead our systems are set up to value scarcity. We protect it and manufacture it. And we use fear to make sure that we can keep whatever scarce goods we can gain.
Is it possible to build a system that values abundance instead of scarcity? What would that mean?
Then, that which we value would not be something that could bring me an advantage over someone else, instead we would value that which elevates us all the most.
This requires a profound change in all of our interactions, including communication, and could lead to a system where we would live more aligned with who we feel we are and with what we feel we value (love, freedom, creativity, abundance).
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
07/01/22 • 19 min
EP 63 How Can We Do the Most Good?
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06/09/22 • 23 min
Inspired by the movement called "Effective Altruism", I asked myself the question as I have seen it posed: "How can I do the most good, given my limited resources?"
As I asked it, I wondered if the second part of the question, "...given my limited resources", was not tripping me up in finding the most natural answer.
To show how the second part is problematic I start out by one of the suggestions from the Effective Altruism community members, which proposes that we end greed.
Thus we explore the subject of greed, desire, power, time itself, instant gratification, addiction, sacrifice, and end up focusing on identity.
If we were to act from our infinite essence, as our essence, within the finite world, would the natural consequence not be that of automatically doing "the most good"?
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
06/09/22 • 23 min
EP 62 The System Decides What We See and Who We Become
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05/01/22 • 18 min
"The Devil is in the Structure", and it is the structure, or the system, that provides a slanting floor and makes it easier for us to become, identify as, and live as agents for the system.
Systems ultimately lend us their eyes and we end up seeing the world through their perspective, losing other sight. We talk about this in the context of the system of "Capitalism".
If this is so, what type of system or structure would we be interested in? How would we like to see the world?
We mention that our current system is in the ending phase of self-termination. To create one that may stand a chance to survive long-term and thrive, combining with our nature, we look to a system beyond separation, where all-win is the objective.
We briefly say state some of the core issues to be addressed.
Thus the easier, and harder, path to becoming what you truly choose to become, based on your pure inspiration, is one where we start by living in a way that eventually creates a structure, or system, which allows us to envision the world as we truly wish to see it.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
PS. In this episode I also mention Marshall Rosenberg's "Nonviolent Communication". I you feel inspired, I just recently put up an 8 week course on Udemy based on it, so that we may find ways of connecting deeply and in satisfying ways with others, despite the polarisations in our society.
You can find it here: https://www.udemy.com/course/draft/4612916/?referralCode=44241D03D9201AE4D365
05/01/22 • 18 min
EP 61 Helping Out of Fear
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01/27/22 • 22 min
Do you feel the urge to help others? Do you know where it comes from? Sometimes it comes from love, and sometimes, like those times when you feel the need to give others advice and solutions, it might come from another place.
Learning to recognise where it comes from for you can help you become more free and loving.
In this episode we investigate where it often comes from for the schizoid structure (based on Lowen's Bioenergetics). In this case it may be based on past trauma and come from fear. We need to help in order to feel adequate, worthy of being a good person, worthy of love.
We look at three examples of how this may present itself, and how it creates an internal drama that leads to suffering and is disconnected from the actual situation at hand.
We then talk about how by identifying the fear we can look for a larger perspective that will let us drop it. Here we discuss the paradigm of judgement, releasing it, and moving into ones essence.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
01/27/22 • 22 min
EP 60 The Crossroads Where We Are
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12/31/21 • 24 min
In this final episode of 2021 I discuss the following picture: http://basiapiechocinska.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/EP60Crossroads-scaled.jpg
It represents a crossroads that we currently find ourselves at as humans on Earth. We see the hand of technology pushing us into a place of choice and two main roads being presented to us.
One road is represented by a caterpillar and invites us to continue living as we have, with a tribe-like identity and attitude. It leads to slavery or destruction.
The other is one represented by the chrysalis and invites us to morph internally into a butterfly-like being, leaving behind a limited identity that comes with ideas of threats and fears.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
12/31/21 • 24 min
EP 59 Stepping Out of Polarity
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12/29/21 • 19 min
In times of great polarity we talk about two ways of stepping out of it and gaining insight and perspective.
The first method is related to ancient battle tactics, where the opponent wishes to distract you and create an internal fight, so that they may have the upper hand and be able to achieve their goal.
Here is the picture of the King and his Adviser I was referring to in the episode https://labourheartlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pitchforks-.jpg.
The second method is related to going deeper inside, finding the inner trigger, and disarming it, so that it will be more difficult to pull you into polarity in the future.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
12/29/21 • 19 min
EP 58 Awakening from Mass-Hypnosis
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12/03/21 • 11 min
We are currently finding ourselves in situations we would not have seen as justifiable only two years ago, and yet we are there. The situation is continuing to escalate as a totalitarian-like movement sweeps across the many countries.
In this episode we talk about some of the things we could have thought unthinkable, such as medical mandates, talks of lifetime prison for non-compliant persons, concentration camps and them being used as pure punishment for lying, without any recourse to law.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
12/03/21 • 11 min
EP 57 The Freedom of an Actor
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11/21/21 • 26 min
When we become aware that we are an actor we get the freedom of being able to choose what roles we play.
By relaxing and dwelling in the unknown present, we train our mind in a way that transcends and translates into all our experiences. It is like strength training, which automatically makes us stronger in all situations where muscles are involved.
By mindfully staying present for as little as 15 minutes a day we start being presented by opportunities to respond to situations, as opposed to automatically reacting to them. The presence also tends to spill over and spontaneously manifest as beauty.
In this episode we also talk about the effects of mindfulness training on deployed military.
Also we talk about further training of thought and feeling patterns in our mind and body and how a basic meditation habit can be helpful.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
11/21/21 • 26 min
EP 56 Judgement
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11/07/21 • 30 min
Understanding how and why judgement is problematic for us may be helpful in directing our attention towards alternative ways of being.
In our society we have been trained away from our natural way of being into a way that is based around praise and punishment, judgement, and consequently violence. We employ this when interacting with others as well as with ourselves.
It takes away our ability of being present to the beauty of the moment and reduces our ability to solve problems. On a level of society it is currently driving us into extinction.
We can, however, move into a fuller, wiser, way of being, that will bring satisfaction. It is a way of being beyond the Mind.
By learning to pay attention to when we tense up physically as well as emotionally and when we judge, we can start practicing "letting go". By spending time in non-objective meditation, we can become more confident in our nature and allow ourselves to let go of the identification with our roles.
This way we may anchor our mind in our heart and naturally live from it, as opposed to living from the stagnant constructs of judgement.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
11/07/21 • 30 min
EP 65 How Faith Creates Miracles
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07/24/22 • 23 min
Is it possible to keep our faith in spite of all the dark moments we experience? What is faith? What can we base it on an how can we use it to have a beautiful life?
We start off by listening to a part of the tango “Tormenta” (Storm, in English), arranged by Carlos di Sarli featuring Mario Pomar, as a poetic expression for the lack of faith in life.
"...Yo siento que mi fe se tambalea,
que la gente mala, vive
¡Dios! mejor que yo..."
In English:
"...I feel that my faith falters,
that bad people live,
God! better than me..."
We note that, as we spoke in the previous episode, the systems of our world are set up in a way that favours people who are not ethical actors.
However, we also note that we are actually not set up in that way. We actually prefer love over what we call negative emotions. In wishing to live in a way that enables these expansive emotions we actually use faith.
Such a way is similar to what we discussed in episode 47, where we do not focus on the details and the reductionistic step-by-step process in the beginning. Instead we need to be able to open up to a wider field of possibilities, potentialities.
The basis of faith is uncertainty and our knowledge of how profoundly limited we are in our minds.
We mention Michael A. Singer and his book "The Surrender Experiment", as an example of a person who manages to let go of his attachments to the details and roles and is thus able to live a life filled with miracles.
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.
07/24/22 • 23 min
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How many episodes does Basia's Thoughts have?
Basia's Thoughts currently has 69 episodes available.
What topics does Basia's Thoughts cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Personal Journals and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Basia's Thoughts?
The episode title 'EP 64 Why is Abundance Rare?' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Basia's Thoughts is 25 minutes.
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Episodes of Basia's Thoughts are typically released every 10 days, 3 hours.
When was the first episode of Basia's Thoughts?
The first episode of Basia's Thoughts was released on Apr 19, 2020.
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