The Heroic Self - Unlearning and Transcending Logic
The New Nomos
English - May 06, 2021 23:14 - 35 minutes - 31.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIslam Religion & Spirituality Education Self-Improvement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How do we get to know ourselves to unleash the heroic?
Abdallah discusses this concept with Rishad Ahmed a Life Coach and strong presence who has dedicated his professional life to helping others become more self-aware.
It comes down to one word..."unlearning"
Timecode Guide
01:17 Wisdom has to be followed even though it transcends the rational mind. Life does not make sense
01:39 The experience of a traditional Muslim upbringing
02:57 What’s the definition of heroic?
04:04 It is about each individual's journey to the hero within themselves
04:44 Cutting the noise of rational thinking
07:47 Learned helplessness, feeling inadequate and the example of the caged elephant
10:22 The more choices we have the more confused we become leading to 'analysis paralysis'
11:24 Learning how to think
12:24 What is the right decision?
14:30 An example of a mother's wisdom
16:20 Dadaism, automatism and automatic writing
17:36 Transcending logic is not about abandoning the intellect, it’s about leading from the heart
18:31 Writing with a pen
21:00 “Write it and it will happen”
21:25 Coming back to the idea of unlearning and that when someone says "I need to find out who i am," the only way to do that is to first find out who they are not.
The essence of self-discovery is the process of unlearning what you thought you were.
23:20 Vipassana
“All man’s problems stem from the fact that he can’t sit alone in his own place of silence”.
24:52 You as the observer of your thoughts
25:17 Self-esteem issues
27:00 “the greatest journey you will ever take is the journey inwards”
27:53 Being diagnosed with a condition - perhaps the diagnosis was wrong
28:56 Watching your thoughts and their patterning and the example of saying: "I wonder what I will think of next..."
30:58 You are not your thoughts
32:16 Can you think a different thought?
32:47 The only way to come up with original thoughts is to step out of the thought game
Music by Ian Cattanach