The Jason Gregory Podcast

In this episode of Enlightenment Today , I will explore whether or not our focus is on wealth or depth. In the modern world, many people are choosing wealth over having depth and this is contributing to a shallow culture lacking wisdom. Eastern spirituality, on the other hand, is trying to get you to invest in yourself, to emulate the sages. What is your mind focused on? SUBSCRIBE https://www.yout...

In this podcast , we will explain why the West don't understand the East, especially Eastern philosophy and culture. We will analyze this through moral psychology, the concept of WEIRD people, and an ethics based on three models and not one as the West incorrectly assume. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon htt...

In this third episode of the Dissolving the Ego Series , I will explain the process of returning to your true nature, the return to the Tao. This is a new series exploring the socialization process we all unknowingly endure, transforming us from our original nature to the false ego. The intent of this series is to go deeper into the spiritual process we all embark upon from who we were to who we h...

In this podcast , we will explain the nine distractions that agitate the body-mind, the three warning signs that distractions have taken hold in consciousness, the seven ways to neutralize distractions, and Patanjali's final strategy for overcoming distractions. We will explore sutras 30-40 which is the fourth episode of the 196 Meditations of the Yoga Sutras, a series where we explore each sutra....

In this second episode of the Dissolving the Ego Series , I will explain your false ego from the perspective of Eastern spirituality. This is a new series exploring the socialization process we all unknowingly endure, transforming us from our original nature to the false ego. The intent of this series is to go deeper into the spiritual process we all embark upon from who we were to who we have bec...

In this podcast , we will explain what it takes to become a sage according to the Tao Te Ching. This is the fifteenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter fifteen of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new v...

In this episode of Enlightenment Today , I will explain Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi's final truth. This final truth is essentially the final teaching on the spiritual path for those who are ready to assimilate the truth by overcoming the last obstacle. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos every week SUPPORT MY WORK      Patreon https://www.patreon.co...

In thi s podcast , we will explain the teachings behind wandering the Earth as a spiritual practice. In Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, wandering as spiritual practice is essential for not accumulating the latent tendencies and habits (vasanas) of a human society and, as a result, deconstructing the identity we've embodied from a society and culture. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneW...

In this first episode of the Dissolving the Ego Series , I will explain your original face from the perspective of Eastern spirituality. This is a new series exploring the socialization process we all unknowingly endure, transforming us from our original nature to the false ego. The intent of this series is to go deeper into the spiritual process we all embark upon from who we were to who we have...

In this podcast , we will explain what happens after enlightenment according to the yogic process of spiritual liberation. We will explain sutras 20-29 which is the third episode of the 196 Meditations of the Yoga Sutras, a series where we explore each sutra. We will dissect the sutras 20-29 to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of these sutras. This series is extremely important for those i...

In this podcast , we will explain the infinite nature of the Tao and how we are a representation of it. This is the fourteenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter fourteen of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin...

In this podcast , we will explain how to live carefree without being bothered by the temporary concerns of the world. This is the thirteenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter thirteen of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/...

In this podcast , we will speak about magical powers one attains through their spiritual practice, commonly known as siddhis in Sanskrit. These magical powers are spoken about within the great spiritual traditions of the East, but we will focus primarily on the extensive knowledge documented within the Tantric tradition of Hinduism. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/OneWorldWithin for new videos e...

In this podcast , we will speak about reclaiming our attention in a distracted world. The modern world is constantly trying to hijack your attention, fragmenting it so that you become a slave to technology and the corporate machine. As a result, our attention spans are decreasing, leading to a world where we lack empathy, compassion, humility, a sense of community, and ultimate sanity. Eastern spi...

In this podcast , we will explain the differences between the artificial desires created by socialization and the natural desires endowed to human life that Lao-tzu mentions in the Tao Te Ching. This is the twelfth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter twelve of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate cl...

In this podcast , we will explore whether or not life is really serious. Alan Watts was famous for asking his audiences if life is serious and this is also expounded by modern-day spiritual teachers such as Sadhguru. But this is nothing new. Eastern spirituality reveals that life fundamentally isn't serious once we transcend the identity/ego we have been trained to become because it is that isolat...

In this podcast , we will explain Taoism's insights and knowledge on why emptiness is the nature of the universe and the mind. This is the eleventh episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter eleven of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of this chapter. SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube...

In this podcast , we will speak about loneliness on the spiritual path. Loneliness is a byproduct of waking up that isolates one with the rest of the world who are dancing to beat of the same drum. The real inner spiritual work we need to embark on to heal loneliness is in inquiring why we depend on the validation and acceptance of others and also why are we attached to their opinions of us. Why c...

In this podcast , we will explain what the undifferentiated consciousness of Atman truly is and how it is completely different from the Western concept of the soul. One of the greatest discoveries of the schools of Eastern philosophy is the true nature of our existence. But does this discovery have anything to do with our individual sense of agency or soul? Find out! SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube....

In this podcast , we will speak about the world's focus on inevitable progress at the expense of traditional knowledge. In a brief period of time, thousands of years of traditional knowledge and skills are being wiped out due to a modern idea of progress that might not be as progressive as what people think. There is a reason why many traditions have survived, helping humanity to evolve and grow i...

In this podcast , we will explain Lao-tzu's advice on how to continuously embrace the Tao in a chaotic world, offering us a path to ultimate liberation that he calls mystical virtue. This is the tenth episode of the 81 Meditations of the Tao Te Ching, a series where we explore each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We will dissect chapter ten of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the mean...

In this podcast , we will explain why life is suffering and how suffering itself contains one of the greatest lessons in life. The Buddha 2,500 years ago explained that life is suffering, but also he gave us a roadmap to eradicate suffering to experience ultimate liberation. This lesson has not been taken onboard nor become ingrained in the psyche of humanity because we are not learning the lesson...

In this podcast , we will explain the universe in twelve words. This one quote is from the great Advaita Vedanta master Shankara, and it explains the universe and the game of duality we are caught in. Many spiritual masters, such as Ramana Maharshi, reverted back to this quote to answer the age-old conundrum of how the nondual reality of Brahman exists in a universe that is seemingly dualistic fro...

In this podcast , we will explain why spiritual practice and renunciation (nonreaction) are essential for cultivating effortlessness. Abiding in an effortless mind is explained thoroughly in the 196 observations on the nature of consciousness known classically as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We will explain sutras 12-19 which is the second episode of the 196 Meditations of the Yoga Sutras, a new...

In this podcast , we will explain why losing interest in the mundaneness of the world is a sign of spiritual growth and maturity. Going back to ancient times it was imperative for a spiritual aspirant to withdraw from worldly affairs as we see within the teachings of Taoism, Buddhism and Hinduism. The importance of this distance from worldliness for the spiritual aspirant hasn't changed, but the p...