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The Ten Thousand Things

Sam Ellis, Joe Loh and Ali Catramados

Sometimes deep, often amusing, therapeutic chats touching on philosophy, spirituality, religion, consciousness, culture, music, dating, and life. Join Sam, Joe and Ali as they discuss the 10,000 illusions that make up “reality”. Musical theme by Ehsan Gelsi - Ephemera (Live at Melbourne Town Hall)

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78:49

Everyone's a 10, and We Are All One

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2023/03/31

Leaning in, to content, confidence and courage.Do we read books anymore? / How do you rate yourself? / Is spirituality just watered down religion?1 - Are you a book dragon or a book worm? We ask how in an ever increasing time poor society is there time to read and does it matter what medium and content you're reading?Sam shares why he believes physical books are not necessary and that reading and learning are more accessible than ever before. Joe is worried the kids are not reading anymore

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63:09

Be Here Now

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2023/03/16

How the language of therapy took over dating / The little things that help / Death 1 - Are we able to diagnose our dates? Should we? Ali discusses if therapists are having proxy relationships through us or is it better to just focus on clear communication instead? Joe finds "red flags" limiting and wants a more nuanced conversation. Sam shares how the mystery of long term relationships remains. We also discuss if datings apps are ruining monogamy or do we all just want to stay in the

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65:47

Benefits!

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2023/02/28

The benefits of large language models including Chat GPT / The benefits of neurodiversity / The benefits of working on yourself1 - What are the benefits of emerging AI technologies? Will it advance us or be our undoing?Will Joe's doomsday predictions come to fruition or will it be a golden age for human creativity? Ali has mixed feelings, will we make not just our jobs but ourselves redundant? Sam is hoping if not for complete marxist revolution that it will create a universal usefulness

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73:27

Big Gratitude for Cat Dad Energy

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2023/02/10

Throwing soup at paintings / Cat dads vs dog dads / Gratitude - yeah or nah? 1 - We delve into the effectiveness of political protests. Is throwing soup at a painting going to fix the climate crisis? Are Gen Z’s really the “last generation”? Joe shares some stories of his historical political activism and why he thinks his way was better. Ali shares some insights from a Gen Z and why they may not be the last generation but in the current political landscape it might feel like it. Sam

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67:30

The Overwhelm - Prognosis, Pedagogy and Parachutes

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2023/01/31

We return for Season 2. Life before and after ADHD treatment / Sam on learning / You are falling through the air without a parachute, but don't worry, there is no ground.1. Joe asked, so Sam explains that before treatment for ADHD, getting things done was endlessly frustrating and chaotic. It's not magically better now, but there's been many improvements and achievements in around nine months. To be fair a lot of that is also coming from a lot of groundwork done in therapy before drug

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50:33

A Christmas Special - Xmas vs Joe

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/12/20

Christmas in the bin? What can be redeemed in it? / Note to self: 'let it stream' / That's Facts - A dark brooding romantic fixer upper1. Christmas - Quite a few people are not into Christmas at all so here is a A Christmas Survival GuideWhy do people hate christmas? Hear from the internet masses here - it's a lot of the same reasons that Joe does. Too much booze, too much pretend, enforced intimacy, stress, loss, sadness and expense. Not having the extended family, and when there was the

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56:14

Do not seek the truth - A vague understanding of Sengcan

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/12/03

Revolution? / Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish opinions / PaparazziWe mention Sengcan a lot: sage, poet and 3rd Patriarch of Chan Buddhism. Famous for (maybe) writing Xinxin Ming sutra (scripture/poem). Read it here. It begins like this:The Great Way is not difficult / for those who have no preferencesWhen love and hate are both absent / everything becomes clear and undisguisedMake the smallest distinction, however / and heaven and earth are set infinitely apartIf you wish to

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66:26

Every Time the Sun Comes Up

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/11/21

Boundaries / The idea of your mother is not your mother / That's facts - the magical vagina and the song of the magical penis1. Boundaries, romantic fiascos, anxious attachment. Why do I wonder if I'm real while waiting for a reply? Texting too much. Getting in touch with exes when there's nothing to discuss. School of Life: Can Exes Be Friends? Thinking you're the good guy, but the motives are all wrong. Every Time the Sun Comes Up (I'm in trouble): Sharon Van Etten Stopping as much

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60:14

How Good's the Internet!

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/11/05

Why is Sam liking the internet more and more? / Leave the front door open, leave the back door open / Freedom is Obedience to Self-Formulated Rules1. We get into why the internet can be a good presence, and a bit about Joe's experience with click-bait being a big problem even in 'quality' pressSam is happy he can find: good visual artists and audio/video producers, cool stuff to make things with, and pats on the head for making things. Joe has a harder time with the internet - finds it too

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57:46

Eat the Cookie

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/10/27

Growing up Hare Krishna / Note to self: "I love you. Keep going" / the beach1. Being in the Moomba Parade as a Hare kid, in a fierce competition with the Gas and Fuel Corporation for Moomba float prizes / Krishnas coverage of Moomba Back to Godhead magazine July 1985(Does Moomba mean 'up your bum'? Was it revenge from Bill Onus for Moomba organisers deliberately upstaging Labor Day in a plot against workers?)Hare Krishna Moomba on youtube, closer to 1990George Harrison explains why

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62:05

The Ambassador Hotel

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/10/20

Heaven and Hell is here and now? 1. Leaving the Ambassador Hotel 2. On clinging 3. Heaven on Earth, or somewhere else?1. Joe at 19 in Bangkok, Thailand. A story he needs to tell, as life has not been the same since, but maybe it can be okay. Taxi drivers. Getting picked up by the tourist police. A strait jacket. A hospital, and a giant syringe. A gripping tale.Hey, maybe humanity is not so bad after all. Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, also wrote Utopia for Realists2

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39:21

Sensitive Sammy

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/10/12

1. Socialising 2. 'Am I expanding or contracting?' 3. Highly sensitive persons -HSPWhere did all the house parties go? Did we grow up? Did we get sick of it? What about dinner parties?Is Joe not getting invited to dinner parties? Do they actually happen? Are people afraid their space or their entertaining won't be good enough? Are we all just hellishly busy with whatever? Sam's Attention Deficit Disorder gets in the way of organising get togethers, that's for sure.But what do we actually

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52:11

Enquire Within

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/09/30

If you win, you're allowed to cry / Looking outside yourself for what you already have / Being pompous1. Sport can be an antidote to the messy and unresolved nature of life.There may not be a higher meaning to sport, but does there have to be.We need playfulness, and doing things together. Everything can be ridiculous when you look at it the right way, and test cricket really pushes the envelope in that way. Maybe if you can sit through a whole test series without getting distracted

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49:02

The Kiwi Clown Mime at the End of the World

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/09/19

Do normal stuff or get enlightened? / Avoid problems you don't have / Away from climate anxiety1. Listener mail - Eben crushes it with a killer question that really revs us up. Do the 10,000 things, or seek enlightenment? Neither. Both. Thank you so much Eben. Don't let us confuse you about enlightenment, you've got this. Keep doing what you're doing. We are here for this practical, get-on-with-it Mid-West vibe.Guided meditation by Australian Buddhist nuns.Tao te Ching - get into it, it's a

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52:30

All You Need Is Love

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/09/13

Fatherhood, parenting / capitalism / identity1. Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Camille_Paglia / Paternity may be a legal fiction. Who is the father of any son that any son should love him or he any son? James JoyceFeeling like you have to do heaps with yr kids. They wanna chill. So do you. Connect with yr kids through frustration. Deal with dumb stuff by getting on the same page and conspiring in fun 2. Capitalism: what even am it? Magic? Water

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52:11

The Kanye of ADHD

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/09/06

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.WorkGood 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

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37:46

No Fear, No Hope

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/08/29

We nail the sound this time, feels good. Sam tells some wild tales from Hare Krishna boarding school, we discuss relationships in our 40s compared to our 20s and also ring a bell a few times.Sam finally tells (part of) the boarding school story, which does involve a bit of corporal punishment and vague military or martial vibes. Some Hari Krishnas were feeling a bit judged and vulnerable in those days, and perhaps that explains it.Reclaiming labels that people mock you with. And snitches

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49:13

Ordinary Mind

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/08/26

0:25 Being an article head (news junkie)15.00 - Wanting to feel alive and awake. Risk taking behaviour. Sketchy people. Guns 18.00 - Ordinary mind. Do the dishes. Thanks to Sean for the episode image 28:51 - Parents, being a scared kid, loss, addiction, therapy, abandonment. It'll be okay in the end though. Send a voice msgSend us ye olde emailAlain de Botton - The News - A Users Manual The News: Worst Show on the Internet. Let's agree. Emotional reactions. Pretending to be above the

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28:17

Truth to Tell

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/08/16

We should probably shut up, but everyone needs to express themselvesdoing stuff because you want people to think you're attractiveegotism, false self-esteem, being childish but still feeling superior to Donald TrumpDonald's brother Fred Jr (he just wanted a regular life), difficult fathers, alcoholism, losing parents, Joe's Dadold blokes out the front of the TAB (gambling joint in Aus/NZ)being a loose unit, attention deficit disorder, amphetamines, addictions, video gamesgetting kicked out

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23:57

Northern Rivers

The Ten Thousand Things ·

2022/08/06

We take a test drive and chat about Buddhism, Taoism, Hare Krishna, dating, poke bowls, Byron Bay, tanned people, music (Paul Kelly, Richard Clapton, Wilco), being on your phone, philosophy, feelings, mental health. Life really.Spotify links to music discussed:Paul Kelly - Northern RiversRichard Clapton - Blue Bay Blues (original)Wilco - Being ThereEpisode cover image: Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplashthetenthousandthings@outlook.com --- Creators & Guests Joe Loh - Host Sam Ellis -

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