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Ask for More: Episode 249
Episode248 Ask for MoreIt’s wonderful to be grateful for the blessings that you have - the friendships, family, possessions, nice food. It’s also wonderful to be grateful for the things that you might yet receive. Every one of us has the capacity to dream bigger, to...
Tempered Strength: Episode 248
Episode 248 Tempered StrengthThere is a story repeated in the Zen tradition, perhaps originating from the works of Chuang-Tzu. An emperor finds a rooster to send it to fight, and finds the best trainer in all of China. After months, the rooster is finally ready to...
The Fire of Motivation with Jessica Green: Episode 247
Episode 247 The Fire of Motivation with Jessica GreenJessica Green is co-host of The Mad Ones podcast, known as an absurdist comedy duo and a show where all sorts of liberty-minded and unusual characters go to get interviewed. The other day Jessica sat down with Kurt...
Talk to God: Episode 246
Episode 246 Talk to GodThe unconventional psychologist Thomas Szasz pointed out the strange contradiction in the cultural standard of what we consider sane in this quote: “If you talk to God, you are praying; If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.” In societies...
Shivers Down Your Spine: Episode 245
Episode 245 Shivers Down Your SpineWhen we have a shiver down our spines out of nowhere, we might be alarmed, resist, and not enjoy it. We shake and quiver, and our friend will say to us “Did someone just walk over your grave?” Then we’re watching a movie, and there’s...
Rational Faith: Episode 244
Episode 244 Rational FaithSo many times in our lives, we might find ourselves in a position to doubt. We don’t know how to get out of a situation, and perhaps we believe that all is lost. Yet in our moment of need we gather the courage, or receive a helping hand, or...
Pleasure Doing Business With You: Episode 243
Episode 243 Pleasure Doing Business With YouIf you live in the developed world, it’s likely you often expect a high level of service with any product that you purchase. However, if you live in the developing world, it’s likely that whenever you buy something, there is...
Show Them Your Heart at Anarchapulco: Episode 242
Episode241 Show Them Your Heart at AnarchapulcoA lot of people have an unproductive habit of arguing with people on the Internet. In extreme cases, they continue with a Facebook thread for months or years, unsuccessfully trying to get their point across. Two people...
Pray for Purity: Episode 241
Episode 241 Pray for PurityIn the Robbie Williams song, the persona prays “Lord, make me pure - but not yet”. It’s such a powerful refrain for a pop song, because it’s so relatable. So many of us have wished to be better people, but we don’t always want to give up...
Notice Your Awareness: Episode 240
Episode 240 Notice Your AwarenessIf you take a moment to observe what is going on right now, you might notice a lot of things - the sounds of the street, birds singing, dogs barking. The colors, shades and shapes presented to your eyes. The sensations of touch, cold...
Marketplace of Ideas: Episode 239
Episode 239 Marketplace of IdeasWalking around a neighborhood in a developing nation, you might notice that many stores have recently gone out of business, and many more shops have recently opened. Some of the new stores might be ordinary things that you’ve seen many...
Heal Now: Episode 238
Episode 238 Heal NowAll of us have some pain from the past, some more than others. And we all have interpretations and beliefs about the world and ourselves that we’ve formed based on those experiences. It is tempting to think that we cannot heal these things right...
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