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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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01:14:22

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 34 - Why Protecting...

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

2025/09/19

In this timely and eye-opening episode, American journalist Diana Johnstone joins us to unpack recent restrictions on free speech in Germany and France. She connects these developments to broader global dynamics, including Israel, Ukraine, NATO, and the shifting role of the U.S. in Europe and the Middle East. Diana also reflects on the transformation of the European political left over the past 25 years, offering context that is rarely heard in

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01:13:47

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 33 - Are You...

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

2025/07/09

If you want to learn more about how to speak freely and authentically without coddling or cancelling others, go to www.realdialogue.org and sign up for one of our online courses. Some of the courses carry APA-approved continuing education credits for mental health professionals and others are available just for self-study. Expand your skills and self-awareness in support of dialogue and mindfulness. We are thrilled to be speaking with Greg Lukianoff in

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01:13:47

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 33 - Are You...

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

2025/07/09

If you want to learn more about how to speak freely and authentically without coddling or cancelling others, go to www.realdialogue.org and sign up for one of our online courses. Some of the courses carry APA-approved continuing education credits for mental health professionals and others are available just for self-study. Expand your skills and self-awareness in support of dialogue and mindfulness. We are thrilled to be speaking with Greg Lukianoff in

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01:15:30

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 32 - Original Love: A...

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

2025/06/18

Why We Should Be at Ease With Ourselves and What Gets in the Way of It? Henry Shuman is a poet, author, and meditation teacher who has guided thousands of students from around the world in mindfulness and awakening practices. Henry is a Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage and the emeritus spiritual director at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Sante Fe, New Mexico. He is the author of two books about meditation and his own experiences: One Blade of Grass:

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01:15:30

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 32 - Original Love: A...

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

2025/06/18

Why We Should Be at Ease With Ourselves and What Gets in the Way of It? Henry Shuman is a poet, author, and meditation teacher who has guided thousands of students from around the world in mindfulness and awakening practices. Henry is a Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage and the emeritus spiritual director at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Sante Fe, New Mexico. He is the author of two books about meditation and his own experiences: One Blade of Grass:

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01:16:47

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 32 - Original Love: A...

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

2025/06/11

Why We Should Be at Ease With Ourselves and What Gets in the Way of It? Henry Shuman is a poet, author, and meditation teacher who has guided thousands of students from around the world in mindfulness and awakening practices. Henry is a Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage and the emeritus spiritual director at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Sante Fe, New Mexico. He is the author of two books about meditation and his own experiences: One Blade of Grass:

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00:49:25

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 31 - Human...

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

2025/05/21

You may be confused about the word “consciousness” because it is used broadly to mean anything that has awareness of any kind — from a fungus to a dolphin to a human being. Unfortunately, this has been the way that we speak with each other about consciousness since Darwin came onto the scene. Consequently, as humans we do not know what our unique features of consciousness are nor how they are related to our emotional development and life. You may know the

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00:49:25

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 31 - Human...

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

2025/05/21

You may be confused about the word “consciousness” because it is used broadly to mean anything that has awareness of any kind — from a fungus to a dolphin to a human being. Unfortunately, this has been the way that we speak with each other about consciousness since Darwin came onto the scene. Consequently, as humans we do not know what our unique features of consciousness are nor how they are related to our emotional development and life. You may know the

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00:47:43

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 30 - Human...

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

2025/03/25

You may be confused about the word “consciousness” because it is used broadly to mean anything that has awareness of any kind — from a fungus to a dolphin to a human being. Unfortunately, this has been the way that we speak with each other about consciousness since Darwin came onto the scene. Consequently, as humans we do not know what our unique features of consciousness are nor how they are related to our emotional development and life. You may know the

en

00:47:43

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 30 - Human...

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

2025/03/25

You may be confused about the word “consciousness” because it is used broadly to mean anything that has awareness of any kind — from a fungus to a dolphin to a human being. Unfortunately, this has been the way that we speak with each other about consciousness since Darwin came onto the scene. Consequently, as humans we do not know what our unique features of consciousness are nor how they are related to our emotional development and life. You may know the word “ego,” but you

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01:08:48

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 29 - What Is the...

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

2025/02/26

Most spiritual practice, especially Zen, emphasizes a kind of engaged curiosity – remaining aware of the present moment. Why? What can we get from this kind of awareness that we cannot get from just enjoying a warm brownie? How can you drop your desire to control what’s going on in yourself and around you and what might happen if you did? In this sometimes light-hearted and sometimes serious conversation, Mike, Polly and Barbara – who goes by the name Bobby – tumble onto some

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01:08:48

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 29 - What Is the...

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

2025/02/26

Most spiritual practice, especially Zen, emphasizes a kind of engaged curiosity – remaining aware of the present moment. Why? What can we get from this kind of awareness that we cannot get from just enjoying a warm brownie? How can you drop your desire to control what’s going on in yourself and around you and what might happen if you did? In this sometimes light-hearted and sometimes serious conversation, Mike, Polly and Barbara – who goes by the name Bobby – tumble onto some

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00:53:47

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 28 - A Non-Dual...

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

2025/01/23

Support the podcast: https://gofund.me/621e367c Dr. Dean Rickles and Dr. Harald Atmanspacher have together developed a new philosophical model called “dual-aspect monism.” This contemporary philosophy of physics attempts to transcend the hegemony of materialism in responding to observer phenomena and other puzzles inherited from Quantum Theory. In this fascinating conversation, Polly and Mike talk with Dean about his own awakening, why his theory steps towards non-duality and

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00:53:47

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 28 - A Non-Dual...

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

2025/01/23

Support the podcast: https://gofund.me/621e367c Dr. Dean Rickles and Dr. Harald Atmanspacher have together developed a new philosophical model called “dual-aspect monism.” This contemporary philosophy of physics attempts to transcend the hegemony of materialism in responding to observer phenomena and other puzzles inherited from Quantum Theory. In this fascinating conversation, Polly and Mike talk with Dean about his own awakening, why his theory steps towards non-duality and

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00:46:36

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 27 - A Non-Dual...

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

2025/01/09

Support the podcast: https://gofund.me/621e367c Dr. Dean Rickles and Dr. Harald Atmanspacher have together developed a new philosophical model called “dual-aspect monism.” This contemporary philosophy of physics attempts to transcend the hegemony of materialism in responding to observer phenomena and other puzzles inherited from Quantum Theory. In this fascinating conversation, Polly and Mike talk with Dean about his own awakening, why his theory steps towards non-duality and

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00:46:36

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 27 - A Non-Dual...

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

2025/01/09

Support the podcast: https://gofund.me/621e367c Dr. Dean Rickles and Dr. Harald Atmanspacher have together developed a new philosophical model called “dual-aspect monism.” This contemporary philosophy of physics attempts to transcend the hegemony of materialism in responding to observer phenomena and other puzzles inherited from Quantum Theory. In this fascinating conversation, Polly and Mike talk with Dean about his own awakening, why his theory steps towards non-duality and

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01:52:12

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 26 - Enlightenment...

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

2024/12/19

Support the podcast: https://gofund.me/621e367c In this fascinating and rare conversation, Polly and Mike speak with psychologist and Zen teacher Seth Segall PhD whose recent book The House We Live In: Virtue, Wisdom and Pluralism looks at three great philosophers – Aristotle, Buddha, and Confucius – in terms of how they teach virtues and wisdom. In a conversation about what is universal and timeless and what is specific and timely, Seth and Mike and Polly express divergent and

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01:52:12

Waking Up is Not Enough Episode 26 - Enlightenment...

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

2024/12/19

Support the podcast: https://gofund.me/621e367c In this fascinating and rare conversation, Polly and Mike speak with psychologist and Zen teacher Seth Segall PhD whose recent book The House We Live In: Virtue, Wisdom and Pluralism looks at three great philosophers – Aristotle, Buddha, and Confucius – in terms of how they teach virtues and wisdom. In a conversation about what is universal and timeless and what is specific and timely, Seth and Mike and Polly express divergent and

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01:10:23

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 25 - Unify Your...

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

2024/12/05

GoFundMe Page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-real-dialogue-polly-mikes-podcast-on-awakening Polly and Mike talk with writer and speaker Terry Moore whose recent book Here.Now.One: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Life sheds light on ways to make spiritual practice an integrated part of everyday life and whose recent TED talk directs our attention to Oneness. In this conversation, Terry talks about the nature of awakening and the ways peoples’ spiritual concerns and beliefs

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01:10:23

Waking Up Is Not Enough Episode 25 - Unify Your...

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

2024/12/05

GoFundMe Page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-real-dialogue-polly-mikes-podcast-on-awakening Polly and Mike talk with writer and speaker Terry Moore whose recent book Here.Now.One: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Life sheds light on ways to make spiritual practice an integrated part of everyday life and whose recent TED talk directs our attention to Oneness. In this conversation, Terry talks about the nature of awakening and the ways peoples’ spiritual concerns and beliefs

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