Thought, emotion, and awakening: a deep dive. Links, transcript, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-emotion
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:26 Consciousness as a movie screen vs. the story of our lives displayed on the screen
09:24 Why the sense of separation returning can make things feel worse after an experience of expansive presence
14:58 Awakening and repressed emotion, the shedding of inauthenticity
20:18 How and when to investigate the source of emotions
22:38 Untangling thought from emotion, dealing with habitual fixations, thought storms
27:55 Resistance to emotion vs. surrender and acceptance
33:00 The effect of meditation retreat on emotion
35:48 The standing wave of thought identification and the pandemic of emotional repression
42:03 Zubin’s post retreat experience of thought and emotion
44:40 The effect since our first shows on awakening, the way out of suffering
48:14 Wrapping up
Mrs. DoggMD and I hiked up to the top of a crazy temple and cemetery called Otani Sobyo above Kyoto this morning. Pure madness 🔥 and HELLLA G-HOSTS!
Today's interview with legendary vaccine researcher Paul Offit. Video version coming shortly!
We’re making up for lost time in this here bromance 😍 https://zdoggmd.com/podcasting/vpzd-41/
Hey fam! I posted this on my personal Facebook page this morning but I wanted to share it here too. So many of you are basically like family to me. Much love from Canada to all of you in the U.S. today.
“My heart is with everyone in the U.S. as they mark 25 years since 9/11! I was only 7, and my only real vivid memory is from watching the news that night with my parents and seeing the images that we’ve all seen way too many times. I do remember hearing our local news mention it on the radio that morning but it’s not as vivid. I didn’t understand what that day meant until I was older. It’s hard to believe that multiple generations now have only learned about the events through history class at school.”
Sending so much love on a day full of so much sadness.
