In this clip, taken from the Kosmic Creativity Media Collection, Sofia offers a fun and wildly exuberant presentation on the embodied energetics of creativity.

"If you don't understand a word I say, you're getting it!" -Sofia Diaz

Sofia Diaz is one of the world's most treasured (and most beautiful) dakinis—an ever-flowing fountain of spontaneity, creativity, and deeply feminine wisdom. She is the incarnation of energy and movement itself—and therefore the perfect medicine for the sort of disembodied abstraction, hyper-intellectualism, and idle navel-gazing that we often feel as integral practitioners.

Sofia is an exceptionally gifted muse, calling us out of the muck of our own somnolence and inspiring us toward an infinitely more awakened experience of the innate wisdom of our own bodies. She is also a courageous guardian of the sacred, cutting fearlessly through the tensions, anxieties, and stubborn neuroses that keep us separated from our fullest expressions of (and as) the divine.

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NEW THIS WEEK: The Daily Evolver

Gay Marriage, The Scream, and the Future of Technology
Jeff Salzman and David Riordan

In this episode of the Daily Evolver, Jeff and David recap the major stories of the week, focusing first on President Obama’s historic announcement supporting same sex marriage—the very first president in United States history to do so. They then have a fascinating discussion about the sale of Edvard Munch’s iconic painting “The Scream”, exploring what it represented in the late 19th century as an expression of the emergence of the modern age. They finish with two stories about the future of technology—first, the announcements by James Cameron, Google founders, and the X Prize creator that they are going to begin a concentrated effort to mine asteroids for water and minerals, and second, that the State of Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Google’s plan for putting computer-driven vehicles on the streets.

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The Life and Practice of Zen Master Jun Po Kelly Roshi

A Heart Blown Open
Part 5: Zen Outlaw
Part 6: Standing in the Fire
Jun Po Kelly Roshi and Ken Wilber

This thrilling conclusion to Jun Po Roshi and Ken Wilber's discussion begins with a Roshi on the run. After returning to San Francisco from his adventures in India, Jun Po discovers a $50,000 reward for his arrest as the DEA tries to prosecute him for manufacturing and distributing LSD—prompting him to immediately pack his belongings and get out of Dodge. Listen as Jun Po recounts his story as a Zen outlaw, describes an extraordinary experience when he returns to India, and laments over watching a once-thriving psychedelic counterculture devolve into seediness and reckless abandon.

Finally, Jun Po talks to Ken about some of the darkest and most challenging chapters of his remarkable life, including his recent recovery from cancer—as well as his admirable willingness to stand in the fire of public scrutiny when certain actions in his personal life ended up hurting the people around him. Here Jun Po demonstrates once again that he is not the type of guy to sweep his shadows beneath the rug of enlightenment. Quite the contrary, he chooses to meet them head-on—using the curative, self-liberating quality of consciousness to extract transcendent wisdom from some of the deepest, darkest parts of his experience.

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Kosmic Creativity

Ultimaya 1.0: An Integral Novel
Saniel Bonder and Michael Schwartz

How and in what ways can any specific medium be described as being "integral"? In this discussion between Saniel Bonder and Michael Schwartz, we gain insight into some of the ways that a novel can be fully integral in terms of content, style, and structure.

Saniel's novel, Ultimaya 1.0: The Trouble with the Wishes of Leopold Stokes, is at once a refined work of art and a spiritual transmission that invites deep reflection on issues of ultimate concern. The text throughout expresses integral waves of being and perceiving; at least three of which stand out....

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Explaining Autopoiesis
Ken Wilber

In this installation of the From Stardust to Supermind: A Core Integral Q&A series, Ken is asked:

"I would very much love to hear Ken Wilber talk about autopoiesis and social autopoiesis in way that I can really get my mind around. The Upper-Right Quadrant in connection with human behavior is still not totally alive for me, so I would be grateful to hear more about this."

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Kermit the Frog and Stuart Davis Talk Sex, God, and Deep Fried Flies
Kermit the Frog and Stuart Davis

In this free video, Stuart Davis sits down with a living legend of the reptile world—the one and only Kermit the Frog. Have you ever wondered about Kermit's spiritual practice? Or where frogs come from in the first place? You won't believe what comes out of Kermit's mouth in this exclusive clip from Season 2 of Sex, God, Rock n' Roll, airing nationally on HDnet every Wednesday night!

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Apartheid, Battlestar Galactica, and Contemplation: The Journey of an Integral Artist
Kandyse McClure and Stuart Davis

In this free video, Stuart Davis sits down with a living legend of the reptile world—the one and only Kermit the Frog. Have you ever wondered about Kermit's spiritual practice? Or where frogs come from in the first place? You won't believe what comes out of Kermit's mouth in this exclusive clip from Season 2 of Sex, God, Rock n' Roll, airing nationally on HDnet every Wednesday night!

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