Biet Simkin
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that kind of legacy within me, that kind of talent and that kind of grace and that. To be raised with, my father was an awakened shaman by the time I was around. So he had this awakening in the woods of Russia, cured himself of tuberculosis, and then was like, let's create a freedom child. By the time they got to the States and I was born, he was already living as an enlightened master.
that kind of legacy within me, that kind of talent and that kind of grace and that. To be raised with, my father was an awakened shaman by the time I was around. So he had this awakening in the woods of Russia, cured himself of tuberculosis, and then was like, let's create a freedom child. By the time they got to the States and I was born, he was already living as an enlightened master.
And so I grew up studying with him my whole life. And Yeah, I took that very seriously. So when my life became very painful, as we'll go into, I was confused. And I think till this day, actually, and for anyone listening, I think there's something very painful about the juxtaposition or the paradox of of the lie and the truth, right?
And so I grew up studying with him my whole life. And Yeah, I took that very seriously. So when my life became very painful, as we'll go into, I was confused. And I think till this day, actually, and for anyone listening, I think there's something very painful about the juxtaposition or the paradox of of the lie and the truth, right?
And so I grew up studying with him my whole life. And Yeah, I took that very seriously. So when my life became very painful, as we'll go into, I was confused. And I think till this day, actually, and for anyone listening, I think there's something very painful about the juxtaposition or the paradox of of the lie and the truth, right?
Like we're faced with so much adversity as human beings just by being alive. Just being alive is enough. You don't even need to go through all the shit that I'm about to go through in this story to feel the burn of being a human being.
Like we're faced with so much adversity as human beings just by being alive. Just being alive is enough. You don't even need to go through all the shit that I'm about to go through in this story to feel the burn of being a human being.
Like we're faced with so much adversity as human beings just by being alive. Just being alive is enough. You don't even need to go through all the shit that I'm about to go through in this story to feel the burn of being a human being.
I grew up being raised by my grandparents. The way that it worked was my entire family moved here. And so my grandparents, two sets, lived in a tenement building in Queens on one block in one building. And then across the street, my parents had a one bedroom apartment in another tenement building in Queens across the street.
I grew up being raised by my grandparents. The way that it worked was my entire family moved here. And so my grandparents, two sets, lived in a tenement building in Queens on one block in one building. And then across the street, my parents had a one bedroom apartment in another tenement building in Queens across the street.
I grew up being raised by my grandparents. The way that it worked was my entire family moved here. And so my grandparents, two sets, lived in a tenement building in Queens on one block in one building. And then across the street, my parents had a one bedroom apartment in another tenement building in Queens across the street.
And so I spent the weekends with my brother, my father, my mother, the four of us. And during the week, Monday through Friday, I was with my grandparents and my brother and I would swap grandparents day by day. So like they would take me, then the next grandparents would take me and back and forth. And it was a very close knit family, but my father and my mother were close.
And so I spent the weekends with my brother, my father, my mother, the four of us. And during the week, Monday through Friday, I was with my grandparents and my brother and I would swap grandparents day by day. So like they would take me, then the next grandparents would take me and back and forth. And it was a very close knit family, but my father and my mother were close.
And so I spent the weekends with my brother, my father, my mother, the four of us. And during the week, Monday through Friday, I was with my grandparents and my brother and I would swap grandparents day by day. So like they would take me, then the next grandparents would take me and back and forth. And it was a very close knit family, but my father and my mother were close.
very advanced and very advanced spiritual seekers. And my grandparents were not that. They were just elderly, fun, drinking, interesting, smart as f**k, but not like spiritual seekers. In fact, they were all trained to be atheists in communist Russia. You were supposed to be, you were either atheist or you like believed in a very specific Christian God. I don't know.
very advanced and very advanced spiritual seekers. And my grandparents were not that. They were just elderly, fun, drinking, interesting, smart as f**k, but not like spiritual seekers. In fact, they were all trained to be atheists in communist Russia. You were supposed to be, you were either atheist or you like believed in a very specific Christian God. I don't know.
very advanced and very advanced spiritual seekers. And my grandparents were not that. They were just elderly, fun, drinking, interesting, smart as f**k, but not like spiritual seekers. In fact, they were all trained to be atheists in communist Russia. You were supposed to be, you were either atheist or you like believed in a very specific Christian God. I don't know.
They just were like, no, they were very heavy believers in
They just were like, no, they were very heavy believers in
They just were like, no, they were very heavy believers in