The Three Types of Truth

Have you ever wondered why our stickiest moods and problems seem to resolve themselves the minute we stop trying to fix them? Join Michael as he shares one of his favorite metaphors for our innate mental health, resilience, and wellbeing! 

Today's exploration of the learned, habitual nature of fear will give you a new way of understanding and being with what for so many of us can be a crippling emotion. Warning - you might just find yourself falling a teeny, tiny bit in love with it even as you find it easier and e ... Show More

If you'd like to have the experience of presence and aliveness "on demand", the two simple questions in this week's episode will help you access and return to the deeper dimension of life any time you choose! 

J. Warner examines four popular misconceptions and misstatements about the nature of objective truth, tolerance and our over-reliance on science. If there are no objective truths (or they can’t be known) there is little reason to examine the truth about God. We need to get to the ... Show More

What is ‘truth’? Most of the truths we believe are usually derived from our personal experiences and perceptions – so are they really true? Does ‘absolute truth’ even exist? Listen as Monica and Michael share how we can always ‘live our truth’ by letting go of the ego-based illus ... Show More

This important satsang looks into a subtle yet common pitfall along this path to freedom. This dialogue exposes where seeming knowledge can, in fact, become a pocket where personal identity remains unchallenged, and how with persistence and openness to look does one move beyond a ... Show More

On peut se contenter d'exposer la succession des opinions philosophiques dans leur diversité. On peut aussi, en philosophe, choisir le compagnonnage des autres philosophes comme un lieu de dialogue stimulant, qui nous renvoie à la recherche de la vérité sur l'homme dans toute sa ... Show More

In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Podcast, J. Warner talks about the importance of presuppositions when considering a truth claim. Using analogies from cold-case trials, J. Warner compares the lives of two well-known Biblical scholars as he describes the power of pres ... Show More

Kindness or Deception: What Kinds of Lies Do You Tell? We all tell lies. Sometimes to others. Sometimes even to ourselves. Sometimes to protect someone else’s feelings, or to make ourselves feel better. When is lying considered a kindness, and when is it considered a deception? T ... Show More

Charity dictates who we reveal the truth to. We learn today that the “right to the communication of truth is not unconditional.” Fr. Mike explains that this means we ought to examine what facts we reveal to others prudently. Fr. Mike highlights the role of mass media in dissemina ... Show More

When we continually struggle with doubts and unbelief, how can we know what is true? How can we believe that truth even exists? 

This week on The Higher Self, we welcome visionary podcaster and spiritual seeker Lucas Salame, who has dedicated his life to exploring and sharing profound spiritual insights and transformative wisdom. In this episode, Danny and Lucas delve into the global mental health epidemic ... Show More

In our 501st episode, Michael Shermer takes a moment to reflect on his long journey with skepticism and what he learned recording half a thousand episodes of this podcast. He shares his thoughts on what it means for something to be truly “real” by comparing our personal experienc ... Show More