Being Human Podcast
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFor most of us, the fear of life arises at, or soon after, our birth. This causes the psychological mechanisms that constitute our mind to develop in an unconscious mental environment that is based on fear--the fear of life itself. This fear of life is a psychological autoimmune disease. In our podcast, we discuss how the fear of life arises, how it manifests in our life, and how it can be eliminated, opening the way to the development of a sane, fearless mind.
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Being Human Podcast Ep. 41: A Celebration of Life
March 07, 2022 05:25 - 56 minutes - 58.5 MBToday I would like to share with you the recording of the Celebration of Life Memorial Service we had here in Ojai on November 20, 2021.
Mahasamadhi
June 01, 2021 04:26 - 1 hour - 40.5 MBA Meeting with John Sherman in Ojai, California on April 14, 2007. Ramana Maharshi was born in 1879 and when he died, on April 14, 1950, he was 71 years old. Ramana brought to us an incredible, simple insight. Many saw him as a saint, an ethereal being who somehow came down from heaven to transmit and bestow upon us the experience of silence, peace and the vastness of being. But, as far as I know, this is not the way Ramana saw himself.
Being Human Podcast Ep. 41: Mahasamadhi
May 31, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 40.5 MBA Meeting with John Sherman in Ojai, California on April 14, 2007. Ramana Maharshi was born in 1879 and when he died, on April 14, 1950, he was 71 years old. Ramana brought to us an incredible, simple insight. Many saw him as a saint, an ethereal being who somehow came down from heaven to transmit and bestow upon us the experience of silence, peace and the vastness of being. But, as far as I know, this is not the way Ramana saw himself.
Being Human Podcast Ep. 39: Escape from the Spiritual Ghetto
April 10, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBThere really is a problem, a shortcoming, a sense of a false promise that afflicts us as human beings and, no matter what practices we engage in, this sense of life as a false promise, of things falling short, remains in the background.
Being Human Podcast Ep. 38: Meditation Helps Self-Inquiry
October 10, 2020 19:46 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBThe meditation that I speak of is the very simple meditation practice that I received from the Buddhists, I think it is called Shamata meditation. And it is just a matter of watching your breath. You sit comfortably, close your eyes, and watch your breath as it comes in and out of your nostrils. What you are after is to get a one-pointed, attentive experience of this physical sensation.
Being Human Ep. 37: What Do You Really Want?
August 30, 2019 20:37 - 40 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode, we discuss how the search for enlightenment or self-realization is a search for an escape from life and its difficulties. The longing for awakening is actually a desire to go to sleep, to escape from the reality of your own mortality. What is possible is to free yourself of that which keeps you searching for an escape from ordinary life into an imaginary state where everything is perfectly safe and unchanging.
Get Off the Bus
June 02, 2019 21:40 - 27 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode, we discuss how your thoughts are yours to understand and to use, but they are not you. If you have negative thoughts about a present situation and there is something you can do to change it, you are free to follow those thoughts and use them to solve the problem. But if there is nothing you can do in the moment, it is safe to ignore those thoughts and put your attention on the sensation of the breath.
Quiet Mind
April 18, 2019 11:34 - 30 minutes - 14.6 MBIn this episode we discuss what a quiet mind is, what it is not, and what is behind the search for a silent mind.
Simplicity
March 08, 2019 15:53 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBIn this episode, we discuss how simple it is to free yourself of the fear of life and start a process that will result in a new, healthier, and saner approach to your life and your mind.
Naked and Afraid
February 08, 2019 22:06 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBIn this episode, we discuss how the fear arises, how it manifests in our life, and how it can be eliminated, opening the way to the development of a sane, fearless mind.
A World Gone Mad
December 01, 2018 18:45 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this episode, we discuss why the world of humans has gone mad and why Just One Look is our only hope of reversing our current march toward self-destruction.
Great Expectations
November 03, 2018 18:04 - 19 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, we discuss one of the stumbling blocks in the recovery from the fear of life disease, which are the insane expectations we carry with us.
What Is Just One Look?
September 01, 2018 19:26 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn this episode, we talk about how we developed The Just One Look Method, and we explain how you can use our method to gain control of your attention and develop self-reliance.
Self-Directed Attention Unbound
June 02, 2018 15:20 - 52 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, we discuss the real purpose of the Self-Directed Attention Exercise, which is to develop your control over your attention. And we explain how simple and strict the practice is and how its full benefits are missed when you try to use it to make yourself feel good, to quiet your mind, or anything else like that.
You Have to Do It
April 04, 2018 21:27 - 44 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode, John Sherman talks about how the act of looking at yourself eliminates the root cause of your mental difficulties, but it may take years for the soldiers of fear to disappear. By doing the Self-Directed Attention Exercise regularly you can accelerate your recovery and gain a clear understanding of how your mind works.
Self-Inquiry Unbound
February 17, 2018 15:11 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBIn this episode, John Sherman explains the origins of The Just One Look Method and how it brings you the practical essence of the Self-Inquiry of Ramana Maharshi, clear of all spiritual references and ideas
Are You in Recovery?
January 03, 2018 22:18 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode, John Sherman speaks about how, when you do the act of looking at yourself, you enter the period of recovery but most likely you won't even know that you are in recovery. But if you start paying attention to how you relate to circumstances, you will begin to notice subtle differences in your behavior.
The Worry Monster
December 29, 2017 16:06 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MBIn this episode, John Sherman addresses the problem of the symptoms of PTSD and explains what you can do to be free of them.
A Natural Human Life
October 22, 2017 15:08 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode, John Sherman speaks about how the result of working with Just One Look is really not a big thing. It's just an ordinary, natural human life free of existential fear.
What Does It Feel Like to Be You?
August 31, 2017 22:10 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this episode, John Sherman reveals the actual nature of Ramana Maharshi's Self-Inquiry, which is to get a taste of what it feels like to be you, and he explains what that inward movement of attention accomplishes.
Just One Look and Self-Inquiry
August 31, 2017 22:03 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode, John Sherman speaks about how the practice of Self-Inquiry, when engaged in from a spiritual or magical thinking foundation, is crippled. Therefore, the best course to self-reliant human life is to simply look at yourself, your presence here, in the manner of Just One Look and follow with the practice of Self-Directed Attention.
Our Journey with You So Far
June 10, 2017 21:59 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBIn this episode, John Sherman talks about the Just One Look Method and how it has proven to be extremely effective. He explains that our goal now is to find a way to bring the suggestion to look at yourself to all human beings everywhere who are willing to try it for themselves.
A Free Mind Is an Open Mind
June 03, 2017 16:38 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this episode, John Sherman speaks about how nothing compares to a mind that is freed of the context of fear and then gains the ability to decide for itself what to believe and what not to believe based not on fear but on self-reliant understanding.
The Brain, The Mind, The Fear
April 08, 2017 15:34 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this episode, John Sherman speaks about how the mind works by using neural impulses from the brain to create understandings and actions.
Let's Not Throw Away Our Shot!
March 11, 2017 20:51 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode, John Sherman speaks about how right now we have it in our power to bring an end to the baseless foundation of fear that is all that stands in the way of human sanity.
Hard Times
March 10, 2017 21:19 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode, John Sherman speaks about the dangerous situation humanity faces today and encourages all who have experienced the effects of JustOneLook in their own lives to help us bring it to the world.
Mind Matters
January 07, 2017 22:04 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn this episode, John Sherman speaks about how you can acquire a true understanding of the power of a human mind free of fear and confusion, and learn to use that power to shape your relationship with your own life as it unfolds.
You Can Change Your Mind
December 10, 2016 21:42 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBIn today's episode, John Sherman speaks about a simple method that gives you the tools to change your fearful mind into a mind that is sane, fearless and self-reliant.
What to Do After the Looking
November 12, 2016 18:57 - 17 minutes - 8.16 MBIn today's episode, John Sherman speaks about the two paths that are available to you after you have done the act of looking at yourself.
Attention Is the Key
October 17, 2016 20:16 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn today's episode, John Sherman speaks about the importance of the Self-Directed Attention work and how it relates to the act of looking at yourself.
Self-Directed Attention
September 18, 2016 15:36 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBIn today's episode, John Sherman speaks about the importance of starting the practice of Self-Directed Attention as soon as possible. He explains how it is extremely helpful during the recovery period and how it allows you to play an active role in the healing of your mind.
Walking Wounded
July 04, 2016 19:13 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBIn today's episode, John Sherman explains how the Just One Look Method is different from anything else you have ever tried.
Surviving Recovery
May 27, 2016 20:18 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBIn today's episode, John Sherman explains how a steady practice of self-directed attention will not only see you through the difficult time of recovery but will actually shorten the length of your recovery.
The Power of Attention
May 09, 2016 02:33 - 9 minutes - 4.18 MBIn tnis episode, John Sherman speaks about the importance of developing the power you have to control your attention and using it to become self-reliant in your relationship with your own life.
Self-Directed Attention and Mindfulness
May 08, 2016 23:12 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBIn this episode, John Sherman explains the difference between mindfulness meditation and the self-directed attention that he urges all to practice.
The Power of Attention
May 08, 2016 21:33 - 9 minutes - 4.18 MBIn tnis episode, John Sherman speaks about the importance of developing the power you have to control your attention and using it to become self-reliant in your relationship with your own life.
Who's to Blame?
May 08, 2016 21:28 - 14 minutes - 6.67 MBIn today's episode, John Sherman speaks about why we humans seem so intent in destroying one another and the Earth itself.
Looking at Yourself Is the Key
May 08, 2016 21:02 - 15 minutes - 7.06 MBIn today’s episode, John Sherman guides a webinar participant in the act of looking at yourself. John tells him what to expect during the recovery period and how to make it shorter and easier.
An Interview with John Sherman
April 26, 2016 01:05 - 1 hour - 41 MBIn this episode, John Sherman is interviewed by Regina Dawn Akers for Awakening Together Radio. In this conversation, John speaks about his work and his life.
An Interview with John Sherman
April 25, 2016 20:05 - 1 hour - 41 MBIn this episode, John Sherman is interviewed by Regina Dawn Akers for Awakening Together Radio. In this conversation, John speaks about his work and his life.
From Satsang to Just One Look
February 22, 2016 21:37 - 19 minutes - 18 MBIn today’s episode, John Sherman speaks about what made him leave the spiritual realm behind and devote his life to bringing the simple act of looking at yourself to everyone.
Recovering from Fear
November 17, 2015 15:57 - 6 minutes - 3.12 MBRecovering from Fear In today's episode, John Sherman speaks about what you can do to make the period of recovery from the fear disease easier and shorter.
Self-Reliance
July 06, 2015 19:37 - 34 minutes - 7.82 MBThere is a fundamental difference in outlook and approach between what we offer and what you have been mostly told you need in the realm of spiritual aspiration. The fundamental difference is that what we offer is a simple act that makes everybody capable of finding what's true from themselves. We don't tell you what's true about the nature of reality, about the nature of existence, about what how you should be and what your real being is. We offer you a simple act that will make you self-rel...
Worldwide Meeting - December 13, 2014
December 19, 2014 19:08 - 16 minutes - 3.81 MBThere is really no need to reconcile the looking with any other approach to human suffering. The looking is most effective when standing on the bare simplicity of the act itself without the complication of comparison. No harm can come from declining to complicate it. - John Sherman Excerpt from of a Meeting with John Sherman on December 13, 2014.
A Worldwide Meeting with John Sherman
September 27, 2014 20:15 - 1 hour - 15.2 MB"If you do what I ask you to do, you will experience an end to the mental misery that is the common human condition. And freedom from that misery will not look like anything you may have expected." John Sherman Complete recording of a Worldwide Online Meeting with John Sherman broadcast live from Ojai, California on September 20, 2014. Length: 1 h 7 min File size: 15.96 MB
Open House Meeting with John Sherman
September 13, 2014 02:00 - 39 minutes - 9.12 MB"It's foolish to try to protect ourselves from the rest of the human community. We humans need a continuous relationship with one another. It is this give and take that strengthens and deepens our ability to live life consciously and skillfully." John Sherman Complete recording of an Open House Meeting with John Sherman broadcast live from Ojai, California on September 10, 2014. Length: 40 min File size: 9.56 MB
Open House Meeting with John Sherman
August 03, 2014 17:54 - 36 minutes - 8.36 MB"The most accurate description of what has happened to me since I looked at myself about 20 years ago is that now I fully inhabit my life, as it unfolds. There is no distance between me and my life." John Sherman Complete recording of an Open House Meeting with John Sherman broadcast live from Ojai, California on July 23, 2014. Length: 36 min File size: 8.77 MB
Worldwide Meeting - July 19, 2014
July 25, 2014 12:32 - 1 hour - 15.8 MB"If you take a close, objective look at the behavior of human beings, you will find it hard not to conclude that humanity is -- that is to say, we are -- for the most part, insane. Sane human beings do not rape, murder, and torture each other; sane human beings do not devastate the habitat, seek wealth without regard for the common good, or seek to dominate or demonize other human beings." John Sherman Complete recording of an Worldwide Online Meeting with John Sherman broadcast live from Oj...
Open House Meeting with John Sherman
July 11, 2014 19:07 - 30 minutes - 6.92 MB"The purpose of moving attention away from an unpleasant sensation (and the thoughts about it) and focusing it on your breath is not to find a way to go into denial and relieve yourself of the unpleasantness of it. The appearance of that sensation--and the fact that attention has moved to it--is an opportunity for you to continue to develop the ability to decide consciously what you pay attention to." John Sherman Complete recording of an Open House Meeting with John Sherman broadcast live f...
Open House Meeting with John Sherman
June 28, 2014 02:18 - 30 minutes - 7.06 MB"Having looked at yourself, the best thing to do is to begin to strengthen your capacity to decide consciously where you put your attention." John Sherman Complete recording of an Open House Meeting with John Sherman broadcast live from Ojai, California on June 18, 2014. Length: 31 min File size: 7.41 MB