Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMindMatters: Who Was G.I. Gurdjieff And Why Does It Matter?
Healer, philosopher, psychologist, adventurer, composer, mystic - all describe a facet of who George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was, and what he did. And ye…
6 years, 5 months ago
MindMatters: Living the Good Life - The Stoic Way
What good is philosophy? For the Stoics, among other schools, philosophy is dead if it is not fully lived. That's why the Stoics presented not just a…
6 years, 5 months ago
MindMatters: That's the Spirit! The Stoic Philosophy of Pneuma
While the ancient philosophy of Stoicism is experiencing a comeback, many are still unfamiliar with some of its more esoteric concepts, like the role…
6 years, 5 months ago
MindMatters: Breathe Deep to Reap The Benefits of a Healthy Mind: The Tao of Natural Breathing
Correct breathing should come as natural to us as, well, breathing. But it doesn't. In fact, most of us so take the simple act of respiration for gra…
6 years, 6 months ago
MindMatters: The Best Thing About Communism Was The Jokes
A judge walks out of his chambers laughing his head off. A colleague approaches him and asks why he is laughing. "I just heard the funniest joke in t…
6 years, 6 months ago
MindMatters: Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
Fragile things hate chaos, volatility and randomness. The slightest jolt can break them. But what is the opposite of fragility? Not resilience or rob…
6 years, 6 months ago
MindMatters: Ordinary Men: What Makes Normal People Do Monstrous Things
Are killers born or made? Depending on who you ask, you'll get a variety of responses: all humans are good - it's only the 'environment' or 'society'…
6 years, 7 months ago
MindMatters: Finding Meaning through Mythological Representations: Delving Further into Jordan Peterson's Maps of Meaning
Why have many ancient - and even contemporary stories - just stuck with us and seem etched into the psyche of civilization? What is it about particul…
6 years, 7 months ago
MindMatters: The Reality and Implications of an Afterlife
While materialist scientists and academics dismiss the possibility out of hand, there is not only an extensive amount of research suggesting the vali…
6 years, 7 months ago
MindMatters: Meaning in Chaos: Exploring Jordan Peterson's Maps of Meaning (Chapter 2)
Dr. Jordan Peterson's 1999 classic Maps of Meaning contains much the raw material for his more recent lectures and writing. While a dense read at tim…
6 years, 7 months ago