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Robert Blecher
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The Wide Angle of Beauty
Beauty & Mr. B
04/10/20 • 61 min
This episode examines how narrowly society has trained us to view reality, provides an example of what it means to view reality from a much wider angle, and outlines some reasons why it might be worthwhile to begin cultivating the discipline of viewing reality through the widest possible perspective.

Sad Beautiful
Beauty & Mr. B
04/17/20 • 38 min
This episode examines the relationship between beauty and sadness. Here, Mr. B explores the nature of sadness itself, a few realities of sadness in modern society, and, moving past this narrow conception of reality, Mr. B seeks to accept and embrace the compassion and communion that can be found within the beautiful depths of sadness.

Living Growth, Part One
Beauty & Mr. B
05/08/20 • 36 min
This episode explores the meaning of "growth," especially personal growth. In this, Part One, Mr. B outlines the modern idea of growth, and he does his best to recover what "to grow" was originally meant to convey. You might be surprised! In Part Two, next week's episode, Mr. B will consider how someone might begin to move beyond understanding and actively participate more effectively in the process of living growth.

Metaphysical Materialism...
Beauty & Mr. B
10/21/20 • 18 min
What does modern spirituality look like? In this, the third diary entry of his second season, Mr. B moves beyond modern society's censorship of open, public discussion of spiritual questions to consider what it actually means, today, to walk along a truly spiritual path. This question is important -- as within it lies the potential to unlock not only our own potentials as individuals and but also the capacities of the whole of society for genuine progress -- a question that Mr. B does his best to struggle through in this segment of "Mr. B's Diaries..."

Mad "Power"...
Beauty & Mr. B
05/12/21 • 20 min
Well, so far in this exploration of modern anger, Mr. B has considered various ways that anger is often expressed in society today, the true emotion at the root of modern anger (you might be surprised!), and, most recently, what exactly serves to trigger our feelings of anger. Now, the time has come for Mr. B to explore why exactly, we react to anger the way we do: Why do we tend to run and hide from feelings of anger? Hmm... Here's a hint. It has something to do with the way that we have been taught to understand the meaning of power in society today!

poeTRYit...
Beauty & Mr. B
05/22/20 • 50 min
I know that Mr. B has lately been encouraging listeners to really dig in and engage actively in the living out of personal growth, so it only seems right that now Mr. B would take some risks himself ... like embracing the mysteries of the most beautiful of the literary arts, poetry! Here, Mr. B shares five of the poems that have mystified and challenged him, provides just enough commentary (he hopes) to inspire us to embrace our inner poet, and does his best to help listeners see poetry as a fountain of light --of truth and guidance --in the sea of darkness that is the world today.

Living Growth, Part Two
Beauty & Mr. B
05/14/20 • 54 min
This episode continues with what it means to truly grow as a person and become an active agent, a protagonist, in the progress of society. Mr. B starts this episode with a discussion of what is required for an individual to begin "living" growth and then he provides listeners with two examples. One example, in story-form from the 19th century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, describes a modern age, ours, that has become less and less capable of authentic and meaningful action. The other, written by Christian Wiman, a professor of literature and religion at Yale University, recounts through his own experience what it might look like to move away from our closed minds and toward the opening of our hearts in the direction of truth.

Questioning Answers
Beauty & Mr. B
05/01/20 • 52 min
We've been brought up with the idea that each correct answer we accumulate constitutes another bit of knowledge we possess. In this episode, Mr. B openly questions the equation of knowledge with the possession of correct answers. Instead of a paradigm that bases knowledge upon the answer, Mr. B proposes that a more complete paradigm of knowledge must be centered on the asking of questions. It is only when we move beyond the one correct answer, to embrace all the questions which follow, that we will recover the beautiful natures of our own curiosity and our inherent desire for endless learning...

The Wide Angle of Beauty
Beauty & Mr. B
04/10/20 • 61 min
This episode examines how narrowly society has trained us to view reality, provides an example of what it means to view reality from a much wider angle, and outlines some reasons why it might be worthwhile to begin cultivating the discipline of viewing reality through the widest possible perspective.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Beauty & Mr. B have?
Beauty & Mr. B currently has 26 episodes available.
What topics does Beauty & Mr. B cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Education and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Beauty & Mr. B?
The episode title 'Living Growth, Part Two' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Beauty & Mr. B?
The average episode length on Beauty & Mr. B is 37 minutes.
How often are episodes of Beauty & Mr. B released?
Episodes of Beauty & Mr. B are typically released every 8 days, 7 hours.
When was the first episode of Beauty & Mr. B?
The first episode of Beauty & Mr. B was released on Mar 28, 2020.
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