After Living with Monks in Nepal: The Mind, Perception & the Power of Awareness

In this reflective episode, Hilary shares what unfolded after spending eleven days in silence with monks in the mountains of Nepal. She explores the art of witnessing the mind, understanding perception as the true creator of reality, and how impermanence reveals the natural flow of life.

You’ll hear her speak about:

• How distraction isn’t just your phone — it’s the stories your mind repeats.
• Why impermanence is the ultimate teacher of peace.
• The freedom that comes when you stop identifying with your thoughts.
• How every experience is filtered through your lens of perception.
• The relationship between consciousness, energy, and perspective.
• Why “problems” are never in the world — they are in how we see it.
• How to live from witnessing awareness rather than the reactive mind.
• Releasing attachment to outcomes and finding stability in uncertainty.
• The beauty of service, life force, and devotion as the path to bliss.

Key Quotes

“Your perspective determines whether you live in suffering or peace.”
 “Nothing is real without a witnessing consciousness.”
 “You don’t have to wait to be a Michelin star chef to start feeding people — serve now, as you are.”
 “The mind is like the sky; thoughts are only clouds.”
 “Happiness is not found in control but in awareness.”
 “When you change the lens, the whole world becomes light.”

Timestamps

• 00:00 — Welcome back: Post-monastery reflections
• 03:45 — The stillness beyond distraction
• 08:30 — Understanding impermanence
• 15:10 — The mind as both illusion and teacher
• 25:00 — Perception creates your reality
• 33:20 — The problem is never the problem — it’s the perspective
• 42:00 — Witnessing yourself with compassion
• 52:40 — Life force, service, and divine flow
• 1:03:00 — Integrating the monastery lessons into daily life

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