Are we in the midst of some kind of societal dismantling? In an ever increasing rush to take a side, make a stand, and signal to others what we believe, we get more and more caught up in the external world. The more we try and make sense of this via analysis, opinion, and intellectual processes, the more it drains our energy.

Trying to make sense of the world by solely engaging with the ‘issues' gets us entangled, angry, and depleted, and the more this happens the harder it is to intuit what’s really happening. Unfortunately we can’t just talk things through without fear of treading on someone’s feelings, beliefs, or privacy. We can’t just think positive thoughts and employ solely mental techniques either, because this produces an acquired virtue that takes us further and further away from ourselves.

In this episode, Jost and Leon try to make as little sense as possible and get into the many issues we face when engaging with…the issues. Jost talks in depth about the rigorous internal work required to develop inner peace, how drugs bring forth what is already within us, and the dangers of trying to correct the physical world instead of first transcending it. He also talks about the critical importance of the Lung function in Chinese medicine and how breathing exercises naturally rejuvenate us and keep us in the here and now, instead of being trapped in the past or fearful of the future and resorting to synthetic interventions. Leon talks about dealing with bullies, maintaining a connection to yourself and forging a path forward no matter what.

Jost and Leon also talk about the botox epidemic, Monty Python’s absurdist humour, Keith Richard’s frequent trips to Switzerland, Tom Cruise’s death defying stunts and Mission Impossible’s confusing plot line, Steve Irwin and stingrays, and the surreality of redesigning the world - and ourselves - to fit inside the digital box of social media.

If we don’t feel comfortable in our skin, we can’t be ourselves and we aren’t at peace. If we aren’t at peace we become entangled and easily triggered, and in an attempt to make sense of it all we’re compelled to pick sides. Silence, stillness, and internal work are needed to regroup, reboot, and reestablish the fundamental basis of reality. We can’t talk or think our way out of this, we must choose to do things differently.

View the Episode Sketch here: https://futurethingy.com/episode-40-nonsense

For more about Jost: https://jostsauer.com/

For more about Leon: https://futurethingy.com/