Episode 223 :: Ali Ashtari :: Unplugged — Spiritual But Not Religious: an Iranian Immigrant Story
Ali Ashtari
Ali Ashtari joins us in this unplugged episode, Spiritual But Not Religious: an Iranian Immigrant Story.
Think about this for moment: you grow up with a religious tradition, and it lets you down. Not in the way many of us in the West have been harmed by the privilege of supernatural thinking, but imagine you are physically beaten by those who may sincerely believe it’s in your best spiritual interests. What might it be like to live in a culture where that not only happens, but is commonplace?
Ali Ashtari has a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering. He is the Research Lead at Invenia Technical Computing, a software company in Winnipeg. He has practiced mindfulness meditation since 2011.
So, sit back, relax, and have a nice Doogh, extra mint.
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Music for This Episode Courtesy of Rodrigo Rodriguez
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