Two contrasting podcasts happened to come up back-to-back on my app (both available in any podcatcher, but shared here from youtube as it’s more visual).
Both provide very interesting systems perspectives on multiple dimensions of politics, law, and society, based on different degrees of enforceability and temporality (think ‘time ‘pace layer’) in multiple dimensions with interesting overlaps (and with costs and benefits to each seen differently from different positions)….
Michael Munger on Obedience to the Unenforceable 6/19/23
EconTalk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH_PBO0W8Oc
19 Jun 2023
Civilization and the pleasantness of everyday life depend on unwritten rules. Early in the 20th century, an English mathematician and government official, Lord Moulton, described complying with these rules as “obedience to the unenforceable”–the area of personal choice that falls between illegal acts and complete freedom. Listen as economist Michael Munger talks with EconTalk’s Russ Roberts about the power and challenge of the unenforceable. Links, transcript, and more information: https://www.econtalk.org/michael-mung… Subscribe to EconTalk on YouTube: / @econtalkwithruss Subscribe to the audio episodes: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast… Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/econ… Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4M5Gb71… and wherever you listen to podcasts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bn_ATSyGvs
Ram Dass: You Can’t Have An Us and Them – Here and Now Podcast Ep. 228
141K subscribers
Premiered on 19 Jun 2023
Ram Dass – Here and NowIn this episode of the Here and Now Podcast, Ram Dass talks about practice in daily life and answers questions about polarization and fundamentalism, integrating psychodynamic and spiritual techniques, dealing with addiction, and more. Today’s podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/ramdass This podcast is also brought to you by Magic Mind. Magic Mind contains a magical combination of 13 active ingredients, scientifically designed to improve energy, focus, and mood while decreasing stress — all things that, combined, improve your productivity. For 50% off your subscription to Magic Mind, visit magicmind.co/ramdass “And I said I’m not going to get discouraged because I can see that a centrist position, this is a hard one, a centrist position… That at this point in the way the world game is a falling, either everybody goes or nobody goes. You can’t polarize it again. You can’t have an ‘us’ and ‘them.’ It’s got to keep embracing people, embracing people. And I saw that would demand much more centrism than I was used to or wanted from a Democratic president and so on.” – Ram Dass In this episode of Here and Now: Ram Dass talks about letting methods of practice such as mantras and kirtan permeate your daily life Ram Dass gives a detailed response to a question about the rise of fundamentalism in the world, exploring polarization and why you can’t have an “us” and “them” Ram Dass takes on more questions about integrating psychodynamic and spiritual techniques, the importance of rituals, and dealing with addiction “I think the tricky thing is for us to integrate psychodynamic techniques and spiritual techniques. Psychodynamic technique says let’s work it out; spiritual technique says let’s get on with it, let’s leave it behind. If you do either one of them to an extreme, you lose it. Hear that one? That’s interesting. It’s really the balance of them.” – Ram Dass About Ram Dass: Ram Dass’ spirit has been a guiding light for generations, carrying along millions on the journey. Ram Dass teaches that through the Bhakti practice of unconditional love, we can all connect with our true nature. Through these teachings, Ram Dass has shared a little piece of his guru, Maharajji, with all who have listened to him. ================ Ram Dass: You Can’t Have An Us and Them – Here and Now Podcast Ep. 228 – • Ram Dass: You Can… Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 228 – You Can’t Have An Us and Them – https://beherenownetwork.com/ beherenownetwork.com/ram-dass-here-and-now-ep-228-you-cant-have-an-us-and-them/ ================ Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe: / @beherenownetwork Follow Be Here Now Network: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeHereNowNet… Twitter: https://twitter.com/beherenownet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beherenowne… ================ Be Here Now Network Podcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance. Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more! Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: https://beherenownetwork.com/
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