Finding Spiritual Resilience Amidst Political Chaos

0:00 Hello and welcome to another episode of the Bearded Mystic podcast, and I'm your host, rahul N Singh. Thank you for joining today, thank you for watching or listening to this, and let me just say we have quite an interesting podcast suggestion for today. It's about, obviously, what's going on in America under the new administration, and I'm going to keep this as spiritual as possible. I don't want to make it political about my views, but I think anyone that knows me knows that I do not agree with anything that this current administration is doing.

0:46 I think it's a mess, but that's precisely why we have to talk about it, because I've got asked about. You know how we can use the teachings to. You know assist people that are genuinely. You know they're going through anxiety or fear, demoralization, anger or rage because of what's happening, because it directly affects them, I would say, even with my own self, the whole. You know executive order about. You know even naturalized citizens that could be. You know the fact that they're not real Americans, so to speak, that even we could be faced with problems with the immigration system, so I can understand how a lot of people will feel anxiety or fear.

1:44 There's issues with trans issues. You know the fact that he came up with that there's only two genders. I mean, you know, again, that's going to be a lot of issues that people are going to have with that, and I think rightfully so. If you do not, you know, if you look at gender, it's so fluid. I mean, it's just common sense, but unfortunately, you know, we've been led by a felon and and also by by tech bros who don't really know what they're doing and they shouldn't be dealing with government at all.

2:27 Like, stick to what you're doing, which is having a business. You literally have no business with government. And because these two things have collided, we are in unprecedented times. And so how do we deal with being in unprecedented times? That's been a long intro. So for me, advaita Vedanta has helped in this, actually, because there's a few things I've done. One is I've deleted all my social media apps on my phone. I only go on social media on my laptop and, to be fair, because I'm creating the course and and everything I am, I'm not really paying much attention on social media, so I don't really know much about what's going on.

3:16 Obviously, I have YouTube still on my phone, so I do see a lot of, a lot of videos from the news sources that I look at and they're mainly well, actually, they're all independent media. No one is, there's no corporate media on my subscriptions. Mainly, I like the comedy night shows. I think they inform more, like, you know, john Oliver, john Stewart. I think they give better information and they tell you things as they are, you know, not in a jovial way but, you know, obviously, uh, highlighting the real issues.

3:58 So, yeah, it's, it's definitely stressful for a lot of people. I deleted my social media apps mainly because I saw how these social media companies fell into you know, bent the knee really to the orange felon. And on top of that I saw the way I used to love TikTok. I spent a lot of time on TikTok scrolling. I deleted that too because of the way they kind of bent the knee. They did bend the knee, so because of that I did what I did.

4:45 So those are a few things you can do is delete social media because you're gonna have people unfortunately your friends and family who support the orange felon and they, they do not see the disaster that's coming about, you know, with the firings that are going on, with the, you know, abolishing DEI initiatives. All I can say is find out those companies that align to your values and go there, don't I know like? For example, for me it's hard because I use Amazon for my Kindle books and so it's a difficult choice. I'm kind of stuck, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to look for a solution, you know.

5:29 So, anyway, those are a few things, but let's look into how one can be kind of, how one can help themselves in this tough time. So one is that we can be, you know, grounded in awareness. First of all, you know, understand how to just come back to your true self, come back to your true nature, come back to what you really are. This play in existence right now, let it play out, just remember. I'm not saying to ignore it or to bypass it. I'm going to come to my second point in a minute. So the first point is just to go back to your true nature.

6:11 Only because that this is full of peace, it's calm. There's no government can touch that consciousness, that awareness that you have. So always go back to being in the ground of being. So whenever we feel emotional about something and we feel like our thoughts are going wild because we're not happy or we're not content with what's going on. We feel demoralized, we feel fear. When we have that feeling of fear, just remember, just go back to awareness. Look at fear as an object, look at the arising and the subsiding of fear and remember that you are the awareness, that blank screen that is allowing the movie of the orange felon to present itself.

7:04 So that's one thing is to just stay anchored in formless awareness. Stay focused on formless awareness. This is a time to increase your spiritual practice. Okay, don't see it as a point to not do spiritual practice. In fact, do more of it. As a result, then we have the role of maya. Now look, this apparent reality, this world, which is transactional, it's real for us while we, while we have this body and mind right, we obviously, we know our true nature is awareness. But we have to deal with the world. You know, at the end of the day, we have to feed our families, we have to look after our loved ones, we have to earn a living, we have to make sure that people around us feel safe.

7:55 You know, we may have family members who are immigrants, we may have family members who are from the LGBTQ community. We've got to make sure everyone feels welcome and that's our little thing we can do, but main thing is is to understand that this is the way the world has to go. This is the path that America wants to go down. Okay, now, it wasn't't a majority. I know there's a lot of foolish people who are in the Rogan sphere who believe all the nonsense that's said on there, but, frankly, just remember this is the path that 1.5 percent margin of the popular vote and even the electoral college voted for the orange felon it wasn'ta landslide which tells you that there's still a lot of people that are on your team, in fact, far more than you can imagine now, those people that voted for the orange felon, and they're blind, they're brainwashed.

9:03 You can't do anything about that. That's the path that they've gone on. So all we can do is deal with them compassionately. Do not stop being friends with them. Yeah, you know, there is that FAFO movement and, yes, you, you know, it's true, it's going to happen, because grocery prices aren't being dealt with, egg prices are going up, gas prices are going up with the tariffs that he's imposing. Of course they're going to affect me, you and everyone, but except for the billionaire class, and here we just have to have compassion Me, you and everyone, but except for the billionaire class. And here we just have to have compassion for those that are definitely going to be less fortunate than us.

9:48 I feel fortunate that I have a job. There's stability somewhat, so my wife has a job. We just have to make sure that those that have less than us, they have that support that's needed and, most of all, just understand that when we engage with anyone, that is done with compassion. If somebody is a trump supporter or, sorry, the orange felon supporter, um, then let them be, it's fine. We just we have compassion for them, because just imagine what dark place they must be in or what ignorance has taken over to for them to believe in such things.

10:34 You know it's, it's a terrible place to be where one is so narrow-minded and cannot see their own narrow mindedness. Yeah, they're so hell-bent that they think they're right and you can't do anything about that. You can't change their mind by simply stating facts, because if facts is what mattered, then we wouldn't be where we are today. So obviously facts don't matter anymore. So all we have to do is make sure we have compassion and just let the world, let this country play out its path and let's see if we have another election in 2028, or is that going to be rigged?

11:16 Like any authoritarian country? Like any authoritarian country. If there's anything I would say, if you want to engage with the world in the political sphere, then read On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. It's a very good book, very informative. It's very short. You can read it in a day, literally like even a morning. It's very short. You can read it in a day, literally like even a morning. It's a very, very good book to see, just so you can be awakened to what's going on.

12:07 Most of all, you know let's be honest, even though I'm not on social media, my God you know every hour this guy is doing something stupid and silly and it's and it's, and you can see what it's doing. It's building fear, because fear is what he feeds on. He, he that the hunger he has for power. It feeds on fear. So the more fear he can put in you. Whether it's about immigrants, whether it's about trans people, whether it's about the lgbtq community, whether it's about people of different color, the whole point is to make you feel fear, and every executive order he does is to install that fear. Most of all, the attack on education, because he knows if you're educated, if you truly have an intellect, if you truly have a mind that's working you, you're not going to vote for him. He knows that. His, his whole, his republican party knows that.

12:49 So the main thing is, if you really want to do and do something, keep educating yourself, keep your intellect alive. Do not. Do not let anyone take your intellect away. Don't. And social media should not be taking your intellect, trust me. So there's going to be news that is going to keep churning out and it's very hard to ignore it. And, to be honest, I would say do not ignore it, because ignorance is not bliss. In this matter, ignorance is going to bite you in the backside if you choose to do so in such times. So be aware now, be aware of what's going on, but remember, whenever we feel that fear or we feel that anxiety and we find that they arise up, just remember that do not see them as bad things in you.

13:44 Do not see them as obstacles to the path, do not see them as speed breakers to the path. No, in fact, this is the best way to go into self-inquiry. Like you know who is feeling this fear. Why is this feeling of fear arising? Why am I feeling anxious. You know who is feeling anxious here. How long is this body gonna last for? How long is this circumstance gonna last for? So we can. We can do that, we can put in that work. So use those trigger points as pointers to go back to your true nature, to go back to who you are.

14:27 It's not going to solve what's going on outside, but it can solve what's going on inside, and that's where you've got to remain strong, in the next four years at least. So this may be a long road ahead, trust me, but just do that, and you know you can always contact me personally. I'm more than happy to help anybody when it comes to this, because I feel strongly about it too. I voted for Kamala Harris. I wish she won. I really do. I wish that people and you know now the issue that's going on in Gaza. Let's be honest those people that told us, that told people not to vote for the Democrat Party, that didn't go and protest at his at the felons' rallies, you know, shame on them.

15:19 I remember going to some places of businesses where they were saying do not vote for Democrats. And now this guy wants to turn the land that you cared about into like a golf course or something. So again, f-a-f-o can't do anything about it now, but it's what happens when we suspend the intellect. All this is about suspending the intellect, trust me. It's not about economy. It's all nonsense when people say, oh, he's going to be better for the economy. He tanked the economy in 2020. He's going to tank the economy now too.

15:59 Do not worry about that. That's exactly what he's going to do. But remember, you got to keep your peace of mind. You got to be ready. You got to be two steps ahead. Yeah, that how you can keep your composure and your peace and your stillness in those times. So now, it may be that we want to do some form of action. Yeah it. So now it may be that we want to do some form of action. Yeah, it may be that we want to go out and protest, and there are protests happening across the US right now, and it's possible that you may want to do that. But just remember that every protest may not lead to the result that you want, to the outcome that you want, that's true, but it may be the.

16:42 You never know what effect that step will have in the future. So all I'm going to say is you know, you know the Bhagavad Gita trains us in this. And if you haven't read the Bhagavad Gita, read the Bhagavad Gita because you know what it's in this moment, when, whenever you go out to do some good action, when you look to care about other people and you you're there to defend others, then whether that's through doing a youtube video or whatever means to protest what's going on or to support those voices that are being oppressed and suppressed, then all you have to do is make sure that, even if you don't win that particular battle, you will win the war.

17:24 So just focus on not being attached to the results, whatever happens. If you're victorious, be at peace. If you fail, be at peace. Train your mind to do that. That's very, very important. And look, right now I don't have my course ready. I wish I did and we would have been able to have a strong, resolute mind. But watch my videos, contact me. You can have personal meetings with me. There's free. There's. There's the option of having that free as well. Do that. You know this. This is a time where it can be utilized to strengthen, to keep each other strong and and healthy in this time.

18:10 The other aspect is that you know, we must, you know, have some form of meditation. Do that, do some self-inquiry. Just whenever you feel like there's anger in you and there's hatred in you, come back to the place of love. I know it's going to be challenging. Look, the one thing that the orange felon lacks in life is love. Otherwise why else would he do the things that he does? Same with President Musk? All these people, all of them, all of that group, they lack love.

18:54 So in your heart you need to make sure love is always there, that you're acting from love, and remember that you need to find that inner stability. So for that, meditation is important. We need to come back to formless awareness. Keep focusing on formless awareness. There's guided meditations on my podcast channel page. Whatever find those. If you want me to just sit down and meditate with you, I'll do that. I'll do that. You know what? If it means that we can tackle this together, let's do that. You know, join my Discord server and ask for that meditation session and I'll do it.

19:35 And just make sure you do that self-inquiry, that remember that you are formless awareness. This world is a transactional reality. There's a path that the American people picked. Unfortunately, it wasn't what you wanted, even if you voted for the orange felon and you realize that actually he's messing up my life, even then, just look for that inner stability. Go back to I am, formless awareness, this transactional reality. I will deal with it with love, compassion, kindness. The things that they don't have, the things they don't know what to do with yeah, they don't know what to do with compassion.

20:19 They don't know what to do with. Yeah, they don't know what to do with compassion. They don't know what to do with love. They don't know what to do with peace. Yeah, so this is what you can do and, most of all, like again, there's going to be a time and we're going to face those emotions, and there's no, and there's no, shame in feeling this. If you feel like there's rage in you, there's anger in you and it's getting too too much, just have a look at how you can bring those emotions into something of clarity. So transforming those emotions, so that anger. Why don't you transfer that anger into reading? Why didn't you transfer that anger into reading?

21:01 Why don't you transfer that rage into writing to your senators, to your local representatives, doing YouTube videos educating people about the consequences of what is happening? But remember, we are to follow the path of ahimsa, of non-violence, of non-harm, or the least amount of amount of harm, shall we say so we don't want to ever inflict any physical harm, that's first and most important even emotional harm, because that also has bad effects. So we want to make sure that we are able to inform others but get people to channel their inner self more, more than anything else.

21:42 So remember that may be that whenever you start the action you're doing, you just come back to formless awareness. So just transform that anger and that rage and that disturbance right. Just transform it into something better. So educate yourself, read, read scriptures to help you ground yourself in being, meditate, do anything where you can transform that energy and it can all be transformed and, like I've mentioned, just keep being rooted in compassionate engagement. Very, very important that we do so that you know, learn from people like tishnath han, that famous buddhist monk, that teacher who really showed how to maintain peace within, and just be rooted in your true self or non-self, whichever one you believe, it doesn't matter in this non-duality and just remember that you can be an instrument of peace and wisdom in the world.

22:46 So do not lose that capability in you and do not think you do not have the ability to do so. You absolutely do, and this is something you can do. So, trust me, all we have to do is have compassionate engagement because, yes, whatever we do in this world is going to have an impact, and we rather it be a positive impact. We're done with hate. We're done with uh, you know all of that nonsense. We're done with division. We moved on. Yeah, that was so. 1960s, yeah, or the 1800s moved on. We're in the 21st century, we're in 2025.

23:26 We want to make sure that we live in a place where everyone gets along, everyone is welcoming of each other, and this is not some idealistic thing. It's the most common sense thing to do. I mean, it's ridiculous to say this is idealistic or it will never happen. All you do is have to change your own self and if you truly understand that it is God in everyone, or it is the self in everyone or it's the shunyata in everyone, why would you feel any form of hatred, any form of wanting to harm another person? You cannot, you cannot, and that's the thing you have to embody what you truly experience spiritually or read about spiritually.

24:16 So that's really important. We can definitely do meditation. If you want me to set up meditation sessions, we'll do it. Just tell me in the comments and I'll do it. And, most of all, if it gets too tough for your mind, if you feel that you're getting more angry, it's creating more rage, meditation's not working, then seek therapy. There's nothing wrong with that. Seek counselling. Do whatever you can to keep your mental health in check, because the moment you let them break your mental health, they've won.

24:57 So make sure your mental health is strong, make sure it's resolute. So if you have to seek mental health is strong, make sure it's resolute. So if you have to seek mental health professionals for guidance, for support, for healing, please do so. Do not hesitate to do so. And all I can say is just stay strong. I'm with you. I'm with each and every person that is being subjected to harm in this time, and I feel your pain.

25:41 And just trust me that we're in this all together and we will. We will win, we will be victorious. There's a saying that is said in the Vedas Satyamevjete, which means that the truth is always victorious. Truth will always prevail, and you know what that's true. It always will. You watch? We're going to have to go through a dark time for the light to shine even brighter. And you can be that light that shines brighter, because you are the light of this whole existence. Realize that within yourself and let's make this world beautiful.

26:28 Thank you, namaste.