The Ten Thousand Things

1. Work + mental health 2. Judging people 3. Knowing it all 4. Letters from listeners! Four huge ones, but don't worry, we almost dent the surface. Work Good to have a role. Structure is connection. People on Joe's psych ward, dosed with news, nothing to do. Some have too much. Work with fair rewards, dignity, autonomy, meaning, and time away! Judging people Joe says Sam doesn't judge that much. Joe judged two Gertrude St tiny dog yuppies, then a lady with a lot of work done, but saw that it's hard for her too. We love you, Toorak lady. It's not easy  It doesn't matter who you are or how much you have, everyone has a hard road (Dylan's grandma) Maybe we judge when threatened or insecure. Maybe Sam is a lucky bastard doesn't have to deal with difficult people.  Ram Dass - we look at trees without judgement, but judge people. People are like trees. Some get more water, light, nutrients, shelter than others. Life bends us all. Men are born soft and supple dead, they are stiff and hard Plants are born tender and pliant dead, they are brittle and dry Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life The hard and stiff will be broken The soft and supple will prevail Tao te Ching 76 Trying to know everything Sam Harris: reach exceeds his grasp. Joe says good meditation app. Free for low-income, grab that Sam Ellis: showing off is fun. Bigging yourself up is hard work. It destroys your peace. The world needs knowing, so we can help it. So many clever people. Let's learn from them Why seek knowledge, if not to act? Joe's Jabiluka/refugee arrests are behind him for now The more I see, the more I know, the more I know, the less I understand - Paul Weller - Changingman Slavoi Zizek - Don't act, think Letters 1. No hope or fear, how do we act? Hope and fear agitate us. Aim for peace Success is as dangerous as failure Hope is as hollow as fear -- Both praise and shame invite anxiety and fear Serving one’s ego only leads to a fiasco Tao te Ching 13 Tao in You - help with fear and anxiety Desires of the belly: easy. Desires of the mind: impossible. We act out of ignorance, passion or goodness 2. Men, feelings, talk. Footy helps. Can we chat without gender? Zen + the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance If there's something inside that you wanna say You can say it out loud, it'll be okay I will be your light Dry the Rain - Beta Band Spotify --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetenthousandthings/message