Let me start with something uncomfortable.
Everyone talks about scale. Build bigger. Reach more people. I’ve spent 24 years trying to touch millions with Mindvalley.
And I’ve finally figured out the part no one tells you: the bigger you get, the more you realize that apps, content, and algorithms all have an invisible ceiling.
Let me explain.
In 2002, I was VP of a dot-com with offices in San Francisco and New York. I was paid well, earning the equivalent of $150,000 a year in today’s money. I had stability. A decent place to live. Everything that was supposed to matter.
But something felt off.
While I had money and stability, I lacked meaning. I woke up every day dreading going to work. Work was a chore. Something I simply did not enjoy.
I’d worked many jobs across the years, as a dishwasher in Michigan, for a nonprofit in New York helping Americans understand other cultures, and climbing the corporate ladder as a VP of Sales in technology. But this VP role? It was draining the life out of me.
One day, in the middle of that chaos, I made a decision that made absolutely no financial sense.
I paid $10,000 to train as a Silva Method facilitator.
The Silva Method was a meditation course I’d taken about 18 months earlier. It has transformed me. In fact, it was the very course that helped me go from an intern at this company to a VP in record time. Now I had the promotion, the salary, and the title.
So why would I suddenly throw away $10,000 to become a facilitator?
Here’s what I understood, even then:
The best investment is never the one that makes immediate sense.
It was a gut feeling, really. I knew I wanted to start a business. I just didn’t know what. I dabbled with many ideas, an early version of a blogging software app (Blogger.com beat me to it), a unique spin on children’s stuffed animal toys. Nothing felt right.
But then I saw a quote by Nelson Mandela that I couldn’t shake from my head. It said:
“If you want to change the world, change education.”
I thought about that. And I realized something profound: the best education I’d ever received wasn’t university. It wasn’t Microsoft.
It was meditation. Mindset. Consciousness.
That was the education that truly transformed my life.
So I decided to double down. I decided to dedicate my life to upgrading human education, not just teaching people how to make a living, but how to live.
I put down $10,000 to train with one of Jose Silva’s nephews. Jose himself had passed away in 1999, so I never got to meet this brilliant man.
After I graduated, I decided to teach my first Silva class.
As you can see, it was small. Hardly anything to brag about. And I took this picture before my students poured in.
I taught them the Silva Method over a weekend and earned about $2,000-$3,000.
I felt rich for the first time in my life.
I’d earned money on my own initiative. But more than that, I felt something I’d never felt in that VP role.
I felt alive.
I couldn’t see the future. If you’d told me that 20 years ago, before making that decision to become a Silva instructor and teach my first class, that I would be running an education app company that does well over 100 million in revenue, and that app would be featured in every Apple store in the world, I would have thought you were crazy.
Everything started from that crummy hotel room at a Holiday Inn in 2002.
While my VP of Sales job made me money but drained the life out of me, teaching and helping students with the Silva Method lit me up.
I felt joy. A connection. A centeredness that I had never experienced before. I was contributing. I was making a difference.
From there, I built a website to sell meditation CDs. Then, building an app. The n creating Mindvalley. Then, creating festivals around the world.
Each step of growth came from this one question:
How could I spread enlightened ideas to more and more people?
The mission vs. the money
You remember when I earned $2,000-$3,000 teaching that first Silva Method class?
I said it was the first time I felt genuinely rich.
But here’s what actually happened that weekend:
I made a choice. Not between a job and a mission, but between two kinds of lives.
One pays you. One fills you.
Business people do it for the dollars. Entrepreneurs do it to change the world.
The difference?
When you’re acting from a mission, everything changes.
That $2,000 didn’t feel like income; it felt like an impact. It felt aligned. It felt alive.
And that alignment? That’s what compounds.
That’s what scales from one hotel room in 2002 to 100 million people in 2024.
The real question isn’t
“Will this make money?”
It’s:
“Is this me solving something that matters?”
When the answer is yes, money follows. Impact follows. A life that means something follows.
Here’s the uncomfortable truth:
If your work is only about you, it will eventually exhaust you.
But if your work is about something bigger than you, something that serves humanity, something that heals, uplifts, and transforms, then that energy finds you.
All great movements start small.
A classroom. A garage. A dorm room. A hotel conference room with bad carpet and stale coffee.
But they start with a decision.
Not to make money. Not to build a brand. But to serve a mission.
So let me leave you with this:
What injustice bothers you?
What system feels broken?
What part of humanity deserves an upgrade?
And what would happen if you stopped asking:
“What’s practical?” and started asking, “What’s noble?”
Because that $10,000 decision? It wasn’t about meditation. It was about saying yes to a mission. And when you say yes to a noble mission, the world rearranges itself around you.
Sincerely,
Vishen
One last thing: Ask yourself one honest question: If money were guaranteed, what mission would you choose? Drop it in the comments. Sometimes speaking it publicly is the first step toward making it real.
If you are interested in the Mindvalley Certified Life Coach, I’ve added a little bit of information below; see the PS line.
PS: Because of how becoming a coach and facilitator changed my life. In 2021, I started a company with co-founder Ajit Nawalkha called Mindvalley Coach. To train people to become coaches and facilitators.
Over 12,000 coaches have been trained so far, and many of them didn’t do it to turn this into a side business, like I did, but because they want to bring the practices of elevating humanity to their employees, businesses, and families.
If you find this interesting, our next Certified Life Coaching class starts March 4. Go here to learn more.
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I would love to make an impact in this World , by helping myself to shift my own perception and mindset and somehow transform the lives of others for the better and give meaning and purpose to there daily lives 🙏🙏
I am working from a sense where I intend to bring the abundant cosmic intelligence and wisdom to each and every person in a language that is commonly understood and it would help them become more aware of what power we naturally possess as human beings. I understand that this one sentence innately carries a lot of weight but every step manifested will bring a huge shift in human consciousness. I see the Esoteric Sciences and the knowledge and wisdom they hold is an abundant reservoir of resources to make this Intention Real.
Im battling anxiety. Ever since I lost my direction in life. I was involved in passion of playing music. But my family started to behave oddly towards me and trying to sabotage my efforts. They bullied me since I was very young anyway. Sewing the seed that I was useless.
Its all quite complex, my brother had schizophrenia and behaved aggressively and just interfered with peoples affairs. My dads behaviour was abnormal too.
My mum was very kind but was undermined! She recently passed away as did my brother shortly after.
So many things turned dark and my anxiety troubles me everyday! I have been unable to work and do what I used to.
Im living with my dad who is 90+ I dont want to be here.
I wanted to use my music i once did as a platform to do more in life and help others. But ill health and disillusioned
Now I do nothing!
Somehow im trying to change that hence joined here. But on monthly basis, since have financial problems.
spending on needy
Eliminate poverty worldwide.
Interesting and educative, if I were to have the opportunity to share, my life experiences would benefit the growing individuals. To better themselves better, plan, strategize and follow through and meet their desired goals.
Thank you Vishen for such inner insights.
Thank you for sharing your heart felt life’s journey. What you share resonate well with me. Why since my early’s 20’s I knew in my heart that I could have anything I wanted ($$$, etc.) but have no clarity what it was my heart wanted for me.
As young clinical / Industrial pharmacist, I landed the best paying job at top corporate medical hospital or Pharmaceutical Companies in Philippines in mid 70’s within 10yrs in the profession, I witness first hand the corruption in Pharma industries. I felt heart-broken and left profession as pharmacist for good. Fast forward my heroes journey of exploration took me to Australia, where I studied various modalities of Wholistic Natural Healing that address the core of Dis-ease from root cause to help client restore balance (Yin/Yang) polarity from inside out for holistic Healing of the ONE Whole Integrated SELF.
This natural path makes my heart sings…Now 50yrs later, I knew the wealth I’m was seeking then is ” WELLNESS” help mankind RESTORE & CLAIM their Innate power as the HEALERS of their Mind-Body-Energy-System.
I knew in my Heart with younger generations like yourself, together we are restoring humanity’s Wholeness, through sharing the REAL LiFE experiences that matters most.
WEALTH OUR GREATEST WEALTH, AS CREATOR & CO-CREATOR OF PLANET EARTH.
Appreciate the Educational platform YOU co-created with fellow awaken beings like YOURSELF.
Many Blessings.
Okay Vishen, I’m thinking you may need to limit the total length of people’s comments on here. Like give everyone enough room to throw down some long-winded responses so folks can blather on for awhile if they want to make several key points. But daaaham I was skimming through the comments and there’s one by Imre’elonfrevr that may just need to be published separately into a novela. I mean I can throw down some sh!t when I get triggered, but this topic was just lighthearted and thought provoking. But yesh, you’ve got your homework cut out for you with that response. In fact, you may need to take an intermission half way through. 😳
Hey, I did you a flavor, so you don’t have to waste your time even reading all of that. Out of curiosity and strong willpower to just stay committed to the very end – I read through that whole GD rambly bambly hot mess of that person’s whole life and lessons (again they prolly should consider just self-publishing this memoir and stop stepping all over your blog!) But bottom line and I mean that literally as in at the very, very, end they finally make it clear that they wanna start up some kind of spiritual growth platform that even has festivals. Hmmm, and oddly enough that sounds vaguely familiar. But they also want your help with that as well. 🙄 People right? Fortunately, I don’t want, need or desire or even try to manifest anything in my life. Just been a silly, little, small-minded human for most of my life. So then, why ya gots to be asking people these probing kind of questions dat make ‘em tink all da toughts and then be wanting to break free of dare chains and get out of dare stupid neglected little boxes and confront all the stupid societal BRULES and slay some dragons as$es and be like QUEENS of their castles just looking for a good prince to bless with that special wand thing (scepter?) England’s Lisbet never did use on Philip. Doh! Guess that man child needed to be kept in his place on her lap and all. But, I’m good just sitting and waiting while just stroking my pussy cats keeping me all warm and feeling lovey inside until I find myself a REAL man worthy of booping on the head with my magic wand to forever be my KING. You think that’s possible Vishen? If so, could you actually help me now with that. 😉 I mean it seems like everyone else don’t got non shame in asking. So yeah, feel free to send out an ALL CALL to only the very best sort of REAL man in your little club and see if anyone wants to nibble cause I be wishen and even fishen but still no kind of vision has appeared before me! So then, just what the he(l kind of manifesting quest should I be doin on MV. Cause I’ve been listening to that one silva mind control method meditation you done voiced and as you say to like spread your love around the planet like to every person, place, and PLANT (singular mind you and not plural, so I been visualizing a marryjawanna plant and all) but like come on man, sompin best be happening soon cause you got all my creative juices flowing now and I clearly need some guidance and wisdom, preferably from someone with a big old brain like yours and yeah, maybe even one with a deep, sultry voice that throws down wisdom like it’s soul food for the heart and mind and well yeah, just makes one feel all the right kind of feels all the way throughout your entire being, ya know? But yeah, here’s to manifesting your dream life if money was of no importance to me. Cause I’ve been with paupers and had they done right by me and given me more than just table scraps then I would have been their ride or die woman for life, preferably just the former, though. So 🥂 to hoping big Uni finally has me dreamy man out dare somewhere. Heck, maybe he even be hiding right under my dam nose dis whole time, but then vishen ain’t so good no more. Hopefully, my man can see me clearly and realizes I gots me a REAL big lady’s heart capable of REAL feelings, even at times EMPATHIZING when I see REAL good men seemingly all on their own. Hmmm yeah, dudn’s seem right does it. But 🥂to being a card carrying member of not only the ‘singles club’ but also your ‘MV club’ as well. So remind me once again, was your membership reach currently all the way up in the hundreds? Cause that’s pretty good. Real proud of you son! And hey, if your not too busy, maybe consider putting a ‘singles mingle’ tab on your handy dandy little user friendly MV app. Cause I gots to find me my king and I’m GD tired of waiting! Harrumph!
Taking my cue from others, let me just reiterate your question so you don’t forget what your own blog is about. You asked: If money were guaranteed, what would you choose to do?
I then respond with:
I’d like to buy the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow white turtle doves
🎶
I’d like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I’d like to buy the world a Coke
And keep it company
That’s the real thing….
Heeeeey, wait a minute. 1. That sounds kind of just like that coca cola song. Hmmm, still kind of a feel good idea but 2. That would not make that Wildfit guy feel good! But yeah, seriously, what the he(l would I do? Seems like in reading others comments that lots of folks been spinning their wheels about it for awhile here in this little club ya got going for us. Meanwhile, I’m apparently one of the few people getting into their advancing years finally climbing out from under a rock to see if her busted up wings can still fly. But my first thought was this. Seeing as I’m a nature lovin, back to the basics, stop being so fussy wussy kind of gal. I’d start a campaign or movement called something like ‘from barely there, to hairly there again’ As I’m all about just working whatever ‘God’ gave each of us to make us all so quirky. So, everyone just needs to get over this whole fixation with let’s be bare here, there and everywhere! Like just who the fu(k signed us all up for these stup!d as$ed high maintenance and high dollar societal brules anyway? Cause so what if you is hairy? Taint scary! I kind of like it actually. Like mmmm, a little fuzzy wuzzy was a bear friction kind of be nice in my opinion. So, I say if it grows, then just let it shows. Well, except for those bits and bobs that best be seen only for private viewings. But if hair is supposed to be there, then just stop wasting so much of your free time plucking and waxing and shaving and God only knows what the he(l else people subject themselves to! So then, instead of banning books that actually do something valuable for our society, ban all torturous hair removal devices instead and with the time people gain back by going au natural, they can then read more books to actually themselves to see through even more BS societal brules. So, for the love of God could everybody just get over this fixation with having hair free prepubescent bodies forevermore and in turn, start celebrating just being a bunch of bad as$ monkey boys and sexy little peach fuzz covered bonobos!
Oh and lest you think my fixation is only hairy skin deep, let me take my hairy scary little girlie ass right out my front door to the next obvious problenm. We here in the prairie use sprinkler systems every day to grow s crop that is jot indigenous to this region…GRASS! And it’s a friggin’ tall grass prairie supposed to be covered in stuff like dry brush and wheat. So let’s just milk momma Earth’s resources dry now! Why care about our future generations when by 2050 half the planet will have fresh water shortages. Mmmmm but we all gotta have green grass in our yards. Shall I continue with momma Earth’s being man handled and her resources being stripped? Like T’rump doesn’t want Greenland so he can host Disney (?) ‘Frozen’ movie themed garrous (sp?) displays of wealth parties for all of his rich bribing and cut back taking friends. T’rump wants their rare earth minerals, same reason he went after Venezuela and prolly why Putin wants Ukraine, etc. Meanwhile the uber filthy stinking rich ba$tards either already own or are scrambling to buy up everything that is left of our planet. I mean, I could go on all day. But if your currious what your old boss Gates has been doing lately, then feel free to check that out on my story reel in Instagram @michellekruse143 So, those of us in the collective who are finally starting to wake up and sound the alarms may already be a day late and several billion dollars beyond a workable solution to saving all the souls that just may go down on this sinking Earth mother ship. And do any of us really, truly know just where the ‘afterlife’ really is? What if all of those souls, instead of being above are actually among us, but just exist in another form undetectable to our human eye in like some kind of parallel multiverse or something. I don’t know. I could just be overthinking things again and it’s getting kind of late, so best just be tucking in and getting another peaceful nights sleep, like all the other unaware sheep just grazing and lazing away seemingly unaware of any kind of impending doom. But yeah, prolly best for me to just focus on getting others to stop obsessing over a fee errant hairs that may end up being somewheres most people stress out about, when there are much bigger cares than whether we alls is bares or not!
My mission is to enhance children’s literacy on an international basis. I want children to be taught about philosophy and human negotiation skills where the compassion and the intercultural knowledge can help the creation of a better world. Education is the base of everything.
I am building a multilingual reading app for children, I am using base44 to create a MVP to present. The books will be in every language and narrated while pages self-turn. The second step is having spiritual contents in the app for the children, in order to shape their souls while reading, even in languages that are disappearing but that come from their family origins.
Education in children is at the base of the future.
I work with the sea,
for the sea,
by the sea.
Hello,
to show my steps in work would support many people. I extend it with some traveling / living abroad experiences and the opportunity to join to one of my missions.
I wrote it in Hungarian language and used Google Translate:
I explore my journey in the world of work so far. With the intention of inspiring and supporting those who started on the way out of “lukewarm” work and “lukewarm” life. I can also say that on the way out of “lukewarm” levels of consciousness.
I often hear from people that “You MUST work.”.
In terms of their relationship with work, many people leave here. I was among them. This is what I was raised to do, this is what I was socialized to do.
Most of them stay in this relationship throughout their lives. They do not see their limiting beliefs and actions related to this.
It is not easy to see because it is popular in our society and as a collective belief. A classic belief: “Most people live this way (“You have to work” mode), because that’s the natural way, that’s the good way.”
In addition, it is not easy to see because they quickly get used to this way of life. A classic belief: “The way I’ve been living for a long time, that’s natural, that’s good.”. So it no longer seems limited or problematic.
As for beliefs, these are also popular: “I am incapable of changing my life.”, “I am not good enough to change my life.”
And deep in the unconscious, “I don’t deserve the dream life.”.
“You have to work” is characterized by an almost constant INTERNAL PRESSURE. state, conscious, therefore experienced DESIRE, and largely unconscious, therefore rarely experienced FEAR.
Deep down, I’m controlled by these thoughts: “If I don’t work, I won’t have money. If I don’t have money… (just to name a few) I can’t pay the bills, I can’t buy myself what I want, I can’t go on vacation… I can’t realize the “happy” life according to my social programs (beliefs): own apartment or house, child(ren), etc.”.
As the internal obstacles were resolved on my journey to self-knowledge, INTENTIONS appeared to develop a more elevated relationship with work than “I have to work” and to live a fuller life.
Before, money was sufficient motivation, but over time I found it to be very little: it did not give me enough energy and the experience of work was also “lukewarm”. I wanted a job that I DID FROM THE HEART, instead of waiting for the weekend every week, worrying about Monday or the next week on some Sundays, and waiting for the summer with the “long” vacation for 3 seasons.
Of course, the way I experienced work was primarily not because of my workplace, but because of my inner world. Therefore, self-employment was the most important thing in my life, and finding a job I loved was only the second.
In addition, I wanted to be FREE regarding my annual, monthly, weekly and daily schedule.
I wanted to be free from my superiors. In the vast majority of cases, they were far from real leadership quality.
And last but not least, I wanted to earn more than what is available by being an employee.
On average, we spend 5 x 8 hours a week at work, which is 14,600 hours a year. Honestly, what would you do with that time? Exactly what you are working on right now?
I will approach you from another place. If the money stopped tomorrow, would you still continue your work?
If so, at exactly the same time each week?
(Of course, your intention behind continuing or not continuing the work is the point. You can continue and not continue with both higher and lower intentions. Why would you continue? Why wouldn’t you continue? It’s worth examining as honestly as you can.)
I kept these intentions up for about 4 years before their first fruit appeared. It is worth persevering even in difficult periods that seem slower, full of doubts.
It probably took me so long because I also took the steps on my journey of self-discovery, and according to that skills appeared in my life, such as courage and risk-taking, trust, willingness, persistence, increased creativity, intuition, etc. None of them were Imre’s merits, I am very grateful for them.
Thanks to them, for example, I dared not to buy another apartment after selling the apartment we shared with my partner at the time (out of rationalized fear), but to INVEST all my money IN MYSELF. All of it, and besides, I didn’t have any property of greater value (for example, apartment, car, vacation home, etc.). This was one of the most important steps in my journey out of the “lukewarm” work and life, because this way I had money during the relatively long start-up phase of my business, in which the income was minimal.
So I became an ENTREPRENEUR, throwing away my engineering degree and my previous work experience. I also consider this to be one of the most important steps in changing my career path.
Through the initial difficult spiritual processes, work finally ceased to be work and became a passionate vocation, lifestyle and missions.
“You have to work.” mindset became “I WOULD LIKE TO WORK and benefit beings through work” and “I LOVE MY JOB and I do it from the heart.” mindset .
MISSIONS are meaningful and benefit others. My basic intention is to benefit all beings. And this can be realized in only one way, and “until then” I have other life tasks.
I see more and more people traveling or living in exotic countries. on media platforms, without a meaningful mission. It is a great thing when someone can choose this lifestyle, but it is not the end of the road. What’s the point of life if you don’t benefit others?
Benefiting others can be the next level you can take. If you maintain this intention, the fruits will appear in time.
I will tell you that all the money I invested in myself at the time was not enough. About 3 years later, I had to apply for a loan, several times. However, this did not deter me from my goal. It was a really interesting experience that, thanks to deep self-knowledge, I was a happier person with zero HUF (without movables) than before with x million HUF. The 1-2 years I spent in the red shed light on new parts of me that were repressed (unloved) that I was able to start working with.
At first, it is natural that the realizations of certain parts of our shadow are almost shocking, and finally the processes lead to gratitude. Thank you for letting me see them and work with them.
It was good to work 7 days a week. To a large extent, I determined when, how much and what kind of tasks I would complete. I became my own favorite boss, over time. I developed an increasingly better relationship with myself through self-acceptance and self-love.
Changes and random changes brought up a lot of obstacles. There was constant work to be done with individual practice, in support groups and with helping professionals.
In the next 5 years, 2 (+2) more missions appeared in my life. More than I ever wanted.
Thanks to the increase in creativity, 4 world patents were published through Imre (one of them a joint creation). None of them are Imre’s merits, I am grateful for them. (At the bottom of the article you will find the link that introduces my missions.)
I am currently taking steps in several directions:
– I am bringing 2 of my services to the INTERNATIONAL MARKET (I would also like the other 2). Why only approx. Would I support 10 million people? For the benefit of all beings.
– I include my projects in SYSTEMS, by automating the processes, so that they work partially or completely without me. If work is no longer work, it is irrelevant whether I work 1 or 7 days a week, but I can use the freed up time/energy for other missions, spend it with family and friends, and last but not least, I can devote it to formal practice (spiritual exercises).
– I’M LOOKING FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS and COOPERATING PARTNERS to share the tasks and make it possible to carry out so many different missions in a relatively short time.
Possible future steps, even if some seem far-fetched now:
– Finding and retaining bright-eyed executives and other employees.
– Establishment of a franchise system in some missions, for simpler, faster growth.
“Maybe the sale of the companies.”
Ultimately, I am attracted to PURE SERVICE, which is Freedom itself (freedom from the mind). It is not based on thinking, it happens spontaneously and effortlessly through Élét Imre. (Imre does not come here, and he could not come here, since the ego/mind is incapable of this. Pure service is created by the complete background and elimination of the personal “I”.)
A part of me already started working on becoming an ONLINE ENTREPRENEUR and then a digital nomad.
The third very important step on my journey was that I did not wait to become a wealthy person, i.e. the security of the appearance of wealth, but I left for Sri Lanka so that what must come (what my soul chose to live) would come. I HAVE SURRENDERED MYSELF, my desires and fears, if I become homeless while traveling, it’s okay, if I’m a millionaire, it’s okay. Let Your Will Be Done!
The more steps like this I take, the more I strengthen the choice of courage and trust in addition to and instead of fear.
By giving up my place of residence in Budapest, I started an even more free lifestyle: I TRAVEL AND WORK in exotic countries. I live where I’m traveling. I travel wherever I want, currently in Asia.
If I summarize my MOST IMPORTANT STEPS in the world of work, it becomes clear that they were all CHOICES OF THE UNKNOWN.
1. What if I invest all my money in myself (and eventually run out and not be successful)?
2. What if I change career paths, throwing away my engineering degree and professional experience (and it doesn’t add up in the end)?
3. What will happen if I go on a trip to Asia for 3 months and my financial situation is not stable at all (and I run out of money)?
4. What will happen if I give up my comfortable, safe (seemingly) life and live more unpredictably, traveling on a low budget?
Back to the travel life… my first plan is to spend summers with family, friends and festivals, and travel the remaining 8-9 months of the year.
Since then, the plan has taken shape and continues to take shape. Currently, I want to spend as much or more time with my family, friends, and fellow practitioners in a (preferably nondual) community than I do traveling alone.
The two-family life in Hungary and in an exotic country still appeals to me, but I would like to find a second home, which means deep friendships, community life and business cooperation in the new place of residence.
And all of this could be crowned by the release of Társ, and later by starting a family, which is one of my life’s tasks. A good question is how the Partner and then the family will affect my life as a couple, whether the periods spent in Hungary and in my 2nd home will shift, and in which direction.
Visiting the most beautiful parts of a country, often changing residences, does not really support this plan of mine, but I am already approaching the places where I will live a little longer (a few months), and there are more conscious communities in those areas.
TRAVEL AS A PATH TO SELF-KNOWLEDGE: traveling alone, speaking different languages, living in significantly different cultures, sometimes choosing exciting adventures, sometimes rainy season, typhoon, flood, earthquake, power outage, internet outage, etc. seasoned by, constantly riding the balance of work and travel, travel became a significant catalyst for my journey of self-discovery.
My favorite experience so far is riding a motorcycle in the habitats of wild elephants and crocodiles – the “self-safari” on a less protected vehicle, without a guide or group, almost for free.
Travel can increase the number of transformative experiences. For example, when you exchange an apartment/house-sized item for a bag for a few months and realize that you still have everything (if you have done the internal work with your resistance).
Or if you change your clean, comfortable residence at home to a nomadic residence for a few months, and after a while you realize that you are neither happier nor unhappier this way (if you have done the inner work with your resistance).
With this kind of travel, a significant amount of courage and confidence is chosen, which has a positive effect on your level of consciousness and your abilities.
If you have an intention for higher, purer states, it can further accelerate your pace, KARMA ACCELERATES. As your consciousness grows and you grow stronger, you are more likely to face more and deeper repressed, unloving parts of you. This hardly promises a path free of difficulties, because usually a “problematic situation” is created, and in the meantime there is some degree of resistance, so it becomes difficult to live with the situation.
There are some popular TRAVEL MYTHS. I regularly get messages saying that because I live in exotic countries, how good it is for me…
How am i? Pretty much like home or anywhere. I take Imre’s mind (Imre) everywhere. It creates my reality, it constantly perceives.
The roots of my blockages are the same here, both in terms of my unprocessed childhood injuries and transgenerational and previous life influences. The already realized elevated qualities are also the same. Where we go on our journey and at which stage determines the quality / experience of our journeys, its fruits and obstacles.
In every country you meet yourself, your strengths and weaknesses. For example, fear appears in different circumstances in different countries, in one country it is stray dogs, in another it is big waves while surfing, in a third it is traffic in the opposite direction combined with the local driving style. Loneliness appears in one country, less so in another, etc. The same is true of other positive and negative qualities.
Our journey of self-awareness can lead to experiencing quite a few situations in which our will is not fulfilled, or it is not fulfilled exactly as we would like.
These are our great opportunities to accept things as they are and trust in the infinite (call it whatever you want) that our true Self is no different from.
WE ARE NOT ACCIDENTAL VICTIMS, but responsible as souls in an experience called life, which happens 100% along the lines of our choices, even if we are not fully aware of our choices. To our relief, behind all this is the directing Power of love.
OBSTACLES to self-compassion / others and trust in ourselves (Life) are revealed in these situations. If you prefer, the parts of us that we don’t accept, that we don’t like about ourselves. In many cases, we don’t even know that these parts of us exist – we banish them to the realm of the unconscious. Then some will be revealed soon and others only after years or decades…
When we commit to the path, we are essentially constantly asking Him to reveal to us the parts of us that we deny, suppress, project onto others, that await our honest and consistent embrace, our fully accepting / loving attention.
There are some things that are different abroad than at home. We can call them circumstances that can be slightly more supportive or less supportive than at home. For example, the mentality of local people different from ours, different weather, sea / ocean, more supportive economic situation, market conditions, an ashram, surfing, etc.
In addition to these, living abroad can also affect our life tasks. For some, it may be necessary to live in another country for a longer or shorter time.
There can be huge differences in the experience of the trip if you travel for 1-2 weeks or months, if you travel alone, if you are a couple, if there are several people, if you stay in hostels with a low budget, in premium apartments / hotels with a high budget, if you travel with karma accelerated by your intention, etc.
Abroad, it is just as easy to escape from ourselves, for example, to work, human relations, entertainment, etc., as it is at home.
The quality of our lives changes with self-work, and transformative life experiences and the decisions of our everyday active lives are important. For example, the intention with which we set off. If we run away from “bad” or “worse”, the fruits of that intention will also be like that.
If we expect happiness or happiness from living in another country, that is the classic illusion, which is still the choice of being vulnerable to “outsiders”.
THE SOURCE OF OUR HAPPINESS IS INTERNAL. It is worthwhile to search there, to become more precisely aware of your emotional and mental obstacles and to solve them. And happiness appears spontaneously, by itself, as our true nature. With further supporting decisions, the subtle joy of existence becomes permanent.
Then, in an advanced stage of self-awareness, the search for happiness and the will to improve are given up, surrendering our life to the One in whom everything happens and by which everything happens. Becoming That happens. (This is extremely rare. According to the muscle testing results, there is no such person in Hungary, and according to one result, there was none.)
I’ve used the term “DREAM LIFE” before. First, and most importantly, it is only based on an imagination. People fall for the imagined happiness of the “dream life” according to their social programs (beliefs). Those who are only sometimes truly happy at the moment will only be truly happy once the conditions of the “dream life” appear. The situation is similar to the journey, in the “dream life” you will be there, your mind (identified with the mind).
By DREAM LIFE I mean a loving life, the stability of remaining loving in all / any circumstances. It’s unlikely to be a short cut to this state, but it’s worth it, more than anything. At the end of the article, you will find the options for solving the necessary emotional and mental obstacles.
My journey so far will be more eloquent if I share with you the DURATIONS OF THE PHASES:
– For 4 years, I kept my intention up every day to find the work that I do from the heart
– I have been an entrepreneur for 6 years
– I’ve been working and traveling for just 1 year, my first trip was to Sri Lanka for 3 months, and my current (second) trip is flexibly planned for 9 months, stops: Philippines, Thailand (I’m going here), Bali and maybe Lombok
– I have been practicing meditation for 15 years with the intention of benefiting all beings, approx. For 6 years, I lived a kind of secular monastic life, which means that I temporarily put work aside to read and practice 7 days a week, for 5 years I served the community of a nondual teacher, in the last 6 years approx. I worked on myself with 30 different helpers, 6 of them with helpers for 1-3 years, … Thanks to Life!
Whatever stage you are at, I can support you. It is very good if you already have the intention to break out, to spend a significant part of your life with the work that you really love, that is truly self-identifying and meaningful. It will bear fruit.
It is important to persevere, because it may be a longer process than you would like (but it may also be shorter).
There are 2 different steps to find and join. The latter is usually a longer process.
IT IS WORTHY TO STRIVE IN 2 DIRECTIONS:
1. The most important thing is deep self-knowledge.
2. Hard skills, such as cutting-edge business, marketing, etc. knowledge AND taking related steps in the business.
Your self-awareness is equal to the quality of your life, both in the easier and more trying phases of life.
No matter how old you are, no matter what kind of education you have, no matter how many years you’ve been working, no matter what specific position, it’s WORTH taking the steps to Freedom. Don’t give in to your thoughts! (Among other things, practicing meditation helps with this.) Some parts of you will regularly try to sabotage the development of your dream life.
I support people to take the steps to Freedom (total surrender) in a deep diving course with the results of consciousness research and modern psychology plus essential spiritual teachings.
Details about my missions:
In the last period, 2 new, really significant missions were published, as well as the existing ones were added.
All my projects are aimed at international markets. I want to benefit as many people as possible, and of course there are other fruits of global scale and operation.
– One of my most important missions is to GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE “RAT RACE” so that they start living a life in which they do their work freely and from the heart, even from an exotic country or while traveling. It’s never too late to start taking steps into your new life (your new self). It’s no secret that deep self-awareness leads to this brave, confident and joyful life, in which you simply do your job – you fulfill your life tasks.
– My other new operation is the TRAVEL BLOG, in which I share the wonders of foreign cultures and paradise-like regions on my self-discovery trips through my inner processes, with varied photos and writing articles. I have spent 3 months in Sri Lanka so far. My current trip of maybe 9 months will take me to the Philippines, Bali, Lombok and Thailand. (We’ll see how much time I’ll devote to writing. I’ve written relatively little so far.)
– IMON KOVA is a nondual spiritual school that also deals with personality. Its most complex and powerful service is a deep self-awareness course (MAP), which, according to feedback, can be equivalent to 2 years of therapy and approx. 5 years of reading. They often come to me with lack of self-confidence or anxiety, but sometimes with panic disorder, malignant tumor, etc. Intensive mental work is suitable for solving any problem. There are quite a few people who do not cause problems, but want to develop further in a really intensive, relatively fast process, to live in an even more complete state, or perhaps to give up control out of complete trust. Due to the structure of the MAP, it can give both those who have only been dealing with self-knowledge for a short time, and those who have been practicing it for 10-30 years. There was also a 71-year-old Buddhist monk in my group, as well as the founder of one of the vipassana traditions in Hungary, psychologists, psychotherapists, coaches, etc. Considering the value of the results, you can currently join the program at a very reasonable price. If you are interested in the course and the specific details, I offer you a FREE INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION, which is a generous 30-minute online conversation. Please dm me! You can read about my professional background here: https://imonkova.hu/#rolam
The English-language, automated MOBILE APPLICATION FROM MAP is being prepared, thanks to which not only max. The lives of 15 people in my group are transformed, but even thousands of people at the same time.
In the corporate sphere, I support employees and especially entrepreneurs in POW programs to live a fuller and more productive life. In cooperation, they slow down, their resilience increases, their performance increases, they improve in cooperation, they become more intuitive, and last but not least, their burnout is managed / prevented. POW is a deep self-awareness leadership training series, and not just a stress management (and less stress-creating) program for leaders. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS, I will send you a detailed description of it, and then I will present it in a 15-minute presentation if required.
The future of POW is also automation and the international market.
– Due to my design approach, one of my favorite missions is a party and festival clothing brand primarily intended for international markets: IMSO. We start with a handmade, world patent product. According to feedback, being in it feels like a superhero, ruler, peaceful warrior, etc. In addition to increasing self-confidence, it also soothes when surrounded, and last but not least, it attracts the opposite sex and it is an exciting feeling to dance in it. I’M CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A BUSINESS PARTNER who can work 4-5 days a week. Self-knowledge is a “must”. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE PROJECT IN ANY WAY, please dm me!
– My current non-profit project, which has a chance to remain SPIRITRIBE. It is a community in which there are mostly people interested in self-knowledge. Its spirit: “We laugh and love, celebrating Life. And to be honest, we work on ourselves.”. I regularly organized events: house parties, movie nights, picnics, etc., at which we had the opportunity to get to know each other. During this period, I travel more, but the community lives without me and supports each other. spiriTribe is also an opportunity sharing interface. The members have exciting / useful musical, self-knowledge, hiking, etc. events are shared in our Telegram and Messenger groups.
In time, I would also like to create a SPIRITRIBE FESTIVAL. I believe that some of the members of the Tribe will be my fellow organizers.
In addition, during my trip to Asia, the need to have an app/community appeared in me, thanks to which, in terms of self-awareness communities, one of the paradise places highlighted, for example, Pai and Koh Phangan in Thailand, Ubud in Bali, etc. (even on deliberately unpopular islands) it would be easier for dedicated practitioners and support professionals to find each other… who want to connect with similar people: exercise, create, party, go on trips, etc. In the app, we would also see who is where in the helper’s professional process: 1. he wants to be a successful helper 2. he wants to help globally by creating a system 3. he already helps globally in a system.
Now this international app is closest to my heart: SPIRITRIBE – devoted people’s network. If you would like to contribute to its creation, please let me know!
“I don’t think alcohol tastes good.” I tried the impossible 🙂 and created 2 brandy-based products with ginger and rose. Their names are GINGY and ROSY. You can’t get them yet, but I’m sure they will soon. I’M CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A BUSINESS PARTNER who can work 4-5 days a week. Self-knowledge is a “must”.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONNECT WITH ANY MISSION, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT WITH EXPERTISE, MONEY, ETC. please dm me!
This has spoken to me , I have been trying to make money with an electrical company and I am female, but haven’t felt more exhausted than ever, now that I think about i miss trying to change the world lol, I had a side hustle on a bible/ neurological centered podcast and even left that aside to continue on this exhausting business, but what can I say is bread and butter. However, I am exhausted… really dont know what to do … I want to change yhe world by speaking about God, how its linked to neuroscience and and the home birth no pain method to illios of women that are stuck in modern maternity centers and end up all in c section, …there’s a lot of this that iwould like to.educate people on . Woman are beeing bombarded with false ways of having children… any dont know what to do ..thank you Vishen … you hit something in me with this
I’ve reached a point where, after listening to Dr. Bryan Ardis The Author of moving beyond the covid-19 lies bestseller
on the Unlimited Podcast with Elizabeth Carson on YouTube yesterday, I began questioning the true origin of HIV. This interview sparked a deep curiosity in me about what we’ve been told and what might be hidden behind the mainstream narratives.
It made me realize the importance of exploring health from a holistic and regenerative perspective—one that questions accepted stories, considers energetic and spiritual dimensions, and seeks natural, sustainable solutions.
Thank you for inspiring us to look beyond the surface and to imagine a future rooted in truth, empowerment, and genuine healing.
As someone who has endured different wars and almost lost one of my kids during one of it, I am working on inner peace, empowerment and outer peace. World peace, humanity, dignity and prosperity is the ultimate goal. Looking to join communities that have the same goal in order to have more and quicker impact and keep motivation high!!
I would love to have the confidence to start a blog and bring awareness to bipolar disorders and psychosis, to help people discover better ways of dealing with mental diagnoses, and to create safe spaces for individuals with disabilities, it can be a shameful experience often having your freedom and own will oppressed and I believe that more people need to be aware of what are the causes and those that know people who have the mental disorder themselves needs to be aware of the challenges but also the positives ie. Someone on a high can have really wonderful ideas. I would also like to be involved with charity work, which ironically I just started but for individuals living on the street, including children, I see some inspirational videos people washing and cleaning up homeless men and the look of gratitude and dignity it brings is so touching. That would be something I would like to bring to South Africa. And lastly workout corruption.
To educate kids on the Power of Manifestation, Law of Attraction, Meditation. They are going unfocused with reels and shorts. When souls evolve at an early age, their life would be better for them and everyone around.
I would that my service in the Public sector of the Nigerian government makes impact on the population I serve. That every standard to which I make input in its development tangibly benefits the relevant industry and the people who use products and services of the Industry, so my country and the world we interact in becomes better because of my job.
Mrs. Fyne Okita Uwemedimo
I’m similar..big sales job in my 20s earning me a lot of cash but not a lot of satisfaction. Fast forward to me working at a butcher shop in my 40s learning food…my real passion. At 45 I was working for one of my country’s biggest food bloggers. Now I’m 58 and head chef at a NFP food bank feeding thousands of people a year and reducing waste and greenhouse emissions by rescuing tons of food. I love my job. I love my people. I love my work. I’m going to end world hunger. Just watch this space for the next few years….
I will love to teach individuals and families to remain grateful when they are going through unfavorable seasons of life. That people should not let their mental health be affected. To get back in shape takes time , if we loose our mind.