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5 Hacks For Transcendence

Summary

, 18 min

Five ways to transcend life's dualistic ups and downs (bliss, laughter, love, meaning and gratitude), opening with Ashokji's insistence that bliss is not happiness. The needs of the lower three chakras drive the ups and downs. The hacks lift practitioners into the upper nervous system through the left amygdala and right hippocampus, with Cute Baby Meditation suggested for bliss.

In this video

Teaches
TranscendenceBlissMeaning of lifeGratitude
Discusses
Ashok SinghJoy vs happinessDual and non-dualChakrasHero's JourneyViktor FranklRight hippocampusLeft amygdalaUpper nervous system
Mentions
MayaRight amygdalaParamahansa YoganandaLeft and right brainHigher SelfCute Baby MeditationMake it your own

Key moments

00:00Life is hard, and comparison makes it subjective01:01Five things to transcend our current situation01:41Ashokji yells: it's not happiness, it is bliss03:46Basic needs and the lower three chakras05:48The movie of life needs light and dark07:48Bliss transcends it, but what is bliss?08:22Laughter lifts you out of the funk09:19Love: on cloud nine above the ups and downs10:36Viktor Frankl and the power of meaning12:05Number five, gratitude: we're like wizards13:26Right hippocampus and left amygdala in the deep brain15:12Five hacks into the upper nervous system16:35Practice bliss with the cute baby meditation