V5 ~ Practice is Political

Prefer watching on YouTube? View it here → E5: Practice is PoliticalOverviewIn this essay, I look at the rise of Global Techno-Feudal Brahmanism and its dissociated relationship with the social body and earth. I offer thoughts on individual practices and collective reform I perceive as necessary to overcome the chronic deterioration of basic universal human rights, and cultivate a sustainable society capable of supporting deep practice and progress.Chapters00:00 Introduction: Practice is Political02:05 A Story About Motivation & Ownership05:12 Rise of the Techno-Brahmins07:08 Plato & Democracy08:52 Ignorance & Evil10:56 Practice as Remedy12:48 The Caste Body15:46 Becoming Hungry Ghosts19:12 Systems of Collective (Dis)empowerment31:13 Metrics of Social Success & Universal Human Rights35:45 An Appeal to Practice References* 02:00 The French Revolution, Wikipedia* 04:41 The Man Who Ruined Your Life by Xevi, Youtube* 07:08 Plato’s Republic (PDF), Science the Earth* 12:28 Bhagavad Gita 2.50, Thrift Books* 13:50 What is India’s Caste System, BBC* 17:28 Wealth Shown To Scale, Eat The Rich* 17:54 Hungry Ghosts, Wikipedia* 19:38 The USA Electoral College, Wikipedia* The Three-Fifths Compromise, Wikipedia * 21:30 Family Offices, Wikipedia* 22:48 Food (In)security in the USA, Economic Research Service* The Richest Real Estate Billionaires in America 2023, Forbes* 23:35 Ranked Choice Voting, RCV Resources* Jiddu Krishnamurti:*I support the democratization and crowdsourcing of knowledge, and I regard platforms such as Wikipedia as valid and valuable repositories of human knowledge that help balance academic gatekeeping of epistemic authority. I also value rigorous fact-checking and common sense.Disclaimer: I use AI to assist with research, learning, and systems design. All ideas, writing, music, editing, and creative choices are my own. I believe these technologies should support and enhance our creativity, not replace it. Get full access to May This Channel Self-Destruct at mtcsd.substack.com/subscribe