The Jason Gregory Podcast

Many people believe we are on the cusp of World War III. This has been a prevalent anxiety since the end of World War II. The loss of life and toll on the human psyche was just too much to bear, and that lives on within all of us. So we will do anything to avoid another world war, and yet we still lack the wisdom in how to keep the peace among all nations. But there is an ancient spiritual teachin...

People often get led down the garden path by fake gurus due to an individuals naivete and innocence. A fake guru is clever at manipulating such people for their own benefit and influence. So, to avoid this from happening, it is important to have a good BS detector and a template for measuring a guru. In this episode of Enlightenment Today , I will explain how to recognize a true guru according to...

What is the best version of the Bhagavad Gita? What is the most authentic version? There are so many translations in numerous languages, and so it is hard for a sincere spiritual aspirant to choose. In this episode of Enlightenment Today , I will explain the best version in English of the Bhagavad Gita that explores the deepest teachings of the text by one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the...

Swami Nikhilananda was one the greatest gurus that you've never heard of. He was an esteemed spiritual teacher, prolific writer and translator, and also one of the greatest exponents of Advaita Vedanta and other schools of Sanatana Dharma that has ever lived. Once you dive into the immense magnitude of Swamiji's work, it is hard to deny that he was undoubtably one of the greatest geniuses...

What is divine grace, and how do you receive it? Many religions refer to the grace of God, but in no other tradition do they explore divine grace to its nth degree than Sanatana Dharma. In this episode of Enlightenment Today , I will explain the Sanskrit word Kripa and what that word means in relation to the divine grace we feel when we surrender to the Ultimate. SUBSCRIBE TO MY WISDOM WEEKLY NEWS...

What is our true nature, and how does it exist in the entire universe? The most dangerous book to the existence of your ego attempts to answer these questions by revealing the essence of your soul and its illusory nature. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain an important verse from the Avadhuta Gita, a text one is ready to assimilate after enlightenment. The Avadhuta Gita is for tho...

The theory of everything in Hinduism is explained in the most dangerous book in the world, which goes beyond theory to truth itself. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain what this book is and why it is the ultimate philosophy after all philosophies have ended. SUBSCRIBE TO MY WISDOM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jason-gregory.kit.com/1d4bd70fbd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What is the fundamental truth of reality from one of the greatest spiritual books in the world? This truth is so hard for many to fathom, but it is of the utmost importance if a spiritual aspirant wants to have true self-realization in this life. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain an important verse from the Avadhuta Gita, a text one is ready to assimilate after enlightenment. The...

People often battle over dualism versus nondualism in order to establish their view as the fundamental truth of reality. But what if both perspectives are wrong? In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain an important verse from the Avadhuta Gita, a text one is ready to assimilate after enlightenment. The Avadhuta Gita is for those who want to absorb themselves in the presence of the Ulti...

There is a paradoxical truth at the core of our body, mind, and ego that we encounter on the spiritual path. This is a truth many hard to accept and so they find it hard to progress further than this paradox. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain an important verse from the Ashtavakra Gita, a text one is ready to assimilate after enlightenment. The Ashtavakra Gita is for those who wa...

The myth of heaven and hell as we know it is exposed in the highest teachings in the world by the great sages of antiquity. This teaching is a revelation many will find it hard to accept and ultimate comprehend, but nevertheless, it is a necessary recognition on the spiritual path to enlightenment. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain an important verse from the Ashtavakra Gita, a t...

Do you get offended if someone doesn't like you? Or can you like someone even if they hate you? Learning to love people who hate you is one of the most difficult realizations any spiritual aspirant can attain. The challenge of truly embracing unconditional love is that it is often just lip service rather than an actual felt experience and realization. This type of psychological posturing and l...

There are four great sayings attributed to the original Rishis and the Upanishads. The fourth great saying is the final teaching after enlightenment that many spiritual aspirants find it hard to accept. In this episode of the Mahavakya Series, I will explain the fourth great saying. UPANISHADS TRANSLATIONS Upanishads, Volume 1 ⁠https://amzn.to/3YdoQRF⁠ Upanishads, Volume 2 ⁠https://amzn.to/46fggUB...

There are four great sayings attributed to the original Rishis and the Upanishads. The third great saying is the most important spiritual teaching on the nature of consciousness within the universe. In this episode of the Mahavakya Series , I will explain the third great saying. UPANISHADS TRANSLATIONS Upanishads, Volume 1 ⁠https://amzn.to/3YdoQRF⁠ Upanishads, Volume 2 ⁠https://amzn.to/46fggUB⁠ Up...

There are four great sayings attributed to the original Rishis and the Upanishads. The second great saying is the most important spiritual teaching on the illusion of identity throughout history. In this episode of the Mahavakya Series , I will explain the second great saying. UPANISHADS TRANSLATIONSUpanishads, Volume 1 https://amzn.to/3YdoQRF Upanishads, Volume 2 https://amzn.to/46fggUB Upanishad...

There are four great sayings attributed to the original Rishis and the Upanishads. The first great saying is the most important spiritual teaching throughout history. In this first episode of the Mahavakya Series , I will explain the first great saying. SUBSCRIBE TO MY WISDOM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jason-gregory.kit.com/1d4bd70fbd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://jasongregory.org/...

The final teaching from Dattatreya in the Avadhuta Gita allows us to comprehend a reality beyond conventional understanding and logical reasoning. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain an important verse from the Avadhuta Gita, a text one is ready to assimilate after enlightenment. The Avadhuta Gita is for those who want to absorb themselves in the presence of the Ultimate Reality af...

The new television series called Dark Matter, starring Joel Edgerton, has a very interesting concept in relation to Eastern spirituality, particularly the Bardo realm that we read about in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. But this world between life and death is not isolated to Vajrayana Buddhism, we also find it in many Buddhist and Hindu traditions. What does this concept have to do with Dark Matte...

What is the relationship between oneness, love, and trust? All three are explained like never before by the great Taoist sage Lao-tzu. But this relationship is not as simplistic as one would think. It is far more complicated to understand. However, if you want to truly know that you are one with the universe and that you do belong, then nothing is more important than understanding truthfully this...

The teachings of Dattatreya in the most dangerous spiritual book in the world explain that to go beyond everything, we must transcend the 24 cosmic principles. Only after that transcendence will we understand the true nature of reality. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain an important verse from the Avadhuta Gita, a text one is ready to assimilate after enlightenment. The Avadhuta...

The Ishvara Gita is one of the most secret books in the world that we discover in the Puranas. It is a text believed to be only recommended for those who have attained moksha, or those who are ready to step beyond. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will unpack seven verses from the Ishvara Gita about the knowledge of Brahman, the Ultimate Reality, in the world and in your own heart. SUBSCRIBE...

The bastardization of Eastern spirituality has continued in full force since the counterculture movement of the 1960s in the West. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the Western misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the great Indian spiritual tradition of Advaita Vedanta. This warping of Advaita Vedanta is due to a lack of knowledge of the teachings of the great 20th-century sage, Ramana M...

The great Taoist sage Zhuangzi critiques the stupidity of humanity like no other sage throughout history. In the Zhuangzi text, he warns us of the potential danger of a world where people are asleep and, as a consequence, have lost their inner spirit. Zhuangzi's final warning is one many Taoists heeded back in the Warring States period of China, when the politically correct hell of a Confucian...

The final four teachings of the Mahavakyas are the fundamental realizations of the original rishis. In the most dangerous spiritual book in the world, Dattatreya explains the secret knowledge of the Mahavayas and a practice we need to embody to abide in these four ultimate truths. In this episode of The Sacred Word , I will explain an important verse from the Avadhuta Gita, a text one is ready to...

The great Taoist sage Zhuangzi has one of the most unique perspectives on purpose. In the Zhuangzi text, there is a focus on the innate value of leading an aimless life, that is not only liberating and mentally healthy but also related to regaining our effortless nature, wu-wei. SUBSCRIBE TO MY WISDOM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jason-gregory.kit.com/1d4bd70fbd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...