The Two Tongues Podcast

S3E29 - Science and the Unseen World

In this episode Chris brings us more Opinion Scholarship; this time on the great Astrophysicist Arthur Eddington's lecture--Science and the Unseen World. We hear Eddington's critique of the scientific method and its insufficiencies in exploring the non-physical aspects of our reality. He provides a defense of religious experience as well as a new path for the furthering of scientific knowledge. His ultimate conclusion is, shall we say, mystical...and I love that.

Enjoy ;)

S3E28 - Beyond Theology- Unity in Sacrifice

In this episode Chris finishes off his Opinion Scholarship on Alan Watts book Beyond Theology. He focuses in on the meaning of sacrifice from a Hindu and Christian prospective, their respective religious practices and how they create two uniquely different paths to spiritual awakening. In the end, Alan Watts proposes a new interpretation of Christianity, which embraces the internal spiritual practices of the Hindu with the external transformation of the world required by the Christian path; both coming together to facilitate the revelation of ego death and at-one-ment.

Enjoy ;)

S3E27 - Beyond Theology - A New Christianity

In this episode Chris brings us some Opinion Scholarship on Alan Watt's book Beyond Theology. We talk about Alan's fantasy religion, if he could invent his own, and then spend the rest of the discussion trying to reconcile Hinduism and Christianity with it. The end result is a faith that emphasizes ego death as a sacrament and offers each the realization of eternal life through the unity of self identity with God itself. 

Enjoy :)

S3E26 - What is Thy Desire

In this episode Chris takes Alan Watts up on his suggestion to meditate upon what you most desire. In his book Beyond Theology Watts says: "I cannot conceive any better way of trying to understand myself, or human nature in general, than a thorough exploration of my desires, making them as specific as possible, and then asking myself whether that is actually what I want." And this is exactly what I've done. What do I desire? And what have I learned? Find out here.

Enjoy ;)

S3E25 - Be a Honey Badger

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss paradoxical rise of racism from the progressive left in the same of equity. We outline examples from recent news of multiple acts of violence against "white" Americans and the complicity of the Government and media in its perpetuation. We touch upon a push in California to pay reparations to its "black" residents and finish off with an observation that the next generation of rebels will be religious, classically liberal and--dare I say it--conservative.

Enjoy ;)

S3E24 - Shame, Shame, Shame

In this episode Kyle and Chris discuss shame. Is it a good thing, or a bad thing...or perhaps both simultaneously? We discuss Michael Malice's book "The White Pill" and focus on the communist dictum that shame is contradictory to communist philosophy. We recount Kyle's recent near death experience and get a little mystical with some highlights from Dr. Bernard Haisch's book "The God Theory" and Alan Watt's "Beyond Theology."

Enjoy ;)

S3E23 - Jesus and Buddha

In this episode we do a little Opinion Scholarship on one of my favorite disciplines--comparative religion. In this case we discuss the book Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings by Marcus Borg and Jack Kornfield. We cover the stories of the lives of Jesus and Buddha as well as their teachings and show a stunning level of overlap between them. We ask the question how this could be and why? Discussing perennialism and the human condition as possible answers.

Enjoy ;) 

S3E22 - Ragna Rok and Heyerdahl’s Odin

In this episode Chris brings us a bit of Opinion Scholarship on a recurring theme in world mythology--that of the War of the Gods. He discusses the strange idea of two distinct races of gods that come into conflict with one another. The ancient Greeks have the Titans and Olympians, the Bible has it's Angels and Demons, Zoroastrianism has Ahura Mazda and Ahriman and the Hindu's have the Devas and Asuras. The one left out of this list, comes from the Scandinavian north, from the Norse--the Aesir and Vanir--and this makes up the meat of the discussion. We examine the 21st century ethnographer--Thor Heyerdahl--and his theory surrounding the origin of the Norse in Azerbaijan, Odin as a historical person and the "war of the gods" as a battle between waring tribes.

Enjoy ;)

S3E21 - Does Spiritual Practice Have a Goal

In this episode we welcome back Daniel Torridon of the Onion Unlimited Podcast, who has a book coming out entitled "I Am God". Oh, how sacrilegious...or is it? We talk about religion and spiritual practices of all kinds and discuss how they differ in terms of their aim. Does Christianity have a goal? Is that goal to achieve heaven in the hereafter, or is it something achievable during our lives? How does this compare to ideas such as the Buddhist Nirvana or the JW view of the anointed? Then we talk about Zoroastrianism to put the icing on the cake.

Enjoy :)

S3E20 - The Embryo that is Everything - Creation in the Rig Veda

In this episode Chris reviews a selection of the most ancient creation stories known to man, from the Hindu text--The Rig Veda. He compares and contrasts with the Zoroastrian myth we looked at last week, which is equally ancient, but he doesn't stop there. He also offers comparisons in the Scandinavian Edda's and as far afield as ancient China. We then wrap up with what makes the Hindu accounts unique...and (spoiler alert)...it's the very same thing that leads to the Upanishads...a profound commandment to contemplate the great mystery behind all experience.

Enjoy ;)