How to Stop Living Outside the Present Moment
About this episode
Dr. Pedram Shojai discusses the importance of living in the present moment and explores the intersection of physics, neuroscience, and contemplative practices.
🎙️ The past has no location. It cannot be found, weighed, or measured. Dr. Pedram Shojai builds a scientific and contemplative case for why the present moment is the only place anything is actually happening. Drawing on Einstein, Carlo Rovelli, Julian Barbour, and David Eagleman, he shows that modern physics and neuroscience have arrived at the same conclusion the contemplative traditions reached thousands of years ago. He then introduces three temporal traps and leads listeners through a four-step return practice to find their way back to now. 🎯 What You'll Learn: Why physics, neuroscience, and contemplative traditions all arrive at the same address: Einstein's block universe, Rovelli's timeless quantum equations, and Eagleman's neuroscience all confirm the present is the only real location Why when the mind time-travels, the body pays in real cortisol and real stress, and why that gap between where the mind is and where the body is constitutes a primary driver of chronic stress The three temporal traps: rumination (contracted attention, chest heaviness, jaw tension), anxiety projection (shallow breathing, chest tightening, shoulder elevation), and planning trance (feels…
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