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The Side of Temptation Nobody Talks About, Part 2
24 minutes Posted Jun 15, 2026 at 9:00 am.
) — Gary revisits the new consciousness framework for temptation: the choice is never between good and bad, but between the experiences you are choosing to create for yourself and only you can make that choice.
) — Gary shares his own experience with addiction and the terrifying moment of standing at an equal crossroads.
) — Gary warns against the trap of attachment to "right" choices: congratulating yourself for choosing well can become a subtle expression of fear, superiority, and separation which is a choice for fear, not love.
) — Gary traces the long arc of creating authentic power, sharing his early experience of challenging his anger — from clenching his fists in front of someone who enraged him, to gradually relaxing, to eventually experiencing compassion showing that this is a process, not a single moment.
) — Gary opens up the full, confronting range of the human psyche: from Christ-like love to the desire to destroy, all of it lives within you. Repulsion at any part of yourself is judgment and judgment is attachment, which is the cause of suffering.
) — Gary shares the story of the Tibetan monk who told the Dalai Lama he had been in danger of losing his compassion for his Chinese torturers as – the clearest illustration of what it looks like to hold the full range of human experience with compassion.
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Your journey to Authentic Power begins here. Download your copy of the Authentic Power Guidelines today: https://seatofthesoul.com/apg-optin/
In this DeepCast, Gary Zukav continues his exploration of temptation, picking up where Part 1 left off, and going deeper into what it truly means to choose between love and fear. Drawing on his own experience with addiction, Gary reveals that temptation is never a matter of right or wrong, good or bad. It is always, at its core, a choice about what experiences you intend to bring into your life and a recognition that no one else can make that choice for you.
Building on that foundation, Gary introduces two dimensions that Part 1 only touched on: the danger of attachment (even to "good" choices) and the profound journey of uncovering every part of your personality, including the darkest ones. Through the story of a Tibetan monk who nearly lost his compassion for his Chinese torturers, Gary illustrates the staggering range of emotional capability within every human being, and the courage it takes to meet all of it without judgment.
The way through all of it, Gary reveals, is the creation of authentic power - not through willpower or moral superiority, but through the patient, courageous practice of emotional awareness, responsible choice, and compassion for others and for yourself.
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Embrace the Soul Step Challenge
Take out your notebook and think of a part of yourself that you find difficult to accept such as a reaction, an impulse, a feeling you'd rather not admit is there. Without judgment, ask yourself: am I repulsed by this because I am judging it? And if I am judging it, what does that tell me about my attachment to it? Sit with that honestly. Then ask: is there someone in my life right now whose behavior I find hard to stomach? Write down what bothers you most about them - and then, quietly, look for those same things in yourself. Notice what happens in your body when you do. That softening - however small - is the beginning of compassion.
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