Philosophies for Life

The Gollum Effect - 7 Innocent Habits That Are Destroying You (J.R.R. Tolkien). In this podcast we will be talking about 7 Innocent Habits That Are Destroying You from the philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien.J.R.R. Tolkien, an Oxford Professor of English Language and Literature created a mythology that would define the modern imagination: The Lord of the Rings. On the surface, it is a fantasy epic about wizards, kings, and magic rings. But if you strip away the monsters and the battles, you realize that Tolkien wasn't just writing some fantasy; he was writing a terrifying psychological study on the architecture of addiction and the corruption of the self. For those unfamiliar with the story, the most tragic figure is not a dark lord or a demon. It is a creature named Gollum. But Gollum wasn't born a monster. He began his life as a regular person - a Hobbit of the River-folk named Sméagol. He lived in a matriarchal family led by his grandmother. He was curious, he had a home, and he had status. He didn't turn into a wretched, slime-covered creature overnight. He was slowly eroded, over five hundred years, by a series of small, daily surrenders to a specific object: The One Ring, which he obsessively called "My Precious." In the story, the Ring is a magical artifact that offers power, but in exchange, it enslaves the mind of the owner. We are talking about this text today because Sméagol is the perfect case study for a psychological phenomenon we will call "The Gollum Effect." The Gollum Effect is the process where a person loses their identity not through one massive tragedy, but through the accumulation of small, secret habits. It is the slow replacement of the "Self" with the "Shadow." It explains how a bright, capable young man can slowly transform into a cynical, isolated, and bitter version of himself without ever realizing when the change happened. The "Ring" in Tolkien’s work is the ultimate metaphor for anything that promises you power, pleasure, or escape for zero effort. It is your smartphone, your substances, your validation seeking, and your cheap dopamine - your own personal "Precious." If you feel like you are losing your grip on who you are, it is likely because you are falling into the same traps that destroyed Sméagol. Here are the 7 "Innocent" Habits That Are slowly Destroying you, and the Solutions to fix them, all from the Philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien.So here are the  7 Innocent Habits That Are Destroying You from the philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien - Introduction Habit 1 - The "Birthday" Excuse Habit 2 - The Trap of Invisibility Habit 3 - Digging for Roots Habit 4 - The Fear of the "Yellow Face" Habit 5 - Talking to the Echo Habit 6 - The Allergy to "Goodness"Habit 7 - The "Stairs of Cirith Ungol" Moment Conclusion I hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope these 7 Innocent Habits That Are Destroying You from the philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien will add value to your life. 

In this podcast we will be talking about 10 Life Lessons From Immanuel Kant. Immanuel Kant  is considered to be one of the greatest German philosophers and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers of all time. His philosophy is called Kantianism.So here are 10 Life Lessons From Immanuel Kant - 01. Do not treat others as merely means 02. Fight for freedom03. Respect animals 04. Act from duty05. Have your own moral law06. Never lie 07. Become worthy of happiness 08. Do not base your morality on religion09. Do not let people step on you10. Get busyI hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope these 10 life lessons from Immanuel Kant will add value to your life.  Immanuel Kant lived in the 18th century and is considered to be one of the greatest German philosophers and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers of all time. His philosophical revolution was to place the human at the center of the philosophical study of knowledge, morality, and beauty.  He deeply believed that reason is the root of morality. His thoughts on the relationship between reason and human experience led to the notion of “procedural humanism” or “Kantian humanism”. The work of Immanuel Kant is still relevant today as the humanistic values of Western culture are deeply influenced by the Kantian moral philosophy. His philosophy is called KantianismThe fundamental idea of Kant’s “critical philosophy” – especially in his three Critiques: the Critique of Pure Reason (1781, 1787), the Critique of Practical Reason (1788), and the Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790) – is human autonomy. He argues that human understanding is the source of the general laws of nature that structure all our experience; and that human reason gives itself the moral law, which is our basis for belief in God, freedom, and immortality.

Homer's Odyssey - 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential. In this podcast we will be talking about 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential from the philosophy of Homer’s Odyssey.Unlike other ancient heroes like Achilles or Hercules, who relied on god-like strength or invulnerability, Odysseus was just a man. He was mortal, he was flawed, and he suffered. He didn't survive because he could punch harder than everyone else; he survived because he mastered his own mind.We are talking about this text today because the monsters Odysseus faced - seduction, ego, laziness, and despair - are just as relevant today as they were then. Human technology may have changed, but human nature certainly hasn’t. So, if you feel like you are drifting, or that you are capable of more but can't seem to unlock it, it’s possible you are falling into the same psychological traps that nearly killed Odysseus 3,000 years ago.So with that in mind, here are 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential, and how to fix them, all from the Philosophy of Homer’s Odyssey - 00:00 - 01:47 - Introduction to Odyssey01:47 - 05:42 - Mistake 1 - The Lie of Willpower05:42 - 09:58 - Mistake 2 - The Curse of Visibility09:58 - 15:41 - Mistake 3 - The Golden HandcuffsI hope you enjoyed listening to these 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential from the Philosophy of Homer’s Odyssey.In the 8th century BC a blind poet composed a poem that would become the foundation of Western literature. That poet’s name was Homer, and that poem? The Odyssey. On the surface, it is an adventure story about Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, trying to navigate a chaotic ocean to return to his family in Ithaca. But if you look a little closer, you’ll start to realize that Homer wasn't just writing fiction; he was writing a psychological manual on how to survive the human condition.

Why You Feel Guilty When You Rest - The Logic of Total Work. In today’s Philosophies For Life, we are going to be taking a look at exactly why you feel guilty when you rest, and how to reclaim your right to simply exist.It is Sunday afternoon. Your chores are done. Your laundry is folded. The inbox is—miraculously—empty. You finally have permission to relax. But... you can't. Instead of peace, you feel a phantom vibration in your pocket. A tightening in your chest. A voice in the back of your head starts whispering: "You should be doing something. You are wasting time. You are falling behind." This has a name: 'Leisure Sickness.' It is when you actually feel sick the moment you stop working." Now, you might tell yourself: "I’m just Type A" or "It’s just my personality." Indeed, we use these labels to convince ourselves that this anxiety is a genetic quirk—that we were simply born this way.But that is a lie. You were not born unable to sit still. You were trained to be unable to sit still. You are the victim of a specific, invisible philosophical architecture designed to make you impossible to satisfy. You have been infected by what the German philosopher Josef Pieper, in his famous book Leisure: The Basis of Culture, called "The Logic of Total Work."It is the belief that a human being is nothing more than a worker, and that any moment not spent producing value is a moment wasted.Topics covered - Introduction - 00:00 - 01:47 Act I: The Internalized Panopticon - 01:47 - 06:09 Act II: The Addiction to Cortisol - 06:09 - 08:29Act III: The Fear of Being Nobody - 08:29 - 11:54Act IV: The Theft of Leisure - 11:54 - 14:39 Act V: The Great Refusal - 14:39 - 20:09 Act VI: The Right to Be Useless - 20:09 - 21:21 I hope you enjoyed listening to this audio - Why You Feel Guilty When You Rest and hope you reclaim your right to simply exist.

What If You Died Today? (And Got A Second Chance)If the Angel of Death appeared tonight and asked "Why do you want to live?", what would you say?Most of us live as if we have infinite time. We stay in jobs we hate, we hide our true feelings, and we wait for "someday" to start living. In this video, we follow the story of Adam - a man who felt dead inside until he met Death face-to-face. He was given a second chance, but it came with one terrifying condition: His life would grow when he acted honestly, and shrink when he lied to himself.Through Adam’s journey, we explore powerful ideas from - 01.Viktor Frankl -  Logotherpy02. Alfred Adler -  Individual Psychology03. Albert Camus - Absurdism04. Jean-Paul Sartre - Existentialism05. The Buddha - Buddhism06. Marcus Aurelius - Stoicism07. Ubuntu08. Understanding deathI hope you enjoyed listening to this video.

In this podcast we will be talking about 5 buddhist ways of dealing with difficult people from the wisdom of  Buddha. Gautama Buddha was a philosopher, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who is credited as the founder of Buddhism.So with that in mind, here are 5 buddhist ways of dealing with difficult people from Gautama Buddha -01. Acknowledge There Are difficult People Around You02. Practice Restraint03. Practice Clearing Your Mind04. Practice Compassion05. Practice Right SpeechI hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these 5 buddhist ways of dealing with difficult people from Gautama Buddha will add value to your life.The Buddha was a philosopher, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who is credited as the founder of Buddhism. He was born as Siddhartha Gautama in India in 566 BC into an aristocratic family and when he was twenty-nine years old, he left the comforts of his home to seek the meaning of the suffering he saw around him. After six years of arduous yogic training, he abandoned the way of self-mortification and instead sat in mindful meditation beneath a bodhi tree. On the full moon of May, with the rising of the morning star, Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, the awakened one. The Buddha wandered the plains of northeastern India for 45 years more, teaching the path or Dharma he had realized in that moment. Around him developed a community of people, drawn from every tribe and caste, devoted to practicing this path.Nowadays, he is worshiped by most Buddhist schools as the enlightened one who has escaped the cycle of birth and rebirth, transcending Karma. Their main teachings focus on their insight into duhkha meaning “suffering” and into Nirvana, which means the end of suffering. 

In this audio we will be talking about 4 ways to unlock your inner freedom from the philosophy of Epictetus. Epictetus was one of the most influential teachers of the later years of the school of Stoicism. So with that in mind, here are 4 ways to unlock your inner freedom from the wisdom of Epictetus -01. Free your mind02. Train your habits03. Control your desires04. Love your FateWe hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope this video will help you to unlock your inner freedom. Epictetus was a Greek/Roman philosopher of the Hellenistic period. He managed to overcome huge obstacles in developing from a crippled Roman slave to become one of the most popular and sought after philosophers of his time. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 

In this audio we will be talking about how to be in flow with your life from the wisdom of Miyamoto Musashi. Miyamoto Musashi is considered to be the greatest swordsman ever in the history of Japan, in large part due to his almost surreal discipline. So here are 5 ways to be in flow with your life from Miyamoto Musashi - 01. Accept death and take risks02. Train intensively03. Cultivate your intuition04. Accept the Way of Nature05. Embrace simplicityI hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope these insights form Miyamoto Musashi help you to be in flow with your life.. A samurai at first, and then a Ronin, Miyamoto Musashi is considered to be the greatest swordsman ever in the history of Japan, in large part due to his almost surreal discipline. Indeed It is being said that he fought 60 duels, and never lost one. He fought for the first time when he was 13 against an experienced Samurai, and came out victorious. He took down the greatest swordsman at that time, one by one, until the throne was his, and his alone. However, Miyamoto was more than that. Not only was he a master of his craft, but he was also an artist, a cerebral philosopher and a buddhist. He sought meaning, wrote war and philosophy books, and his work became a blueprint for people who want to live a disciplined life. A week before he died in 1645, Miyamoto Musashi wrote 21 principles called “Dokkodo '' by which he expresses a stringent, honest, and ascetic or strongly self-disciplined view of life. 

Nietzsche - Why You Actually Fear AI (It’s Not Poverty) (Existentialism). In this podcast we will talk about Why You Actually Fear AI from the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the main precursors of existentialism. In 1882, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche published The Gay Science, which features a famous scene called 'The Parable of the Madman.' In the story, a man runs into a busy marketplace in broad daylight, holding a lantern, shouting, “I seek God! I seek God!” People laugh at him. They tease him: “Did God get lost? Is he hiding?” They treat it like a joke. But the madman stops, stares at them, and finally says: “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.” Nietzsche didn’t mean we literally killed a god. He meant that science and reason replaced our need for God. We swapped mystery for facts, the cathedral for the lab, and made the divine unnecessary. Nietzsche was warning us. Removing God also removes the sense of security people relied on. For thousands of years, religion told people who they were, why they suffered, and what their lives meant. When that sun disappeared, Nietzsche predicted that the West would face a crisis of meaning. We would lose our center of gravity. So what did we do? We replaced the old structure with a new one. In the 20th century, we built society around utility. We decided that meaning comes from being useful. You’re a writer. A coder. A doctor. An analyst. Your identity is your competence. Your value is your output. “I am useful, therefore I matter.” And that brings us to today. Right now, that entire structure is collapsing. We’ve created machines that can imitate the very bilities we’ve built our identities on - logic, creativity, analysis, language. If you’re a writer and the machine writes faster… If you’re a coder and the machine codes better… If you’re an analyst and the machine sees what you can’t…The real fear isn’t, “Will I lose my job?” It’s the same fear the madman felt: We’re facing the “Death of Human Utility.” And just like in Nietzsche’s time, we’re not prepared for the psychological weight that comes with it. In this video, I want to look at AI through Nietzsche’s eyes. I want to explore the danger of becoming what he called “The Last Man”- a passive, comfort-addicted observer. And I want to talk about the solution he offered. Because if we’re losing our utility, we need something else to keep us from falling into the dark. Topics covered -  Introduction - 00:00 – 03:12  Act 1: The Idol of Utility – 03:12 – 06:28 Act 2: The Abyss and the Last Man – 06:28 – 11:35 Act 3: The Crisis of Mediocrity – 11:35 – 17:10 Act 4: The Solution – 17:10 – 24:16 Act 5: The Bridge – 24:16 – 26:22 Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, essayist, and cultural critic. He is considered to be one of the most daring and greatest thinkers of all time. His writings on truth, morality, language, aesthetics, cultural theory, history, nihilism, power, consciousness, and the meaning of existence have exerted an enormous influence on Western philosophy and intellectual history. He was one of the biggest precursors of existentialism, which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent, determining their own development through acts of will. By his famous words “God is dead!”, Nietzsche moved the focus of philosophy from metaphysics to the material world and to the individual as a responsible person for his own life. Friedrich Nietzsche wrote several books like The Birth of a Tragedy,  Human, All Too Human, The Dawn, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, Twilight of the Idols, The Will to Power, The Antichrist, and many more. His teachings have shaped the lives of many people; from psychologists to poets, dancers to social revolutionaries.

In this podcast, we will be talking about The 10 ways to keep our New Year’s Resolutions from the writings of Epictetus. Epictetus was one of the most influential teachers of the later years of the school of Stoicism. So here are 10 ways from Epictetus’s discourses, that will help you in keeping your New Year’s resolutions.   So here are 10 ways to keep our New Year’s Resolutions from the writings of Epictetus -  01. Keep your resolutions simple 02. Routine is everything 03. Replace bad habits 04. Don’t Share your resolutions with everyone 05. Give no excuses 06. Don’t wait for other people’s validation 07. Reward yourself 08. Review your day 09. Never Ever Ever give up 10. Always keep evolving  Hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and find these insights on keeping New Year’s resolutions helpful. .  Epictetus was a Greek/Roman philosopher of the Hellenistic period. He managed to overcome huge obstacles in developing from a crippled Roman slave to become one of the most popular and sought after philosophers of his time.  Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 

In this podcast we will be talking about 8 Life Lessons from Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre was one of the leading philosophers who followed the philosophy of Existentialism.  One of Sartre’s key-concepts that is discussed or prevalent in almost all of his existentialist works is the notion of “Bad Faith”, which he uses to describe and critique how most people tend to deny their own freedom. Alongside his notion of Bad Faith, Sartre has discussed many aspects of existentialism and ideas on human life that are extremely helpful. So with that in mind, in this video we bring you 8 important life lessons derived from the works of Sartre.  01. Dare to act 02. Face your freedom 03. Take responsibility  04. Set an example 05. Embrace your fears 06. Don’t let others define you 07. Don't follow a doctrine  08. Embrace your nothingness  I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these 8 Life Lessons From Sartre will add value to your life.  Jean-Paul Sartre was a French playwright, screenwriter, political activist, literary critic, and one of the leading philosophers who followed the philosophy of Existentialism: the philosophy that says that humans are born a blank slate and are free to determine their own identity, behavior and goals. Sartre was born in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century and when he was around sixty years old, he was awarded the1964 Nobel Prize in Literature. He however refused the prize, claiming that “a writer should never allow himself to become an institution.” Sartre wrote many fictional and non-fictional books, essays and gave lectures on Existentialism. Some of his noted works are: Nausea, Being and Nothingness, Existentialism is a Humanism, and No Exit. 

Why Modern Dating Feels So Empty (So Choose Yourself First). Do you feel like you’re constantly swiping but never connecting? Modern dating often feels less like romance and more like a marketplace. We have more options than ever, yet we feel more disconnected and lonely. In this video, we explore the deep psychology behind why we keep attracting the wrong people and why "swiping right on yourself" is the only way to break the toxic cycle. Picture this: you open a dating app, and instead of swiping right on someone else, you swipe right on becoming the better version of yourself. How would that change the way you show up? Today, our dating culture runs on quick swipes and fast decisions. We move from one profile to the next, hoping the right match will appear. But in all the searching, we’re so focused on finding the right person that we rarely stop to ask if we’re actually ready to be one. This matters because today we feel more disconnected than ever. Ghosting has become routine. Conversations stay on the surface. And a lot of us leave dates feeling confused or drained instead of understood. The issue isn’t only the apps - it’s the mindset we bring into them. Many of us go in without a clear sense of who we are, what we want, or what we’re ready to give. In this video, we’ll talk about what it really means to choose yourself first in a stronger, healthier way.. And just to be clear, we are not against dating apps or modern ways of meeting people. It’s about using them from a place where you’ve already chosen yourself first. Topics covered in this podcast -  00:00 – 02:05 – Introduction 02:05 – 05:34 - Why Dating Feels Different Today 05:34 – 07:49 - How Dating Apps Changed Us 07:49 – 10:09 - The Psychology Behind It 10:09 – 15:23 - What Philosophy Teaches Us About Love 15:23 – 18:03 - Putting This Into Practice 18:03 – 20:48 - The Barriers That Hold You Back 20:48 – 22:24 - Conclusion I hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope after watching this, you will start choosing yourself first. 

Lagom is the Swedish lifestyle philosophy, translating as ‘not too much and not too little, It means to have just the balanced choice between two extremes. In order to know how to balance your life, you need Lagom, as it embraces a balanced, sustainable lifestyle. In order to understand how to  balance your life using Lagom approach, we have  broken up this video into four main categories -  01. Lagom at work. 02. Lagom at home 03. Lagom for health 04. Lagom and nature Lagom, the Swedish word for a lifestyle that encourages balance and mindfulness in everything that you do. Lagom is a thread that ties many parts of Swedish society and culture together, the cornerstone of personal behaviour, design ethos and community. Applying a sense of lagom to our everyday lives – be it in what we eat, what we wear, how we live, how we work – might just be the antidote to our modern, consumption-led world as it embraces a more balanced, sustainable lifestyle that embraces the pleasures of existence rather than those of consumption. Lagom celebrates the idea of “just enough” which is the perfect space between minimalism and living in excess and this particular brand of socialism is partly the reason why Sweden consistently ranks top ten in the happiest countries in the world. 

In this podcast we will be talking about 8 Life Lessons From Epicurus. His philosophy is often referenced as Epicurean hedonism or simply Epicureanism. Epicurus was most famous for his skilful insights into the concept of happiness.  To understand more about Epicurus’ teachings and how we can apply them into our own lives, here are 8 life lessons from the philosophy of Epicurus -  01. Be content with little 02. Study philosophy all your life 03. Learn to rely on yourself  04. Develop courage through adversity 05. Get great friends 06. Do not try to be popular 07. Don’t fear death 08. Strive to achieve peace of mind I hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope these 8 Life Lessons From Epicurus will add value to your life.  Epicurus is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy, as well as of science. He is less known than Plato or Socrates, but, nonetheless, his teachings are precious and timeless. He lived between 341 to 270 BC, and wrote more than 300 works during his lifetime. Most of his work has been lost, but what remains is extremely relevant even today. In science, he was one of the first to describe the natural world as made of atoms and he rightly understood that all the natural phenomena are in fact based on the movement of atoms. Also, he strongly stressed the importance of basing our beliefs on empirical evidence and logic. In philosophy, he was part of the hedonist movement and he was most famous for his skilful insights into the concept of happiness, starting his own School of Happiness, also known as Epicurean hedonism or simply Epicureanism. If stoics believed that living justly and virtuously is the highest good and that we should be indifferent to pleasure and pain, Epicureanism believed that we should seek to maximise the pleasures in life. There were some rumours that in his school people lavished  themselves in orgies, luxury and decadence, but these rumours were unfounded. Epicurus didn’t have any interest in orgies and expensive meals. His idea of pleasure is far from the classical one. He departed from the classical school of hedonism for which pleasure is the highest good, adding that the pleasure of the mind, not the pleasure of the senses, is the true ‘highest good’. He believed that the greatest happiness comes from reducing suffering, achieving an inner state of peace which he called ataraxia. Ataraxia means being content with simple things in life, like having philosophical conversations about the meaning of life, in your small garden, with your best friends. According to Epicurus, the pleasure from pursuing wisdom is the highest form of pleasure, and the most valuable as it is the one that leads us to true happiness.   

In this podcast we will be talking about 12 practical exercises, as per the book How to be a Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci that uses Epictituse’s Enchiridion, which we can use in the modern world while mastering the four stoic virtues.  So here are 10 important insights for being a stoic from Epictetus. 01. Examine your impressions 02. Remind yourself of the impermanence of thing 03. The reverse clause 04. How can I use virtue here and now 05. Pause and take a deep breath 06. Other-ize 07. Speak little and well 08. Choose your company well 09. Respond to insults with humor 10. Don’t speak too much about yourself 11. Speak without judging 12. Reflect on your day I hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope you find these exercise helpful if you wish to pursue Stoicism.  The Enchiridion is a short read on stoic advice for living. Epictetus’ practical precepts might change your life.

Carl Jung - Why Turning 40 Becomes Your Superpower (Jungian Philosophy). Carl Jung, one of the most respected psychologists of the 20th century, believed that life doesn’t truly begin when we are young. In fact, he said, “Life really begins at forty. Before then, you are just doing research.” What he means by this is that the first part of life is mainly preparation. In our twenties and thirties, we are learning how the world works. We try to build a stable life - we work, we build relationships, we try to be responsible, to succeed, and to fit in. We form an identity based on what we think we should be. During this phase, we are busy figuring things out and trying to prove ourselves. This is normal. Jung believed this part of life is necessary. But when we get close to forty, something starts to change. And this is where many people misunderstand what’s happening. Our culture often makes turning forty sound like the beginning of decline - like youth is over and everything after that is just a race to the grave. We’ve all heard the phrase “midlife crisis,” as if anyone who questions or changes their life at this stage is falling apart. Jung said the opposite. He believed that the feelings that show up around forty - the restlessness, the questioning, the sense that something is missing - are not signs of failure… but signs of growth. It’s not that life is ending. It’s that the first version of your life has done its job. You have built a life on the outside - now you are ready to understand your life on the inside. So when Jung said life begins at forty, he meant that this is the age when experience finally allows you to see yourself more clearly. It’s the point where life shifts from trying to prove who you are to simply living as who you are. So in this podcast we’re going to explore why life really begins… at forty. So here are 6 reasons why life truly begins at 40 according to Carl Jung -  01. We Spend Early Life Building a Persona 02. Midlife Opens the Door to the Inner Self 03. We Finally Understand Ourselves 04. Dreams Become the New Language 05. Opposites Seek Reunion 06. Spiritual Questions Emerge Naturally I hope you enjoyed listening to these 6 reasons why life truly begins at 40 according to Carl Jung.  Carl Jung, together with Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, is one of the 3 founders of psychoanalysis which is a set of psychological theories and methods aiming to release repressed emotions and experiences - in other words, to make the unconscious conscious. Jung was born in Switzerland in 1875 and died in 1961, leaving behind great works in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology and religious studies. Jung had Freud as a mentor for a good part of his career but later he departed from him. This division was painful for Jung and it led him to found his own school of psychology, called analytical psychology as a comprehensive system separate from psychoanalysis. If classical psychoanalysis focuses on the patient’s past, as early experiences are very important in personality development, analytical psychology primarily focuses on the present, on mythology, folklore, and cultural experiences, to try to understand human consciousness. One of the most important ideas of analytical psychology which Jung founded is the process of individuation, which is the process of finding the self - something Jung considered an important task in human development. While he did not formulate a systematic philosophy, he is nonetheless considered a sophisticated philosopher - his school of thought dubbed “Jungian philosophy”. Its concepts can apply to many topics covered in the humanities and the social sciences. A good part of his work was published after his death and indeed there are still some articles written by him that to this day have yet to be published. Some of his most important books are: “Psychology of the Unconscious”, “Man and His Symbols”, “The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious”, “Modern Man In Search of a Soul”, “The Psychology of the Transference”, “Memories, Dreams, Thoughts”, and “The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious”. Besides being a great writer and a researcher, he was also an artist, a craftsman and even a builder. His contribution is enormous and there is a great deal we can learn from his works.

7 Shadow Clues That Reveal Your True Calling - Carl Jung (Jungian Philosophy). Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist who believed that the human mind has two layers - the conscious, which is everything we’re aware of, and the unconscious, which holds the thoughts, emotions, and memories we’ve pushed out of awareness. And deep within that unconscious lies what Jung called the shadow - the hidden side of ourselves. We suppress these parts because, at some point, we learned they weren’t acceptable. Maybe we were told to stay quiet, to be “good,” or to hide our emotions - so we buried whatever didn’t seem to fit. But Jung believed that if we truly want to understand who we are, we have to stop running from those hidden parts and start listening to them. Because here’s the thing - your shadow isn’t just the darkness you try to hide. It also carries your unlived potential: your creativity, your voice, your courage, your power -  and often, the clues to your real calling. Jung’s philosophy is often referred to as “Jungian Philosophy”. He has also published multiple books like  The Psychology of the Unconscious, Man and His Symbols, The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious, Modern Man In Search of a Soul, The Psychology of the Transference, Memories, Dreams, and Thoughts, and The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious. In this podcast, we’re going to explore 7 shadow clues that reveal your true calling. So here are 7 shadow clues that reveal your true calling from the philosophy of Carl Jung - 01. Feeling Stuck, Numb, or Disconnected 02. Strong Reaction to Someone Else’s Behaviour 03. Repeating Patterns or Failures  04. Messages from the Dreams 05. Stories, Movies, or Characters You’re Drawn To 06. When Life Mirrors Your Inner World 07. Self-Sabotage and Avoidance I hope you enjoyed listening to these 7 shadow clues that reveal your true calling from the philosophy of Carl Jung.  Carl Jung, together with Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler, is one of the 3 founders of psychoanalysis which is a set of psychological theories and methods aiming to release repressed emotions and experiences - in other words, to make the unconscious conscious. Jung was born in Switzerland in 1875 and died in 1961, leaving behind great works in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology and religious studies. Jung had Freud as a mentor for a good part of his career but later he departed from him. This division was painful for Jung and it led him to found his own school of psychology, called analytical psychology as a comprehensive system separate from psychoanalysis. If classical psychoanalysis focuses on the patient’s past, as early experiences are very important in personality development, analytical psychology primarily focuses on the present, on mythology, folklore, and cultural experiences, to try to understand human consciousness. One of the most important ideas of analytical psychology which Jung founded is the process of individuation, which is the process of finding the self - something Jung considered an important task in human development. While he did not formulate a systematic philosophy, he is nonetheless considered a sophisticated philosopher - his school of thought dubbed “Jungian philosophy”. Its concepts can apply to many topics covered in the humanities and the social sciences. A good part of his work was published after his death and indeed there are still some articles written by him that to this day have yet to be published. Some of his most important books are: “Psychology of the Unconscious”, “Man and His Symbols”, “The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious”, “Modern Man In Search of a Soul”, “The Psychology of the Transference”, “Memories, Dreams, Thoughts”, and “The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious”. Besides being a great writer and a researcher, he was also an artist, a craftsman and even a builder. His contribution is enormous and there is a great deal we can learn from his works.

Lao Tzu - 7 Taoist Morning Habits for (Almost) Limitless Energy (Taoism).  In this podcast, we will talk about 7 Taoist Morning Habits for (Almost) Limitless Energy from the philosophy of Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher who is known to be the founder of Taoism and the writer of Taoism’s most sacred text, the Tao Te Ching. So with that in mind, here are 7 Taoist Morning Habits for (Almost) Limitless Energy from the philosophy of Lao Tzu -  01. Rise with the Mao Hour 02. Open The Gates 03. Practice Zuo Wang 04. Nourish Simplicity 05. Inner Cultivation Practice 06. Connect with Nature 07. Seal the Qi We hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope these 7 Taoist habits, from the philosophy of Lao Tzu, will help you change your energy. Taoism is a Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu which contributed to the folk religion of the people primarily in the rural areas of China and became the official religion of the country under the Tang Dynasty. Taoism is therefore both a philosophy and a religion. Taoism teaches to embrace wonder and the joy in living gracefully with style. Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer who is known to be the founder of Taoism. He is also credited as the writer of Taoism’s most sacred text, the Tao Te Ching and his words can apply to people all over the world.

Why ‘Finding Yourself’ Is a Big Lie - Albert Camus (Absurdism). Albert Camus was a French-Algerian writer, and Nobel Prize laureate  who lived through war and loss, and he saw how life doesn’t always offer clear answers. Instead of turning away from that uncertainty, he chose to face it. He wanted to understand what it really means to be alive in a world that doesn’t hand us a ready-made purpose. We’re often told to “find your purpose” or “find yourself,” as if who we are is already out there waiting  for the right moment, the right people, the right place. But Camus questioned that. He didn’t believe there was a perfect version of us hidden somewhere, waiting to be discovered. And there’s a real sense of relief in that. If there’s no single identity we’re supposed to uncover, then we’re not late. We’re not falling behind. We’re not missing out on some secret everyone else already understands. We’re not lost - we’re simply becoming, shaping who we are through the choices we make and the life we live. We learn by living. We change. We try things. We let go of what doesn’t feel true anymore and slowly build a life that feels more honest. When we stop believing there’s one “correct” self we must find, we no longer wait for a dramatic moment of clarity. We start paying attention to what’s right in front of us - the next small step, the next experience, the next chance to grow. In this video, we’re going to explore why searching for a “true self” is a lie - how that belief can keep us stuck, and why embracing life’s uncertainty can actually help us move forward, all from the philosophy of Albert Camus.  So here’s Why ‘Finding Yourself’ Is a Lie from the philosophy of Albert Camus 01. Understand the Absurd 02. Stop Waiting to “Find Yourself” 03. Rebel against the absurd 04. Rebel with Passion 05. Define Your Values, Not Labels 06. Experiment Boldly  I hope you enjoyed listening to why searching for a “true self” is a lie - how that belief can keep us stuck, and why embracing life’s uncertainty can actually help us move forward, all from the philosophy of Albert Camus.

In this podcast we will be talking about how to deal with suffering in life from the philosophy of the Buddha. Gautama Buddha was a philosopher, a spiritual leader and is credited as the founder of Buddhism.   The teachings of Buddha revolve around Duhkha, which means suffering, and the end of Duhkha, which is regarded as the state of Nirvana.  The philosophy’s most essential teaching includes the Three Marks of Existence, which are as follows:  01. Annica which means that life is in a constant flux, we have already made a video on this, the link for this is in the description. 02. Duhkha which means that life is painful and causes suffering, and 03. Anatta which means that the self is always changing After the Buddha gained enlightenment, he traveled to Sarnath in the present-day district of Varanasi, where he met with five monks, he previously practiced with and gave his first sermon, the four noble truths. These four Noble Truths are the foundational tenets of Buddhism, which spark awareness of suffering as the nature of existence, its cause, and how to live without it. In this video we are going to talk about dukha, the second mark of existence, to better understand the suffering that we all go through and how we can use these 4 noble truths to deal with suffering in our modern day life. The four noble truths  are as follows -  01. The truth of Dukha  02. The truth of Samudaya 03. The Truth of Nirodha 04. The truth of Magga I hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope these lessons from Buddha will help you in dealing with changes in your life.  The Buddha was a philosopher, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who is credited as the founder of Buddhism. He was born as Siddhartha Gautama in India in 566 BC into an aristocratic family and when he was twenty-nine years old, he left the comforts of his home to seek the meaning of the suffering he saw around him. After six years of arduous yogic training, he abandoned the way of self-mortification and instead sat in mindful meditation beneath a bodhi tree. On the full moon of May, with the rising of the morning star, Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, the awakened one. The Buddha wandered the plains of northeastern India for 45 years more, teaching the path or Dharma he had realized in that moment. Around him developed a community of people, drawn from every tribe and caste, devoted to practicing this path. Nowadays, he is worshiped by most Buddhist schools as the enlightened one who has escaped the cycle of birth and rebirth, transcending Karma. Their main teachings focus on their insight into duhkha meaning “suffering” and into Nirvana, which means the end of suffering.