The Equation

The Equation

A biologist's inquiry into love, spirituality, and social justice. In this first season Jonathan will share with you his spiritual awakening, which produced an equation that helps explain what enlightenment looks like from a biological perspective. He will also look at cultural roadblocks to emotional freedom, ways to bring about emotional freedom, and finally Jonathan shares his engagement with healing...

Episodes

May 8, 2017 7 mins
Hey! In this episode I lay out what is going to be covered by this season of The Equation: A Biologist's Inquiry into Love, Spirituality, and Social Justice...
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Hot Damn! A spiritual awakening, or High Level Shit (HLS) experience as my brother refers to it. I'll take you through the situation leading up to the spiritual awakening as well as the overall sensation of it.
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May 8, 2017 16 mins
My spiritual experience culminated (it never really ends) with an equation to help show how love facilitates an enlightened experience. In this episode I attempt to explain this equation and why I think it is related to our evolution as a species.
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May 8, 2017 28 mins
In part one of two episodes of looking at cultural influences on emotional freedom, we'll look at how our spirituality is inextricably linked to our culture. In this episode I also examine the notion of being a good person as well as looking at the damaging effects of pathologization.
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May 8, 2017 14 mins
In episode 4b we continue our discussion looking at the cultural influences on emotional freedom and look at phenomenon such as class, race, privilege, and internalized oppression.
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May 8, 2017 8 mins
This episode examines the realities of two geniuses that inhabit two different social realities within the United States. It's a thought experiment. These people are imaginary.
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May 8, 2017 47 mins
You don't have to suffer. It's not noble or natural. In this episode I look at different actions that can help bring about less suffering...
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May 8, 2017 15 mins
Whelp, this is where I let you in on one of my experiences with healing. I talk a lot about having courage and sharing this definitely takes courage for me...
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