Criticism, Manipulation, Verbal Abuse

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Chris Nowinski - Protecting Athletes from Head Injuries & Preventing CTE 27:58

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Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…

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A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona, this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26.

This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program.

This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom. Early registration discounts expire on March 17th, and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona.

Jai Guru Deva.

We often find ourselves unsettled by the words of others—criticism, manipulation, and verbal abuse are just a few examples of communication that can feel hurtful. But does it have to be this way?

In this Q&A episode, Thom explains with clarity who truly holds responsibility for the hurt caused by critical or unkind words. The best part? By following his recommendations, you can free yourself from ever being at the mercy of someone else’s words again.

Episode Highlights

[00:45] Q - How do we positively handle criticism?

[00:50] A - Your Critics Are Your Best Friends

[02:54] Thank You

[05:50] Q - How should we respond to criticism when it’s harsh?

[05:56] A - With Compassion and Gratitude

[09:13] We Want to Find the Gold

[10:39] Q - What’s the best way to handle manipulation or manipulative behaviors?

[10:45] A - Manipulative Behavior Requires a Reward

[13:44] A Suffering Competition

[16:32] The Greatest Crime Against Nature

[17:59] Q - Can you share any strategies for responding to verbal abuse?

[18:03] A - Just a Noise

[20:02] A - They Must Be Suffering

Useful Links

info@thomknoles.com

https://thomknoles.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles

https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles

https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles

https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

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Vedic Worldview

Criticism, Manipulation, Verbal Abuse

Vedic Worldview

129 subscribers

published منذ عام واحد

MP3•منزل الحلقة

A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona, this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26.

Jai Guru Deva.

We often find ourselves unsettled by the words of others—criticism, manipulation, and verbal abuse are just a few examples of communication that can feel hurtful. But does it have to be this way?

Episode Highlights

[00:45] Q - How do we positively handle criticism?

[00:50] A - Your Critics Are Your Best Friends

[02:54] Thank You

[05:50] Q - How should we respond to criticism when it’s harsh?

[05:56] A - With Compassion and Gratitude

[09:13] We Want to Find the Gold

[10:39] Q - What’s the best way to handle manipulation or manipulative behaviors?

[10:45] A - Manipulative Behavior Requires a Reward

[13:44] A Suffering Competition

[16:32] The Greatest Crime Against Nature

[17:59] Q - Can you share any strategies for responding to verbal abuse?

[18:03] A - Just a Noise

[20:02] A - They Must Be Suffering

Useful Links

info@thomknoles.com

https://thomknoles.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles

https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles

https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles

https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

260 حلقات

#Religion #Thom Knoles #Philosophy #Society #Fitness #Mental Health #Yoga #Self Help #Meditation #Transcendental Meditation #Veda #Vedic Meditation #Maharishi Mahesh Yogi #Spiritual Beings

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A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona , this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26 . This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program. This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom. Early registration discounts expire on March 17th , and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona . Jai Guru Deva. If you enjoy Thom's podcast, then we know you'd love spending quality time with Thom on his retreats in Sedona, Arizona, Gerringong, Australia, and Rishikesh, India. We wanted to give you a sample of what the retreat experience was like, so in this episode, we are sharing just a small portion of Thom's recent retreat in India. As you'll hear, the atmosphere is intimate yet jovial and the Q&A sessions are engaging and interactive. On retreats, you get to explore subjects that might not normally be covered on the podcast, and you certainly get to hear stories from Thom that you wouldn't hear anywhere else. Subjects covered in this snippet include, how to mend a broken heart, whether or not it’s ok to be “guru resistant,” the significance of the moon from the Vedic perspective, and the phenomena of “lunacy.” We'd love to have you join us at one of Thom's upcoming retreats, so please sit back and enjoy this taste test of the retreat experience, then find out how you can join us in person at thomknoles.com/retreats . That's thomknoles.com/retreats . PS: If you’d like to watch this episode on video, you can do so on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/nZhFM1UgFIc Episode Highlights [00:45] A Retreat Taste Test [01:35] Q - How Can We Mend a Broken Heart? [04:21] Something Good is Happening [07:59] What’s the Vedic Worldview on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)? [08:14] Ayurveda Has the Answers [10:34] Q - Is it OK to be Guru Resistant? [10:56] Scepticism vs Cynicism [13:19] Beyond Reasonable Doubt [16:11] Q - What is the Significance of the Moon in the Vedic Worldview? [16:42] The Role of Mythos [18:37] A Big Asteroid with Remarkable Qualities [21:39] Surya Deva [24:32] A Tremendous Amount of Prestige [26:22] The Floodgates of Soma Are Open [29:55] Soma Chandrah Namah Useful Links info@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/…

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A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona , this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26 . This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program. This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom. Early registration discounts expire on March 17th , and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona . Jai Guru Deva. Outside of India, the word yoga has come to mean various forms of dynamic exercises that test your flexibility and strength. Yoga is in fact much more than just these physical exercises, which are more correctly referred to as asanas. And believe it or not, asanas weren’t created to make us look good in lycra! Asanas were first created to help prepare the body for meditation and union with The Absolute. In this episode, Thom explains how asanas, pranayama and Vedic Meditation are used in combination, also called ‘Rounding,’ to give us ‘industrial-strength meditation’ and to accelerate the benefits we get from ‘standard’ meditation. He talks about the importance of proper instruction and supervision so we can truly let go and, if necessary, have the support we need if deep stresses are released. You can learn and practice Rounding at Thom’s annual retreats in Sedona, Arizona, and Gerringong, Australia. To find out more visit the retreats page on our website . https://thomknoles.com/vedic-meditation-retreats/. Timestamps: [00:45] Asana, Pranayama, Vedic Meditation [02:49] Releasing Stress [04:18] Proper Instruction Needed [06:24] Industrial-Strength Meditation [08:02] Don’t Try This at Home [10:25] Heightened Consciousness States [11:43] The Going-Home Program…

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A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona , this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26 . This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program. This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom. Early registration discounts expire on March 17th , and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona . Jai Guru Deva. While there’s no shortage of external critics ready to judge us on any given day, none can match the relentless voice of our own inner critic. Always prepared with an arsenal of “evidence” to justify its stance, this inner voice excels at “keeping us in our place,” often at the expense of our confidence and growth. This poses a significant problem: countless human potential is squandered through self-diminishing inner dialogue. In this episode, Thom sheds light on the nature of the inner critic, revealing that it’s far from a new phenomenon. He explains how it can be effectively overcome using a simple yet powerful technique—one that unlocks a wide range of transformative benefits. Episode Highlights [00:45] The Prosecutor and the Advocate [03:53] The Discriminating Force [06:02] Evolution of the Ego [09:37] Biased Intellect [12:41] Breaking the Cycle with Vedic Meditation [15:24] I Am Totality [18:41] A Schism Begins [20:58] The Prosecutorial Intellect Capitulates: Self-Doubt Disappears [23:48] It Takes a Thorn to Remove a Thorn [28:12] Bring It On! Useful Links info@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/…

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A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona , this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26 . This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program. This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom. Early registration discounts expire on March 17th , and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona . Jai Guru Deva. Unlike rules-based teachings prevalent in both modern and ancient texts, Vedic teachings are renowned for not prescribing commandments or rigid “rules.” Instead, Veda offer timeless wisdom through lessons that we can interpret and apply according to our level of consciousness. One of the core Vedic teachings, The Mahabharata , contains a specific set of chapters known as the Bhagavad Gita — the Song of God. Within these chapters lies a profound teaching distilled into just five words that, if fully understood and implemented, have the power to end our suffering. In English, these words are: “Established in Being, perform action.” In this episode, Thom unpacks the meaning and transformative impact of this teaching. He also shares the technique that enables all of us to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. If you’d like to dive deeper into the Bhagavad Gita, we invite you to take a look at Thom’s Exploring the Bhagavad Gita series of courses. These engaging and lively courses examine how the ancient and profound lessons of the Bhagavad Gita can be applied to modern life. You can find out more at https://thomknoles.com/bhagavad-gita/ , Episode Highlights [00:45] The God Song [03:34] Mahabharata [05:29] Pandavas and Kauravas [08:12] Krishna’s Choice: Army or Advisor/Charioteer? [09:47] Arjuna’s Dilemma [13:09] Go Beyond All Relativity, Perform Action [16:29] How to Solve All Problems [19:11] Brahman Saṃsparsash: The Kiss of Totality [22:12] The Universe Having a Human Experience Useful Links info@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/…

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A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona , this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26 . This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program. This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom. Early registration discounts expire on March 17th , and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona . Jai Guru Deva. There are more humans on the planet today than ever before, and we have more ways of connecting with each other than ever before, yet loneliness has reached epidemic proportions. The World Health Organization (WHO) launched an international commission on the problem last year, reporting that the health risks from loneliness are as bad as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day and are even greater than those associated with obesity and physical inactivity. The US Surgeon-General released a report on Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, reporting that even in the years prior to Covid lockdowns, about one-in-two adults in America reported experiencing loneliness. And Japan, one of the most densely populated countries in the world, even has a minister in charge of measures for loneliness and isolation. Thom outlines some solutions to loneliness in this podcast episode, reminding us that connectivity and connection are very different things, and that, ultimately, it’s our job to make ourselves socially relevant. Thom also outlines an advantage that Vedic meditators have, making it possible to be alone while still enjoying rich company. Episode Highlights [00:45] Pheromone Clouds [02:50] Adaptive Mechanisms [05:36] Enriching Our Presence Through Vedic Meditation [07:03] Stepping Out of the Illusion of Loneliness [08:56] Social Chocolate [11:36] Sociological Exercise [13:16] Social Relevance [14:28] Human Interaction - Surgeon General Recommended Useful Links info@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/…

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A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona , this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26 . This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program. This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom. Early registration discounts expire on March 17th , and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona . Jai Guru Deva. If you’ve noticed an increase in the use of the word “toxic” in relation to human behavior in recent years, you’d be right. Its use has become so prevalent, that Oxford Dictionaries named "toxic" as their Word of the Year in 2018. Oxford noted a 45% increase in lookups for the word on their website and observed its expanded usage beyond its literal meaning to describe various social and political issues. Of course, it’s tempting to look for causes and attempt to fix them at the source. The rise in the use of social media, for example, has undoubtedly contributed to this increase, so we might be tempted to control toxicity there. Thom proposes a radically different cause in this episode, backing it up with a solution that puts us in control of potentially toxic behavior around us, rather than being at the mercy of it. Episode Highlights [00:45] Toxophilus - Poisoned Arrows [02:56] Source of All, Course of All, Goal of All [05:14] Too Big to Be Made Toxic [07:58] The Capacity to Be Toxified [09:21] Robust and Resilient [12:25] Overloads of Experience [14:19] Premature Cognitive Commitments [16:06] Unprecedented Rest Through Vedic Meditation [18:56] A Net Position of Structural Integrity [20:10] Attain to Personal Invincibility Useful Links info@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/…

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A quick update that early registration is now open for Thom's upcoming annual retreat in Sedona, Arizona , this Memorial Day weekend from May 22nd to 26 . This is Thom's first retreat in the United States since the epic Maha Kumbha Mela held earlier this year in Prayagraj, India, so Thom has many fascinating new stories to share. The Sedona Rounding Retreat is also your opportunity to gift yourself profound rest and industrial-strength meditation through the daily rounding program. This is your chance to transcend uncertainty in the ever-changing world and celebrate spring surrounded by nature, supported by community, and immersed in wisdom with Thom. Early registration discounts expire on March 17th , and you can find out more at thomknoles.com/sedona . Jai Guru Deva. Most listeners of The Vedic Worldview live in democracies and are all too familiar with the fact that irrespective of who is elected, there will always be a faction of the population who is disappointed and another who is pleased with the outcome. For those on the side of disappointment, many times the next thought that occurs is despondency or powerlessness. “What was my vote all for?” they might ask. While it might seem like one vote has little impact, Thom suggests otherwise. In this episode, he shares how Vedic meditators, in particular, have a unique ability to influence outcomes—not through politics, but by elevating collective consciousness. Thom explains that true power for change doesn’t lie in government institutions like Congress or Parliament but in our capacity to transform consciousness. This episode revisits and continues with the themes from a previous discussion, The Crisis of Governance and Your Role in Its Resolution. You can listen to it here: https://thomknoles.com/podcast/crisis-governance-role-resolution/ . Episode Highlights [00:45] The Origins of Governance [03:56] The Concept of Democracy [06:46] The Average of the Collective [08:55] Step Out of Mistaken Intellect [11:48] Ultimate Identity [14:43] The Importance of Direct Experience [17:31] Be a Satisfactory Citizen [19:57] Dharma - Your Personal Role in the Evolution of Things [22:01] I’m Not in Charge of What I’m Experiencing [24:50] Escaping an Impossible Situation [28:14] A Critical Mass for a Phase Transition [30:06] The Temperature of the Collective [32:14] Radiate Life for All to Enjoy Useful Links info@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/…

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