Spiritual seeking, Addiction and the Search for Truth, Dr. Gabor Maté

Interview with doctor and speaker Gabor Maté, sharing his perspective on spiritual seeking, addiction and the search for truth
This interview is part of Science and Nonduality Anthology Vol 6 to be released in April 2016.
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Canadian physician Gabor Maté is a specialist in terminal illnesses, chemical dependents, and HIV positive patients. Dr. Maté is a renowned author of books and columnist known for his knowledge about attention deficit disorder, stress, chronic illness and parental relations.

[@jamesrobertjr8002]

I have no doubt, that because of Gabor Maté, I now have an enlightened self-interest .That being said, I am addressing my iv meth addiction, I set an appointment at a detox, and inpatient rehabilitation. I am ready for the long road to recovery.

[@davidamysteaq8140]

James Robert Jr best of life to you... willing you all the success!!!

[@mcd5478]

I hope you are doing well on your road to recovery.

[@Mrariesdave]

Support is crucial and if you don't resonate with 12 Step Programs please check out LifeRing Secular Recovery...lifering.org. I have 28 years off polysubstance use which included meth. I attended 12 Step Programs for 20 of those years and now prefer LifeRing, which is also worldwide. Best wishes to you!

[@fredchopin2776]

I am finding it so helpful when I am disturbed for any reason during my day to turn within and from my heart to ask for help from higher power

[@veganworldpeace2649]

Best Wishes & positive energies to you, James Robert, Jr.

[@ilikehumans1096]

Listening to Gabor's voice is very therapeutic already.

[@tkomla]

True! Like that of Thich Nhat Hahn. Thank you for pointing that out 😊 💛

[@melaniebrowne4916]

So true

[@thiccletics]

He is amazing.

[@JakpokonalemrakaBlogspot]

I would never be able to thank Gabor Maté ENOUGH for my current understanding of the human condition.

[@jeremiet2739]

Jak pokonałem raka I can honestly say he has changed my life for the positive

[@SPLIFBEATZ]

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[@mesielgonzales5232]

WATCH ALSO DR. JOE DISPENZA, YOU`LL EQUALLY ENJOY DR. DISPENZA. YOU`RE WELCOMED, PLEASE SEND ONLY LARGE BILLS, I.E. BEN FRANKLINS...... JUST KIDDING.... BEST REGARDS IN YOUR JOURNEY FRIEND!

[@cnutz1392]

Jak pokonałem raka his name means gift from God.. Jesus was a physician too

[@Verena.Fleissner.Unlimited]

dr mates work is an integral, multi-level approach masterpiece, whilst dr dispenza promotes utter new age bullshit. the only thing they have in common is the dr title.

[@adamkallin5160]

A lot of people in spiritual circles seem to think that spirituality is about always thinking happy thoughts, pretending you're a starseed and hoping that some higher power will save you. It's actually the opposite.

[@tonibeltran7420]

Wise words from Dr. Gabor, reminds me the famous quote of the great Henry David Thoreau "rather than love, than money, than fame, give me the truth".

[@samkurz]

I just love this guy. He is a breath of fresh air to me.

[@andreasnewmiller4731]

Honest..Natural..Intelligent..and Humble..in seeking Truthfulness in himself and Authenticity in others..and guiding us on how to do the same.. Thank you Gabor !

[@kimberlieweaver2624]

"If we're wired for disconnect, we wouldnt suffer when we're disconnected"

[@mistystevens4209]

He says we're not wired for disconnect were wired to be connected

[@quadencaroline3368]

That s why capitalism is so awful, as it teaches us we are here to win on other ppl. Disconnecting system.

[@rafael11stoneman]

I just recently came across Dr. Mate and he is truly a profound speaker. It's not as noticeable in this interview, imo, but if you take a look at his talks to audiences, I've found that an hour and half talk is full of so much insight, practical wisdom, humility, personal experience, that it really is inspriational to listen to. I'm glad he is not out there as a 'spiritual teacher', we have enough of those. What he specializes in is actually making us aware of obvious truths that our society and culture has denied us the privaledge of being aware of. It is also an adding icing on the cake that he was a medical doctor; he restores my faith in the possibility that a medical doctor can actually be awake and not stuck in a clueless ideaology. Thanks Gabor!

[@mesielgonzales5232]

WATCH DR. JOE DISPENZA, `WE ARE THE PLACEBO`, (THE 1 HOUR 56 MINUTE VIDEO) HE SPELLS OUT THE PATH IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE EVERY PERSON SHOULD TAKE. BEST REGARDS FRIEND

[@johnjakle943]

He's my hero...I don't drink as much because I found the truth about my addiction..When AA's clancy imislund yelled from the podium to men like myself to SHAVE...I left AA and found Gabor Mate.

[@johnjakle943]

[e-mail] west Hollywood artist Mate saved my life

[@johnjakle943]

[e-mail] west Hollywood artist Mate saved my life.

[@johnjakle943]

310.927.7362

[@PetadeAztlan]

Healing is recognizing our wholeness ~ we are wired for humane empathy, but we have become disconnected from our authentic divine nature!

[@DrMarangoz]

Healing is finding your essence - Love/Light by dealing with what blocks it... (inner pain, suffering, false believes - fears, worries, doubts, expectations, etc ... ). Becoming whole comes later... when every part of your returns back to Love/Light. Enjoy!

[@TheCandisr]

Our wholeness includes things about ourselves that we want to deny and that we don't want to know. Wholeness is not all sweetness and light. But until we acknowledge and integrate All of what we are, and not just the parts we like, we will never be whole.

[@uzm5744]

Noice dp man

[@quadencaroline3368]

We have become because of? What surrounds us. This fg capitalism kills us, outside and inside...

[@gracielazaffarana9777]

The act of knowing requires a great deal of honesty and humility: I am so impressed and grateful to Dr. Maté for his genuine and humble honesty, and most importantly for moving others to seek couragelously and fearlessly the truth in "what is going on."

[@thiccletics]

Gabor has changed my entire life. I’m still trying to stay on this earth being of his teachings.

[@kimberlystoodley4554]

Me too✋️

[@sissi8610]

I have to comment now, 1.39 minutes in: "Seeking....the truth for it's own sake". He spoke my truth with that comment: I just have to know. I just want to know. Glad he said that, it's kind of reassuring for me, never met many people like me with the same thirst for truth and ultimate knowledge. Thank you.

[@nataliap2705]

I had to listen to his answer at the beginning multiple times to understand it, "what is the pyschology of spiritual seeking?"... his response is incredible and reflects the depth and veracity of who he his. Out of all the people who ring true to me in this day, I am attracted more to Mate's insights than anyone else's, at this moment at least.

[@missw4407]

Im astounded how much he speaks to me deeply. wow 😍

[@mesielgonzales5232]

WATCH ALSO DR. JOE DISPENZA, (GIVE HIM A CHANCE) SEE WE ARE THE PLACEBO, 1 HOUR 56 MINUTES.

[@DrMarangoz]

Because he speaks the truth of his experience and being honest about what he knows and has discovered so far. Because he is not hiding and pretending/being dishonest within himself and with others as most so called spiritual teachers do. "A sensible student does not depend on his teachers words, but uses his own experience to find the truth." ~ Bodhidharma ~ Good luck!

[@TomTom-df9ph]

Natalia P ...you echo my thoughts exactly. Gabor Maté speaks from a place of profound experiences of deep hurt. He’s like no other. Also such a lot shows in his eyes. I’ve have jumped around KZbin listening to so many teachers, only to find I needed only to listen to him.

[@e75short14]

Everything makes more sense when Dr.Mate explains it. He is a highly intelligent individual but very humble. I love this man and thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge.

[@seeking_spiritual1113]

God bless you if your reading this ❤

[@lornocford6482]

He has such an amazing way of being able to at the same time be humble and confident about his gifts and achievements.

[@PeaceLoveforourworld]

Thank God I Found this Wise Man

[@chriscolasono7152]

Does this wise man bring you back to the one true God that you are thanking? The great physician? Who will validate your true worth through His son? If so then I would agree he is a wise man.

[@perlamargarita8040]

Chris Colasono everyone who speaks like you do, whole churches speaking of the great physician, only led me to bondage and hell, Protestant, Catholic, fundamentalist, Pentecostal.... Do not send this dear speaker to whom you responded into the darkness when she has just seen light.

[@PeaceLoveforourworld]

Perla Margarita ❤

[@kenwilliams8067]

Depending on where you're coming from with this, you are either wonderfully right or offensively wrong. In making a case for our 'wholeness' as the equivalence of 'healing' indeed he (Mate) is bringing us 'back to God'. And if His Son is a manifestation and exemplar of wholeness, available to each of us, then indeed, you're on the right track. But if you are suggesting a literalist, fundamentalist version of the Judeo-Christian story, where 'God' requires a blood sacrifice to cleanse the 'sin' in all of us, you are out to lunch to put it mildly.The theologian John Shelby Spong has the right sense of it, compatible with the deep wisdom of Dr Mate, I think. Lots available on KZbin for anyone interested.

[@hitoshura2800]

What is amazing about this man is that he doesn't seem to be an optimist or a pessimist, hes a realist. He acknowledges the dark side of spirituality and how even people that we trust or people with great insight could still fall prey to their own demons.. He is very very open about his own shortcomings as a person. This guy is awesome Awesome awesome.

[@d0lby67]

my many addictions in life made me who I am now...and I'm cool with myself now. so yeah,great video😀

[@shigatsu3]

The tears that come when he demonstrates such profound deep understanding of what I’ve never been able to fully understand within myself is phenomenal. Shatters my limitations. Most beautiful mind, I am beyond grateful 💛🙏🏻

[@Misslotusification]

Waking up from the illusion (the Planet dream as well as the individual one) is awareness, then the work, to get to know yourself and unlearn the conditioning.

[@Iskaral_Pust]

"For this detailed video about the pain of addiction and depression, let's put in the saddest, most hopeless music we can find!"

[@mesielgonzales5232]

HAHAHAHA LIMITED THINKING BUT TRUE. SO GO WATCH DR. JOE DISPENZA!

[@horneyhamster9944]

Dr. Mate's revelation of his weak points and lack of perfection make his discourses more meaningful to me. He faces his human shortcomings with clarity, making the listener feel as if he is a fellow seeker. Thank you Dr. Mate.

[@coenterhaar9183]

We are born out of silence, and we will die back into silence.... Without language there is only silence.... Language, concepts and labels appear in silence.... ❤️

[@karenmininni4962]

Thank you so much Dr. Mate for bringing so much understanding.

[@catajohnson9096]

I was introduced to Gabors Videos while in treatment in 2019. I encourage many to get acquainted with his knowledge on addiction!

[@melissadd7597]

I love listening to him amd this discussion. It is only natural to want to seek greater truth and to connect with a Power greater than ourselves in a spiritual way. We are imperfect humans living in a very volatile world full of evil. At every turn we need to be on guard to protect ourselves from the other Powers that will take us into darkness at any moment. Seeking connection with our true creator is only natural. We are screaming out because we can feel the extreme tension in this world we reside in. Firat and foremost Prayer has given me relief from my 22 yr long addiction. I've heard it said, you take one step closer to Him (our unidentifiable creator) and he will take 10 steps closer to you.

[@Quesadiaboy]

What Dr Gabor Mate is saying is that: "we're all fuckd, yes, every single one of us"

[@uzm5744]

Everything is fucked

[@db-333]

Cant express how thrilled I am to hear this insight on seeking. For me allowing it all to take me down is when I discovered I had it all in me to heal. i think the spiritual journey within happens from there. Another words facing our childhood wounds and or traumas is the only authentic way to inner peace and a deep understanding.thank you! brilliant explanation .

[@mesielgonzales5232]

SEE ALSO DR. JOE DISPENZA

[@DrMarangoz]

That IS the real spirituality. Not avoiding our inner stuff. That's fake and useless...

[@jennytaylor3324]

A reassuring presence in the world. He's a no-horseshit kind of guy, in the most humanitarian way.

[@yesterdaystomorrows5861]

Love this man and his truth... Knowledge is a gift you give to yourself...!!!

[@DrMarangoz]

The Truth shall set you free if you seek it...

[@cnutz1392]

Gabor.. Gift from God

[@Washithh]

every word is so direct on topic. thank you Sir Maté

[@happylondonerwhateverthewe8324]

Nice interview. The music sorry really annoyed me

[@fabiendecodts2584]

FFS yes! Please remove the music scienceandnonduality,

[@baptm727]

The damn music holly crap it is so repetitively exhausting

[@theliamofella]

I'm not trying to be patronising or anything but if a few seconds of music every couple of minutes causes you to feel annoyed then you have tense state of mind, I live with racing thoughts all my life but I don't understand why people focus on stuff like that as I read comments like this a lot

[@sharonahartley]

Thankyou Gabor for the bridge between needing healing from spiritual bypassing 💜

[@helenndow1101]

I am so lucky to have this man right here in my living room

[@ariadgaia5932]

Dr. Gabor.... Thank you!! You're words have helped me to understand myself and my wholeness in a way nothing and no one else ever has!! Not even Alan Watts!! & he's one of my favorite inspirational speakers! THANK YOU!! ❤️💕

[@vickilynn9514]

I love this perspective, and I think that much healing also occurs in the context of mutually supportive, secure relationships

[@alisonnankivell]

i like his level of compassion. its intelligent. i like that he uses his own experience.

[@SR-se1ye]

so much to learn. I love the music between the questions

[@svilenaninetta9838]

Such a sweet man dr Gabor is . He helps me a lot to understand things . U love listening him . He keeps me calm i feel everything is easier .

[@jitkasekaninova9195]

I love this man he has the most wonderful insight into being human.......

[@Mundo-bn2ho]

A fresh and clean outlook on human nature. Great.

[@marklawson2871]

Gabor speaks directly to my soul.

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

Thank you , Dr Gabor. {{ Hugs }} 🌸🕊

[@ValerieVixenArt]

Healing the ancestors is a form of healing past pain, through the present moment. To connect with the pain and transmute it as "one unit" for the whole of human kind, all the living things, and Mother Earth. It's actually pretty sacred and I feel we should greatly appreciate them for what they do. Mother Earth is a living entity. She also has a mind and a higher self, Gaia. The natives and tribes connect with that essence and all of the spirits (physical and non physical) nature spirits. It's intensified, purely focused attention on being present with the pain along with spirits such as tobacco and plants with the intention to achieve that higher state . Usually in attempt to heal the earth, the mplanet, protect future generations.. They have many rituals that nurture and care for Mother Earth, protecting the land , respecting the land, they have rain dances to bring about rain, their ways of respecting nature and the food they take in...as One unit. All things are connected and time IS an illusion, so why wouldn't they have ceremonies and rituals to "heal the ancestors" ? They are outside of time and space in that moment. They have an awareness that makes a most other populations seem primitive. Even the topic of homosexually, it's still seen as a taboo and "wrong" to a very large population across the u.s.a and other countries, and yet, in native American culture, if someone was born into their tribe as homosexual or bisexual, they would be highly respected and regarded, sometimes as head of the tribe due to their ability to have both spirits dwelling within one body. A balance of masculine and feminine in a single human body. Therefore the perspective of that individual would have a huge window of perspective and balance, they would lead others. I have found "the gay hero's journey" pretty interesting and accurate. Not because I am a lesbian, but because I feel like it gives a clear explanation on what the path embodies because DIFFICULT is an understatement. Talk about being excluded, belonging, outcasted and shamed, feeling like you don't belong to a tribe.... not even feeling like you belong in the right body. Society is geared and set to a standard of being and living and what's right /wrong and if you are gay, you are either mentally ill, a pervert, you were molested, or basically something is just wrong with you. And that's how you have to cope through life because trying to be straight feels so suffocating and denial of our heart so you are forced to BE WHO YOU ARE no matter the price ... at times feels like a pain worse than death. Everyone who ever told you they loved you unconditionally, you come out of the closet and then tell you that they don't want you in their life anymore. So yeah the gay heros journey is pretty interesting and Deep. I wanted to bring that up in order support the ancient techniques and beliefs of Native American cultures, some of the truest healers of the world.

[@quinnbond3055]

yes. i get it. If trauma gets passed down, healing-or preventing further trauma-is healing ancestors.

[@JK-es9wu]

Another brilliant talk ... mesmerizing

[@lorilea3188]

"i appreciate that thought, but don't have a way of making sense of it" . at 14 minutes, a response i will remember, thank you.

[@ashwadhwani]

PI is for Personal Improvement, the digits never end, hence neither does the novelty

[@d2dwight934]

It is important to recognize appropriately self right.

[@claudelebel49]

The search for truth is ultimately a search for wholeness, the great healing, the end of separation.

[@goodthinkingtv]

Great questions! Thank you for interviewing such an amazing man :)

[@gavinprewitt955]

Seems to make reasonable remarks. Has help me by being honest about himself

[@deborah_mann]

I admire and respect this man, more than anyone else. He's real, authentic and very intelligent. Would love to attend one of his talks. Sadly, I'm too flipping far away!

[@erincastelan9351]

Join his zoom seminar next weekend

[@deborah_mann]

@@erincastelan9351 thanks! I began studying compassionate Inquiry under Gabor, and am now an accredited Compassionate Inquiry Counsellor/therapist! I'm so thrilled to have done this. When is his zoom seminar? I must check whether they've sent me a link or not. Thanks a ton! Understanding his work and approach to everything he look at and takes into account, and how he's turned 'modern mans' thinking around, into truth and authenticity, has been a remarkable, wonderful journey of learning for me. Thanks again xx

[@elvansavkl7972]

so wise. especially what he says abut spiritual seekers.

[@dianesilva1078]

Spirituality must not be undermined. It is not to be used to accept or ignore any issues from childhood which affect you in real life but it's a helpful and soothing mechanism to help you cope. Psychology as offered by Gabor gives invaluable self awareness and self understanding which is important to give yourself a break and self help but it's often not enough and may not tell the whole story if you're not offering anything else it's not always enough. All the oldest wisest cultures use spirituality, (not dogmatic exploititive religions which need a middle man) to live a peaceful contented life. Hopefully you're savvy enough not to be fooled or exploited by anyone. In this life no one is truly alone and its important for everyone to know that.

[@abigaillordan9142]

Very interesting. I find Gabor fascinating. Thank you x

[@PenelopeRyder]

Brilliant knowledge.

[@simonwalker1375]

One step foreward 2 steps backward it's just get up and carry on when I fall down. Deep insights into the egoistic mind followed by attacks of the same mind.

[@carriej.4120]

Love it. There can be belief without faith!

[@kenwilliams8067]

Indeed. Faith is the ground out of which belief(s) arise, infinitely. Faith is wordless (preverbal), beliefs are articulated. Belief is faith articulating itself (or as RG Collingwood put it, reason is faith articulating itself). Or, if I understand the physicist David Bohm correctly, faith is more like the implicate order, belief the explicate order. The way I understand this graphically is to look at a necker cube (simple), or a hyper cube (complex). Faith is like an awareness of the entire web of lines, of which perhaps no sense can be made, no pattern (thus inarticulate), but if you are looking at one, of course, your mind works to find a pattern. One jumps out at you, and you entertain it for a time. But soon the image will shift, and you'll see another jump out at you. Each manifestation of a pattern brings order out of chaos, but the problem arises when we attach ourselves to any one order or pattern (belief). We try to hold stable the orderly image (belief) when other patterns are potential and threatening. Interestingly, Shakespeare kind of touched on this process when he wrote in Midsummernight's Dream "... imagination bodies forth the form of things unknown, and gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name..." So the fact that there is belief without faith rests in the withholding of the infinite possibilities of belief. A stop to the birthing of new possibilities. This entire discussion of faith and belief is paralleled in science when theories are given up as 'truth', not theory. I've heard the science guy Tyson actually make this mistake... saying science is about truth, not theories. That's like saying 'belief is faith' which is a subtle error. Belief is an expression of faith, out of an infinite range of possible expressions... (acknowledging that some expresions/ theories/ beliefs have more, or less, pragmatic and utilitarian value at any given time and in any given context).

[@DrMarangoz]

If you know (find the truth about a situation, how things are, real truths of existence, etc) you don't need a believe or faith. Believe is having faith that something might be true... The Truth is only found within yourself. It is seeing how everything is without projecting any believes. It is perceiving from your essence - Love/Light. All of this makes sense if it is experienced...

[@TheJeanette53]

Ken Williams I think it’s the other way around. Belief is the ground out of which faith arises.

[@vladimir1341]

Addiction to thinking is the biggest problem. Step out of thinking into bliss. The Kingdom of Heaven is Within.

[@DrMarangoz]

You can't fully step out unless you deal with where the thinking coming from... Step out and find where the fears, worries, doubts, judgements, etc come from. Deal with it. Help it to find it's essence. Heal it. Then you don't have to try to avoid it when it comes to poor you tea! Ydachi! ;o)

[@rhondaoconnell9548]

Gabor is absolutely on the mark about who we are - we are seekers. But I say we are seekers, or we are nothing. There is not worth in blindly following, conforming, or pursuing. To be worthy, we must seek, and to find, do so with all our heart. To be ordinal, when more than half the world suffers through poverty and/or injustice, is not worthy. We are seekers, and life is not a gift as much as it is a task.

[@spiralsun1]

This is awesome 😎 I often think that in the past humans settled with people that worked well for them and then they grew up together and really got to know each other. So yes, he makes a great point that we are uprooted and dislocated and made to act superficially... and personality aspects that are deeper are covered over and buried by the fast paced shallowness. We don’t get to be who we were meant to be.

[@halwarner3326]

Such a clear message.

[@saeedsobhani4213]

This guy is amazingly knowledgeable, I advice everyone to follow him.

[@sophiastar9713]

I advice the book "Hands of Light" written by the physicist Barbara Brennan.

[@Mmcermes]

He's the best in defining addiction

[@JoD279]

Thank you~

[@heatherwallace13]

the music with the questions is making me crazy.

[@carriej.4120]

Heather Wallace 😛

[@mehjones8008]

It was awful

[@venusonmars]

Totally, haha... so loud and melodramatic... such an odd choice.

[@rachelsweets]

@Elpistoler09 I agree

[@lizafield9002]

Horrible and hideous nightmare of these "music" interludes/intrusions. Love GB's wisdom but whew, had to quit listening.

[@mamado338]

If you've ever been curious about who you truly are, then this is something that you NEED to see...

[@seanmiller9567]

Beautiful content. I am enjoying my experience of Dr Gabor and how I am learning more about myself and able to pay that forward to other peoples journeys back to wholeness. I noticed a lot of people get annoyed at the music, my invitation is explore where that annoyance or frustration resides? What drove you to comment? What is that anger? From my experience when my ego becomes challenged it can deflect and distract from the truth i.e Music. No judgement, just an invitation to look inside.

[@elisaevangelisti5331]

Dear Gabor Maté, your talks are pure gold. I can not refer to your profound insight and kind attitude any other way. It would be a pity if just because of the mere articulation of the words (which is not always clearly understandable by non-native speakers) foreigners would be deprived of the possibility to listen to you. Thank you if your time if you are reading this.

[@lisasalgado6713]

I'm impressed How 🤔 his communication with a world Wide problem 😕 On addiction With such compassion ❤️ For the human Race His life's work has been a great blessing Thank you so very much for your hard work Extraordinary Human

[@OCEANCORA]

Thank you ❤

[@kamarieshines]

What a beautiful soul ❤

[@kristine6996]

Justice based on correct facts. Correct diagnosis is a start and can not but work on truth which contains the correct facts. It takes insight, honosty, courage and is liberating because truth stands on its own. You can only bring testimony about it.

[@vaishalivaidya7978]

Just feel so blessed to have come a cross Gabor's talks and conversations. Would love to meet him and have a conversation with him some day...Just a beautiful, intelligent soul...We need more like him

[@duskaAEQ2022]

Thank you.

[@francismausley7239]

Thank you. I appreciate the spiritual commentary. I still seek out gems of wisdom in essays & books of the mysticism within world religions, more recently in such works as The Hidden Words & The Seven Valleys by Baha'u'llah etc. etc.

[@sophiastar9713]

Francis Then you would love the book "Hands of Light" written by the physicist Barbara Brennan.

[@francismausley7239]

@@sophiastar9713 Will try &look it up.

[@sibelsavas6741]

I am at that stage in my life that I am not seeking but just being truthful to myself,instinctively what ever messege I get from any situation I just rely on my gut reaction to things.I think just escaping to nature añd not being too judgemental about anything helps me,I exist and have my instincts to guide me as my compass I think that is enough.

[@Mrlimabean01]

these musical interludes are awful

[@EMDEEW]

THANK YOU

[@27boof]

I wouldn't mind them so much if they were just a little quieter... I wish they would go back & re-do the video with the volume turned down a long way for the music which accompanies the written questions.

[@TherezaPozzoli]

@@27boof please, turn down volume and add links to questions

[@kouroukla]

ignorable. just like commercials. don't sweat the small stuff.

[@SamCary64]

@@kouroukla commercials are designed to be psychologically invasive. I wouldn't compare these two, but i agree regardless

[@duty942]

he is amazing

[@KathrynDavison]

I find spiritual seeking to be a wonderful way to develop new capacities for spiritual practice (which our temples and churches shockingly neglect), and a wonderful way to connect and establish relationships with others who are making this a priority and who are willing to do the inner work of integrating/tempering psychological aspects. Yes there are people who break from normal life and go to ashrams; but I find them as people who simply have no resources in their current culture to expand their consciousness. It's possible, but most cultures lack the expertise in the path....IMHO

[@mothergoose26]

He is amazing I wish I could meet him in person

[@guycloutier4182]

Yes ! Multiple levels. Simultaneously. Greeks had Theseus face the Minotaur : half human / half bull, lived in the labyrinth thanks to sacrificially given virgins - the very seed of life. My own labyrinth ended up with many chambers. And seeking my Minotaur in one only meant the ‘Beast’ waited for me in a different chamber. Always “new”. Always the “same” though. Always evading my efforts / attacks in a new disguise. Twelve years ago, it finally came to my senses I had to fight all fronts simultaneously. That no single front fight would do. I did not know Gabor (only in 2022 did my son present me with his material). It was an uphill battle in the darker corridors of the labyrinth, feeling my way along the walls that I thought imprisoned me. In 2022, although with considerable success in some aspects of my life, the body snapped into multiple myeloma cancer. Time to pay the piper. Gabor’s conferences brought the key to the keyhole. I now understand I stand not inside but outside the labyrinth. Or rather that it is within my power to position myself in or out of it. It is more a question of putting myself within reach of my Minotaur, or simply out of reach. It is amazing how oxygen will readily attack iron, but not stainless steel. At 72, I may not be able to change from being iron to being aluminum or copper. But I can certainly add traces of elements like nickel and chromium and… that will take me closer to being like stainless steel.

[@tessarae9127]

Interesting perspective. I love speakers who point out the things that other people aren't willing to because of taboo.... One thing I would suggest though, is changing the music where there are titles. It sounds like Princess Bride and kind of outdated... In my opinion anyways ;)

[@JoD279]

Agree on the music ! :-)

[@feigenblatt]

yes, overly dramatic

[@mesielgonzales5232]

NICE ANALOGY, TABOOS ARE SUCH AN UGLY REALITY IN MANY PEOPLES VOCABULARIES, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO AN EMOTION. SO `NOW` MUST ABOLISH THIS FORM OF BELIEF. PLEASE WATCH DR. JOE DISPENZA, HE WILL CERTAINLY MAKE YOU AWARE OF A NEW REALITY WITHIN YOUR SELF AND HELP CHART A NEW COURSE IN YOUR LIFE. BEST REGARDS FRIEND!

[@emmav9401]

Tessa Rae

[@jillianboone-gonzales3859]

Right around 26:30 in the time count he said he doesn't consider himself a "spiritual teacher". I respect his position but must say he does teach for the soul. Great post

[@christinebello3119]

Would it be alright for captions to be placed for those who are hard of hearing? I am genuinely interested to watch this.

[@JennyB957]

Awesome speaker, so a southern jail is worse the a northern jail or western jail ? The greek play writes ask all the questions. I am always seeking truth .

[@cnutz1392]

Healing is wholeness

[@summondadrummin2868]

@ scienceandnonduality Im thankful for this talk and for feedback purposes the music interposed is loud, emotion laden and distracting to me

[@peterflynn2395]

I don't seek truth I seek reason. I've always believed the voice in my head was my god or guide. I never believed my god needed a pope to show me the way. Religion is regional and can be seen sinning all around the world. Faith is a feeling within me and can be felt anywhere I go.

[@unitinharmony3336]

From lived experience, I would advise most strongly against seeking reason, at least within the motivations of others - it is a really good way to do your head in because often times there is no rhyme or reason to be discerned in the conduct of others - it always has to do with where the other party happens to be personally, and does not signiy anything about you.... Remembering that is hard sometimes,.. 💜

[@peiquedq]

I like his opinions

[@DrMarangoz]

Healing is finding your essence - Love/Light by dealing with what blocks it... (inner pain, suffering, emptiness, anger, false believes - fears, worries, doubts, expectations, etc ... ). Becoming whole comes later... when every part of your returns back to Love/Light. Enjoy!

[@DrMarangoz]

"The cure for the pain is in the pain." ~ Rumi "Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy." ~ Rumi "Look for the solution within the pain...because rose comes out of the thorns and ruby comes out of the stone." ~ Rumi "Whoever finds love beneath hurt and grief disappears into emptiness with a thousand new disguises." ~ Rumi "People want you to be happy. Don t keep serving them your pain." ~ Rumi Those are all pointers! And sufism is not the answer. Find your own way...Rumi was not a sufi...

[@DrMarangoz]

"Through love all pain will turn to medicine." ~ Rumi By loving the part of you that is suffering you help it to heal back to Love it is made of and is deep inside of it under the pain/suffering/fears... Another hint.

[@DrMarangoz]

"The hurt you embrace becomes Joy. Call it to your arms where it can change." ~ Rumi Joy/Love/Light/Excitement.

[@DrMarangoz]

"Through love thorns become roses." ~ Rumi Find our for yourself if it is true or not.

[@angeliquenomade4353]

Who kows the truth ? I believe ; No one ..... However, Dr. Gabor Mate, reaches out beautifully to humans questionning on this matter

[@TheJeanette53]

For me, faith is acting on something you know inwardly to be true. Believing is acknowledging something as truth without acting on it. That’s how there can be belief without faith.

[@shawndamott6169]

Thank you

[@kungfu82able]

Hitting that "M" key at each question screen :)

[@aashishthakur77]

this guy is not a psychiatrist...he is a saint. he deserves a noble.

[@bassinc3039]

Energy shall change form. Melt back into the fabric of all becoming one with all. Flowing in a sea of energy. Free from the trappings of humanity. Like a rain drop returning to the ocean.

[@quadencaroline3368]

This man opens eyes on what we are taught not to see: any system that teaches us we must compete with others, forget our real human needs (we don t need to be filled with material stuff) must be abolished. But this system is denying its responsabilities, and puts it on the individual being. And individual beings die of this terrible «trick». It s so vicious.. So yes, we have some infividual work to do, but Mate discoveries tell us there are inner problems AND there is a CONTEXT around us, making us sick. We are not guilty for not bearing this terrible «economic» (not sure sucking out the earth is really economic, though) system. We won t heal apart from what surrounds us. Thinking «IN/OUT» is really a great subversive way to see the whole bunch of reasons we have to suffer. Abusive parents tell their children THEY have a problem, and so does this system. The wounded one must be blinded on what hurts. It makes people crazy.

[@peterclark4685]

Spirituality is every bit like having a open relationship with your subconscious. That boiling pot of ideas, visions, which are sometimes appropriate and sometimes useful. Artists absolutely depend on it. It is also our access to any genius. That doesn't indicate it is otherworldly. We have used this facility to invent every single aspect of human development. Apparently it is mostly available when we exhale, no substances necessary for freer minds.