Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil As one cultivates a sense of the human it is difficult to not notice how inhuman much of the world is. Our encounters with people and the environment around us will be a constant reminder and challenge for pursuing our own humanity. The aftermath is a seemingly inescapable level of friction as one slowly unwinds both internal and external patterns that have shaped our outlook and habits for much of our lives. So a slight warning, be prepared - as with all adventures, there will be interesting challenges ahead. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast/id1782575399 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18nwVfjr6qR6YlOV1nWL1p iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/243363696/ Deezer (France): https://www.deezer.com/show/1001440441
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The Aftermath of Being Human: Invitation to Being Human
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil As one cultivates a sense of the human it is difficult to not notice how inhuman much of the world is. Our encounters with people and the environment around us will be a constant reminder and challenge for pursuing ...
Open this video on Wes CecilWu Wei - Non-Action is Quite Active: The Eternal Tao
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil Besides a cultural bias towards action, we also have a strong drive towards suffering, overcoming, grit, drive etc. in pursuit of external goals. Taoism argues this is exactly the wrong approach. Acting without acti...
Open this video on Wes CecilThames Water, Philosophy and You: Addendum to Late Capitalism
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil The bankruptcy of Thames water represents a pattern in infrastructure failures that are increasing and will continue to increase for the foreseeable future. The question is when, and perhaps if, elected officials an...
Open this video on Wes CecilKindness: An Invitation to Being Human
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil Lin-Yutang, Henry James and Herman Hesse all agree that kindness is perhaps the central value for any civilization. Obviously, our current dominant culture has little or no place for kindness as a goal. However, it ...
Open this video on Wes CecilThe I-Ching, Nature and You: The Eternal Tao
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil If you reject laws, codes, rituals, and words as guides to organizing life and society, what is left? Nature! To understand the Taoist emphasis on Nature it is important to understand that it is offering a concrete,...
Open this video on Wes CecilYour Life is not for Sale: An Invitation to Being Human
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil If we want to be happy, we can go to the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ for the low cost of $5,000 to $15,000 for a family of four. Food, water, love, friends, joy, beauty, and more are continuously being re-packaged and...
Open this video on Wes CecilThe Way That is the Way is not The Way: The Eternal Tao
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil Two key insights from a key section of the Tao Te Ching ask us to question 1) Our propensity for committing ourselves to pre-established narratives and 2) Our love of language games. By throwing these fundamental te...
Open this video on Wes CecilLife is Not a Competition: An Invitation to Being Human
Perhaps one of the most pernicious concepts in modern society is the concept that we are all in competition for scarce resources. In this zero sum conception of the world, each human must, by necessity, compete with others for survival and self-expression. ...
Open this video on Wes CecilThe Eternal Tao: Introduction to Taoism
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil Taoism has been generally received in the West as a mystical, quasi-metaphysical philosophy. However, understanding its historical context and development helps place Taoism within its political and folk tradition. ...
Open this video on Wes CecilThe Interior and The Exterior: An Invitation to Being Human
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil The dynamic interplay between the external and internal world is the very core of being human. The degree to which we cultivate ourselves within an experience of the world is the degree to which we can evolve and de...
Open this video on Wes CecilKill Your Family: Reading the Gita
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil Congratulations, you’ve read the Gita. Ancient texts are often difficult and a bit off-putting but they really help us discover the structures of our own thinking and how our culture has conditioned us to expect cer...
Open this video on Wes CecilDiscover Yourself: An Invitation to Being Human
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil Bizarrely, in a society that isolates people, we also don’t spend much time with ourselves. Consistently pulled from ourselves, striving for external standards and ignoring our bodies we lose track of the one thing ...
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