This Light Shines
Street wisdom from a free thinker.
Episodes
14 episodes
Empathy vs. Compassion
Empathy and compassion are surely related, but what are the differences between the two?
By Way of Perception Thou Shalt Make Peace - part 1 of "Narcissism vs. Compassion"
What is the impact of the narcissistic world view versus the compassionate world view?
Personal Empowerment - part 6 of "The Power of Perception"
Are you a victim of the world or a master of yourself?
Learning About Learning - part 5 of "The Power of Perception"
How does learning work? Is formal education the only path to meaningful knowledge, or is this a natural capability steered by where we direct our attention? If so, how can we better use this knowledge to better our own lives?...
How Your Attention Span Works - part 4 of "The Power of Perception"
Does our conscious mind ever get hijacked into paying attention to meaningless bullsh*t? How does that happen?
The Zoo Analogy - part 3 of "The Power of Perception"
We humans often find ourselves confined within invisible cages of our own making that limit our freedom and constrain our potential. How do we break free?
A Lesson From Children - part 2 of "The Power of Perception"
This episode is about the value of a child's perspective when it comes to understanding what freedom truly is - and what that perspective can teach us later in life.
Cognitive Distortions - part 1 of "The Power of Perception"
What if the limits we encounter in life are most often self-imposed? What if the phrase “I can’t” is nothing more than a jail cell built from two words?
The Truth About Lies: Why Do Good People Lie?
Lying has been an effective defense against totalitarianism when it's used in self-defense against intrusive and abusive authority.In case you haven't noticed, technology is reducing and inhibiting that power of pushing back against the...
Energy Beings
In this episode, we investigate the question of "are we energy beings?", from multiple angles, looking at different sources of information on the subject, many of which have credible, documented scientific sources.Chapters:1. A me...
Freedom and You: the Psychology of Freedom (part 2)
In part 2 of "Freedom and You" we look into the importance of communication, the impact of censorship, and delve deeper into overcoming that greatest block to freedom: our self-imposed limits.Chapters:1. Reaching out beyond the fami...
Freedom and You: the Psychology of Freedom (part 1)
This series an investigation into how our perception, conditioning and instincts influence the choices we make that impact our personal experience of freedom.Part 1 Overview: 1. The importance of perception. 2. The dif...