{"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":"Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) Through the Vedic Worldview","slug":"understanding-post-traumatic-stress-syndrome-ptsd-through-the-vedic-worldview","published_at":"2026-05-31T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedic-worldview-1117086/understanding-post-traumatic-stress-syndrome-ptsd-through-the-vedic-worldview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vedic-worldview-1117086","url":"https://thomknoles.com/podcast/post-traumatic-stress-syndrome-ptsd/","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/58726084/886b089b.mp3","summary":"What if post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, is shaped not only by what happened, but by how much adaptation energy we had when it happened? In this episode, Thom explores stress, premature cognitive commitment, and why seemingly unrelated triggers can keep past overload alive in the nervous system. Thom also explains how Vedic Meditation helps dissolve accumulated stress and responds to a follow-up question about past-life trauma and karma. Listen or watch for a grounded Vedic perspective on recovery, resilience, and liberation from past impressions. Episode Highlights [00:45] Understanding Stress [04:04] Adaptation Energy and Stress Reaction [06:33] When Adaptation Energy Runs Low [10:15] Premature Cognitive Commitments [13:05] PTSD Is Not About Scale [16:05] How Stress Leaves the Body [19:50] Vedic Meditation for PTSD [24:29] 24-Hour Bliss and Liberation [29:22] Q - Do past lives affect PTSD? [29:34] A - Consciousness Carries Past Impressions [33:10] Recovery Depends on Adaptation Energy [36:22] No Single Event Causes Breakdown 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 post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, is shaped not only by what happened, but by how much adaptation energy we had when it happened? In this epis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2380,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vedic-worldview-1117086/episodes/understanding-post-traumatic-stress-syndrome-ptsd-through-the-vedic-worldview/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/understanding-post-traumatic-stress-syndrome-ptsd-through-the-vedic-worldview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}