# The Absolute Free Fall of THIS (Previously LIVE) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zdoggmd-show-743248/the-absolute-free-fall-of-this-previously-live Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zdoggmd-show-743248/the-absolute-free-fall-of-this-previously-live.md Podcast: [The ZDoggMD Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zdoggmd-show-743248) Published: 2025-08-28T15:34:00+00:00 Episode link: https://zdoggmd.com/free-fall/ Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/11G791/traffic.megaphone.fm/ZDOGG9552120779.mp3?updated=1756258613 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-zdoggmd-show-743248/episodes/the-absolute-free-fall-of-this-previously-live Duration seconds: 3379 ## Resource This episode of The ZDoggMD Show was recorded in front of a live studio audience...on Facebook. Which is always a little bit of magic đŸȘ„ What happens when the appearance that seems to construct our sense of self, our sense of the one who EXPERIENCES experience...just stops? A (previously) live interactive exploration of what's left when YOU leave (listen to find out what the hell that means 😂). Full video with a great AI summary of everything covered, click here. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: ⁠https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd⁠ Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: ⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmd⁠ More about Dr. Z: ⁠https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/⁠ Topics and chapters: 00:00 - Introduction: What is Freefall? 01:47 - Pure Experience and Centerless Wonder 03:15 - Flow States and the Dropping of "Me" 04:50 - The Spirituality Story Problem 06:38 - Speaking from Silence 08:29 - The Illusion of Self and Awakening 10:03 - When the "Me" Starts to Crack 14:23 - The Impossibility of Words 16:05 - Direct Experience vs. Conceptual Knowledge 18:04 - Birds Birding, Trees Treeing 21:06 - Problems with "Aware Space" Concepts 24:42 - Criticizing Spiritual Teachers and Concepts 27:11 - The Perfection of What Is 28:25 - Questions About Existence and Determinism 30:14 - Aging and Letting Go 32:40 - The Jupiter Storm Metaphor 34:18 - The Great Defeat: Personal Story 39:04 - Free Will vs. Determinism Discussion 41:14 - Exhaustion as Your Best Friend 44:00 - Life Without "Me" 46:06 - The Spiritual Seeking Trap 49:33 - Rick and Morty References and Mr. MeSeeks 52:31 - Final Thoughts and Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-zdoggmd-show-743248/episodes/the-absolute-free-fall-of-this-previously-live/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zdoggmd-show-743248/the-absolute-free-fall-of-this-previously-live.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.