

The Wisdom Tradition | a philosophy podcast
Alexander Sachon
This is a podcast about Philosophy and its relation to the story of human life. Hosted by Alex Sachon. Find links to my publications and more at my website: www.alexsachon.com
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Jun 10, 2022 • 54min
41c. Esoteric Buddhism (Part 3) | Maitreya, the Buddha to come
Here we conclude our series on Mahayana Buddhism, focusing finally now on the specific meaning of its Messianic Prophecy of Maitreya, the Buddha-to-come.website: www.alexsachon.comarticle link: thewisdomtradition.substack.comSend us a text

Jun 9, 2022 • 51min
41b. Esoteric Buddhism (Part 2) | Amitabha, the Buddha of Boundless Light
We continue our series on Mahayana Buddhism.website: www.alexsachon.comarticle link: thewisdomtradition.substack.comSend us a text

Jun 8, 2022 • 1h 23min
41a. Esoteric Buddhism (Part 1) | the Trinity of Consciousness, Mind, + Self
I'm very excited to be presenting the newest chapter in my ongoing series, which is actually a book I'm publishing serially titled "Philosophy: Its Origin, Purpose, and Destiny." This present chapter, the sixth overall is titled "Maitreya, the Buddha to Come." It features an in-depth exploration of the philosophy of the religious philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism, focusing particularly on its emanationist doctrine of Buddha manifesting itself, through mind, into a Divine Being or Divine Self (Vajrasattva in their language). As a result of the sheer volume of material we'll be covering on this topic, I decided to break its content into three parts. This is Part 1 of 3; the other 2 are available now.Make sure to check out the actual article for this one, as there are lots of visuals and charts. You can find it on my Substack (which is like a blog). The video version features visuals of the article alongside me on audio (see my YouTube via my site)Thank you, - AlexWebsite: www.alexsachon.comSend us a text

Jun 2, 2022 • 1h 35min
40. Manly P. Hall - "Mahamaya, Mother of the Buddha" | Buddhist fundamentals explained
In this episode we will be furthering our study of Mahayana Buddhism by analyzing one of Manly Hall's many lectures on the topic, one called "Mahamaya, Mother of the Buddha". It goes back over some of the content we covered in the previous episode, while also introducing and exploring new aspects of the philosophy. I will shortly have a new article also on the topic of Mahayana Buddhism that further analyzes its philosophical teachings, with this article's particular focus being on Mahayana Buddhism's doctrine of spiritual cosmology and on its Messianic prophecy of the Buddha-to-Come, Maitreya.Video version (w/ lecture notes) on YouTube: see www.alexsachon.com for a link.Substack which hosts my articles: thewisdomtradition.substack.com My e-store: thewisdomtradition.bigcartel.comThank you and God Bless, - AlexSend us a text

May 26, 2022 • 1h 29min
39. Mahayana Buddhism: a Guiding Light for the New Age
This episode continues our series (which will eventually be a 10 chapter book), moving our story up through time from the Aryans to the Brahmans to the Buddhists to Buddhism's second birth in the form of Mahayana Buddhism. With the Mahayana School, Buddhism comes into full maturity as a philosophical system. By investigating its core framework of teachings, there is much we can learn.Note: for those who sign up to get the emails of these articles, I often update the article after I first send the link out, so if you want the latest version of the article don't read the one in your Inbox but click on the link and read it from the site if you can.Cheers and God Bless, - Alexalexsachon.com (new "publications" section now up)thewisdomtradition.substack.com (subscribe)link to video version on YouTube via my siteSend us a text

May 4, 2022 • 1h 15min
38. The Cycle of the Arya and the Quest for a New Atlantis
In this episode we continue our investigation of the history, purpose, and destiny of philosophy by examining its connection to a great social reform project that first emerged out of the Atlantean priesthood. This sect of Atlantean reformists was termed "the Arya". At a remote point in history, waves of Aryan migrations proceeded out from a secluded homeland in the Himalayas to catalyze a transformation of postdiluvian civilization away from the habits of its Atlantean forebearers and toward the attainment of a new ideal: a "New Atlantis".The essay this episode is based on can be read at my Substack: http://thewisdomtradition.substack.comMy site: www.alexsachon.comInstagram: @thewisdomtraditionVideo version available on YouTube. See my site for a link.Send us a text

Apr 24, 2022 • 51min
37. Atlantis and the Origin of the Mystery Schools | tracing the backstory of esoteric philosophy
In this episode we continue in our ongoing series of investigations of the ancient institution of the Mystery Schools and its relationship to philosophy. In the previous article/episode of this series, we tracked philosophy's birth out of the Mystery Schools during the Axial Age. In this article, we backtrack from this critical period and look back at the origin of the Mystery Schools themselves, tracking their existence back to the lost antediluvian empire of Atlantis. In the articles that follow, we're going to return to the Axial Age to take a deeper look at a few lingering threads, and then in future episodes we're going to progress in time toward Francis Bacon and the birth of science.Thanks for tuning in! - Alexwebsite: www.alexachon.comSubstack: thewisdomtradition.substack.comestore: thewisdomtradition.bigcartel.comIG: @thewisdomtraditionYouTube: see alexsachon.com for a linkSend us a text

Apr 21, 2022 • 1h 19min
36. The Birth of Philosophy | on Plato and Pythagoras's links to the Mystery Schools
Hey all, in this episode we look into my newest Substack article "The Birth of Philosophy". This is part of an ongoing series that investigates the history of the Mystery Schools and the role that philosophy, a creation of these Schools, is destined to play in the great reformation of human society that is to come. In time, I plan on bundling together the articles in this series into a publication. Material covered in this series in also covered in publication "Atlantis and the Origins of Civilization" which is available at my estore. Website: www.alexsachon.comSubstack: thewisdomtradition.substack.comEstore: thewisdomtradition.bigcartel.comYouTube version is available on my channel titled "The Wisdom Tradition Podcast". See my website for a link.Send us a text

Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 5min
35. Manly P. Hall - "Initiation of the Pyramid" | lecture analysis
This episode builds off the previous episode, which investigated the Mystery School system of antiquity. Here we look at a lecture of Manly Hall that delves into the Mysteries further, looking at their priesthood, their philosophy, and the role that initiation played in their worldview. We also consider how philosophy first emerged out of the Mystery School traditions and how Alexandria became the birth place of several highly influential systems of philosophy during a critical period in human history. Read my original article that inspired this episode: thewisdomtradition.substack.com- www.alexsachon.comIG: @thewisdomtraditionYouTube version (available through the YouTube link on my website)Send us a text

Mar 26, 2022 • 1h 21min
34. The Mystery Schools and the Invisible Government | the hidden society behind human evolution
Hey everyone, I just published my newest article on Substack! It's titled "The Mystery Schools and the Invisible Government: An examination of the arcane institution responsible for accelerating human evolution". In this episode, we will be delving into the contents of this important article, which outlines and overviews one of the fundamental topics of Esoteric Philosophy: the Mystery Schools, which existed at the heart of the great temples of the pre-Christian "pagan" age of human history. Here, I investigate the Mysteries and consider the ways it evolved and transformed after the transition of astrological ages between Aries and Pisces, which took place at the birth of Christian Church circa 300 AD. This transition signaled the final collapse of the old world order and the formal birth a new one. In this episode, I argue that the Mystery system was at the center of the events that took place before, during, and after this transition period.YouTube version: https://youtu.be/hBrv7RNjy3gwebsite: www.alexsachon.comInstagram: @thewisdomtraditionSubstack: thewisdomtradition.substack.comPodcast: "The Wisdom Tradition" (all platforms)E-Store: thewisdomtradition.bigcartel.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCncbvsTEGHBA7TS-Wmq_o1AThanks for listening, - AlexSend us a text


