Illumination Podcast With Nick And Kisma

This week’s episode is a juicy one - it’s the last (at least for now) of the India Series. We jump right in at the top of the episode with the discussion on Mental Conviction. This topic came up while Kisma was at the Vedanta Academy and she wanted to share some of the amazing lessons that came from the discussion. Kisma raised the question, ‘what is the difference between fanaticism and conviction?” To sum up Swamiji’s response (or at least attempt to), the differences between the two come down to being led by our emotions versus being led by our intellect. We deep dive into how this can show up in our daily lives, Nick talks a bit about where it shows up in his life, and we share more of Swamiji’s teachings. When we’re in a fanatical space, and being led by emotion, we tend to be a bit scattered. We’re up, we’re down and here or there at any given moment. Mental conviction, however, requires steadfastness, with an idea in mind that we can use to help keep us centered. Today’s conversation is about us, and n