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Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Today we leave the articles behind and talk about non-attachment. What is it? How does it play out when things go wrong? And how does it help deal you deal with these setbacks in life?
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Lots of us pursue a level of socially encouraged hedonism. Is this overrated? Is a level of chosen suffering required to live a fulfilling life?
Article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/23/hedonism-is-overrated-to-make-the-best-of-life-there-must-be-pain-says-yale-professor
P.S - This is HOPEFULLY the last episode with bad audio quality. We have learned our lesson and won't do it again!
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Sociopathic leaders are frightening and all too common. But could we prevent the worst of the worst (and the worst of our democratic mistakes) by applying a sort of psychological-spiritual test?
Article: https://www.abc.net.au/religion/jonathan-gold-buddhist-proposal-for-keeping-sociopaths-from-pow/13787074
P.S - Yes the audio this week is also bad. Only one more week of bad audio to go!
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
What impacts do the actions of the society we live in have on an individual's spiritual and personal life?
We discuss what is meant by Moral Injury, and all sorts of theological, social and personal implications.
Article: https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2022/06/04/that-feeling-you-have-called-moral-injury
P.S - the audio on this episode is a whole lot worse than our others. We trailed a different recording setup for a few episodes. It didn't work...
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Who wants to live forever? Not Jamal!
This week we tackle thoughts of what it would mean to live forever, and would we want to? It's a life and death kinda episode.
Article: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/publictheology/2022/01/h-3-radical-life-extension-cybernetic-immortality-or-resurrection-of-the-body/
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Can we philosophise our way through the mess the world is in? Or is there a necessary role for a more esoteric approach?
Article link: https://www.christiancentury.org/article/how-my-mind-has-changed/i-m-philosopher-we-can-t-think-our-way-out-mess
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Can a Buddhist practice support a Christian to be a better follower of Jesus?
We discuss this and many tangents in our very first episode!
Article link: https://medium.com/mormon-writers/how-zen-buddhism-has-made-me-a-better-christian-8ef518b05b75
Who let these guys in?
Jamal Blakkarly:
After realising that 99% of what he believed in philosophically was kinda Buddhist anyway, and then going on a way-too-intense mediation retreat, Jamal became a Buddhist in his early 20's. He has spent time in monasteries around the world, and practises mainly in the Theravada Thai Forrest tradition, with a bit of Zen thrown in for good measure.
Jacob Traeger:
Jacob grew up in a Christian family, but when he got to uni faith seemed less relevant to him. Through a non-Christian friend, God pulled him into a faith community where he could ask all sorts of questions: is belief rational? Did Jesus really exist? Does God care about my life? He’s convinced that life is better when God’s a part of it, and now he’s finishing a theology degree and leading a new church community in Canberra.
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