0613 - TALKS: Reading Chuang Tzu, XIII

Episode 0613 - Reading Chuang Tzu, XIII
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First reading & discussion of Chapter 5 ("The Sign of Virtue Complete") of the Chuang Tzu (translated by Burton Watson), with commentary on core Taoist views & principles.

Main themes include: the nature of existential freedom; dogmatic social assumptions vs. expanded view; creativity & imagination; human desire & essential values; conventional assumptions vs. non-dual reality. Related teachings from the Ra Material, Advaita Vedanta, Pali Canon Buddha-Dhamma, transpersonal psychology & personal experience.

* Chuang Tzu (text): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuangzi_(book)

* Full Text (Burton Watson): https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/chuang-tzu-zuangzi-burton-watson-the-complete-works-of-chuang-tzu#toc1

* PDF Version (Burton Watson): https://terebess.hu/english/tao/Zhuangzi-Burton-Watson.pdf - https://terebess.hu/english/chuangtzu.htm

* Being There (film, 1979): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There

* Japanese Lofi, Ambient music compilations: (a) KEIHATSU, (b) Raining in Nagoya

(a) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDEYHxtimKk

(b) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0te6noMKffA

* ADDITIONAL RESOURCES *

1. TALKS WITH SCOTT MANDELKER (All topics)

http://talkswithscottmandelker.blogspot.com

2. LAW OF ONE PODCAST (RA Material)

http://thelawofonepodcast.blogspot.com

3. ARCHIVE.ORG YT MIRROR (All topics)

https://archive.org/search.php?query="Scott+Mandelker"&sin=

4. ESSAYS & RA MATERIAL PDF-COMPILATIONS

https://talkswithscottmandelker.com/pdf_files#_=_

5. ALL YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS

https://www.youtube.com/user/TWSMandelker/playlists

6. AUDIO BOOKS PROJECT (UV, 2150, NOSSO LAR, AVHM)

https://imagine2150.org/

https://soundcloud.com/spiritual-books-project/sets