Ep 33 - Where To Find Your Higher State of Consciousness - Teachings From A Musk Deer (with Lak & JT)

The Martial Mind Power & Martial Arts Philosophy Podcast

In todays episode, co-host Jatinder and Sifu Lak choose and discuss today's koan: "Human Musk Deer", which can be read here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/human-musk-deer/

Highlights include:

- The spiritual and mystical meanings from the analogy of the musk deer, its pouch and jumping off a cliff.

- A story of the 3 gods and the place they hid their consciousness.

- The different ways people look to find find their "musk pouch".

- How the outside experience is poor substitute for the inner journey.

- JT shares his understanding of the Borg as a reflection of the self.

- Spiritual lessons from sci fi

- Profound insights from just the fist few words of this Sikh prayer

- Lak asks, "what is your spiritual essence?"

- The tragic example of this famous Hollywood actor spreading light despite his own growing darkness

- Examples of the different roles people are born into in life.

- How knowledge is ignorance

- Why self mastery is the process of inner engineering work.

- Clarifications on the descriptions of consciousness found in the philosophies and writing styles of religions.

Martial Mind Power, by Lak Loi, uses martial arts inspired by #BruceLee, ancient wisdom, and self-mastery principles to help provide better mental health for a modern age. To learn more, check out Lak's books here: https://www.martialmindpower.com/