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May 2023
2h 33m

Karmic Law and Mutual Aid: Insights from...

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About this episode
David from Anarchospirituality joins Breht to discuss Buddhism, Anarchism, Marxism, and more! After an introduction section, David gives a talk on Buddhism and Anarchism, and then he and Breht discuss the talk before launching into a wide-ranging discussion on anarchism v. marxism, Kropotkin, the Buddhist conception of Karma, individual and collective improvement and struggle, Darwinian evolution, differences between western and eastern approaches to spirituality, the question of revolutionary violence within Buddhism, and much more!
 
 
Learn more about Anarchospirituality and his work HERE
 
Check out Turn Leftist's interview HERE
 
Check out Breht's talk on Buddhism and Marxism HERE
 
Check out Red Menace's episode on Conquest of Bread HERE
 
Outro music: "LIFE" by Saba
 

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