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:
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 Self
- Transformational Weight Loss
Interview recorded 3/25/2017
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
- 00:04:49 – Living an Ordinary Life
- 00:09:04 – The Baggage of the Old Story
- 00:13:09 – The Crisis and Opportunity
- 00:17:47 – The Habit of Needing to Know Everything
- 00:22:20 – 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 Desire
- 00:34:57 – Finding Fulfillment Within Oneself
- 00:39:17 – The Search for Meaning and Effort
- 00:43:08 – The Gift of Willpower
- 00:47:24 – The Ripple Effects of Our Actions
- 00:51:54 – The Intelligence of Nature
- 00:56:10 – The Unity of Beings within Nature
- 01:00:22 – The Mythology of Separation and Domination
- 01:04:42 – The Power of Gifting Society
- 01:08:55 – The Increasing Competitiveness of the World
- 01:13:36 – The Relationship between Health and Responsibility
- 01:17:51 – The Story of Separation and Changing the Mythology
- 01:21:47 – Transmission through Myth and Archetype
- 01:26:45 – The Ordeal of Identity Shattering
- 01:31:14 – The Shattering of Collective Reality
- 01:35:54 – Raising Bottom Through Acts of Love
- 01:41:03 – Disrupting the Story
- 01:45:18 – The Value of Unpredictable Moments
- 01:49:41 – Relying on Nature’s Intelligence
- 01:54:04 – Following the More Beautiful World
- 01:58:38 – Investing in Generosity in Times of Crisis
- 02:03:13 – The Importance of Preparing to Exercise Compassion
- 02:07:18 – Shifting the Cause
- 02:11:31 – Music Introduction
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