Podcast Episode 8: Happiness and human flourishing can be achieved by everyone!
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose
Why does anything matter and why should I care about my life? The quick and concise answer is: it doesn’t and you don’t have to. We are, of course, referring to the essence of me – my existence. There is no intrinsic, God-given creed that obligates the individual to care, about anything. These are learned phenomena that come along with the realization, at some point, that we are free to do whatever we want to do in this existence.
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Podcast Episode 6: What is an education? A person must learn how to learn!
How to prepare for the journey: gird up your loins
Have you ever felt the anticipation of the journey in front of you, the adventure of your life — exciting, isn’t it?! Consciousness is a two-pronged struggle, a two-front war, to be more dramatic. On the one hand, you have the self that you seek to understand and nurture into a value and a mission; on the other, you have the deep desire to explain yourself so that you can have real identity and comprehension with other human beings: those that “you” love and care for. It is a difficult and taxing brawl, not for the “faint of heart.”
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Podcast Episode 4: Do you speak chicken?
The search for love
Recently, one of my students commented that he wanted a dog. “Why do you want a dog?” I inquired. The young eleve stated that a pet would only give love, devoid of any comment or criticism. Even if you had failed a test, didn’t complete a task, or were in a bad mood, the animal would always embrace you with joy and emotion.
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