The Spiritual Perspective
Ever wonder what the spiritual perspective is on genocide? On cheating? On getting back with your ex? On toxic people?
If so, this is your channel.
You identify as spiritual — but you’ve still got questions about how to show up in life’s messiest, most nuanced situations.
And you don’t have time for fluffy, feel-good answers that don’t hold up in the real world.
This is where you’ll find a grounded spiritual take on life’s hardest questions.
I’m Light Watkins — keynote speaker, author, and longtime meditation teacher — and every week, I share short, no-BS videos that help you zoom out, tune in, and reframe what you’re going through.
If you’re tired of surface-level advice and ready to go deeper, join me every Monday and Thursday for new episodes of The Spiritual Perspective.
Your next breakthrough might be one perspective shift away.
The Spiritual Perspective
Why You’re Not Fulfilled — Even Though You’re "Successful"
You did everything right. You worked hard. You hit the milestones. You checked the boxes society said would make you feel fulfilled. And yet, something still feels off.
In this episode, Light Watkins breaks down why material success—money, status, experiences, even achievement—so often fails to deliver the fulfillment we expect it to. From a spiritual perspective, fulfillment isn’t a reward you earn after success. It’s a state that has to be trained from the inside out.
Light explains why chasing more—more money, more recognition, more achievement—usually deepens the feeling of scarcity instead of resolving it. He draws a clear distinction between building external strength and cultivating inner strength, using a simple but powerful metaphor: you don’t get strong legs by bench pressing, and you don’t get fulfillment by making more money.
This is not an anti-success conversation. It’s a pro-fulfillment one. If you’ve ever wondered why “doing well” doesn’t always feel good, this episode offers a practical reframing—and a clear path toward cultivating the kind of fulfillment that isn’t dependent on outcomes, titles, or net worth.