#07 — The Art of Respecting Free Will | Bentinho Massaro

This episode — Purify Where You Are Coming FROM wtih Anurag Gupta — is the second half of a vibrant late-night conversation between Bentinho, Cory, and Anurag Gupta. They discuss the purification of desire, detaching from the fruits of one's labor, the unpredictability of authenticity, and how to navigate sourcefully.

This episode — On Courage, Fearlessness and Staying True with Anurag Gupta — is the first half of a delightful and provocative conversation between Bentinho, Cory, and their good friend Anurag Gupta. Key topics they address are courage, the importance of disrupting disharmony, and the myth of performance.

In “How to Deal with Suffering,” Bentinho prescribes three strategies for transmuting highly afflictive states (from isolated incidents to chronic confusion or frustration) in clear and constructive ways. He starts with the teaching: “Know yourself, accept yourself, become the Creator,” which he uses to contextualize the three techniques. We recommend watching episode #03—Become Emotionally Intelligent—as a prerequisite to this episode.Watch the VIDEO version of this podcast, start a free trial at http://www.bentinhomassaro.tv or find the episode on YouTube http://www.bentinhomassaro.com/youtube​

“Balancing Love & Wisdom” is the second part of a two-episode series based on being of service to others (STO). In this episode Bentinho differentiates the love imbalance from the wisdom imbalance, and demonstrates true equilibrium of both in what he calls “Mirror Consciousness.”Watch the VIDEO version of this podcast, start a free trial at http://www.bentinhomassaro.tv or find the episode on YouTube http://www.bentinhomassaro.com/youtube​

“Service to Others vs. Service to Self” is the first part of a two-episode series based on being of service to others (STO). This is a technical episode that details the process of accumulating spiritual mass, breaking free of complacency, and polarizing positively toward service to others as opposed to service to self.Watch the VIDEO version of this podcast, start a free trial at http://www.bentinhomassaro.tv or find the episode on YouTube http://www.bentinhomassaro.com/youtube​

In “The Mechanics of Healing,” Bentinho explains in depth how disease, trauma, and ailments of all kinds are purposeful forms of guidance—not random inconveniences—and how the mechanism of healing is the same essential process regardless of what is being healed. He also discusses the 3-Day Process, a model relevant to all transformation, and deconstructs the overused term “spiritual bypassing.”Watch the VIDEO version of this podcast, start a free trial at http://www.bentinhomassaro.tv or find the episode on YouTube http://www.bentinhomassaro.com/youtube​

In "The Paradox of Electing Remarkable Leaders," we explore several hypotheses about recognizing and electing highly competent leaders. In particular: how can we as a civilization get the most remarkable leaders into leadership positions when (ideally) what qualifies them is beyond our current scope or vision?Watch the VIDEO version of this podcast, start a free trial at http://www.bentinhomassaro.tv or find the episode on YouTube http://www.bentinhomassaro.com/youtube​

In The Art of Respecting Free Will we take a close look at respect, what it actually is, and how often humans objectify each other under the guise of honor, loyalty and respect. In this episode Bentinho deconstructs the common assumptions we make within families—something he calls "culturally reenforced opinions," which have nothing to do with respect.Watch the VIDEO version of this podcast, start a free trial at http://www.bentinhomassaro.tv or find the episode on YouTube http://www.bentinhomassaro.com/youtube

In "Why True Spirituality is Science," Bentinho reveals why genuine spirituality—not spiritual concepts or dogma or lifestyle, but genuine self knowledge—is the evolution of science. This oversight is a blindspot for most scientists not only because it could invalidate certain scientific conclusions, but also because examining this oversight requires radical humility on the part of scientists. In Bentinho’s words, “The true scientist is the most courageous individual.”Watch the VIDEO version of this podcast, start a free trial at http://www.bentinhomassaro.tv or find the episode on YouTube http://www.bentinhomassaro.com/youtube​

In Mirror Talks episode #05—How Personal Identity (Ego) is Structured—Bentinho gives a technical overview of the levels of personal identity, and discusses how to move through them. As always, the conversation touches on a variety of tangential topics, like how mastering empowerment ultimately leads to a desire for enlightenment, how our higher selves guide our paths, and whether or not someone else can know you better than you know yourself. This is a foundational episode that will contextualize future episodes (and many of Bentinho’s more advanced teachings).Watch the VIDEO version of this podcast, start a free trial at http://www.bentinhomassaro.tv or find the episode on YouTube http://www.bentinhomassaro.com/youtube