A DIVOted Talk on Awareness, Boundaries & the Modern Mind
💬 Quote from the Episode:
“Avoiding something doesn’t make it disappear — it just keeps us from understanding how to meet it with awareness.”
🌐 Description:
In this honest and wide-reaching DIVOted Talk, Nicholas Wade Kimps unpacks why avoiding politics, religion, or conflict isn’t always the yogic path — sometimes, it’s the path of avoidance itself. Through stories, social insight, and the wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda, he explores how discernment (viveka) and non-attachment (vairāgya) can help us stay aware without being consumed.
📌 Show Notes:
Can you hold a belief without becoming it?
In this episode, Nicholas explores the tension between awareness and avoidance — how modern “tribalism” keeps us divided, and how yoga invites us back into dialogue with compassion and perspective. Moving from political polarization to personal peace, he reflects on how true practice isn’t about staying silent, but about learning to stay steady.
Blending modern commentary with timeless teachings, Nicholas invites listeners to examine their reactions to disagreement, the myths of “common sense” and being “raised right,” and the ways our imagined identities keep us separate. With humor, honesty, and humility, he reminds us that the real work of yoga is staying present — even when the world feels impossible.
🔑 Highlights:
🧘 Awareness vs Avoidance — why ignoring discomfort isn’t peace
💬 The Lost Art of Civil Discourse — listening without losing yourself
🔥 Tribalism & the Ego — how identity politics mirror the inner conflict
🌿 Yogic Lessons — viveka (discernment) and vairāgya (non-attachment) in daily life
🪞 Boundaries in Conversation — knowing when to stay and when to step away
💫 The Eternal You — remembering that the soul persists beyond division
💭 Reflection Prompt:
What topics or conversations have you been avoiding — and what might change if you approached them with curiosity instead of fear?
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