Scholar Sage Podcast

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Series 3 #8 – Gallows Humour in Cultivation Nov 09, 2020

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In this episode, Damo Mitchell discusses the nature of humour and its role in the cultivation arts. He also looks at the nature of the Biden/Trump conflict and how it is ultimately quite ridiculous. He gives hints on how to approach such situations. Life is a daft experience…

Season 3 #7 – What is Possession? Oct 29, 2020

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In this Halloween episode, Damo is chatting about the nature of Ghosts and Possession with regards to what they are and what they are not. Just to make it clear, Damo’s belief is that possession is not what people think it is and so don’t be surprised if his talk doesn’t agree with the general consensus within the internal arts/alternative community.

Season 3 #6 – Qigong, Politics & Trump Oct 11, 2020

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In the sixth episode of the third season, Damo is chatting about the nature of cultivation, Tong Xin, politics and a lack of free-will in life whilst vaguely bringing this in line with Qigong teachings. Apologies for the dog picking mud out of its feet for the duration of the episode.

I have been asked/demanded angrily that I include trigger warnings on all material from now on so I shall indeed oblige: *Trigger Warning – I mention the name Trump in this episode, I talk about politics and I say the words ‘Jizz Bucket’. If you have ever been effected by Trump, politics or buckets of Jizz in a negative way then I recommend you don’t listen. Thank you.

Series 3 #5 – Training History & The Cobra Kai Aug 31, 2020

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In the fifth episode of the third season, Damo is discussing the nature of a teachers training history, how each part of your journey leads to your current skill and the influence of the Cobra Kai upon modern martial arts. This is a slightly shorter episode than usual as Damo had a class to teach straight after the recording so apologies to those who like rambling episodes!

Series 3 #4 – Walking the Path Aug 23, 2020

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In the fourth episode of the third season, Damo is looking at some of the key factors that are needed for somebody who is following a path of personal cultivation using the Eastern arts. Personal qualities are looked at as well as practical issues. These factors were identified from questions sent into the Lotus Nei Gong school as well as from seeing what qualities have helped Damo in his own development. Sometimes people wan to throw themselves fully into the ‘spiritual’ without taking care of the ‘practical’…

Series 3 #3 – Qi Emission Quackery Aug 15, 2020

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In this episode, Damo is discussing the nature of Qi Emission and Qi healing. Different types of Qi Emission are discussed along with fakery in Qi Gong, Reiki and how to wear your trousers properly.

Season 3 #2 – How Not To Do Bagua Jul 21, 2020

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In this episode, Damo is looking at common misconceptions in the practice of Baguazhang. Apologies, this episode may only be relevant to those who practice this martial art style. We will try and make future episodes a little more accessible to less niche audiences!

Season 3 #1 – Are You Spiritual? Jul 18, 2020

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In this episode, Damo is looking at the nature of ‘spiritual practice’ in the context of Qigong practice. Hinduism and Daoism are explored along with the concepts of the soul and the manner in which human mind processes sensory information.

Season 2 #7 – The Meaning of Gong Fu (功夫) May 29, 2020

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In this episode Damo Mitchell is discussing the meaning of the term ‘Gong Fu’ or ‘Kung Fu’ as it pertains to Chinese Martial Arts. As a side note, a common question we get under these videos is: ‘why so much talking and no doing?’ – well, the answer is because it is a Podcast. Podcasts are talks. The sound file of this video gets uploaded to various other places and obviously there are no videos attached to these sound files!

Series 2 #6 – 9 Common Errors in Taiji May 16, 2020

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In this episode Damo Mitchell is discussing 9 common errors in Taijiquan with regards to the Yang style. He is also expressing his universal love for all beings. 🦄❤️

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