Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMindMatters: Epictetus: Epic Wisdom, Roman Stoic Style
One of the major exemplars of the philosophical movement known as Stoicism almost 2000 years ago, Epictetus, a former slave, had much to say about ta…
6 years, 2 months ago
MindMatters: Interview with Joseph Azize Pt. 2: The Usefulness of Gurdjieff's Teachings For Our Times
Delving deeper into some of G.I. Gurdjieff's ideas and practices, we continue our discussion with Father Joseph Azize, author of the recently publish…
6 years, 3 months ago
MindMatters: Interview with Joseph Azize Pt. 1: Gurdjieff, Mysticism, Exercises
For several decades, numerous books and explications have been published on the profoundly insightful philosophy and teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff. Som…
6 years, 3 months ago
MindMatters: The Hidden Psychological Depth of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
The tragic fall that started it all... Darth Vader: we're all familiar with the hulking half-man half-machine embodiment of inhuman domination, bruta…
6 years, 3 months ago
MindMatters: Intentional Suffering: Paul and Gurdjieff on the True Meaning of Crucifixion
The most central image, metaphor and symbol in Christianity is the crucifixion of Jesus. The sign of the cross is ubiquitous in contemporary Western …
6 years, 3 months ago
MindMatters: 'Adulthood of Spirit' - How To Leave Behind Childish Things And Become Spiritually Mature
Today we discuss the key practices and processes by which individuals come to know themselves, others, and the divine, according to Timothy Ashworth'…
6 years, 3 months ago
MindMatters: Necessary Sin - What Was The Apostle Paul Really Saying About The Nature of Spiritual Transformation?
One of the earliest, most eloquent, and most influential of all advocates for Christianity was the Apostle Paul; his letters are widely quoted the wo…
6 years, 4 months ago
MindMatters: Zarathustra Returns! What We Can Learn From The Persian Prophet
Everything old is new again. Or it can be, if we let it. Though several thousand years old, the teachings and guidance for making the right decisions…
6 years, 4 months ago
MindMatters: Zoroastrianism: The Ancient System of Values That Sought to Change The World, and Did
More than several millennia ago, a spiritual leader in Persia had a very high vision and ideal for humanity that he labored to preach and spread. In …
6 years, 4 months ago
MindMatters: Wake Up! Gurdjieff on Sleep, Knowledge and Politics
In this discussion of G.I. Gurdjieff's central ideas we delve further into the key insights he had on the human individual's state of sleep and the i…
6 years, 5 months ago