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The Gary Zukav Deepcast

The Gary Zukav Deepcast

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Gary Zukav is a 4 x New York Times Best Selling Author, including The Seat Of The Soul, and Spiritual Teacher who has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show 36 times. The Gary Zukav Deepcast shares teachings on the new consciousness and tools to live in gratitude, patience, contentment and awe of the Universe to resolve any anger, worry, overwhelm and despair. This podcast will help you choose joyfully and effectively as you are lead by one of the greatest American Spiritual Teachers in the transformation of Human Consciousness. New Episodes out weekly, Monday and Friday.Gary Zukav 2024 Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Spirituality
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  • The Side of Temptation Nobody Talks About, Part 2

    The Side of Temptation Nobody Talks About, Part 2
    Jun 15 2026
    Your journey to Authentic Power begins here. Download your copy of the Authentic Power Guidelines today: https://seatofthesoul.com/apg-optin/ In this DeepCast, Gary Zukav continues his exploration of temptation, picking up where Part 1 left off, and going deeper into what it truly means to choose between love and fear. Drawing on his own experience with addiction, Gary reveals that temptation is never a matter of right or wrong, good or bad. It is always, at its core, a choice about what experiences you intend to bring into your life and a recognition that no one else can make that choice for you. Building on that foundation, Gary introduces two dimensions that Part 1 only touched on: the danger of attachment (even to "good" choices) and the profound journey of uncovering every part of your personality, including the darkest ones. Through the story of a Tibetan monk who nearly lost his compassion for his Chinese torturers, Gary illustrates the staggering range of emotional capability within every human being, and the courage it takes to meet all of it without judgment. The way through all of it, Gary reveals, is the creation of authentic power - not through willpower or moral superiority, but through the patient, courageous practice of emotional awareness, responsible choice, and compassion for others and for yourself. What You'll Discover in This Episode: (00:43) — Gary revisits the new consciousness framework for temptation: the choice is never between good and bad, but between the experiences you are choosing to create for yourself - and only you can make that choice. (01:26) — Gary shares his own experience with addiction and the terrifying moment of standing at an equal crossroads. (04:17) — Gary warns against the trap of attachment to "right" choices: congratulating yourself for choosing well can become a subtle expression of fear, superiority, and separation which is a choice for fear, not love. (06:10) — Gary traces the long arc of creating authentic power, sharing his early experience of challenging his anger — from clenching his fists in front of someone who enraged him, to gradually relaxing, to eventually experiencing compassion - showing that this is a process, not a single moment. (08:08) — Gary opens up the full, confronting range of the human psyche: from Christ-like love to the desire to destroy, all of it lives within you. Repulsion at any part of yourself is judgment - and judgment is attachment, which is the cause of suffering. (12:39) — Gary shares the story of the Tibetan monk who told the Dalai Lama he had been in danger of losing his compassion for his Chinese torturers as – the clearest illustration of what it looks like to hold the full range of human experience with compassion. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Take out your notebook and think of a part of yourself that you find difficult to accept such as a reaction, an impulse, a feeling you'd rather not admit is there. Without judgment, ask yourself: am I repulsed by this because I am judging it? And if I am judging it, what does that tell me about my attachment to it? Sit with that honestly. Then ask: is there someone in my life right now whose behavior I find hard to stomach? Write down what bothers you most about them - and then, quietly, look for those same things in yourself. Notice what happens in your body when you do. That softening - however small - is the beginning of compassion. Let's Connect Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)
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    24 mins
  • What If Your Biggest Insecurity Is Actually a Spiritual Gift?

    What If Your Biggest Insecurity Is Actually a Spiritual Gift?
    Jun 12 2026
    Join the Seat of the Soul monthly newsletter and receive weekly, wisdom filled, insights from Gary: https://seatofthesoul.com/soul-connections-newsletter/ In this episode, Gary Zukav responds to a deeply personal question from a listener who has spent a lifetime feeling unseen and judged - a tall, big‑boned woman born with leg deformities who believes her physical experience may be karmic but does not know what for. Gary reframes the question by drawing a distinction between the personality - the earth suit the soul wears during its time in the Earth school - and the soul itself, which is powerful, compassionate, and without limit. When you focus only on the appearance of the earth suit, he suggests, you miss the vastness of who you are. The most profound insight Gary offers is that her experience may not be a karmic burden at all, but a karmic gift - one that has uniquely positioned her to see others as souls rather than surfaces. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (00:02) — Gary opens with a reflection on the transformation of human consciousness and the choice in each moment between living in gratitude and awe or in fear and despair. (01:35) — A listener shares her lifelong experience of judgment and invisibility, asking Gary whether her appearance is karmic and what it means. (03:51) — Gary introduces the distinction between soul and personality: the personality is an earth suit chosen for a specific journey, while the soul is a powerful, creative, compassionate presence. (05:30) — Gary reframes karma not as punishment but as an exquisite gift - her experiences have prepared her to see others as souls rather than appearances, with uncommon generosity and without judgment. (07:19) — Gary closes by reminding us that no aspect of a personality appears by accident. The soul chooses its earth suit to create the experiences it needs in order to evolve. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Think of someone - or perhaps yourself - whom you have viewed through the lens of appearance rather than soul. Ask yourself: What did I miss by seeing only the surface? Sit with that question today, and consider what it would mean to move through the world seeing every person, including yourself, as a soul first. Let’s Connect: Gary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X (Twitter)
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    9 mins
  • Why You Are Always Being Tempted - And What the Universe Wants You to Know, Part 1

    Why You Are Always Being Tempted - And What the Universe Wants You to Know, Part 1
    Jun 8 2026
    Your emotions are messages from your soul. Learn How to Tune In and Listen Here: www.seatofthesoul.com/emotionalawarenesscourse In this DeepCast, Gary Zukav reveals what he considers the single most fundamental element of spiritual growth and self‑transformation - temptation. Far from the Western view of temptation as an external evil force, Gary reframes it as a gracious dynamic in the universe - a purposeful invitation to choose between love and fear. Drawing on the lives of the Buddha and Jesus, he shows that every human being meets the same essential crossroads that the great spiritual masters met. Gary challenges the idea that temptation originates outside of us. He reveals it instead as the activity of the frightened parts of the personality - a kind of dress rehearsal for a negative karmic event that places the full power of choice in your hands. The answer lies in the twin pillars of authentic power: emotional awareness and responsible choice. When you recognize the physical sensations and thoughts of a frightened part of your personality, temptation shifts from a trap into a teacher. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: (01:04) — Gary names the core dynamic - temptation - and contrasts the Western, externalized view with the perspective of the new consciousness, in which temptation does not originate outside of you, but within the frightened parts of your personality. (05:52) — Gary draws on the lives of the Buddha and Jesus to show that the great spiritual masters met the same temptations that you meet - with nothing to guide them toward one choice or another except their own awareness. (11:59) — Gary introduces temptation as a dress rehearsal for a negative karmic event - the moment just before choice becomes action and energy becomes matter. When you act on temptation, you create karma. When you choose otherwise, the soul moves freely. (17:44) — Gary outlines the two pillars of authentic power - emotional awareness and responsible choice - and explains that recognizing the sensations and thoughts of a frightened part of your personality is the first step toward choosing differently. (23:37) — Gary closes Part 1 with a reminder that moment by moment, life brings you to a choice between love and fear. The choice is not what you intend. The choice is the action you take. Embrace the Soul Step Challenge Take out your notebook and think of a moment when you felt the pull of a temptation. Ask yourself: what frightened part of my personality was at work? What did it feel like in your body - in your chest, your throat, your solar plexus? Then ask the deeper question: were you choosing from love or from fear? Write down what you notice, without judgment. Temptation is not your enemy - it is the universe's gracious invitation to know yourself more fully and choose, consciously, who you truly are. Let’s ConnectGary Zukav | Website Gary Zukav | Instagram Gary Zukav | Facebook Gary Zukav | Books Gary Zukav | YouTube Gary Zukav | X
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    28 mins
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