Know Thyself
André Duqum
Know Thyself is a community supporting you to KNOW the true nature of yourself and the world around you, THRIVE in your health, wealth, and relationships – ultimately empowering you to CREATE and share your true self with the world.
Each week André Duqum interviews experts in their field; ranging from spiritual educators to cutting edge scientists, heart-led creatives & more on topics such as the true nature of ‘Self’, “what is reality?,” and exploring the fundamental pillars we all need to unlock our fullest potential.
Contributing to birthing a more beautiful world, one episode at a time.
Each week André Duqum interviews experts in their field; ranging from spiritual educators to cutting edge scientists, heart-led creatives & more on topics such as the true nature of ‘Self’, “what is reality?,” and exploring the fundamental pillars we all need to unlock our fullest potential.
Contributing to birthing a more beautiful world, one episode at a time.
Episodes
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Mar 31, 2026 • 2h 27min
E188 - Emad Mostaque: AI Expert: “We Have 800 Days Left”
Emad Mostaque, founder of Stability AI and author of The Last Economy, is a mathematician-turned-entrepreneur focused on AI and society. He argues many cognitive jobs could become obsolete within roughly 800 days. He explores paths society might take—from concentrated control to collaborative systems—and probes identity, persuasion risks, robots, and the urgent choices shaping a future of abundance or collapse.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 2h 18min
E187 - Shi Heng Yi: Shaolin Master’s Guide to Self-Mastery & Inner Stability
Shi Heng Yi, 35th-generation Shaolin master and founder of Shaolin Temple Europe, shares Shaolin practices for inner stability. He explores why external comfort fails to bring peace. He discusses discipline, body-based training, breath and movement as medicine, attention shaping energy, letting go of identity, and the middle way between suppression and indulgence.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 55min
E186 - Nicole LePera: What Your Childhood Home Did to Your Nervous System
Dr. Nicole LePera, clinical psychologist and founder of The Holistic Psychologist, offers a compact guide to how childhood shapes the nervous system and lasting emotional patterns. She discusses attachment styles, parentification, and why familiar but unhealthy dynamics feel like home. Learn about reparenting, body-based regulation tools, and practical steps to build inner safety and reclaim play and creativity.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 2h 6min
E185 - Henry Shukman: A Zen Master With 40 Years of Practice on Who You Really Are
Henry Shukman, Zen teacher, poet, novelist, and creator of The Way app, offers a grounded take on Zen and original love. He recounts a spontaneous awakening, explores how awakening differs from psychological healing, and explains practices like mindfulness, jhanas, koans, and bringing insight into ordinary life.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 2h 31min
E184 - Dr. Sue Morter: What Actually Causes Energetic Blocks (And How to Release Them)
Dr. Sue Morter, author and energy medicine educator who teaches mind-body integration, returns to discuss awakening as an embodied reality. She explores nervous system regulation, how triggers reveal pocketed parts of self, building energetic circuitry to shift reactivity, subtle anatomy and the toric electromagnetic field, and reclaiming joy through embodied presence.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 1h 40min
E183 - Nir Eyal: How Your Beliefs Shape What You See (And Hold You Back)
Nir Eyal, author and researcher on behavior design and habit change, discusses how beliefs act as filters that shape perception. He explores predictive processing, placebo/nocebo effects, how labels limit us, methods to spot and turn around limiting beliefs, and practical tools for attention, motivation, and persistence.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 2h 53min
E182 - Swami Sarvapriyananda: The Advaita Vedanta Explanation of Reality, the Self & Suffering
Swami Sarvapriyananda, a Ramakrishna Order monk and clear teacher of Advaita Vedanta, offers a guided inquiry into the true self as pure consciousness. He contrasts knowledge and devotion, deconstructs body and mind, explores AI vs consciousness, deep sleep and maya, and leads practical self-inquiry meditations to reveal the witnessing awareness.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 1h 27min
E181 - Joscha Bach: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Consciousness & The Illusion of Reality
Joscha Bach, a cognitive scientist and AI researcher who studies computation and consciousness, offers a compact tour of the mind as a constructed dream. He discusses consciousness as a trance-like model, the self as a useful fiction, why decisions feel willed though they arise earlier, and how meaning can exist beyond the ego. Short, provocative takes on reality, suffering, and scalable intelligence.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 1h 35min
E180 - David Ghiyam: The Universal Laws of Creating Prosperity & Wholeness in Life
David Ghiyam, spiritual teacher and entrepreneur rooted in Kabbalistic wisdom, shares frameworks for transformation and prosperity. He discusses the light of the Creator and the soul’s purpose. He explores how relationships and hardship mirror inner work, protecting seed ideas from envy, and practicing intuition and prayer to act on inspiration.
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Jan 20, 2026 • 1h 33min
E179 - Reggie Watts: The Absurdity of Being a Human Being
Join comedian and musician Reggie Watts as he delves into the relationship between absurdity and creativity. He highlights how humor and paradox can lead to instant awakening and a deeper understanding of reality. Reggie explores the importance of improvisation in life, seeing everyday actions as playful expressions. He shares insights on death meditation and how altered states can reframe anxiety. Ultimately, he emphasizes service to others and the joy of community, reminding us that life is a vibrant tapestry of creativity and connection.
