<![CDATA[Thus Have I Heard]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thus-have-i-heard Thus Have I Heard is a conversational podcast hosted by Alex and Shan, exploring spirituality, zen, and the human experience. We also just like yapping.

Coming from the perspectives of an American scientist and a Chinese writer, the show follows two certified cool humans who want to share what they've learned as well as discover that maybe the real treasure was the friends they made along the way.

Episodes move between casual dialogue and deeper reflection, offering both accessible introductions and more advanced discussions, with easy to follow stories and personal experiences that will cause you to laugh, cry, laugh then cry, cry then laugh, laugh while crying, niether laugh nor cry, and other states of being.

]]> RSS.com 2026.817.133114 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:43:11 GMT en 66669df0-522d-5f19-ac3b-acd41141f450 https://media.rss.com/thus-have-i-heard/podcast_cover_20260626_030632_967831fd2c08271789be5cfb9e99feff.png Thus Have I Heard https://rss.com/podcasts/thus-have-i-heard no Alexander Vita Thus Have I Heard Thus Have I Heard false serial podcast false <![CDATA[Let's Talk About Karma]]> Everyone knows about karma: karma’s a b*tch, karma’s a beast. But what is karma, really?

In this episode, Alex and Shan explore their understanding of karma through a modern spiritual lens, drawing on teachings from masters of the past as well as their own personal insights.

They also talk about running out of gas, loving aliens, and being hungry way too many times.

Sources referenced throughout the episode:

⁠Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny⁠ by Sadhguru

⁠Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra⁠

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thus-have-i-heard/2944169 a3192663-813b-4cc2-99f2-59453b6560a7 4800 full Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:10:47 GMT false false <![CDATA[So What's The Deal With Thoughts?]]> In this episode of Thus Have I Heard Alex and Shan talk about the movie Hoppers. Oh and also about the ultimate secrets of the universe?

Let's explore the concept of what the mind is made of, using both modern psychology and ancient philosophy alike.

Join us as Alex once again thinks too much about food, and Shan shares she would rather be a cat than a person, and both of them stumble over their words trying to talk about what is widely considered "impossible to describe".

References in the Episode:

Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright

Diamond Sutra Explained by Nan Huai-Chin

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thus-have-i-heard/2980690 fa5017de-10fc-4f35-9c94-7fb333536684 3962 full Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:02:52 GMT false false <![CDATA[Do You Know Your Body?]]> Alex shares some of his experiences he had while alone in the wilderness, Shan shares her enthusiasm about massage, and both of them try to avoid the explanation of what "Jing" is while giggling about how silly Taoist alchemy sounds to the outsider.

This episode focuses on our personal experiences in our bodies and apply different schools of thought to our own experiences. We cover various schools of thought of how the body is composed and constructed through the lens of Buddhism, Taoist alchemy, hindu chakras, and more.

This episode features our special guest, Mimosa the cat.

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