Episodes
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
PARENTS
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
This podcast considers "making your peace with your parents" and why, if possible, it's a good idea. [Free. 20 ,minutes.]
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
COMMENTARY ON 2017 SNAP GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
This short squib deals with the paradoxical euphoria of the Corbynistas, who did not get to form a government as a result of the election, and asks if the euphoria is justified. I conclude that it is and that a number of important transformations have taken place in the political landscape. [Free. 29 minutes.]
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
LAO TZU: PART FOUR
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
Thursday Jun 01, 2017
This podcast deals with Chapters 6, 7 and 8 of the Tao Te Ching. Themes covered include breath and the pulsation of the universe, poetry and the attempt to eff the ineffable, up and down mysticisms and letting be, water and flow, the sage, confucianism, politics, desires and political manipulation, maternal nurturing, compassion and strategies for living, etc. [Free. 40 minutes.]
Monday Apr 10, 2017
CONSCIOUSNESS [THOUGHT LABORATORY PREAMBLE]
Monday Apr 10, 2017
Monday Apr 10, 2017
This podcast is an entirely extempore survey of 'the hard problem of consciousness' which was undertaken as a preliminary to a proposed series on this matter. It is by no means exhaustive and rather rough but I offer it to patrons in the hope of wetting their appetite. [Patrons only. 46 minutes.]
Sunday Dec 11, 2016
CONSIDERING CULTS
Sunday Dec 11, 2016
Sunday Dec 11, 2016
In this podast we attempt to characterise 'cults' and identify psychological processes that sustain them. This broadens out a little into considerations of dominance and power dynamics in general. [Free. 30 minutes.]
Monday Oct 10, 2016
ANUPAYA: PRACTICE WITH THE LIGHTEST TOUCH
Monday Oct 10, 2016
Monday Oct 10, 2016
This podcast is a short account of our approach to yoga practice which seeks to keep technique simple and minimal. [Free. 26 minutes.]
Wednesday Aug 10, 2016
PATANJALI'S ZEN: COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST SIX APHORISMS OF THE YOGA SUTRA
Wednesday Aug 10, 2016
Wednesday Aug 10, 2016
In this podcast, we comment on the first six aphorisms of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra. The podcast stands alone but is also intended to supply the background to a practical weekend to be held at The Parkdale Yoga Centre, Wolverhampton on October 22nd - 23rd 2016. This weekend is ideal for yoga teachers, dedicated practitioners and open-minded beginners in Yoga.
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
TURBULENCE: TURKEY, BREXIT, THE STRUGGLE FOR THE INTERNET
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
This podcast starts with a discussion of flux which I characterize here as 'turbulence' and 'fragmentation'. The turbulence in Turkey [where there was an attempted military coup the day before this was recorded], the fragmentation in UK politics post Brexit, and the struggle for control of the internet are then considered. [Free. 36 minutes.]
Tuesday Jul 12, 2016
RE BREXIT [PART TWO]
Tuesday Jul 12, 2016
Tuesday Jul 12, 2016
Further comment as things move on. I entertain a conspiracy theory or two: looks like the corporations will do well, less so workers unless they resist, network and build. [Free. 34 minutes.]
Tuesday Jun 21, 2016
LETTING BE [PART ONE]: INTRODUCTION TO WU WEI AND ISHVARAPRANIDHANA
Tuesday Jun 21, 2016
Tuesday Jun 21, 2016
This podcast introduces wu wei and ishvarapranidhana with a view to opening up future discussions on the matter of 'letting be' in life and meditation. 'Letting be' is not to be construed as fatalism or passivity. [Free. 19 minutes.]