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The Blind Men, the Elephant, and the Compass
Episode Summary: Welcome to the debut episode of Blind Men & the Elephant FM. Host George takes us into the "intellectual earthquake" of Indian philosophy—a vast continent of thought spanning thousands of years, from the gritty materialism of the Chārvākas to the non-dualistic heights of Advaita Vedānta.
Why does trying to understand these systems feel like a dozen different WhatsApp groups arguing at once? Using the famous parable of the blind men and the elephant, George explains how brilliant sages have grasped "pieces" of reality—consciousness, suffering, and ethics—while often missing the whole. But this isn't just another "all paths are valid" discussion. We are introducing a compass into the jungle: the Bible. In this series, we will hold these ancient systems up to the light of Christian revelation to see what survives, asking the hard questions about God, sin, and the only path to real freedom.
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