In this episode we discuss the film, Everything Everywhere All at Once.  We ask the question, where do we go for philosophical cohesion?  And discuss using kindness to overcome and living in a culture without transcendence. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

What do YOU think? In this episode we discuss the again define Biological Materialism and Secular Humanism and specifically their takes on the difficulties that we face in this lifetime. We ask the question, What do you think? We also discuss Phenomenology which is just a fantastic word in general, and we also highlight some of the tools that these modern philosophies apply as a salve to ease the wounds of the modern-material matrix we call today.       --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

In this episode we discuss not following God’s rules, the battle of your internal instincts against your will power, natural versus moral evil, religious structures and Spiritual practice, free will and the energy of activation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

In this episode we are talking with Remi Delaune, and is one of the co-founders, along with his wife Ashley, of the Kumankaya Healing Retreat Center in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Remi and Ashley, the co-founders of Kumankaya, met in June  2016 in the Amazon jungle of Iquitos, Perú. During the full moon, summer  solstice of 2017, they were spiritually married and began a new path  together. In a quest to live the synthesis between their faith and  healing practices, they bought 25-acres of pristine Mayan jungle in  Quintana Roo, Mexico where they built Kumankaya. Their dream is to  reconnect people with their spiritual selves not by preaching their  faith or knowledge but by living truthfully all those teachings that  matter most to us. Kumankaya.com https://www.facebook.com/kumankaya/ https://www.instagram.com/kumankaya/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

In this episode we beakdown dukkha, dissatisfaction.  We try and provide a diagnosis as to highlight potential causes.  We discuss the kabalistic idea of Tikkun, finding grace in pain, the impact of local negative forces, the infinite conspiracy, not following God's laws and randomness! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

In this episode we continue our discussion on suffering and The Four Noble Truths.  We highlight the various means of learning and the presence or lack of a Universal Guiding force and the problem with Intelligent Design.  Eric drops a line from Rakim! Book mention:  Scalpel and the Soul --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

In this episode we continue our conversation around dissatisfaction, or Dukkha in Sanskrit. We highlight the 8 types of Suffering as taught in Buddhist philosophy as well as the 5 aggregates or compositional factors of our human experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

We discuss the role of society and sexuality, trauma and openness, the Kabbalist Bread of Shame, Jiminy Cricket, The fine line between innocence and naiveté, the role of spirituality in love and sexuality, sexually charged places and experiencing curiosity as a passion for experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

In this episode we converse with Chicago based artist and healer Lady India.  We discuss many aspects of her life including growing up in a haunted house in Hinsdale Illinois, Mirror gazing and memories of being in the womb.  We get into details of her life that aided her in building toughness and how she learned to use art as a friend.  Lady India also bravely discusses an abusive relationship, the threats of death and isolation and how she broke this cycle and learned to trust again. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message

In this episode we continue our conversation with Keith Brewer as we dive further into his story and discuss learning through living, teaching self-defense, stripping the business from religion, finding authenticity and becoming the Monk without the Funk! A little on Keith...  as a child, several doctors told him that a congenital spinal and shoulder misalignment was going to have him in a wheelchair by the age of 13.  He was determined to prove them wrong and eventually stumbled on something called qigong,, and practiced it diligently.  QiGong is a meditational self-healing art from Ancient China.  Many years later, not only is Keith mobile and healthy, but is also an expert fighter and martial arts instructor. His passion today is teaching people how they can remain independent and healthy in addition to becoming stronger and more fit than they ever thought possible. He uses proven Eastern methods and the latest Western science to show his clients how to trigger their body’s innate healing ability so they can live a longer, more fulfilling life. Keith is a Level III Advanced Instructor certified by the American Tai Chi And Qigong Association and is currently deepening his knowledge of East Asian medicine. https://monkwithoutthefunk.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gintantra/message