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New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast

Episode: Oneness and Love with Emmy Vadnais and Jeffrey Mishlove
Date: November 27, 2025
Host & Guests: Jeffrey Mishlove and Emmy Vadnais

Episode Overview

This episode centers on two of the most profound and universal themes in philosophy, spirituality, and psychology: oneness and love. Jeffrey Mishlove and Emmy Vadnais engage in a thoughtful dialogue, exploring these concepts from personal, scientific, and mystical perspectives. They discuss the paradox of individuality versus unity, the role of love in connecting us all, the ways science and parapsychology approach these subjects, and practical pathways to experience oneness and foster unconditional self-love.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Oneness: The Paradox and the Experience

• Oneness as a Universal Truth: Mishlove reflects on the recurring, cross-cultural idea that all beings are connected and “one,” as found in mystical traditions worldwide.
  • Quote: "We are one with everything, which is the fundamental truth of virtually every single mystical tradition on this planet." – Jeffrey Mishlove [02:17]
• Paradox of Separation and Unity: Both speakers discuss the paradox of living as individuals while being fundamentally interconnected.
  • Quote: "Unique to having our own seemingly separate lives is that opportunity for us to perhaps grow and expand, maybe learn and maybe even learn how to love or support other people. And that's a very personal journey. At the same time, we do need each other." – Emmy Vadnais [00:00, 06:32]
• Barriers to Experiencing Oneness: Mishlove notes the mind’s natural inclination to separate self from the world, often reinforced by emotions like hatred or fear.
  • Quote: "To say that, you know, that thing that you really hate that's actually part of you, it's like an intolerable thought for people." – Jeffrey Mishlove [03:54]

2. Pathways to Oneness

• Intuitive and Conversational Approaches: Mishlove shares that everyday conversation can gently reveal and foster a sense of oneness.
  • Quote: "You just sort of gently work your way in the course of a conversation to acknowledging what's there already all the time. It's like the elephant in the room." – Jeffrey Mishlove [06:10]
• States of Consciousness and Intuition: Both discuss how altered states (e.g., meditation, deep connection, nature immersion) can bring forth a palpable sense of unity.
  • "Hundreds of ways to enter into states of consciousness that we think of as higher states. ... Those states typically are imbued with this sense of love, for sure." – Jeffrey Mishlove [15:42]
• Acts of Kindness and Everyday Moments: Vadnais highlights how simple acts—eye contact, generosity, time in nature—foster connection.
  • "Just the awe and the beauty of just this beautiful world that we live in ... And also, it seems that when we do acts of kindness for others, ... that love maybe flows into or from us and through us." – Emmy Vadnais [17:08]

3. Love: Definition, Expression, and Relationship to Oneness

• Indefinability and Centrality of Love: Mishlove acknowledges love defies simple definition yet remains central to human experience and discussions of unity.
  • Quote: "Love, which is a big word. It's a word we use all the time on our show and rarely do we define it because it's almost indefinable and it's certainly overused. But at the same time, it's crucial." – Jeffrey Mishlove [08:17]
• Love as Unification: Vadnais argues that love at its purest is synonymous with unification, intuition, and healing awareness.
  • "Love in its pure form, pure awareness, unconditional kind regard, acceptance is synonymous with intuition." – Emmy Vadnais [13:12]
• Self-Love and Its Distinction from Narcissism: Mishlove makes the case for unconditional self-love as an entry point to oneness, clarifying it is very different from narcissism.
  • Quote: "Unconditional self love. I think it's a good doorway to the world of oneness." – Jeffrey Mishlove [34:20]
  • "Real self love narcissism is pretty much the opposite of self love. It's self hatred being covered over by a kind of braggadocio..." – Jeffrey Mishlove [35:49]

4. Scientific and Parapsychological Perspectives

• Quantum Interconnectedness: Mishlove references quantum physics, noting theories like Bell’s Theorem support models of fundamental connectedness.
  • Quote: "Every particle in the universe was in touch with every other particle. At the moment of the Big Bang. Everything was condensed down to an infinitely small point in space, the whole universe. We were all connected at that level, and then it exploded." – Jeffrey Mishlove [09:18]
• Limits of Scientific Study: Both note difficulties in operationalizing and measuring concepts like love or oneness, which are often best understood intuitively or experientially.
  • "Terms like oneness and love defy operational definitions for the most part. ... Science simply cannot wrap its arms around something as big as oneness or as big as love." – Jeffrey Mishlove [11:35]
• Parapsychological Findings: Both reference psychic phenomena (remote viewing, synchronicity, intuition, psychokinesis), suggesting these are supported by a model of deep interconnectedness.
  • "Parapsychology, through case studies and experiments, has demonstrated ... the existence of phenomena that defy conventional scientific explanation." – Jeffrey Mishlove [28:10]

5. Challenges & Healing

• Suffering and Disconnection: The hosts address listeners who may feel alienated from love or oneness due to personal hardships, noting such states are common but can be transcended.
  • Quote: "Many people are suffering something deeper than that. They're suffering a kind of existential anxiety. We hear from viewers all the time ... I don't want to minimize or discount that. But ... people, even under the most miserable of circumstances, are able to enter into a state of oneness." – Jeffrey Mishlove [20:09]
• Healing Power of Connection: Mishlove emphasizes that healing is deeply connected to experiencing our unity with all of existence.
  • "In that state of oneness there is ... a sense that the universe ... is constantly emitting a vibration of healing. And it's available to every ... being at every level, but only if we're conscious of it." – Jeffrey Mishlove [23:01]

6. Consciousness, the Body, and the Universe

• Beyond the Body: Mishlove shares the realization that human existence is far vaster than the body or individual ego.
  • "This experience of oneness suggests something completely different. It's like I'm so much larger than my body that my body is like the tiniest part of me." – Jeffrey Mishlove [26:03]
• All is One Mind: Vadnais and Mishlove invoke metaphors ("the brain is within the mind," "the ocean in the drop") to illustrate that consciousness pervades everything.
  • "It's not as if the mind is within the brain. It's more like the brain is within the mind." – Jeffrey Mishlove [46:11]

7. Practical Advice for Embracing Oneness and Love

• Self-Acceptance Practices: Emphasize the foundational role of unconditional self-love and compassion as gateways to deeper connection.
  • "Explore those parts of yourself ... bring love, compassion, and acceptance to those parts of yourself so that you can also engage more in the sense of oneness." – Emmy Vadnais [31:31]
• Normalcy of Alternating States: Acknowledge it's natural to return to ordinary, dualistic perception, but the memory or cultivation of oneness can infuse daily life with warmth, kindness, and increased synchronicity.
  • "It's very rare for a person to be able to sustain that experience of oneness for very long. ... What we have is the memory of it." – Jeffrey Mishlove [41:53]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “When you're able to love yourself, ultimately, then you can love anything else. Because the boundary ... between self and other, ... is an artificial boundary ... the whole outside world is really who we are.”
  — Jeffrey Mishlove [08:45]

• “Acts of kindness for others... it seems that that love maybe flows into or from us and through us. And so we also feel good.”
  — Emmy Vadnais [17:08]

• “When you hate another person, ... the things that we feel disgust and hatred towards outside of ourselves is because we hate those parts of ourselves inside.”
  — Jeffrey Mishlove [30:24]

• “Unconditional self love. I think it's a good doorway to the world of oneness.”
  — Jeffrey Mishlove [34:20]

• “We are all beautiful artworks in progress.”
  — Emmy Vadnais [34:50]

• “Real self love ... is pretty much the opposite of self hatred covered over by a kind of braggadocio...”
  — Jeffrey Mishlove [35:49]

• “It's not as if the mind is within the brain. It's more like the brain is within the mind.”
  — Jeffrey Mishlove [46:11]

• “We could start waxing poetic about love and the bliss that can happen with that ... and embodying it in our daily lives, perhaps for ourselves and each other.”
  — Emmy Vadnais [46:43]

• “If we as a human species want to survive, at least the memory of the fact that we are all one is so important...”
  — Jeffrey Mishlove [44:42]

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:00–06:30: Core introduction: What is oneness and Jeffrey’s personal take
• 09:15–13:10: Quantum physics and consciousness as a foundation for interconnectedness
• 15:40–17:30: Higher states of consciousness and love, practical entry points (e.g., kindness)
• 20:09–24:39: Addressing suffering and pathways to healing through oneness experience
• 26:03–29:38: On consciousness, the body, and collective mind
• 34:20–36:56: The power and practice of unconditional self-love
• 41:53–44:37: Sustaining oneness in daily life, the necessity of kindness for survival
• 46:11–47:47: Expanding consciousness, metaphors for unity, and audience engagement

Tone & Style

The conversation is open-hearted, inquisitive, and deeply compassionate—embracing scientific inquiry, mysticism, and everyday practical wisdom. Both speakers encourage listeners to cultivate kindness, acceptance, and an expanded awareness.

Conclusion

This episode is a profound meditation on the nature of connection and compassion—both for oneself and for others. Mishlove and Vadnais provide rich insights for seekers, skeptics, and science-minded listeners alike, inviting everyone to contemplate—and, where possible, experience—the profound states of love and oneness that lie at the heart of transformative living.