This little animated dialogue, created by contemporary spiritual teacher Jeff Foster, lampoons a particular brand of spiritual authoritarianism that, at times, adherents of Neo-Advaita are guilty of. The first bear–the one on …

Note (9-18-24): An expanded version of this post is included in Greg Dember’s book, Say Hello to Metamodernism!. Death Cab for Cutie emerged from punk-rock roots and, led by …