BodhiSpeak with Jerry Walsh

Stoic Jiu-Jitsu Part2

“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, because an artful life requires being prepared to meet and withstand sudden and unexpected attacks"

 

“When you first rise in the morning tell yourself: I will encounter busybodies, ingrates, egomaniacs, liars, the jealous and cranks. They are all stricken with these afflictions because they don’t know the difference between good and evil. Because I have understood the beauty of good and the ugliness of evil, I know that these wrong-doers are still akin to me . . . and that none can do me harm, or implicate me in ugliness—nor can I be angry at my relatives or hate them. For we are made for cooperation.”

 

- Marcus Aurelius

Stoic Jiu Jitsu Part 1

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 

Breathe by Rickson Gracie 

Obstacles are Oppurtunities 

Philosophy of the Stoics 

Commentary on Ryan Holiday's "The Daily Stoic"

Don’t Blame the Clown for Being a Clown - Blame Yourself for Going to the Circus

Mark Twain once said, "the only real effective weapon we have against injustice is laughter"

 

Laughter is the best medicine

 

I would have been a stand up comedian if I was funnier

 

Synchronistically -- not by intention -- this episode was released on April Fools Day -- God has a sense of humor

 

 

 

 

Integrating Transformative Experiences Part 2: Daily Practice

Edith Eger and Victor Frankl

Sleep Well

Sunlight

Fasting

Cardio - Asana - Weight Training - Breathwork - Meditation

Cold Exposure

Karma Yoga

Creative Pursuits for the benefit of others

Jnana Yoga

 

Celebrate! The Artist’s Process & Communal Living with Matt Canale

I sit down with long time friend, Matt Canale, to discuss his upcoming album, unlocking the creative process, communal living in spiritual community, and more

Integrating Trasformative Experiences: Part 1: Philosophy and Mindset

"You don't rise to level of your expectations -- you fall to the level of your training" - Greek poet Archilochus

You bought the ticket and you took the ride. A transformative experience can be a meditation retreat, a vision quest, a psychedelic experience, a breakup, a near death experience, a job loss, -- anything that shakes and wakes you up and leaves you activated, challenged, inspired, uncomfortable, more curious, unsettled, frazzled, tuned in with deeper and insight and self-knowledge of capacities and shortcomings -- how do you take this experience and effectively apply its lessons on the chessboard of life?

What are the tools we need for growth and real change at this time -- how do we hone in our character to deal with this new perspective?

Step one is mindset and philosophy to guide us into right action

Good luck

Breath of Life: Tuvan Throat Singing with Mikko Heikinpoika

I sit down via zoom with epic throat singing, live looping, Finnish artist, and world class musician, Mikko Heikinpoika. We have an in-depth discussion about Tuvan throat singing and culture, shamanism, spirituality and psychedelics, sauna culture, Shipibo ayahuasceros, the mythology of the igil, cultural dogma, appropriation, and more 

Find out more about Mikko and his work here:

https://mikkoheikinpoika.com/

Soohan and Mikko collaboration:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2D5fs8MiyhXBuitKL1rXIi

Creating the World We Want to See: Interview with Yash Akash

A discussion of transformational festivals, the Heartfire Festival in Colorado, being curated by Yash, along with words on indigenous wisdom, community living, and the creation of a new Earth

A Reading and Commentary on the War of Art by Steven Pressfield

A complete reading and commentary of Steven Pressfield's the War of Art -- an epic book that I have read over and over again, reminding us to not take the path of least resistance in overcoming ourselves and creating transcendence 

Warrior Mentality Part 4: A Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita

A cosmic vision like no one has witnessed before, beautiful and terrifying, and such is the finale of the Gita