Vodcast Whatch Party Invite : Special Event
"Watch & What" with us at our first-ever public online meetup where we premiere our next episode "Cancelled". Reserve your spot below.
Life is taken from you the moment Life is “given” to you
Just by using the perfect set of words, our life can be taken from us instantly. The way society crafts words not only creates an insurmountable lifelong debt, it also completely erases our authentic essence and replaces it with a “most-precious gift” for which we “should be eternally grateful”. This gift is called Life. And it is given to you without you ever asking for it. And you better not be bitter and ungrateful about it! You better not complain or step out of the bounds that your loved ones have put up for your protection!
This “life” is not real Life, it is a story that is given to you in which you are convinced to accept a definition of life that will enslave you till you break out of the hypnotic trance — when you realize life is not “given” — You Are Life. How does one give life to life? It is like giving water to the ocean.
If the cultural narrative of life doesn’t make sense to you and you have been struggling to figure out the “why”, our next episode could have some valuable insights as to why “Cancel culture” has become such a powerful phenomenon, and how we as a collective are acting out the mechanisms that were used to steal our voices.
We feel that one of the unconscious driving factors is the shadow or unconscious narrative: “If I can’t have a voice, you most certainly can’t.” So let’s all shut up and pretend to behave like good children to create a perfect society where everyone respects each other and no one is ever offended.
NO!
Let’s respect each other by letting everyone have a unique voice. Let us learn to deal with our own insecurities and feelings. Why are we participating in this collective terrorism of suppressing voices that make us uncomfortable? Why do we believe cancelling others voices to be a solution? How is this affecting us and what are the consequences of this on each of us?
EDIT: The live event is over, with a group of 9 lovely people from over the world we had an engaging discussion which brought more insight and perspective to the topic. We will be doing more of these in the future so stay tuned.
Both the episode and the whatch party recording are available for viewing/listening.
We are keeping this intimate to encourage a healthy discussion in a safe, facilitated space, so we only have 9 spots for this event. This is also your chance to meet members of the Comads community who have been participating in the Study of Self course, and ask them questions directly! If plans change, please remember to cancel your reservation.
Details below are for the past event which are no longer relevant.
Come watch this episode with us and share your opinions, ask questions, and perhaps unlock parts of you that have been unconsciously awaiting permission to speak freely. We will be meeting on Zoom and premiering this episode on Thursday 1st September (16:30 UTC, local time shown on event reservation page). Use the button below to reserve your spot and you will receive the meeting link in your email.
If you would like to participate but cannot make it for any reason, please leave a comment or reply to this email and let us know what we can do to have you at our next event.
And of course, if you cannot join us for this live event, the episode will be made available for you to watch at your own convenience as well.
One thing that comes up on the episode is how it is hard for us to receive complements and how we are so starved for complements. Either we try to deflect them or they inflate our ego. I think that also relates to connecting to our authentic self with others who are on a similar journey. We are so starved for authentic conversation, thoughts, ideas, and even (respectful) disagreements that we either don't trust them (am I just subscribing to brainwashing or an echo chamber?) or we accept what the people say as gospel and don't question it. With complements we should hear them, evaluate them, accept them (if genuine) or ignore them (if not) and then move on. Similarly with comments/conversations--hear them, evaluate them, ponder them, develop your own thoughts about them and react accordingly (continue the discussion or move on).
It was wonderful to dive deeper into the discussion with everyone's questions and input.