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Samsara Audio is dedicated to finding the freedom in finitude through religion, philosophy, and psychoanalysis. Subscribe for free weekly emails at https://samsara.clinic <br/><br/><a href="https://samsara.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">samsara.substack.com</a>
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May 15, 2024
Allergic to the Ancients | with Jonatan Anabalon
<p>Are you allergic to the ancients? What images do the words ‘wisdom’ and ‘participation’ evoke for you? What’s at stake in our models of truth?</p><p>This month’s episode of Samsara Audio sees your host Matthew in a reflective conversation with Jonatan Anabalon, a Norwegian middle school teacher with a Master's in Anthropology from the University of Bergen. Matthew and Jonatan met through Samsara Study Group's ongoing Kyoto School reading group, which lead to this conversation about the tensions in various models and analogies for how we approach truth. </p><p>This dialogue delves into modern versus ancient philosophical outlooks, the concerns with conceptualizing truth as "beyond," the process of seeking and participating in truth, and much more. Matthew and Jonatan devote time to an exploration of the metaphorical imagery of the ox-herding pictures in Zen Buddhism as a framework for understanding personal and educational growth, trying to read this sequence from both Hegelian and Platonic angles. </p><p>This discussion seeks to work through some tensions in Matthew and Jonatan’s perspectives, and taps into some of the reasons why we might be allergic to the ancients and their conception of truth as a higher wisdom to be pursued. However, Jonatan also challenges Matthew and the listener to grapple afresh with the call of truth, goodness, and beauty in light of modern developments in critical philosophy.</p><p><strong>Time stamps</strong></p><p>00:00 Welcome</p><p>00:51 Purpose of the conversation</p><p>02:29 Diving into the Ox Herding Pictures</p><p>33:43 The Power of Myths and Symbolism in Understanding Reality</p><p>42:08 Energy as the intersection of Spirit and Technology</p><p>42:56 The Mystery of Brain Entrainment and Energy Transfer</p><p>43:54 The Unique Contribution of the Subject in Networked Realities</p><p>48:52 Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in a Complex World </p><p>51:05 Seeking Agency and Goodness Amidst Global Systems</p><p>52:55 Participating in the Good, True, and Beautiful</p><p>55:06 The Challenge of Truth in a Postmodern World</p><p>01:01:17 Comparing Buddhism and Christianity on Suffering and Emptiness</p><p>01:09:24 The Historical Development of Religious Toleration</p><p>01:20:06 Embracing a Participatory Conceptualization of Truth </p><p>01:24:22 Encouragement and Future Collaborations</p><p></p><p>Subscribe to Samsara Audio: <a target="_blank" href="https://samsara.substack.com">https://samsara.substack.com </a></p><p>Learn more about Samsara Study Groups: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.samsara.clinic/introducing-samsara-study-groups/">https://www.samsara.clinic/introducing-samsara-study-groups/ </a></p><p>Follow Matthew's writing at Samsara Diagnostics: <a target="_blank" href="https://samsara.clinic">https://samsara.clinic</a> </p><p>Order Matthew's book: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.samsara.clinic/ideology-and-christan-freedom-is-live/">https://www.samsara.clinic/ideology-and-christan-freedom-is-live/</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Samsara Audio at <a href="https://samsara.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">samsara.substack.com/subscribe</a>
April 28, 2024
Christianity, Sacrificial and Shamanic | with Cleo Kearns
<p>This month’s episode of Samsara Audio features a conversation with (PhD, Columbia) who writes about continental philosophy, science, and the book of Genesis at her <a target="_blank" href="https://cleokearns.substack.com/">Substack</a>. Cleo has taught and published for decades about the psychology of religion, the anthropology of ritual, and the reading of the Abrahamic Scriptures. Cleo is a sister in Christ and an esteemed colleague, so I’m particularly delighted to share this conversation with you.</p><p>Right out of the gate we get to hear Cleo’s critiques of Rene Girard, before we transition to explore the virgin Mary’s sacrifice and her role in overseeing Christ’s passage from the imaginary to the symbolic. Cleo deftly guides us through a theory of sacrifice, as well as through the differences between the priest and the shaman, including her belief that the prophet is a sub-type of the shaman. Finally, she briefly provokes us with a suggestion about Deleuze’s value for theological work.</p><p>I highly recommend Cleo’s book <em>The Virgin Mary, Monotheism, and Sacrifice</em>.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://samsara.substack.com">Samsara Audio</a> is the audio vision of <a target="_blank" href="https://samsara.clinic">Samsara Diagnostics</a>, a newsletter about religion, philosophy, and psychoanalysis. Subscribe for free, or sign up for a paid subscription to support my ongoing work.</p><p></p><p>Time Stamps:</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:53 Critiquing Girard: Delving into Mimetic Theory and Sacrifice</p><p>06:58 Marian Sacrifice vs. Abrahamic Sacrifice: A Theological Exploration</p><p>15:38 Mary's Role and Theology: A Deep Dive into Marian Dogmas</p><p>23:46 Vatican II and Its Impact on Catholic Doctrine</p><p>31:18 Ecumenical Dialogues and Personal Journeys of Faith</p><p>38:52 Exploring Liturgical Energy and Sacrifice</p><p>39:06 The Role of Sacraments and Liturgy Across Traditions</p><p>40:43 Diving Into Theology: Eucharist and Church Divides</p><p>42:37 Anthropological Perspectives on Sacrifice</p><p>45:04 The Symbolic and the Real: Navigating Tradition</p><p>52:07 Mary's Role and the Question of Sacrifice</p><p>57:07 Shamanism and Ritual: A Personal Journey</p><p>59:27 Shamanism vs. Priesthood: Understanding Different Roles</p><p>01:07:06 The Challenge of Sharing Esoteric Insights</p><p>01:11:42 Deleuze's Contribution to Theological Thought</p><p>01:17:33 Final Thoughts and Future Conversations</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Samsara Audio at <a href="https://samsara.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">samsara.substack.com/subscribe</a>
March 20, 2024
Taking Lacan to Church | with Mark Gerard Murphy
<p>This week Samsara Audio welcomes <a target="_blank" href="https://www.markgmurphy.co.uk/">Mark Gerard Murphy</a>, author of <em>The Direction of Desire: John of the Cross, Jacques Lacan, and the Contemporary Understanding of Spiritual Direction</em>. Mark teaches mysticism, psychoanalysis, and continental philosophy at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, and is also actively involved in spiritual direction within the Roman Catholic Church.</p><p>Together we explored the integration of Lacanian psychoanalysis into the Christian tradition of spiritual direction, particularly exploring Mark’s critique of “experientialism” which pushes back against the heavy emphasis that contemporary spirituality places on experiences and affects, arguing instead for a renewed focus on the power of speech, both in listening and speaking. </p><p>We also discuss what the figure of Teresa of Avila can contribute to our understanding of disruptive speech and community, and why Mark contends that we must place negativity within the context of Teresa’s cosmic optimism. Finally, don’t miss Mark’s beautiful argument for the value of prayer precisely in its uselessness!</p><p>This conversation touched on a number of questions that run deeply through my own work, so I’m excited to share it with you. I love that Mark is wrestling with the vital question of how to bring the insights from psychoanalysis into pastoral theology to be mobilized within the ecclesial context for the formation of Christian disciples. This dialogue is only just the beginning!</p><p>Samsara Audio hosts conversations about religion, philosophy, and psychoanalysis. <a target="_blank" href="https://samsara.substack.com">Follow us</a> at Substack or listen on your favorite podcasting app. I also write regularly at <a target="_blank" href="https://samsara.clinic">Samsara Diagnostics</a> (subscribe for free), and offer a free online community <a target="_blank" href="https://frond.com/samsara">Samsara Study Groups</a>. Currently we’re reading Kitaro Nishida’s <em>An Inquiry into the Good</em>. Don’t be shy about joining us!</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Samsara Audio at <a href="https://samsara.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">samsara.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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