Episodes

  • "How to Live to Oneself" | Bonus Contemplation with Montaigne
    Jan 26 2025

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    In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I share a short guided contemplation inspired by the Essays of Michel de Montaigne. It's part of a new series on the podcast and the Perennial Meditations YouTube Channel.

    📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN9pA_P38JE


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    6 mins
  • How to Live (and Die) Like an Epicurean - The Philosophy of Pleasure
    Jan 25 2025

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    In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we explore the ancient philosophy of pleasure (Epicureanism) to find three lessons for modern living. Expect to learn what the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus thought about having enough, friendship, and the art of dying well.


    📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2gLGg4PcN8&t=68s

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    14 mins
  • "Think of Yourself as Dead" | Bonus Contemplation with Marcus Aurelius
    Jan 19 2025

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    In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I share a short guided contemplation inspired by Marcus Aurelius's Meditations. It's part of a new series on the podcast and the Perennial Meditations YouTube Channel.

    📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KNZQ5INN9A&t=2s


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    5 mins
  • "One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy" | Bonus Contemplation with Albert Camus
    Jan 12 2025

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    In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I share a short guided contemplation inspired by Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus. It's part of a new series here on the podcast and the Perennial Meditations YouTube Channel.


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    7 mins
  • How to Find Meaning in the Mundane
    Jan 11 2025

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    In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I explore the challenges of creating meaning in the mundane aspects of life. The episode is delivered in a video essay format (Watch on YouTube here). Expect to learn the role of courage in creation, how to accept the eternal truths of life, and what it means to say “yes” to life


    Read on Substack here: https://perennial.substack.com/p/how-to-find-meaning-in-the-mundane

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    14 mins
  • A Look Back at 2024 | Anxiety, Big Questions, and Losing Ourselves
    Jan 2 2025

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    Welcome back to the podcast, and happy new year to you all! Today, we’re pausing to revisit a few episodes from last year. This is not necessarily a “best of” collection; it’s just a few clips that I found particularly insightful or helpful.

    In the first clip, you’ll hear a portion of my conversation with Samir Chopra (author of Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide) on the meaning of anxiety. Next, you’ll get a clip from my conversation with Prof. Ross D. Inman (author of Christian Philosophy as a Way of Life) on the wisdom of wrestling with “big” questions. Finally, I conclude the episode with a portion of my conversation with Prof. Jay Garfield (author of Losing Ourselves), discussing what it means to live as a selfless “person” in the world.


    Key Takeaways:

    • Why anxiety can be our greatest teacher
    • How "big questions" can unlock intellectual and spiritual growth
    • What it means to live without a self

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    49 mins
  • Thoreau on 'Living Deliberately'
    Dec 21 2024

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    In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, I discuss selected passages from the American essayist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau's classic Walden. As the year comes to an end, Thoreau’s wisdom offers much-needed reflection and insight into what it means to live deliberately.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Learning to ‘think’ for yourself
    • The wisdom of simplicity
    • When to change directions

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    8 mins
  • The Contemplative Life with Patrick Boland
    Nov 27 2024

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    In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Patrick Boland, author of The Contemplative Leader. Patrick is an Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, and Psychotherapist. Our conversation focuses on the meaning of contemplation and how we might lead a more contemplative life.


    Key Takeaways:

    • How to ‘think’ about contemplation.
    • What it means to change ourselves internally.
    • The difference between a goal and desire.
    • The keys to living a contemplative life.


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    50 mins