020: How To Outwit The Devil - C.S. Lewis

Lessons from 'The Screwtape Letters' C. S. Lewis C. S. Lewis is a philosopher, theologian, and a Medieval and Renaissance English professor at the University of Cambridge. 'The Screwtape Letters' is a novel where a senior demon advises Wormwood, his nephew, on tempting and corrupting a human, delving into themes of morality and spiritual warfare. Lewis provides a satirical exploration of demonic strategies, urging readers to reflect on their beliefs and behaviours. - Order: USA - https://amzn.to/3IH6jEm CA - https://amzn.to/4clWqcM - Social & Website Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ijmakan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ijmakan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com - 00:00 - Excerpt 02:13 - Who is C.S. Lewis, what is Screwtape Letters about, why you should read it 05:15 - Don’t be a scholar who lacks wisdom 06:35 - Knowledge without action is useless 14:42 - Don’t live a life of mediocrity chasing the praises of others 16:44 - How to pray ineffectively and have double standards 21:40 - The hypocrisy of being a prig 28:42 - Transactional relationships treat the other as an object 31:00 - Humans are amphibians, learn to live in the Unbounded Now 37:00 - Krishnamurti and C.S. Lewis converge 39:00 - Gluttony of delicacy and the vice of living in the past 41:16 - Cowardice vs. Courage 44:16 - Challenge

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