How to Know When to Persist or Let Go

If a desire doesn't bring lasting fulfillment, why do we follow it at all?

Thom offers a Vedic perspective on desire, fulfillment, and the difference between pursuing an outcome and engaging fully with the process. In response to questions from meditators, he considers what we call essential needs, how meditation can support inner certainty, and why charm can guide action as circumstances change.

Listen to or watch the episode for a thoughtful exploration of how to meet the needs of the moment without becoming fixed on a particular result.

Episode Highlights
[00:45] Q - What do we do when things aren't going our way?

[00:55] Desire And The Search For Fulfillment

[04:12] The Big Self Authors Desire

[08:01] Letting Go When A Project Has Served

[11:06] Process Itself Is The Outcome

[13:54] Fulfillment Seeks The Need

[16:09] Q - How do essential needs fit with fulfillment?

[16:30] A - Rethinking Essential Needs

[20:10] Maharishi's Plans And Letting Go

[22:09] Internalizing Capability And Certainty

[25:29] Energy, Intelligence, And Creativity

[28:49] Challenge Assumptions About Outcomes

[31:24] Q - Why do desire and charm guide decisions?

[31:35] A - Dharma And The Guidance Of Charm

[33:49] Refreshing Dharma Through Meditation

[35:46] Charm As A Guide To Action

[38:47] Individuality In Service Of Cosmic Intelligence

[40:53] The Universe Is Not Separate

[41:57] Follow The Charm Of The Big Self

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