Season 1 Episode 9: BONUS: Before Anything Else, Mental Fitness is the Key
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This bonus episode wasn’t part of the original plan. But after hearing feedback from listeners, one thing became clear: mental fitness isn’t just resonating—it’s essential. Episodes 3 and 4, which focused on training the mind and strengthening the inner witness, have been downloaded twice as much as any other. And while there’s growing curiosity around paradigms, systems, and societal structures, many listeners aren’t yet engaging in the daily mental fitness practices that make those insights stick. In this episode, we explore why mental fitness is the missing key—personally and...
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Episode 8: The Pause Before the Leap
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Before we begin Season 2, we pause. In this closing episode of Season 1, we look back on the quiet but powerful journey we've taken—through the paradigms we've questioned, the inner instrument we've begun to strengthen, and the deeper truths we've dared to see. This episode is not a summary. It's a moment of stillness. A reminder of what you've practiced so far—and a preparation for what comes next. We revisit the key themes of each episode: The crisis beneath the surface The hidden paradigms shaping reality The role of the intellect in mental fitness The cultural grip of...
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Episode 7: Truth is Hard, but Worth It
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In this episode of Reality Inverted, we explore a rarely acknowledged aspect of awakening and discernment: the personal cost of seeing clearly. Truth isn’t always comforting. It often asks us to let go—of stories, roles, communities, and identities we’ve clung to. And yet, while uncomfortable, this cost is often what opens the door to deeper peace, clarity, and integrity. With support from historian Yuval Noah Harari’s insights on why truth is harder than fantasy, and a reflection on the post-truth world we now live in, this episode challenges you to examine your own relationship with...
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Season 1, Episode 6: The Roots of Our Suffering and Fragmentation
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What if the world isn’t what we think it is—but what we’ve been taught to see? In this episode of Reality Inverted, we explore three dominant paradigms that shape modern life: physicalism, dualism, and reductionism. These aren’t just academic theories—they influence how we think about our bodies, our emotions, our relationships, and even what we believe is real. We ask: – What happens when we believe matter is all there is? – What are the consequences of splitting mind from body, self from other, spirit from world? – Why is our default response to break things down rather than...
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Episode 5: The water we are swimming in
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There’s a saying: The fish doesn’t know it’s in water. In this episode of Reality Inverted, we explore the invisible paradigms that surround us—shaping our families, workplaces, culture, and even the way we think about ourselves. These paradigms aren’t just big societal systems like physicalism—they’re the everyday assumptions that define what we believe is possible. Things like: Love = obedience Worth = productivity Success = status Truth = what the experts say Most of these beliefs were formed before age 7. They’ve become the water we swim in—the lenses we look...
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Episode 4: Mental Fitness is Not What You Think
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What if everything we've been taught about the brain—and what it means to be mentally fit—is rooted in the wrong paradigm? In this episode, we challenge the dominant physicalist view that sees the brain as a processor or generator of consciousness. Instead, we explore an alternative metaphor: the brain as a receiver, a tuner, an antenna for consciousness. This shift changes everything—not just how we understand mental fitness, but how we train the mind, the intellect, and ultimately how we experience reality. We’ll reveal how physicalism distorts the concept of mental fitness, reducing...
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Season 1, Episode 3: Strengthening the Instrument with Mental Fitness
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In a noisy, distracted world, discernment is a superpower—and the key to that discernment lies in strengthening the inner instrument we too often ignore. In this episode of Reality Inverted, we pause our exploration of cultural paradigms to focus on something foundational: mental fitness. Drawing from Vedanta’s model of the body, mind, and intellect, we examine how most of us are ruled by the mind—reactive, restless, never satisfied—while the intellect, our quiet inner compass, lies dormant. You’ll learn: How the intellect differs from the mind—and why it matters What...
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Season 1, Episode 2: What if Everything You Know is Wrong?
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What if the beliefs guiding your life—about success, happiness, even reality itself—aren’t just incomplete… but upside down? In this episode of Reality Inverted, we begin excavating the unseen paradigms that shape our everyday experience. From the cultural equations of wealth = wisdom and achievement = happiness to the deeper metaphysical root of physicalism, we explore how hidden assumptions drive behavior, fuel suffering, and distort meaning. You’ll also be introduced to the “paradigm tree” metaphor—a tool we’ll return to again and again to map how invisible ideas give rise...
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Season 1, Episode 1: Why This, Why Now? The Crisis Beneath the Surface
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We’re living through a time of extraordinary breakdown and confusion—politically, environmentally, socially, and spiritually. But beneath these surface-level crises lies something deeper: a way of seeing reality that has shaped our culture, institutions, and sense of self for centuries. In this opening episode, we peel back the layers to explore the paradigms that invisibly guide our lives. We ask: What if the roots of our suffering aren’t just personal, but cultural and philosophical? What if the stories we've been told about the world—and ourselves—are upside down? And what...
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Season 1 Pilot Episode: Welcome to Reality Inverted
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What if reality isn’t what you’ve been taught to believe? What if the way we’ve been trained to see the world is the very reason we’re so lost in it? Welcome to Reality Inverted — a podcast for those who are tired of shallow answers and ready to question everything. This short introductory episode lays the groundwork for what’s ahead. You’ll learn why this show exists, what questions we’re asking, and how we’ll explore topics like consciousness, truth, mental fitness, and paradigm shifts in how we see ourselves and the world. This isn’t about quick fixes or clickbait....
info_outlineIn this episode of Reality Inverted, we explore a rarely acknowledged aspect of awakening and discernment: the personal cost of seeing clearly. Truth isn’t always comforting. It often asks us to let go—of stories, roles, communities, and identities we’ve clung to. And yet, while uncomfortable, this cost is often what opens the door to deeper peace, clarity, and integrity.
With support from historian Yuval Noah Harari’s insights on why truth is harder than fantasy, and a reflection on the post-truth world we now live in, this episode challenges you to examine your own relationship with truth—and what you may be unconsciously avoiding to stay comfortable.
“Yes, truth is expensive. But the cost of avoiding it is even higher.”
This is a gently confronting but ultimately encouraging invitation to live truth as a daily practice—not just a belief system. It’s a call to strengthen the intellect, question the dominant paradigms, and return again and again to what’s real.