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In this Soul Snack, Gary Zukav distills the core message of the podcast down to a single practice: learning to distinguish, within yourself, the difference between love and fear, and then choosing love no matter what is happening inside of you or around you. He frames this as the whole message, the foundation from which everything else in creating authentic power flows.
Gary explains that this choice cannot be conditional. It is not simply choosing love when you are happy, or surrounded by supportive people, or feeling grateful. Real authentic power comes from choosing love especially when circumstances make that difficult, since without this practice a person remains at the mercy of whatever is happening outside of them.
The solution he offers is to turn inward: rather than trying to change someone or something external in order to relieve pain, such as trying to convince another person to change their mind, authentic power asks you to look at what you are experiencing internally and address what is creating that pain from within.
What You’ll Discover in This Episode
(00:02) — The new consciousness transforming the human species, and the choice available in every moment between gratitude, patience, and contentment, or anger, worry, and despair.
(00:29) — The essence of creating authentic power is introduced: learning to distinguish love from fear within yourself and choosing love regardless of circumstance.
(01:04) — Choosing love is not conditional; it applies even when you are not happy, supported, or feeling grateful.
(01:32) — Self-mastery and authentic power are contrasted with being at the mercy of external events, illustrated through the example of trying to change someone else's mind to relieve your own pain.
Embrace the Soul Step Challenge
Think of a recent moment when you tried to change something or someone outside of yourself in order to relieve a pain you were feeling inside. Pause and ask yourself: what was that pain actually about, and what might it look like to address what was happening inside of you instead of trying to change what was happening outside of you?
