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Episode 88 of the Comedy WRLD Update. This week we are joined by Legion of Skanks host Luis J Gomez  to discuss the reasons behind their channel being deleted, the future of comedy on youtube, and what ideas he has to avoid corporate censorship. We also run down the list of podcast guest appearances from the prior week as well as any new comedy specials.

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Tony Perdue talked to Tony Duncan, an electronic music artist from Texas.
It was T&T Dyno-mite! 
They discussed Tony Duncan's synthesizer project "Rancid Poets", his road to sobriety, and his show "The Sober Synthesist". 

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Are you ready to rethink the political landscape you've known and challenge your existing beliefs? Our special guest, Spike Cohen, Libertarian candidate for Vice President in 2020, joins us in this revelatory exchange. He shares his journey to libertarianism, his relationship with the Libertarian Party, and his early work experiences that shaped his understanding of money and politics.

In the face of today's dilemmas, how do we go about building change within the government and the community? Spike candidly discusses how government interference intensified the Covid-19 crisis, and how the Liberty Movement is strategizing to amend this. We also examine Spike's innovative activism efforts with You Are The Power, their challenges with government restrictions, and how ordinary individuals can instigate change.

We conclude by dissecting the media's role in shaping political landscapes, particularly around Trump and the Libertarian Party. We discuss the prospect of a presidential run for Spike and the growth of his organization, You Are The Power. Finally, Spike shares his Bitcoin encounters and the potency of diversified investments. Tune in for an episode filled with thought-provoking discussions, captivating tales, and priceless insights.

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Andrew offers the morning instructions on the first day of the WHMC Loving Kindness Memorial Day Retreat, Metta for a Benefactor. The cultivation of Metta, or lovingkindness, is said to be a sublime state that can be cultivated to alleviate suffering and view the world through kind eyes. In this talk, Andrew offers instructions for how to begin Metta practice, by developing this quality of kindness towards someone that is easy to evoke this attitude towards--a benefactor.

A reading of, “Can a Post-'Takeover' Libertarian Party Improve on Its Historical Run of 2012–20?” by Matt Welch, published at Reason June 3.

Related reading: “Libertarian Party Rebuffs Mises Uprising,” and “Ron Paul's Mistake.”

In this episode, Andrew discusses the Noble Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path serves as a guiding structure that helps to bring forth our innate wisdom and compassion, rather than a set of rigid rules and requirements to follow heedlessly. Similar to how one might excavate an ancient ruin to get to the beauty underneath, the Eightfold Path are our tools for doing the deep digging required for peace and freedom. Andrew also provides a brief overview of the Eightfold Path factors. Enjoy!

Andrew kicks off a series of talks on the 4 noble truths and the eightfold path, speaking on the first noble truth: dukkha!

The first truth has often been misinterpreted as the Buddha making a claim that "life is suffering", but rather than a claim to be believed, the Buddha is offering a task to be put into practice centered around embracing the difficulty and vulnerability of our lives rather than running from it. His teaching captures the essence of the reality that when we resist pain, we suffer further, when we embrace pain, we experience freedom from the unnecessary layer of suffering that comes from reactivity and avoidance. 

In this episode, Andrew finishes off a series of talks on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, speaking on the Fourth Foundation: Mindfulness of Dhammas. He highlights the aspect of this teaching called the "Seven Awakening Factors". What do we need to cultivate in our search for more freedom in our lives? The Buddha says these seven qualities are key: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, tranquility, and concentration.

The second talk in a series on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. In this episode, Andrew discusses the Second Foundation of Mindfulness - Mindfulness of Feeling Tone. The Buddha instructs us to notice the reactivity that often arises around pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral feelings as a method of unhooking from the impulses of reactivity that often lead to suffering. 

Andrew kicks off a series of talks given on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, beginning with mindfulness of body. Establishing mindfulness of the body serves as the foundation for stilling the mind and assisting in the development of mental clarity that brings about transformative insight into the three characteristics: the impersonal, impermanent, and unreliable nature of our human experience.

Andrew concludes a series of talks on the 10 Paramis (only 5 are listed on the podcast), which are the spiritual principles that serve as the foundation for the Buddha's teaching. In this talk, Andrew speaks on the topic of "equanimity", which means even-mindedness, balance, and non-reactivity. Equanimity is all about finding peace amidst the worldly winds of life's 10,000 joys and sorrows.

On the final night of the Spring Retreat, Andrew & Mikey discuss the Noble Eightfold Path. Enjoy!

On the fifth night of the Spring Retreat, Mikey offers a talk on the "Flower Sermon". He highlights the importance of the simple, experiential wisdom, that comes from being fully attentive to the here and now. 

On the 4th evening of the WH Spring Retreat, Andrew offers a talk on the Five Hindrances. These five visiting tendencies that obscure the luminous mind - craving, aversion, lethargy, restlessness, and doubt. Enjoy!

On the second night of WH's Spring Retreat, Andrew offers a talk on "The Way to the End of Suffering". He shares personal reflections, the life story of the Buddha, and offers a teaching on the 4 Noble Truths.

From the recent, Wild Heart Spring Retreat, at Heartwood Refuge in North Carolina, Mikey offers a talk on "Happiness in the Here & Now" on the first night of the retreat. He speaks to the difference between "Hedonic Happiness" and "Genuine Happiness" and the importance of finding a type of contentment that comes from relating to the world with wisdom and compassion, instead of trying to attain happiness through worldly pursuits.

Guest Teacher, Martine Batchelor, joins us to talk about renunciation. She talks about breaking free from habits, not just our behavioral habits, but our mental habits of reactivity. Enjoy!

La Fool & A discuss the age old practice of regime change. La Fool says Get Out and A elects to not be La Fool's fixit person - at least for this episode. As usual, it's a fun ride of emotional hills and valleys. Enjoy!

In this episode, Andrew reflects on the five hindrances - sensual desire, aversion, lethargy, restlessness, and doubt - and how, if given adequate attention, they are noble companions in the development of wisdom and compassion.

There is the happiness of temporary satisfaction that comes from worldly pursuit - sensory pleasure, material gain, praise, validation, and acknowledgment - and then there is the happiness that comes from the removal of craving and clinging to the world - being at peace within oneself. The Buddhist path aims towards the highest happiness. Andrew discusses "The Highest Happiness" in this episode.