Scholar Sage Podcast

In this episode, Damo is looking at the mindset behind alternative healing, Chinese medicine and how people can be generally addicted to healing as a concept.

In this episode, Damo is chatting about ideas of divinity within practice. What does it mean to see yourself as God, as an Avatar, as the Divine Feminine or Masculine? What does it mean to just be normal and isn't this enough?

In this episode, Damo is chatting about the nature of the mind, how attachments are formed and how we may apply our awareness to the formation of mind between direct practice sessions. It is a chatty episode with no real structure, just a sharing of thoughts and experiences.

Just a warning: This isn't a technical or instructional podcast. It is just me chatting about what I saw during the lockdown era and some personal challenges I faced. In this episode, Damo looks at the way in which people have reacted to the lockdown era, how they have formed strong 'sides' and identities as well as looking at some of the abuse he has received from people during this time.

Trigger Warning - If you are quite a grounded person then you may not like this podcast episode. It is quite cosmic at times! Either engage your inner-hippy or listen elsewhere. In this episode, Damo Mitchell casually chats about the nature of meditation and how it relates to Qigong. He also look at awakening as opposed to enlightenment and the nature of the Heavenly realms and rebirth.

Trigger Warning - If the American election or bad humour is likely to offend you then please go listen to another podcast as you are likely to be offended. In this episode, Damo Mitchell discusses the nature of humour and its role in the cultivation arts. He also looks at the nature of the Biden/Trump conflict and how it is ultimately quite ridiculous. He gives hints on how to approach such situations. Life is a daft experience...

In this Halloween episode, Damo is chatting about the nature of Ghosts and Possession with regards to what they are and what they are not. Just to make it clear, Damo's belief is that possession is not what people think it is and so don't be surprised if his talk doesn't agree with the general consensus within the internal arts/alternative community.

In this episode Damo is chatting about the nature of cultivation, Tong Xin, politics and a lack of free-will in life whilst vaguely bringing this in line with Qigong teachings. Apologies for the dog picking mud out of its feet for the duration of the episode.

In this episode Damo is discussing the nature of a teachers training history, how each part of your journey leads to your current skill and the influence of the Cobra Kai upon modern martial arts.

In the fourth episode of the third season, Damo is looking at some of the key factors that are needed for somebody who is following a path of personal cultivation using the Eastern arts. Personal qualities are looked at as well as practical issues. These factors were identified from questions sent into the Lotus Nei Gong school as well as from seeing what qualities have helped Damo in his own development. Sometimes people wan to throw themselves fully into the 'spiritual' without taking care of the 'practical'... ****Apologies for the sound quality here; I hit the wrong button on the microphone...