Having No Head: A Pointing-Out Exercise

Having No Head: A Pointing-Out Exercise

Ken Wilber   December 30, 2013  
"Keep an open mind," we like to say, "but not so open your brain slides out." But what happens when you open your mind so fully that you end up temporarily misplacing your entire head? Well that’s enlightenment, baby!
Knowing Your Shadow: Healing the Broken Self

Knowing Your Shadow: Healing the Broken Self

Robert Masters   October 21, 2013  
Exploring the full spectrum of disassociated shadow material in our lives (pain, shame, guilt, dark emotions, sexual shadows, spiritual shadows, etc.) and the ways that we can begin cleaning up and reintegrating these splintered pieces of our psyche, Robert Augustus Masters talks to Ken Wilber about his recent audio course, Knowing Your Shadow.
13 Koans (And Their Answers) to Awaken Your Deepest Heart and Mind

13 Koans (And Their Answers) to Awaken Your Deepest Heart and Mind

Jun Po Kelly Roshi   September 24, 2013  
Jun Po Kelly Roshi and Ken Wilber explore the 13 koans of Mondo Zen — and then give you the answers to each one of them!
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.
A Few Moments of Being

A Few Moments of Being

Lama Surya Das   January 31, 2013  
Lay claim to your birthright with this short guided meditation by Lama Surya Das.
In Over Our Heads: Development as a Lifelong Journey

In Over Our Heads: Development as a Lifelong Journey

Robert Kegan   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.
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.
Discovering an Integral Civic Consciousness in a Global Age

Discovering an Integral Civic Consciousness in a Global Age

John Bunzl   September 18, 2012  
In an age of global crisis, why does the idea of global governance remain a such a taboo topic? Here John Bunzl posits a civic line of development, suggesting only those possessing a worldcentric level of civic awareness can fully comprehend global problems and the need for binding global governance.
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.
Integral Activism: Doing Nothing, Leaving Nothing Left Undone

Integral Activism: Doing Nothing, Leaving Nothing Left Undone

Cindy Wigglesworth   April 21, 2012  
In this special episode of The Daily Evolver, Jeff talks to Cindy Wigglesworth about activism from an Integral perspective, addressing some of the big questions currently resonating throughout the integral community. When is it time to reflect, and when is it time to act?
Albert Murray’s Lines of Cultural Development

Albert Murray’s Lines of Cultural Development

Greg Thomas   July 13, 2011  
Greg Thomas explores the fascinating intersection between the work of Albert Murray and Integral Theory.
8 Simple Lifestyle Tips to Improve Your Health and Happiness

8 Simple Lifestyle Tips to Improve Your Health and Happiness

Roger Walsh   May 25, 2011  
Roger and Ken discuss the eight most important things you can do to transform your daily lifestyle, all of which will make a tremendous and immediate difference in your life, your relationships, and your ongoing sense of well-being.
The Seeker’s Guide to Self-Deception

The Seeker’s Guide to Self-Deception

Ken Wilber   October 13, 2010  
Ken Wilber discusses the many kinds of self, the nature of identity and enlightenment, and the spectrum of deceit that keeps us from knowing who we really are.
Consciousness Explained Better

Consciousness Explained Better

Allan Combs   April 21, 2010  
Allan Combs, a pioneer of Integral thought and practice whose name may be familiar if you've ever heard of the "Wilber-Combs lattice", speaks with Ken about a better way to explain the mystery of consciousness.
The Integral Movement: Past, Present, and Future

The Integral Movement: Past, Present, and Future

Roger Walsh   October 7, 2009  
Roger Walsh offers one of the finest overviews of the integral movement that we have ever seen — where we're at, where we've been, and where we're going. Now more than ever, the integral movement is poised to make a tremendous impact upon the world.
Stairway to Heaven: Honoring Dr. James Fowler

Stairway to Heaven: Honoring Dr. James Fowler

Rollie Stanich   April 8, 2009  
Integral Institute paid a formal tribute to Dr. James W. Fowler's extraordinary body of work, an incredibly moving 2-hour presentation of Dr. Fowler's body of work led by Rollie Stanich, with additional commentary by Ken Wilber.
The Integral Transpartisan Imperative

The Integral Transpartisan Imperative

James Turner   December 10, 2007  
James Turner, a founding pioneer in Integral forms of law, politics, and federal regulation, talks with Ken about his days with Ralph Nader, 18th-century American political history, the essential ingredients of an Integral approach to politics, and the true meaning of “trans-partisanism”.
The Integral Vision: Origins and Applications

The Integral Vision: Origins and Applications

Ken Wilber   November 26, 2007  
Gaspar Segafredo, the Editor-in-Chief of Argentinean cultural magazine Myriades 1, interviews Ken Wilber on the origins of the Integral approach, how it applies to important real life issues, the dangers of post-modernity, and the mechanics of growth and development.
Telling the Story of Development

Telling the Story of Development

Susanne Cook-Greuter   May 21, 2007  
Susanne Cook-Greuter, one of the most important developmental psychologists working today, shares her path from a working-class family in Switzerland to academic excellence and innovation at Harvard University, exploring the higher stages of consciousness available to us all. She then shares her thoughts on the current state of academia and the culture at large, and why it‘s so important to encourage flourishing at every stage of development alongside the invitation to keep growing.
Integral Mahamudra: The Mandala of Awakening

Integral Mahamudra: The Mandala of Awakening

Patrick Sweeney   April 2, 2007  
Patrick Sweeney, the holder of the Karma Kagyü lineage, offers a powerful mahamudra teaching. The term mahamudra literally means "great seal" or "great symbol", a body of teaching that represents the culmination and fulfillment of all the practices of the new schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Mudra refers to the fact that each phenomenon appears vividly, and maha refers to the fact that it is beyond concept, imagination, and projection.
Introduction to Ego Development

Introduction to Ego Development

Susanne Cook-Greuter   March 5, 2007  
Susanne Cook-Greuter is an internationally recognized researcher in mature ego development and self-actualization. You may have noticed her name alongside Robert Kegan's, Clare Graves', and Jane Loevinger's in Ken's book, Integral Spirituality. Her sentence completion tests are sophisticated enough to tease out the subtle differences between Teal, Turquoise, Indigo, and Violet altitudes of development.
To the Best of Our Knowledge: Science, Spirituality, and the Future of Technology

To the Best of Our Knowledge: Science, Spirituality, and the Future of Technology

Ken Wilber   July 3, 2006  
In his first interview for NPR in over 20 years, Ken Wilber offers one of the finest, most sweeping introductions to his work he has ever recorded, presenting a profound new way to integrate science, spirituality, and technology — along with every other facet of the single ever-expanding gem of human knowledge.
The Three Faces of Spirit

The Three Faces of Spirit

Diane Musho Hamilton   April 15, 2006  
In this practice we contemplate, think, and know about Spirit in the 3rd-person; we relate, dwell, and commune with Spirit in a 2nd-person relationship, and we meditate, feel and know ourselves as Spirit in a 1st-person apprehension of our source and substance.
Evolutionary Panentheism: A Godview for Today’s World

Evolutionary Panentheism: A Godview for Today’s World

David Steindl-Rast   January 24, 2005  
Brother David Steindl-Rast, the author of Gratefulness: The Heart of Prayer and a practicing Benedictine monk for over half a century, discusses why a new understanding of God is needed to carry spirituality into the future.
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