Monday Muse: Why ‘Morality Divides’ Keeps You Stuck: Healing Hate & Finding Conscience

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Episode Notes:

This week’s Muse dives into one of the trickiest mind traps of all: the way our judgments—especially the righteous ones—keep us divided, drained, and disconnected from peace. I share the story of a podcast pitch that stopped me in my tracks, not because the writing wasn’t brilliant (it was), but because its final line revealed just how easily certainty turns into separation.

This isn’t about politics or taking sides. It’s about something deeper: how hate—no matter how justified we think it is—remains hate. And when we fight hate with more hate, we become the very thing we despise. In this episode, I explore the difference between morality (which divides) and conscience (which unites), why our nervous systems push us toward judgment, and how leaders like Michael Singer and Gabor Maté model another way.

At its core, this episode is about the choice each of us has: to keep fueling division, or to practice the harder, humbler path of presence, compassion, and conscience—even in the face of pain and injustice.

Chapters |
00:00 The Mind Trap of Division

02:13 The Nature of Hate and Morality

05:07 Consciousness vs. Ego

07:42 Voluntary vs. Involuntary Suffering

10:16 The Journey of Forgiveness

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