E14: Cancer Is A Symptom II: With Roots in the Heart

[Edited 3/21/2022] Cancer is a symptom of our dissociation from the wisdom of the heart. This is an invitation to come back to a deeper radiance that can shelter us from harm. It will require that you confront some painful truths about the ways we all, usually unconsciously, participate in worldviews that sacrifice wonder and love for the sake of profits, assets, and convenience. Nowhere do we see this more clearly than in the relationship with our food animals, like the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna, source of the delicacies of maguro sushi and sashimi. [This episode has been updated with a key segment to clarify the argument]

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LINKS:

"How Global Regulators Are Selling Out the World’s Largest Tuna" by Jennifer Telesca from Yale Environment 360 https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-global-regulators-are-selling-out-the-worlds-largest-tuna

Wikipedia article on "Intensive pig farming" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensive_pig_farming

Michael Pollan's This Is Your Mind on Plants https://www.amazon.com/This-Your-Mind-Plants/dp/B08RF1K2LD/

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