In the fifth episode of A Walk On The Wise Side, we’re doing things a little bit differently. We've invited four experts from some great life wisdom traditions to give us some tastes of truth...Dr Stephen McKenzie is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. In this episode, Stephen and clinical psychologist Nicholas Van Dam will ask the experts the big questions:* What does the world really need now? * How can the traditions or systems like Christianity, Buddhism, Western Philosophy and so on really help people live well?

There’s no right or wrong way to practice mindfulness - but it can’t hurt to have a guide!There is no guided mindfulness practice in this episode - if you are looking for one, we recommend going back to episodes 1, 2, 3, or 4 and using the timecode to skip ahead.Links:1. Mindfulness Techniques For Improving Wellbeing by Stephen McKenzie 2. Dr Craig Hassed publications 3. Carl Jung theory 4. Openground Mindfulness Training 5. A Bug Trapped In A Bowl, poem by Han Shan 6. Dharma Salon 7. School of Philosophy Melbourne 8. The Gawler Cancer Foundation 9. Microcert in Mindfulness (Starting Nov 9)

A Walk on the Wise Side is a University of Melbourne podcast, and it’s made on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to elders past & present.Dr Stephen McKenzie is our host.Production by Silvi Vann-Wall.With audio engineering and editing by Arch Cuthbertson.Our guests include Dr Nicholas Van Dam, Craig Hassed, Timothea Goddard, Marita Brewester and Patrick Kearney.Music from Lee Rosevere and Miranda McKenzie.https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/You can find more great audio series wherever you get your podcasts, or by going to: https://www.unimelb.edu.au/community/nourish-your-mind/podcasts