Philosophy Rekindled

We are covering our panel discussion for Chapter 15 in two parts and this is Part 1.

Our panellists have gone to town on Ouspensky for the first half of this chapter but don’t worry we may been harsh but we are always fair and we know (because we’ve read ahead) that the second half of the chapter is where Ouspensky shines so let’s get into it!

To listen to an audio version of the chapter reading, see Part 1 of this episode and to listen to Part 2 of the Panel Discussion see Part 3 of this podcast.

We are covering our panel discussion for Chapter 18 in several parts and this is Part 1.

The meaning of life, now that’s a topic for discussion our panellists take relish in and Ouspensky is on the money with this one. Consciousness is yet again the topic of lively conversation and Ouspensky is on a roll as he explains how, despite feeling like we are all separate, we are in reality all connected and expressions (or dare I muddy the water and say ‘parts’) of a higher consciousness. Our panellists have another cracker analogy to get our heads around this one.

To listen to an audio version of the chapter reading, see Part 1 of this episode and to listen to the panel discussion see parts 2 and above of this episode.

We are covering our panel discussion for Chapter 19 in several parts and this is Part 1.

Well our panellists are far from disappointed by this chapter as we find ourselves in agreement with Ouspensky once more. In this podcast we discuss Ouspensky’s concepts around the fastest path to intuition and how fear and loss limit us. We agree with Ouspensky in his point of view that science is not the ‘God’ it makes itself out to be. As Ouspensky puts it, science does not have feet of clay but rather it doesn’t have any feet at all and yet we are hypnotised into thinking it has all the answers. We also love the way he distances mathematics from science (well done there Ouspensky).

To listen to an audio version of the chapter reading, see Part 1 of this episode and to listen to the panel discussion see parts 2 and above of this episode

Once again Ouspensky has given us a chapter packed with gems and our panellists are well and truly onto them. In this podcast we discuss materialism, the life of an emotion, perpetual motion and does a dog need to know the weight of the sun (for that matter, do we?). Rest assured Pete Lancett does not disappoint with the odd rant or two (but we have to wait for the lavender diffuser to run dry first!).

To listen to an audio version of the chapter reading, see Part 1 of this episode and to listen to the panel discussion see parts 2 and above of this episode.

Part 3 of Episode 23 is the third part (of three) of the audio version of Chapter XXII of Tertium Organum by P.D. Ouspensky read by Alice Flanagan.

This chapter is packed to the rafters with examples throughout history of the mystical experience. Hampered by the constraints of language each extract provides a glimpse of the experience of the ‘real’ world. Ouspensky explores various means of obtaining mystical states including those under narcotics to those through contact with nature. If I was to be so bold, I could say this chapter is Ouspensky’s version of ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll’! A brilliant chapter all round.

To listen to the panel discussion of this chapter, see parts 4 and above of this episode.