In this series of discussions, Daily Evolver host Jeff Salzman talks to Corey deVos and Nomali Perera about some crucial perspectives and practices to help us bring more clarity to our thinking, and more depth to our hearts, as we witness the brutal realities of war in Ukraine.

Topics include:
Part 1: Putin’s War on Modernity
Part 2: Does Integral Help?
Part 3: To Contact and Hearten Ukraine: Guided Tonglen Meditation
Part 4: Ukraine Through the Lens of Development

Part 1: Putin’s War on Modernity

Vladimir Putin’s romantic Russian nationalism has metastasized into megalomania. Will Russian society go along? Will the modern world? Witnessing the heartbreak and resistance of the Ukrainian people.

Recorded 3/4/22

Part 2: Does Integral Help?

Integral Life’s Editor-in-Chief Corey deVos and I are old integral pals who love talking about current events. Here we turn on the microphone to share our attempt to make sense of the Ukraine conflict.

Recorded 3/2/22

Part 3: To Contact and Hearten Ukraine — Guided Tonglen Meditation

Thoughts and prayers are not enough. However, sometimes everything and anything helps.

Long-time integral teacher and coach Nomali Perera leads us through the Buddhist practice of “exchanging self for other.” In so doing we are able to contact the suffering in non-local space, and bring wisdom, courage and compassion to all who need it. She led this meditation at a recent event at Integral Life for Ukraine, which was not recorded. I asked her to record this for the Daily Evolver.

Part 4: Ukraine Through the Lens of Development

Considering situations like the Ukraine war from multiple perspectives is like turning up the resolution on a google map. We are able to see more of what is there, how things fit together in a larger pattern and how to better navigate through it all.

Recorded 2/25/22

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