Crazy Wisdom
Accessing the Unconditioned Mind - Jonathan Harrison
- happiness
- learning
- mind
- reality
- meaning
- acceptance
- understanding
- mental health
About this episode
Jonathan Harrison's work is in learning to become more realistic.
The more we connect to what’s really happening as opposed to what we think, we realize that what we think is our creativity operating, but the real world is just happening (including our thinking which is part of the real world).
Then from this more realistic viewpoint, what we think ceases to disturb us because we realize it has no particular validity or meaning whatsoever, other than expressing our state of mind at the point that we may express it.
The Unconditioned Mind
With a direct view of reality as it is, in which things that aren’t real don’t disturb you.
You might call it a gentle adjustment or correction to our faulty education.
Anger is a physical and mental state which we sometimes get into.
When we’re angry, it’s temporary insanity and our judgment isn’t as good at that time.
People who attack with anger are generally in the greatest need.
Happiness is a biological drive that can cause anger.
There’s always pain hiding behind anger.
Listening to an angry person can diffuse their anger.
Confusion is a common reaction to this work, along with fear and the whole spectrum of emotions.
Ultimately there is no terminology in this work, and it doesn’t depend on any theory. For these reasons, it can get strange very quickly.
We are all scientists. Nobody understands anything, but this doesn’t stop us from trying. The process of learning is updating our expectations according to the evidence.
If you can accept that what’s happening now is not what you think, you immediately may face an open space of pure awareness in which you don't know what to be aware of, you don’t know who’s aware, you don’t know what awareness is, and it really doesn’t matter anymore.
The goal is awareness of things as they are, as opposed to things as you think they are.
In this work we don’t start from the assumption that a problem exists so there’s nothing to heal or solve, and we don’t start with the assumption that a problem doesn’t exist so everything is open.
If there’s a problem and you have a solution, no need to worry. If there’s a problem and you don’t have a solution, there’s also no need to worry.
Be wary of any teacher who is claiming to be enlightened, they may have missed the point.
Episode transcript
Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast. This podcast doesn't really have a specific theme. It covers a lot of my interests. It covers a lot of other people's interests. It goes into philosophy, spirituality, business, how to live a good life, many different things. Ultimately, I don't believe in having themes for the things that we do. We can categorize the things and obviously we categorize things all the time, but I like to keep things open ended a continuous process of discovering the truth as it is. And the truth is tricky because we can't really get to the truth exactly, because the truth is non linear. It is, in the words of John Vervaeke, combinatorially explosive. Even the truth of this window that I'm looking at, the window itself, the glass that makes up the window, is combinatorially explosive. The cup that holds your water is combinatorially explosive. You cannot model that cup totally in your head. You're only getting an image of it with your eyes and your brain. That's not the actual cup itself. So this show is a discovery of truth wherever it may appear. By talking to people from various different fields. I've talked to artists, engineers, entrepreneurs, investors, refugees, just talking to anybody who has a glimpse into the truth. And through this conversation, through this mutual inquiry into what is true, what is real, hopefully we get to something that is helpful for to you now. We are in a time of crisis right now, but it is in those times of crisis that we find our strength. And so this show hopefully will help you to find the strength that is resting, that is deep inside of you, that is part of your birthright as a human being and find that strength so that you can get through these difficult times. Also, I want to let you know that I'm offering breathwork sessions every day. I've got seven sessions a day and really excited to bring this to people. People have been really enjoying it and it has brought strength to people and courage. And that's my goal, is to help you find the courage to not only survive, but to thrive in the next couple years. Maybe because this virus is not going away. Usually viruses come in waves, so this is the first wave. It will go away and then it might come back. I'm not saying that I know for sure it will come back, but we are in this for the long haul. So this is a marathon, not a sprint. And I want to do everything I can to help you not only survive, but to thrive. So if you are interested in that, please find me on Twitter ewartalsopiii. My DMs are open. I'd love to hear about what you think about this show. Also, it'd be very, very kind of you to both subscribe to the show on Spotify, Stitcher, itunes, many of the major platforms. And if you're really feeling generous, go ahead and give a review on itunes. So join me for the breathwork. Just send me a message on Twitter ewart allsoppiii with your email and I'll add you to the email list where I where I'm sending out emails for the schedule. Hopefully see you there. Have a great day.
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