The xMonks Drive
What if wisdom had a voice and it sounded like this
Welcome to The xMonks Drive with Gaurav Arora, where soulful conversations meet real-world insight. Hosted by Master Certified Coach and founder of xMonks Gaurav Arora, this weekly podcast brings together a rare mix of CEOs, monks, psychologists, spiritual masters, doctors, and changemakers.
Together, they explore what it truly means to lead with purpose, live with clarity, and grow from the inside out.
From mindfulness and emotional mastery to conscious leadership, healing, entrepreneurship, and legacy, these episodes are more than interviews. They are invitations to shift your perspective and awaken your potential.
If you are done with surface-level talk and crave depth, truth, and transformation, you are in the right place.
New episodes drop weekly on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify along with short, powerful clips to fuel your daily journey.
Come curious. Leave clearer.
The xMonks Drive
Shai Tubali on Dissolving the Self, the Flexible Mind, and the Bliss of Not Knowing
What if transformation begins with forgetting everything you know?
In this soul-opening episode of The xMonks Drive, host Gaurav Arora is joined by Dr. Shai Tubali—consciousness researcher, philosopher, and creator of the Expansion Method—to explore why self-improvement is the biggest obstacle to awakening.
At 23, Shai experienced a spontaneous shift into a year of pure bliss, laughter, silence, and universal love—triggered not by effort, but by the realization that his "self" was an illusion.
Together, they explore:
- Why self-help often strengthens the very illusion we need to dissolve
- How deep questioning and mystical negation can expand consciousness
- The neuroscience behind why our brains resist truth—and how to outwit them
- How to recognize whether you’re operating from cosmic flow or ego’s shadow
- The role of spiritual ego, charisma, and capitalism in modern "enlightenment"
- What it means to live as an expression of the universe—not the self
This episode isn’t self-help. It’s self-disillusionment, insight, and surrender. With roots in Upanishadic wisdom, Socratic dialogue, and consciousness studies, Shai’s words offer a path for those seeking not improvement—but liberation.
🎧 If you’ve ever felt that life’s answers lie in the space beyond identity, attachment, or knowing—this one’s for you.
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