Awakened Apes Podcast

Awakened Apes

Alex
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Awakened Apes is a podcast about being human. It explores the Being and the Doing that we are, in order to live more meaningfully Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex100653/support
The wisdom of an anxious gorilla
Overview This episode touches on the hidden wisdom anxiety has to offer and how being true to our inner nature points us toward the realization of pure peace.  Shownotes Anxiety is at an all time high and is expected to continue to climb [0:48] A transformation in consciousness is needed to save us from ourself [1:45] Eckhart Tolle on the proportion of awakened individuals in the future [1:65] The relationship between anxiety and enlightenment [2:27] We are animals in our nature [2:53] Culture forces us to conform to its demands at the expense of our nature [4:16] Carl Jung on how too much culture makes for sick animals [4:34] The wool culture places over our eyes to convince us to sacrifice our nature [4:49] The purpose of anxiety [5:00] Enlightenment is not an end goal [6:38] Being tethered to a wild animal metaphor for anxiety [7:03] Being in a room with a wild animal metaphor for anxiety and your inner nature [8:42] A guided gratitude meditation exercise from Martha Beck [9:15] Anxiety won’t go away, but you will stop suffering from it [11:39] People Mentioned Martha Beck Eckhart Tolle Carl Jung Website awakenedapes.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex100653/support
Sep 19, 2021
12 min
Shaming courage
In this episode I discuss how shame masks itself as anger, and how shame prevents men from being courageous, because of our confusion in thinking vulnerability is weakness. What's behind courage, and how might one be more courageous in their own lives?  awakenedapes.com check out Brené Brown's work: https://brenebrown.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex100653/support
Aug 14, 2021
8 min