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232. Roger Housden

Roger Housden is the author of 20 books, including the New York Times bestseller Ten Poems to Change Your Life. Housden’s work has been featured in O: The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Huffington Post. He lives in Sausalito, CA. For more, visit rogerhousden.com.

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Summary and Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded 5/17/2014

YouTube Video Chapters:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction and Background
  • 00:03:45 – Using Life’s Circumstances for Growth and Reflection
  • 00:07:14 – Visiting Karoli Baba’s Ashram
  • 00:10:39 – The Difference Between Faith and Belief
  • 00:14:05 – Knowing Beyond Intellectual Belief
  • 00:17:37 – The Voice in the Cave
  • 00:21:36 – Functioning from a State beyond Mental Excitation
  • 00:24:39 – The Benefits of Being with a Spiritual Teacher
  • 00:28:13 – Resting in the Field of Awareness
  • 00:31:40 – A Dimension of Awareness in Iran
  • 00:34:40 – A Difficult Choice in a Vien Prison
  • 00:37:48 – Clearing My Name and Debriefing
  • 00:40:25 – The Intelligence in Randomness
  • 00:43:05 – The Oneness of Everything
  • 00:46:01 – Political Implications of Individualism vs Individuation
  • 00:48:59 – The Narrow Gate of Hope and Despair
  • 00:52:06 – Short-Term Thinking and Long-Term Vision
  • 00:54:40 – Brutality and Imperfection in Organized Belief Systems
  • 00:58:07 – Managing Imperfections and Organizational Clarity
  • 01:00:34 – Trusting the Knowing
  • 01:03:10 – Trust the Mystery and the Dark
  • 01:06:31 – Remembering Something Larger
  • 01:09:32 – Acknowledging Imperfection in the Aesthetics of Wabi-Sabi
  • 01:12:23 – The Cathars and Perfection
  • 01:15:48 – Moments of Beauty
  • 01:18:44 – Kindness Towards Oneself
  • 01:22:01 – The Difference between Materialist and Knowing Faith
  • 01:25:43 – The Intelligence that Permeates the World
  • 01:28:22 – The Pitfalls of Religious Beliefs
  • 01:31:07 – Direct Experience and the Present Moment
  • 01:33:05 – Website Features and Discussion Area

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