DeepSummary
The podcast episode is a conversation with spiritual teacher Matt Kahn, who discusses the journey of spiritual awakening and moving from self-realization of the mind to self-realization of the heart. He explains the nuances of the spiritual ego, and how forgiveness and embodying unconditional love are key to true healing and transformation. Matt shares insights on using the breath to heal traumas, integrate the ego, and remember our divine nature.
Matt delves into his personal experiences, including mystical encounters with ascended masters and the profound realization that they represent future aspects of himself. He emphasizes the importance of grounding spiritual experiences in embodied changes towards greater love, patience, and compassion. Matt also discusses the process of 'clearing our name' by healing past traumas and aligning our identity with the divine frequencies we were created to express.
Throughout the conversation, Matt and André explore themes of moving beyond spiritual countercultures, balancing non-dualism with spiritual practices, transforming trauma into service, and navigating the tension between specialness and humility on the spiritual path. The overarching message is to embrace the divinity within and allow it to shine for the betterment of the world.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Move from self-realization of the mind to embodying heart-centered consciousness.
- Heal traumas and integrate the ego through unconditional love and forgiveness.
- Use the breath as a tool to deepen self-awareness and reconnect with the divine essence.
- Embrace spiritual realizations by grounding them in greater embodied patience, compassion and service.
- Align your identity with the divine frequencies you were created to express, not past traumas.
- Balance the duality of the mind and heart, transcendence and humility.
- Don't get attached to spiritual experiences - focus on the qualitative changes they inspire.
- Aim to inspire the remembrance of divinity within others, not make teachings about yourself.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “When we breathe shallowly, we tend to identify with the most shallow ideas of ourselves. When we breathe deeply, we start to think deeply, we start to see deeply into ourselves.“ by Matt Kahn
- “Forgiveness is not a passive submission, but an active form of liberation in action.“ by Matt Kahn
- “I want to ensure that when people walk away from any moment with me, they walk away with their focus on divinity.“ by Matt Kahn
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Episode Information
Know Thyself
André Duqum
7/2/24
Today we are joined by spiritual teacher and highly attuned empathic healer, Matt Kahn, to discuss the nuances of spiritual awakening and moving from the head to the heart. Matt explains this journey of becoming our truest selves as one where we must learn to balance the mind and the heart, navigating the fallbacks of ego as we move forward on our spiritual path. He provides a very useful framework for how to move through this with grace and in turn unlock a higher state of being. He and André discuss the spiritual ego, transforming trauma, the power of forgiveness, and navigating the balance of grace and boundaries.
André's Book Recommendations: https://www.knowthyself.one/books
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
1:28 The Gifts & Challenges of Empathy
8:05 Nuances of the Spiritual Ego
24:01 Using the Breath to Heal & Transform
30:23 Sticking the Balance of Non-dualism and Esoteric
38:35 Integrating the Ego
48:55 Trauma as a Vehicle for Awakening
57:36 The Quickening Process of the Planet
1:03:04 Healing Childhood Trauma & Seeing the Bigger Picture
1:10:32 The Power of Forgiveness
1:16:38 Honoring Ourselves with Boundaries
1:23:00 Navigating Life with Grace & Compassion
1:27:45 Does the Universe Have a Plan for You?
1:36:50 Discerning Mystical Experiences
1:47:23 Talking to Ascended Masters
1:56:09 What It's Like to Channel
2:05:37 The Process of Clearing Your Name
2:09:54 Conclusion
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Matt Kahn is an incomparable spiritual teacher, highly attuned empathic healer, powerful speaker, and captivating author. He enriches people’s lives by providing heart-centered solutions that ignite, delight, and unite! Matt wrote the highly acclaimed books Whatever Arises, Love That, Everything Is Here to Help You, and The Universe Always Has a Plan, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His second book, Everything is Here to Help You, was featured in the “Be Kind” box by Ellen DeGeneres.
His newest book, All For Love: The Transformative Power of Holding Space, won a Gold IPPY Award (Independent Publishers Award) and an Ommie Award (World Vision category), and is topping bestsellers lists. Matt has become a YouTube sensation with his healing and often humorous videos. With 22+ million YouTube channel views, followers are finding relief from the challenges of daily life through his heart-centered messages. Among his honors, Matt was named one of the top 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People by Watkins magazine, alongside the Dalai Lama and Eckhart Tolle.
Website: https://mattkahn.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattkahnofficial/
Documentary: https://mattkahn.org/love
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Know Thyself
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/
Website: https://www.knowthyself.one
Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKg
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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927
André Duqum
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