Why Your Life Really Matters
Why Your Life Really Matters
WhyYourLifeReallyMatters
Tim Freke’s innovative ‘podbook’ combines the intellectual clarity of a book with the personal connection of a podcast. It is the culmination of a lifetime spent intensely exploring what it means to be alive, with genuinely groundbreaking ideas in every chapter. Also available as video on Youtube.
Ch 37 The Vast Loving Intelligence
There is a vast loving intelligence that is traditionally called 'God' but which we now need to understanding in a radically new evolutionary way. God is wounded just as we are. Coming into communion with God redeems the suffering of this bittersweet world. This is more than just an experience of transcendental bliss, it is a poignant experience of profound compassion. This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Jan 1
32 min
CH 36 The Evolution of Love, Beauty and Bliss
In the spiritually awakened state people often report an experience of intense love, beauty and bliss. In this chapter I explore how all three have evolved from a biological root, into a more emergent soul-level experience before taking on a sublime quality when we awaken to the divine. This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  New chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community  An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Dec 25, 2025
27 min
Ch 35 The Problem of Other People
People see things very differently, which causes a lot of conflict, now more than ever! How do we live wisely in this world of ideational diversity? This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  New chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community  An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Dec 18, 2025
17 min
Ch 34 Monological and Paralogical Processing
We need to evolve beyond closed system 'monological' ways of understanding the world from one fixed ideational perspective and learn to process 'paralogically', seeing things in different ways in parallel.   This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Dec 11, 2025
23 min
Ch 33 The Tao of Becoming
How can the ancient idea of Tao help us understanding the source of the universe according to the post-scientific emergent philosophy of Unividualism   This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Dec 5, 2025
26 min
Ch 32 How Are Out Of Body Experiences Possible?
There are large numbers of reports of people claiming to eye the world without eyes in NDEs, OBE's, farseeing and many other examples. How is that possible and what does it tell us? This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Nov 27, 2025
22 min
Ch 31 Should We Trust our Intuitions
What exactly is an 'intuition' and are they always reliable? Should we give up thinking and just follow our intuitive feelings? Or could that lead to disaster?  This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Nov 20, 2025
17 min
Ch 30 The Big Epistemological Mistake Spiritual People Make
People often say "I know what I believe is true, because I am experiencing it.'  But is this true?  Or is there a self-verifying loop whereby how we ideate conditions what we experience, which we then claim verifies how we ideate?  This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  Subscribe to be notified of new chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Nov 13, 2025
27 min
Ch 29 The Pleasure of Unkindness
We have evolved to find in-group kindness enjoyable.  It is more of a taboo to acknowledge that we have also evolved to enjoy unkindness to the out-group - the other.  In recent history we've come a long way in transcending this but it remains a challenge for the new Unividual human of the future. This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  New chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community  An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Nov 6, 2025
30 min
Ch 28 The Evolution of Ethics
Everything evolves, including what we think is good and bad. This chapter explores the process that has led to the emergence of a new Unividual ethics for the future human journey.  This is a chapter from 'Why Your Life Really Matters: The Podbook'.  New chapters weekly. Also available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40rf8e0 Support publicising the podbook by making a donation: https://timfreke.com  Access all chapters I have recorded before they are released and connect with me in person at weekly online meet-ups by joining my online community: https://timfreke.com/online-community  An eBook transcription of the Podbook Part 1 is available on Amazon Sign up to my newsletter to hear about everything I am up to: https://timfreke.com  Find out about my experiential online and in-person events: https://timfreke.com  Glossary of unusual terms I use: https://timfreke.com  I am the author of 35 books, translated into 15 languages, including a Sunday Times bestseller and Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Year’. For some inexplicable reason I was included in ‘The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People’ lists in Watkins Magazine for 2021 and 2022.
Oct 30, 2025
25 min
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