1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,680 You know, whether it be pornography, to artificial food, 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,200 to endless entertainment, or to a plethora of physical things 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:07,920 that we can't seem to stop consuming. 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,240 And that's how I believe that we sell our souls. 5 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,440 It's not necessarily by actually writing a contract, but it's by 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,360 every single day making the decision whether conscious or 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,240 subconscious. That's why people feel lost. 8 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,600 That's why people are on so much medication, antidepressant 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,080 pills, etcetera, because even though their life may be good 10 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,480 from a materialistic standpoint, their soul is suffering. 11 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,720 Their soul is crying because it's not being fulfilled, It's 12 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:30,920 not being satisfied because well. 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,800 So the sooner you can embrace that reality, the happier you'll 14 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,440 be in life because the more you'll be able to cherish the 15 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,800 unknowns, the more you'll be able to just truly enjoy the 16 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:45,240 process of being you rather than always looking to other people 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:55,000 for validation. So anyway, then this is the 18 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,480 drama. I'm not trying to sell you on 19 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,720 this idea in the sense of converting you to it. 20 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,160 I want you to play with it. I want you to think of its 21 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,120 possibilities. I'm not trying to prove it. 22 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,400 I'm just putting it forward as a possibility of life to think 23 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:08,920 about. Welcome back. 24 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:12,800 To the podcast, my name is Diego. 25 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,040 I'm your host. If you're new here. 26 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,680 We believe in a philosophy that sort of revolves around the idea 27 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,920 of holistic self improvement. That means incorporating the 28 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,120 mental, the physical and spiritual aspects of life. 29 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,760 Because without a balance of all three, I feel like you will be 30 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,160 lost. Like no matter how much you 31 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,480 focus on the physical, if you aren't paying attention to the 32 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,840 mental and spiritual, you'll be out of balance and you'll feel 33 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:31,920 it. You'll you'll notice little 34 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,440 things that are just not quite working out for you. 35 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,480 You'll hit roadblocks more often than find the synchronicities 36 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,040 and the ease with which life can be right. 37 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,560 Sometimes life can be so seamless, you can move forward 38 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,080 and things are just working out perfectly for you. 39 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,680 It feels like you're living in perfect synchronicity with the 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:48,400 universe. It could even just be something 41 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,400 as simple as you think about someone and they message you. 42 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,720 It happened to me last night. I thought about someone and the 43 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,280 next morning I wake up to a message from them and I haven't 44 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:56,920 spoken to them in in a very long time. 45 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,560 So little things like this just tell you that you're living in 46 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,480 alignment with your higher self. So I know it's been a while 47 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,920 since I've recorded and I have a few questions from a Q&A I did 48 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:08,720 on Instagram that I'm going to address. 49 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,199 The first one I'll just get out of the way. 50 00:02:10,199 --> 00:02:13,000 Someone asked when the community is launching and let me give a 51 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,480 bit of a back story as to what I'm doing here in the UAE 52 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,400 because it explains why I haven't launched the community. 53 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,200 I just haven't had time. I've never been this busy in my 54 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,720 life, but as things start settling down, so I start 55 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,440 finding a routine and a flow and these new aspects of my life 56 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,440 become muscle memory. Then I can start implementing 57 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,840 tasks for another project. If I really wanted to be like a 58 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,680 core group of individuals who really believe in the message 59 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,680 that I share and the philosophies that we embody so 60 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,680 we can all come together and elevate each other in our own 61 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,440 unique ways. The next question is, doesn't 62 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,000 your lifestyle take a lot of money to keep up? 63 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,520 And the short answer is yes. That's why you have to make more 64 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,640 money to experience new things in life. 65 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:49,160 But at the same time, it's not always been that way. 66 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,360 As I've gotten older, I've expanded and allowed myself to 67 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,160 make more money, which allowed for more experiences. 68 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,080 But in the beginning, you know, I just take the money that I had 69 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,080 saved up from working construction or whatever other 70 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,720 jobs I was doing and then use it to then go on trial for a 71 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,680 football team in Portugal. That's how this all started. 72 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,600 And from there, just sort of compounded, met new people, made 73 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,760 new connections. I'd say the biggest lesson and 74 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,200 the biggest take away from using your money for direct 75 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,880 experiences without anything material in return right away is 76 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,600 the mindset shift that you have when you come across people who 77 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,400 are operating on a frequency that you didn't even know was 78 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,400 possible. And it's being exposed to these 79 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,040 people, to these situations, to the circumstances that I feel 80 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,880 like it's priceless. Like you cannot pay to 81 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,080 experience that naturally. So two years ago I came to Dubai 82 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:36,080 on a whim because my friends who I met through social media, so 83 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,280 how far, who was also documenting his journey to 84 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,120 becoming a professional footballer, told me that he's 85 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,640 coming out here because he had an opportunity. 86 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,800 That opportunity wasn't for me and I knew that, but I also knew 87 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,200 that when I'm around people, like minded people who are 88 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,600 operating on that frequency, amazing things happen. 89 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 He also mentioned to me that he had a project in mind that he 90 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,720 wanted to work on with me and his business partner. 91 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,920 And to make a Long story short, I took what was most of my 92 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,880 money, came out to Dubai with no opportunity, started working on 93 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,720 that project with him while also networking and creating trial 94 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,080 opportunities for me when the season would start in a few 95 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,080 months. So from there, I got 3 trials. 96 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,400 I failed two of them and the last one, I think a week before 97 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,080 the transfer deadline. I signed with a team and I'll 98 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,200 Fast forward two years. I'm here again because he took 99 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,720 that project, which was sort of disbanded after we both signed 100 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,200 and played that season, and he decided to turn it into a 101 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,360 professional football club instead of what we were doing 102 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,000 before, which was that but on a much smaller scale. 103 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,480 And he's been building this for almost a year now. 104 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,120 And I've just joined a month ago. 105 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,480 Before that, I was in Portugal helping my brother secure some 106 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,160 football trials because he's also a footballer. 107 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,000 I'll talk more about my story later because I actually got a 108 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,280 question asking if I would share more of my story on a podcast 109 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:43,200 and I will and I want to. I've been meaning to, and we can 110 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,280 go deep because this is just touching the surface of what I 111 00:04:46,280 --> 00:04:49,360 do with my life and what I have done to get to the point that 112 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:50,960 I'm at now. I always thought that I would 113 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,080 take football further. That's what I dedicated my whole 114 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,320 life to. My life just sort of pointed me 115 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,160 in this direction, and I'd already kind of decided that I 116 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:00,960 wasn't going to continue pursuing football in the way 117 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,480 that I was before. After Dubai in 2023, when I 118 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:08,600 picked up an injury, I had a tumor in my right tibia in the 119 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,080 bone. It was a benign tumor, so it's 120 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:11,920 not cancerous. And it was causing me a lot of 121 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,600 pain to run. I remember the funniest thing 122 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,920 when I went to the doctor and I got a scan, the doctor was like, 123 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,760 yeah, I'm not really sure what this is or how it happened or 124 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:21,400 how to get rid of it. And I was like, you can't do 125 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:22,560 surgery. They're like, no, it's too 126 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:23,920 dangerous. There's no, there's no point. 127 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,920 Like it'll just go away on its own most likely. 128 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,480 And I was like, OK, well, there's that because it's too 129 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,360 painful and I can't play. So I guess we just figure 130 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,440 something else. So and you know, eventually life 131 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,440 brought me here after giving more of my attention to social 132 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,080 media. OK, so for the next question, 133 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,800 can you draw me a diet plan or some guide that might help me 134 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,760 with my nutrition goals? And I'll just give you some tips 135 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,680 right now, but in the near future, I definitely will have a 136 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,880 product like this, whether it be a grocery list that you can 137 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,600 easily refer to when it comes to shopping, you're just like, OK, 138 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,000 I need this, this and this. And then with these ingredients, 139 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,720 I can make this recipe for me. It's the simplest when you don't 140 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,280 have to think about making food, you want that to be as seamless 141 00:05:58,280 --> 00:05:59,720 as possible. And I understand the value, so 142 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,760 I'll definitely create that once things settle down in my life 143 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,400 right now. But just a very easy tip is try 144 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,720 to eat this close to as many whole ingredients as possible. 145 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,280 For me, I don't overcomplicate this. 146 00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:15,120 Like I eat a lot of dairy, a lot of Greek yogurt and kefir raw if 147 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:16,760 possible. But a lot of the times when 148 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,640 you're travelling or even in the place that you live, you might 149 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,760 not have access to a farm that does it in a clean and Safeway 150 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,440 because you do need to make sure that it is clean and safe. 151 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:29,200 The reason why things are pasteurized is because bacteria 152 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,440 does form in unsanitary environments when you're milking 153 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,160 a cow, right? So you want to make sure that it 154 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,760 is done properly. Don't just get any raw milk or 155 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,160 yogurt. And then I eat a lot of berries, 156 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,200 like blueberries. Frozen is fine is make sure 157 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,200 they're organic too. You don't want pesticides to be 158 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:47,720 sprayed on them. And then nuts like walnuts. 159 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,360 I love honey. Obviously raw honey is a staple 160 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,760 in my diet. And then grains like wild rice 161 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,840 are what I go for, you know, first. 162 00:06:55,840 --> 00:06:58,600 But if I have to, white rice is OK. 163 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,200 I I try to avoid it though. And then foods like sweet 164 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:05,760 potato, squash, yams, pumpkin, I love. 165 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,080 I, I, I rate these so highly. They are so good for you. 166 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,240 And usually people don't have any issues in terms of digesting 167 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,200 these foods. And then sourdough bread I have 168 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,280 occasionally. I stay away from nut butters 169 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,520 though. I generally tend to not want to 170 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,520 include them into my diet. They just don't really serve a 171 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,880 purpose in my opinion. I get my fats from other places 172 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,040 and they're not such a high source of protein that it's so 173 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:26,480 important. If I eat nuts, it'll just be 174 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,200 like a handful of walnuts or and this next question is quite 175 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,000 interesting. It says how to change belief 176 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,600 system. I'm just going to assume that 177 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,480 what you mean by that is you have a set of beliefs that have 178 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,800 been implemented into your life from a young age that are 179 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,920 difficult to sort of deconstruct and reimagine, which is fine and 180 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,400 normal because as human beings were always being conditioned by 181 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,080 someone. And the problem is that not 182 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:50,280 everyone, and I would even argue that no one other than yourself 183 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,760 and maybe your mother and father depends on your relationship 184 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,000 with family, would have your best interests in mind. 185 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,240 And I mean truly want to see you win more than they want to see 186 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,200 themselves win. Like, it's a very difficult 187 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,000 thing as a human being to actually want that for someone 188 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,760 who isn't directly tied to you. You know, this sort of 189 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,800 unconditional love, and you shouldn't expect that from 190 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,920 anyone else. Knowing this about the world, 191 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,440 you can then assume that your outlook on life that has been 192 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,240 curated over the years by external sources is not actually 193 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,920 in your best interest. This is where you then you need 194 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,240 to be self reflective. You need to have moments of 195 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,160 solitude. You need to meditate because you 196 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,320 need to understand why you think the things you think, why you do 197 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,920 the things you do and deconstruct it from there. 198 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:29,840 Like for example, let's say I have this certain outlook on 199 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,600 life that I didn't even realize has become a habit, but it 200 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,039 actually doesn't serve me because maybe it's objectively 201 00:08:35,039 --> 00:08:38,480 pessimistic. Noticing when that kicks in and 202 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,880 why and what triggers it is in a way therapy, but for yourself 203 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:45,160 and being able to strengthen this muscle I think is the key 204 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,960 to any form of success in life. You have to be comfortable being 205 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,120 alone and also have a really deep understanding of your 206 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:53,480 minds. Otherwise you're just going to 207 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,200 be at the mercy of everyone and anything else that you come into 208 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:57,800 contact with. In my opinion, this is where 209 00:08:57,800 --> 00:08:59,840 self-confidence really comes from is having a deep 210 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,160 understanding of who you are, right? 211 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,680 Because when you have a foundation that's strong, 212 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,240 there's nothing that can really shatter it, right? 213 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,280 Nothing external. So if you want to change belief 214 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,200 systems, it begins with meditation. 215 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:14,360 It begins with being alone, understanding who you are, why 216 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,880 you do the things you do, why you think the things you think, 217 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:21,840 and mending the disconnect and the distance between that and 218 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,000 the person you want to be, the things you want to think and the 219 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,360 things you want to do. But ultimately it's up to you to 220 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,040 actually take action on becoming that person. 221 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,920 And it's a process that's going to take a lot of time. 222 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,240 It's going to take every single day doing one thing that moves 223 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:36,800 you forward and towards that goal, right? 224 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:40,240 It's that compounded over many years that will actually have 225 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,600 you seen results? This next question I like quite 226 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,320 a bit and it's I don't have a girlfriend, but all my friends 227 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:46,680 do. When you want to do things 228 00:09:46,680 --> 00:09:49,120 because other people are doing them, or you want things because 229 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,280 other people have them. Ties into the previous question 230 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,200 quite a bit. It comes from a lack of knowing 231 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,920 who you are and what you want. Because if you want a girlfriend 232 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,680 because your friends have one, then you don't actually want a 233 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:01,400 girlfriend, you just want to fit in with your friends. 234 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,240 Think about that. It's delusional, in my opinion, 235 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,520 to think that your path should be the same or even comparable 236 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,760 to anyone else's. You're unique in every aspect, 237 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,040 you know you're an individual human being and your life 238 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,800 experience and your circumstances are going to 239 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:18,680 reflect that. So the sooner you can embrace 240 00:10:18,680 --> 00:10:20,840 that reality, the happier you'll be in life. 241 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,640 Because the more you'll be able to cherish the unknowns, the 242 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:27,760 more you'll be able to just truly enjoy the process of being 243 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,880 you rather than always looking to other people for validation 244 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,360 or even trying to find validation from yourself in the 245 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,280 chronic comparison to other people's achievements. 246 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,120 It's really dangerous to go down that path, it really is. 247 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,520 This is why I always say if you want to attract like minded 248 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,240 people into your life, you have to first level yourself up in 249 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,680 mind, body and soul, right? You need a mental, physical and 250 00:10:50,680 --> 00:10:54,960 spiritual challenge every single day to then get on the path. 251 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,280 Elevate yourself to that frequency of other people who 252 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,720 are doing the same and from there you'll magically cross 253 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,960 paths. I can't quite explain how I've 254 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:06,440 met the best people I have in my life. 255 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,000 I don't know how I've come into contact with them. 256 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,320 I can't deconstruct it in a way that makes sense 257 00:11:12,560 --> 00:11:14,280 materialistically, but it's happened. 258 00:11:14,680 --> 00:11:18,800 The only consistency is that it's happened in times where 259 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,640 I've been most aligned, like for example, when I came to Dubai 260 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,240 two years ago. Like I said with Sohail, how did 261 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,000 we meet? I was focusing on myself. 262 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,880 I was improving myself as a footballer, I was showcasing my 263 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,120 journey on social media. I was learning that, and I was 264 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,520 also really tapped into the spiritual side of my life and 265 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,400 building relationship with God. There was no intention of me 266 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,120 being like, oh, I want to be good friends with this other guy 267 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,000 on social media. It just happened naturally as a 268 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:50,080 byproduct of my existence. And I think life is most 269 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,840 beautiful when amazing things happen as a byproduct of you 270 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:58,680 existing and not just existing in a state of neutrality, but 271 00:11:58,680 --> 00:12:01,200 existing in a state of constant progression. 272 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,840 Because not only does the universe love when you are bold, 273 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:07,440 when you are a courageous human being, when you take risk, but 274 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:08,920 it also loves when you take action. 275 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:10,920 The universe loves speed and momentum. 276 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:12,720 The more you give, the more you receive. 277 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,320 And if you give with good intentions, you'll receive with 278 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,480 equally good intentions. I might actually want to 279 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,760 backtrack on the fact that I said it equally because I also 280 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:23,360 believe that when you give with good intentions, you receive 281 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,640 exponentially and in a sort of rebounds and creates A symbiotic 282 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,600 relationship between you and the fundamental laws of the universe 283 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,400 that expands into the infinite. And that's what I mean when I 284 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:37,680 say tapping into the highest state of being as a human and 285 00:12:37,680 --> 00:12:42,400 you can experience that not only with the immaterial universe or 286 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,600 in your relationship with God, but also with other human 287 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,080 beings. That's why I often say the 288 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,240 phrase we ascend as one because to ascend alone is impossible. 289 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,720 In order to really elevate yourself to those levels that 290 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,960 you see the highest performers operating on, you need a circle 291 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,560 around you of like minded people who are also dedicating 292 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:03,000 themselves towards that goal and have that higher purpose, are 293 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:07,200 living purpose driven in their life. 294 00:13:07,560 --> 00:13:09,880 So the sun is setting, we're running out of daylight. 295 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,280 I'm going to do one more question and I think I saved the 296 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,400 best for last. Why are people nowadays getting 297 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,120 away from religion and the path of God, especially the younger 298 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,560 generation? And this is something honestly 299 00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:21,200 that I could talk for a long time ago. 300 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,680 That's why I wanted to save it for a podcast, because for 60 301 00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:27,400 seconds on an Instagram story does not do this justice and I 302 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:28,920 can't quite explain my point of view. 303 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,120 That's another problem I have with social media is the fact 304 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,400 that everything is in small bits and pieces. 305 00:13:33,560 --> 00:13:35,960 You never actually get full context on someone's 306 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:37,720 perspective. So you make a judgement based 307 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,480 off the snippet that you heard. Unless you have patience and in 308 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,200 my opinion, are operating on a higher frequency. 309 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,800 And you can listen to podcasts because it takes a certain type 310 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:48,240 of person, someone who wants to really learn, not just have the 311 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,240 satisfaction from the illusion of learning that you might get 312 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,080 when you scroll through Instagram videos. 313 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,600 I really believe that this material world is inherently 314 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,240 spiritual. We're all spiritual beings 315 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,640 having a human experience, which implies that our interactions 316 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,920 and the things that happened to us, whether they be seemingly 317 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,840 good or seemingly bad, are all a part of a spiritual war for our 318 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,320 souls manifested in this physical realm. 319 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:15,000 My own philosophy on life and our purpose here is that this is 320 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,280 a test of our free will, and we keep coming back until we learn 321 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,360 and truly understand that. And an aspect of that is 322 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:25,480 creating as little karma or physical bonds and ties to 323 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:29,720 people and circumstances and things as possible. 324 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:34,880 And until that has been reduced, then these chains that keep us 325 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,920 here are released and we move on to the next plane. 326 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,040 And I myself have never experienced this, but I know 327 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:44,520 people who have developed such a profound meditative practice 328 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,840 that they are able to go within and see these different planes 329 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:51,080 of existence as they leave the material body and are allowed 330 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,720 access to these realms. And there's gods on every plane. 331 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,640 Not God, but there are beings and deities who impose 332 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:02,520 themselves as rulers of these different planes of existence. 333 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,040 And there are souls trapped on each one. 334 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,320 But this is a conversation probably for another time. 335 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,960 I need to learn more before I really speak fully about about 336 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:12,320 this. Maybe I'll have someone on at 337 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,520 some point who can speak from their own experience and is 338 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:15,800 comfortable doing so. I think that would be a 339 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,200 fascinating podcast. I love talking about this sort 340 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,480 of stuff because it gives so much purpose in the day-to-day 341 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,120 life. You know, it makes me feel so 342 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,080 alive because it's like, wow, there's so much more than just 343 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:26,920 this. It really makes me excited to 344 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:28,640 meditate. It makes me excited to devote my 345 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,880 life to God and to doing good and to selfless service because 346 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,760 this really just becomes an illusion. 347 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,520 And you really see it as that. But to be honest, you need to 348 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:41,160 have an understanding of what after this to truly let go of 349 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,800 this physical world. But there's another paradox, 350 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:45,000 right? Because you can't fully let go. 351 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,000 You have to still exist and operate as a human being, but 352 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,200 you can't let yourself get too attached, otherwise you'll 353 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,400 forget what's actually important. 354 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,600 But anyways, I digress. Back to the original question. 355 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,120 The reason why the youth, I think, are targeted so heavily 356 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:02,440 in terms of separating them from their creator and from having 357 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:06,280 any sort of faith in a higher power is that ultimately, 358 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,600 because there is a positive force in this world, there is a 359 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,160 -1 as well. And this -1 aims to keep us 360 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,600 here, aims to have us forget where we came from. 361 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:19,520 And it does so by capturing our attention, by utilizing our free 362 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:23,720 will against us because it itself can't do harm to us. 363 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,800 We are children of God. We are the crown of creation. 364 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,000 We are the most powerful beings on this physical plane. 365 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,800 And it understands that the only way to condemn us is for us to 366 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:34,840 condemn ourselves. That's why there's such an 367 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:38,520 abundance of hedonism in this world, you know, whether it be 368 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:42,480 pornography, to artificial food, to endless entertainment, or to 369 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,080 a plethora of physical things that we can't seem to stop 370 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,200 consuming. And that's how I believe that we 371 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,480 sell our souls. It's not necessarily by actually 372 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,400 writing a contract in such a linear sense, but it's by every 373 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,880 single day making the decision, whether conscious or 374 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,160 subconscious, to focus our attention away from God, away 375 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,480 from what's, like I said, actually important. 376 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:06,119 And you'll notice, and it's it's encouraging this world to focus 377 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,720 on yourself in a purely selfish way, to consume as much as 378 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:14,319 possible for your own gain and benefit, to distrust your 379 00:17:14,319 --> 00:17:17,000 neighbor, to not have empathy for other human beings. 380 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,680 And it's an accumulation of all these subtle details, these 381 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,680 subtle shifts in culture and in mindset that sort of create 382 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,720 where I believe we're headed, you know, an era of 383 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,480 transhumanism, a phase of life where we become so 384 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:34,560 interconnected with technology that we actually become less 385 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,160 human. I mean, it's already happening. 386 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,560 I'm recording on a camera. I have my phone on me always. 387 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:41,560 That's how I communicate with other people. 388 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:45,400 I have no idea how to survive on my own if it weren't for 389 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,640 technology. Like, when you open your eyes to 390 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,880 this reality, you start to see how it's actually already 391 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:54,400 happened. Most people need a good reason 392 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,040 to get outside. I mean, Dubai is a great example 393 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,280 of a city designed for exactly that purpose. 394 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,680 If you have enough money, you don't actually have to do 395 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,360 anything. When you live in Dubai, you 396 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,960 order everything to your door, and if you want something sent 397 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,680 to someone, you get someone to take it to them. 398 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,280 You can communicate with people on your phone. 399 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,120 If you need to go somewhere yourself, you just go down your 400 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:15,440 apartment to the basement, get in your car. 401 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,200 Your car transports you to that other place, most likely a 402 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,240 building. You go inside the building, you 403 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,720 go to the room where you meet the person, and then you reverse 404 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,640 that, right? What part of that sequence were 405 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:27,520 you outside? Were you under sunlight? 406 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,840 Were you experiencing nature? It's very easy to become 407 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:36,040 disconnected from God when you're in a metropolis like 408 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:37,920 Dubai. It's very easy to sin. 409 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,600 It's very easy to lose yourself in worldly temptations because 410 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,280 that's ultimately what you're surrounded by all the time. 411 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,840 And we become our environments, whether it be the people that 412 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:50,960 were around most or the places we spend our time in, you become 413 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,880 what they represent. Because nothing in life is 414 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,520 linear. Everything really is 415 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,400 metaphorical. And you can boil everything down 416 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,720 to a paradox. So I'm not saying that it's an 417 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:03,000 individual or a group of individuals that are trying to 418 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,000 take our souls from us as human beings. 419 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,640 But I believe that human beings are corrupted by this negative 420 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:12,520 energy and as such do things that are in alignment with its 421 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,760 agenda rather than God's agenda. And because of that, you see 422 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:19,000 certain things played out in this world that reflects exactly 423 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,520 that. Well, that's where you come in. 424 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:24,480 That's where you need to be very steadfast in your values and 425 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:28,520 what you believe in and be that beacon of light for everyone 426 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:33,480 that you come into contact with to take as an example of to how 427 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,440 they should live their life. To me, this is the most 428 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,960 spiritual way of living your life is to be a beacon of hope, 429 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:42,880 right in a world that can seem very oppressive. 430 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,680 Even if there's an abundance of things to consume, it's 431 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,120 oppressive to your soul to be that stimulated. 432 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:51,320 And that's why people feel lost. That's why people are on so much 433 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,360 medication, antidepressant pills, etcetera. 434 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,880 Because even though their life may be good from a materialistic 435 00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:59,200 standpoint, their soul is suffering. 436 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,320 Their soul is crying because it's not being fulfilled. 437 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,640 It's not being satisfied because you aren't paying any attention 438 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,640 to its existence. So be that person that inspires. 439 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,480 That light in the next, and to be honest, that is the purpose 440 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,240 of this podcast. That is the only reason I create 441 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,400 on social media at all and ever have. 442 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,280 Doing anything else pales in comparison to the importance of 443 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,600 that mission. And I'm not here to preach one 444 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,560 religion or another. You can have your belief 445 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:24,640 systems. I have mine. 446 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,440 My relationship with God is personal, but I'll still speak 447 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,720 on the core fundamentals of what that relationship looks like. 448 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,280 Because ultimately you can take those messages and those 449 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,280 philosophies and implement them contextually into your own life 450 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,760 in a way that works for you. And I pray that you find 451 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,680 yourself amongst the right people in this life and you all 452 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,280 get to experience the beauty of pursuing a goal, pursuing that 453 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:49,600 higher purpose together. I pray that you ascend as one, 454 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:52,160 and I also pray that you have the wisdom to recognize that if 455 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,200 you are not around those people, that it is best not to cut them 456 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:59,240 off, but to distance yourself. Not for the sake of distancing 457 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,640 yourself from people to seek isolation, but just as a 458 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,120 byproduct. Remember, we talked about 459 00:21:04,120 --> 00:21:08,240 byproducts of your existence, but just as a byproduct of you 460 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,040 focusing on challenging yourself mentally, physically, and 461 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:15,160 spiritually every single day. And I talk about this because I 462 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:18,120 know because I've been there. I've been in those circles where 463 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,520 you don't feel like it's where you're meant to be. 464 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,160 Listen to your gut, listen to your instincts. 465 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,560 I'm telling you it's worth it because the worst thing that 466 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,800 could happen is to live out your days and to experience as gift 467 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,040 that is life as a human being and to look back on it and your 468 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,760 decisions with regret. There's nothing worse in my 469 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,280 opinion, when my battery's about to die, the sun is set. 470 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:38,640 I think that wraps up the podcast. 471 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:39,960 I want to thank you so much for tuning in. 472 00:21:40,120 --> 00:21:41,960 I promise that these are going to be consistent. 473 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,640 I I really do. I'm going to set a valve for 474 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,680 myself to make sure that I get one up every single week. 475 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,520 So if you have questions, if you're listening on Spotify, 476 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,840 there's an option to leave a question, but my e-mail is also 477 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,160 in the description and you can also DM me on Instagram, 478 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,400 although the odds of missing that are much lower. 479 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,400 God bless and we ascend this one.