{"podcast":{"title":"Vedic Worldview","slug":"vedic-worldview-1117086","podcast_index_feed_id":1117086,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/vedic-worldview","website_url":"https://thomknoles.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0eIltF5xH8B5yMkg35DCkgJcmscyZD-mlFUUO9TXXvI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQyNzk0LzE2ODc3/NjAwMTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Thom Knoles","episode_count":330,"summary":"Join philosopher, educator and celebrated speaker on the cognitive sciences, Thom Knoles for inspiring insights and wisdom to support your personal evolution. Thom is an renowned expert on the relationship between quantum physics and human consciousness, and on the 5,000 year-old body of wisdom known as The Veda. For over 50 years, he has personally taught Vedic Meditation to tens of thousands of students and consulted to governments and private corporations throughout the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T04:21:34.486449+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedic-worldview-1117086"},"episode":{"title":"My Maharishi - The Best Advice I Ever Received","slug":"my-maharishi-the-best-advice-i-ever-received","published_at":"2026-05-24T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedic-worldview-1117086/my-maharishi-the-best-advice-i-ever-received","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedic-worldview-1117086","url":"https://thomknoles.com/podcast/my-maharishi-best-advice/","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/c2ec26da/5721ec1f.mp3","summary":"What if the best advice you ever receive sets you up to walk straight into danger? In this episode, Thom shares why meeting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi personally changed the course of his life, and how following that guidance led him into the middle of political unrest in The Philippines. What unfolds is a remarkable account of trust, action, and the role meditation can play in cooling collective consciousness during a national crisis. Listen or watch to learn how one instruction became a lived lesson in courage, steadiness, and peace. Episode Highlights [00:45] Meet Maharishi in Person [01:42] Do What He Says [02:31] A Crisis in The Philippines [04:26] Maharishi Sends Me to Manila [06:34] Into the Presidential Palace [08:21] A Meditation Campaign for Peace [10:49] Sixty Thousand People Meditating [12:11] A Peaceful Transition of Power Useful Links info@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/","meta_description":"What if the best advice you ever receive sets you up to walk straight into danger? In this episode, Thom shares why meeting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi personal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":878,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vedic-worldview-1117086/episodes/my-maharishi-the-best-advice-i-ever-received/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedic-worldview-1117086/my-maharishi-the-best-advice-i-ever-received.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}