Spirit Punch
Spirit Punch is a spirituality podcast for black people, brown people, indigenous people, asian people, queer people, religious people, agnostic people, disabled people, returned citizen people and all the rest of our human family. Our values are Unitarian Universalist(ish). We are about justice, goodness and no hateful nonsense. To be family, you just gotta show up to the cook out.
Spirit Punch
Life Death and Boats
Season Finale: On this episode we talk about the value of life through a buddhist tale about crime and punishment at sea. What do you do when the ocean deities invade your dreams? Just how many years is an eon? How fast can I type? For answers to these and more, click play,
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References:
"The Skill in Means (Upayakausalya) Sutra.." The Free Library. 1998 American Oriental Society 10 Dec. 2025 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Skill+in+Means+(Upayakausalya)+Sutra.-a020914060
Dr. Martin Luther King on "Thingification": https://youtu.be/2xsbt3a7K-8?si=3EAkfMPQcfcUnlSp
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