95. The Walking Dead And The Path of Enlightenment With Jeff Kober, Part Two

What do Zombies, bikers, and god have in common? Our guest Jeff Kober is a man with that answer. He's a veteran Hollywood actor, who's appeared in dozens of television shows and films (including The Walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy), all the while practicing and teaching meditation and Vedic philosophy. He also happens to be my personal spiritual mentor and teacher. In this truly epic and enlightening episode, Jeff shares his insights on the entire creative process of being an artist, and how to avoid letting the ego rob you of a fulfilling experience of honest self-expression. He describes how he uses his 30 years of meditation practice, and his many pilgrimages to India to not only fuel his success as an actor, but also to manage and guide his entire life. During these two hour-long episodes, you will learn how to apply deeply esoteric spiritual practices into your daily life, no matter what particular belief system you belong (or don’t belong) to. Jeff has an uncanny ability to translate his vast body of spiritual knowledge and understanding of god into straightforward and relatable terms. It’s pretty awesome. By the end of this episode, you will quite possibly make peace with the existence of evil here on earth, and find a means by which to recontextualize your subjective and worldly experiences of suffering into valuable lessons. For, after all, most of what we each see and feel each day are merely projections of the mind and ego. Jeff is going to teach us all how we can learn to disidentify with those parts of ourselves that are not real and get grounded in The Ultimate Reality. Sit back and enjoy the journey from your mind to your heart. Please pass this show along to someone you know who could use some simple answers to life's most complicated questions. Luke Listen on YouTube! For more about this episode Listen to PART ONE    Topics Discussed on Today's PART TWO Episode:  How to avoid building a spiritual ego, and getting caught up in the trappings of being ‘special’ or enlightened  How he used Black Sabbath’s music to get into a character The power jazz and state of creative flow that it embodies Psychedelics as a spiritual pursuit vs attaining enlightenment on the natch The hidden meaning of Alcoholics Anonymous’ symbolism How sex dissolves ego boundaries and is the highest form of connectedness What he learned on his many spiritual pilgrimages to India Why the Vedic teachings of non-duality are so powerfully transformative On his meditation practice discovery & unfolding, and shared wisdoms Being at the mercy of our minds, and how it defines our experience of the world  Having skin in the game: the value of paying for spiritual teachings Clearing up the misconception that paying for spiritual teachings is wrong How to avoid spiritual bypass, and face the difficult truths about yourself  What it was like to walk across India with the saint known as Sri M As a spiritual teacher how has he avoided...