06-08-15 Sponging It Up

Here and Now - Ram Dass
(podcast) (1hr)
- True Renunciation
- "Renunciation is internal dropout, not external dropout" This is often in direct contrast to the Western model of achievement oriented success. But we are not required to move off into a cave in order to find enlightenment. Through complete devotion to our work and our love for that process, we can absolutely move in the direction of realization. "By letting go, everything gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning" Through cultivation of the witness we move out of the melodrama and into the place of pure perspective and peaceful awareness

Journal
(20mins)

The Tim Ferriss Show
(podcast) (1hr)
- Ep 63: Hedge Funds, Investing, and Optimizing Lifestyle (Mark Hart, Raoul Pal)
- This is an experimental episode. It's a roundtable discussion with two hedge fund experts: Mark Hart and Raoul Pal. It digs into investment, physical training, and more -- all as tools for improving quality of life. How far can you push and improve yourself? These gents tackle this question every day, and it makes for a fun conversation in this episode. 

Mindrolling
(podcast) (1hr)
- Ep. 112 - Pete Holmes: Conscious Comedy, Witty Wisdom
- Mindful comedian Pete Holmes is our effervescent guest and he talks about...everything, including diametrically opposing views on G-d from two of his podcast guests, Deepak Chopra and Oasis’s Noel Gallagher. His rap about the dangers of Google is funny and profound, his love for Ram Dass and Joseph Campbell tells us where his head is at, and his statement “Leave the transcendent where it belongs – the transcendent” left us laughing and thoughtful…

Create Momentum - Tai Lopez
(audio) (13.5mins)

Aubrey Marcus Podcast
(podcast) (50mins)
- Turning Resistance to Assistance with Ryan Holiday
- For the very first Aubrey Marcus Podcast I get to hang out with bestselling author and fellow philosopher @RyanHoliday. We talk about his book The Obstacle Is the Way - http://aubreymarcus.com/book-review/obstacle-is-the-way/ and the modern applications of both stoicism and epicureanism.