Two Passive Brothers Mindlessly Moving Through Life (Clip)
The first two sons of the king’s gardener are passive, choosing the pleasure inn over the shabby one, and they end up as condemned robbers. These hedonistic brothers ignore wise advice and go instead...
16 Okt 20254min
Vervaeke Buddhism & Parasitic Processing
In “Awakening from the Meaning Crisis,” Ep. 13, “Buddhism and Parasitic Processing,” John Vervaeke, based in Stephen Batchelor’s idea that we’ve gravely misinterpreted Buddhism in the West, outlines h...
13 Okt 20251h 51min
Unconcerned with Outward Glory (Clip)
On appearances: Robin Hood voluntarily descends in society. That way, he can see what is happening on the ground. Perhaps those who truly speak to the people attract all sorts. For the full vide...
12 Okt 20253min
The Witch’s Unchanging Having of Beauty in Jonathan Pageau’s “Rapunzel” (Clip)
Did the evil stepmother queen in “Snow White” grow a bit from then to this story? Well, she is still trying for unchanging beautiful perfection. She does not go the way of nature. (From a discussio...
8 Okt 20252min
Go to the Verge of Destruction and Bring Back Shmat-Razum
The king’s best hunter shoots a bird, wounding it, and it begs him to not kill it, instructing him to bring it home, put it on a window sill, and strike it. When he does so, it turns into a beautiful...
5 Okt 20252h 50min
The Brothers Grimm’s “The Golden Bird”
The Brothers Grimm’s “The Golden Bird” A king’s garden is robbed of a golden apple, and he sends his three sons, one at a time, to discover the culprit. The first two fall asleep, resulting in two m...
28 Sep 202557min
Howard Pyle’s Robin Hood, Part I
Robin Hood & the Tinker: The Sheriff of Nottingham sends out a warrant for Robin Hood’s arrest. Local men don’t want to take it up, but a Tinker from out of town brags he will serve it. Robin Hood i...
23 Sep 20251h 59min
Authoritarian Regimes Don’t Take in Feedback from Below (Clip)
The lack of taking in feedback of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. With many adherents of these ideologies, anything is justified. We are reflecting on Howard Pyle’s Robin Hood, where the out...
19 Sep 20252min
