William Knows Nothing

Practice using simple techniques learned from different practices of breathing, becoming aware of thoughts as thoughts, and focusing your attention.  I'm not a certified teacher and just wanted to put something out there for anyone interested in the practice.

I go over a bunch of different topics that hovers in my mind. Topics such as creating art, the experience of enlightenment/awakeness, learning from knowing nothing, attachment to beliefs & group thinking, the practice of being, Philly police & looting, thoughts as thoughts, balance, feeling emptiness in stillness, and impermanence & being present.  I really wanted to focus on why I keep telling myself to know nothing. It's not that I don't know anything. It's just a phrase to humble myself and to continue learning about the mysteries of our existence. Hopefully, these are topics helpful enough to clear out all the noise that is probably going on from elections and losing friends over it. If you're interested, listen to the next episode I'm releasing. I didn't want to look foolish since I'm only about 2 years (hands on) experience with my own practice of meditation but I wanted to try it anyway since that itself is me just getting in my own way. May you be free from suffering. May you be happy. Value your life, value your time.

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What do you get when you have two quarters? You get 50 episodes! *Dad Joke alert* My lovely wife joins me on this 50th episode. I do my best to treat her like a guest and ask her the usual life questions I am curious about with the perspective of others.  I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it with her. I'm always pleased to sit by my wife to have a conversation/podcast. We followed with our dead pigeon comedy podcast right after.

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In this episode, I am grateful to have a great discussion with Mark Gallagher. He is a 6th-degree black belt in Kenpo karate, Brown belt in Jiu-Jitsu, and the owner of AmeriKick Martial Arts in NE Philly. We talked about his experiences as a teacher, Kenpo Karate as an adaptive striking art, what makes someone a martial artist, and the AmeriKick Cares Foundation that provides free Martial Arts for kids & adults with special needs.

You can check out the non-profit foundation on this link: 

https://www.facebook.com/AmeriKickCaresFoundation

Amerikick's website for the NE Philly Location:

http://philadelphiakarateclasses.com/

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Rap Artist Namik joins me on this episode to talk about the release of his recent album. We go over some details as to how he developed the album, his influences behind his work, and we have a general discussion around today's rap music. We also talked about other topics involving sharing our opinions and not getting offended by the views of others. I had a lot of technical issues dealing with this episode so forgive me if you notice any hiccups. Other than that please feel free to check out this man's work on his youtube channel. Looking forward to bringing him back on to talk about conspiracy theories and an in-depth conversation about our past and where we stand today because of it.

Namik's Youtube: I_am_Namik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGJPGqWZ0XjuSJMHN225XyQ

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I have a great conversation with Donny, who is a host of his own podcast "Challenge Your Beliefs" along with his other podcast "Whatever Talk" that I recommend checking out. Especially if you enjoy this long conversation about the actual means of open-minded discussions and how we shouldn't limit ourselves based on beliefs, ideologies, etc. We pretty much go into various topics that "Free-Thinkers" allow themselves to explore.   

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I share shit and certain folks will always find a way to go against it. That's Okay! Just don't hate me for sharing shit you don't want to believe. I discuss some events that occurred from sharing valuable insights to help us move forward. In this episode, I specifically share some updates on covid-19. 

A documentary made by Shawn Stevenson on Mask facts. You can watch that here: 

https://themodelhealthshow.com/maskfacts?fbclid=IwAR3cj6TglFpk4AnLMhzGSCFCqufW4fDWFS2Au1E_uUA7V5ElW5sgUjq8UGE 

and Sam Harris' recent Making sense episode with Siddhartha Mukherjee:

https://samharris.org/podcasts/214-august-13-2020/

I'm going to add something recently that I have to continue watching but will leave this up to you to think for yourself:

https://freedomplatform.tv/plandemic-indoctornation-world-premiere/?fbclid=IwAR3LKOqsjdawu0gPHRXcynOCPWtTIfWzY7YYHSMPxRQZFvcKGsLIV9kEam0

Please take all this information with a grain of salt and understand that ultimately you go with your instincts. I'm just trying to provide you with the information that I watch and I leave it up to my own instincts to guide me along. 

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John Gorbe is a professional guitar player and a teacher of the instrument. We go over a lot of good stuff including emotional responses, the problems with society being offended by thoughts and words, his profession being affected by the lockdown, and we take a deep dive into the art of music and the interpretations we feel from all aspects of art. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it with him.

Value your life, Value your time...  

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Why do you think we hate? Why are we so attached to our own race or the race/skin color of others? Human Behavior continues to fascinate me and after playing The Last of Us part 2 I've seen some things in the game based on tribalism, beliefs, and wars over land. 

We are interesting creatures that seem to be heading in an odd direction based on the challenges we all face as a society and as individuals. I lack perspective though and continue to remind myself that I know nothing. These are all just my thoughts on the matter. Keep in mind as some words or some of the things I speak of on this episode may "trigger" some people. If it does, please question those triggering points. Feel free to email me with any questions you have as I understand my words have to be understood. Value your life, Value your time. 

In this episode, I welcome my guest Kwadjo aka "Q". We took a deep dive with our discussion inspired by Patton Oswalt's rant with Joe Rogan on The Matrix. I had a fun time with this episode talking about The Matrix, sharing ideas with the simulation theory, and bringing the matrix into a way of taking care of our mental health. (unplugging so to speak.)

I hope you guys value this episode as much as I have valued recording it with my homie, Q.