393. Charles Eisenstein - a podcast by Rick Archer

Charles Eisenstein is a speaker and writer focusing on themes of human culture and identity. He is the author of several books, most recently Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible. His background includes a degree in mathematics and philosophy from Yale, a decade in Taiwan as a translator, and stints as a college instructor, a yoga teacher, and a construction worker. He currently writes and speaks full-time. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and four children.

Websites:charleseisenstein.org
sacred-economics.com"More Beautiful World"Facebook page

Other Books:The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self  (Related website and free book online.)
The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural SelfTransformational Weight Loss

Transcript of this interviewInterview recorded 3/25/2017

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.Chapters:


00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump00:04:49 - Living an Ordinary Life
00:09:04 - The Baggage of the Old Story00:13:09 - The Crisis and Opportunity
00:17:47 - The Habit of Needing to Know Everything00:22:20 - The Endless Cycle of Creating Problems
00:26:37 - The Emperor's New Clothes and the Games People Play
00:30:33 - The Displacement of Desire00:34:57 - Finding Fulfillment Within Oneself
00:39:17 - The Search for Meaning and Effort00:43:08 - The Gift of Willpower
00:47:24 - The Ripple Effects of Our Actions00:51:54 - The Intelligence of Nature
00:56:10 - The Unity of Beings within Nature01:00:22 - The Mythology of Separation and Domination
01:04:42 - The Power of Gifting Society01:08:55 - The Increasing Competitiveness of the World
01:13:36 - The Relationship between Health and Responsibility01:17:51 - The Story of Separation and Changing the Mythology
01:21:47 - Transmission through Myth and Archetype01:26:45 - The Ordeal of Identity Shattering
01:31:14 - The Shattering of Collective Reality01:35:54 - Raising Bottom Through Acts of Love
01:41:03 - Disrupting the Story01:45:18 - The Value of Unpredictable Moments
01:49:41 - Relying on Nature's Intelligence
01:54:04 - Following the More Beautiful World01:58:38 - Investing in Generosity in Times of Crisis
02:03:13 - The Importance of Preparing to Exercise Compassion02:07:18 - Shifting the Cause
02:11:31 - Music IntroductionSave

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