463: Freedom is our collective natural birthright

On this US Independence Day 2017, Brandon sends out some well wishes and talks about freedom, a very spiritually elevated reason for this holiday. He shares a clip by Thich Nhat Hanh on this subject and comments on it, including the role that meditation plays in...

461: Understanding erases judgments and expectations

Brandon talks about how our ever greater understandings in life help us let go of expectations and judgments about people, and he cites recent examples in his own life with friends and family that helped him and those close to him respect their differences with others...

460: Celibacy and asexuality

Brandon addresses a question from a listener about being okay with not feeling sexual desire or being single for extended periods, and hopes to remind all listeners that whatever phase we are going through in our lives, we should try to be gentle and loving with...

458: Egos are a useful fiction

Brandon talks about the ego, an integral but challenging parts of the human experience, and playing off of an audio clip by Osho that explores this perspective, he discusses some ways in which the ego can be a “useful fiction” in the sense that its reality...