Interviews

I discovered that the mere reflection upon our emotions was an intervention towards well-being.

Contemplation for me involves being in touch with not just the world, but all of the worlds—the dream and the spiritual worlds—and understanding your place within them. 

As far as there being categories of East and West, of philosophy versus spirituality or religion, I can’t even draw the boundaries anymore. 

The mind-body binary, the nature-culture binary […] these kinds of dichotomies undergird a lot of the problems that we face as a global society in terms of the eco-crisis.

There are a number of things that darkness invites—interiority, depth, authenticity—that artificial intelligence can’t approximate.

I’ve never regarded this universe as a solely, or even primarily, physical phenomenon. I’ve always had the feeling of inhabiting a multidimensional universe.

How could we create a more holistic education that meets young people’s developmental needs and sets them on a path of curiosity, awe, wonder, service, and flourishing?

If we want to be leaders who manage and protect the focus of our attention, it helps to practice concentration, starting with simpler focal points like the breath or a mantra. We can bring awareness to when and how and why we lose the energy of focus. We can learn what works to help us maintain or quickly restore focus.

 Can we self-regulate our consciousness, our experiences, to manifest wellbeing, to manifest greater understanding?