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Exploring Digital Spirituality with Gregory Grieve: PYP 399 Apr 28, 2020

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Meditation apps have become a huge market. Headspace, Calm, 10% Happier, Insight Timer, and others promise stress relief, better health, and even spiritual contentment to users.

Gregory Price Grieve, professor of religion at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, studies the nexus of spirituality and digital media. He recently published an article with Beverly Maguire, professor of East Asian religions at UNC Wilmington, titled, "Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness."

In the article, the authors argue that the for-profit app industry has packaged Buddhist technology in a way that totally flips the underlying goal of Buddhism on its head.

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Liberating Humans and Animals with Michael Schwarz: PYP 398 Apr 21, 2020

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Michael Schwarz is the founder of Treeline Cheese, a plant-based cheese company dedicated to ending the suffering caused by the animal-based dairy industry.

He's also the child of one of the great heroes of the South African anti-apartheid struggle, Harry Schwarz.

In our conversation, we try to connect the dots between political activism and vegan cheesemaking, between standing up for human rights and creating a company to reduce demand for the products of animal abuse.

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The Power of Diversity: PYP 397 Apr 17, 2020

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One of the factors that weakens any system - a garden, a community, a nation - is lack of diversity.

Monocultures provide economies of scale, but also opportunities for scaled disaster. A messy, diverse ecosystem is far healthier and more resilient.

Today I talk about how we support diversity in our garden, and why the messiness and inefficiency is more than compensated for in terms of yield and risk management.

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Gardening with Nature: PYP 396 Apr 16, 2020

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Today I talk about one element of my gardening practice and philosophy: working with, rather than against nature.

This includes growing perennials, mulching with wood chips, and refraining from unnecessary tilling.

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Investing for an Uncertain Future: PYP 395 Apr 15, 2020

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Those of us in one kind or another of "limbo" - life, career, relationship - are all facing the same question: what do we do with our time and energy right now to support our future?

When the future is so uncertain, our old "default" answers can feel insufficient.

Today I talk about my own "investment philosophy" with regard to time and energy.

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Self-Care: PYP 394 Apr 14, 2020

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Some of us have had more time for self-care over the past few weeks than we even know what to do with. And we're loving it.

How can we take advantage of this time to make ourselves, our families, our communities, and our societies healthier and more compassionate?

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Homecoming: PYP 393 Apr 13, 2020

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How we got home from South Africa.

Returning tomorrow with a clear and rested head, for all new daily episodes.

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Corks in the Stream: PYP 392 Apr 08, 2020

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We may be going home tomorrow. There are dozens of unknowns, and we have little to no control over any of them.
I'll stay in touch as I can!

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Weaving a Web of Generosity: PYP 391 Apr 07, 2020

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In tough times, you might expect people to hunker down and hoard what's theirs.
We see some of that these days, for sure.
But we also see incredible displays of generosity. I personally am benefiting from the generosity of my listeners as I broadcast from lockdown in South Africa.
Today I talk about how generosity benefits us as givers and receivers.

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Training Montage: PYP 390 Apr 06, 2020

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People are comparing their experience of lockdown as an endless repetition of Goundhog Day, the 1993 Bill Murray movie about a man trapped in the same day over and over again.

What I recall about that movie was, once Bill Murray's character makes peace with his situation, he uses it to better himself.
Piano. Ice sculpture. French. And lots of other skills and interests

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