I share the question I failed to ask this weekend in my Gita class on chapter 14. Does an asked question guide as well? Unanswered without, but considered within?

I get personal. Healing, finding, and staying on your path.

A story about language and ego refined?

I share this insight from Buddhism that I have entitled the ersatz self this fake self that tends to be the source of so much evil and suffering in the world yet the entire world is a stage and we tend to be actors upon it

Today, I want to explore the profound journey of self-discovery and internal evolution, focusing on the importance of healing trauma, cultivating meaningful relationships, and finding purpose through community. I will challenge ideas such as Jamie Wheal’s “meaning 3.0” from *Recapture the Rapture* and instead emphasize the real solutions: *ecstasis*, *catharsis*, and *communitas*—the keys to healing and connection.

We like to think we've moved beyond faith, but are we really as rational as we claim? In this episode we examine how our society still leans on mystical ideas like jungian archetypes to explain history, even when evidence tells a different story. Join us as we question whether modern rationality is just a more sophisticated form of belief. A form of the blind faith we try to distance ourselves from?

I share some recent insights on language and culture. On even how do we get through this modern malaise, this cultural ennui. How to achieve critical thinking without language, without culture, and without the context?

Read by Al Ohm. Answer to Job 1952, public domain in Canada. In segments. Began November 11th 2022. Remembrance Day.

What do Socrates, the tetralemma, and a Nobel prize have in common?

In this episode of The Search for Meaning, we explore the disturbing parallels between Viktor Frankl's insights on meaning and modern scientific studies of behavior. We'll dive into Frankl's reflections on the human need for purpose, the infamous rat experiments that exposed our addiction to pleasure, and John B. Calhoun's "Mouse Utopia," which foretold societal collapse in the face of abundance. Drawing on Friedrich Nietzsche’s concept of "herd beasts," we'll discuss how, in a world without a higher sense of meaning, we’ve become slaves to a non-existent master—seeking fleeting pleasure and comfort at the cost of self-knowledge, purpose, and genuine freedom.

Join us as we ask:

Can we reclaim our role as arbiters of meaning? Or are we destined to follow the path of the herd beasts into existential despair?