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Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space

Polly Young-Eisendrath

Welcome to Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space! When you peek into the cosmic unity of existence and feel the love and inspiration of awakening, what happens next? Whether it’s through meditation, spiritual practice, Near-Death Experience (NDE), ingesting a mind-altering substance, or being born again, you don’t get a map for improving your messy life. In this podcast, Polly Young-Eisendrath and Michael Berger draw on expertise in science, psychology, adult development,

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01:17:41

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 24 - How and Why...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/11/05

We need dialogue with others who think and feel differently from ourselves because we so easily deceive ourselves. Every project we develop, from science and technology, to art and culture, is a long conversation with others. In these activities, our self-protection and self-promotion, as well as our desire to defeat others, clouds our self-awareness, but we can correct that problem through dialogue. When we avoid conflict and difficult conversations, we cheat ourselves of

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01:17:41

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 24 - How and Why...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/11/05

We need dialogue with others who think and feel differently from ourselves because we so easily deceive ourselves. Every project we develop, from science and technology, to art and culture, is a long conversation with others. In these activities, our self-protection and self-promotion, as well as our desire to defeat others, clouds our self-awareness, but we can correct that problem through dialogue. When we avoid conflict and difficult conversations, we cheat ourselves of

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01:22:16

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 23 - Welcoming Your...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/09/25

In this lively and exploratory conversation, Mike and Polly talk with Buddhist teacher and author Gaylon Ferguson, Ph.D. Dr. Ferguson has led group meditation retreats since 1976 in many settings, but especially in retreat centers. He is the author of Natural Wakefulness (on the four foundations of mindfulness) and Natural Bravery (on the path of fear and fearlessness). Do you imagine that something is missing in your life? Have you been searching for spiritual awakening or

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01:21:12

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 23 - Welcoming Your...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/09/25

In this lively and exploratory conversation, Mike and Polly talk with Buddhist teacher and author Gaylon Ferguson, Ph.D. Dr. Ferguson has led group meditation retreats since 1976 in many settings, but especially in retreat centers. He is the author of Natural Wakefulness (on the four foundations of mindfulness) and Natural Bravery (on the path of fear and fearlessness). Do you imagine that something is missing in your life? Have you been searching for spiritual awakening or

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01:25:58

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 22 - Awakening in the...

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2024/08/21

How are awakening and adult development affected by widely different languages and cultures? Mike and Polly have a fascinating conversation with BruceKnauftPh.D, Professor of Anthropology at Emory University. He is a long-term friend of, and expert on, theGebusipeople of Papua, New Guinea, as well as a long-term practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism who has studied its roots in Mongolia and the Himalayas. Bruce was the first person to write down the language ofGebusiin the 1980s. Later,hebegan to

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01:25:58

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 22 - Awakening in the...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/08/21

How are awakening and adult development affected by widely different languages and cultures? Mike and Polly have a fascinating conversation with Bruce Knauft Ph.D, Professor of Anthropology at Emory University. He is a long-term friend of, and expert on, the Gebusi people of Papua, New Guinea, as well as a long-term practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism who has studied its roots in Mongolia and the Himalayas. Bruce was the first person to write down the language of Gebusi in the

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01:12:27

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 21 - Why Early...

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2024/07/03

Bill Waldron PhD is professor of Religious Studies at Middlebury College where he teaches Indian religions, especially Buddhism. His recent book “Mind Only: Why Yogachara Buddhism Matters” is an important contribution to clarifying non-dual awareness and a non-dual way of life: no “object” called “world” and no “subject” called “self.” Neither object, nor subject?? So, what is reality? Mike and Polly have a lively and clarifying conversation with Bill about what these Buddhist

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01:12:27

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 21 - Why Early...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/07/03

Bill Waldron PhD is professor of Religious Studies at Middlebury College where he teaches Indian religions, especially Buddhism. His recent book “Mind Only: Why Yogachara Buddhism Matters” is an important contribution to clarifying non-dual awareness and a non-dual way of life: no “object” called “world” and no “subject” called “self.” Neither object, nor subject?? So, what is reality? Mike and Polly have a lively and clarifying

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00:45:34

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 20 - Why Early...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/06/06

Bill Waldron PhD is professor of Religious Studies at Middlebury College where he teaches Indian religions, especially Buddhism. His recent book “Mind Only: Why Yogachara Buddhism Matters” is an important contribution to clarifying non-dual awareness and a non-dual way of life: no “object” called “world” and no “subject” called “self.” Neither object, nor subject?? So, what is reality? Mike and Polly have a lively and clarifying conversation with Bill about what these Buddhist

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00:45:34

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 20 - Why Early...

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2024/06/06

ill Waldron PhD is professor of Religious Studies at Middlebury College where he teaches Indian religions, especially Buddhism. His recent book “Mind Only: Why Yogachara Buddhism Matters” is an important contribution to clarifying non-dual awareness and a non-dual way of life: no “object” called “world” and no “subject” called “self.” Neither object, nor subject?? So, what is reality? Mike and Polly have a lively and clarifying conversation

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00:53:36

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 19 - Politics of...

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2024/04/11

In this episode, Dr. Akomalafe warns against colonizing our minds in the ways of colonialism: assuming we know exactly what to do to bring our situation under control or that we know exactly who we are. In this wide-ranging extraordinary conversation with Bayo, Polly and Mike discover new ways of thinking about body, life/death, and belonging while also finding a missing piece of the identity puzzle that truly breaks open all harmful models of “I am this.”

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00:53:36

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 19 - Politics of...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/04/11

In this episode, Dr. Akomalafewarns against colonizing our mindsin the ways of colonialism:assuming we know exactly what to do to bring our situation under control or that we know exactly who we are.In this wide-ranging extraordinary conversation with Bayo, Polly and Mike discover new ways of thinking about body, life/death, and belonging while also finding a missing piece of theidentity puzzlethat truly breaks open all harmful models of “I am this.”

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01:21:50

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 18 - Whole Brain...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/03/28

In this podcast, Polly and Mike have a fascinating and frank conversation with Dr. Bolte Taylor about awakening and brain functions, as well as about the role played by psychedelics in today’s world. Jill raises concerns about the potential for brain injury and schizophrenia, especially in young adult users. She and Mike speak openly about the challenges and benefits of the widespread encouragement of using psychedelics for mental health in our current era in which many US

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01:21:50

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 18 - Whole Brain...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/03/28

In this podcast, Polly and Mike have a fascinating and frank conversation with Dr. Bolte Taylor about awakening and brain functions, as well as about the role played by psychedelics in today’s world. Jill raises concerns about the potential for brain injury and schizophrenia, especially in young adult users. She and Mike speak openly about the challenges and benefits of the widespreadencouragement ofusingpsychedelics for mental health inour currentera in whichmanyUS states are debating the

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01:28:01

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 17 - What is the...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/03/15

At the later stages of Ego Development, people naturally encounter self-evaluated standards in place of group norms and begin to feel intensive responsibility for their own achievements, self-respect and creativefulfillment. They no longer look to others for support or approval, even though they still long for it. Full-blown post-conformity gradually unfolds into coping with inner conflicts and ambivalence, respect for individuality in self and others, deep acceptanceof the unattainable, and

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01:28:01

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 17 - What is the...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/03/15

At the later stages of Ego Development, people naturally encounter self-evaluated standards in place of group norms and begin to feel intensive responsibility for their own achievements, self-respect and creative fulfillment. They no longer look to others for support or approval, even though they still long for it. Full-blown post-conformity gradually unfolds into coping with inner conflicts and ambivalence, respect for individuality in self and others, deep acceptanceof the

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01:27:41

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 16 - The Cost of...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/02/28

You may believe that conformity meanscompliance or popularity.In this podcast, Polly and Miketalk about conformity(in terms ofLoevinger’sStageDevelopment)as theneed to feelidentified with a groupin which youcomply with “therules” in orderbe accepted andapproved of.Conformity naturallybegins in the 6 – 12 year oldhuman,butit might stick around for a lifetime becausea person unknowingly subscribestocertainroles and personas,even if they seem“non-conformist” —

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01:27:41

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 16 - The Cost of...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/02/28

You may believe that conformity means compliance or popularity. In this podcast, Polly and Mike talk about conformity (in terms of Loevinger’s Stage Development) as the need to feel identified with a group in which you comply with “the rules” in order be accepted and approved of. Conformity naturally begins in the 6 – 12 year old human, but it might stick around for a lifetime because a person unknowingly subscribes to certain roles and personas, even if they

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00:59:46

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 15 - Ken Wilber...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/01/25

In Part 2, Mike and Polly engage with Ken Wilber, a prominent American theorist and writer in transpersonal psychology, in a deep dive into the intersections of psychedelics, spiritual awakening, Zen, and spiritual development with contemporary issues like war and 'woke' ideologies. They explore how these diverse areas tie into adult stage development, focusing particularly on the Mythic and Conformist stages. Wilber illuminates how individuals can inadvertently become ensnared

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00:59:46

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 15 - Ken Wilber...

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space ·

2024/01/25

In Part 2, Mike and Polly engage with Ken Wilber, a prominent American theorist and writer in transpersonal psychology, in a deep dive into the intersections of psychedelics, spiritual awakening, Zen, and spiritual development with contemporary issues like war and 'woke' ideologies. They explore how these diverse areas tie into adult stage development, focusing particularly on the Mythic and Conformist stages. Wilber illuminates how individuals can inadvertently become ensnared in egocentrism or

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