Lobi Traoré "Wolodennu" From the Album Mali Blue

Lobi Traoré - Wolodennu

Tinariwen - Tarhanin Teglla (My Love Is Gone)

Alain de Botton is a philosopher who likes the best of religion, but doesn’t believe in God. He says that the most boring question you can ask of any religion is whether it is true.  But how to live, how to die, what is good, and what is bad - these are questions religion has sophisticated ways of addressing. So he’s created The School of Life — where people young and old explore ritual, community, beauty and wisdom. He explains why these ideas shouldn’t be reserved just for believers.

On Being with Krista Tippett

Alain de Botton — A School of Life for Atheists

A conversation between Prof Yuval Harari and Azeem Azhar.

We cover the compelling insights Yuval makes in his new book Homo Deus. Where are we, as a species, going now that we have conquered main of the things that ailed preceding generations?

How will the twin advances of genetic engineering and artificial intelligence come together to transform humans and human society?

Homo Deus: A conversation between Yuval Harari and Azeem Azhar

These Dharma talks range in length from 40 to 60 minutes. They explore the depths of mindfulness, meditation, relationships and the significance of the spiritual in daily life. The teachings examine ethics and wisdom for application to personal, social and global issues.

Dharma Enquiry consists of a one to one dialogue on a variety of themes with a participant on a retreat. These dialogues last from 10 to 30 minutes.

A former Buddhist monk in Thailand and India, Christopher Titmuss is a senior Buddhist teacher in the West. Poet and social critic, he is the author of numerous books. He lives in Totnes, Devon, England.

Krishnamurti

Poem text and context: https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/10/23/the-weighing-jane-hirshfield/

Recorded at @pioneerworks, October 29, 2018.

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

Astrophysicist Janna Levin Reads "The Weighing" by Jane Hirshfield

Available to buy http://tinyurl.com/acousticbeats

The Just Music Café double album “Acoustic & Beats 01” extends over two separate CD albums the musical boundaries of acoustic guitar into symphonic composition, modern jazz, classically inspired mood music, folksy whimsy, textural ambience and muscular electronica. Both the Acoustic CD1 and the Beats CD2 are lovingly sequenced and mixed by DJ Ben Mynott to create an exquisite and total Just Music listening experience.

"The mix is further evidence that right now, this label is probably the most on the ball – not just musically but emotionally – on the entire planet"
Pete Lawrence (The Big Chill’s founder)

Just Music artists all have exceptional artistic and musical ability. From the ambient mastery of Jon Hopkins (“musical genius” IDJ) through the chilled beats of Honeyroot, (“one of the best albums of the year.” Future Music), the composition of Future Loop Foundation ( “epic downbeat”” DJ Magazine)to the acoustic beauty of Dan Arborise , (“beguiling acoustic guitar” UNCUT) all of Just Music’s artist roster share a depth to their music - whether they draw on their background in classical or electronica or from their all encompassing roots level musical lifestyle.

This compilation succinctly expresses what Just Music stands for as a label, and how the artists form the label as a whole – the understated irony of the label’s name is the essence of its appeal…at the end of the day, it may just be music, but in this case with a rare power to quietly shake the soul.

Skechbook

7th Fall

Echaskech - 7th Fall

Azeem Azhar, curator of Exponential View, goes deep and insightful in conversation with leading thinkers about how technology is driving exponential change in our business models, political economy and society. You can subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play or wherever you go to get your podcasts.