Punya - How to Increase Your Deserving Power

<p>Good fortune is often seen as some kind of cosmic reward for good behavior. “If I do good things, then good things will happen to me.” This has actually evolved as a misunderstanding of the concept of <a href="https://thomknoles.com/podcast/what-is-karma/">karma</a>.</p><p>Rather than being a reward, the Vedic position on good fortune is that it is actually a result. More specifically, it’s a result of enhanced consciousness, brought about by the removal of stresses that prevent us from seeing the most evolutionary opportunities available to us.</p><p>Thom explains this in more detail in this episode, in which he clarifies the meaning of punya, or deserving power, and he explains the path to maximizing your punya.</p><p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p><p>[00:45] What is Deserving Power?</p><p>[02:38] How Our State of Consciousness Shapes Reality</p><p>[04:49] Who Am I Really?</p><p>[06:37] The Power of Pure Consciousness: Embracing the Unmanifest</p><p>[08:32] Transcendence and Truth: The Key to Understanding Self</p><p>[10:30] Punya: Finding Your True Self</p><p>[12:25] How to Get 90% Punya</p><p>[14:27] Authenticity in the Age of Social Media</p><p>[16:12] Low Punya & High Punya</p><p>[17:57] The Young Man Who Knew It All</p><p>[19:45] "I Don't Care About My Body."</p><p>[21:22] Non-Negotiable Strategy of Vedic Meditation</p><p>[23:29] The Oceanic Consciousness: Adopting the River of Life</p><p>[25:37] Embracing Totality: The Journey to Cosmic Consciousness</p><p>[27:39] 100% Punya: The Key to Living a Life of Fullness</p><p><strong>Useful Links</strong></p><p><a href="mailto:info@thomknoles.com" target="_blank">info@thomknoles.com</a></p><p><a href="https://thomknoles.com/" target="_blank">https://thomknoles.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles" targ