Kind Mind

My first book, LOSSLESSNESS, is now here ! It’s the number 1 new release in Consciousness and Thought on Amazon: https://a.co/d/04E0krSu This talk explores the rainbow as a sacred symbol of pride, spirituality, and mystical insight: a sign that difference need not mean division, and unity need not require sameness. Through queer theory and wisdom traditions from around the world, the rainbow can b...

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” -Carl Jung We often think of the inner child as a sentimental image of a younger version of ourselves waiting to be hugged. Psychologically speaking, we can also understand our inner child to be our current nervous system running a program based on its earliest education in safety. Before we had langua...

You can watch the video of this episode on patreon: https://patreon.com/kindmind Complexity often belongs to the ego’s attempt to secure itself. It multiplies contingencies, roles, narratives, defenses, explanations, plans, possessions, and rehearsed identities. In ordinary times we may mistake this for sophistication. But in moments of real trial, the soul needs simplicity. Breath. Presence. Love...

Breathing reveals the essential work of awakening: when respiration runs on the midbrain’s automatic rhythm, much of life follows suit—thoughts, emotions, and behaviors moving mechanically while the mind mistakes this automaticity for authentic presence. This shared inertia is what mystics call sleep, a collective trance so pervasive that few feel any urgency to question it. Awakening requires sac...

The name of my first book is LOSSLESSNESS and it is coming soon! Join us on Patreon to stay informed first about its release. Paid members will receive a free copy: https://patreon.com/kindmind We do not need a reason to love, but always invent one to hate.

My first book is close to completion. Join us on patreon as a free or paid member to stay up to date (and paid members will receive a free copy of the book) https://patreon.com/kindmind Many people today share this disorienting intuition: time feels faster, memories feel less stable, and the world itself seems cartoonishly chaotic or strangely unreal. While some interpret this sensation through sp...

Join us on Patreon for more content and connection: https://patreon.com/kindmind Valentine's Day can mean more than a commercialized celebration of romance.  Beneath its familiar gestures—hearts, chocolate, roses, keys, and arrows—lie sacred symbols about devotion, sacrifice, and transformation. St. Valentine, whether as a historical martyr or a mystical archetype, represents love as an act o...

Join us on Patreon for more content and connection! https://patreon.com/kindmind Many mental health struggles can be understood as ruptures in the relationship between time and self. Depression often pulls memory inward, organizing experience around what happened to me , while anxiety sends imagination forward, preoccupied with what might happen to me . Rumination and worry emerge from the same sy...

Join us on patreon: https://patreon.com/kindmind Speed narrows perception. Stillness restores it. Inspired by the wisdom that when thought settles, reality becomes visible, this conversation is a meditation on slowness as a way of seeing—truly seeing. Through the symbolism of the Winter Solstice, the costs of productivity culture, and the quiet metaphysics of perception, we explore how slowing dow...

You can watch videos and access more content on Patreon: https://patreon.com/kindmind Grace, in the deepest spiritual sense, is the spontaneous, unearned, and transformative presence of divine love. Across wisdom traditions and within sacred texts, grace is understood as not achieved by will, but recognized in surrender as the undoing of effort. It is the final confirmation that the seeker and the...

Join us on Patreon and access bonus content and give feedback and input for future shows: https://patreon.com/kindmind “Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate,” wrote Karen Armstrong. “Often, they don’t want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity.” Her words reveal how easily the sacred fire of conscience can be co-opted...

Join us on Patreon for more content and connection! https://patreon.com/kindmind Remembering the words of Saint Francis of Assisi: where there is hatred, let me bring love. Contemplating this can reveal deeper insights to assist in reprogramming our psychological reflexes. For example, a person is never only their opinion, and every opinion has a half-life. Opinions are like clouds - appearing to...

Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/kindmind for more content! Pleasure is not evil. In fact, it is essential for engagement in life. But boy does the concept stir up a lot of moral baggage. Whether in a video game, a relationship, or a job, pleasure signals that something matters. It adds color, depth, texture. In a simulation, it helps the player immerse, believe, and continue the quest. Wit...

Join the Patreon community: https://patreon.com/kindmind This talk explores how kindness can also be like an outer light in the night to guide our way. It can help to remove our fear and bestow confidence in our brief soujourn, pilgrimage, or wayfaring on this Earth. Like a moral compass, there is a spiritual shift and profound insight when our actions are more motivated by kindness than desire.

Check out more on Patreon! https://patreon.com/kindmind Community reveals that unity is not a matter of sameness, and difference is not a sign of division. Like a forest where no two trees are identical, or notes harmonizing without losing their individual tone, the deep structure of reality is one of interdependent distinction. We don’t transcend the ego by vanishing into the crowd, nor do we aff...

Join the Patreon community as a paid or free member to support this show and access more content: https://patreon.com/kindmind This is a message about PRIDE, shame, and the significance of tolerance. The moral philosophy of tolerance encompasses an ecological and bi-directional understanding of human nature and societal influences. Rooted in compassion and knowledge, tolerance requires recognizing...

Kimberly joins Todd to discuss the transformative wisdom of ancient yogic philosophy for healing and success, their longtime friendship and shared spiritual journey, and her new book "The Hidden Power of the Five Hearts." Kimberly Snyder is a 3-time New York Times best-selling author, holistic wellness expert and nutritionist, international speaker and meditation teacher. She has authored six prev...

Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/kindmind Gratitude is a dimension of mindfulness because it involves purposeful attention towards what is fortunate.  It can help people to develop a deeper empathy for others, especially those who are less fortunate or face injustices.  By appreciating what one has and has access to, individuals can become sensitive to the needs and struggles arou...

Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/kindmind AT 4:30 MARK LOOK UP THE MULLER-LYER IILUSION! The brain does not see the world. It does not hear the world. It does not touch the world. The brain rests in complete darkness, sealed in the cavern of the skull. What we call "sight" or "sound" or "touch" are not direct encounters with an external reality—they are internal translations. Photons strike...

Join our community on patreon: https://patreon.com/kindmind A short reflection on technology and the rise of mindfulness.

Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/kindmind to support this show or simply connect as free member with access to more resources. Animals have long been seen as spiritual messengers and vessels of deeper truths, guiding us through the complexities of existence with their simple yet profound ways of being. Living with pets offers a unique opportunity to engage with their lessons on an intimate...

Come join us on Patreon! We’d love a contribution but you are also welcome to join as a free member: https://patreon.com/kindmind and access more. With the big shifts happening, it is a good time for quiet reflection and listening with one's whole heart. In communication, when we speak, we mostly share what we think we know but when it is our turn to listen there is every possibility of learning a...

“To die each day to your certainties is to be reborn in wonder.” Join us on Patreon, for free or to contribute support to this show, and access more resources at https://patreon.com/kindmind This talk was recording on October 20, 2024 at Speakeasy Spiritual Community. We often think of life and death as opposites—life being everything, death being nothing. This understanding overlooks the matrix o...

Join us on Patreon to stay connected, access bonus content, or support this work - https://patreon.com/kindmind This episode examines contentment as distinct from happiness in its revelation being inward rather than outward.  Yet, the two concepts are often conflated and this contributes to the elusiveness of contentment. The more one chases, the more elusive contentm...

Stay connected at https://patreon.com/kindmind Friday the 13th reminds us of the strange power that certain beliefs hold in the collective consciousness. While superstition often seems irrational in the modern world, its persistence reveals deeper metaphysical truths about how humans navigate uncertainty.