I was recently interviewed by Collin Morris for his Zion 2.0 podcast.
Not all of this will be of interest to all my readers. The first part is about how non-capitalist forms can compete with corporations and inside capitalism and survive (or rather, it’s me spelling out the problem rather than the solution). The second part is about emotional performance in an age of social media, how damaging it is, and what we can do to stop it from hurting our physical and mental health.
After that, the podcast is about spirituality and meditation and those of you who aren’t interested in those topics may want to quit before that.
You can find the interview here.
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someofparts
Didn’t expect to listen all the way to the end, but it was all really interesting.
It seems like it would be wonderful not to fear death, but spiritual work sounds frightening.
I once made a serious attempt to write fiction. It worked so well that I stopped in panic and never made the attempt again. It would be so easy to use fiction to see things about myself that I was not sure I wanted to see.
Jeff Wegerson
Listened while walking in a cold driving rain. The sound quality was excellant. Both voices strong and gentle. I don’t do podcasts, I read so I can go at my pace. This one worked well for me. Course I’m biased towards all contents Ian.
Ven
Interesting to hear your reflections / experiences on Advaita and buddhism, and the nature of ego and clan identification. Couldn’t agree more.
Joan
I enjoyed this, thanks. On one’s life purpose, I remember thinking as a young adult “Well, I’m here. Might as well throw myself head-first into something and see what I can learn from it.” I agree that a purpose in life is not necessary if you don’t want it, because it isn’t actually you. It’s something you’re doing, using it as a learning experience to grow and know yourself better.
StewartM
“Most of us are walking around scared all the time”–true. Of course, fear is marketed.
Interesting listening.