Apr 1, 2018
Jivasu’s (Pradeep Kumar) teachings are
called Naturality. Naturality is to ‘to live according to
our nature’ and ‘walk our own path’.
The core of Jivasu’s teachings is about the fear of death (and
life) and the emergence of the ego in response to that fear. The
ego helps us to escape the fear of death and promises us an
illusory immortality. This illusory immortality is needed during
the early stages of life but we must eventually go beyond the ego
in order to experience freedom from fear.
Born in 1956, Jivasu was trained as a pediatrician in India.
He and his wife, Karen (his teacher) served in the remote villages
of Uttarakhand Himalayas for thirteen years. While living at
Sivananda Ashram in Rishikesh, India, he experienced his first
awakening, which came to full fruition twelve years later in an
experience of ‘wholeness’ and ‘freedom from the psychological fear
of the death.’ Eventually the process culminated in the realization
that death is an illusion. The mind and body die but consciousness
is immortal.
Currently, he is teaching courses about Naturality (Sahajta)
and the fear of death and life in Canada, India, Ireland, Barbados
and Dominica. He also teaches acupuncture courses for the
Contemporary Acupuncture Program at McMaster University in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
He conceived Expansiveness Meditation (Braham dhyan)
and the Breath of Dissolution (Kalajayi pranayam), two
elements of the Naturality teachings. He also teaches that all
spiritual experiences have a biological basis. When the brain is
cleared of its memories and emotional scars, it will connect to and
clearly reflect the universe within and around us.
Jivasu is the author of many books including: Meditation:
A Path of Relaxation, Awareness and Expansion of Awareness, From
Death to Immortality,
Naturality, Science of Naturality, and Offerings in
Longing and Love.
Listen as Jivasu and I talk about:
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How a 5 year stay at a Hindu monastery helped him to overcome
his fear of dying
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How Fear prevents you from discovering your purpose
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Why having a healthy identity is essential to discovering
yourself
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How to know your natural personality by examining your body and
asking certain questions
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The stages of enlightenment that come from Naturality
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The feelings you get from living out your purpose within your
true nature
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How each of us must open our own, unique door to fully explore
one's Naturality and purpose
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Why religious, group settings prevent one from fully
understanding their purpose
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How his Eastern and Western cultural help him to discover his
Naturality
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Why he has decided to be a family man instead of a monk
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Thoughts on good teaching
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Why he doesn't care about a following
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How to educate children in today's culture
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Why one should take the path of least resistence to discover
Purpose
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Why yoga and meditation are necessary tools to get started in
Naturality
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Why one no longer needs yoga and meditation once they are living
their Naturality
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The science of yoga, meditation, and Naturality
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Why science is the universal language of the world
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How to get involved in Jivasu's upcoming immersive, Naturality
courses around the world
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Listen as Jivasu leads a guided Inner Light meditation to
conclude the episode
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