Love is the power podcast

Are you tired of waiting for the world to [ insert desired behavior ] so you can finally experience peace? Do you like putting your experience of peace in everyone else’s hands? Notice what happens when you need other people, life, circumstances to be different than they are. What does that do to your presence? To your ability to experience peace, joy, and love right now? If you’re interested in a...

Could it be that the story, ‘I can’t trust life’ is a primary cause of war and violence on the planet? And that every time you believe this thought, you become a participant? You might not be plotting a military invasion but you are at war with reality. And any time we are at war with what is, we have no choice but to try and control it. Which means bigger and bigger ways of forcing - of violence....

Is it possible to allow yourself to be satisfied with every aspect of your life? If you could be completely satisfied with everything the way it is right now, would you? In this week’s episode, Tom invites us to look at the habit of being dissatisfied with ourselves, our partners, our ‘situation’ around money, where we live, our hobbies etc. It might seem like holding on to dissatisfaction is help...

Could it be that we don’t need a reason to want what we want and do what we do? Though most of us are habituated to provide justifications and explanations for ourselves, this week’s episode highlights the underlying freedom of reality: we don’t need a reason. Join us, as we experiment with trusting what we want, honoring our yeses and nos, and acknowledging our unlimited freedom to change our min...

In this week’s episode, we take a look at all of the past experiences we label as ‘shouldn’t have happened.’ Notice, that when we hold onto the past like this, we don’t allow it to be what it is: which is - over. We are blocked from receiving the grace of this brand new moment and experiencing the friendly qualities of the universe.  Letting it be over can feel like ‘cheating’ or can just seem ‘wr...

This week’s episode dives head first into what Tom calls, ‘the greatest religion on the planet’ - the story of right and wrong. Is it possible to die at the wrong time? Is it possible to make a mistake? Is it possible to miss an opportunity? When we come from an ego perspective, we think, ‘if I don’t believe something is wrong, I won’t act to change the world.’ But is that really true? Do we actua...

By now, we’ve all heard the phrase, “It’s not happening to you, it’s happening for you.” But hoping something is true is quite different than seeing and experiencing the truth for yourself. One is flimsy in the heat of the moment, the other is an unshakeable ground to stand upon. When things don’t go the way we had planned, when life isn’t happening as we believe it ‘should,’ it’s easy to slip int...

In this week's episode, Tom invites us to notice the habit of identifying with the sensation we call, 'resistance.' Resistance tends to consist of an image, sensation, and story, and is what Tom refers to as 'the imaginary doer that we put our name on.' Could it be that this habit is actually completely unnecessary to live a happy and effective life? Is it possible that there is no situation in wh...

This week we work with the universal belief of every ego: 'I need recognition.' As participants share their personal examples, Tom highlights the insidious nature of this stressful story and helps to expose all of the meaning we've attached to it. Could it be that striving for recognition is not actually about the recognition? Join us, as we apply each step of 'The Work' to discover the truth for...

This week’s episode explores what can seem to be unanswerable questions regarding the nature of reality. Why are we here? What is the purpose of this life? Taking these questions out of the head and into the heart, Tom proposes a way to choose your own north star, to get in touch with what you are interested in, and to take the courageous leap of finding out what is true through your own direct ex...

This week's episode supports us to welcome our wanting of negative experience. Could it be that the position of opposing is actually wanting the thing you're opposing? For example: being taken advantage. Notice how resisting being taken advantage of creates a subtle wanting to be taken advantage of. Much like the #6 on the judge-your-neighbor worksheet, when we release our resistance to something...

The experience of waking up from a nightmare seems effortless and obvious. Our eyes open and we see that it was just a dream even if there are lingering feelings and reactions moving through our body/mind. Could it be that this is exactly what happens when we question a story and see that it is not true? As Tom puts it, efforting comes from thinking, from the thought-identified self, from the mind...

When looking out at the state of the world, it is not uncommon to get stuck asking, "why?" Why do certain people experience abundance while others do not? Why are some living privileged lives while others appear to endlessly struggle? Rather than relaxing into the goodness of the moment we're in, we become contracted, stressed, and guilty. We think, "how could I possibly relax when there are peopl...

In its essence, The Work is quite simple: take a stressful thought through the four questions and then turn it around. Sometimes the trickiest part is identifying which thoughts cause us stress. It turns out that many of our stressful stories are embedded into culturally accepted narratives that we've been conditioned to believe are "right," "helpful," and even "good for us." It is not uncommon af...

In this week's episode, Tom makes a radical proposition: Could it be that everything you experience as "a problem" really boils down to one problem? The experience of a lack of love. Follow along as participants share their own powerful examples and we dive deep into the nature of reality, love, and freedom. Remember you never, ever have to love, accept, or welcome anyone or anything. These medita...

You know what's possible and what's not possible in this existence. Is that true? Join us for a popcorn-style group inquiry around this concept led by Tom.  If you're interested in joining the live meditation call - please visit theworkwithtom.com for more information.  Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer

This week, Tom guides us through an exploration of the effortlessness of it all. Follow along and notice for yourself just how effortlessly your thoughts, feelings, and sensations appear and disappear. Are you really the doer? Or could it be that you just - are aware - with zero effort? Following the meditation, we hear from two participants surrounding the topic of safety and what safety is depen...

When we identify and follow an uncomfortable sensation  in the body, it often reveals a painful story we've been holding onto. As we welcome the accompanying feeling that goes along with it, we can then begin to ask ourselves what we've made this mean. With time we start to see how it is not the event itself that causes us pain but the conclusions we've made about the event. This week a participan...

With every identity comes hundreds of rules - what's allowed and what's not allowed. Notice that when we let these unconscious belief systems run the show, our experience of life becomes very constricted and limited. How then do we reconnect to our childlike happiness? To our liberation and freedom? Perhaps, it is by noticing this simple truth: that in reality - everything is allowed. As you open...

One way to work with the resistance you experience is to ask yourself, "what story does this prove?" Often times we hold onto our resistance even when the situation is over because it's holding up a cherished story. Can you sense that at some point in the past you made a decision about the way things are and now every time you experience resistance it serves as proof that your conclusion is true?...

In this week's episode, a participant explores the difference between the image of goodness and the 'real thing.' With Tom's guidance, she considers the possibility that her self-hating behavior actually wants to accomplish something good and opens to the gift in having her unloving behavior out and exposed. This deep and powerful inquiry shines a light on how to work with the parts of ourselves t...

We could say that a common unconscious habit on this planet is to identify with our perceptions rather than our presence. Everything becomes a struggle, an effort to avoid the bad and bring in the good. However, when we look at our feelings, sensations, and images through the lens of inquiry we start to notice the possibility of just how effortless it all may be. Is physical pain actually a burden...

Welcome back to Season II of Love is the power. In this week's episode we introduce the team and recount the origin story of the Love is the power podcast. Tom reflects about his life before and after he discovered "The Work" of Byron Katie and shares many of the powerful insights and understandings he gathered along the way.  Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofe...

Thank you to everyone who has participated in our group meditation calls and to all who have been tuning in to listen each week! Join us on March 15th, 2022 for the start of Love is the Power Season II.  Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer

Are you curious about how to maintain a Work meditation practice in your daily life? Tom suggests setting aside 15 minutes in the morning to explore one aspect of The Work. For instance, you can start by noticing some moment where you had a negative reaction. Use this opportunity to get curious about and meet the negativity without the agenda of getting rid of it. Simply discover all of the belief...