Ken Wilber

Ken Wilber

Ken Wilber is a preeminent scholar of the Integral stage of human development. He is an internationally acknowledged leader, founder of Integral Institute, and co-founder of Integral Life.

If you haven’t already heard of him, Ken Wilber is one of the most important philosophers in the world today.  He is the most widely translated academic writer in America, with 25 books translated into some 30 foreign languages.  Ken Wilber currently lives in Denver, Colorado, and is still active as a philosopher, author, and teacher, with all of his major publications still in print. 

What makes Ken Wilber especially relevant in today’s world is that he is the originator of arguably the first truly comprehensive or integrative philosophy, aptly named “Integral Theory”.  As Wilber himself puts it: “I'd like to think of it as one of the first believable world philosophies...” Incorporating cultural studies, anthropology, systems theory, developmental psychology, biology, and spirituality, it has been applied in fields as diverse as ecology, sustainability, psychotherapy, psychiatry, education, business, medicine, politics, sports, and art.

Website: http://www.KenWilber.com

The Pre/Trans Fallacy

The Pre/Trans Fallacy

Ken Wilber   July 22, 2013  
In this clip from Volume 1 of the Ken Wilber Life Footnotes collection, Ken offers a brief explanation of the pre/trans fallacy: the confusion of pre-rational and trans-rational, pre-personal and trans-personal, pre-conventional and post-conventional, etc.
The Meaning of the Earth

The Meaning of the Earth

Ken Wilber   April 22, 2013  
What is our purpose? Why are we here? What does the Earth need from us? Listen as Jacob and Ken take an in-depth look at The Unknown World, framing man's role on the planet in a completely new and fresh way and moving beyond the usual environmental concerns to reveal how the care and maintenance of a world is something vital and basic to our existence as authentic human beings.
An Inside Look at the Life and Work of the Dalai Lama

An Inside Look at the Life and Work of the Dalai Lama

Ken Wilber   April 17, 2013  
Ken Wilber and Victor Chan take an in-depth look at the Dalai Lama’s life, his spiritual practice, and his efforts to bring wisdom to the world and translate compassion into action.
In Over Our Heads: Development as a Lifelong Journey

In Over Our Heads: Development as a Lifelong Journey

Ken Wilber   January 20, 2013  
Dr. Kegan talks with Ken Wilber about his landmark book In Over Our Heads, exploring the many ways our cultural lack of developmental perspectives is actively inhibiting development itself, leaving the majority of us ill-equipped to meet the demands of our 21st century lives.
Inside the Super Brain: Integrating Mind, Matter, and Consciousness

Inside the Super Brain: Integrating Mind, Matter, and Consciousness

Ken Wilber   January 13, 2013  
Deepak Chopra talks to Ken Wilber about his new book, Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being—exploring how we can train our brain to reach beyond its present limitations, and how our subjective "mind" and objective "brain" co-arise and even co-create one another. Deepak also discusses his experience engaging and debating "new atheists" such as Richard Dawkins, and how he has dealt with the sometimes unkind and mean-spirited attacks from many of these popular modern thinkers.
Five Reasons You’re Not Enlightened (And Five Ways to See That You Always Already Are!)

Five Reasons You’re Not Enlightened (And Five Ways to See That You Always Already Are!)

Ken Wilber   October 5, 2012  
Here we explore five simple shifts of perspective to help you recognize your own already-enlightened condition, right here and right now — five different interpretations of nondual consciousness at the heart of some of history's greatest spiritual traditions.
Igniting Brilliance: An Integral Approach to Education

Igniting Brilliance: An Integral Approach to Education

Ken Wilber   September 28, 2012  
Willow Dea and Ken Wilber explore the promise of an educational approach that can fully nourish, enrich, and challenge our children in every dimension of their lives.
Building a Global Democracy

Building a Global Democracy

Ken Wilber   September 15, 2012  
John Bunzl and Ken Wilber take a look at some of the most difficult obstacles in the way of creating a genuine integral global government, how this world government might function, and how we just might be able to get there from here.
The Zen Leader

The Zen Leader

Ken Wilber   August 16, 2012  
Ginny Whitelaw talks to Ken Wilber about her new book, The Zen Leader, offering an exceptionally simple guide to help maximize your health, happiness, and productivity.
Buddha Standard Time: Why “Now” Is Not Enough

Buddha Standard Time: Why “Now” Is Not Enough

Ken Wilber   August 16, 2012  
We're all given the same twenty-four hours a day. We can spend our time feeling hurried and harried, overwhelmed by chores and demands, distracted and burned out. Or we can awaken to Buddha Standard Time, the realm of timelessness where every choice, every action, and every breath can be one of renewal and infinite possibilities.
An Integral Guide to Healthy and Happy Living

An Integral Guide to Healthy and Happy Living

Ken Wilber   July 13, 2012  
Roger Walsh and Ken Wilber share a detailed exploration of Integral health and wellness. Together they outline a comprehensive guide to healthy living, offering some incredibly simple and practical ways to help increase your overall health, happiness, and vitality.
From the Big Bang to the Big Three: The Evolution of the 3 Faces of Spirit

From the Big Bang to the Big Three: The Evolution of the 3 Faces of Spirit

Ken Wilber   June 15, 2012  
Ken Wilber takes us on a blistering guided tour through the evolution of the universe, describing how each of the "three faces of Spirit" has evolved from the Big Bang to this present moment.
A Brief History of Integral: The Story So Far

A Brief History of Integral: The Story So Far

Ken Wilber   June 8, 2012  
Ken Wilber chronicles the emergence of integral consciousness and culture in recent decades. Ken describes this emergence as the latest in a historic series of transformations stretching all the way back to the birth of humanity, bringing humanity through several distinct stages of consciousness — namely archaic, magic, mythic, rational, pluralistic, and integral stages.
How Highly Conscious Leaders Are Engaging the Problem of Sustainability

How Highly Conscious Leaders Are Engaging the Problem of Sustainability

Ken Wilber   March 17, 2012  
Barrett Brown talks to Ken Wilber about the extraordinary overlap that exists between leadership, sustainability, and the highest reaches of adult development.
A Heart Blown Open: A Tale of Enlightenment, Debauchery, and Infinite Jest

A Heart Blown Open: A Tale of Enlightenment, Debauchery, and Infinite Jest

Ken Wilber   March 3, 2012  
In this provocative and exhilarating dialogue, Jun Po Roshi and Ken Wilber take an in-depth look at Keith Martin-Smith's new book: A Heart Blown Open: The Life and Practice of Zen Master Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi. For most of us, we would need to reincarnate at least 50 times in order to attain such an incredible volume of experience. But for whatever reason, it seems that Jun Po went a slightly different route, and chose to live all 50 of those lives at once. Here is his remarkable story—a riveting tale of enlightenment, debauchery, and infinite jest.
Strength to Awaken

Strength to Awaken

Ken Wilber   February 4, 2012  
This discussion of strength training goes way beyond the conventionally-stated benefits of slimmer waist lines, well-toned arms, or being able to bench press your own body weight. Your physical health and vitality are absolutely fundamental for a happy and well-lived life—your body truly is a temple, and you want your temple to be as strong and solid as possible. But a more contemplative approach to strength training (such as the one developed by Rob) not only helps you rebuild your temple from the ground up, but can also have as much of an impact upon the interiors of your temple...
Integral Coaching: A Closer Look

Integral Coaching: A Closer Look

Ken Wilber   January 11, 2012  
In this intimate conversation between Ken Wilber, Laura Divine, and Joanne Hunt, you will be exposed to some of the in-depth nuances of Integral Coaching Canada's work. You will gain more intimate access to the Integral lenses that are illuminated, as well as how ICC's coaches uniquely use them, through embodied "Looking At" and subtle "Looking As" capacities.
From Stardust to Supermind

From Stardust to Supermind

Ken Wilber   January 4, 2012  
Ken Wilber offers a substantive and far-reaching Q&A with some of his students — some of the "best and most difficult questions" that he'd received in quite a long time.
Integral Christianity: Answering the Call to Evolve

Integral Christianity: Answering the Call to Evolve

Ken Wilber   December 14, 2011  
Paul Smith talks to Ken Wilber about his latest book, Integral Christianity: The Spirit's Call to Evolve, laying the groundwork for a truly integral approach to Christianity that identifies, honors, and includes the very best of all previous interpretations of the Gospel, while clearing the space for radically new understandings, expressions, and experiences of Christianity to emerge.
Integral Cinema Studio: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cinematic Experience

Integral Cinema Studio: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cinematic Experience

Ken Wilber   November 24, 2011  
Grab a snack, turn off your phone, and enjoy this groundbreaking exploration of the cinematic arts.
Liberation Upon Seeing

Liberation Upon Seeing

Ken Wilber   November 23, 2011  
Alex Grey and Ken Wilber take us on a breathtaking journey through five of Alex's paintings — Gaia, Net of Being, Cosmic Christ, Light Walker, and Theologue — offering an intimate glimpse into the creative process, the nature of reality, and the unique capacity art possesses to awaken the viewer with a single glance.
Nature Mysticism: The Re-Enchantment of the World

Nature Mysticism: The Re-Enchantment of the World

Ken Wilber   November 16, 2011  
Many of us already know Susanne Cook-Greuter as one of the Integral movement's most beloved scholars and authorities on mature adult development. But it's not all developmental structures and tiers and fulcrums for Susanne, as she also has an exquisite, life-long appreciation and reverence for the world of Nature. In this dialogue, Susanne and Ken have some very interesting things to say about the role of Nature as a spiritual teacher, and as a source of mystical state experiences that can irrevocably transform us from the inside out.
Spiritual Intelligence: Measuring the Infinite

Spiritual Intelligence: Measuring the Infinite

Ken Wilber   November 9, 2011  
Cindy Wigglesworth and Ken Wilber explore the history of human intelligence research, beginning with the well-known ideas of IQ and EQ (emotional intelligence), noting their impact on our personal relationships and careers.
The Spectrum of Political Thought

The Spectrum of Political Thought

Ken Wilber   November 2, 2011  
More than ever, the world is in need of a new political vision — one that fully honors the brilliant multi-perspectival mechanics of modern democracy, allowing various forms of political thought to inform and influence our decision making, while avoiding the paralysis of ideological gridlock that has become the new norm for American governance.
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