In this podcast clip, we will explain why spirituality is fundamentally not about healing. We will explore why spirituality became related to psychology and therapy since the counter culture movement and why dealing with your own personal problems is a prerequisite before embarking on the spiritual path, even though those same problems can be resolved [...]

What is the nature of depression through the lens of spirituality? Depression is often analyzed according to psychiatry so that an individual maintains their position in an achievement-based society. But the Eastern spiritual traditions challenge the very nature of an individualistic “yes we can” positive culture for the sheer fact that that indoctrination needs to [...]

What if I were to tell you that you are not important, you are not unique, and you are not blessed? How would you react to such statements? Most people would probably believe it is a negative perspective of themselves. But what if I were to tell you that, from the perspective of one of [...]

In this podcast, we will explain what happens to the world when the Tao is lost. This is the forty-sixth 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 forty-six of the Tao Te Ching to give you [...]

The poet Charles Bukowski was a controversial figure that the great Taoist sage Zhuangzi would have applauded for his authenticity and for having the courage to live life on his own terms. He was uncompromising, politically incorrect, humorous, and, most importantly, had a brilliant mind that could openly and honestly see his own pitfalls and [...]

In this podcast, we will explain the perfection of imperfection. This is the forty-fifth 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 forty-five of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning of [...]

What does it mean to be spiritually strong in a world that wants you to be weak and dependent? Spiritual strength is often scorned by many people in the modern world who misunderstand what it means to be strong. Modern society and culture propagate the false view that strength is weakness and weakness is strength. [...]

In this episode of Ask Jason, I will explain three meditation methods from the Eastern spiritual traditions that will cure impatience permanently.

Mass psychosis, or, to use modern nomenclature, mass formation psychosis, is nothing new. Back in the Warring States period of China, Taoism was a technology used to critique social systems that reduced humans to mere sheep, particularly its critical observation of the dangers of Confucianism. Fast forward to the 21st century, and that same tendency [...]

In this podcast, we will explore some of the core aspects of my new book Spiritual Freedom in the Digital Age.

In this podcast, we will explain what happens to the individual and the world when the Tao is forgotten. This is the eighteenth 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 eighteen of the Tao Te Ching [...]

In this episode of Ask Jason, I will explore whether or not it is possible to stop thinking and essentially have a mind devoid of thoughts.

In this podcast, we will explain Taoism’s four levels of leadership. This is the seventeenth 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 seventeen of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on the meaning [...]

In this episode of Enlightenment Today, I will explain where science reluctantly agrees with spirituality. This unified understanding of the nature of reality is made between quantum mechanics and the ancient Hindu text of the Upanishads.

In this fifth episode of the Dissolving the Ego Series, I will explore whether or not this is really your life based on the teachings of Taoism and Hinduism. 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 [...]

In this podcast, we will explain the four stages of Taoism’s spiritual path. This is the sixteenth 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 sixteen of the Tao Te Ching to give you ultimate clarity on [...]

Clip taken from Jason Gregory Podcast #49 https://youtu.be/LLY14sFKKxE