the specifist
1,213 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to my podcast the specifist. In this podcast, I attempt to help you understand things in a deeper, and big-picture way to help you understand yourself, others, reality, life, and much, much, more
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Episodes
Finding your unconscious meanings and why it's important to do this
March 31, 2023 19:16 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Finding that calm center: finding out what faith really is
March 30, 2023 12:02 - 26 minutes - 30.7 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
How to notice and go beyond your own projections and why doing this is important
March 29, 2023 18:24 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
A blog of deep reflection and honesty: becoming aware of implicit assumptions and intuitions
March 25, 2023 14:21 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Chase the stick thrower and not the stick: the two visuals to help you notice your projections
March 24, 2023 11:21 - 8 minutes - 7.83 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
How do we know what is true or false? Understanding that all we do is interpret reality
March 23, 2023 13:54 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBAll we are attempting to do, including myself, is to represent what we think reality is. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
We all have a parasite within us: understanding how it works, and how to deal with it
March 22, 2023 18:35 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MBFor more info on this read the book dispelling wetiko --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Reconsidering what flaws really are: flaws are just disconnected parts of reality and yourself
March 21, 2023 22:21 - 39 minutes - 36 MBWhat if flaws are not something to be ashamed of, but are just things to be integrated? Understanding why integration is so important is also included within this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
How the physical and nonphysical awarenesses influence how you see yourself, others, and the world
March 21, 2023 20:33 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBBeing in a body can be grate, but it can come with many limitations. In this episode, I explain some basic differences between being a body, and being bodyless, and how these two basic realities contribute to how you see things, and how you think in general. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Understanding the insidious need to be right and how this causes problems for all of us
March 21, 2023 13:06 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Why ask life questions? A three step process; Life questions 003
March 17, 2023 12:55 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Stuck in your automatic programming? Here's why
March 17, 2023 12:27 - 8 minutes - 7.64 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Why I recommend silence as a guide to help you become more aware and introspective
March 17, 2023 12:16 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
What is acceptance? The three things needed to accept anything in life
March 17, 2023 02:54 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Ain't no fault but mine: a radical new perspective
March 17, 2023 02:34 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBThis is not about judgment or blame, but about becoming mindful about one's thoughts and emotions and how they skew how you see things. Ultimately, no one does things because of you, it's always about themselves, or their projections, and this is ultimately true for everyone, including yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Why seek pleasure? Life questions 002
March 16, 2023 04:07 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBThe point of these questions is not to get you to doubt everything, but are designed to help you become aware of some of the implicit assumptions and philosophies that guide your actions, most of which are unconscious. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Why survive? Life questions 01
March 16, 2023 01:47 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
We are all indoctrinated: this is why
March 15, 2023 12:54 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
What is the point of surviving: understanding the ultimate emptiness of evolution
March 15, 2023 12:19 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Love will not always be expressed in the way you want it to be: projecting loving actions
March 14, 2023 13:38 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
I am no guru: deconstructing some of the ideas you might have about me and what I say here
March 14, 2023 13:12 - 24 minutes - 11.6 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
What happens if you move too fast? And a way to deal with this
March 13, 2023 17:11 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Understanding goo consciousness and how to become aware of it
March 12, 2023 21:58 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBThis is the episode I was talking about. Hopefully this spotify link works, podcast links from spotify don't always work for some reason. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0koLbCxXZk85u0HSvb2Hcw?si=YJCFyn1zRFKFzmWkG0esqA&app_destination=copy-link --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
The three things that make you unaware; projection, hypocrisy, and judging others excessively
March 12, 2023 21:35 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
The deep problem of maps and how relying too heavily on a certain ideas keeps you stuck in life
March 12, 2023 21:11 - 36 minutes - 34 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Understanding the ultimate emptiness of ego, why this causes you problems, and how to fix it
March 09, 2023 02:38 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Going beyond boredom: how doing this creates freedom and energy
March 08, 2023 15:29 - 22 minutes - 10.9 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Whisper lodge segments: a short meditation
March 08, 2023 14:06 - 2 minutes - 1.42 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
How we divide ourselves from others and the world, why this causes problems, and how to fix this
March 07, 2023 16:24 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThis is the video I was talking about: https://youtu.be/_OxJvlHxzYo?list=PLMXQB0NfBzSOCS67JiKEZFfjYwbG7AOAz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
The deep problem of seeingnails everywhere: understanding what this means
March 07, 2023 01:56 - 18 minutes - 8.76 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Using anchor as a journaling platform: a new way to become more aware
March 06, 2023 08:44 - 6 minutes - 2.98 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
The value of liberals and conservatives part two
March 06, 2023 08:20 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBA long time ago, I did the value of liberals and conservatives episode, and decided to go further with this basic truth in this part two. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
How to go beyond your thoughts and emotions and see a higher perspective: a practice-based episode
March 05, 2023 06:41 - 13 minutes - 6.38 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
What it really means to become accountable: it's not just about words and actions,
March 03, 2023 17:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBBecoming truly accountable is not just about taking responsibility about your words, actions, and behaviors, but also being accountable about your thoughts, emotions, interpretations and how they skew what you see and how you think. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
The most radical thing you can do: not what you think
March 02, 2023 02:53 - 11 minutes - 5.71 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
understanding the differences between judgments and observations
March 02, 2023 02:14 - 8 minutes - 4.16 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
The fracturing of society: a rant about the stupidity of politics and political figures
March 01, 2023 21:59 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Understanding the two basic survival impulses and how they work
February 26, 2023 07:55 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Living within the contradiction of clarity vs confusion
February 25, 2023 15:27 - 11 minutes - 5.72 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Going deeper into silence: a practice-based episode
February 25, 2023 04:19 - 14 minutes - 6.76 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Becoming aware of silence: a practice-based episode
February 24, 2023 04:04 - 20 minutes - 9.93 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
a new truth-based metric to help you become more objective and less story-based
February 23, 2023 05:26 - 7 minutes - 3.48 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
the dangers of self-based content: why I an not doing blog-based episodes anymore
February 23, 2023 05:17 - 15 minutes - 7.53 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Why my ideas are so unique and perhaps even visionary
February 23, 2023 04:59 - 42 minutes - 20.1 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
All anyone does is attempt to represent what they think reality is
February 23, 2023 04:57 - 9 minutes - 4.45 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
This is why your mind is only past: and why this keeps you from the present
February 22, 2023 07:05 - 16 minutes - 8.02 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Not seeing things as problems: a practice-based episode
February 22, 2023 04:51 - 8 minutes - 3.97 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Understanding and overcoming past-based, and future-based thoughts while meditating
February 16, 2023 22:44 - 13 minutes - 6.52 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
Why labels like toxic decrease compassion and understanding, and how to fix this for good
February 16, 2023 16:57 - 21 minutes - 20 MBHow to control anger part two: understanding evil to death video: https://youtu.be/iF1q76Eiio4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message
The deep truth about happiness: why chasing happiness doesn't work
February 16, 2023 15:18 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thespecifist/message