We were very fortunate to have Acharya Das on the podcast again. 

We talk about some of the fundamental problems that society is facing such as addiction, anxiety, depression, dissatisfaction, suicide, and mental illness as well as the underlying factors that are causing them.  

Acharya Das is a teacher of the Vedic and Yoga philosophy, meditation, and Kirtan. He has been teaching meditation all over the world for over 45 years including in prison systems.    

Some of the topics that we touch on are:   

-The impacts of purposelessness, nihilism, arrogance, and self-centeredness  

-The effects of the philosophy of individualism  

-The effects of John Keynes, Edward Bernays, and the impact of consumer economics  

-The importance of duty  -The impact of social media  

-Factors contributing towards ill mental health  

-Addiction  

-Anxiety 

-Depression  

-Suicide  

-And the equation for happiness