In this episode Kevin and Florian discuss coffee/tea and its affects on us, both our ambitions and our personal growth.

Coffee & Tea. Friend or foe to society and our personal growth?

0:00:59	abraham hicks and childhood trauma0:02:11	steve doesn't agree with abraham hicks method of ignoring childhood trauma0:02:35	kevin revisits the previous episode on cafetruth they did about narcissism0:03:02	kevin mentions about victor frankl0:03:14	kevin says we might be putting meaning to traumas and this meaning may not be actually true0:03:47	kevin  shares his last experience with abraham hicks0:05:34	kevin mentions about his feelings about self-growth and spiritual events and the necessity of integrity in those teachings0:06:48	steve says different talkers will deliver different qualities on same topic - steve's thoughts on neil de'greesse tyson0:08:15	kevin talking about neil de'greese tyson and why scientific method may not cut it when it comes to psychology0:09:21	psychology is pretty adolescent as a department of science0:09:47	feelings are valid but when you get down to memories things change &amp; steve had a core belief about his father wants to kill him0:12:13	steve introduces a method to disseminate ongoing traumatic events0:12:45	steve mentions about effects of hearing counter methodologies in psychology0:13:07	kevin makes a barnacle on a ship allegory about human attachment0:14:02	kevin mentions the "i don't know mind" for a solution0:14:25	steve tells his core belief about his boss0:14:45	thoughts of attachment are almost projecting in the real life0:15:15	kevin and steve discuss masking,people pleasing and stress at work related to deadlines0:16:17	kevin refers to a recording of Allan about how doctors treat a wound0:16:57	kevin asks is working also therapeutic0:17:27	steve says being intouchable by others words is the most enlightened stage0:18:07	scalpel of truth &amp; wisdom of not propagating traumatic wounds to others0:19:35	steve tells his once happy jolly jolly life &amp; changing subjects as a defense0:20:56	kevin promotes work should be only for self0:22:24	steve tells the aspects of work he appreciate and how it helps his communication0:23:00	life is like a mirror0:23:10	does others exist? simulation theory0:24:14	steve mentions his 6 year old student0:25:58	steve mentions pre-education children may be able to tap into simulation0:26:50	steve tells everything is one thing and rammifications of it0:29:27	kevin tells a koan about a zen master going to butcher0:30:35	kevin mentions lorann hilson0:30:51	where do we go when we sleep?0:31:46	steve and kevin googles "where do i go when i sleep"0:32:41	kevin discusses the whole point of healing from traumas0:33:35	don't fuck with our story, people don't want to get their narratives taken0:34:23	psychology is almost there but it is half baked0:36:08	mind is always creating stories and self-identity is one of them0:37:09	kevin mentions how his terrified ego reacted to COVID pandemic0:38:54	will we exist after we die or will it turn out we didn't exist anyway0:39:46	steve tells a chinese master's method of deconstructing the I thought0:40:50	there is a space under mind chatter and I thought0:41:41	what is the thing in us that is aware of us thinking0:42:18	eye can't see itself0:43:02	steve actually feels like a camera, life is like a movie production0:46:36	technology replicates spiritual0:49:18	kevin says simulations designer throwing all the drama, trauma and health conditions just to make it fun to play0:51:01	its easier to look at history then living it0:51:49	life is a dream and we have to be humble about this0:52:11	steve pushes simulation theory on everyone0:52:58	if you are on the beach of tahiti would you want to wake up from the dream?0:55:27	kevin mentions there was a 15 year pandemic in Marcus Aurelius' time too0:56:58	steve mentions how he and his mom affected by COVID in England0:58:01	steve and kevin on queen's speech0:59:46	kevin asks steve if they studied british civil war1:01:03	steve says they teach history based on where you live1:03:16	steve sums up english history

0:00:59	abraham hicks and childhood trauma 0:02:11	steve doesn't agree with abraham hicks method of ignoring childhood trauma 0:02:35	kevin revisits the previous episode on cafetruth they did about narcissism 0:03:02	kevin mentions about victor frankl 0:03:14	kevin says we might be putting meaning to traumas and this meaning may not be actually true 0:03:47	kevin shares his last experience with abraham hicks 0:05:34	kevin mentions about his feelings about self-growth and spiritual events and the necessity of integrity in those teachings 0:06:48	steve says different talkers will deliver different qualities on same topic - steve's thoughts on neil de'greesse tyson 0:08:15	kevin talking about neil de'greese tyson and why scientific method may not cut it when it comes to psychology 0:09:21	psychology is pretty adolescent as a department of science 0:09:47	feelings are valid but when you get down to memories things change &amp; steve had a core belief about his father wants to kill him 0:12:13	steve introduces a method to disseminate ongoing traumatic events 0:12:45	steve mentions about effects of hearing counter methodologies in psychology 0:13:07	kevin makes a barnacle on a ship allegory about human attachment 0:14:02	kevin mentions the "i don't know mind" for a solution 0:14:25	steve tells his core belief about his boss 0:14:45	thoughts of attachment are almost projecting in the real life 0:15:15	kevin and steve discuss masking,people pleasing and stress at work related to deadlines 0:16:17	kevin refers to a recording of Allan about how doctors treat a wound 0:16:57	kevin asks is working also therapeutic 0:17:27	steve says being intouchable by others words is the most enlightened stage 0:18:07	scalpel of truth &amp; wisdom of not propagating traumatic wounds to others 0:19:35	steve tells his once happy jolly jolly life &amp; changing subjects as a defense 0:20:56	kevin promotes work should be only for self 0:22:24	steve tells the aspects of work he appreciate and how it helps his communication 0:23:00	life is like a mirror 0:23:10	does others exist? simulation theory 0:24:14	steve mentions his 6 year old student 0:25:58	steve mentions pre-education children may be able to tap into simulation 0:26:50	steve tells everything is one thing and rammifications of it 0:29:27	kevin tells a koan about a zen master going to butcher 0:30:35	kevin mentions lorann hilson 0:30:51	where do we go when we sleep? 0:31:46	steve and kevin googles "where do i go when i sleep" 0:32:41	kevin discusses the whole point of healing from traumas 0:33:35	don't fuck with our story, people don't want to get their narratives taken 0:34:23	psychology is almost there but it is half baked 0:36:08	mind is always creating stories and self-identity is one of them 0:37:09	kevin mentions how his terrified ego reacted to COVID pandemic 0:38:54	will we exist after we die or will it turn out we didn't exist anyway 0:39:46	steve tells a chinese master's method of deconstructing the I thought 0:40:50	there is a space under mind chatter and I thought 0:41:41	what is the thing in us that is aware of us thinking 0:42:18	eye can't see itself 0:43:02	steve actually feels like a camera, life is like a movie production 0:46:36	technology replicates spiritual 0:49:18	kevin says simulations designer throwing all the drama, trauma and health conditions just to make it fun to play 0:51:01	its easier to look at history then living it 0:51:49	life is a dream and we have to be humble about this 0:52:11	steve pushes simulation theory on everyone 0:52:58	if you are on the beach of tahiti would you want to wake up from the dream? 0:55:27	kevin mentions there was a 15 year pandemic in Marcus Aurelius' time too 0:56:58	steve mentions how he and his mom affected by COVID in England 0:58:01	steve and kevin on queen's speech 0:59:46	kevin asks steve if they studied british civil war 1:01:03	steve says they teach history based on where you live 1:03:16	steve sums up english history

[Chats w/ Steve] We are all one in the Matrix of trauma

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