Perennial Wisdom
Perennial Wisdom is a podcast for seekers and curious minds. Join the search with J.W. Bertolotti to discover universal truths and enduring ideas from philosophical and spiritual traditions. Learn more at perennial.substack.com.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 246
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Self-Directed Life - Making Sense of Free Will with Ken Sheldon
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In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, my guest is Ken Sheldon, author of Freely Determined. Ken is a psycholog…
How to Live - The Life and Philosophy of Socrates | Perennial Lives
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In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we search for lessons from the life and philosophy of Socrates. Expect t…
The Philosophy of Gratitude - An Ancient Guide to a Grateful Life
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In this episode of the Perennial Wisdom podcast, we search for insights into the nature of suffering, gratitu…
The Paradox of Emotions - Why Bad Feelings Make Life Good
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In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we explore the paradoxical lessons on the nature of emotions. Expect to …
"How to Live to Oneself" | Bonus Contemplation with Montaigne
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In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I share a short guided contemplation inspired by the Essays of Michel de…
How to Live (and Die) Like an Epicurean - The Philosophy of Pleasure
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In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we explore the ancient philosophy of pleasure (Epicureanism) to find thr…
"Think of Yourself as Dead" | Bonus Contemplation with Marcus Aurelius
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In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I share a short guided contemplation inspired by Marcus Aurelius's Medit…
"One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy" | Bonus Contemplation with Albert Camus
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In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I share a short guided contemplation inspired by Albert Camus's The Myth…
How to Find Meaning in the Mundane
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In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, I explore the challenges of creating meaning in the mundane aspects of l…
A Look Back at 2024 | Anxiety, Big Questions, and Losing Ourselves
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Welcome back to the podcast, and happy new year to you all! Today, we’re pausing to revisit a few episodes fr…
Thoreau on 'Living Deliberately'
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In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, I discuss selected passages from the American essayist and philosophe…
The Contemplative Life with Patrick Boland
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In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Patrick Boland, author of The Contemplative Leader. Patri…
How to Be 'Seriously Happy' with Ben Aldridge
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In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Ben Aldridge, author of the new book Seriously Happy. Be…
Carl Jung, the Shadow, and Becoming Whole | Leslie Stein
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In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Leslie Stein, the author of Becoming Whole: Jung’s Equat…
The Perils of Blame | Stoic Meditation
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The Dying Every Day series delivers guided meditations on the art of living. Each meditation provides a quot…
Happiness & the Meaning of Life
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When you look up the word happiness, it's usually defined as “the state of being happy” or “a state of well-…
The Art of Living with Dr. Daniel McInerny
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In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Dr. Daniel McInerny, author of the new book Beauty and I…
The Better Angels of Our Nature
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In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, we explore what it means to answer the call to the “better angels of…
The Art of Not Knowing | Wisdom is the Way
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What can we know for sure? A curious paradox of wisdom is the need to let go of the traditional idea of know…
The Art of Connection | Wisdom is the Way
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If philosophical and spiritual traditions point to interconnectedness as an eternal truth, why do we ever fe…