“The Blind Spot in Perception: Cognitive Science, Asian Philosophy, and Mystical Insight” – Evan Thompson & John Vervaeke ▶️

Evan Thompson is a philosopher and author, specializing in the integration of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and Asian philosophical traditions. Based at the University of British Columbia, his work, including his recent book The Blind Spot, examines the intersections of consciousness, experience, and reality through a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FEYm8ehaTE Can cognitive science, philosophy,…

Genocide in Gaza through the eyes of Israeli soldiers | The Listening Post | Al Jazeera ▶️

March 3, 2024 | For months, Israeli soldiers in Gaza have been documenting their own war crimes against Palestinians and sharing them on social media. Reason why the ethno-thug-state of Israel is losing the support of the West. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAT9NQ4WkE0&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish The Listening Post collected and reviewed hundreds of items. We asked three experts on human rights…

“The gift of nothingness: seeing the everyday miracle” – Orion Taraban | PsycHacks ▶️

The common definition of a miracle is an event that shouldn't be possible given our understanding of physical reality. As such, the standard of comparison is the "normal" functioning of reality, which is considered "non-miraculous" by definition. However, if the standard of comparison were shifted to the no-thingness of pre-creation, then everything—down to the most…

“What Religious Jews Say About Israel” – Rabbi Elhanan Beck & Rabbi Haim Sofre | The Review of Religions ▶️

What do 15,000 Jewish people in a London town think of the war in Palestine? We travelled to Stamford Hill, the heart of London, for our first in-person episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjkZDntdeAc&ab_channel=TheReviewofReligions Guests:Rabbi Elhanan Beck (spokesperson for Neturei Karta UK) & Rabbi Haim Sofre 0:00 Intro2:16 Is Israel Acting According to The Torah?5:15 Are there Anti-Zionist Jews?8:26…

“Why young Jewish Americans are turning on Israel” – Simone Zimmerman | Middle East Eye ▶️

"What could be more dangerous to Jewish people right now than lumping us all in with this genocidal campaign of the Israeli government?" Simone Zimmerman April 25, 2024 | “I was definitely raised to be a Jewish leader of some kind.” With college campuses all over the US gripped by intense battles around free speech,…

“Jews must raise voices for Palestine, oppose false idol of Zionism” – Naomi Klein | Democracy Now! ▶️

April 24, 2024 | Zionism is a hindrance to world peace. Hundreds of protesters were arrested in Brooklyn on Tuesday when Jewish New Yorkers and allies gathered for what they called a "Seder in the Streets to Stop Arming Israel" on the second night of Passover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U75KcMUjMyI&ab_channel=DemocracyNow%21 The demonstration, held one block away from the…

“Israelism”: how deep do indoctrination and Israeli army glorification go? | Al Jazeera ▶️

April 21, 2024 | The documentary Israelism examines the rift among Jews regarding Palestine, highlighting young people's increasing criticism of Israel and Zionism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6vpLPKnk0&ab_channel=AlJazeeraEnglish This divide is driven by firsthand accounts of Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. As the film faces opposition from groups trying to cancel its screenings, its main…

“Todo o aumento de consciência tem um preço” – Alan Watts | A Andarilha ▶️

Trechos do livro A sabedoria da insegurança: como sobreviver na era da ansiedade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGTRQUQIhYQ&ab_channel=ANDARILHA Alan W. Watts foi uma importante figura do movimento de contracultura da década de 1960 nos Estados Unidos. Tendo sido reverendo da Igreja Episcopal, abandonou o cargo para estudar na Academia Americana de Estudos Asiáticos (atual Instituto Californiano de Estudos Integrais).…

“Não existe reencarnação” – Ramana Maharshi | A Andarilha ▶️

“O último santo”, foi o título que Merezhkovski deu a um estudo sobre Serafim de Sarov escrito antes da guerra de 14.Gostaria de escrever um artigo com o mesmo título sobre Ramana Maharshi. Existe, sempre haverá um último santo. (Os ocidentais insistiam em lhe fazer perguntas sobre questões sociais. Como se coubesse a um santo…

Palestinian pastor rev Munther Isaac on Gaza, Israel, and Christian Zionism | The Review of Religions ▶️

March 14, 2024 | Christian Pastor Dr. Rev. Munther Isaac joins us for Episode 5 of our Let’s Review podcast where we discuss the Israel/Palestine war and its solutions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0i28P1xGY&ab_channel=TheReviewofReligions Christian Zionism is a political and religious ideology that, in a Christian context, espouses the return of the Jewish people to the Holy Land. Likewise,…