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FREEDOM

In this podcast we consider the inner freedom promised by yoga and meditative disciples in general. The discussion touches on vedanta, the yoga sutra, existentialism, slavery, and more. The core point is that the moment we commit to yoga, we necessarily embrace our ineluctable freedom. [47 minute. Free.]

DOES YOGA MAKE YOU HAPPY?

This short blast came out of a question Anna was asked about the possible impact of yoga practice on one's happiness. The conversation segues into a brief discussion of santosha which is Patanjali's term for contentment, and then into a consideration of psychological resilience. These are themes that we will expand upon in future podcasts. [16 minutes. Free.]

WHAT IS YOGA ANYWAY?

In this podcast, Pete Yates and Anna Ingham try and give some helpful guidlines to people attempting to navigate the spiritual supermarket, especially the sprawling section labelled 'Yoga'. [17 minutes.Free.]

ENLIGHTENMENT

In this short discussion, Pete and Anna tackle the tricky notion of enlightenment. "If you meet the Buddha on the road, twat him." [25 minutes. Free]

CHAOS AND COSMOS PART 1

This podcast is the first in a series of four on the wide theme of Chaos and Cosmos. One of the main structuring elements of the talk is an examination of three great ancient process philosophers, namely, Heraclitus, Lao Tzu and the Buddha. In this first episode, the main features of the process world-view that the three share is explicated. I also weave in the story of an imagined meeting between these three at a pub on The Island of Anglesey, a meeting engineered by the love-lorn arch-druid Taliesin, who hopes that the three wisest men of the age can help him get the girl. This was recorded at a talk with friends at The Parkdale Yoga Center. [1 hour 14 minutes. Free.]

YOGA & ANGER

In this podcast I consider the relationship between so-called negative emotions such as anger and meditation. The talk ranges wide, from the metaphysics and logic of non-dualism to the elusive nature of beatitude and how it does not yield to methods, panaceas and algorithms. I also explore how the intrinsic beatitude of human consciousness is obscured by struggles with emotions and their social approval or disapproval. [17 minutes. Free.]

THERE ARE NO RULES FOR LOVE

In this podcast, Pete Yates quizzes Anna Ingham about her book, There Are No Rules For Love. The discussion revolved around the idea that each human being is unique and stereotyping is both thwarting and violent, especially when it comes to intimate relationships. Anna's book is available here. [21 minutes. Free.]

ON SOCIAL CONDITIONING

this talk gives a brief outline of crucial issues that arise when social conditioning is considered in the light of yogic insight, politics and power, the socialisation of children, human freedom, epistemology and more. it was recorded in answer to a question anna asked me whilst walking beside the staffs and worcs canal so the sound is very live with a few digressions into the important task of feeding the water birds. [free. 15 mins 21 secs]

PSYCHEDELIA AND THE STORY OF STORIES

This podcast is a little different from the others in that it is a reading alound of a written paper. It offers philosophical reflection on psychedelic experience and its expressions in culture. An ealrier version of this was presented at the Breaking Convention conference held at the University of Greenwich in 2013. [24 minutes. Free.]

CONVERSATION ON AWARENESS

In this podcast, Pete Yates and Anna Ingham draw a distinction between 'focused awareness' and 'spacious awareness' and indicate how meditators, yogis and psychonauts might employ it to contact their intrinsic beatitude. [35 minutes. £1.]