Learn to Trust Your Intuition With Shawn Murphy

Published: Feb. 5, 2023, 9:48 p.m.

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Shawn Murphy is a spiritual teacher, author, and podcast host dedicated to helping people find their spiritual paths. He has written two books, has a podcast, and gives online courses. Murphy\\u2019s teachings are focused on helping people become more connected, compassionate, and mindful. He also works to help people learn to trust their intuition and create a life full of meaningful and fulfilling experiences.

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BRANDON HANDLEY

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SHAWN MURPHY

Yeah.\\xa0One\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0papers\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0wrote\\xa0is\\xa0called\\xa0A\\xa0Return\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0Times\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0Founders\\xa0of\\xa0Science\\xa0and\\xa0Religion.\\xa0Essentially,\\xa0if\\xa0you\\xa0look\\xa0at\\xa0the\\xa0time\\xa0between\\xa0Homer\\xa0and\\xa0Socrates,\\xa03000\\xa0to\\xa0two\\xa0and\\xa0a\\xa0half\\xa0thousand\\xa0years\\xa0ago,\\xa0this\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0place\\xa0and\\xa0time\\xa0that\\xa0Galileo\\xa0went\\xa0back\\xa0to,\\xa0that\\xa0Erwin\\xa0Schroeder\\xa0went\\xa0back\\xa0to,\\xa0to\\xa0rediscover\\xa0a\\xa0holistic\\xa0view\\xa0of\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0religion,\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0spirituality,\\xa0essentially.\\xa0And\\xa0as\\xa0an\\xa0engineer,\\xa0as\\xa0a\\xa0scientist,\\xa0I\\xa0am\\xa0drawn\\xa0to\\xa0that\\xa0and\\xa0finding\\xa0out\\xa0that\\xa0Pythagoras\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0spiritual\\xa0healer,\\xa0he\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0musician,\\xa0socrates\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0sculptor.\\xa0Besides\\xa0being\\xa0the\\xa0father\\xa0of\\xa0logic\\xa0and\\xa0that\\xa0harmony\\xa0that\\xa0exists\\xa0at\\xa0that\\xa0time\\xa0between\\xa0spirituality,\\xa0science,\\xa0logic\\xa0is\\xa0just\\xa0a\\xa0major\\xa0draw\\xa0in\\xa0my\\xa0life.\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0try\\xa0to\\xa0bring\\xa0that\\xa0out\\xa0to\\xa0other\\xa0scientists,\\xa0other\\xa0engineers\\xa0who\\xa0want\\xa0to\\xa0find\\xa0logic\\xa0in\\xa0spirituality.\\xa0And\\xa0that\'s\\xa0the\\xa0connection\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0have\\xa0with\\xa0business\\xa0people\\xa0and\\xa0with\\xa0logical\\xa0thinkers,\\xa0is\\xa0there\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0logic\\xa0behind\\xa0spirituality?

BRANDON HANDLEY

Not\\xa0for\\xa0sure.\\xa0I\\xa0appreciate\\xa0that,\\xa0and\\xa0it\'s\\xa0amazing.\\xa0Like\\xa0you\'re\\xa0saying,\\xa0we\\xa0go\\xa0back\\xa0thousands\\xa0of\\xa0years\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0time\\xa0of\\xa0Socrates\\xa0and\\xa0Pythagoras,\\xa0and\\xa0we\\xa0learn\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0things\\xa0about\\xa0those\\xa0people\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0certainly\\xa0weren\'t\\xa0taught\\xa0in\\xa0school.\\xa0Right.\\xa0The\\xa0spiritual\\xa0elements\\xa0and\\xa0some\\xa0of\\xa0their\\xa0actual\\xa0philosophy.\\xa0We\\xa0learned\\xa0a\\xa0couple\\xa0of\\xa0things\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0think\\xa0the\\xa0education\\xa0system\\xa0thinks\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0should\\xa0know.\\xa0This\\xa0will\\xa0help\\xa0support\\xa0you\\xa0and\\xa0your\\xa0education\\xa0in\\xa0certain\\xa0ways,\\xa0but\\xa0they\\xa0leave\\xa0out\\xa0some\\xa0of\\xa0these,\\xa0I\\xa0think,\\xa0larger\\xa0elements.\\xa0If\\xa0you\\xa0didn\'t\\xa0go,\\xa0unless\\xa0you\\xa0went\\xa0to\\xa0some\\xa0type\\xa0of\\xa0private\\xa0school\\xa0or\\xa0Catholic\\xa0school\\xa0or\\xa0what\\xa0have\\xa0you,\\xa0spiritual\\xa0element\\xa0is\\xa0ignored\\xa0right.\\xa0In\\xa0the\\xa0education\\xa0system.\\xa0So,\\xa0Sean,\\xa0I\\xa0usually\\xa0like\\xa0to\\xa0start\\xa0these\\xa0off\\xa0with\\xa0the\\xa0whole\\xa0idea\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0are\\xa0merely\\xa0vessels\\xa0for\\xa0universal\\xa0energy,\\xa0and\\xa0it\'s\\xa0expressing\\xa0itself\\xa0to\\xa0and\\xa0through\\xa0us\\xa0and\\xa0generally\\xa0for\\xa0somebody\'s\\xa0highest\\xa0and\\xa0best.\\xa0Good.\\xa0Right.\\xa0Hopefully.\\xa0And\\xa0to\\xa0that\\xa0end,\\xa0the\\xa0conversation\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0are\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0have,\\xa0you\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0will\\xa0understand.\\xa0Right.\\xa0And\\xa0we\'ll\\xa0think\\xa0we\'re\\xa0having\\xa0that\\xa0conversation,\\xa0but\\xa0there\'s\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0somebody\\xa0who\\xa0tunes\\xa0in,\\xa0and\\xa0they\'re\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0hear\\xa0a\\xa0completely\\xa0different\\xa0conversation\\xa0that\'s\\xa0meant\\xa0only\\xa0for\\xa0them.\\xa0What\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0think\\xa0that\\xa0message\\xa0is\\xa0for\\xa0that\\xa0person?\\xa0What\'s\\xa0coming\\xa0through\\xa0you\\xa0today?

SHAWN MURPHY

Well,\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0important\\xa0message\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0try\\xa0to\\xa0portray\\xa0to\\xa0people,\\xa0and\\xa0it\'s\\xa0what\\xa0inspired\\xa0me\\xa0to\\xa0start\\xa0writing\\xa0was\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0are,\\xa0as\\xa0you\\xa0said,\\xa0we\'re\\xa0all\\xa0spiritual\\xa0beings.\\xa0We\\xa0existed\\xa0before\\xa0we\\xa0came\\xa0into\\xa0this\\xa0life.\\xa0We\\xa0came\\xa0into\\xa0this\\xa0life\\xa0for\\xa0a\\xa0reason,\\xa0for\\xa0purpose.\\xa0And\\xa0as\\xa0I\\xa0said,\\xa0discovering\\xa0that\\xa0purpose\\xa0is\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0important\\xa0thing\\xa0you\\xa0can\\xa0do\\xa0in\\xa0this\\xa0life\\xa0for\\xa0me.\\xa0People\\xa0talk\\xa0about\\xa0spiritual\\xa0awakening.\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0had\\xa0five\\xa0in\\xa0my\\xa0life\\xa0peeling\\xa0back\\xa0the\\xa0onion,\\xa0as\\xa0it\\xa0were,\\xa0of\\xa0my\\xa0material\\xa0life\\xa0and\\xa0understanding\\xa0what\\xa0my\\xa0original\\xa0spiritual\\xa0meaning\\xa0was.\\xa0And\\xa0anytime\\xa0you\\xa0can\\xa0peel\\xa0back\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0layers\\xa0of\\xa0that\\xa0onion,\\xa0you\\xa0have\\xa0this\\xa0opening\\xa0up\\xa0of\\xa0a\\xa0world\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0didn\'t\\xa0understand\\xa0before.\\xa0It\'s\\xa0scary,\\xa0it\'s\\xa0different,\\xa0but\\xa0that\'s\\xa0what\\xa0we\'re\\xa0here\\xa0to\\xa0do.\\xa0We\'re\\xa0here\\xa0to\\xa0learn\\xa0and\\xa0discover.\\xa0It\'s\\xa0been\\xa0a\\xa0scary\\xa0road\\xa0for\\xa0me\\xa0at\\xa0some\\xa0times,\\xa0but\\xa0more\\xa0recently,\\xa0it\'s\\xa0been\\xa0really\\xa0enjoyable\\xa0to\\xa0peel\\xa0back\\xa0another\\xa0layer\\xa0and\\xa0find\\xa0a\\xa0new\\xa0part\\xa0of\\xa0me.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Perfect\\xa0five\\xa0awakening\\xa0five.\\xa0So\\xa0let\\xa0me\\xa0ask\\xa0you\\xa0this.\\xa0If\\xa0you\'ve\\xa0experienced\\xa0one,\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0people\\xa0feel\\xa0like\\xa0the\\xa0awakening\\xa0in\\xa0of\\xa0itself\\xa0is\\xa0enlightenment\\xa0or\\xa0the\\xa0end\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0road,\\xa0like,\\xa0hey,\\xa0look,\\xa0I\'m\\xa0working\\xa0on\\xa0my\\xa0awakening.\\xa0And\\xa0then,\\xa0as\\xa0I\'m\\xa0sure\\xa0you\\xa0experienced\\xa0for\\xa0yourself,\\xa0the\\xa0awakening\\xa0is\\xa0or\\xa0an\\xa0awakening\\xa0is\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0like\\xa0the\\xa0beginning,\\xa0which\\xa0is\\xa0almost\\xa0annoying.\\xa0You\'re\\xa0like,\\xa0what\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0mean?\\xa0I\\xa0just\\xa0got\\xa0here.\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0worked\\xa0my\\xa0whole\\xa0life\\xa0and\\xa0we\\xa0got\\xa0here.\\xa0This\\xa0is\\xa0amazing,\\xa0but\\xa0this\\xa0is\\xa0just\\xa0the\\xa0beginning.\\xa0And\\xa0then\\xa0to\\xa0have\\xa0five,\\xa0I\'d\\xa0love\\xa0to\\xa0hear\\xa0more\\xa0about\\xa0that\\xa0because\\xa0it\'s\\xa0like\\xa0you\\xa0said,\\xa0an\\xa0awakening\\xa0can\\xa0be\\xa0scary\\xa0in\\xa0of\\xa0itself.\\xa0But\\xa0to\\xa0have\\xa0multiples\\xa0is,\\xa0it\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0like\\xa0it\\xa0gets\\xa0easier\\xa0as\\xa0it\\xa0goes\\xa0along.\\xa0Is\\xa0each\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0them\\xa0like\\xa0this\\xa0roller\\xa0coaster?\\xa0Tell\\xa0me\\xa0a\\xa0little\\xa0bit\\xa0more\\xa0about\\xa0that.

SHAWN MURPHY

Well,\\xa0the\\xa0first\\xa0one\\xa0was\\xa0when\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa014,\\xa0when\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0child.\\xa0People\\xa0always\\xa0said,\\xa0he\'s\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0an\\xa0engineer\\xa0because\\xa0he\\xa0takes\\xa0everything\\xa0apart.\\xa0When\\xa0he\\xa0puts\\xa0it\\xa0back\\xa0together,\\xa0it\\xa0still\\xa0works.\\xa0So\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0indoctrinated\\xa0in\\xa0this\\xa0idea\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0an\\xa0engineer.\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0certainly\\xa0had\\xa0a\\xa0very\\xa0logical\\xa0mind.\\xa0It\\xa0was\\xa0an\\xa0excellent\\xa0mathematician.\\xa0But\\xa0every\\xa0Sunday\\xa0I\\xa0went\\xa0to\\xa0church\\xa0and\\xa0it\\xa0didn\'t\\xa0make\\xa0any\\xa0sense\\xa0to\\xa0me.\\xa0Right.\\xa0And\\xa0and\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0had\\xa0this\\xa0question\\xa0in\\xa0my\\xa0my\\xa0mind\\xa0and\\xa0said,\\xa0if\\xa0God\\xa0created\\xa0this,\\xa0why\\xa0can\'t\\xa0I\\xa0understand\\xa0Him?\\xa0And\\xa0at\\xa0the\\xa0age\\xa0of\\xa014,\\xa0I\\xa0embarked\\xa0on\\xa0a\\xa0mission\\xa0to\\xa0try\\xa0and\\xa0answer\\xa0that\\xa0question.\\xa0I\\xa0left\\xa0the\\xa0Catholic\\xa0Church.\\xa0My\\xa0parents\\xa0required\\xa0me\\xa0to\\xa0go\\xa0to\\xa0church\\xa0every\\xa0Sunday,\\xa0so\\xa0I\\xa0still\\xa0went\\xa0to\\xa0church.\\xa0I\\xa0went\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0Baptist\\xa0church,\\xa0I\\xa0went\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0Jewish\\xa0services,\\xa0I\\xa0went\\xa0to\\xa0Hindu\\xa0services.\\xa0I\\xa0just\\xa0looked\\xa0around\\xa0and\\xa0tried\\xa0to\\xa0find\\xa0an\\xa0answer.\\xa0If\\xa0there\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0God,\\xa0then\\xa0I\\xa0should\\xa0be\\xa0able\\xa0to\\xa0understand\\xa0Him,\\xa0because\\xa0he\\xa0made\\xa0this\\xa0according\\xa0to\\xa0you.\\xa0Right.\\xa0And\\xa0so\\xa0by\\xa0the\\xa0time\\xa0I\\xa0graduated\\xa0from\\xa0college,\\xa0I\\xa0had\\xa0looked\\xa0at\\xa018\\xa0different\\xa0religions.\\xa0The\\xa0one\\xa0that\\xa0appealed\\xa0to\\xa0me\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0through\\xa0that\\xa0journey\\xa0was\\xa0was\\xa0Buddhism.\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0gave\\xa0up\\xa0the\\xa0search\\xa0after\\xa0I\\xa0left\\xa0college\\xa0because\\xa0I\\xa0really\\xa0didn\'t\\xa0find\\xa0an\\xa0answer\\xa0to\\xa0my\\xa0question,\\xa0original\\xa0question.\\xa0And\\xa0it\\xa0wasn\'t\\xa0until\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa030,\\xa0I\\xa0guess\\xa032\\xa0or\\xa033,\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0had\\xa0the\\xa0second\\xa0awakening,\\xa0which\\xa0was\\xa0an\\xa0inner\\xa0drive,\\xa0forcing\\xa0me\\xa0to\\xa0study\\xa0everything\\xa0I\\xa0could\\xa0about\\xa0spirituality.\\xa0And\\xa0then\\xa0a\\xa0year\\xa0later,\\xa0my\\xa0daughter\\xa0was\\xa0born\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa028th\\xa0week.\\xa0She\\xa0was\\xa0about\\xa0that\\xa0big.\\xa0She\\xa0was\\xa01300\\xa0grams.\\xa0And\\xa0then\\xa0I\\xa0realized\\xa0why\\xa0I\\xa0spent\\xa0so\\xa0much\\xa0time\\xa0learning\\xa0about\\xa0spirituality,\\xa0because\\xa0this\\xa0test\\xa0that\\xa0was\\xa0given\\xa0to\\xa0our\\xa0family\\xa0was\\xa0one\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0needed\\xa0support\\xa0with.\\xa0And\\xa0my\\xa0studies\\xa0had\\xa0helped\\xa0me\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0optimistic\\xa0and\\xa0positive\\xa0about\\xa0this\\xa0tiny\\xa0little\\xa0girl\\xa0who\\xa0came\\xa0into\\xa0our\\xa0lives\\xa0and\\xa0helped\\xa0me\\xa0to\\xa0become\\xa0the\\xa0right\\xa0father\\xa0for\\xa0her.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Absolutely\\xa0sounds\\xa0like\\xa0that\\xa0was\\xa0definitely\\xa0a\\xa0challenge.\\xa0But\\xa0I\\xa0mean,\\xa0even\\xa0to\\xa0have\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0this\\xa0awakening\\xa0at\\xa0an\\xa0early\\xa0age\\xa0or\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0the\\xa0yearning\\xa0for\\xa0an\\xa0answer\\xa0at\\xa0the\\xa0age\\xa0of\\xa014\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0idea\\xa0that,\\xa0hey,\\xa0if\\xa0I\'m\\xa0created\\xa0by\\xa0God,\\xa0then\\xa0there\\xa0should\\xa0be\\xa0some\\xa0type\\xa0of\\xa0innate\\xa0understanding\\xa0of\\xa0this\\xa0whole\\xa0system.\\xa0And\\xa0that\\xa0makes\\xa0sense,\\xa0right.\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0can\\xa0buy\\xa0into\\xa0that.\\xa0I\\xa0love\\xa0that.\\xa0You\\xa0dove\\xa0into,\\xa0like,\\xa018\\xa0different\\xa0religions,\\xa0so\\xa0you\\xa0just\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0went\\xa0through\\xa0each\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0these,\\xa0and\\xa0you\\xa0probably\\xa0had\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0seeds\\xa0planted\\xa0at\\xa0that\\xa0point\\xa0in\\xa0time,\\xa0right?\\xa0Each\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0those\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0imparted\\xa0a\\xa0thing.\\xa0And\\xa0I\'m\\xa0certainly\\xa0curious\\xa0to\\xa0hear\\xa0more\\xa0about\\xa0what\\xa0you\\xa0found\\xa0was\\xa0similar\\xa0throughout\\xa0all\\xa0of\\xa0those.

SHAWN MURPHY

Well,\\xa0that\'s\\xa0interesting.\\xa0You\\xa0asked\\xa0the\\xa0question.\\xa0I\\xa0use\\xa0this\\xa0image\\xa0in\\xa0my\\xa0work.\\xa0It\'s\\xa0the\\xa0image\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0three\\xa0blind\\xa0men\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0elephant.\\xa0If\\xa0you\\xa0know\\xa0the\\xa0image\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0study\\xa0of\\xa0all\\xa0these\\xa0religions,\\xa0maybe\\xa0take\\xa0a\\xa0step\\xa0back,\\xa0and\\xa0it\'s\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0gifts\\xa0that\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0had.\\xa0It\'s\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0those\\xa0double\\xa0edged\\xa0sword\\xa0gifts.\\xa0But\\xa0I\\xa0see\\xa0things\\xa0from\\xa050,000ft.\\xa0I\\xa0see\\xa0the\\xa0big\\xa0picture,\\xa0and\\xa0it\\xa0causes\\xa0me\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0traumas\\xa0on\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0times,\\xa0believe\\xa0me.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Sure.

SHAWN MURPHY

But\\xa0I\\xa0started\\xa0looking\\xa0at\\xa0all\\xa0these\\xa0religions\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0studying\\xa0and\\xa0looked\\xa0at\\xa0the\\xa0commonality,\\xa0as\\xa0you\\xa0said,\\xa0between\\xa0them,\\xa0and\\xa0likened\\xa0it\\xa0to\\xa0if.\\xa0Here\'s\\xa0the\\xa0truth.\\xa0It\'s\\xa0an\\xa0elephant,\\xa0four\\xa0legs,\\xa0a\\xa0trunk,\\xa0a\\xa0tail,\\xa0and\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0got\\xa0all\\xa0these\\xa0blind\\xa0men\\xa0walking\\xa0around\\xa0a\\xa0bit.\\xa0One\\xa0of\\xa0them\\xa0thinks\\xa0it\'s\\xa0a\\xa0tree,\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0them\\xa0thinks\\xa0it\'s\\xa0a\\xa0wall.\\xa0One\\xa0of\\xa0them\\xa0thinks\\xa0it\'s\\xa0a\\xa0snake.\\xa0That\'s\\xa0how\\xa0I\\xa0see\\xa0religion.\\xa0There\\xa0are\\xa0all\\xa0these\\xa0prophets\\xa0sent\\xa0with\\xa0the\\xa0same\\xa0message,\\xa0and\\xa0they\\xa0were\\xa0understood\\xa0differently\\xa0by\\xa0different\\xa0peoples.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Yeah.

SHAWN MURPHY

And\\xa0there\\xa0can\\xa0only\\xa0if\\xa0you\\xa0believe\\xa0in\\xa0a\\xa0spiritual\\xa0world\\xa0and\\xa0if\\xa0you\\xa0believe\\xa0in\\xa0Creator,\\xa0there\\xa0can\\xa0only\\xa0be\\xa0one\\xa0truth.\\xa0And\\xa0by\\xa0looking\\xa0at\\xa0all\\xa0those\\xa0religions,\\xa0you\\xa0can\\xa0maybe\\xa0understand\\xa0essentially\\xa0what\\xa0it\\xa0might\\xa0be.

BRANDON HANDLEY

And\\xa0that\\xa0makes\\xa0sense.\\xa0That\\xa0always\\xa0has\\xa0made\\xa0sense\\xa0to\\xa0me.\\xa0You\'re\\xa0given\\xa0a\\xa0message,\\xa0even\\xa0you,\\xa0right\\xa0when\\xa0writing\\xa0your\\xa0books\\xa0and\\xa0your\\xa0stories.\\xa0And\\xa0I\'m\\xa0sure\\xa0that\\xa0with\\xa0your\\xa0engineering\\xa0background\\xa0and\\xa0your\\xa0sense\\xa0of\\xa0logic,\\xa0you\'re\\xa0sharing\\xa0it\\xa0in\\xa0a\\xa0way\\xa0that\\xa0should\\xa0be\\xa0digestible.\\xa0Right.\\xa0But\\xa0there\'s\\xa0still\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0somebody\\xa0who\\xa0then\\xa0reads\\xa0what\\xa0you\\xa0said\\xa0maybe,\\xa0and\\xa0they\\xa0go\\xa0to\\xa0share\\xa0it\\xa0with\\xa0somebody\\xa0else\\xa0and\\xa0be\\xa0like,\\xa0this\\xa0is\\xa0what\\xa0he\'s\\xa0saying,\\xa0and\\xa0they\'re\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0mess\\xa0something\\xa0up,\\xa0or\\xa0they\'re\\xa0just\\xa0not\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0interpret\\xa0it\\xa0the\\xa0way\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0would.\\xa0Like\\xa0I\\xa0said\\xa0about\\xa0this\\xa0conversation\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0are\\xa0having,\\xa0somebody\'s\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0tune\\xa0into\\xa0it,\\xa0and\\xa0they\'re\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0like,\\xa0this\\xa0is\\xa0what\\xa0they\'re\\xa0saying,\\xa0and\\xa0that\'s\\xa0not\\xa0what\\xa0we\'re\\xa0saying\\xa0at\\xa0all.\\xa0Right.\\xa0Not\\xa0only\\xa0is\\xa0the\\xa0message\\xa0that\\xa0you\'re\\xa0sharing\\xa0out\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0message\\xa0of\\xa0religions\\xa0that\\xa0have\\xa0been\\xa0shared\\xa0out\\xa0through\\xa0thousands\\xa0of\\xa0years\\xa0being\\xa0misinterpreted.\\xa0Right.\\xa0Then\\xa0over\\xa0thousands\\xa0of\\xa0years,\\xa0they\\xa0become\\xa0degraded\\xa0or\\xa0degenerated\\xa0almost\\xa0from\\xa0the\\xa0original\\xa0intent.\\xa0And\\xa0it\\xa0just\\xa0becomes\\xa0like\\xa0the\\xa0stuff\\xa0that\\xa0people\\xa0say,\\xa0but\\xa0nobody\\xa0has\\xa0an\\xa0understanding\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0words\\xa0that\\xa0are\\xa0coming\\xa0out\\xa0of\\xa0their\\xa0mouth.

SHAWN MURPHY

Yeah,\\xa0that\'s\\xa0true.\\xa0I\\xa0grew\\xa0up\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0Catholic\\xa0Church,\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0spent\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0my\\xa0time\\xa0trying\\xa0to\\xa0understand\\xa0how\\xa0it\\xa0became\\xa0what\\xa0it\\xa0was\\xa0or\\xa0what\\xa0it\\xa0is.\\xa0And\\xa0that\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0difficult\\xa0journey,\\xa0I\\xa0really\\xa0have\\xa0to\\xa0admit\\xa0it.\\xa0I\\xa0spent\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0time\\xa0looking\\xa0at\\xa0its\\xa0history,\\xa0reading\\xa0the\\xa0catechisms,\\xa0reading\\xa0the\\xa0console\\xa0findings\\xa0and\\xa0so\\xa0forth.\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0it\'s\\xa0easier\\xa0to\\xa0look\\xa0at\\xa0today\\xa0with\\xa0the\\xa0political\\xa0situation\\xa0that\'s\\xa0going\\xa0on,\\xa0to\\xa0understand\\xa0how\\xa0politics\\xa0can\\xa0really\\xa0twist\\xa0up\\xa0the\\xa0truth.\\xa0One\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0important\\xa0aspects\\xa0of\\xa0spirituality\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0teach\\xa0is\\xa0reincarnation.\\xa0And\\xa0this\\xa0basically\\xa0Buddhist\\xa0idea\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0come\\xa0numerous\\xa0incarnations\\xa0until\\xa0we\\xa0become\\xa0perfect\\xa0and\\xa0we\\xa0no\\xa0longer\\xa0need\\xa0to\\xa0come\\xa0back\\xa0as\\xa0humans\\xa0anymore.\\xa0So\\xa0we\\xa0become\\xa0perfect\\xa0spirituality\\xa0in\\xa0a\\xa0spiritual\\xa0sense.\\xa0And\\xa0that\'s\\xa0exactly\\xa0what\\xa0Jesus\\xa0says.\\xa0He\\xa0says\\xa0you\\xa0must\\xa0become\\xa0perfect\\xa0as\\xa0God\\xa0is\\xa0perfect.\\xa0And\\xa0Christians\\xa0deny\\xa0that\\xa0today.\\xa0Christians\\xa0deny\\xa0also\\xa0the\\xa0fact\\xa0that\\xa0he\\xa0said\\xa0you\\xa0need\\xa0to\\xa0love\\xa0your\\xa0enemies.\\xa0But\\xa0the\\xa0concept\\xa0of\\xa0reincarnation\\xa0helps\\xa0me\\xa0to\\xa0understand\\xa0why\\xa0I\\xa0need\\xa0to\\xa0love\\xa0my\\xa0enemies,\\xa0because\\xa0they\'re\\xa0always\\xa0with\\xa0us,\\xa0and\\xa0they\'re\\xa0always\\xa0developing\\xa0with\\xa0us.\\xa0Right.\\xa0They\'re\\xa0on\\xa0a\\xa0path\\xa0that\\xa0we\'re\\xa0on,\\xa0but\\xa0maybe\\xa0they\\xa0just\\xa0started\\xa0it,\\xa0but\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0end,\\xa0they\\xa0will\\xa0have\\xa0finished\\xa0it.\\xa0So\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0end,\\xa0we\'re\\xa0all\\xa0brothers\\xa0and\\xa0sisters.\\xa0There\'s\\xa0no\\xa0enemies\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0end.

BRANDON HANDLEY

That\\xa0makes\\xa0sense,\\xa0too,\\xa0right,\\xa0in\\xa0regards\\xa0to\\xa0even\\xa0love\\xa0thy\\xa0neighbor\\xa0as\\xa0thyself\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0thing,\\xa0or\\xa0we\'re\\xa0all\\xa0one\\xa0in\\xa0that\\xa0line\\xa0of\\xa0thinking.\\xa0So\\xa0I\\xa0want\\xa0to\\xa0get\\xa0back\\xa0real\\xa0quick\\xa0on\\xa0the\\xa0awakenings.\\xa0Right.\\xa0The\\xa0one\\xa0thing\\xa0I\\xa0definitely\\xa0want\\xa0to\\xa0know\\xa0is\\xa0myself.\\xa0Having\\xa0had\\xa0a\\xa0singular\\xa0one\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0would\\xa0call\\xa0almost\\xa0like\\xa0the\\xa0big\\xa0bang\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0roller\\xa0coaster\\xa0of\\xa0that\\xa0I\'d\\xa0love\\xa0to\\xa0hear\\xa0more\\xa0about,\\xa0just,\\xa0I\\xa0guess,\\xa0the\\xa0overall\\xa0experience,\\xa0like\\xa0you\'re\\xa0talking\\xa0about,\\xa0you\\xa0had\\xa0your\\xa0daughter\\xa0come\\xa0in\\xa0pretty\\xa0early,\\xa0but\\xa0having\\xa0had\\xa0the\\xa0awakening\\xa0prior\\xa0to\\xa0it\\xa0so\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0could\\xa0prepare\\xa0yourself\\xa0for\\xa0that,\\xa0right?\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0the\\xa0idea\\xa0of\\xa0Providence\\xa0comes\\xa0into\\xa0that\\xa0as\\xa0well,\\xa0where\\xa0you\'re\\xa0always\\xa0given\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0what\\xa0you\\xa0need\\xa0right\\xa0before\\xa0you\\xa0need\\xa0it,\\xa0even\\xa0though\\xa0you\\xa0don\'t\\xa0know\\xa0why\\xa0you\\xa0got\\xa0it.\\xa0Right.\\xa0Why\\xa0would\\xa0I\\xa0have\\xa0another\\xa0awakening?\\xa0I\'m\\xa0pretty\\xa0in\\xa0step\\xa0with\\xa0all\\xa0this\\xa0stuff.\\xa0So\\xa0what\\xa0would\\xa0you\\xa0say\\xa0to\\xa0that?\\xa0Is\\xa0each\\xa0one\\xa0a\\xa0little\\xa0bit\\xa0different?\\xa0Do\\xa0they\\xa0all\\xa0have\\xa0a\\xa0similar\\xa0element?\\xa0What\'s\\xa0your\\xa0experience\\xa0been\\xa0on\\xa0that?

SHAWN MURPHY

They\'ve\\xa0all\\xa0been\\xa0instigated\\xa0by\\xa0an\\xa0outside\\xa0force.\\xa0In\\xa0my\\xa0life,\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0blessed\\xa0with\\xa0an\\xa0empathic\\xa0daughter.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Okay.

SHAWN MURPHY

Somebody\\xa0who\\xa0just\\xa0exudes\\xa0love.\\xa0She\'s\\xa0caring,\\xa0helpful,\\xa0stops\\xa0fights\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0playground.\\xa0Just\\xa0is\\xa0an\\xa0amazing,\\xa0amazing\\xa0person.\\xa0A\\xa0very,\\xa0very\\xa0old\\xa0soul.\\xa0And\\xa0my\\xa0wife\\xa0and\\xa0daughter\\xa0went\\xa0to\\xa0visit\\xa0my\\xa0mother.\\xa0And\\xa0after\\xa0the\\xa0visit,\\xa0my\\xa0mother\\xa0called\\xa0me\\xa0up\\xa0and\\xa0she\\xa0said,\\xa0your\\xa0daughter\\xa0is\\xa0so\\xa0beautiful\\xa0and\\xa0loving\\xa0and\\xa0caring.\\xa0You\\xa0were\\xa0like\\xa0that\\xa0when\\xa0you\\xa0were\\xa0her\\xa0age.\\xa0What\\xa0happened?\\xa0My\\xa0mother\\xa0said\\xa0this.\\xa0She\\xa0said\\xa0what\\xa0happened?\\xa0Right?\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0the\\xa0youngest\\xa0of\\xa0five\\xa0children\\xa0and\\xa0my\\xa0older\\xa0brothers\\xa0and\\xa0sisters\\xa0didn\'t\\xa0appreciate\\xa0me\\xa0for\\xa0who\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0and\\xa0that\'s\\xa0what\\xa0happened,\\xa0right?\\xa0So\\xa0I\\xa0went\\xa0on\\xa0this\\xa0journey\\xa0because\\xa0I\\xa0knew\\xa0who\\xa0my\\xa0daughter\\xa0was.\\xa0And\\xa0for\\xa0me\\xa0to\\xa0think\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0like\\xa0that\\xa0at\\xa0some\\xa0time\\xa0in\\xa0my\\xa0life,\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0like\\xa0that\\xa0when\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0five\\xa0years\\xa0old.\\xa0So\\xa0I\\xa0went\\xa0on\\xa0this\\xa0journey\\xa0of\\xa0trying\\xa0to\\xa0discover\\xa0my\\xa0inner\\xa0child.\\xa0And\\xa0it\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0long\\xa0journey,\\xa0lots\\xa0of\\xa0pain\\xa0and\\xa0suffering\\xa0along\\xa0that\\xa0journey.\\xa0I\\xa0never\\xa0discovered\\xa0it.\\xa0I\'ll\\xa0just\\xa0put\\xa0it\\xa0that\\xa0way.\\xa0But\\xa0it\\xa0opened\\xa0up\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0doors\\xa0for\\xa0me.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Real\\xa0quick\\xa0there.\\xa0When\\xa0you\\xa0say\\xa0you\\xa0never\\xa0discovered\\xa0it,\\xa0we\\xa0never\\xa0discovered\\xa0what\\xa0your\\xa0inner\\xa0child\\xa0or\\xa0in\\xa0touch\\xa0with\\xa0that\\xa0empathetic\\xa0soul\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0are.

SHAWN MURPHY

No,\\xa0I\\xa0never\\xa0really\\xa0discovered\\xa0what\\xa0happened\\xa0to\\xa0me\\xa0when\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0young\\xa0child.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Got\\xa0it.

SHAWN MURPHY

I\\xa0never\\xa0discovered\\xa0those\\xa0memories.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right?

SHAWN MURPHY

And\\xa0I\\xa0came\\xa0to\\xa0peace\\xa0with\\xa0it\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0thought\\xa0that\\xa0maybe\\xa0discovering\\xa0those\\xa0memories\\xa0is\\xa0not\\xa0the\\xa0best\\xa0thing\\xa0for\\xa0me.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Fair\\xa0enough.\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0don\'t\\xa0know\\xa0about\\xa0you,\\xa0but\\xa0along\\xa0this\\xa0journey,\\xa0I\\xa0find\\xa0the\\xa0more\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0try\\xa0to\\xa0chase\\xa0something\\xa0down,\\xa0the\\xa0more\\xa0elusive\\xa0it\\xa0is,\\xa0right?\\xa0And\\xa0then\\xa0the\\xa0moment\\xa0I\\xa0say,\\xa0alright,\\xa0I\'m\\xa0fine,\\xa0I\'m\\xa0good,\\xa0I\'m\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0take\\xa0my\\xa0ball\\xa0and\\xa0go.\\xa0That\'s\\xa0when\\xa0everybody\\xa0shows\\xa0up.\\xa0All\\xa0the\\xa0things\\xa0are\\xa0like,\\xa0oh,\\xa0we\'re\\xa0right\\xa0here.\\xa0We\'ve\\xa0been\\xa0here\\xa0the\\xa0whole\\xa0time.\\xa0Okay.\\xa0So\\xa0who\\xa0knows?\\xa0Sounds\\xa0like\\xa0that\\xa0still\\xa0could\\xa0happen\\xa0for\\xa0you.\\xa0It\'s\\xa0interesting\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0bring\\xa0that\\xa0up\\xa0because\\xa0we\\xa0talked\\xa0a\\xa0little\\xa0bit\\xa0about\\xa0that\\xa0too\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0beginning.\\xa0I\\xa0listened\\xa0to\\xa0another\\xa0episode\\xa0of\\xa0yours.\\xa0We\\xa0talked\\xa0about\\xa0how\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0keep\\xa0the\\xa0children\\xa0from\\xa0getting\\xa0squashed?\\xa0How\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0keep\\xa0that\\xa0empathy\\xa0alive?\\xa0How\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0keep\\xa0that\\xa0old\\xa0soul\\xa0to\\xa0hopefully\\xa0get\\xa0to\\xa0perfection\\xa0in\\xa0this\\xa0lifetime,\\xa0for\\xa0lack\\xa0of\\xa0better\\xa0terminology,\\xa0in\\xa0a\\xa0better\\xa0way\\xa0or\\xa0something?\\xa0So\\xa0my\\xa0guess\\xa0is\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0found\\xa0some\\xa0of\\xa0those\\xa0ways\\xa0yourself.\\xa0I\'d\\xa0love\\xa0for\\xa0you\\xa0to\\xa0share\\xa0that\\xa0with\\xa0the\\xa0group\\xa0here.

SHAWN MURPHY

Yes,\\xa0I\\xa0did.\\xa0I\\xa0actually\\xa0connected\\xa0to\\xa0a\\xa0number\\xa0of\\xa0people\\xa0on\\xa0the\\xa0similar\\xa0wavelength.\\xa0Friend\\xa0of\\xa0mine\\xa0is\\xa0founder\\xa0of\\xa0a\\xa0school\\xa0in\\xa0India\\xa0that\\xa0specifically\\xa0caters\\xa0to\\xa0enhancing\\xa0a\\xa0child\'s\\xa0spiritual\\xa0self,\\xa0help\\xa0them\\xa0discover\\xa0their\\xa0spiritual\\xa0self.\\xa0But\\xa0certainly\\xa0you\\xa0can\\xa0look\\xa0at\\xa0all\\xa0the\\xa0stuff,\\xa0but\\xa0my\\xa0daughter\\xa0was\\xa0born\\xa0180\\xa0degrees\\xa0outside\\xa0of\\xa0me.\\xa0She\'s\\xa0180\\xa0degrees\\xa0different\\xa0than\\xa0I\\xa0am\\xa0today.\\xa0Well,\\xa0today\\xa0and\\xa0when\\xa0she\\xa0was\\xa0born,\\xa0she\'s\\xa0completely\\xa0different.\\xa0Right?

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right.

SHAWN MURPHY

I\'m\\xa0an\\xa0engineer,\\xa0I\'m\\xa0a\\xa0logical\\xa0thinker,\\xa0a\\xa0mathematician.\\xa0She\'s\\xa0not\\xa0she\'s\\xa0creative.\\xa0She\'s\\xa0an\\xa0actress,\\xa0a\\xa0singer,\\xa0a\\xa0musician.\\xa0I\'m\\xa0none\\xa0of\\xa0those\\xa0things.\\xa0So\\xa0she\'s\\xa0completely\\xa0different\\xa0than\\xa0I\\xa0am.\\xa0Now,\\xa0what\\xa0that\\xa0meant\\xa0was\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0had\\xa0to\\xa0conform\\xa0in\\xa0some\\xa0way\\xa0as\\xa0a\\xa0father.\\xa0I\\xa0could\\xa0have\\xa0forced\\xa0her\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0like\\xa0me,\\xa0which\\xa0I\\xa0didn\'t\\xa0want\\xa0to\\xa0do.\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0promised\\xa0my\\xa0wife\\xa0I\\xa0wouldn\'t\\xa0do\\xa0that.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right.

SHAWN MURPHY

So\\xa0I\\xa0had\\xa0to\\xa0try\\xa0to\\xa0discover\\xa0who\\xa0she\\xa0was\\xa0and\\xa0to\\xa0find\\xa0the\\xa0right\\xa0coaches\\xa0to\\xa0help\\xa0her\\xa0with\\xa0those\\xa0things\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0have\\xa0no\\xa0idea\\xa0about.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Sure.\\xa0Yeah,\\xa0that\\xa0makes\\xa0sense.

SHAWN MURPHY

I\'m\\xa0not\\xa0an\\xa0actor.\\xa0I\'m\\xa0not\\xa0a\\xa0musician.\\xa0I\'m\\xa0not\\xa0a\\xa0singer.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Yeah,\\xa0that\\xa0makes\\xa0sense.\\xa0That\\xa0makes\\xa0sense.\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0that\'s\\xa0great\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0did\\xa0that.\\xa0Right.\\xa0You\\xa0realized\\xa0that\\xa0it\\xa0wasn\'t\\xa0within\\xa0your\\xa0immediate\\xa0capacity\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0able\\xa0to\\xa0help\\xa0her\\xa0to\\xa0foster\\xa0the\\xa0truth\\xa0of\\xa0who\\xa0she\\xa0is,\\xa0and\\xa0so\\xa0you\\xa0look\\xa0for\\xa0some\\xa0people\\xa0that\\xa0might\\xa0be\\xa0able\\xa0to.

SHAWN MURPHY

Yeah.

BRANDON HANDLEY

That\'s\\xa0pretty\\xa0powerful.\\xa0One\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0things,\\xa0too,\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0talked\\xa0about\\xa0here,\\xa0you\\xa0talked\\xa0about\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0beginning\\xa0here\\xa0is\\xa0the\\xa0idea\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0come\\xa0here\\xa0for\\xa0a\\xa0reason\\xa0and\\xa0a\\xa0purpose,\\xa0and\\xa0that\\xa0discovering\\xa0that\\xa0is\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0important\\xa0thing\\xa0you\\xa0can\\xa0do.\\xa0Right.\\xa0Who\\xa0is\\xa0it?\\xa0Mark\\xa0Twain?\\xa0Almost.\\xa0What\\xa0have\\xa0you\\xa0found\\xa0in\\xa0your\\xa0coaching\\xa0and\\xa0your\\xa0daily\\xa0life\\xa0and\\xa0your\\xa0searches\\xa0here?\\xa0A\\xa0what\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0feel\\xa0like\\xa0if\\xa0you\\xa0had\\xa0to\\xa0state\\xa0what\\xa0your\\xa0purpose\\xa0is?\\xa0I\'d\\xa0love\\xa0to\\xa0hear\\xa0that.\\xa0And\\xa0B,\\xa0how\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0help\\xa0others\\xa0and\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0help\\xa0others\\xa0to\\xa0find\\xa0that\\xa0for\\xa0themselves?\\xa0And\\xa0what\'s\\xa0that\\xa0look\\xa0like?

SHAWN MURPHY

Have\\xa0you\\xa0ever\\xa0read\\xa0Victor\\xa0Frankel?

BRANDON HANDLEY

Yeah.\\xa0Man.\\xa0Search\\xa0for\\xa0me.

SHAWN MURPHY

Man\\xa0search\\xa0for\\xa0me.\\xa0In\\xa0my\\xa0work,\\xa0I\\xa0pull\\xa0on\\xa0many\\xa0of\\xa0these\\xa0experts\\xa0who\\xa0have\\xa0spent\\xa0their\\xa0lifetime\\xa0developing\\xa0an\\xa0area\\xa0of\\xa0expertise,\\xa0people\\xa0like\\xa0Byron,\\xa0Katie,\\xa0Victor\\xa0Frankel,\\xa0Dr.\\xa0Edward\\xa0Bach.\\xa0Many,\\xa0many\\xa0others\\xa0who\\xa0I\\xa0point\\xa0people\\xa0to.\\xa0Just\\xa0don\'t\\xa0take\\xa0my\\xa0word\\xa0for\\xa0it.\\xa0Take\\xa0somebody\'s\\xa0word\\xa0for\\xa0it\\xa0who\\xa0spent\\xa0their\\xa0life\\xa0studying\\xa0these\\xa0topics.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Sure.

SHAWN MURPHY

How\\xa0to\\xa0find\\xa0joy\\xa0in\\xa0your\\xa0life,\\xa0how\\xa0to\\xa0discover\\xa0yourself.\\xa0And\\xa0that\'s\\xa0what\\xa0I\\xa0lean\\xa0on\\xa0in\\xa0trying\\xa0to\\xa0discover\\xa0myself.\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0I\\xa0say\\xa0in\\xa0my\\xa0book\\xa0that\\xa0it\'s\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0important\\xa0thing\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0a\\xa0person\\xa0can\\xa0do.\\xa0But\\xa0that\'s\\xa0backed\\xa0up\\xa0by\\xa0what\\xa0Franco\\xa0said.\\xa0He\\xa0said\\xa0the\\xa0people\\xa0who\\xa0survived\\xa0Auschwitz\\xa0had\\xa0meaning\\xa0in\\xa0their\\xa0life\\xa0to\\xa0survive\\xa0it.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right.

SHAWN MURPHY

And\\xa0if\\xa0you\\xa0think\\xa0about\\xa0the\\xa0high\\xa0level\\xa0of\\xa0depression\\xa0and\\xa0suicide\\xa0tendencies\\xa0in\\xa0young\\xa0people\\xa0today,\\xa0I\\xa0correlate\\xa0that\\xa0with\\xa0here\'s\\xa0a\\xa0soul,\\xa0a\\xa0spirit\\xa0coming\\xa0into\\xa0this\\xa0lifetime\\xa0with\\xa0a\\xa0purpose.\\xa0And\\xa0in\\xa0this\\xa0heavily\\xa0material\\xa0world,\\xa0the\\xa0soul\\xa0can\'t\\xa0actualize\\xa0that\\xa0purpose.\\xa0Right.\\xa0They\\xa0have\\xa0parents\\xa0telling\\xa0them\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0need\\xa0to\\xa0get\\xa0a\\xa0job\\xa0and\\xa0do\\xa0something\\xa0materialistic,\\xa0but\\xa0they\\xa0have\\xa0a\\xa0different\\xa0purpose.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right.

SHAWN MURPHY

And\\xa0that\\xa0depression\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0spiritual\\xa0depression\\xa0because\\xa0the\\xa0spirit\\xa0can\'t\\xa0do\\xa0what\\xa0it\\xa0came\\xa0in\\xa0this\\xa0life\\xa0to\\xa0do.\\xa0Right.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Yeah.

SHAWN MURPHY

That\'s\\xa0why\\xa0I\\xa0say\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0important\\xa0thing\\xa0is\\xa0to\\xa0help\\xa0children\\xa0understand\\xa0what\\xa0their\\xa0talents\\xa0are,\\xa0what\\xa0their\\xa0spiritual\\xa0gifts\\xa0are.\\xa0So\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0can\\xa0be\\xa0fulfilled\\xa0in\\xa0childhood\\xa0and\\xa0also\\xa0be\\xa0fulfilled\\xa0in\\xa0adulthood.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right.\\xa0Do\\xa0you\\xa0find\\xa0and\\xa0look,\\xa0I\'m\\xa0all\\xa0for\\xa0helping\\xa0the\\xa0children\\xa0again.\\xa0And\\xa0is\\xa0that\\xa0what\\xa0you\\xa0feel\\xa0like\\xa0your\\xa0purpose\\xa0is\\xa0as\\xa0part\\xa0of\\xa0this,\\xa0too?\\xa0Is\\xa0your\\xa0purpose\\xa0in\\xa0helping\\xa0create\\xa0a\\xa0space\\xa0like\\xa0that?

SHAWN MURPHY

My\\xa0personal\\xa0purpose\\xa0is\\xa0helping\\xa0people\\xa0who\\xa0are\\xa0misunderstood\\xa0to\\xa0being\\xa0able\\xa0to\\xa0listen\\xa0to\\xa0people\\xa0who\\xa0are\\xa0misunderstood.\\xa0And\\xa0I\'m\\xa0not\\xa0trying\\xa0to\\xa0save\\xa0the\\xa0world.\\xa0I\'m\\xa0trying\\xa0to\\xa0help\\xa0individuals.\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0met\\xa0a\\xa0couple\\xa0of\\xa0budding\\xa0clairvoyance\\xa0who\\xa0had\\xa0no\\xa0support\\xa0system\\xa0around\\xa0them.\\xa0Nobody\\xa0believed\\xa0them,\\xa0right?\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0discovered\\xa0them,\\xa0and\\xa0they\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0cling\\xa0to\\xa0me\\xa0because\\xa0I\'m\\xa0the\\xa0only\\xa0person\\xa0who\\xa0sees\\xa0them\\xa0for\\xa0who\\xa0they\\xa0are\\xa0and\\xa0recognizes\\xa0who\\xa0they\\xa0are.\\xa0That,\\xa0to\\xa0me,\\xa0is\\xa0my\\xa0purpose.\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0talked\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0about\\xa0that\\xa0in\\xa0different\\xa0interviews\\xa0of\\xa0how\\xa0I\\xa0know\\xa0that\\xa0that\'s\\xa0my\\xa0purpose,\\xa0but\\xa0I\\xa0feel\\xa0it\\xa0very\\xa0strongly.

BRANDON HANDLEY

I\\xa0think\\xa0that\'s\\xa0what\\xa0matters\\xa0most.\\xa0There\'s\\xa0a\\xa0really\\xa0good\\xa0book\\xa0called\\xa0what\\xa0is\\xa0it?\\xa0The\\xa0Permission\\xa0to\\xa0Beat\\xa0His\\xa0Light\\xa0or\\xa0something\\xa0like\\xa0that,\\xa0based\\xa0off\\xa0of,\\xa0I\\xa0think,\\xa0Adler\'s\\xa0work\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0end,\\xa0right.\\xa0You\\xa0assign\\xa0the\\xa0meaning,\\xa0and\\xa0I\'m\\xa0sure\\xa0that\'s\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0like\\xa0where\\xa0Victor\\xa0Franklin\\xa0gets\\xa0to\\xa0too.\\xa0You\\xa0personally\\xa0assign\\xa0the\\xa0meaning\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0thing,\\xa0whatever\\xa0it\\xa0is,\\xa0and\\xa0then\\xa0you\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0get\\xa0behind\\xa0it\\xa0and\\xa0you\\xa0work\\xa0with\\xa0it,\\xa0and\\xa0that\\xa0becomes\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0like\\xa0your\\xa0life\\xa0work\\xa0until\\xa0it\\xa0changes\\xa0or\\xa0whatever.\\xa0I\'m\\xa0sure\\xa0there\\xa0can\\xa0always\\xa0be\\xa0nuanced.

SHAWN MURPHY

And\\xa0they\\xa0would\\xa0say,\\xa0well,\\xa0when\\xa0one\\xa0twin\\xa0had\\xa0schizophrenia,\\xa0there\'s\\xa0a\\xa050%\\xa0chance\\xa0that\\xa0the\\xa0identical\\xa0twin\\xa0had\\xa0schizophrenia.\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0like,\\xa0that\'s\\xa0a\\xa0coin\\xa0toss,\\xa0right?\\xa0That\\xa0doesn\'t\\xa0tell\\xa0me\\xa0anything.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Sure.

SHAWN MURPHY

So\\xa0after\\xa0my\\xa0second\\xa0master\'s\\xa0degree,\\xa0I\\xa0had\\xa0a\\xa0statistics\\xa0professor\\xa0who\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0good\\xa0friend,\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0went\\xa0and\\xa0downloaded\\xa0all\\xa0these\\xa0identical\\xa0twin\\xa0studies\\xa0and\\xa0looked\\xa0at\\xa0the\\xa0data\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0had\\xa0collected.\\xa0And\\xa0then\\xa0I\\xa0called\\xa0up\\xa0Roger\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0said,\\xa0Roger,\\xa0am\\xa0I\\xa0stupid?\\xa0Because\\xa0this\\xa0doesn\'t\\xa0make\\xa0any\\xa0sense\\xa0to\\xa0me.\\xa0These\\xa0identical\\xa0twin\\xa0studies\\xa0show\\xa0that\\xa0schizophrenia\\xa0if\\xa0I\'m\\xa0an\\xa0identical\\xa0twin,\\xa0there\'s\\xa0a\\xa050%\\xa0chance\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0am\\xa0schizophrenic.\\xa0If\\xa0I\'m\\xa0a\\xa0fraternal\\xa0twin,\\xa0there\'s\\xa0a\\xa020%\\xa0chance\\xa0I\'m\\xa0schizophrenic.\\xa0If\\xa0I\'m\\xa0a\\xa0sibling,\\xa0there\'s\\xa0a\\xa010%\\xa0chance\\xa0that\\xa0I\'m\\xa0schizophrenic.\\xa0If\\xa0I\'m\\xa0the\\xa0parent,\\xa0there\'s\\xa0a\\xa0five\\xa0or\\xa01%\\xa0chance\\xa0that\\xa0I\'m\\xa0schizophrenic.\\xa0I\\xa0said,\\xa0Roger,\\xa0you\\xa0need\\xa0five\\xa0variables\\xa0to\\xa0define\\xa0that\\xa0equation,\\xa0right?\\xa0And\\xa0he\\xa0said\\xa0yes.\\xa0He\\xa0said,\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0actually\\xa0studied\\xa0that.\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0studied\\xa0those\\xa0statistics\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0past,\\xa0and\\xa0there\\xa0is\\xa0no\\xa0covariance\\xa0between\\xa0the\\xa0variables.\\xa0Well,\\xa0our\\xa0current\\xa0model\\xa0for\\xa0humanity\\xa0is\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0are\\xa0a\\xa0product\\xa0of\\xa0genes\\xa0and\\xa0environment.\\xa0There\'s\\xa0two\\xa0variables.\\xa0The\\xa0statistics\\xa0say\\xa0you\\xa0need\\xa0five.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right?

SHAWN MURPHY

So\\xa0I\\xa0wrote\\xa0MIT\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0said,\\xa0you\'re\\xa0doing\\xa0a\\xa0new\\xa0twin\\xa0study.\\xa0Why\\xa0don\'t\\xa0you\\xa0gather\\xa0more\\xa0data\\xa0to\\xa0discover\\xa0what\\xa0these\\xa0other\\xa0three\\xa0variables\\xa0might\\xa0be?

BRANDON HANDLEY

Sure.

SHAWN MURPHY

And\\xa0they\\xa0said,\\xa0well,\\xa0we\\xa0understand\\xa0the\\xa0problem,\\xa0and\\xa0we\'re\\xa0looking\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0genes\\xa0for\\xa0the\\xa0answer.\\xa0I\\xa0said\\xa0with\\xa0genes\\xa0are\\xa0a\\xa0variable.\\xa0You\\xa0can\'t\\xa0look\\xa0inside\\xa0of\\xa0one\\xa0variable\\xa0to\\xa0find\\xa0the\\xa0answer.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right?

SHAWN MURPHY

But\\xa0that\'s\\xa0the\\xa0statistical\\xa0information\\xa0that\\xa0showed\\xa0me\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0are\\xa0much\\xa0more\\xa0than\\xa0just\\xa0our\\xa0genes\\xa0in\\xa0our\\xa0environment,\\xa0right?

BRANDON HANDLEY

It\'s\\xa0interesting\\xa0to\\xa0get\\xa0the\\xa0poke\\xa0from\\xa0statistics,\\xa0right?\\xa0Be\\xa0like,\\xa0hey,\\xa0wait\\xa0a\\xa0second.\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0that\'s\\xa0awesome\\xa0because\\xa0these\\xa0revelations\\xa0can\\xa0come\\xa0from,\\xa0like,\\xa0anything,\\xa0right?\\xa0Awakenings\\xa0can\\xa0come\\xa0from\\xa0biting\\xa0your\\xa0tongue.\\xa0And\\xa0something\\xa0could\\xa0happen\\xa0in\\xa0that\\xa0instant\\xa0where\\xa0you\'re\\xa0just\\xa0like,\\xa0it\\xa0all\\xa0makes\\xa0sense,\\xa0right?\\xa0It\\xa0all\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0comes\\xa0together\\xa0and,\\xa0like,\\xa0you\\xa0perk\\xa0up\\xa0and\\xa0you\'re\\xa0like,\\xa0oh,\\xa0that\'s\\xa0what\\xa0they\\xa0were\\xa0saying.\\xa0That\'s\\xa0what\\xa0was\\xa0happening.\\xa0And\\xa0here\'s\\xa0what\\xa0we\\xa0need\\xa0to\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0do\\xa0to\\xa0flesh\\xa0that\\xa0out.\\xa0Sean,\\xa0let\'s\\xa0talk\\xa0about\\xa0real\\xa0quick\\xa0your\\xa0book\\xa0series,\\xa0Torn\\xa0Between\\xa0Two\\xa0Worlds.\\xa0What\'s\\xa0happening\\xa0in\\xa0those\\xa0series?\\xa0And\\xa0what\\xa0can\\xa0somebody\\xa0expect\\xa0to\\xa0find\\xa0within\\xa0the\\xa0series?

SHAWN MURPHY

Well,\\xa0the\\xa0series\\xa0was\\xa0written\\xa0to\\xa0talk\\xa0about\\xa0originally\\xa0the\\xa0first\\xa0three\\xa0dimensions\\xa0where\\xa0there\'s\\xa0tension.\\xa0I\\xa0mean,\\xa0there\'s\\xa0tension\\xa0between\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0religion.\\xa0Some\\xa0people\\xa0think\\xa0that\\xa0one\\xa0can\'t\\xa0exist\\xa0without\\xa0the\\xa0other.\\xa0And\\xa0what\\xa0I\\xa0did\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0mentioned\\xa0some\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0people\\xa0schrodinger\\xa0yellow\\xa0leo\\xa0and\\xa0so\\xa0forth.\\xa0What\\xa0I\\xa0did\\xa0was\\xa0try\\xa0to\\xa0eliminate\\xa0the\\xa0tension\\xa0between\\xa0those\\xa0two\\xa0extremes\\xa0to\\xa0say\\xa0that\\xa0there\\xa0was\\xa0a\\xa0time\\xa0when\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0religion\\xa0or\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0spirituality\\xa0were\\xa0won.\\xa0And\\xa0let\'s\\xa0stop\\xa0looking\\xa0at\\xa0the\\xa0differences\\xa0and\\xa0let\'s\\xa0start\\xa0using\\xa0the\\xa0tools\\xa0that\\xa0science\\xa0has\\xa0created\\xa0to\\xa0examine\\xa0religion.

BRANDON HANDLEY

What\\xa0are\\xa0some\\xa0of\\xa0those\\xa0tools?

SHAWN MURPHY

Well,\\xa0logic\\xa0and\\xa0reason.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Okay.\\xa0Yeah.

SHAWN MURPHY

Let\'s\\xa0understand\\xa0where\\xa0these\\xa0doctrines\\xa0came\\xa0from.\\xa0And\\xa0many\\xa0of\\xa0them\\xa0came\\xa0from\\xa0powerful\\xa0men,\\xa0right?\\xa0They\\xa0came\\xa0from\\xa0corrupt\\xa0men.\\xa0As\\xa0I\\xa0said\\xa0before,\\xa0reincarnation\\xa0was\\xa0taught\\xa0in\\xa0Christianity\\xa0up\\xa0until\\xa0the\\xa06th\\xa0century\\xa0Ad.\\xa0When\\xa0the\\xa0emperor\\xa0of\\xa0Rome\\xa0declared\\xa0it\\xa0as\\xa0heresy\\xa0and\\xa0replaced\\xa0it\\xa0with\\xa0the\\xa0concept\\xa0of\\xa0eternal\\xa0damnation.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Fact\\xa0there.\\xa0Right?\\xa0I\\xa0mean,\\xa0that\'s\\xa0crazy.\\xa0Yeah.

SHAWN MURPHY

It\'s\\xa0a\\xa0political\\xa0tool.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Yeah.\\xa0Right.

SHAWN MURPHY

Eternal\\xa0damnation\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0political\\xa0tool.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right.

SHAWN MURPHY

And\\xa0that\'s\\xa0what\\xa0you\\xa0use\\xa0to\\xa0control\\xa0the\\xa0people.

BRANDON HANDLEY

That\'s\\xa0right.

SHAWN MURPHY

You\\xa0can\'t\\xa0control\\xa0people\\xa0who\\xa0believe\\xa0in\\xa0reincarnation\\xa0now.

BRANDON HANDLEY

They\'ll\\xa0be\\xa0like,\\xa0Better\\xa0luck\\xa0next\\xa0time.

SHAWN MURPHY

Yeah.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Better\\xa0luck\\xa0next\\xa0time.

SHAWN MURPHY

That\'s\\xa0the\\xa0point\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0first\\xa0book.\\xa0The\\xa0second\\xa0book\\xa0is\\xa0torn\\xa0between\\xa0wisdom\\xa0and\\xa0rhetoric.\\xa0It\\xa0was\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0difficult\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0four\\xa0books\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0wrote\\xa0for\\xa0me\\xa0to\\xa0write\\xa0because\\xa0I\\xa0intellectually\\xa0understand\\xa0the\\xa0difference\\xa0between\\xa0wisdom\\xa0and\\xa0rhetoric.\\xa0But\\xa0I\'m\\xa0not\\xa0always\\xa0clear\\xa0on\\xa0the\\xa0two\\xa0in\\xa0my\\xa0own\\xa0life.\\xa0But\\xa0that\\xa0is\\xa0trying\\xa0to\\xa0point\\xa0out\\xa0how\\xa0rhetoric\\xa0is\\xa0used\\xa0politically\\xa0to\\xa0create\\xa0these\\xa0rules.\\xa0But\\xa0yet\\xa0wisdom\\xa0is\\xa0something\\xa0that\\xa0can\\xa0only\\xa0be\\xa0learned\\xa0through\\xa0experience\\xa0and\\xa0through\\xa0long\\xa0study\\xa0and\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0very\\xa0different\\xa0character\\xa0to\\xa0it.\\xa0The\\xa0fourth\\xa0book\\xa0is\\xa0torn\\xa0between\\xa0materialism\\xa0and\\xa0spirituality.\\xa0And\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0going\\xa0back\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0original\\xa0question\\xa0you\\xa0asked\\xa0is\\xa0how\\xa0do\\xa0we\\xa0live\\xa0as\\xa0material\\xa0beings\\xa0and\\xa0knowing\\xa0that\\xa0we\'re\\xa0spiritual\\xa0beings?\\xa0Also,\\xa0how\\xa0do\\xa0we\\xa0deal\\xa0with\\xa0this\\xa0balance?\\xa0Some\\xa0spiritual\\xa0people\\xa0neglect\\xa0their\\xa0material\\xa0side.\\xa0Right.\\xa0Many\\xa0people\\xa0don\'t\\xa0acknowledge\\xa0a\\xa0spiritual\\xa0side\\xa0to\\xa0their\\xa0life.\\xa0So\\xa0how\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0find\\xa0that\\xa0balance\\xa0between\\xa0being\\xa0here,\\xa0being\\xa0a\\xa0business\\xa0owner,\\xa0being\\xa0a\\xa0worker,\\xa0being\\xa0an\\xa0accountant,\\xa0and\\xa0being\\xa0a\\xa0spiritual\\xa0person?

BRANDON HANDLEY

Sure.

SHAWN MURPHY

Right.\\xa0And\\xa0that\'s\\xa0something\\xa0I\\xa0worked\\xa0through\\xa0for\\xa0a\\xa0long\\xa0time,\\xa0because\\xa0I\\xa0was\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0investment\\xa0business,\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0money\\xa0business,\\xa0and\\xa0when\\xa0I\\xa0became\\xa0awakened\\xa0to\\xa0my\\xa0spiritual\\xa0self,\\xa0I\\xa0thought,\\xa0oh,\\xa0no,\\xa0I\\xa0shouldn\'t\\xa0be\\xa0in\\xa0this\\xa0business.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Sure.\\xa0She\\xa0has\\xa0to\\xa0struggle,\\xa0right?

SHAWN MURPHY

For\\xa0sure.

BRANDON HANDLEY

How\\xa0did\\xa0you\\xa0come\\xa0to\\xa0terms?

SHAWN MURPHY

But\\xa0I\\xa0realized\\xa0that\\xa0that\'s\\xa0the\\xa0business\\xa0that\\xa0needs\\xa0spiritual\\xa0people\\xa0in\\xa0it.\\xa0Okay.\\xa0It\\xa0needs\\xa0light\\xa0to\\xa0overcome\\xa0the\\xa0darkness\\xa0that\'s\\xa0actually\\xa0in\\xa0that\\xa0business.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Sure.

SHAWN MURPHY

The\\xa0fourth\\xa0book\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0completely\\xa0different\\xa0book\\xa0because\\xa0it\\xa0goes\\xa0into\\xa0the\\xa0self\\xa0help\\xa0area.\\xa0It\\xa0was\\xa0written\\xa0in\\xa0honor\\xa0of\\xa0Dr.\\xa0Edward\\xa0Bach,\\xa0who\\xa0wrote\\xa0heal\\xa0thyself.\\xa0I\\xa0don\'t\\xa0know\\xa0if\\xa0you\'ve\\xa0ever\\xa0read\\xa0it.\\xa0No,\\xa0it\'s\\xa0a\\xa0it\'s\\xa0a\\xa020\\xa0minutes\\xa0read.

BRANDON HANDLEY

I\\xa0have\\xa020.

SHAWN MURPHY

No,\\xa0he\\xa0he\\xa0suggested\\xa0that\\xa0as\\xa0a\\xa0doctor,\\xa0the\\xa0best\\xa0thing\\xa0that\\xa0he\\xa0can\\xa0do\\xa0is\\xa0to\\xa0teach\\xa0his\\xa0patients\\xa0to\\xa0use\\xa0their\\xa0knowledge\\xa0of\\xa0themselves\\xa0to\\xa0heal\\xa0themselves,\\xa0because\\xa0as\\xa0a\\xa0doctor,\\xa0he\\xa0doesn\'t\\xa0know\\xa0about\\xa0everything\\xa0that\'s\\xa0happening\\xa0in\\xa0my\\xa0life\\xa0or\\xa0your\\xa0life.\\xa0You\\xa0know\\xa0more\\xa0about\\xa0yourself\\xa0than\\xa0anybody\\xa0can\\xa0ever\\xa0know.\\xa0And\\xa0I\\xa0should,\\xa0as\\xa0a\\xa0doctor,\\xa0teach\\xa0you\\xa0to\\xa0heal\\xa0yourself\\xa0based\\xa0on\\xa0what\\xa0you\\xa0know\\xa0about\\xa0yourself.\\xa0This\\xa0takes\\xa0it\\xa0one\\xa0step\\xa0further\\xa0from\\xa0what\\xa0he\\xa0talked\\xa0about,\\xa0but\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0same\\xa0vein,\\xa0to\\xa0help\\xa0people\\xa0discover\\xa0the\\xa0spiritual\\xa0battles\\xa0that\\xa0they\'re\\xa0in\\xa0in\\xa0their\\xa0life,\\xa0the\\xa0spiritual\\xa0baggage\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0brought\\xa0with\\xa0them,\\xa0along\\xa0with\\xa0their\\xa0spiritual\\xa0gifts\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0brought\\xa0with\\xa0them\\xa0into\\xa0this\\xa0line.\\xa0And\\xa0then\\xa0to\\xa0provide\\xa0a\\xa0plethora\\xa0of\\xa0treatments,\\xa0of\\xa0natural\\xa0treatments,\\xa0to\\xa0increase\\xa0their\\xa0energy\\xa0level,\\xa0to\\xa0dispel\\xa0the\\xa0negativity\\xa0from\\xa0their\\xa0life\\xa0and\\xa0to\\xa0just\\xa0become\\xa0stronger\\xa0spiritual.

BRANDON HANDLEY

That\\xa0sounds\\xa0great.\\xa0Sounds\\xa0absolutely\\xa0helpful.\\xa0Right.\\xa0When\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0idea\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0bring\\xa0up\\xa0there,\\xa0though,\\xa0spiritual\\xa0battles\\xa0and\\xa0spiritual\\xa0gifts\\xa0and\\xa0our\\xa0spiritual\\xa0baggage,\\xa0do\\xa0you\\xa0have\\xa0some\\xa0tools?\\xa0What\'s\\xa0one\\xa0way\\xa0that\\xa0one\\xa0or\\xa0two\\xa0ways\\xa0that\\xa0somebody\\xa0can\\xa0recognize\\xa0any\\xa0of\\xa0those\\xa0in\\xa0their\\xa0lives?

SHAWN MURPHY

Well,\\xa0they\'re\\xa0basically\\xa0pretty\\xa0much\\xa0confined\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0area\\xa0of\\xa0mental\\xa0illness.\\xa0I\\xa0tell\\xa0people\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0went\\xa0with\\xa0my\\xa0wife\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0cardiologist,\\xa0and\\xa0she\\xa0needed\\xa0a\\xa0mitral\\xa0valve\\xa0replacement,\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0cardiologist\\xa0said\\xa0that\\xa0this\\xa0surgery\\xa0is\\xa097%\\xa0successful.\\xa0And\\xa0then\\xa0I\\xa0thought\\xa0about\\xa0it,\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0said\\xa0what?\\xa0Mental\\xa0health\\xa0treatment\\xa0is\\xa097%\\xa0successful?\\xa0Right.

BRANDON HANDLEY

We\\xa0it\'s\\xa0all\\xa0or\\xa0nothing,\\xa0right.

SHAWN MURPHY

On\\xa0the\\xa0on\\xa0the\\xa0physical,\\xa0physical\\xa0side,\\xa0from\\xa0what\\xa0doctors\\xa0do\\xa0in\\xa0surgery,\\xa0the\\xa0success\\xa0rate\\xa0is\\xa0very\\xa0high.\\xa0Right.\\xa0But\\xa0when\\xa0it\\xa0starts\\xa0to\\xa0get\\xa0into\\xa0things\\xa0that\\xa0have\\xa0a\\xa0spiritual\\xa0cause,\\xa0which\\xa0mental\\xa0illness\\xa0does,\\xa0the\\xa0success\\xa0rate\\xa0is\\xa0horrible.

BRANDON HANDLEY

It\\xa0is.

SHAWN MURPHY

In\\xa0treating\\xa0depression\\xa0and\\xa0did\\xa0and\\xa0schizophrenia.\\xa0It\'s\\xa0horrible.\\xa0And\\xa0so\\xa0the\\xa0people\\xa0that\\xa0I\'m\\xa0reaching\\xa0out\\xa0to.\\xa0Are\\xa0the\\xa0people\\xa0who\\xa0have\\xa0been\\xa0on\\xa0the\\xa0drugs\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0drugs\\xa0aren\'t\\xa0working,\\xa0and\\xa0they\'re\\xa0looking\\xa0for\\xa0something\\xa0different.\\xa0They\'ve\\xa0been\\xa0on\\xa0antidepressants.\\xa0They\'ve\\xa0been\\xa0on\\xa0antipsychotics,\\xa0and\\xa0they\'re\\xa0not\\xa0working\\xa0because\\xa0the\\xa0voices\\xa0are\\xa0still\\xa0there,\\xa0and\\xa0that\'s\\xa0the\\xa0spiritual\\xa0battle\\xa0that\\xa0they\'re\\xa0dealing\\xa0with.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right,\\xa0yeah.\\xa0That\\xa0makes\\xa0sense.\\xa0As\\xa0a\\xa0society,\\xa0we\\xa0don\'t\\xa0try\\xa0to\\xa0typically,\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0I\\xa0would\\xa0say\\xa0up\\xa0until\\xa0more\\xa0recently,\\xa0either\\xa0accept\\xa0it.\\xa0Right.\\xa0I\\xa0know\\xa0quite\\xa0a\\xa0few\\xa0people\\xa0now\\xa0that\\xa0are,\\xa0like,\\xa0mediums\\xa0clairvoyant\\xa0or\\xa0in\\xa0that\\xa0space,\\xa0and\\xa0it\\xa0was\\xa0scary\\xa0for\\xa0them\\xa0to\\xa0open\\xa0up\\xa0and\\xa0share\\xa0that\\xa0with\\xa0the\\xa0world.\\xa0But\\xa0now\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0are,\\xa0they\'re\\xa0better\\xa0for\\xa0it\\xa0versus,\\xa0oh,\\xa0we\\xa0better\\xa0shut\\xa0that\\xa0down.\\xa0Right.\\xa0You\\xa0want\\xa0that\\xa0to\\xa0stop?\\xa0We\\xa0want\\xa0it\\xa0to\\xa0stop\\xa0for\\xa0you.\\xa0Because\\xa0if\\xa0we\\xa0don\'t\\xa0have\\xa0an\\xa0understanding\\xa0of\\xa0it,\\xa0if\\xa0we\\xa0don\'t\\xa0have\\xa0this\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0this\\xa0goes\\xa0to\\xa0your\\xa0very\\xa0point\\xa0of\\xa0this\\xa0logic\\xa0and\\xa0this\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0these\\xa0tools\\xa0and\\xa0reason\\xa0and\\xa0attaching\\xa0spirituality\\xa0to\\xa0it\\xa0if\\xa0we\\xa0don\'t\\xa0have\\xa0a\\xa0reason\\xa0to\\xa0it.\\xa0Because\\xa0we\\xa0precluded\\xa0the\\xa0spiritual\\xa0spirituality\\xa0can\\xa0be\\xa0a\\xa0part\\xa0of\\xa0any\\xa0science.\\xa0Right.\\xa0If\\xa0we\\xa0take\\xa0all\\xa0that\\xa0out\\xa0and\\xa0we\'re\\xa0trying\\xa0to\\xa0apply\\xa0logic\\xa0and\\xa0you\'re\\xa0missing\\xa0a\\xa0key\\xa0element,\\xa0you\'re\\xa0never\\xa0going\\xa0to\\xa0solve\\xa0it.

SHAWN MURPHY

Exactly.\\xa0What\\xa0a\\xa0lot\\xa0of\\xa0people\\xa0don\'t\\xa0understand\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0New\\xa0Age\\xa0sort\\xa0of\\xa0practices\\xa0is\\xa0that\\xa0there\\xa0are\\xa0natural\\xa0laws,\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0natural\\xa0laws\\xa0are\\xa0pretty\\xa0simple.\\xa0There\\xa0are\\xa0spiritual\\xa0laws\\xa0that\\xa0created\\xa0those\\xa0natural\\xa0laws.

BRANDON HANDLEY

What\'s\\xa0an\\xa0example\\xa0of\\xa0that.\\xa0Yeah,\\xa0what\'s\\xa0an\\xa0example\\xa0there?

SHAWN MURPHY

Well,\\xa0a\\xa0number\\xa0of\\xa0them\\xa0are\\xa0intimated\\xa0in\\xa0a\\xa0number\\xa0of\\xa0religions.\\xa0When\\xa0you\\xa0give,\\xa0you\\xa0receive\\xa0more\\xa0in\\xa0return.\\xa0John\\xa0Nash\\xa0got\\xa0the\\xa0Nobel\\xa0Prize\\xa0for\\xa0his\\xa0gaming\\xa0theory,\\xa0where\\xa0he\\xa0proved\\xa0mathematically\\xa0that\\xa0that\'s\\xa0true.\\xa0I\\xa0don\'t\\xa0know\\xa0if\\xa0you\'re\\xa0familiar\\xa0with.

BRANDON HANDLEY

That,\\xa0but\\xa0was\\xa0he\\xa0A\\xa0Beautiful\\xa0Mind?\\xa0Yes.\\xa0What\\xa0a\\xa0great\\xa0movie.

SHAWN MURPHY

But\\xa0he\\xa0proved\\xa0that\\xa0it\'s\\xa0economically\\xa0better\\xa0to\\xa0make\\xa0sure\\xa0that\\xa0the\\xa0party\\xa0that\\xa0you\'re\\xa0working\\xa0with\\xa0is\\xa0benefited\\xa0as\\xa0much\\xa0as\\xa0you\'re\\xa0benefiting,\\xa0and\\xa0yet\\xa0you\\xa0actually\\xa0have\\xa0better\\xa0economic\\xa0returns\\xa0if\\xa0you\\xa0do\\xa0that.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Right.

SHAWN MURPHY

That\'s\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0spiritual\\xa0laws\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0was\\xa0well\\xa0proved\\xa0by\\xa0John\\xa0Nash.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Now\\xa0I\\xa0got\\xa0to\\xa0go\\xa0watch\\xa0it\\xa0again.\\xa0I\\xa0got\\xa0a\\xa0whole\\xa0new\\xa0I\\xa0got\\xa0a\\xa0whole\\xa0new\\xa0I\'ll\\xa0put\\xa0it\\xa0on\\xa0tonight,\\xa0Sean.

SHAWN MURPHY

Yeah.\\xa0Because\\xa0it\'s\\xa0when\\xa0the\\xa0blonde\\xa0comes\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0room\\xa0is\\xa0the\\xa0point\\xa0where\\xa0when\\xa0you\\xa0get\\xa0to\\xa0that\\xa0point,\\xa0when\\xa0the\\xa0blonde\\xa0walks\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0bar,\\xa0you\'ll\\xa0understand\\xa0what\\xa0he\'s\\xa0talking\\xa0about.

BRANDON HANDLEY

I\'m\\xa0looking\\xa0forward\\xa0to\\xa0it.

SHAWN MURPHY

It\'s\\xa0very\\xa0well\\xa0done.\\xa0But\\xa0there\'s\\xa0the\\xa0eye\\xa0for\\xa0an\\xa0eye\\xa0law.\\xa0Right.\\xa0I\\xa0mean,\\xa0what\\xa0we\\xa0do\\xa0in\\xa0this\\xa0life\\xa0has\\xa0consequences,\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0people\\xa0who\\xa0are\\xa0suffering\\xa0from\\xa0schizophrenia\\xa0are\\xa0suffering\\xa0from\\xa0those\\xa0consequences.

BRANDON HANDLEY

From,\\xa0like,\\xa0previous\\xa0lies.\\xa0Explain\\xa0that\\xa0one\\xa0a\\xa0little\\xa0bit\\xa0more\\xa0for\\xa0me.

SHAWN MURPHY

So\\xa0the\\xa0people\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0oppressed\\xa0misused\\xa0whatever\\xa0they\\xa0did\\xa0to\\xa0them\\xa0in\\xa0that\\xa0previous\\xa0life,\\xa0the\\xa0spirits\\xa0of\\xa0those\\xa0people\\xa0have\\xa0the\\xa0right\\xa0of\\xa0revenge.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Wow,\\xa0what\\xa0a\\xa0concept.\\xa0I\\xa0love\\xa0that\\xa0idea.\\xa0I\\xa0don\'t\\xa0want\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0Schizophrenic.\\xa0Let\\xa0me\\xa0ask\\xa0you\\xa0this\\xa0real\\xa0quick\\xa0there,\\xa0Sean.\\xa0Is\\xa0there\\xa0a\\xa0resolution\\xa0to\\xa0that\\xa0in\\xa0this\\xa0lifetime?\\xa0For\\xa0the\\xa0Schizophrenic.

SHAWN MURPHY

It\'S\\xa0the\\xa0most\\xa0difficult\\xa0resolution\\xa0that\\xa0there\\xa0is\\xa0because\\xa0the\\xa0spirits\\xa0have\\xa0the\\xa0right\\xa0of\\xa0revenge.\\xa0And\\xa0the\\xa0only\\xa0way\\xa0to\\xa0overcome\\xa0that\\xa0is\\xa0through\\xa0forgiveness.\\xa0But\\xa0it\\xa0needs\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0forgiveness\\xa0on\\xa0both\\xa0sides.\\xa0Okay.

BRANDON HANDLEY

That\'s\\xa0a\\xa0tricky\\xa0one.

SHAWN MURPHY

It\'s\\xa0very\\xa0tricky.\\xa0But\\xa0there\\xa0are\\xa0things\\xa0that\\xa0the\\xa0Schizophrenic\\xa0can\\xa0do\\xa0to\\xa0increase\\xa0their\\xa0spirituality.\\xa0Increase\\xa0their\\xa0level\\xa0of\\xa0spirituality\\xa0by\\xa0helping\\xa0others,\\xa0by\\xa0doing\\xa0other\\xa0things\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0can\\xa0minimize\\xa0that\\xa0impact.\\xa0And\\xa0that\'s\\xa0what\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0been\\xa0helping\\xa0people\\xa0to\\xa0do,\\xa0is\\xa0to\\xa0help\\xa0them\\xa0not\\xa0necessarily\\xa0rid\\xa0themselves,\\xa0but\\xa0distance\\xa0themselves\\xa0from\\xa0these\\xa0vengeful\\xa0spirits.

BRANDON HANDLEY

What\\xa0a\\xa0powerful\\xa0one.\\xa0I\\xa0love\\xa0that\\xa0sean.\\xa0Thanks\\xa0for\\xa0sharing\\xa0those.\\xa0So\\xa0I\'m\\xa0at\\xa0a\\xa0little\\xa0section\\xa0here\\xa0where\\xa0I\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0actually\\xa0almost\\xa0towards\\xa0the\\xa0end\\xa0of\\xa0time.\\xa0Of\\xa0course,\\xa0nobody\\xa0knows\\xa0you,\\xa0and\\xa0I\\xa0had\\xa0some\\xa0technical\\xa0front\\xa0end.\\xa0So\\xa0I\\xa0get\\xa0to\\xa0a\\xa0little\\xa0part\\xa0in\\xa0the\\xa0podcast\\xa0where\\xa0I\\xa0just\\xa0say,\\xa0hey,\\xa0basically,\\xa0this\\xa0is\\xa0spiritual\\xa0speed\\xa0dating,\\xa0right?\\xa0Sean?\\xa0Somebody\\xa0out\\xa0there\\xa0is\\xa0looking\\xa0for\\xa0their\\xa0next\\xa0spiritual\\xa0dating\\xa0and\\xa0you\'re\\xa0up\\xa0for\\xa0spiritual\\xa0bachelor,\\xa0as\\xa0it\\xa0were.\\xa0Let\\xa0your\\xa0wife\\xa0know\\xa0that\\xa0this\\xa0does\\xa0not\\xa0impede\\xa0or\\xa0infringe\\xa0on\\xa0the\\xa0relationship\\xa0that\\xa0you\\xa0currently\\xa0have\\xa0in\\xa0any\\xa0way,\\xa0shape,\\xa0or\\xa0form.\\xa0So\\xa0to\\xa0that\\xa0end,\\xa0spiritual\\xa0bachelor\\xa0number\\xa0one,\\xa0I\'d\\xa0like\\xa0to\\xa0ask\\xa0you\\xa0one\\xa0or\\xa0two\\xa0questions.\\xa0Are\\xa0you\\xa0ready?

SHAWN MURPHY

Okay,\\xa0go\\xa0ahead.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Man.\\xa0I\\xa0don\'t\\xa0think\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0asked\\xa0this\\xa0one\\xa0too\\xa0often.\\xa0Describe\\xa0heaven\\xa0and\\xa0how\\xa0to\\xa0get\\xa0there.

SHAWN MURPHY

Heaven\\xa0is\\xa0part\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0spiritual\\xa0world.\\xa0I\\xa0mean,\\xa0there\'s\\xa0basically\\xa0the\\xa0Earth\\xa0is\\xa0between\\xa0heaven\\xa0and\\xa0hell.\\xa0That\'s\\xa0where\\xa0we\\xa0come\\xa0from.\\xa0That\'s\\xa0where\\xa0our\\xa0corrupt\\xa0souls\\xa0come\\xa0from,\\xa0is\\xa0from\\xa0hell.\\xa0And\\xa0we\\xa0are\\xa0working\\xa0our\\xa0way\\xa0to\\xa0heaven.\\xa0Heaven\\xa0has\\xa0many,\\xa0many\\xa0levels\\xa0to\\xa0it.\\xa0The\\xa0lower\\xa0regions\\xa0of\\xa0heaven\\xa0are\\xa0what\\xa0are\\xa0called\\xa0the\\xa0restoration\\xa0levels.\\xa0So\\xa0these\\xa0are\\xa0the\\xa0places\\xa0we\\xa0go\\xa0in\\xa0between\\xa0lifetimes\\xa0to\\xa0be\\xa0educated,\\xa0to\\xa0get\\xa0ready\\xa0for\\xa0our\\xa0next\\xa0lifetime\\xa0with\\xa0the\\xa0end\\xa0goal\\xa0of\\xa0reaching\\xa0that\\xa0place\\xa0that\\xa0we\\xa0once\\xa0inhabited\\xa0before\\xa0we\\xa0fell.

BRANDON HANDLEY

I\\xa0like\\xa0it.\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0never\\xa0heard\\xa0of\\xa0not\\xa0that\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0done\\xa0much\\xa0research\\xa0on\\xa0heaven,\\xa0but\\xa0the\\xa0many\\xa0levels\\xa0of\\xa0heaven.\\xa0The\\xa0idea\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0restoration\\xa0levels\\xa0reminds\\xa0me\\xa0of\\xa0a\\xa0series\\xa0by\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0it\'s\\xa0Pierce\\xa0Anthony\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0Immortal\\xa0series.\\xa0Really\\xa0well\\xa0done.\\xa0But\\xa0he\\xa0talks\\xa0about\\xa0similar\\xa0pieces,\\xa0right.\\xa0And\\xa0purgatory\\xa0and\\xa0whatnot\\xa0and\\xa0just\\xa0kind\\xa0of\\xa0what\\xa0that\\xa0looks\\xa0like.\\xa0And\\xa0that\'s\\xa0what\\xa0that\\xa0reminded\\xa0me\\xa0of.\\xa0This\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0good\\xa0one\\xa0for\\xa0you.\\xa0What\\xa0is\\xa0the\\xa0relationship\\xa0between\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0religion?

SHAWN MURPHY

I\\xa0mentioned\\xa0Erwin\\xa0Schroedinger.\\xa0He\\xa0wrote\\xa0a\\xa0book\\xa0about\\xa0his\\xa0experience\\xa0because\\xa0he\\xa0was\\xa0conflicted\\xa0with\\xa0what\\xa0happened\\xa0at\\xa0the\\xa0dawn\\xa0of\\xa0quantum\\xa0mechanics.\\xa0He\\xa0went\\xa0back\\xa0to\\xa0these\\xa0early\\xa0Greeks\\xa0and\\xa0he\\xa0wrote\\xa0about\\xa0democratic.\\xa0Democratic\\xa0was\\xa0the\\xa0one\\xa0who\\xa0theorized\\xa0the\\xa0structure\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0atom\\xa02.6\\xa0thousand\\xa0years\\xa0ago\\xa0and\\xa0theorized\\xa0the\\xa0structure\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0solar\\xa0system.\\xa0But\\xa0he\\xa0said\\xa0about\\xa0democratists\\xa0sooner\\xa0democratists\\xa0could\\xa0go\\xa0to\\xa0him\\xa0and\\xa0ask\\xa0him\\xa0about\\xa0the\\xa0structure\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0atom,\\xa0the\\xa0structure\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0solar\\xa0system,\\xa0about\\xa0mathematics,\\xa0about\\xa0geometry,\\xa0about\\xa0love,\\xa0and\\xa0about\\xa0God.\\xa0The\\xa0reason\\xa0that\\xa0these\\xa0people\\xa0pythagoras\\xa0Euclid,\\xa0Archimedes,\\xa0democratists,\\xa0Socrates,\\xa0that\\xa0the\\xa0reason\\xa0that\\xa0their\\xa0theories\\xa0survived\\xa0two\\xa0and\\xa0a\\xa0half\\xa0thousand\\xa0years\\xa0without\\xa0being\\xa0corrected,\\xa0is\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0understood\\xa0the\\xa0material\\xa0world\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0spiritual\\xa0world.\\xa0They\\xa0understood\\xa0the\\xa0laws\\xa0that\\xa0exist\\xa0between\\xa0the\\xa0spiritual\\xa0world\\xa0and\\xa0the\\xa0material\\xa0world.\\xa0And\\xa0so\\xa0the\\xa0laws\\xa0that\\xa0they\\xa0created\\xa0for\\xa0us,\\xa0for\\xa0as\\xa0scientists,\\xa0are\\xa0eternal\\xa0because\\xa0they\'re\\xa0created\\xa0in\\xa0a\\xa0holistic\\xa0environment\\xa0between\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0spirituality.

BRANDON HANDLEY

It\'s\\xa0almost\\xa0like\\xa0there\'s\\xa0really\\xa0not\\xa0a\\xa0separation\\xa0unless\\xa0forced.

SHAWN MURPHY

Religion\\xa0is\\xa0a\\xa0political\\xa0tool.\\xa0Spirituality\\xa0has\\xa0concrete\\xa0laws\\xa0as\\xa0science\\xa0has\\xa0concrete\\xa0laws.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Got\\xa0it\\xa0a\\xa0nice\\xa0distinction\\xa0there\\xa0as\\xa0well.\\xa0I\\xa0think\\xa0that\\xa0when\\xa0we\\xa0talk\\xa0about\\xa0the\\xa0relationship\\xa0between\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0religion,\\xa0what\\xa0you\'re\\xa0saying\\xa0is\\xa0right.\\xa0The\\xa0relationship\\xa0really\\xa0exists\\xa0between\\xa0science\\xa0and\\xa0spirituality,\\xa0whereas\\xa0religion\\xa0as\\xa0a\\xa0political\\xa0tool,\\xa0it\\xa0deviates\\xa0in\\xa0and\\xa0of\\xa0itself\\xa0from\\xa0spirituality.\\xa0Not\\xa0a\\xa0great\\xa0distinction.\\xa0I\\xa0love\\xa0it,\\xa0Sean.\\xa0Thanks\\xa0for\\xa0that.\\xa0Sean,\\xa0where\\xa0can\\xa0people\\xa0go\\xa0to\\xa0find\\xa0out\\xa0more\\xa0about\\xa0you\\xa0if\\xa0they\\xa0want\\xa0to\\xa0connect\\xa0with\\xa0you?

SHAWN MURPHY

I\\xa0am\\xa0a\\xa0major\\xa0contributor\\xa0to\\xa0Cora.\\xa0I\\xa0run\\xa0the\\xa0spaces\\xa0on\\xa0Cora.\\xa0The\\xa0spiritual\\xa0world.\\xa0Early\\xa0Christian\\xa0wisdom.\\xa0I\'m\\xa0a\\xa0big\\xa0contributor\\xa0to\\xa0the\\xa0Afterlife\\xa0forum\\xa0on\\xa0Cora.\\xa0They\\xa0can\\xa0find\\xa0me\\xa0on\\xa0Twitter,\\xa0on\\xa0Instagram,\\xa0or\\xa0just\\xa0go\\xa0to\\xa0my\\xa0website,\\xa0torn\\xa0between\\xa0Two\\xa0Worlds.com,\\xa0and\\xa0you\\xa0can\\xa0connect\\xa0with\\xa0me.\\xa0And\\xa0I\'m\\xa0happy\\xa0to\\xa0talk\\xa0with\\xa0anybody.\\xa0It\'s\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0the\\xa0joys\\xa0that\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0discovered,\\xa0is\\xa0talking\\xa0to\\xa0people\\xa0who\\xa0feel\\xa0rejected\\xa0by\\xa0society.\\xa0And\\xa0I\'ve\\xa0not\\xa0found\\xa0anybody\\xa0that\\xa0I\\xa0don\'t\\xa0enjoy\\xa0talking\\xa0to.

BRANDON HANDLEY

Fantastic.\\xa0Sean,\\xa0thank\\xa0you\\xa0so\\xa0much\\xa0for\\xa0being\\xa0on\\xa0today.\\xa0And\\xa0we\'ll\\xa0let\\xa0you\\xa0go.

SHAWN MURPHY

Well,\\xa0thank\\xa0you\\xa0so\\xa0much\\xa0for\\xa0having\\xa0me.\\xa0Have\\xa0a\\xa0good\\xa0day.

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