How to get rich with philosophy. No, really.
I know this sounds like a joke, but the joke was on me. This moment in the coffee shop highlighted how deeply I have internalized our cultural definition of wealth and riches despite, in theory, spend...
22 Touko 202541min
Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 10
We reach today and discover, like 16th century Catholics, we know all the critiques of our condition but have difficulty imagining any possible alternative. This leads supposedly quite determinedly di...
19 Touko 202540min
Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Searching for what you already have (Sufism) - Ep. 12
Searching for what we already have is one of the keys, if not the key, messages of Sufism. If you are a god, what are you looking for out in the world that is not already inside of you? This and relat...
16 Touko 202510min
Why is Hinduism so difficult for the West?
An introduction into why we find it hard to understand Hinduism. It is not a faith based religion, there is no book, there are not many actual rules or commandments, it embraces the world in all its c...
14 Touko 202544min
Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 9
CAPITALISM: EP. 9I argue that one of the problems we face today is simply confusion. We understand the ills of global capitalism, we are cynical about it, and we are perhaps even trying to be exploita...
12 Touko 202544min
Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: (Zen Koan)The Sound of One Hand Clapping - Ep. 11
The "sound of one hand clapping" is a famous, now seemingly trite and often ridiculed, Zen Koan that is quite profound. The Koan asks to pause and reflect on how much of our world is filled by ghosts ...
9 Touko 202512min
Your are not a digital nomad.
The concept of Digital Nomadism misrepresents both the concept of digital and of nomad. By confusing these concepts a narrative is created that argues for a mode of life that is exploitative of others...
7 Touko 202523min
Capitalism: How did we get here? And where are we going? Ep. 8
CAPITALISM: EP. 8We reach the end of the narrative arc for the Neo-Liberal global order only to discover we have no idea what comes next. The nearly alien nature of the modern corporation combined wit...
5 Touko 202552min
