Divine Nobodies

About Divine Nobodies

Divine Nobodies is a modern twist on new age spirituality, hosted by Eric Ajna and Jennifer Lynn. Intertwined between the polarity realms of our world, here we explore how thought provoking wisdom and soul expanding knowledge can be used in our every day life and heard from the voices of regular every day people in the spiritual community. From urban yogis, to modern mystics, here we explore how we can integrate and apply new age thought to our own spiritual and emotional development. Weekly interviews with social media influencers, astrologers, life coaches, light workers etc. Special segments relating to well being, emotional health, self help and relationships.

Publisher

Eric Ajna

Category

education · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 May 2020

Latest episode

16 Jan 2024

Latest episodes

94 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jan 2024

   The Beauty Of Your Own Experience + The Non Linear Path Of Exploration

   It seems the deeper we go into our beingness, the more challenging it becomes to actually talk about God with any level of conviction, knowing how ephemeral words can be in attempting to illuminate the absolute.  To be honest, the deeper I fall into my own stillness, the less I feel compelled to talk about it. After all, how can we clearly point to that which has no defined and conclusive destination.  Of course, that doesn’t mean to lay down our spiritual tools and give up the search altogether. Perhaps a better more productive way of approaching this path, is to renounce the idea of their being a teacher responsible for taking us there. After all, a teacher can only speak from their experience, which ultimately isn’t your experience. However, this understanding can be a great equalizer in the realm of enlightenment because it shows us that we are all capable of arriving to the same destination, though through different means of exploration.  The beautiful thing about the spiritual journey is how it allows us to gain insight from each other.  Though, not as teachers, but as explorers on the quest for truth.  An honest seeker isn’t looking for instructions to follow. They aren’t looking for methods to borrow of someone else’s experience.  What a seeker searches for, is a light to help illuminate their path. Ultimately, once it’s lit, it is their responsibility to carry on walking.  Fundamentally, that is the responsibility we have as a community. To walk each other home.  My goal for Divine Nobodies in 2024, is to create a space where we can transcend the linear and predictable paths of “how to’s”, and instead create a space where we can reflect on the more experiential qualities in life.  After all, that is where we place our spirituality into practice. In this episode I reflect on my current motivation with Divine Nobodies, and the future ahead for the podcast. Renouncing linear teachings No beginning or end to source The meaningless mantra No student or guru Beware of fake gurus Spirituality cannot be bought My journey Divine Nobodies 2024 Watch additional videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@divinenobodiespodcast6764 (https://www.youtube.com/@divinenobodiespodcast6764) Divine Nobodies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divine.nobo... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7uiWvCa... Divine Nobodies on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast.. Contact: info@divine-nobodies.com Booking: booking@divine-nobodies.com Website: www.divine-nobodies.com

2. 

   26 Sept 2023

   What We Get Wrong About Meditation + Silence Is Not The Absence Of Sound

   The benefits of meditation most certainly can’t be under estimated.  It is one of the most potent tools we have in grounding a busy mind and calming the restless thoughts that we carry with us in life.  It is estimated that 2 - 500 million people meditate around the world, and its popularity continues to grow as we fall deeper into the Kali Yuga era of time, where it seems imperative that we find strategies to cope with the often unforgiving consequences of our continued descent into the collective shadow.  One thing is definitely certain; meditation helps many and has the potential to juristically alter the way in which we perceive the world outside; that is of course, if we are doing it correctly. Just as with anything, the more popular something becomes, the more of a tendency we have to trivialize the sanctity of sacred practices like meditation, and a few hundred meditation apps later, we have a global industry worth an estimated 522.21 million and no shortage of instructional content there to guide us on our journey.  It can be difficult to witness how much of a spectacle its become.  It can be even more difficult to witness so many organizations using meditation as a way to sell products or promote services. And while we certainly can’t limit the momentum of this machine, what we can do is ensure that we understand the most important elements of this practice as to not lose site of the sacred principles that exists within meditation. Although I may sound a bit cynical when speaking of our western societies proclivity towards culturally appropriating eastern spiritual practices for their own benefit; it’s with good reason.  Much of what true meditation teaches us seems to work in direct contradiction to how our western society approaches the practice all together.  Instead of leaning into the simplicity of eastern stillness, they lean more into the complexity of western mind, which contributes to more of the same confusion around meditation. The truth is, there is nothing complex or complicated about meditation. In fact, it’s so simple that we often have difficulty accepting the simplicity of it. Hence our need to seek results that can somehow improve our lives both emotionally and monetarily.  Otherwise, perhaps it’s not worth our time and effort. It can be difficult to sell something simple, but it can be quite lucrative if our goal is to sell a lifestyle aimed at wellness.  That isn’t to say that meditation won’t improve your life. It certainly can.  But the most potent aspect of the practice isn’t about how peaceful meditation can make you.  It’s more about relearning something that should already come across as second nature to you. More than anything, the practice is about awakening this dormant energy in us so that we no longer need apps, programs, courses and books to show us what we already know.  In this way, we can live life in meditation and not just commit to 20 minutes or so on a Thursday morning. Instead of practicing meditation, we become meditative. In any case, whether meditation is a simple practice for you, or whether its part of a carefully curated lifestyle that you live, we can all benefit from understanding meditation in a way that can add a beautiful quality to our lives.  The best place to start is by investigating ourselves, how we think, what we believe and the expectations we approach this practice with. Join me as we explore this practice together. In this episode I discuss, Adyashanti’s Perspective On Meditation The Singular Approach Of The Seeker How Expectations Eclipse Our Ability To See Clearly What We Get Wrong About Meditation Investigating The Ego The Nature Of Awareness How To Shift Our Perception In Meditation Silence Is Not The Absence Of Sound The Nature Of Acceptance And Surrender Watch Full Video Episodes On YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrvbyvD7Tou6IQO_lL_LewQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrvbyvD7Tou6IQO_lL_LewQ) Divine Nobodies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divine.nobo... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7uiWvCa... Divine Nobodies on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast.. Contact: info@divine-nobodies.com Booking: booking@divine-nobodies.com Website: www.divine-nobodies.com (http://www.divine-nobodies.com)

3. 

   23 Aug 2023

   Why We Romanticize Toxic Relationships + The Trauma Of Codependency

   The connection between codependency and relationships is something I’ve contemplated for many years. Primarily due to my own experience in relationships being a codependent in the past, but also being a significant other to many codependent partners. If you’ve ever had the unique opportunity to be either of these individuals, than you know how heartbreaking it can be to love someone to the extent that you lose yourself in the relationship, or love someone so wounded that they have an inability love you in a healthy way.  At this time in our world, it doesn’t seem too far of a stretch to conclude that we live in a wildly codependent society, not just in relationships to people, but in our inward striving towards pleasure, fame and the perpetual need for a constant distraction to pull us away from our own deep spiritual inquiry. While the pursuit of happiness does appear to be a normalized part of our culture, we seldom explore the deeper implications of where these needs arise from. Of course, there are healthy pursuits driven by the most powerful elements of self love, though what happens when our striving for happiness comes from the shadows of our own personal trauma?  It’s a difficult question to explore, and an even difficult quality to identify in ourselves. Though, one thing we can all relate to on our journey, is the need for love. Whether a child or an adult, we all have a natural affinity towards connection with our external environment.  While a child seeks the love of their parent, an adult seeks the love of a friend or partner, and so the need for a healthy symbiosis between them seems imperative to live a meaningful and happy life.  Though, what happens when our most basic human needs aren’t met when we’re young, and how does this influence the ways in which we seek love as we get older? Without positive and healthy role models to teach us about healthy love, it seems we become vulnerable to many things that prevent us from finding this healthy connection with others. As we get older we may find ourselves in emotionally/physically abusive relationships where we’re unconsciously reliving the traumas of our childhood, expecting to receive love from people that have an inability to love us in a healthy, consistent and balanced way. We may find ourselves seeking their approval and receiving constant rejection instead. The blow this instability causes to our self esteem can’t be under estimated. Especially since toxic relationships appear more normalized in our culture today. Of course, the most practical approach would be to distance ourselves from these types of partners, however many of us find it difficult to detach from the intermittent reinforcement we receive from unstable partnerships, and there are several reasons for this. In this episode I will explore the question of why we continue to pursue toxic partners, by exploring my own personal experiences growing up as a child and how my upbringing influenced the types of relationships I brought into my life as an adult. In this episode I discuss, How Childhood Trauma Effects Our Perception Of Love The Role Of Disassociation In Trauma Why We Romanticize Unhealthy Relationships Codependents And Narcissists Love As A Means Of Escape Why Toxic Partners Can’t Love Us How To Break The Cycle Of Abusive Relationships Watch Full Video Episodes On YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrvbyvD7Tou6IQO_lL_LewQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrvbyvD7Tou6IQO_lL_LewQ) Divine Nobodies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divine.nobo... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7uiWvCa... Divine Nobodies on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast.. Contact: info@divine-nobodies.com Booking: booking@divine-nobodies.com Website: www.divine-nobodies.com (http://www.divine-nobodies.com)

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