Vedic Worldview

How to Be an Extraordinary Human Being Pt 2

What if becoming extraordinary has less to do with certainty and more to do with your capacity to move with the unknown? In this episode, Part Two of a two part series (L

How to Be an Extraordinary Human Being Pt 1

What if safety is not found in the familiar, but in our willingness to move into the unknown?   In this episode, Thom explores why the ever-repeating known leads to sta

The True Source of Toxicity

We're often told that we live in a world full of toxic behaviour, but is it the world that's toxic or is it our view of it that gives it a toxic flavor?   In this episo

Dopamine: A Product of Human Experience

What if the real problem with dopamine is not too little or too much, but the modern urge to treat it as the source of human experience rather than its product?   In th

The Purpose of Creation: Why Consciousness Becomes a Story

If Oneness is our natural state, why does life unfold through uncertainty, limitation, and change?   In response to a listener's question, Thom explores why the Unified

Building Community Through Vedic Meditation: A Conversation with Barron Hanson

Can a regional town become a living experiment in collective consciousness? In this conversation, Thom speaks with fellow Vedic Meditation Initiator, Barron Hanson about

Dhanur Veda: The Forgotten Art of Diplomacy

What creates diplomacy, and why does it seem so absent when societies need it most?   Thom explores Dhanur Veda, the Vedic body of knowledge concerned with governance,

The Masters of the Shankaracharya Tradition Part 2

Why would a naked yogi be received as a blessing, and why would a great master decline a title others might revere?   In this second part of the two-part Masters of the

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Masters of the Tradition, Part 1

What keeps a body of knowledge alive across thousands of years without losing its purity?   In this first part of a two-part series, Thom traces the Guru Parampara, the

Ravana: The Essential Villain, Part 2

There's never any shortage of characters on the world stage who demonstrate what appear to be anti-evolutionary behaviors, but what if the very forces that seem to obstru

Ravana: The Essential Villain Part 1

What if the villain is not outside evolution, but part of what gives it shape?   In this first episode of a two-part exploration, Thom uses the characters of Ravana and

Ask Thom Anything: Apology, Higher Consciousness, and Past Lives

Have we met before? Is it possible to be over apologetic? And if Cosmic Consciousness is so special, then what's the function of God Consciousness and Unity Consciousness

The Root Cause of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Does Nature really need us to organize forest floors? And do we all suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to some extent?   We often think of OCD as being a p

What Are the Signs of Expanding Consciousness?

What if spiritual progress becomes clearest when you stop trying to measure it? In this episode of The Vedic Worldview, Thom explores why enlightenment is not an individu

The Life and Legacy of Anandamayi Ma

How does one describe a person whose presence alone seemed to transform everyone around her?   In this episode, Thom shares the story of Anandamayi Ma, the Bliss Permea

Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) Through the Vedic Worldview

What if post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, is shaped not only by what happened, but by how much adaptation energy we had when it happened? In this episode, Thom explor

My Maharishi - The Best Advice I Ever Received

What if the best advice you ever receive sets you up to walk straight into danger? In this episode, Thom shares why meeting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi personally changed the c

Grace and Devotion on the Path to Unity Consciousness

Grace and devotion are often seen as qualities we need to embody for our spiritual progress, but are they a cause or an effect? In this episode, Thom responds to a guest

Ask Me Anything: Time, Evolution, God, Pain, and Artificial Intelligence

What if time is not an objective force, but a function of consciousness? In this Ask Thom Anything episode, Thom explores the Vedic view of time, the deeper meaning of ev

How Can We Make Decisions During Challenging Times?

Decisions can be difficult to make even at the best of times, but during times of upheaval, even more so. In this episode, Thom explains why Nature doesn't make concessio