Alex, as a former VA hospital inpatient mental health spiritual counselor/ chaplain, I thank you for dropping this on memorial Day weekend! I'm sure this was very intentional on your and Spirit's behalf🙏
I know what Tu Lam said about his escape journey is true. I’m Vietnamese and I know many Vietnamese went through the same escape journey ( including my 2 brothers). Among those horrific, heart wrenching stories, many miracles happened.
I absolutely love your podcast. However, today's, as of this moment, is my very favorite. I was born in Northern Normandy to a mom who was raised during the Nazi invasion. My grandfather and uncle were warriors. My grandfather survived life as a POW in a German war camp in Germany. My uncle went to Morocco at 15 to fight, avoiding capture and forced into labor in a German labor camp. He did not live too many years afterward. The trauma and PTSD my mom suffered from was horrible. My grandmother died from TB 3 years before the wars end. Mom orphaned at seven. I always knew that somehow I felt the trauma in my soul. I was born with it. This man is most honorable. Thank you for having him as a guest for us, your followers to be introduced to. I felt our oneness with this guest. God connects all down to each and every molecule, atom, proton, simply everything! Powerful!
I love seeing how appreciative and spiritual your guest is in spite of all the tribulations he went through. Very very beautiful to see his life’s purpose & vulnerability unfold before our eyes🙏🏻. Thank you Alex for bringing him onto your show 🤍
He chose a hard life path and accomplished it. Now he is a teacher, continuing helping humanity. A beautiful soul. Thank you for having Tu Lam on your show.
My God!! Just when you think you have had a tough incarnation?! And then you hear your guests story!! INCREDIBLE!! No doubt an advanced Soul because those are HEAVY life catalysts!! WARRIOR Spirit for certain!! What a story! AWESOM! 👌 Thank you both! 🙏💖🙏
WOW! This is an incredibly powerful conversation. Alex, you just elevated your podcast to an amazing new level! Your respectful way of leading the interview, and the deep resonance with your guest was so palpable, It gave me tears. And when Tu talked about your podcast helping him on his journey, we can only guess how many people worldwide you touch. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your work. It is deeply apreciated and honored.
I could listen to him all day. His voice is gentle like Native Indians. He has a natural way to relay messages in high vibrations. He makes me feel good with his stories and validates so many things that I'm experiencing now. We all have different humans experiences in which are all connected in ways we don't see or know. Thank you❤
The amazing resilience of a refugee. My daughter-in-law's parents were south american refugees in the 80's. they have told me their flight story. I have so much respect for the people who have taken this journey. They deserve to be Americans. It is how this country was made. WE forget that and the struggle of our ancestors.
Thank you for having this guest on. Both he and something you said made me understand that I did break a ancestor chain. Not as dramatic as what this gentleman went through but it still caused PTSD and I didn't understand I broke this chain until about a year before my grandma passed away and she told me the truth about some things. As a kid I went through what other kids have gone through unfortunately a kind of abuse I wish all could break the chains. My mom knew what her boyfriend was doing and did nothing. Before they broke up and I got to be about 12 I started refusing to go over there even though it meant I was staying alone at home by myself. That was the first links being broken. I also used to get in a lot of fights we moved a lot and I was very much a loner. I never started them but I finished them in a very violent way, I saw red and that's all I saw. After she broke up with him she married another abusive person. He tried the same thing when he was drunk, I either went out my bedroom window or I fought back and he never succeeded. But he was still abusive and violent. I fought back he didn't know how to handle that so he was mostly mentally abusive to me, not the same with my mother. He got really bad one day and I called my grandma, then he and my mother disappeared, then I heard her crying and making other noises and yelling stop I dropped the phone, went to the bedrooms the door was open and he had her pinned down on the bed and was punching her. I picked up the rifle and pointed right at him and told him to stop he wouldn't, I pulled the trigger but it jammed that made him stop, when it jammed I did do something stupid I threw it straight back behind me, but the Goddess was with me and it didn't go off, I told him if he ever did it again I would kick his butt so bad he would be in the hospital for weeks. I got back on the phone grandma told me to pack for a couple of weeks and she was coming to get me, that was breaking the chains more. A few months later I moved in with my father, but that was only 6 months. He was emotionally abusive and was different towards me compared to my much younger half brother and sister, and my step mother who is only 8 years older than me. I remember his neglect and his non emotional ways when he and my mom were married. My step mother came at me one night I tripped over something and flipped her over me and started to go after her. But someone that was there stopped me. I disappeared for 3 days staying with friends non of them knew. Finally I went back to grandmas full time and lived with her. I was 16. Later I found out why my grandma raised my mom on her own in a time women didn't get divorced and do that, so she broke some of the first chains. Not long after I moved in with her she helped me kick speed cold turkey. I got better and started my search I knew there was something out there I didn't know if it was the old man with the white beard or what. But I was searching and reading everything. My x was emotionally abusive but when it started getting physical I said no more. A big test came when we were separated those last two years but under the same roof because we couldn't kick each other out, he lived in the basement my daughter and I lived in the rest of the house finally he moved out. During that time I was trying to do the church thing but it wasn't working even though I tried for years. We lived in the middle of the woods being in them was where my spirit started to grow and learn. Since then I have met and married a wonderful Man but I look back and see all the broken chains. Grandma lived with us the last 6 years of her life. That's when I found out what her father did to all his daughters and her mother knew. He was also abusive, both my grandmas grandfather's were one like her father the other very abusive to all 5 of his wives. Grandma broke the first of the chains, I broke most of the rest, and my daughter broke the last of them. We each finally found our paths to peace and source. He is right though I understand what he means by one sword keeps the other from being drawn. My path of violence was very different and not as horrible as what his was, but there are those of us that have a path of violence we walk through but then can turn it into a way of teaching and helping others. Blessings Be to you both. 🙏💖
Here to break ancestral lineage of abuses, sexual, domestic violence, alcoholic. We pick a hard life or family to incarnate into , this is needed to clear it all. I call it a transmuter of negative energies. So be proud of yourself and what a great grandmother and forgiving our mothers is hard but it's actually what frees our soul's even the molesters and that's the hardest .. ❤from one warrior to another ❤
Sending you my 💚and to all children who's suffering from the pain of being rob of your innocence. I pray for your healing and may you live the life you truly deserve.
One of the most moving talks I've heard. Tu Lam, I admire you very much. Your stories of all you've been through made me cry. (I'm and empath & healer. I "feel" the pain of others.) Your statement that "you can't get rid of bad energy, you can only transmute it", was eye-opening for me. Sometimes you "know" something and then it's presented in a certain way and suddenly you KNOW it on a whole different level. Thank you. I appreciate you!
I would like to quote a line from the end of a song I wrote. It goes like this ( Now the door is still standing, To The beast it will remain, only the gentle touch of the butterfly can open it again.)
I was in the military for 30 years. I so understand his breath, his soul, and we live and die for our brothers and sisters of this world 🌎 ❤️, God Bless our military, we walk with love......no matter what we are called to do.....❤
Thank you for posting this my roommate served in two wars and had serious nightmares he's finally finding his peace in his life podcasts like this really help people on their path of healing thank you. :)
Absolutely Love Tu! I've never heard of him but I am following now. Thank you for writing your book. Though I have not read it I am excited to gift it to my husband. He is a vet and has come a long way with his PTSD through spirituality. To see and hear a brother from the armed forces also take this path is something I know will encourage him to continue the path. May you continue to be blessed in your journey. Thank you Alex for having Tu on your channel. Hope to see him here again!
I have no words to describe this! I can only feel! Absorb! So humble! The energy? Wow!❤ Thank you Alex! I’m sharing this with someone who is X military with so much trauma from military and after military. Thank you 🙏🙏
You said exactly what I was feeling.. TY for saying it so beautifully.. Tu what a beautiful SOUL you are.. brought tears many times to my eyes.. many many thanks for your exemplary compassion for our world.
Excellent show, this gentleman from Vietnam has the story of what a true military warrior would transform himself into should he be guided by his inner power. He transformed war, violence, hatred into Love!!! …… HOME RUN !! ❤️💫
As a female abstract artist who makes work about Interconnection i would not have thought I would appreciate a Special Ops warrior s story so deeply. The poetry allegory truth searching soul contract empathy sharing teaching and much more are universal. I love how Lam Tu s story makes me feel that we humans have so much more in common than our differences. Thank you Ronin and Alex. Brilliant.
When I’m in a funk, I spend more time w/you + your guests, Alex. Thank you for amplifying such authentic voices and helping me feel more embodied and connected. Grateful!❤
Something about Tu is so inviting and warming, down to earth and loving. I just love listening to him, makes me feel the hope and love in the world and within us. ❤
My son was turned in to call of duty when he was a child. I had NO legal ability to disallow this. Today, my son, at 27, BELIEVES he is not shaped by video games. He does not see how calloused he’s become after being such a loving nurturing soul until he was seven. He speaks about the art of war. This is NOT how I tried to bring him up. I meditate over him, pray over him. He’s achieved a lot: went to college, works hard, works for an environmental firm. There is a true dichotomy in his life. I wish someone like this man would speak THE TRUTH to my son.
Relax Lydia, it's all good. It's his path and he has to follow it. You just have to love him as you always have. Interfering will not help you, nor him. We all have our own individual paths. It will all be well.
This was probably one of the most powerful interviews you’ve ever done, Alex. I cannot put in words how much this resonated with me. I come from a violent past. I had to fight, in every manner and sense of the word, just to survive my childhood. I love how Tu has been able to take what happened to him and first turn it into a means of survival and then draw wisdom from it to create a beautiful life. Peace comes from the ability to derive beauty from all things. I cannot say that I have gotten there, but now I have hope that I can. 🕊️ 🫶🏻🙏🏼
I think all military should take energy healing. The trauma they have to go through is very tough. The energy they have to carry plus the energy that get attached to them is huge that actually affect thier lives without knowing.
Yes PTSD SURE AS HELL IS NOT ABOUT TOO MUCH FANTASY, ITS TOO MUCH REALITY!!! You can tell people things that would curl their hair and straighten it in the same sentence. The medical community just shoves pills at you and Thank God for psychedelics ( edibles for Grandma)! You have so much physical pain from “work injuries” that you meditate to block out the physical pain and the edibles take that physical pain away so you can deal with your mental issues. You can’t t😢ll people what you can’t unsee. And some of it you have things that you just need to silently let go. You don’t need to write a book or a movie. That has been over done. You want your peace and move on. Thank you Tu Lam for telling one facet of the truth!! Thank you Alex for your leadership and courage to bring this to all those who want to just let it go!!
Just an amazing, tragic and inspiring life journey….feeling such compassion and appreciation for this man. He has come to find love, peace and understanding. So happy for him.❤🙏
Powerfully resonant and heartfelt testimony from an extraordinary human of rare grace, strength and humility. My deepest gratitude to the guest and the host! 🙏
Wow!! Tu Lam, you made my heart ache as I listened to your journey, but I have never felt such joy for another human as I have for you. Hearing how finding God (universal) transformed your understanding of your existence is so inspiring. Thank God for you, thank God for the journey that seasoned your soul that compassion, empathy and love flow effortlessly from you. Excellent guest Alex. In peace and love thank you❤️
I have worked with many combat veterans, this was a wonderful interview and I have shared it with several veterans today....I do wish instead of the "goosebumps..." lead in it would have "interview with Tu Lam and warrior or Green Beret....I had to explain who you were interview to get them to watch....however just my opinion....thank you for this ... blessings
Tu Lam you are an amazing soul . Its one thing to take on a huge challenge and a whole other thing to successfully complete that challenge. What you have accomplished in this short lifespan is nothing short of remarkable! You are amazing.... but don't tell your ego 🙂. Thank you for showing us all what is possible when you completely dedicate yourself to this life experience.
Wow. That was one of the most compassionate interviews I have seen on NLS. Tu Lans own self compassion and vulnerability and Alex’s compassionate response. I’m a peace loving yogi and knew little of the “warrior” until now. So grateful to have had my eyes open to this. Tu Lan can do so much good now from what he achieved. So grateful for your journey 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I loved this entire episode so much. What a beautiful soul. Thank you Alex for blessing us with these guests who give us such insight and help us in our own spiritual journeys. Also, thank you for mentioning what the Dalai Lama said about "dont upset grandma"😊 Oh my goodness, that helped me so much. I often feel stuck in my spiritual growth because of fear/guilt that I'm abandoning the belief system of my family, the things I was programmed to believe. Sometimes it feels like my new beliefs are dishonoring my ancestors. But it seems that the Dalai Lama would say "Take them along with you - take the beauty and truths of your ancestors' religion with you because there was value in that too"🙏 I think everything that takes us closer to God, and to universal divine Love, is what matters.
I pray that this young man's journey is widely broadcast so that his message is heard by every suffering youngster. We must become our own hero in the journey of life. This is our true path. Thank you for putting this out there.
Tu Lam, your story is absolutely mind-blowing! From surviving refugee camps to becoming a warrior, and then finding peace through mindfulness and meditation, your journey is epic and inspiring. Your insights on overcoming trauma and discovering inner strength are incredible. Thanks for sharing your incredible life lessons with us! 🌟
What a beautiful soul!!!! This video is incredible!!! So happy that you found your way, and what an example for ALL YOUNG MEN. OR OLDER FOR THAT MATTER. God bless you❤
What a powerful guest and interview! I felt from his words and facial gestures his journey of pain, life as a warrior, lost of existence, self love found and shared forward, honor earned and peace accepted within his heart! What a life of exceptional gifts of lessons. Not for everyone, but he was ready and completed his journey with honor ❤.
🙏 I'm working on a Native American Flute Song Presented to me as The Kind Warrior - my Music Spontaneously Arizes 🎉 Played the best, most Authentic version to date - for You both. Rock 🎸 On
Thank you for bringing this person and his perspective to the show. It's easy to hold the military-industrial complex in disdain but the people serving in it are our siblings, deserving of dignity, compassion, and admiration.
This guy sounds like he grew up with me! I loved the Kung fu and ninjuitsu and eventually discovered Bushido and read the Tao te Ching AND interviewed with the SF, while in the Army. I am a craftsman, however, instead of lifelong warrior....but it is a very similar mindset. Thanks for sharing. I'd love to meet you guys!
Ooooooh my, i feel his journey, his tenacity, his fighting sense, his empathy, his special gift, of protecting the innocent. I did all of that too, but in another form. And Mr. Tu Lam,...I honor your Love and big heart for protcting the little & humble people, sharing this world with us all in this lifetime. Thank you for being you, and sharing your story. May the wind always be at your back now brother. From this time on. You so deserve that. Much 💞 Love. Thankyou so much. I'm sure its helping many others as well, as we all dig deep & heal on this schoolroom Earth. 🐭🌻💕👌💗🙂↕️🪷🙏
What a sweet... articulate... caring... intelligent gentleman. I will never in my lifetime, experience such depths of darkness however this gentleman shared how deep he went and then how he turned himself around and helping others gain peace in heart... now aint that a true warrior? Beautiful story.
One of my favorite episodes yet! I love that man. I’ve worked with the military as a nurse, I’m a military mom, and was a military wife. Maybe it’s a trauma bond but this interview was very touching, captivating, and healing. I may have found “the way” and career path to look into further during this video. We need to take care of our warriors and not just throw pills at them. Thank you Alex! ❤
@@NextLevelSoulhi Alex Been your follower from day one.. Followed /digested/shared most of your shows until "channeling"...friends and i debate about its authenticity.. Could it be our own subconcious and not necessarily deities?... Personally.. have received inspiration from "someone.. Somewhere.." however they were random.. Snippets of guidance/wisdom.... Not hour- long "messages".... Wish you could shed more light on "channeling".. Thank you and God bless you.
This interview was so powerful, the pain this man went through is beyond imaginable. My heart breaks for what he went through, we need to thank our men and women for what they do for our country. Shame on the goverment for turning their backs on them.... God bless you Tu... keep going, you deserve all the joy possible in this crazy game we are in...
When I started watching this video, I could not have imagined the direction it would take. I have so much respect now for the warrior that I didn’t understand about them being the protectors of the ones who cannot protect themselves. The terrible things that are done to the innocent ones who just want to live their lives but the bullies who want to dominate and destroy them need the warriors in a way that I didn’t expect. We loose so many warriors in war and they are the Best and the Bravest! What a calling to be a Warrior ❤
Oh so powerful. This man is the honest and open kaleidoscope of god, in his pain, his tears, his laughter, and his sense of liberation, love. He is the spiritual warrior.
One of the finest interviews I've heard on your show. TU Lam was so authentic, honest to self and audience, deep, a gorgeous soul...a true PHOENIX. Thank you Tu for what you shared today
Alex, thank you so much for th podcasts that you choose. I was a drug addict for 50 years. I walked into a recovery center 5 years ago on April 21. I still go once a month after five years. In my journey, I consumed MANY psychedelics for fun in my 20s. I wish I knew then what I have learned in the last 5 years. Your show is one that has enabled me to learn so much about so many things I'm interested in. Thanks again for what you do. You have to be an angel sent to earth for the 21st century. Love and light, always.
Congrats on gettin sober. I was an addict all throughout my 20’s up until 32. I got sober and started practicing meditation and breath-work. I’m 36 now and I’m in a better state of being.
The reason why this hits home to me is twofold. First of all, I felt his authentic soul. Second, I came from a critically traumatic childhood. I continued into an adulthood unhealed, so I continued to manifest complex trauma until I was about 35. I then found my healer and have been going for 14 years. I have a child this lives with complex diagnosis. My purpose has to be his example. I know that my purpose is to help those who are struggling, suffering and lost. We are all one. Jesus is my hero. Love yourself and love everyone. You are dead on about generational trauma. Please research the studies done by Bruce D. Perry, and how they are identifying changes in our DNA caused by generational trauma. Early childhood trauma is the most devastating trauma we could experience.
That was an excellent show. Thank you. What a wonderful person. I am so glad he found his way. And with all he has been through, his depth of compassion is beautiful.
I love this guest. He's definitely an asset to the show. He is so genuine. What a blessing!! I shared this podcast with my son. I hope he listens to it and it helps him find the way. Thank you Alex for what you do. I love your Podcasts.
Thank you, Alex, for your podcast. It truly meshes with my spirituality and what I was looking for for years. Next Level Soul is ultimately one of my favorite podcasts. I have been listening to your show for quite some time now. It is truly enlightening and opening the eyes of so many people. You are doing amazing and powerful things. My other favorite podcast is the Shawn Ryan Show, where I finished the second interview with Tu Lam and Shawn Ryan. Tu Lam is an inspiration and an amazing soul. His story hit home with me and brought me to tears. His book, The Way Of Ronin, is amazing. Thank you again, Alex. You and your show rock!!! 🙏
I can totally relate to the first part of his story as far as how his early life was as I was born in a refugee camp or sometimes called displaced persons camp in Germany after the Holocaust. My mother was Roman Catholic and Lithuanian and my father was polish and Jewish. I was 3 lb 3 oz at birth and also born breech. The fact that I even survived my birth was a miracle. We all have trials and tribulations some of us more than others. I can empathize with this man and his life and his survival. May the blessings be for him and all his loved ones. I really love this show by the way. Always excellent in my opinion.
All I can say is...I am humbled by your experience. I send you love and peace. I am grateful you found the remembrance of who and what you truly are. God bless you my brother.
Thank you Tu for sharing your heart-wrenching story and your strength as a warrior to become the great man you are today! You are very inspiring to me. ❤
Thank you Tu Lam. And thank you for keeping “God,” in spite of the claim of some find it loaded. Honesty just is. It does no good to keep people away from the Bible. No have no knowledge of the Bible and its message should not lead to judgment.
It's always fascinating to me to see warriors like this man come through such trials and discover their spiritual side. I always felt like U could never be on that level because I also served. My time in the Armed Forces is one part of my life I do not regret. I might have done it differently, but it's led me to your channel,which has been a tremendous gift. Thank you and your guest.
So incredibly inspiring!!! What a great speaker he is! Many times brought tears to my eyes!!! 🥺 So thankful for his journey & his spiritual healing & his message! 🌄⛈️🌈🌅🤲🕊️💞
Fantastic interview Alex! & Thank you so much to your guest for both his service to our country & dedication to the innocents throughout the world and for suffering the pain he endured & tenacity in pursuit of healing his soul & being willing to share that with others so they might heal their pain & find their peace as well. You are both shining lights among an often dark world.
Alex, just when I thought I'd seen it all, that there's no way you can better the last.... You keep delivering man. Bringing us these amazing guests with their life stories that both challenge and inspire us to go deeper, to reach higher, to persevere in our quest for ultimate spirituality.... Well done brother. Keep 'em coming, you're on path making a huge difference. 👏🏾
Awaken Your Inner Power: Join Our FREE Masterclass on Mind, Body & Spirit!
👉 nextlevelsoul.com/free/
Alex, as a former VA hospital inpatient mental health spiritual counselor/ chaplain, I thank you for dropping this on memorial Day weekend! I'm sure this was very intentional on your and Spirit's behalf🙏
Thank you for your service of helping the veterans of our world!❤
@@MariaGennetti1111 thank you!
I know what Tu Lam said about his escape journey is true. I’m Vietnamese and I know many Vietnamese went through the same escape journey ( including my 2 brothers).
Among those horrific, heart wrenching stories, many miracles happened.
I absolutely love your podcast. However, today's, as of this moment, is my very favorite. I was born in Northern Normandy to a mom who was raised during the Nazi invasion. My grandfather and uncle were warriors. My grandfather survived life as a POW in a German war camp in Germany. My uncle went to Morocco at 15 to fight, avoiding capture and forced into labor in a German labor camp. He did not live too many years afterward. The trauma and PTSD my mom suffered from was horrible. My grandmother died from TB 3 years before the wars end. Mom orphaned at seven. I always knew that somehow I felt the trauma in my soul. I was born with it. This man is most honorable. Thank you for having him as a guest for us, your followers to be introduced to. I felt our oneness with this guest. God connects all down to each and every molecule, atom, proton, simply everything! Powerful!
I love seeing how appreciative and spiritual your guest is in spite of all the tribulations he went through. Very very beautiful to see his life’s purpose & vulnerability unfold before our eyes🙏🏻. Thank you Alex for bringing him onto your show 🤍
so his script prebirth brought the successful growth he wanted to receive
“The broken are the more evolved.” (Movie: Split)
He chose a hard life path and accomplished it. Now he is a teacher, continuing helping humanity. A beautiful soul. Thank you for having Tu Lam on your show.
My God!! Just when you think you have had a tough incarnation?! And then you hear your guests story!! INCREDIBLE!! No doubt an advanced Soul because those are HEAVY life catalysts!! WARRIOR Spirit for certain!! What a story!
AWESOM! 👌
Thank you both! 🙏💖🙏
P
WOW! This is an incredibly powerful conversation.
Alex, you just elevated your podcast to an amazing new level!
Your respectful way of leading the interview, and the deep resonance with your guest was so palpable, It gave me tears.
And when Tu talked about your podcast helping him on his journey, we can only guess how many people worldwide you touch.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your work. It is deeply apreciated and honored.
Yes
For sure powerful
YES! YES! YES!
As a warrior, your hardest part to cross to feel the unconditional love of God, was to surrender❤😊
I could listen to him all day. His voice is gentle like Native Indians. He has a natural way to relay messages in high vibrations. He makes me feel good with his stories and validates so many things that I'm experiencing now.
We all have different humans experiences in which are all connected in ways we don't see or know.
Thank you❤
The amazing resilience of a refugee. My daughter-in-law's parents were south american refugees in the 80's. they have told me their flight story. I have so much respect for the people who have taken this journey. They deserve to be Americans. It is how this country was made. WE forget that and the struggle of our ancestors.
❤❤❤
A voice of clarity and humanity.
America would not be America without immigrations over the centuries.
In fact you can say the same worldwide
Let's not romanticize how America was made. It was made on the genocide of the first Nations people.
Thank you for having this guest on. Both he and something you said made me understand that I did break a ancestor chain. Not as dramatic as what this gentleman went through but it still caused PTSD and I didn't understand I broke this chain until about a year before my grandma passed away and she told me the truth about some things. As a kid I went through what other kids have gone through unfortunately a kind of abuse I wish all could break the chains. My mom knew what her boyfriend was doing and did nothing. Before they broke up and I got to be about 12 I started refusing to go over there even though it meant I was staying alone at home by myself. That was the first links being broken. I also used to get in a lot of fights we moved a lot and I was very much a loner. I never started them but I finished them in a very violent way, I saw red and that's all I saw. After she broke up with him she married another abusive person. He tried the same thing when he was drunk, I either went out my bedroom window or I fought back and he never succeeded. But he was still abusive and violent. I fought back he didn't know how to handle that so he was mostly mentally abusive to me, not the same with my mother. He got really bad one day and I called my grandma, then he and my mother disappeared, then I heard her crying and making other noises and yelling stop I dropped the phone, went to the bedrooms the door was open and he had her pinned down on the bed and was punching her. I picked up the rifle and pointed right at him and told him to stop he wouldn't, I pulled the trigger but it jammed that made him stop, when it jammed I did do something stupid I threw it straight back behind me, but the Goddess was with me and it didn't go off, I told him if he ever did it again I would kick his butt so bad he would be in the hospital for weeks. I got back on the phone grandma told me to pack for a couple of weeks and she was coming to get me, that was breaking the chains more. A few months later I moved in with my father, but that was only 6 months. He was emotionally abusive and was different towards me compared to my much younger half brother and sister, and my step mother who is only 8 years older than me. I remember his neglect and his non emotional ways when he and my mom were married. My step mother came at me one night I tripped over something and flipped her over me and started to go after her. But someone that was there stopped me. I disappeared for 3 days staying with friends non of them knew. Finally I went back to grandmas full time and lived with her. I was 16. Later I found out why my grandma raised my mom on her own in a time women didn't get divorced and do that, so she broke some of the first chains. Not long after I moved in with her she helped me kick speed cold turkey. I got better and started my search I knew there was something out there I didn't know if it was the old man with the white beard or what. But I was searching and reading everything. My x was emotionally abusive but when it started getting physical I said no more. A big test came when we were separated those last two years but under the same roof because we couldn't kick each other out, he lived in the basement my daughter and I lived in the rest of the house finally he moved out. During that time I was trying to do the church thing but it wasn't working even though I tried for years. We lived in the middle of the woods being in them was where my spirit started to grow and learn. Since then I have met and married a wonderful Man but I look back and see all the broken chains. Grandma lived with us the last 6 years of her life. That's when I found out what her father did to all his daughters and her mother knew. He was also abusive, both my grandmas grandfather's were one like her father the other very abusive to all 5 of his wives. Grandma broke the first of the chains, I broke most of the rest, and my daughter broke the last of them. We each finally found our paths to peace and source. He is right though I understand what he means by one sword keeps the other from being drawn. My path of violence was very different and not as horrible as what his was, but there are those of us that have a path of violence we walk through but then can turn it into a way of teaching and helping others. Blessings Be to you both. 🙏💖
I’m so happy for you that you’ve found your way through such ordeals. Wishing you a good life and sending love.🤗
Here to break ancestral lineage of abuses, sexual, domestic violence, alcoholic.
We pick a hard life or family to incarnate into , this is needed to clear it all.
I call it a transmuter of negative energies.
So be proud of yourself and what a great grandmother and forgiving our mothers is hard but it's actually what frees our soul's even the molesters and that's the hardest ..
❤from one warrior to another ❤
I endorse the above reply. May blessings abound in your life, and may you radiate joy to all around you.
Sending you my 💚and to all children who's suffering from the pain of being rob of your innocence. I pray for your healing and may you live the life you truly deserve.
I feel you ❤ you are beautiful and I wish for you peace and contentment. There’s no higher achievement in this world 🕊🤍🙏🏽
One of the most moving talks I've heard. Tu Lam, I admire you very much. Your stories of all you've been through made me cry. (I'm and empath & healer. I "feel" the pain of others.) Your statement that "you can't get rid of bad energy, you can only transmute it", was eye-opening for me. Sometimes you "know" something and then it's presented in a certain way and suddenly you KNOW it on a whole different level. Thank you. I appreciate you!
Agree as a person similar to you.blessings from Ireland
This is the same for me ❤
I would like to quote a line from the end of a song I wrote. It goes like this ( Now the door is still standing, To The beast it will remain, only the gentle touch of the butterfly can open it again.)
Nice
❤❤❤❤❤
I was in the military for 30 years.
I so understand his breath, his soul, and we live and die for our brothers and sisters of this world 🌎 ❤️, God Bless our military, we walk with love......no matter what we are called to do.....❤
What an INCREDIBLE, POWERFUL, HEALING episode!
I listen to this podcast all the time this interview has touched me I have no words to express how inspiring his story is ❤ ❤❤
Thank you for posting this my roommate served in two wars and had serious nightmares he's finally finding his peace in his life podcasts like this really help people on their path of healing thank you. :)
What an absolutely wonderful metaphor, this young man was fighting for his Soul and demonstrating that in his life
...yes, exactly, being an old and intelligent Soul, with enough knowledge that he has enriched in this incarnation. Very nice.❤
That is so beautiful that you found your Soul purpose early in life! I hope that many many people find their Soul purpose in life early.
..Yes, his presence of light in this life helped him resolve the transgenerational connection.
Absolutely Love Tu! I've never heard of him but I am following now. Thank you for writing your book. Though I have not read it I am excited to gift it to my husband. He is a vet and has come a long way with his PTSD through spirituality. To see and hear a brother from the armed forces also take this path is something I know will encourage him to continue the path. May you continue to be blessed in your journey.
Thank you Alex for having Tu on your channel. Hope to see him here again!
I have no words to describe this! I can only feel! Absorb! So humble! The energy? Wow!❤ Thank you Alex! I’m sharing this with someone who is X military with so much trauma from military and after military. Thank you 🙏🙏
You said exactly what I was feeling.. TY for saying it so beautifully..
Tu what a beautiful SOUL you are.. brought tears many times to my eyes.. many many thanks for your exemplary compassion for our world.
Soldiers of morality stay in the stream of compassion
Even while going through strife, hatered, and being put down constantly. He chose a path of honor, forgiveness and love. May God Bless him.
♥️ I have loved so many of your podcasts, but this one is truly incredible. 💙♥️💙♥️💙♥️💙♥️💙♥️💙♥️💙
We are healing the ancestral trauma right now. He is on the path of the warrior. My heart wish is for all men to take this path.
Excellent show, this gentleman from Vietnam has the story of what a true military warrior would transform himself into should he be guided by his inner power. He transformed war, violence, hatred into Love!!! …… HOME RUN !! ❤️💫
So very inspiring. I can see a gentle, wise soul with a calm, peacefully energy. A True Master.
I agree ❤
One of the most profound and spellbinding interviews I have ever experienced! Thank you Alex and Tu!
As a female abstract artist who makes work about Interconnection i would not have thought I would appreciate a Special Ops warrior s story so deeply. The poetry allegory truth searching soul contract empathy sharing teaching and much more are universal. I love how Lam Tu s story makes me feel that we humans have so much more in common than our differences. Thank you Ronin and Alex. Brilliant.
When I’m in a funk, I spend more time w/you + your guests, Alex. Thank you for amplifying such authentic voices and helping me feel more embodied and connected. Grateful!❤
What i loved about this episode with Tu is his authenticity. What a beautiful show❤️🔥
WOW- this interview is intense! I need to watch it over and over and over! Thank you, gentleman ♥
Our pleasure!
Something about Tu is so inviting and warming, down to earth and loving. I just love listening to him, makes me feel the hope and love in the world and within us. ❤
My son was turned in to call of duty when he was a child. I had NO legal ability to disallow this. Today, my son, at 27, BELIEVES he is not shaped by video games. He does not see how calloused he’s become after being such a loving nurturing soul until he was seven. He speaks about the art of war. This is NOT how I tried to bring him up. I meditate over him, pray over him. He’s achieved a lot: went to college, works hard, works for an environmental firm. There is a true dichotomy in his life. I wish someone like this man would speak THE TRUTH to my son.
Relax Lydia, it's all good. It's his path and he has to follow it. You just have to love him as you always have. Interfering will not help you, nor him. We all have our own individual paths. It will all be well.
Buy your son Tu Lam’s book. I’m buying it for myself. ☺️
Thank you Lam for representing those in the Military, US Army well. Thank you for sharing your message with the world! Blessing to you man!
This was probably one of the most powerful interviews you’ve ever done, Alex. I cannot put in words how much this resonated with me. I come from a violent past. I had to fight, in every manner and sense of the word, just to survive my childhood. I love how Tu has been able to take what happened to him and first turn it into a means of survival and then draw wisdom from it to create a beautiful life. Peace comes from the ability to derive beauty from all things. I cannot say that I have gotten there, but now I have hope that I can. 🕊️ 🫶🏻🙏🏼
I think all military should take energy healing. The trauma they have to go through is very tough. The energy they have to carry plus the energy that get attached to them is huge that actually affect thier lives without knowing.
Maybe for those who have seen combat or "special forces". Most VETS never see combat or do the type of missions that this guy did.
We learn from one another through our inner peace.
Yes PTSD SURE AS HELL IS NOT ABOUT TOO MUCH FANTASY, ITS TOO MUCH REALITY!!!
You can tell people things that would curl their hair and straighten it in the same sentence. The medical community just shoves pills at you and Thank God for psychedelics ( edibles for Grandma)!
You have so much physical pain from “work injuries” that you meditate to block out the physical pain and the edibles take that physical pain away so you can deal with your mental issues.
You can’t t😢ll people what you can’t unsee. And some of it you have things that you just need to silently let go.
You don’t need to write a book or a movie. That has been over done.
You want your peace and move on.
Thank you Tu Lam for telling one facet of the truth!!
Thank you Alex for your leadership and courage to bring this to all those who want to just let it go!!
Just an amazing, tragic and inspiring life journey….feeling such compassion and appreciation for this man. He has come to find love, peace and understanding. So happy for him.❤🙏
Powerfully resonant and heartfelt testimony from an extraordinary human of rare grace, strength and humility. My deepest gratitude to the guest and the host! 🙏
The adult part of your personal Trinity is healing the child part of your personal Trinity that is what's so painful.
Wow!! Tu Lam, you made my heart ache as I listened to your journey, but I have never felt such joy for another human as I have for you. Hearing how finding God (universal) transformed your understanding of your existence is so inspiring. Thank God for you, thank God for the journey that seasoned your soul that compassion, empathy and love flow effortlessly from you. Excellent guest Alex. In peace and love thank you❤️
I have worked with many combat veterans, this was a wonderful interview and I have shared it with several veterans today....I do wish instead of the "goosebumps..." lead in it would have "interview with Tu Lam and warrior or Green Beret....I had to explain who you were interview to get them to watch....however just my opinion....thank you for this ... blessings
Forgiveness is the healing energy
Tu Lam you are an amazing soul . Its one thing to take on a huge challenge and a whole other thing to successfully complete that challenge. What you have accomplished in this short lifespan is nothing short of remarkable! You are amazing.... but don't tell your ego 🙂. Thank you for showing us all what is possible when you completely dedicate yourself to this life experience.
Your inner child is who you are pushing away you have to meld all three of your personal Trinity
Wow. That was one of the most compassionate interviews I have seen on NLS. Tu Lans own self compassion and vulnerability and Alex’s compassionate response.
I’m a peace loving yogi and knew little of the “warrior” until now. So grateful to have had my eyes open to this.
Tu Lan can do so much good now from what he achieved.
So grateful for your journey
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Deep heartfelt interview. Thanks for sharing!!!🌷
There were so many levels to this interview. This was an absolutely needed and healing discussion. Blessings 🙏🏾💚
I really want to give tu a huge hug ..
I loved this entire episode so much. What a beautiful soul. Thank you Alex for blessing us with these guests who give us such insight and help us in our own spiritual journeys. Also, thank you for mentioning what the Dalai Lama said about "dont upset grandma"😊 Oh my goodness, that helped me so much. I often feel stuck in my spiritual growth because of fear/guilt that I'm abandoning the belief system of my family, the things I was programmed to believe. Sometimes it feels like my new beliefs are dishonoring my ancestors. But it seems that the Dalai Lama would say "Take them along with you - take the beauty and truths of your ancestors' religion with you because there was value in that too"🙏
I think everything that takes us closer to God, and to universal divine Love, is what matters.
I pray that this young man's journey is widely broadcast so that his message is heard by every suffering youngster. We must become our own hero in the journey of life. This is our true path. Thank you for putting this out there.
One of the best episodes I’ve heard and watched
He is so authentic and explains everything so clearly 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Tu Lam, your story is absolutely mind-blowing! From surviving refugee camps to becoming a warrior, and then finding peace through mindfulness and meditation, your journey is epic and inspiring. Your insights on overcoming trauma and discovering inner strength are incredible. Thanks for sharing your incredible life lessons with us! 🌟
What a beautiful soul!!!! This video is incredible!!! So happy that you found your way, and what an example for ALL YOUNG MEN. OR OLDER FOR THAT MATTER. God bless you❤
What a powerful guest and interview! I felt from his words and facial gestures his journey of pain, life as a warrior, lost of existence, self love found and shared forward, honor earned and peace accepted within his heart! What a life of exceptional gifts of lessons. Not for everyone, but he was ready and completed his journey with honor ❤.
🙏 I'm working on a Native American Flute Song Presented to me as The Kind Warrior - my Music Spontaneously Arizes 🎉
Played the best, most Authentic version to date - for You both.
Rock 🎸 On
Thank you for the conversation. I was spiritually elevated.
Thank you for bringing this person and his perspective to the show. It's easy to hold the military-industrial complex in disdain but the people serving in it are our siblings, deserving of dignity, compassion, and admiration.
This guy sounds like he grew up with me! I loved the Kung fu and ninjuitsu and eventually discovered Bushido and read the Tao te Ching AND interviewed with the SF, while in the Army. I am a craftsman, however, instead of lifelong warrior....but it is a very similar mindset. Thanks for sharing. I'd love to meet you guys!
Ooooooh my, i feel his journey, his tenacity, his fighting sense, his empathy, his special gift, of protecting the innocent. I did all of that too, but in another form. And Mr. Tu Lam,...I honor your Love and big heart for protcting the little & humble people, sharing this world with us all in this lifetime. Thank you for being you, and sharing your story. May the wind always be at your back now brother. From this time on. You so deserve that. Much 💞 Love. Thankyou so much. I'm sure its helping many others as well, as we all dig deep & heal on this schoolroom Earth. 🐭🌻💕👌💗🙂↕️🪷🙏
‘Schoolroom earth’ you must be familiar with… who is it..Belinda Womack? Is that right?
I cannot get over the ones who perished and weren't even given an opportunity ❤❤😢❤❤
Listening to Tu Lam’s life, was exactly what I needed to hear today. Thank you for sharing your story.❤️
You are so 🙏
My mom was Japanese. She had to run and hide in the mountains at 3 years old in her pajamas when her city was bombed.
😢
I cannot even fathom this but I've heard young ones running into the mountains & over them to escape prison & torture (China & Cuba)
😮😮😮 wow
Thanks again Alex, great work, we all need warriors in our community❤😊
Kudos to you Alex for enduring this density organicly
What a sweet... articulate... caring... intelligent gentleman. I will never in my lifetime, experience such depths of darkness however this gentleman shared how deep he went and then how he turned himself around and helping others gain peace in heart... now aint that a true warrior? Beautiful story.
One of my favorite episodes yet! I love that man. I’ve worked with the military as a nurse, I’m a military mom, and was a military wife. Maybe it’s a trauma bond but this interview was very touching, captivating, and healing. I may have found “the way” and career path to look into further during this video. We need to take care of our warriors and not just throw pills at them. Thank you Alex! ❤
Wow! Just wow! Riveting interview. Deeply felt. Much gratitude.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@NextLevelSoulhi Alex
Been your follower from day one.. Followed /digested/shared most of your shows until "channeling"...friends and i debate about its authenticity.. Could it be our own subconcious and not necessarily deities?... Personally.. have received inspiration from "someone.. Somewhere.." however they were random.. Snippets of guidance/wisdom.... Not hour- long "messages".... Wish you could shed more light on "channeling".. Thank you and God bless you.
His description of god and religion is exactly how I feel.
What a beautiful soul. Thank you Alex and Tu Lam 🥰
Love the variety Alex brings to the planet. ❤
This interview was so powerful, the pain this man went through is beyond imaginable. My heart breaks for what he went through, we need to thank our men and women for what they do for our country. Shame on the goverment for turning their backs on them.... God bless you Tu... keep going, you deserve all the joy possible in this crazy game we are in...
When I started watching this video, I could not have imagined the direction it would take.
I have so much respect now for the warrior that I didn’t understand about them being the protectors of the ones who cannot protect themselves.
The terrible things that are done to the innocent ones who just want to live their lives but the bullies who want to dominate and destroy them need the warriors in a way that I didn’t expect.
We loose so many warriors in war and they are the Best and the Bravest! What a calling to be a Warrior ❤
Oh so powerful. This man is the honest and open kaleidoscope of god, in his pain, his tears, his laughter, and his sense of liberation, love. He is the spiritual warrior.
One of the finest interviews I've heard on your show. TU Lam was so authentic, honest to self and audience, deep, a gorgeous soul...a true PHOENIX. Thank you Tu for what you shared today
Alex, thank you so much for th podcasts that you choose. I was a drug addict for 50 years. I walked into a recovery center 5 years ago on April 21. I still go once a month after five years. In my journey, I consumed MANY psychedelics for fun in my 20s. I wish I knew then what I have learned in the last 5 years. Your show is one that has enabled me to learn so much about so many things I'm interested in. Thanks again for what you do. You have to be an angel sent to earth for the 21st century. Love and light, always.
Congrats on gettin sober. I was an addict all throughout my 20’s up until 32. I got sober and started practicing meditation and breath-work. I’m 36 now and I’m in a better state of being.
Awesome story. Dude is the real deal and legit.
The reason why this hits home to me is twofold. First of all, I felt his authentic soul. Second, I came from a critically traumatic childhood. I continued into an adulthood unhealed, so I continued to manifest complex trauma until I was about 35. I then found my healer and have been going for 14 years. I have a child this lives with complex diagnosis. My purpose has to be his example. I know that my purpose is to help those who are struggling, suffering and lost. We are all one. Jesus is my hero. Love yourself and love everyone.
You are dead on about generational trauma. Please research the studies done by Bruce D. Perry, and how they are identifying changes in our DNA caused by generational trauma. Early childhood trauma is the most devastating trauma we could experience.
That was an excellent show. Thank you. What a wonderful person. I am so glad he found his way. And with all he has been through, his depth of compassion is beautiful.
I love this guest. He's definitely an asset to the show. He is so genuine. What a blessing!! I shared this podcast with my son. I hope he listens to it and it helps him find the way. Thank you Alex for what you do. I love your Podcasts.
Youre so right Alex. Its easy to say we're in a Matrix. Not so easy to navigate it in this reality.
Thank you, Alex, for your podcast. It truly meshes with my spirituality and what I was looking for for years. Next Level Soul is ultimately one of my favorite podcasts. I have been listening to your show for quite some time now. It is truly enlightening and opening the eyes of so many people. You are doing amazing and powerful things. My other favorite podcast is the Shawn Ryan Show, where I finished the second interview with Tu Lam and Shawn Ryan. Tu Lam is an inspiration and an amazing soul. His story hit home with me and brought me to tears. His book, The Way Of Ronin, is amazing. Thank you again, Alex. You and your show rock!!! 🙏
I can totally relate to the first part of his story as far as how his early life was as I was born in a refugee camp or sometimes called displaced persons camp in Germany after the Holocaust. My mother was Roman Catholic and Lithuanian and my father was polish and Jewish. I was 3 lb 3 oz at birth and also born breech. The fact that I even survived my birth was a miracle. We all have trials and tribulations some of us more than others. I can empathize with this man and his life and his survival. May the blessings be for him and all his loved ones. I really love this show by the way. Always excellent in my opinion.
All I can say is...I am humbled by your experience. I send you love and peace. I am grateful you found the remembrance of who and what you truly are. God bless you my brother.
This brought me to tears. It was the most moving, authentic, and gentle talks😊...so inspirational...
Thank you Tu for sharing your heart-wrenching story and your strength as a warrior to become the great man you are today! You are very inspiring to me. ❤
Thank you Tu Lam. And thank you for keeping “God,” in spite of the claim of some find it loaded.
Honesty just is. It does no good to keep people away from the Bible. No have no knowledge of the Bible and its message should not lead to judgment.
i am totally blown away. He truely transmuted his pain into Light... what an incredible soul! Much thanks and love
It's always fascinating to me to see warriors like this man come through such trials and discover their spiritual side. I always felt like U could never be on that level because I also served. My time in the Armed Forces is one part of my life I do not regret. I might have done it differently, but it's led me to your channel,which has been a tremendous gift. Thank you and your guest.
Surprisingly his voice is so soothing. Absolutely loved this interview.
Outstanding. ❤️
Thank you, Tu and Alex for your service to humanity!!! Much love and gratitude to all!❤🙏😍
So incredibly inspiring!!! What a great speaker he is! Many times brought tears to my eyes!!! 🥺
So thankful for his journey & his spiritual healing & his message!
🌄⛈️🌈🌅🤲🕊️💞
Fantastic interview Alex! & Thank you so much to your guest for both his service to our country & dedication to the innocents throughout the world and for suffering the pain he endured & tenacity in pursuit of healing his soul & being willing to share that with others so they might heal their pain & find their peace as well. You are both shining lights among an often dark world.
Alex, just when I thought I'd seen it all, that there's no way you can better the last.... You keep delivering man. Bringing us these amazing guests with their life stories that both challenge and inspire us to go deeper, to reach higher, to persevere in our quest for ultimate spirituality.... Well done brother. Keep 'em coming, you're on path making a huge difference. 👏🏾
This episode is now in my top 5. Thank you.
Such a beautiful inspiration, thank you Alex and Tu Lam 🥰