Eastern philosophy
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Oct 20, 2026
Former Bodybuilder & Author Nino Surdo
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13:17John TheoriaHOST
Okay, and let's talk about that a little bit.
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13:19John TheoriaHOST
You're kind of referring to some of the Eastern philosophy that you started living, right? Can we talk about that for my listeners? And for me personally, I don't really know what that is.
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13:29John TheoriaHOST
I've heard the term before.
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13:30John TheoriaHOST
So can you as easy as you can break it down for people to understand what Eastern philosophy is?
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13:38Nino SurdoGUEST
Well, for me, it was an innate curiosity.
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13:41Nino SurdoGUEST
I always felt like a stranger in a strange land.
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19:59Nino SurdoGUEST
Well, I'll read you the thing.
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20:00Nino SurdoGUEST
It says, Street Doll Amusings of an Angry Buddha cuts through the noise of modern spirituality with raw, unfiltered insight.
Self Obsession with Dr. Tom Davies
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13:35Susan DownsHOST
So, uh, you know, 'cause what did the Buddhists say? Dukkha, attachment brings pain, desire brings suffering, and I hear you talk about things being transient.
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13:47Susan DownsHOST
So I hear a very Eastern philosophy here that could, I think, be of great benefit to these people who cling on to a certain self, uh, attachment.
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13:57Tom DaviesGUEST
Absolutely.
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13:58Tom DaviesGUEST
Absolutely.
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27:00Susan DownsHOST
So how do you approach the brain and these issues?
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27:04Tom DaviesGUEST
So I suppose the first level is one which a lot of Westerners are familiar with.
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27:12Tom DaviesGUEST
And I guess I call that kind of basic Eastern philosophy, which is in keeping with our current Western ideas.
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27:23Tom DaviesGUEST
So I think the West is, as I said, good at treating the symptoms and to some extent helps us reduce self-obsession.
Become Aware Of Your Conditioning & Break Free Alain de Botton ~ Chris Williamson
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10:31Alain de BottonGUEST
And then, you know, you turn to the East.
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10:33Alain de BottonGUEST
You look at Eastern philosophy.
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10:37Alain de BottonGUEST
You look at the poetry of someone like Basho in Japan, medieval Japan.
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10:42Alain de BottonGUEST
It's so simple.
191: Sex Hacks: Multiple Orgasms, Training Your Body to Cum Differently, Anal Pleasure & the Vagus Nerve feat. Kenneth Play
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1:47VeeHOST
Well, a- actually now that you mention that, like, so I love the whole, like, sex hacker view into sex, right? And learning sexual skills.
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1:55VeeHOST
And when I just attended your multiple orgasms workshop with Topfloor, you said something at the beginning which was like, "I like the meeting of like the Eastern philosophy and Western science." Can you talk a little bit about that? Because that really resonated with me.
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2:12VeeHOST
I'm like, I think, I think I like that too.
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2:15VeeHOST
'Cause when I go to a workshop, I love like all the nuggets you give and like the tutorials and like, um, diagrams that you'll show in addition to like the more like tantric energy stuff, you know? [laughs]