Best Bobby Robber Podcasts (2025)

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Afflictive Kleshas . . . In the Nature of Highway Robbers 12:02

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Ignorance, Anger, Confusion, Greed, Jealousy, Arrogance, Cynical close-mindedness, Laziness, Disturbing/Wrong views, Low self-esteem, Fear . . . *** In Buddhism they are known as Kleshas, mental hindrances that cloud our mind, setting the stage for unwholesome (i.e., self-grasping sourced) intentions and actions. Unwelcome stimulants, they are pers…

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To "Know" Absolutely Everything (?) 13:06

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"Omniscience" -- defined by Merriam-Webster as "having infinite awareness, understanding and insight; possessed of universal or complete knowledge." Otherwise known in our Mahayana perspectives as perfectly evolved wisdom, compassion and a complete understanding of everything that could ever be understood in order to fully awaken; to become a brill…

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'Unlocking' Direct Realization(s) . . . 25:12

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Direct Experiential Realization, often identified in Buddhist thought as requisite 'kin' to the Awakening Mind; slippery to describe with words alone . . . not referring to intellectual understandings or belief systems, perhaps best understood as authentic, unmediated experience(s) of reality. Join us in an accessible discussion of Direct (and Indi…

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Decoding Dukkha: Suffering, the Four Noble Truths and "Mind Gardening" 25:40

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For your consideration: core Buddhist philosophy, primarily focusing on the Four Noble Truths (including the Eightfold Path) and the authentic learning/empowerment(s) of direct experience. -- Includes a discussion on the Dukkha-provoking, mistaken-views/notions of ‘Self', practical thoughts on karmic inclinations, Nirvana and the 'Sixteen Aspects o…

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Teachers Are Everywhere . . . Including in Your Mirror 12:12

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'TEACHERS' (aka those we learn from) . . . are everywhere, and always have been. Consider the people you've encountered while traveling along the path(s) of your life -- both in your past and those who are here now. Try to clear your mind of feelings of attachment and/or aversion and ask yourself, with an openly honest heart: “What has this person …

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Lojong/Compassion Meditation: An Anti-Inflammatory for Mind and Body 13:48

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Can cultivating genuine kindness and compassion actually make/keep us physically healthier? Stress-created/supported chronic inflammation is a stubborn low-level attack on our body, it causes significant wear-and-tear over time and is linked to many diseases (i.e., heart disease, diabetes, etc.) as well as some neuro-degenerative conditions. But wh…

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Compassion/Forgiveness: "I See It All Wisely" 15:42

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A brief, accessible and practical discussion on Forgiveness: Compassion's unsung -- and often misunderstood -- hero. Far from being a sign of weakness or acceptance of wrongdoing (which is often how so many people instinctively view it), forgiveness isn't about ignoring suffering or condoning harmful misdeeds, nor is it weak or powerless. Forgivene…

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The Skeptical Buddhist 18:10

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Disbelief, Wariness, Incredulity . . . There are many Mahayana Buddhist perceptions and perspectives, notions and insights, practices and methodologies that on the (worldly/samsaric) surface initially might not make sense . . . ideas requiring an open mind in order to penetrate and allow the practical understandings that arouse our curiosity and in…

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'DeepSeek'ing Dharma -- and the Human Touch 12:51

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Ongoing advances in Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), most recently -- and explosively -- led by China's DeepSeek scientists, have stunned the tech/financial world in ways splashed about as pivotal 'wake-up' or 'Sputnik' moments. Certainly, we live in rapidly shifting times . . . but perhaps there ARE things more practically meaningful than global/po…

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"Now Departing on Track Number . . ." 9:47

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Visualize a vast railroad terminal resembling New York's Grand Central Station, with freshly deceased people entering all the time, mulling around, eventually trudging from the station waiting room toward the track on which their departure train sits, ready to take them on the journey through the Bardo of Becoming to their next rebirth. Consider: W…

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Family, aka Our Holiday 'Dharma Lab' 16:12

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This time of year can be difficult for many -- obligatory family gatherings, stress, pressure, stale relationships, contrived cheer, awkward communications, discomfort. But consider: perhaps there's no more fertile setting for meaningful Dharma practice -- and the profound rewards that accompany it -- than with and within our own families. -- Herei…

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Thangka, Buddha and a Meditative Journey . . . 12:19

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Years ago, a Tibetan craftsman created the Thangka for her, presenting a luminous Gautama Buddha surrounded by empowering deities and Dharma protectors. She's spent abundant meditative hours in the Thangka's presence; fondly sitting with it, adoring and appreciating it as one would a most precious friend. In all their t…

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"What Is Enlightenment? Is it for Me?" 11:01

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Call it what you will: enlightenment, realization, awakening, illumination, profound maturity, sageness, bliss . . . noble and empowering . . . brilliant and humble . . . courageous and practical . . . the 'stuff' of poetry. Cultivating the enlightening mind is, for those who venture in its direction with diligence and authenticity, an adventurous …

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Some Thoughts on Mindfulness Practice 17:25

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We often cannot change our external environment. We certainly cannot change many (or most) of the people we encounter. But Mindfulness practice can lead us to clearly 'see' -- and help us to genuinely understand -- what is happening in the present moment (i.e., as it is happening) rather than being confused and/or lost in our thoughts, opinions and…

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Dharma in the ”Wild Place” 13:20

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From a divine 17th century French Canadian cathedral . . . to a young couple presenting Medicine Buddha-oriented offerings in the midst of northern Colorado's 'Rawah Wilderness' -- a tale of bountiful faith and practice touching distant times and realms. (Length: 14 minutes) Written and shared here by Mark Winwood of the Chenrezig Project (mwinwood…

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Turn Suffering Into Compassion -- A Tonglen Meditation 45:27

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"Tonglen" is a Tibetan term that implies 'exchanging oneself with others’. It refers to a meditation practice found in Himalayan/Mahayana Buddhism which allows the awakening of genuine compassion. "Tong" translates as 'giving or sending', and "len" as 'receiving or taking.' Tonglen practice is experiential; it gradually wears away our habitually ob…

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066: The Game of Life 2:23:40

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After a long absence, I return with almost 2.5 hours of solo rambles on what I've been up to, playing the game of life, overcoming hardships, unplugging from the endless doom and gloom of the news cycle, the Constitutionalist to Libertarian to Anarchist pipeline, why I think American culture will long outlast American government, a quick recap for …

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Trees, Indra’s Net and the Unfolding Archaeology of All that Is 14:24

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Reflections on Buddhist Dharma, Indra’s Jewel Net and the Trees with which we share our planet . . . as metaphor for the vast intra-connectedness of phenomena, ideas and life. Since all things are intimately -- and infinitely -- intertwined with one another, every action is echoed throughout time and space, creating a butterfly effect across the co…

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Guided Meditation: Breath Contemplation / River of Metta 28:36

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For your contemplation: Appreciative thoughts and kindness-empowering visualizations are shared in this gentle meditation. As the River flows . . . May all beings be happy -- May all beings be safe -- May all beings be well -- May all beings be peaceful and at ease. Sit comfortably, focus, center . . . approach and enter your meditative mind. Or si…

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A Dharma Crucible 13:00

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It is auspicious awareness for Dharma practitioners to remain mindful of how each of our lifetime's event/moments present opportunities for empowering wisdom to arise and abide. Then, as insights blossom, long-held perspectives and self-oriented attitudes, no longer useful or relevant, may transform in vastly unexpected ways. Consider: the flourish…

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The Vibrational Resonance of Mantras 14:41

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The inherently potent merging of Tibetan Buddhism-supported mind states, in concert with the vibrational qualities of Sanskrit sounds and syllables, provides a direct, enriching stimulus to the energies -- and results -- of our Dharma practice. This has been understood and experienced by practitioners for centuries, who will recite teachings and pr…

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065: The Age of Sabotage & Self-Defense Against the State 1:44:28

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Finally back with a new show! Wasting no time jumping into non-controversial topics such as the North Carolina Power Substation attack, the forest defense actions to prevent the building of 'Cop City' in Atlanta, a hot take on the US-Russian prisoner exchange of WNBA player Britney Griner for International Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout, the state…

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’Splendid’ Impermanence 12:24

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Everything is changing, advancing . . . collectively and individually . . . moment-by-moment. Until instinctive insights begin to manifest, reactions to impermanence set many of our challenges into motion, swirling into what Siddhartha termed afflictive mind-states (aka kleshas) of "dukkha" – ignorance-sourced confusions and complications leading t…

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064: Queen Lizzie's in a Box! 1:52:01

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The Queen of England only dies once, so the wildly ‘inappropriate’ celebrations continue! This episode; I talk shit about the Royals, explain the situation of their modern existence to non-subjects of the Crown, touch on the Queen’s pedophile son Prince Andrew being protested against in the wake of her death and Brits being arrested for doing so du…

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063: The Rifleman Skill Tree, Propaganda, and Building Community w/Reaper 1.1 1:34:59

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Something a little different this week! A few recordings fell through so stepping in with a new episode from our producer’s show ‘The B.R Hates Feds Show’, B.R sits down with Reaper 1.1 to discuss everything from small unit tactics, the evolving and re-emerging culture of the civilian rifleman, the idea of his ’skill tree’ post, how ‘marketing’ is …

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062: Set The World to Rights 1:39:16

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Finally returning with a solo show, I chat shit about EVERYTHING. Starting with the Euro and EU slowly tumbling towards turmoil and why that’s awesome, Fauci stepping down and going off to live a cushy life in the private sector with zero consequences, I tap into my old comic nerd side and get into why the conservative bitching about She-Hulk is bo…

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061: What is Anarchism? w/No More Adjectives 1:28:17

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In this episode I’m joined by No More Adjectives to wade into the topic of Anarchy full bore. We get into our common sense definition of what ‘Anarchy’ means to us and it’s ancient Greek origins, what made him an Anarchist as well as his deep dives into theory and subsequent quasi-rejection of it in favor of putting Anarchism into practice via Mutu…

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060: EasyPeasy Green Agorism w/Michael Whisler 1:26:20

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This episode I’m joined by Mike the Polymath of the EasyPeasy Podcast, to discuss everything green thumb under the black flag! We get into meeting at Chillderburg and the vibe of Little Amsterdam, the perhaps slightly off-target prepper goal of the well stocked nuclear bunker instead of a thriving garden and network of skilled individuals, Mike’s i…

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059: Anti-Bank Aktion w/Finance & Maneuver 1:25:22

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Joining me this episode is Finance & Maneuver! A former Marine now helping out Vets and otherwise with their financial futures, building community through his page out in Arizona, putting together gonzo ‘Heat’ and ‘The Town’ style photoshoots, getting out training and more! We discuss everything from his anti-bank, anti-authority tone to learning u…

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Lao Tzu and the Mahayana Path 13:08

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The legendary Lao Tzu was living and teaching a harmonious way of being -- simple, modest and true -- traveling throughout China centuries before Siddhartha's birth. Upon achieving enlightenment, Siddhartha Buddha refined, deepened and shared similar ways to all who were inclined to listen. Then, after his death, these teachings were assembled and …

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058: Guerrilla Photography and 'Outlaw Gun Culture' 1:08:50

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In this episode, I get into what I’ve been up to in the busy weeks following Chillderburg, some behind the scenes on the guerrilla photo shoots I’ve been a part of with Finance and Maneuver in the city and our big mansion shoot with WarBear and the value I see in repping gun culture in an edgier, more entertaining way. I also answer your questions …

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057: Chillderburg Vier & Little Amsterdam Ft. An Appeal to Liberty, G00nicidal Tendencies, Chillderburg Campers 1:41:47

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In this live episode from Chillderburg, I sit down with a bunch of first time campers in and around ‘Little Amsterdam’ including ‘G00nicidal Tendencies’ and ‘An Appeal to Liberty’, to chat about their experiences from the annual Memorial Day weekend liberty gathering in Texas! We get into how people are enjoying their time at the event, the melting…

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Chillderburg PSA - Jake of Tasting Anarchy 36:36

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In this quick 36 minute FAQ, Jake and myself go over some common questions about Chillderburg Vier! Chillderburg is a Texan liberty community event happening at Muleshoe Bend, TX May 28-30th (Memorial Day weekend). Check it out if you can, community building is important! Chillderburg.com for camp spots, show tickets and to donate! Check out my new…

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056: The Desert, UFO's and The Return to Somalia 1:35:46

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Don’t mind the first four minutes, the audio gets more crisp after that! In this episode, I give one last sales pitch on Chillderburg, two weeks out from the event, chat about UFO’s and what the Pentagon officials are testifying that they know on the subject on Capitol Hill, make some comments on the NY shooter and his plagiarized, low effort manif…

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(Instant) Karma Redo? 11:37

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Consider: How convenient would it be to have a 'Karma' Replay Command Center into which we could call when needed to replay an action or moment we had participated in? An at-the-ready 'redo' button for any occurrence that, upon reflection, we'd like to correct or fix the 'why' or 'how' we behaved with others . . . and thereby repairing or 're-conte…

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055: The Freedom Cult - w/Whiskey & Rebellion 2:48:12

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In this very special three hour, in person interview, I sit down with the one and only: Whiskey and Rebellion! We catch up on what he’s been up to in his two year absence, his nomad travels across the States living the van life, our takes on the Roe V. Wade chaos, chat about the end times, laugh about ‘good cops’, get into the Irish, we get into th…

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054: Anarchy, Peace &The Industrial Revolution w/GunsAKA Guns & Guillotines 1:34:30

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This episode, my eMilitia co-host, Guns and Guillotines drops by to shoot the shit on everything from Anarchy and Peace, to some history and sights to see in his home state of South Carolina, what we think of non-Ukrainians fighting in Ukraine, we talk about roadtrippin what the state of education would look like without government, talk guns and g…

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The Ongoing Process of MInd 13:43

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"How does my mind work?" It was a question posed to the 21st Century Bodhisattva at the conclusion of a teaching. After pausing to collect her thoughts, the Bodhisattva smiled softly and began to speak not only about the experiential mechanics of mind-flow, but of the path of progressive engagement that empowers one to begin to understand for thems…

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053: City Hellscapes VS Blessed Wilderness 59:27

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In this episode, I share my outlook on city life after growing up in the countryside my whole life before moving to the urban sprawl, why I think city dwellers are more easily ‘conquered’, how that is inherited from being peasants living within King’s walled cities and paying tribute and taxes to their ruler, why more rugged individualists come fro…

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052: WTF is RECCE? & Dorky Boonie Hats 1:28:16

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In this episode, I express my frustrations with the RECCE topic becoming a meme, what the term actually means, why it’s much more than simply using survival gear in the woods and a 14.5 LPVO set up, what Urban RECCE might look like, using drones and cameras to aide in information collection and more! I also answer listener questions touching on eve…

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Buddha(s) Far and Near . . . 11:28

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The historians tell us Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, lived more than 2,500 years ago in Northern India. Having uncovered and freed the enlightened mind, it is said he taught the path of similar achievement to others for 45 years, until his death at the age of 80. Precious work, done remarkably well; obviously the Buddha and his teachin…

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051: The Eve of Destruction? & International Gun Rights 1:21:13

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In this episode, we find ourselves staring down the barrel of another pointless war should the US and NATO get involved in Ukraine more than they currently are and Russia claims their invasion is a 'peace keeping operation aimed at accomplishing the denazification of Ukraine' as they send thousands of poorly trained and equipped conscripts to their…

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050: Civilian Rifleman Culture w/PNW Guerrilla 2:41:06

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On this extra long almost three hour episode, I sit down with PNW Guerrilla! He’s been sharing his mountain rucks with likeminded people up in the Pacific North-West for some time now, got all sorts of great attention across Tik Tok and Instagram that’s been helping to normalize civilian riflemanship, rucking, bushcraft etc. and generally, cultivat…

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Backstage at the Mind 14:27

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Posed by a student to the 21st Century Bodhisattva at the conclusion of a teaching: "There's this nagging question, What do I want? The truth is, it's slippery. How can I ever know what I truly want when everything is always changing . . . including my flip-flopping mind, the basis of my entire experience?" "Do you have any advice for me?" After so…

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049: New Gear 'Tism and Canadian Honkers 1:26:55

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In this irreverent, week late episode, I get into what's been going on with me and where my energies have been focused (and consumed) in the New Year, I ramble about my recent deep dive into European surplus gear and my newfound adoration for the DPM pattern used in British and Dutch kit and cover some of the more unique pieces I've added to my ruc…

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048: Ukraine 2014 - 2022 and What We Can Learn 1:21:53

4y ago1:21:53

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In this episode, I chat about the tension surrounding Ukraine currently and where the current unrest comes from, looking back to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, how it escalated, what patterns we can see in these events, how state violence is so easily normalized, how a government can ‘legalize’ tyranny and much more on the evolution of the Ukrainia…

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Within Dependent Origination, ’Perfect’ Never Occurs 11:31

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Absolutely everything (i.e., anything) we can point to as 'this' or 'that' is occurring in a dynamically ever-changing manner . . . organic . . . on the fly . . . at times seemingly chaotic . . . the sum of its parts . . . perpetually compiling and re-compiling . . . including the profoundly complex occurrences we refer to as You and Me and Us. All…

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047: Year 2 & Resolutions 1:14:32

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Starting the year off with reflection on the first year of running the show, some changes I'll be making including shifting to two episodes a month, on the second and fourth Thursday, and getting back on top of producing content for Instagram and The Anarch.substack.com I also go into what I learned intentionally rucking with non-ideal gear and wha…

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The Buddhist Embrace 9:52

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Reflection upon a foundational Diamond Sutra verse yields a clear and relevant message to those on the Mahayana path: Every sentient being is equally worthy of our attention, caring, cherishing, virtuous intentions and actions. This understanding -- from which the great mind of equanimity, compassion's fertile ground, arises and abides -- is profou…

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046: A Very Kaczynski Christmas w/Illustration Nathan 1:27:31

4y ago1:27:31

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In this very special holiday show, Illustration Nathan, one half of the CBRN Art page, joins me to get all of his Ted Posting out in one go, discussing Ted Kaczynski and his infamous manifesto and it's predictions: Industrial Society and It's Future. We get into why he has become an internet meme, his predictions coming true, our own opinions on te…