Jonathan Dickstein on Vegetarianism in Classical Yoga (#55) By Jacob Kyle Posted on September 8, 2017 #Ethics#Philosophy About the Guest: Jonathan Dickstein is a PhD student in Religious Studies at the University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara. He researches South Asian religions, Animals and Religion, and Comparative Ethics. He earned a MA in Religious Studies from the University of Colorado-Boulder and a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Jonathan is currently working on two projects. The first is a comprehensive study of the figure of Īśvara in the Pātañjalayogaśāstra, and the second looks at violence and the moral standing of nonhuman animals in Indian Philosophy. Jonathan is an Intermediate level Iyengar Yoga instructor who offers classes and workshops on philosophy and ethics in addition to āsana and prāṇāyāma. Take the podcast with you Subscribe in your favourite app Read more like this #Ethics #Research A Less Obvious Problem: Spirituality As Bypass Existence is bondage to bodily experiences of emotion, excrement, illness, pain, and death. By Serenity Tedesco #Philosophy #Traditions Reflections on an African Diasporic Spiritual Citizenship My formulation of spiritual citizenship grew out of what I learned over two decades in Trinidad working with dynamic religious communities informed by ancestral and contemporary West African faith practices…. By Fadeke Castor #Philosophy #Yoga Yoga & Western Esotericism with Anya Foxen (#148) In her research, Anya Foxen focuses on the intersection of South Asian yogic and tantric traditions and Western esotericism and metaphysical spiritualities. By Jacob Kyle #Philosophy #Traditions The Tao of Now with Diane Dreher (#147) Diane Dreher, Ph.D., is a bestselling author, researcher, and positive psychology coach. This conversation focuses on her latest book, The Tao of Inner Peace. By Jacob Kyle