This is optimal living daily transcendence by calling right of exile lifestyle calm and I'm just a molic Welcome back to the podcast where I read to you every day of the year to help bring a bit more meaning and happiness to your days So that let's get right to it and continue optimizing your life transcendence by calling right of exile lifestyle calm Everyone's looking for some kind of transcendence for some people religion fulfills that purpose for others It's a less defined sense of spirituality or other non organized faith-based practice for still others the exploration of the physical universe scratches Science math learning about human neurology and physiology and sociology Transcendence is not being uplifted pulled out of the humdrum out of the world We can easily perceive around us exposed to some deeper meaning or truth or a set of questions And there are as many ways to achieve that state as there are people but it probably shouldn't be surprising that our approaches in this space Are one of the ways we divide ourselves up counterintuitively fracturing pieces from a larger whole and our desire to understand the bigger picture Reading has always been a prime method of transcendence for me reading fiction helps me ask questions I didn't know how to ask and allows me to see the world through different eyes It allows me to imagine countless what ifs and often uses language in a challenging way further pushing me to expand my horizons To acquire the words I need to describe the things I didn't realize I wanted to think about Reading nonfiction has helped me catch glimpses of the bigger picture My curiosity has been kept continuously stoked my mind curious by ongoing exposure to information and experiences histories and how-tos Reading such work allows a person to live the lives of many people all with their own weaknesses and drives advantages and hurdles Environmental influences and passions each set of properties different from my own books poke and prod at my mind Pushing me out the door to live my own stories to acquire my own stockpile of knowledge that I can share Travel by its very nature tends to evoke transcendence in those who approach it as a learning opportunity those who step off the plane or boat or motorbike with wide eyes and a smile Open to whatever happens next discovering that other groups of people behave differently from our group of people and that other individuals lead radically different lives Then we've led can plug us from our cozy comprehendable universe and deposit us into one that is less known the world grows bigger The more we explore and each newly crested horizon exposes us to a new set of horizons We didn't know existed the process of stepping out of our comfort zones and into completely unfamiliar environments can be disorienting but valuable Confusing but transcendent importantly though is not necessary to fill your passport with stamps to achieve these sorts of results inward facing practices like mindfulness and meditation Can help a person transcend what they believe they know about themselves how they behave what they want their place in their world and Countless other seeming realities that prove to be less solid than previously thought once more thoroughly explored Inevidabilities become possibilities and immovable objects are mounted on casters one heuristic Found useful in my own pursuit of transcendence is that where you find awe and where you find growth you'll often find doors to larger broader perspectives Then you're here to for new existed or set another way building your life in such a way that you're exposed to intellectual catalyst be they internal or external Experiential or inferential science based or faith based makes it more likely that you live a life of less certainty But more wonder that all you experience is your sense of what's real. What's possible growing is your comprehension expanding to make room for this new data This new potential and it feels good if unanchored you lose firm footing in these moments But that's kind of the point eventually you build yourself a new foundation when that takes into account what you know now These new wonderful things to which you've been exposed things that after a while will become normal just a part of your background understanding of things rather than novel and strange Challenging and mind expanding revelations with time a transcendent experience becomes just one more data point against all the other data points You've ever accumulated this can lead to two arguably undesirable outcomes the need for constant hits of novelty to keep oneself mentally alert and happy And the nihilistic sense that all such sensations will eventually fade So it's pointless to pursue them in the first place in the former case become a novelty junkie prevents a person from enjoying the aspects of life To which they've already been exposed on a deeper level rather than appreciating the subtle beauty of their existing understanding in between moments of transcendence They focus exclusively on ever larger hits of mind-expanding adventures which are valuable in moderation But which can also flatten ones experiences if pursued at the expense of all else in the latter case So coming to the notion that all such joy is temporal misses a larger point that ebbs and flows of this kind are valuable and desirable Low moments are a different experience from high moments and novelty-filled moments are distinct from those that are familiar and more fully understood Being able to find satisfaction and joy on both ends of the spectrum and being able to recognize the value in tiny transcended moments Not life altering perhaps but still enjoyable and growth oriented ensures that we maintain a balanced sustainable rhythm This is just one lens through which to view this topic of course But it's one that is how we continue smiling and iterating and enjoying whether I'm situationally a complete fish out of water or taking the time to More thoroughly explore the bowl in which I currently reside You just listen to the post titled transcendence by Colin Wright of exile lifestyle calm And I'll be right back with my commentary they get a Colin. I thought this was a really good one to think about He's basically saying that everyone is looking for something that pulls them out of the day-to-day something bigger And people find it in all kinds of different ways religion science travel books, which I think is really true Reading is definitely one of mine I mean that's pretty much what this podcast is every day We're reading an article together and I do think there's something to that even if it's just 10 or 15 minutes You're getting a little nudge outside of your normal way of thinking a little reminder that there's more out there That's kind of what Colin's talking about just on a smaller daily scale But the part I liked most is the morning about always chasing the next new experience because it is possible to get so caught up looking for the next big thing They stop appreciating what you already have for those small quiet moments of growth that are happening all the time I think that's actually the harder skill noticing those moments in your regular day not just when something big or dramatic is going on So maybe today think about where you already find that feeling a good book a conversation Maybe this podcast even a walk somewhere a little different doesn't have to be a big adventure necessarily So something to think about without we've reached the end for today Thank you for being here and listening every day. I can do without you have a great rest of your day And I'll see you tomorrow where you're optimal life.
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