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The Fight or Flight Response: Understanding Stress, Cortisol and Other Chemicals
The fight or flight response is a natural physiological response to stress. It is a survival mechanism that prepares the body to either fight or flee from danger. The response is triggered by the release of stress hormones, including cortisol and adrenaline, which work together to help the body respond quickly and effectively to perceived […]
Eckhart Tolle on Signs You Are Awakening (video)
Eckhart Tolle is a famous spiritual teacher who has written many books on the subject of spiritual awakening. In this talk, he discusses the concept of spiritual awakening and how it can be recognized. He also talks about the chatter of the mind and how to deal with it. Most of the time, we’re not […]
Perception, Reality – Alan Watts
This is a great video where Alan Watts, in his inimitable way, breaks down how our limited perceptions create and affect our experience of life. The metaphors of the web and embroidery to describe what is often called the unconscious, and the ways we can get trapped in perspectives, are interesting ways of clarifying these […]
Osho – You Can’t Hide
In this video from the masterful, often controversial spiritual teacher Osho, he explores the fact that death cannot be escaped. In the attempts to escape death, to avoid confronting the reality of it, we are removed from the present moment. A large amount of activity and stress in life could be traced back to resistance […]
Adyashanti – The Narrator and Consciousness
In this video by spiritual teacher Adyashanti, he brings our attention the sense of “the narrator.” The constant stream of thoughts that is commenting on our experience, and our sense of that being who we are. It is a subject he addresses often, and in my opinion, is particularly good at helping people get a […]