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It really can just be. Sometimes it really can just be so fearful in the mind, you know, and the regrets of yesterday were in the worries of tomorrow. I know the worries of tomorrow are a big theme for a lot of us. The world is changing. You know, we are changing. You know, our change is beautiful. It's transformation. But when we're transforming in a world that is uncertain, and, you know, we're just trying to do the best we can while we can, but it doesn't seem like anything is quite working. Of course, we may be a little bit consumed in our mind. And that's why I appreciate it when you come here and join me in hindsight, just for a conversation, you know, a little dose for the day. It's truly the little steps, you know, the little pores and sips that nourish us and, you know, give us the ability to develop a stable sense of self, a strong sense of self, and, you know, be able to weather any storm. You know, I had a really beautiful meditation, like, two days ago, Very beautiful meditation. You know, we've been in and out of meditation, you know, this year. Like, sometimes we're doing it, sometimes we're not. I go on a lot of walks, and, you know, I find walks to be a very beautiful meditation. You know, just, you know, getting some good air, breathing, you know, talking to ourselves, observing people, watching, seeing all the beautiful creations in this world. Every single one of us is a beautiful creation. And I see it like the planet as a human museum. And when I'm taking a walk, I'm just looking at a lot of y' all and being like, oh, wow, look at. Look what God created over there. And look what God created right here. And look at all these beautiful people, different cultures, races and everything like that. Having a love for humanity is so important, even when. Even when humanity reveals itself to be quite disgusting at times as well. But it's important that we remain hopeful. And I leaned into a very beautiful meditation. You know, one of those meditations where you just get completely immersed in yourself and you, you know, you're truly just, like, feeling the energy. The energy's there. And then I felt this, like, presence, like, just. Man, just fill my spirit. And I was like, oh, wow, it's God. I was like, God. And I was about to just start asking for things, you know, because, like, I'm like, yo, God just stepped into the room, you know, or God just revealed itself because, you know, God is within us as well. And right when I was about to be like, yo, I need this I want to do this. And all these different things. I paused. Like, something in me kind of stopped and was like, yo, chill, Chill. Just be. Just say hi. And I was like, hi. God, I'm not asking for anything. I don't need anything. I'm. I'm just being. I'm just gonna. I'm just gonna enjoy this. And I just sat in that moment and, like, existing in it, just greeting the presence like a. Like a friend, you know, truly entered into, like, a desireless state. It wasn't that long, but it was beautiful. You know, we surrendered and we accepted, and we just experienced that moment. And when I came out of that, I was like, man, that's the energy that we need to apply to every step. Every step. Imagine if we could just be so immersed that, like, we're not regretting yesterday. We're not in the worries of tomorrow. We're not thinking, oh, man, I said this to them. I wonder what they think of me. Or just recognizing our purpose and placing it into things and, you know, embracing this human experience for what it is and transforming and building. Because all our energy is moving in the direction that matters. It's pouring into the things that truly deserve our attention. You know, we step into wu wei. There's this concept in the dao. Now, I love the dao. If you don't know what the dao is, it's actually Tao. Tao. It sounds like a D, but it's actually Tao, you know, the Dao De Ching. And they have a concept called Wu Wei. Wu Wei sounds cool too, right? Something about the ancient mystics, you know, like, think about it. They had no Google, you know, they had no AI, you know, they had less distractions. So, like, what were they tapped into? Like, why still, like, thousands upon thousands of years later, do we resort back to wisdom that was crafted and, you know, given to this planet so long ago? Well, they were truly tapped into something else, and they were truly being, you know, in the dao, wu wei means non action or effortless action. You know, they also say in the dao that the master does nothing but gets everything done. And I love that because it doesn't make sense. It's like, how do you do nothing but get everything done? How do you do non action, effortless action and still achieve and succeed? But it's actually not saying that you're not doing anything. It actually means that you're so deeply aligned with life that you are simply just being that you are in the natural order of things, that you have aligned your presence and Your purpose with your destiny. So you're not moving against a current, you are flowing with it. And this doesn't mean that like you're just always gonna feel like you're in a flow, like everything is easy. Because no, anything worth having, a lot of the times it's gonna, it's gonna take some strength, it's gonna take some resilience. A good relationship, that takes work, man. A strong business, that takes work. You know, getting our creativity out into the world, that takes work. But we're still moving in the direction that matters. Meaning we have fallen into the natural order. So you will see that when you are on the right path, it just seems like things will start to click. It's almost, you're just like, yo, divine intervention. You know, the right people will join you on your journey. Right when you're about to quit, you'll get like an affirmation that comes in and gives you an opportunity and tells you, no, keep going. That's how you know you're moving with the natural order of things. A natural balance. You know, sometimes we struggle though, because when we are facing resistance, we do question like, am I on the right path? Is, am I even supposed to do this? Like, am I, am I wasting my time? And that's not something we like to do. We don't like to waste our time. Do we know why? Because the truth is we all will pass one day. So we want to make our time worth it. We want to love the life that we are living and you know, just live it while we love it. But some things I do to see if I'm on the right path is I ask myself, is it meaningful? Do my efforts feel meaningful? Am I able to place meaning into my efforts? You know, there's days where or seasons. I've worked so hard, so hard and just felt so empty, like, wasn't even proud of my efforts because it just felt something was off. Deep down I knew I wasn't moving in the direction that matters. I was actually going the opposite way. And then there's been seasons where I'm working so hard, seeing no progress yet because we're just planting the seeds, you know, we're working the soil. But at the end of the day, at the end of the week, I'm just like, I feel fulfilled. Like I'm creating energy because I'm aligned with my purpose and it's like meaningful. You know, I've had jobs that are dead end jobs, but I knew that job was giving me the resources I needed to still build My dream. So I showed up at that job with meaning. I remember one time I was in the airport, Toronto airport, and I met this lady, she was working there, and we sparked up a conversation because she recognized the language on my sweater. It meant the one who was connected with God in, I believe, like Hindi or Punjabi or Pakistan. I forget the language. It was a friend that gifted it to me and she started telling me, you know, about purpose. And her purpose is to connect with people. Her purpose is to have conversations with people. So she loves her job, although she cleans up the airport and cleans up the, you know, the VIP rooms, right? Which I would say isn't really the sexiest job. Or like, I've never heard anyone say, like, I love cleaning up after people. But that's not what she sees. She sees meaning. She's placed meaning into her duty because she has recognized that I am meant to connect with people and through conversation, lift their day. And she actually has a job where she can do that. And guess what? She works in the airport. So what kind of people does she meet? She meets all kinds of people, right? All kinds of people from all over the world are going through the airport. So she's aligned. She's in Wu Wei. She's living out her purpose. See, purpose and like a meaningful life doesn't mean that we are at the final destination, that we're at our final dream. No, we are crafting meaning and purpose as we go. I always say, you're presence has purpose. What does that mean, Though we often, we have been taught to believe that our purpose is in a thing. It's in, like a place that's not correct. You hold the purpose already. And what you do is you find things, you find causes, you find jobs, you find passions to give your purpose to. You already hold the purpose. You are the purpose. Everything in this world has a purpose. Everything in nature has a purpose. Everything is in a symbiotic relationship with one another. You know, the trees give off oxygen. You know, cows, when they eat grass, actually the saliva goes back into the soil and nourishes the soil, you know? You know, wild predators in the forest actually prey on other animals that keep a balance in nature because these other animals may be eating too much of this resource. It's like, nature is beautiful. It's all connected. Everything has a purpose. And you have a purpose because you are a part of nature. You are the purpose. Your presence and your being has purpose. And I learned this at a time in my life where I actually wasn't Doing anything worth telling the world. I didn't have an award or an achievement. I didn't really have like a. A strong career. I didn't have anything. I actually came out of a season that seemed purposeful, right? I was doing a lot of cool things. And then I found myself in this in between space, this place where I was just being. It was the most beautiful place I'll be. I tell you, I had like $1, like every month when I paid my rent. That was just a celebration. Like, okay, I paid rent. I still got $5. Okay? That was like the kind of season I was in, you know, it was beautiful. And I remember one time I'm just in my apartment and, you know, it's like 11am on a Tuesday and, you know, I'm making some tea and the sun is just, you know, beaming through my window right into the cup and the tea and the leaves are swarming and the glistening. And in that moment, I recognize I am the purpose. This moment is so meaningful for me. Why? I was chasing meaning and I was chasing purpose. In the last seasons, in the past few years, actually doing a lot of cool things. I remember I was on stage with this one artist, you know, filming 80,000 people in front of me. You know, in Brazil, you know, I'm in Puerto Rico shooting music videos for like Dubai Princes. You know, I'm at parties with Tiana Taylor, you know, Soulja Boy, Chris Brown, Sean Kingston, living with Sean. I'm doing all these things that everyone would be like, yo, this guy achieved the dream. And I was like, why does this cup of tea seem so much more meaningful for me? You know, I'm like, man, my presence has purpose. It's not in these things. It's in her being. It's in the Wu Wei. You understand, when we fall into that natural order of life, we're not chasing, we're not constantly desiring. It's nothing wrong with wanting to build a life for yourself. But when we live in a desire state where we are constantly trying to grasp things, to make us happy, to make us feel complete, to make us feel whole, we are actually always running away from ourselves. A lot of us think that we are behind in life, but actually we are ahead in our mind. You are exactly where you are supposed to be. But unfortunately, your desires have convinced you that you're behind. And this is why I like to lean into some of the wisdom in the Gita. The Gita talks a lot about being in a desireless state. And some people think like, oh, it means you gotta go lower, live in a temple and just like, you know, live this, like, simplistic life is not necessarily talking about that, but it's basically saying, do your work, do your actions, you know, perform your duties, live your life, take that breath. But that's the only thing that you are focused on. You become powerful when you can do what you do regardless of people are clapping for you. Imagine that every time you take a step, if you looked around for approval, how slow would you move? And then if you didn't get approval, what happens? You're idle. You're standing still. Now, not the good type of stillness, no, the type of stillness that is rooted in fear because you need the applause of everybody else. But when you can perform your duties, when you can, you know, build the business, apply your energy to the direction that matters, you know, give your gifts to this world without thinking about the views or what you're going to get from it, but you just perform the duty as a full devotion. You are now being. You enter a flow, and now things are actually working out for you. The interesting thing is you actually get more than, even though you're not focused on getting more. I came across a post on Threads the other day. This one brother was like, I posted a picture. I only got 300 likes, but 10,000 views. He's like, everybody is haters. And then I kind of, like, retweeted him, and I was like, this mindset is poison. It's a waste of human potential. It's a waste of our energy, because it truly is. This brother was so wrapped up in the likes, clearly he had a temper tantrum offline to the point he had to bring it online. Think about it. Through all that sticky energy, he could have went and just made something else. Clearly, he's making things just for the validation. He even tweeted me back. He's like, nobody want to listen to that philosophy shit, Mr. Heinz. I was like, my brother, you need it, right? Do your duty. And the Gita says you have the right, you know, to perform your work, but you actually have no entitlement to that outcome, to the fruit of it. You know, I like to look at what I do right here as, like, just a full service. Like, it's a. It's an offering to y', all. Right? It's an offering to y'. All. If you like it. Hey, that's, you know, that's your right. If you love it, that's your right. If you engage with it, great. I love it when you do. If you don't that's your right as well. But I'm going to do it regardless, right? Because it's an offering. This is how we are able to move from in life. If you truly want to step into, like, a beingness of being able to live your life without having this transactional relationship with everything and then having all this anger and bitter mental bitterness and doubt, it's okay to doubt, right? It's going to happen. But many of us, we start to dwell in our doubts, which means what? We start to live there. What I love about some cultures, like in Japan, you know, they don't have a tipping culture. And I'm not sure the actual reason, but when I observed this, I was like, you know what? With no tipping culture in Japan, what I noticed, I'm still getting great food. I'm still getting great service. The service isn't dependent. Nobody is serving their food, trying to get a better tip, right? Or they're not serving any. They're not serving any guest any better because they recognize that person has more wealth. They are just performing their duty, doing their best, and there's no extra prize. And what I love about this is it removes all the sticky emotions. Because y' all know how it is, right? Sometimes, you know, out here in the west, or, you know, if you're in a culture where, you know, tipping is kind of a thing and nothing wrong with tipping, again, I'm a good tipper. But sometimes what happens is you don't get good service. You know, you don't get a nice waiter, you don't get good food, but yet they still want a good tip. And then if you don't tip, you can actually, like, see the bitterness and, like, the attitude, and it creates this unnecessary energy, right? Because everything was transactional. And of course, we're in there to buy something. They're in there in there to serve us. There is a transaction. But what I like about Japan is they have, like, an honor with their service. They're like, I'm going to serve you to the best of my ability, regardless of any extra fruit and whatnot. And this is the attitude that we need to have with the things that we are doing. Move from grasping life to giving, right? When you're constantly grasping, you're trying to take, and then when you don't get what you want or get the outcome that you want, what happens? You dwell in doubt. But if you see yourself as just giving and you have a sacred duty and an offering, if it doesn't land the way that you want it or it doesn't work out the way that you wanted, you're like, that's okay. I'm going to continue to do what I do. I'm going to learn. This is how you stay in the natural order of things. This is actually how you have the universe in your favor, because now you're honoring the universe. You're honoring the most high. When you're in a transactional relationship with everything, what are you actually doing? You're actually trying to manipulate and bend things to your will to get what you want to fill yourself up. And this doesn't mean that if you're like, hey, Heinz, how am I supposed to give? I got to make my money. This does not mean that you're not going to generate wealth. Actually, you're going to love giving so much that you realize that to continue to give, I had to create the necessary structures and systems to support me so I can give the best of my work, the best of my energy. So instead of having the attitude of doing things because you want to get things for yourself, you're like, listen, I have a gift. I have purpose, and I am applying my purpose to different activities and passions and bringing my gifts, bringing my thoughts, bringing my essence to life as an offering, and I want to continue to do so. So I'm going to set up a business so I can do so. I love giving to y'. All. I love giving this podcast. One of the ways that has made it hard for me to continue to do the podcast is I actually don't monetize this podcast. So now I'm like, listen, I gotta find ways that can support the podcast in ways that align itself, because I want to continue to give. I'd love to be here every day with y'. All. So because that is my mindset now, I'm like, listen, let me create the necessary system and structure for this podcast so I can continue to give. Because it is my sacred duty. I do feel a duty to always come back here. We are having a living conversation with life. Life is a living meditation. And if we're not careful, we will run too far ahead of ourselves. Regardless of what we're doing, when we are, you know, simply being, there will be an inner sense of peace. It doesn't mean that we won't get angry or frustrated or doubt, but within our core, there is an inner sense of peace that keeps our spirit alive through the struggle, not, you know, gives us life through that exhaustion. And we realize that, you know, our efforts are moving in a direction that does align with our values, with our principles. And that's how we know we are in a harmonious relationship with life. And not out of sync, not disconnected. But this requires regular, you know, reflection. Sometimes you got to take a step back. If you are having a living conversation with life, that means life is speaking to you. Life is giving you signs. Sometimes what do we do in a conversation? We have to shut up and we just have to listen. We have to listen. That's why Wu Wei is non action. Sometimes the most important thing for you to do in a season is just listen to life and just observe. Step into that gratitude, but embody it. Moving forward, we have to rectify our intention. Sometimes we can just shift our attention and ask ourselves, am I immersing myself in the process of life? Or am I getting ahead of myself again? Am I replaying the regrets of yesterday, reliving the pain? Because often the pain that we feel isn't the pain in itself anymore. It happened in the past. It is done. But it is our grip on that story, on that narrative. So we have to come back and reimagine ourselves. And how do we do that? We do it in the moment, right now, by living it, by giving it all that we have. Sometimes you don't need more. True wisdom is knowing when enough is enough and when it's time to climb again. And that's why in hindsight, you done know everything is going to be more than all right. We're just being. We're. We're being again. And it's beautiful because what happens, you recognize that your being, your presence, your purpose is so beautiful. And it is worth experiencing first for ourselves, like we must experience ourselves. And then we develop the confidence. Like now I need to share this. Like, my energy deserves to be in this room. You understand? People deserve to hear what I have to say. Because you believe in the experience that you are having, because you are being in it. Thank you. I love flowing with y'. All. I'll see you soon.