Best Larry Gottlieb Podcasts (2025)

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A Field Theory of the Ego 49:10

2y ago49:10

49:10

This talk was recorded at White River Books in Carbondale, Colorado on October 12, 2023. Larry speaks about his education in physics and how certain ideas from that discipline can be brought to bear on why we don't behave in our own best interests.

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Moving Beyond Self-Limiting Beliefs 5:12

3y ago5:12

5:12

We know for sure that our rational analysis and problem solving skills are the best tools we have for getting more of what we want. We know this because everybody says it’s true. But what if that certainty turns out to be a superstition? What if we have more powerful tools at our disposal and our belief in the supremacy of rationality constitutes a…

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Grieving a Cherished Illusion 2:55

3y ago2:55

2:55

I knew at a relatively early age that what Ronald Reagan called the “shining city on a hill,” the America of our ideals, was an invention, a romantic notion that made us all feel good. The overturning of Roe v. Wade shattered that illusion for me. But it turns out that disillusionment is a good thing.…

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What is reality? It's about time! 7:35

3y ago7:35

7:35

None of what we remember is real, because it’s not taking place in this moment. And, nothing in the future is real, because it’s only a picture in the mind. So reality isn’t about solidity, or about a particular configuration of atoms and molecules, or even about what everybody knows. Reality is about the present moment, about what you and I are ex…

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Illustrating the Global Ego 5:10

3+ y ago5:10

5:10

In a previous post, I suggested that one of the most fundamental misunderstandings we humans labor under is that an ego is a part of ourselves. In psychoanalysis, for example, the ego is the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. We think it's…

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Cleaning Up the Ocean of Belief 4:33

3+ y ago4:33

4:33

Last time, I made the following argument: that it’s helpful to consider that we human beings live in an ocean of Ego. Like the fish, we’re not aware of being immersed in that ocean, because we’ve spent our entire lives in it and so we have nothing to compare it to. That viewpoint seems to me more workable than thinking that ego is a character defec…

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What in the World? 6:05

3+ y ago6:05

6:05

As I write this, the lead story is that Russia is invading Ukraine. It feels to many people like yet another setback for those of us whose desire for peace and harmony seems to be consistently thwarted. The story this morning is all about bad behavior and punishment, or at least about consequences, for that behavior. When I think about the history …

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The Ego and Control Over Life's Conditions 4:46

4y ago4:46

4:46

The control the Ego promises us over the circumstances of our lives seems so promising, so enticing. But what if the Universe, the Oneness that is obscured by the Ego’s commitment to separation, intends to show us the emptiness of the Ego’s promise?

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The Law of Attraction - Revisited 4:52

4y ago4:52

4:52

The validity of the Law of Attraction is easier to accept if we shift our understanding of the world. We are taught that we exist in a context called "the world." And yet, all we know about the world is interpretation of sensory input, and that interpretation exists within our awareness. In that context, the Law of Attraction is much easier to acce…

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Extra-Ordinary Experience 32:03

4+ y ago32:03

32:03

Larry gave this talk on December 8, 2020 in Carbondale, Colorado at A Spiritual Center. He points out that we live in a world made up of our own interpretations, and that we mistake that set of interpretations for the durable world we assume exists. He tells the story of his extra-ordinary experience in which the flow of interpretation we call the …

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Is ego a problem? 9:50

5y ago9:50

9:50

We ordinarily think of our ego, our egotistical selves, as being some kind of character defect. So we pretend to apologize for it, and sometimes we try to hide it. But what if there's a completely different way of looking at ego that helps to explain why people behave the way they do? What if you could step back and see everything that's happening …

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Here's "The Thing"! 13:21

5y ago13:21

13:21

Do you find yourself trying to understand why people are acting the way they are? This could be your relatives and friends, and it might extend to politicians and complete strangers. What if we looked at our collective psychology as a Thing that is used to being in control and wants to stay that way?…

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A Place to Stand 12:09

5y ago12:09

12:09

How can we find a stable place to stand amid the uncertainty and confusion of the current era? I have been recommending taking a step back for a broader view. How can we do that?

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Acceptance and Moving Forward 7:24

5+ y ago7:24

7:24

When we can't change a situation, we're told to accept it. Passive acceptance feels like resignation. But active acceptance feels like a new beginning. What's the difference?

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The next stage of human evolution 9:15

5+ y ago9:15

9:15

There’s a lot of fear going around these days about the coronavirus. In response, there are actions being taken, and some frantic, knee-jerk reactions taking place. And… there’s a fair bit of acting-out going on as well. As a society, this thing is making us crazy. Should we wear masks? Should we visit family and friends or go to the grocery store?…

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Our Most Misunderstood Word 5:50

5+ y ago5:50

5:50

"I" may well be the most misunderstood word in the English language. That’s because when we use that word, we are most commonly using it to point to something that’s not real, that’s not actually who we are! It is possible (and desirable) to separate the Ego from the one who identifies that Ego as belonging to him/her. And unless we make real for o…

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The Ego and Evolution - Part Two 12:29

5+ y ago12:29

12:29

Larry Gottlieb Podcasts

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A Field Theory of the Ego 49:10

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Moving Beyond Self-Limiting Beliefs 5:12

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Grieving a Cherished Illusion 2:55

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What is reality? It's about time! 7:35

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Illustrating the Global Ego 5:10

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Cleaning Up the Ocean of Belief 4:33

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What in the World? 6:05

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The Ego and Control Over Life's Conditions 4:46

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The Law of Attraction - Revisited 4:52

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Extra-Ordinary Experience 32:03

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Is ego a problem? 9:50

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Here's "The Thing"! 13:21

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A Place to Stand 12:09

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Acceptance and Moving Forward 7:24

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The next stage of human evolution 9:15

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Our Most Misunderstood Word 5:50

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The Ego and Evolution - Part Two 12:29

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The Ego and Evolution... Part One 12:42

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Stepping back for a broader perspective 7:08

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What Is, and What Is Not, Real? 9:54

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The Power of Resonance 10:02

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The Road Taken - A Personal Story 7:35

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It's Only a View... 7:33

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The World is My Mirror 10:52

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Living in the Bubble of Perception 22:36

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What Other Story Could We Entertain? 11:16

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What's the Matter with Common Sense? 21:26

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Just what is a human being, really? 32:30

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