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Resistance vs. Acceptance
This week’s episode invites listeners to reflect on what they are denying to themselves, what they are resisting, and the roots of the resistance. Why is it something we resist continues to show up in one way or another?
Reimagine Your Ambition - A Spiritual Perspective
We have been trained and conditioned to understand ambition as working too hard, becoming successful, and fitting into society’s norm of how they define ambition and success. However, over time especially with the pandemic, many people started to realize what they called ambition was not at all ambition but simply a way to fit in and escape their deeper calling because deeper callings require a lot of changes.
Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
In this episode, Chandresh shares the root of our fear and anxiety, how this affects our creativity, and what steps we can take to overcome them. This episode invites seekers to pause and witness the vicious cycle of fear and anxiety, and take steps to change those patterns.
Being vs. Becoming
In this episode, Chandresh invites people to really understand and reflect upon the difference between being and becoming. Being is a state of awareness where you bloom, and express yourself creatively, fearlessly, and joyfully. Becoming is a state of mind where you are constantly hustling between the past and the future.
Creative Courage
This episode is a reminder for all of us to tap into our creative courage. Chandresh has blended creativity with courage in this episode because he feels to truly be creative we must have courage.
Chakra Healing - Tantra Meditation
This week’s episode is a meditation experience derived from tantra teachings. It is focused on particular chakras for self-healing and releasing any blockages in those chakras. This meditation is one of the advanced meditations.
Spiritual Awakening Explained Through Tantra
In this episode, Chandresh shares a step-by-step guide to awakening and self-healing through the tantra principles. Many people in the past have asked how to cultivate a disciplined and advanced meditation practice using tantra.
Break the Norms podcast is now Leela Gurukul
Break the Norms podcast has completed more than 100 episodes, and now it transitions into the Leela Gurukul podcast. This episode shares the story behind the change of name and why it feels like an organic next step.
The Divine Feminine Mystery - A Tantra Perspective
This episode is directly derived from the teachings of Vigyan Bhairava Tantra, a tantra scripture that means the science of going beyond consciousness. This scripture shares a lot about honoring and nurturing the divine feminine.
You’re Not Lost - A Talk on Mental Health
This episode reflects on the mental race we all are in. The race to be first, to fit in, to look better, to know better before another person has the information. All of this oversupply is unnecessary and creates competition with things that do not matter.
Blessings and Curses of the Seven Chakras
In this episode, Chandresh shares the potential we hold in each energy center. A mindful use and understanding of each energy center is key to awakening, enlightenment, and mental peace.
Death and Healing in a Pandemic - A Tantra Perspective
In this episode, we will be diving deeper into how to honor the ones who have passed away. Either due to an accidental death, the pandemic, murder, suicide, or a premature death (under 75 in the USA).
Live as a Consciousness. Not as a Human-Robot.
This episode is about understanding how we need to handle our expectations. Whenever we feel angry, stressed out, or anxious, it is mostly when our expectations are not fulfilled. Those unfulfilled expectations turn into misery and anger.
Let Go of Expectations
This episode is about understanding how we need to handle our expectations. Whenever we feel angry, stressed out, or anxious, it is mostly when our expectations are not fulfilled. Those unfulfilled expectations turn into misery and anger.
Toxic Masculinity vs. Divine Masculinity
In this episode, Chandresh discusses why masculinity is toxic, angry, or unconscious, and suppressed. He explains why anger seems to be the most common expression of men when they are going through a conflict, why it’s difficult for men to be vulnerable, in touch with their feelings, and why this problem is not addressed and seen in the most open way.
We Don’t Matter. And that’s Great News.
This week’s episode is about how the ego glorifies things and makes something that is meaningless our entire existence. This could be the job, getting the next material item, the unnecessary drama that we love sometimes, or the need to always win an argument.
Meditating vs Staying Meditative
In this episode, Chandresh shares how being in a meditative state is different from meditating. Most people put in the effort to meditate at the moment, but forget about what happens beyond the mat and meditation session.
The Future of Intimacy and Relationships
In this episode, Chandresh shares what could happen when virtual reality and technological developments take over human intimacy. There are many devices and sex toys being developed right now that bring more pleasure, excitement, and help to eliminate the loneliness in human connections.
Self-Realization Through Silence - A Tantra Perspective
In this episode, Chandresh shares a lot of simple and deep teachings on silence. Through tantra, we can see that something as simple as silence is taught in the twelve steps of silence and the ancient wisdom traditions because although it looks simple, there is a science behind the silence.
The Roles We Play In Life
In this episode, Chandresh shares how you can understand that you are playing the roles and get unstuck in the ones you are stuck in. He also shares what solutions you can implement mindfully so that you do not become the roles you play.
You can find all previous Break the Norms podcast episodes on Chandresh’s website.