DiscoverThe Martial Mind Power & Martial Arts Philosophy Podcastep 30 - How To Live a Balanced Life In a Greedy, Consumeristic and Materialistic World (w/Lak & JT)
ep 30 - How To Live a Balanced Life In a Greedy, Consumeristic and Materialistic World (w/Lak & JT)

ep 30 - How To Live a Balanced Life In a Greedy, Consumeristic and Materialistic World (w/Lak & JT)

Update: 2022-08-31
Share

Description

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan: "Life is a zero-sum game", found on page 572 of Lak's book, "The Art Of Thinking Without Thinking."


Highlights include:


- Newton's law of conservation - energy is never destroyed or created, it just changes form


- How society is set up for consumerist and capitalistic tendencies and otucomes


- How are we approaching life - in a hurry to the end or savouring as best as we can?


- What was the deeper meaning behind the Lak's brother rejecting his  hand-me-downs


- The lost art of passing on "hand-me"downs" in the western world


- Avoiding the trappings of trends and taste-changes to lighten the load on mother earth


- The suffering and trappings of attachment and wanting more


- Lak shares insights from the "must "model as learned from his project management job


- Breaking patterns as inspired by Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do


- A transformational model you can use to uncover how to know what you don't know


- Developing  "stickability" and avoiding spinelessness in pursuit of achieving goals


- Becoming a "king-spiritual-master"  that sits in between the 2 extreme states of existence


- The value of staying in your lane - everyone has their own dharmic path, what's yours?


- The problems with impostor syndrome and how to overcome it


- Insights of letting go and attachment over owning a Ferrari: "how can i become a spiritual master if i own a Ferrari?"


- and more


Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/

Comments 
In Channel
loading
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

ep 30 - How To Live a Balanced Life In a Greedy, Consumeristic and Materialistic World (w/Lak & JT)

ep 30 - How To Live a Balanced Life In a Greedy, Consumeristic and Materialistic World (w/Lak & JT)

Lak Loi