Lektion 1
Introduction - How To Get The Most From This Course
In this session you are introduced to the course, guided through its features, and shown how to get the most out of it.
Each session will begin with a brief guided priming section designed to open you up to the contemplation of a quote. From there you will be offered instruction relating to the quote. This will consist of practical advice, significant teachings, theoretical insights, and guidance on how you can apply the quote to help you live an examined life.
You are encouraged to pause the audio and take notes at any time as well as to continue in contemplation after the session if you are called to do so.
Lektion 2
Manifestation, Metta, & The Mind With Papaji
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated, you will find agitation everywhere. So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. You are this peace.’ – From H. W. L. Poonja a.k.a. Papaji, an Indian sage.
Lektion 3
Dropping Attachment To Thought With Adyashanti
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘All thought craves to be believed, and even that is okay. So, by accepting everything, nothing can strain you.’ From Adyashanti, an American Spiritual teacher and author.
Lektion 4
Reframing The Concepts Of Time & Wealth With Jay Shetty
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘Time, is another form of wealth’, reconceptualising what is truly valuable. From Jay Shetty, an English Indian writer, monk, and coach.
Lektion 5
Discovering Our Deepest Nature With Alan Watts
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘You are under no obligation to be who you were 5 minutes ago.’ From Alan Watts, an American Spiritualist, Author, and Philosopher.
Lektion 6
Beginning Again With Sam Harris
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘A willingness to begin again, is the key to freedom.’ From Sam Harris, an American philosopher, neuroscientist, and meditation instructor.
Lektion 7
Why A Good Question Is Worth More Than A Great Answer With Nancy Willard
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘Sometimes questions are more important than answers.’ From Nancy Willard, an American writer, novelist, and poet.
Lektion 8
On Letting Go Of Love With Kahil Gibran
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘If you love somebody, let them go. For if they return, they were always yours, if they don’t, they never were.’ From Kahil Gibran, a Lebanese American writer and poet.
Lektion 9
Kiss The Earth With Your Feet With Thich Nhat Hanh
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘All is a miracle, so smile, breathe and go slowly. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.’ From Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese monastic and peace activist.
Lektion 10
Embracing The Quality Of Your Negative Experiences With Mark Manson
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘The quality of your life is not determined by the quality of your positive experiences, but by the quality of your negative experiences. To get good at dealing with negative experiences, is to get good at life.’ From Mark Manson, an American Author.
Lektion 11
The Power Of Prayer With Mother Teresa
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.’ From Mother Teresa, an Armenian, Indian nun.
Lektion 12
Leaning Into Identity Change With Chris Do
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘If someone presents a solution that you are not ready to hear, it is a threat to your identity. You have to let go of the things you found comfort and safety in, if you want to grow. The question is, what have you done to let go of your old identity, so that you can adopt a new one that is more aligned with who you want to become?’ From Chris Do, an American designer, director, speaker and CEO.
Lektion 13
Recognising The Story Of Our Mind And Stopping Suffering With Cory Allen
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘Meditation pauses the story of your mind long enough for you to remember that your mind is always telling a story.’ From Cory Allen, an American author, meditation instructor and coach.
Lektion 14
Time, Life, & Transformation With Carl Sagan
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘We are like butterflies, who flutter for a day and think it’s forever.’ From Carl Sagan, an American astronomer and scientific communicator.
Lektion 15
Embodying The Words You Preach With Saint Francis Of Assisi
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words.’ From Saint Francis of Assisi, an Italian mystic and friar.
Lektion 16
Finding Solace In Oblivion With Czeslaw Milosz
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘Calm down, both your sins and good deeds will be lost in oblivion.’ From Czeslaw Milosz, a Polish American poet and writer.
Lektion 17
Drinking Deeply From The Present Moment With John Astin
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘See how you are literally free of the future, for the simple reason that it hasn’t and will never arise. There can be no other moment. Feel how that is so. How it is impossible to get ourselves into some other moment, for there is no other moment, and no other reality but, than what is presently here, this instant...’ From John Astin, an American based researcher, meditator, and practitioner.
Lektion 18
How Our Shadow Makes Us Fear Our Potential With Marianne Williamson
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.’ From Marianne Williamson, an American author, speaker, and politician.
Lektion 19
Health, Gratitude, & The Problem Of Comparison With Gary Vaynerchuk
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘If you wake up, and everyone you care about is healthy, it is a great day.’ From Gary Vaynerchuk, an American Entrepreneur, speaker, and author.
Lektion 20
Opting For Guilt Over Resentment With Gabor Maté
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘If refusal saddles you with guilt, while consent leaves resentment in its wake, opt for guilt...’ From Gabor Maté, a Canadian physician and author.
Lektion 21
Stop Acting So Small With Rumi
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.’ From Rumi, a 13th century poet, scholar, & mystic.
Lektion 22
Letting Go of Everything That Is Not Truly You With Mapheen Chann
In today’s session we contemplate the quote, ‘Lay it down. All of it. The weight of all the words that don’t belong to you, but to someone else. And listen once more to that voice deep down who tells you who you are, because it belongs to you.’ – From Marpheen Chann, an Asian-American writer and speaker.
