991 Wisdom of a Yogi
01/08/24 • 56 min
EPISODE #991 WISDOM OF A YOGI
Richard welcomes a video game pioneer to discuss one of the most impactful spiritual books of the twentieth century, Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi. Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. Interweaving stories from the Autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones and social media.
GUEST: Rizwan Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford,and a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist. He was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at both the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University. Virk is currently also a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, on of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. His startups have created software used by the Fortune 500, and they have created video games played by millions, including Tap Fish and games based on Game of Thrones, Star Trek, The
Walking Dead, Grimm and Penny Dreadful.
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BOOKS:
Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi
Startup Myths & Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School
Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True
Success, and Zen Entrepreneurship
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EPISODE #991 WISDOM OF A YOGI
Richard welcomes a video game pioneer to discuss one of the most impactful spiritual books of the twentieth century, Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi. Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. Interweaving stories from the Autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones and social media.
GUEST: Rizwan Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford,and a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist. He was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at both the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University. Virk is currently also a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, on of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. His startups have created software used by the Fortune 500, and they have created video games played by millions, including Tap Fish and games based on Game of Thrones, Star Trek, The
Walking Dead, Grimm and Penny Dreadful.
WEBSITE:
BOOKS:
Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi
Startup Myths & Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School
Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True
Success, and Zen Entrepreneurship
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The comprehensive Med Kit is meticulously stocked with 8 potentially life saving
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EPISODE #990 THE STAR TETRAHEDRON, THE FLOWER OF LIFE, AND HEALING FREQUENCIES
Richard welcomes a dedicated professional of energetic health practices and frequency healing technologies to discuss the ancient symbols of the star tetrahedron and the flower of life and how they relate to the foundational building blocks of creation.
GUEST: Brent Knudsen is a self-made entrepreneur who learned in the 1990’s that mathematical algorithms, quantum physics and frequencies were going to shape the future and went on to forge one of the largest Canadian debit and credit card processing platforms known as Tangarine Concepts. His company became a tremendous success and was eventually sold to Goldman Sachs in 2009. He was then able to devote his time and energy to pursue his true passion for unlocking the power of sacred geometry and natural quantum field frequency healing.
His technologies have now been in use within the wellness industry for years with amazing results and people benefiting from pain reduction, improved injury recovery, anti-aging properties and improved health. He is passionate about frequency and quantum field technologies and excited to bring these technologies to the world at large.
He understands today’s environmental problems and is the Founder and CEO of 4RBees Inc., a Global Initiative.
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992 Astrological Forecast for 2024
EPISODE #992 ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST FOR 2024
Astrologer William Stickevers shares his predictions and forecasts for 2024, including AI, the presidential election, and the economy.
GUEST: William Stickevers possesses a broad scope of political, economic, psychological, spiritual, and metaphysical knowledge. He systematically explores possibilities about the future and how they can emerge from the present by weaving current secular trends, geopolitical factors, and mundane astrological portents. William has been a counseling astrologer since 1988, mostly in New York City, San Francisco, and now Las Vegas. William is well versed in psychological, Horary, Electional, Medieval, and Renaissance branches of astrology, certified in Astro*Carto*Graphy, and worked with Alphee Lavoie of Astrological Institute of Research (AIR).
William has lectured for the National Council for Geocosmic Research, American Federation of Astrologers, the Astrological Society of Connecticut, the San Francisco Astrological Society, and in Germany, Romania, and Japan. In addition to being one of five astrologers recommended on Michael Lutin's Financial Astrology page, William has been invited by Kepler College, "We the People" and the Stars Online Astrology Event, and the META Center (NYC) to participate on panel discussions on the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, the political and economic future of the U.S., and the Mayan 5th Age, respectively.
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http://www.williamstickevers.com
February 10, 2024
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and Affect Your Business, Finances, and Life
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