ImperfectLife

Always Becoming

Society ZH ↓ 2 episodes

We live in an age obsessed with optimization: better careers, better habits, better versions of ourselves. But what if life is not a problem to be solved? Still Becoming brings together Zen masters and Harvard PhDs for open conversations about uncertainty, suffering, joy, creativity, entrepreneurship, AI, and the search for a meaningful life. Part philosophy, part reflection, part exploration, these conversations invite listeners to slow down, question assumptions, and discover wisdom in unexpected places.

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Can AI be Possessed By A Soul? 04.07.2026 57:43

The Monks and the Scholars Conversation #2 Everyone says to embrace AI — but what if being replaced was always the human condition? In this episode, a Zen master sits down with a table of Bio/AI PhDs and asks the opposite question: what can artificial intelligence still not do? The conversation moves from the frontlines of AI research into stranger territory — information versus wisdom, whether a...

The Art of Living a Beautifully Imperfect Life 30.05.2026 1:02:00

The Monks and the Scholars Conversation #1 What does it mean to live well when life doesn't go according to plan? In this inaugural episode, Zen masters and Harvard PhDs discuss anxiety, failure, AI-era uncertainty, and the surprising freedom that comes from letting go of other people's definitions of "mainstream success." This is a conversation about finding peace in an imperfec...