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#169 – What Can Buddhism Teach Us? Personal Enlightenment & The Perception Of Life With Radhika Rao
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Radhika Rao is this week’s guest, she speaks with Mike about Buddhism, her life’s journey, theatre acting and more!
Mike & Radhika’s conversation begins with Radhika explaining what Buddhism is to her and how it has become such an integral part of her life. Radhika then talks about how theatrical and improvisational performance has helped her in both her Buddhist journey and in life, she then explains her personal definition of enlightenment, how she perceives the world and spiritual/philosophical topics are discussed!
Radhika’s Site: http://radhikarao.org – Her Instagram is @ radhikarao77 – LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/radhika-rao-2764598 - IMDb: https://imdb.com/name/nm9895468 - The Organisation Soka Gakkai International: https://sokaglobal.org
Radhika mentioned the movie Monsoon Wedding, recommends the Buddhability podcast and notes that the Dalai Lama resides in McLeod Ganj, in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
Thanks to Tonya Todd for connecting Mike & Radhika! http://mstonyatodd.com
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In the last episode of GCC (168), Mike spoke with Mandy Wong; illustrator, art director, showrunner and many other things! She talks about how & why she started the show Millie And Lou with her husband Rory, what inspires her and where her passion for illustration came from, she talks about moving from Hong Kong to England and “found family”, how she uses her art to communicate with others (especially when she first moved to England), her process of creating paintings and many other topics are discussed!
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Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com
Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-103 are out now, in ep 103 Mike delved into 5 more Star Wars horror stories in Return To Vader’s Castle, in ep 102 Mike embarked on the first volume of the Crimson Reign crossover event, while in ep 101 Mike tackled the final volume of Poe Dameron comics! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion
Mike’s guest spots: Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to talk about Maximum & Absolute Carnage: https://pod.fo/e/13304a Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4 Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0 – they also discuss accents in the Star Wars universe; the original trilogy here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg & the prequel trilogy here: https://youtu.be/3L4qWeYOzhw
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