You Know Yourself

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You Know Yourself is a modern spiritual philosophy. Not a religion, not a self-help programme — a simple redefinition of what Body, Mind, Soul and Spirit actually are, and an honest look at why most of us aren't exercising them.

  1. 10h ago

    Ep 23 | The 2,500 Year Old Idea (And Why It Never Landed)

    For 2,500 years — Buddhists, Socrates, Jesus, Krishnamurti, the modern wellness industry — teachers have said the answers are within you. So why does it still need saying? Brett’s observation: it isn’t bad delivery or deaf ears, it’sstructure. A leader outside you, telling you to go inside you (and how), keeps you dependent on the leader — and the phrase often hides a second meaning: the answers I’m telling you are within you. The alternative: the answers are inyour ability to process the answers. You Know Yourself: a new simple modern spiritual philosophy.

  2. Oct 18

    Ep 22 | Knowledge vs Skill

    Knowledge can be received. Skill has to be practised, and it rusts the moment you stop. Brett walks the structural difference through the guitar: the scale pattern is knowledge, the smooth playing is skill. In YKY terms, knowing your body, mind, soul and spirit is knowledge; exercising them is the skill, and a guitar nobody plays is just an ornament.Which is why leaders love knowledge: it can be handed over. Skill never can.You Know Yourself: a new simple spiritual philosophy.

  3. Oct 11

    Ep 21 | Choosing No Choice

    A very popular spiritual idea says there is no choice: you are being lived, free will is only a feeling, so surrender and accept. It sounds liberating — you’re freed from the weight of choice by being told you never had it. But how did somebody arrive at that proposition? Did the teacher choose to believe it — and choose to write the books, build the organizations, and stand in a lecture hall booked on purpose, declaring there is no choice? “I cannot speak English,” said inperfect English. Brett’s counters, the Cycle of Disempowerment reading of “nothing is yours,” and the one question the idea can’t answer: are youchoosing it, or being made to believe it? You Know Yourself: a new simple modern spiritualphilosophy.

  4. Oct 4

    Ep 20 | What Is the Objective?

    What’s the objective? Brett asks the question nobody can answer in one line: if the objective of society is disempowerment, we’re achieving it perfectly — and ifit isn’t, we’re failing spectacularly. Neither reading is right or wrong. An amoral look at outputs versus objectives: the Edinburgh/Brighton driving metaphor, the missing government leaflet, why he won’t design the better system,and why offering an alternative perspective is the only objective he’ll claim. You Know Yourself: a new simple modern spiritualphilosophy.

  5. Sep 27

    Ep | 19: Spiritual Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

    What does spiritual actually mean? Brett’s bugbear: people who say ‘I’m very spiritual’ and can’t define the word. His answer: your spirit is the part of you that deals with choice, no more, no less — including the choice to smoke cigarettesand down half a bottle of whiskey. If the word means everything it means nothing, and an undefinable word can’t be challenged, which is why the guru industry requires it to stay mystical. A reclaiming of the word as practical,foundational, and testable while you listen. You Know Yourself: a new simple modern spiritual philosophy

  6. Sep 20

    Ep 18 | Who Is "You Know Yourself" For?

    Brett sits with a question instead of an answer: who is You Know Yourself actually for? Along the way he catches three of his own defence systems in real time — treating dismissal as proof the Cycle of Disempowerment exists (the same move cults make), wanting an audience so he can get validated, and the ego wanting this to be for everybody. The maybe-answer: people who’ve been seeking for years and still don’t feel at peace — and anyone who likes questioning and wants one more thing to question. There’s nothing to follow. No course, no retreat, no donation. You Know Yourself: a new simple modern spiritualphilosophy.

  7. Sep 18

    Ep 17 | I’m Not Immune to the Cycle of Disempowerment

    Brett admits it plainly: he suffers from the Cycle of Disempowerment too. Not immune, not a guru, not free from it. So who is he to talk about it? This episode sits with that fair question from both sides — including whether demanding authority before someone may speak is the leader-follower paradigm in action — owns themotives behind making the channel at all, and ends the way it always does: with the answer returned to you. You Know Yourself: a new simple modern spiritualphilosophy.

  8. Sep 17

    Ep 16 | My Definitions Are One Interpretation Amongst Many

    My definitions of body, mind, soul, andspirit are one interpretation amongst many — and I know that. In this episode, Brett acknowledges that his definitions aren’t the only ones. Religions, philosophies, and spiritual paradigms have defined those four words for thousands of years. He explores what it means that he doesn’t engage withother definitions — not because they’re wrong, but because his are intentionally simple, practical, and foundational. Using a music analogy (advanced musicians and beginners playing together), Brett shows how basic definitions don’t exclude advanced ones — and how his framework might actually sit alongside existing interpretations rather thanreplacing them. He also reflects on accidentally creating ‘the beginner’s guide to being human’ and noticing that nobody else seems to be offering the basics. Not the one and only definition. Just one. Practical, everyday, and applicable. That’s enough. You Know Yourself — A new simple spiritual philosophy.

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You Know Yourself is a modern spiritual philosophy. Not a religion, not a self-help programme — a simple redefinition of what Body, Mind, Soul and Spirit actually are, and an honest look at why most of us aren't exercising them.

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  • Creator
    Brett Dye
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Brett Dye
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