Sofo Archon

Sofo Archon is a writer and speaker exploring the myths and social systems that keep us trapped in suffering—and how to break free.

What’s Wrong With Eating Dogs?

BY SOFO ARCHON This is the transcript of a spontaneous talk. When Westerners hear stories about people from, let’s say, some Asian countries eating dogs, they freak out. They are disgusted. They’re like, “How can those people be so cruel, so inhumane? How can they be eating dogs?” Yet the same people who utter those […]

What If We’re All Just God?

BY SOFO ARCHON This is the transcript of a spontaneous talk. What if we are all just God? People tend to think of God as a being that is external to this world, and fundamentally separate from it. But mystics down the ages have assigned a very different meaning to the word God. They have […]

The World Doesn’t Need More Successful People

BY SOFO ARCHON This is the transcript of a spontaneous talk. The world does not need more “successful” people. Just think of what success means in our culture. It means amassing money and material possessions in order to prove your worth to society. In other words, it means being great at competing and winning over […]

The Truth About Billionaire Philanthropy

BY SOFO ARCHON This is the transcript of a spontaneous talk. Billionaires have found a brilliant way to fool people, and that is philanthropy. Many people think that billionaires donate so much of their money in order to benefit the world, when in reality, billionaires donate their money in order to benefit themselves, and they […]

The Problem with Cancel Culture

BY SOFO ARCHON This is the transcript of a spontaneous talk. In theory, cancel culture sounds like a very, very good idea. It sounds like a very positive movement that is about holding individuals accountable for their actions. It’s supposedly about shedding light on the bad behavior of some people in order to protect others […]