Path to Peace with Todd Perelmuter

A near universal experience as people begin to go down the spiritual path is that they discover that when they are no longer disconnected from the rest of the universe, they become highly sensitive and empathetic. This can be a very uncomfortable experience at first simply because it is so new and different. Some people wonder if this means that the spiritual path is bad or not meant for them. In today's podcast episode, I talk about why this sense of oneness can make us more sensitive, why that's actually a great thing, and how we can all use this newfound discomfort as a vehicle for going deeper, so that we can go beyond the unfamiliar phase and into a deeper state of peace and understanding than ever before. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

Money. We all need it, we all want more of it, and for most of us, there is no amount of it that will ever be enough. While providing for ourselves and our families is essential and noble, sometimes making money can come at the expense of ourselves, our fellow man, and the planet. So how can we earn money, get on that rat race, but maintain our ethics, continue to grow as people, and live meaningful lives filled with purpose and peace? Is it even possible?! In today's podcast episode, I talk about how we can develop a better relationship with money and the ways we make it. I talk about how we can work mindfully, build businesses consciously, and use our careers as vehicles for going deeper into presence, instead of using them to escape into an endless pursuit of profit at any cost. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

We've all been there. We think things are going to go one way, and then life throws us a curveball. We try to plan, control and predict every little thing, but this universe has bigger plans than our little ideas. We will all have moments in our lives that we wish went differently. The question is, will we learn from it? Will we be open to the possibilities that this new path has in store for us? Or will we allow ourselves to be consumed by regret and despair? In today's podcast, I share some very simple but effective ways we can let go of a regretful past, how we can find the lessons, and how we can move forward with courage and optimism. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

When we get hurt and let down by others, the pain we feel lingers on long after the emotional event took place. These traumatic moments in our lives take up a disproportionate amount of our mental space. If we have too many of these moments in our lives, their mental real estate can consume us. It can take all our effort not to let those experiences define us and shape us. In today's podcast, I talk about how we can get out of that mental narrative. We can learn to leave bad moments in the past, we can let the future unfold effortlessly as it always does, and we can create a new story that centers on the kindness and love in our lives instead of the hurt and pain. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

Someone recently asked me, "I achieved so much in my life. How not to get attached to that? I am nothing without my accomplishments." Achievements are one of the most common ways our ego gets inflated. I call it: falling for the success trap. How could the most advanced biological life form in the universe ever feel like "nothing," with or without accomplishments? How could someone living on a planet with such spectacular sunsets and flowers, puppies and babies, ever feel like some job title or amount of money are what life is all about? Only when we forget who we are can we feel like nothing. In today's podcast episode, I discuss the nature of the sneaky success trap, how to get out of it, and how to rediscover who we truly are and why we're here on this beautiful blue planet we call home. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

There is more information today than any human could ever learn in a hundred lifetimes. And yet, we are surprised that life continues to surprise us. We can't know everything, and that's actually a great thing. We can become highly skilled in a particular passion, work together to achieve big things, and advance our skills by recognizing gaps in our knowledge. In today's podcast episode, I talk about how we can know what we don't know. I talk about how to trust our gut when we don't know something, and I explore how to ask others for help. I discuss the difference between wisdom and knowledge, why the world needs wisdom, and how we can nurture and develop our capacity for wisdom. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

We live on a planet that is trying to juggle the wants and needs of 8 billion people. It's not easy, and that means that things can not always go our way. Sometimes there will be setbacks, obstacles and stumbling blocks on the path of life. We can either see these temporary setbacks as the opportunities for growth that they are, or we can let them define us failures. In today's podcast episode, I talk about this false notion of failure, I explore why it is that we feel like failures, and I share how we can reframe failure so we can embrace it, learn from it, and so we can ask for help when needed with confidence and a winning mindset. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

Spirituality is a word that means something different to just about everyone. Some people think spirituality is about being kind to others at the expense of ourself. They think it means being taken advantage of, letting governments and people do anything they want, being passive, inactive, and naive. Other people think spirituality is all about selfish interests, self-love, self-care, and selfishly feeling happy despite the many problems in the world. They think spirituality means taking care of yourself at the expense of everything else. But, both of these views miss the bigger picture. Other people's joy is our joy. Our joy, if we are surrounded by misery, is not the deeply joyful experience we long for. And so it is by recognizing our interconnectedness, even if we feel like we are alone, that we can see how our actions impact the world, and how that impact gets amplified and multiplied until it eventually gets reflected back to us. In this podcast episode, I talk about how we can make the greatest impact on ourselves, on others, and how the changes we each make within can change the world entire. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

In Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning, we learn how Holocaust prisoners were more likely to survive if they felt there was some meaning to their senseless circumstances. In this evil place and time where life had no meaning, to survive meant finding and creating meaning wherever they could. For many, becoming hopeless meant certain death. Meaning and hope are like oxygen for the soul. So how do we find meaning? What is the meaning of life? Why does life feel meaningless sometimes? And what can we do to create a meaningful life? I answer these questions and more in today's podcast. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

At the heart of every conflict is at least one or two outsized egos. These egos tear families apart, break up lovers, ruin friendships, and turn strangers into enemies. So how did we get here? Why do we have these egos? Are our egos protecting us or hurting ourselves and our relationships? In this podcast episode, I talk about how we can forgive without getting hurt again, love without limits or fear, and trust without getting taken advantage of. The more we grow in mindfulness, the smaller our ego gets, and the easier it becomes to set down our baggage of pride, anger and resentment. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

Grief is so much more than a personal journey. It's how we show our love for our those we've lost to our friends and family. It's communal and it's one of the ways we all come together to heal. But, we also all heal in our own way. Because there is no one right or wrong way to grieve, we may feel guilty if we don't conform in how we grieve. We may feel like celebrating the deceased's life instead of mourning the death. We may even laugh or smile as we remember funny stories. While some family and friends may judge how we grieve, in this podcast I share how we can communicate our loss without feeling guilty about the way we express it. I talk about why we feel pressure to conform, how we can grieve on our own terms, and I share some stories of how I dealt with grief in my own life. Please enjoy other episodes where I share meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

We've all got these judgmental, opinionated, critical voices in our head — relics from a time where humans lived in the wild and in constant physical danger. Today, we live in relative safety, but whether we're at the office, in traffic, or a line at the supermarket, our bodies are in an almost constant state of stress. This subtle constant stress puts our judgmental mind into overdrive. Instead of judging whether footprints are from a tiger or a harmless cat, we judge whether other people are threats or not. So how do we maintain our discernment without being overly critical and negative? How do we keep safe while being more open and positive? Is it even possible to put our guards down without putting ourselves in danger? And why do we have these misery-generating tendencies in our mind in the first place?! I answer these questions and more in today's podcast. Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

There is a cosmic irony to this law of the universe: the more we try, the more likely we are to fail. This law is true in sports, art, dating, earning money and just about everything else. The more we force effort, the more we repel the thing we want. The more pressure we put on ourselves, the more nervous we get and the more mistakes we make. Forced effort isn't sustainable. Mounting pressure does not help us perform. And for some reason, the universe demands that we act without trying, achieve without striving for achievement, and get without wanting. When we are relaxed, effort comes naturally. When we are present, we think clearly. And when we are enjoying ourselves in the work, we are more likely to get the date or promotion. In today's episode, I talk about money — how we can get it, how we can lose it, and most importantly how we can get it without losing our soul/mind/mental health/inner peace/physical health. Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

What role do rituals, traditions and religious communities have in an individual's path to spiritual awakening? Can religion help us reach our ultimate potential? Or, are they nothing but superstitions and fairy tales? Do they create positive outlets for spiritual growth, or do they simply further divide our already divided planet? In today's podcast, I explore the pros and cons of going to church, temple or mosque. I dive into what religions can offer, what we can expect to gain from them, and most importantly, what faith can look like now and in the future in order to provide the most benefit to the most people without the negative and often violent outcomes that we have seen in the past. Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

Many people wonder if they should meditate even when they really don't want to. Others wonder if it's better or worse to meditate when sick. And some may even feel worse after meditation and wonder if this ancient spiritual practice just isn't for them at all. In this podcast episode, I dive into the debate about whether we should force ourselves to meditate no matter what, or if we should only do it when it feels natural. Is creating consistency at all cost the most important thing? Or do certain conditions need to be met in order to meditate effectively? The answer may surprise you. Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

What is the nature of attachments? Why do we develop them if they only cause suffering? How do we break free from the grip of attachments and how do we still form healthy and loving bonds? These are the questions we delve into in today's podcast. Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

All of us since we were very little children, started developing a relationship around money. Unless you were born in the top 1 percent, that relationship has probably had some degree of stress and anxiety. It's only normal. We need it and there never seems to be enough of it. Obviously we can't eat money, but it can certainly buy food, and so, we treat money like we used to treat food. The problem is, in the very olden days we'd go hunting or foraging for food. Today, we can't just go looking for money. And so, we stress extra. But does stress help our money situation? If not, why are we clinging to our money anxiety? How can we let go of it? How can we both handle our finances better, AND deal with our money anxiety? In today's podcast, I explore these questions and more. Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

If there are no mistakes in life because they are just opportunities to learn, what about when we keep making the same mistakes over and over again? Why can't things just go well for a while? Where is the lesson?! In today's podcast, I explore how even if we feel we are making no progress, we are actually improving in subtle ways constantly. I share how buried in what seems like failure can be the seeds of success. And I share how to go forth into the unknown – with its many challenges and obstacles – with optimism and courage. Success and failure are just subjective opinions. Marching on with your head held high is the only way to approach both. ......................................................................................................... Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. .......................................................................................................... One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

It's easy to get caught up in our life's story. We often lose touch with our surroundings when we get bogged down by heavy emotions and a storm of thoughts that completely dominate our attention. Sometimes, when we live mostly in our head, we feel incredibly disconnected and isolated from everyone and everything. So why do we feel this way? What causes this disconnect? Why does it happen and what can we do to experience deeper connection. In today's episode, I explore these questions, and most importantly, what we can all do to experience the oneness of the universe and how we can feel connection and community instead of isolation and separateness. Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. . . One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.

Whether we are aware of them or not, we hall have negative thoughts that on a subconscious and unconscious level stir up stress and tension within our mind and body. In fact, when we are not aware of them, uncomfortable thoughts can easily become repressed, suppressed, and denied. And while stuffing them down can be preferable to dealing with them, from a holistic perspective these disturbing thoughts can turn into chronic stress which can manifest as everything from chronic pain to cancer. But, there is a way to heal from negative thoughts. Just like time heals all wounds, distance from thoughts heals us from the destructive nature of negative thoughts. When we think our thoughts, we experience the heavy drama of them. When we can view them from a distance, we can see them objectively, clearly, and impartially. This guided meditation podcast is designed to help distance ourselves from such thoughts so that we can see them, heal and process them, and move on with wisdom, peace and clarity. Please enjoy other episodes where Todd shares meditation techniques, tips and spiritual lessons from around the world for peaceful and stress-free living. Remember to subscribe to stay up-to-date. One small positive message can uplift our day. Get your dose of positivity at https://www.youtube.com/toddperelmuter Like what I’m doing? Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toddperel. I answer spiritual questions from people on my weekly Path to Peace newsletter. Join the community of like-minded beautiful souls right at https://www.eastwesticism.org You can find my books on Amazon, Audible, BarnesandNoble.com, and anywhere else you get your books.