What if the point isn’t to find answers—but to sit with the mystery? Standing Nowhere invites you into a space of breath, laughter, and deep listening. Through soulful conversations and honest reflections, we explore awakening, healing, and what it means to be human. It’s about letting go, waking up, and remembering who we are beneath the noise. Join us as we sit with the sacred, the silly, and everything in between—from deep chats to spontaneous insight. Come as you are.
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By. Daniel Kim/Jacob Jones/Ethan Buehler/ Nick Vega
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Episode 11: Anger Belongs — Finding Wisdom in the Fire
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48:58Anger is a blazing fire: blinding, burning, all-consuming. But within its flames lies the chance to wake up and see ourselves more clearly. Picture a moment of calm—fresh off a morning meditation—shattered when another driver cuts you off with your kids in the backseat. One heartbeat you're serene; the next, you're slamming the brakes and seeing re…
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Episode 10: The Middle Way — Balance, Effort, and the Path Between
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1:00:58“Lay your deadly doing down, down at Jesus’ feet.” What happens when effort becomes a trap? When we mistake striving for strength, control for care? This episode explores the fine line between showing up fully and losing yourself in the pursuit. From the exhaustion of gig work to the pressure of parenting, from trying to meditate “perfectly” to jus…
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Episode 9: Trust the Silence — Listening Beneath the Noise
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36:19“Live in the nowhere that you come from, even though you have an address here.” Rumi’s words echo through this gentle exploration of stillness amidst chaos. In a noisy sushi bar on a Friday night, Jacob quietly drafts an episode about silence — an irony that becomes an invitation into deeper presence. He shares how daily spiritual practice has beco…
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Episode 8: Reverence to Be — Failure, Forgiveness, and Compassion’s Quiet Work
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50:10“The greatest teacher, failure is.” — Yoda 🕊️ (Just as a wise Master once said, failure can be our teacher.) In this soulful episode, Jacob turns the grind of everyday life into a spiritual lesson. Standing Nowhere Episode 8 finds our host delivering groceries in 115°F heat—underpaid and sweating—yet whispering “thank you” for the moment. It’s a tr…
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Episode 7: Falling into Flight — Ego Death, the Illusions of Consumerism, and Cosmic Love
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1:28:33Welcome to a journey beyond the music – Episode 7 of Standing Nowhere invites you into a deep spiritual reflection inspired by Avenged Sevenfold’s album Life Is But a Dream…. Host Jacob doesn’t just review the album; he dives into the human condition it illuminates. Track by track, he explores how life’s frantic “machine gun” pace can spur a search…
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Episode 6: Gone Like Smoke — Impermanence, Loss, and the Peace That Follows
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42:32“Everything that has the nature to arise… has the nature to pass away.” — The Buddha In this deeply honest episode, Jacob shares the emotional aftermath of car trouble, financial pressure, and fatherhood as his son steps into adulthood. With humor, heartbreak, and wisdom drawn from Buddhism, the Bible, and beyond, he explores the theme of impermane…
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Episode 5: When the Mud Settles — Peace in the Pressure and the Spaces Between
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42:16What if your life didn’t need to be fixed—but simply witnessed? In this episode, Jacob shares a vulnerable story about his car failing at the worst moment, old fears flaring up, and the strange stillness that followed. Through parenting, pressure, and frozen pizza, he explores how peace isn't something we create—it's something we notice when we sto…
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Episode 4: Standing on Nothing — Mysticism and the Illusion of Measurement
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56:57This episode was recorded in one take — unscripted, imperfect, and real — just like the mystical life it explores. Jacob dives into mysticism: what it is, why it arises, and how it appears across spiritual traditions. From the illusion of measurement to the poetic wisdom of mystics like Rumi, Kabir, and Meister Eckhart, this episode takes you on a …
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Episode 3: See for Yourself — You Are Not Your Thoughts
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59:32In this meditative and heartfelt episode, Jacob invites you into a simple but powerful experiment: to stop, breathe, and watch. What begins as a guided self-awareness practice unfolds into a deep exploration of identity, suffering, and spiritual clarity. You’ll discover why you are not your thoughts—or even your body—and how disidentifying from the…
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Episode 2: Faith Beyond Belief — From Doctrines to Direct Experience, and the Mystery that Remains
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1:12:45In this vulnerable and poetic episode, host Jacob confronts the pressure and overthinking that followed the launch of Episode 1. He reflects on the fine line between belief and faith—revealing why they are not the same—and champions an “eyes-wide-open” kind of faith built on trust instead of certainty. Jacob also speaks candidly about hitting a wal…
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Episode 1: I Don't Know What I'm Doing
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1:12:24Content note: This episode includes reflections on personal struggle and emotional hardship. Please listen with care if you’re in a sensitive place. On his 42nd birthday, Jacob hits record for the first time — not as a guru, but as a fellow human navigating burnout, financial hardship, and spiritual awakening. In this vulnerable debut of Standing N…
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