The Empty Flute: Translating the Ecstatic Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi

The Empty Flute: Translating the Ecstatic Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi

Coleman Barks   March 2, 2011  
Coleman Barks and Stuart Davis explore the powerful cultural and spiritual legacy left by one of the world's most famous and most beloved spiritual writers, as well as Coleman's own creative process as he works with this fascinating material.
The Feeling of Eros

The Feeling of Eros

Ken Wilber   December 5, 2010  
Ken Wilber offers a 30 minute guided process that will put you in direct touch with Eros — and in so doing, you'll likely encounter the simple mistake of ascribing it source to some object outside yourself. By relaxing the contraction around your heart, you'll experience an unbounded expansion of care, in a simple moment of non-seeking presence.
Synchronicity: A Post-Metaphysical Interpretation

Synchronicity: A Post-Metaphysical Interpretation

Corey deVos   November 17, 2010  
Synchronicity (or "meaningful coincidences") is a word that has become all to susceptible to new age gibberish and the pre/trans fallacy. But in this gem from the "Integral Post-Metaphysics" chapter of the Integral Spirituality: A Deeper Cut series, our own Corey deVos engages Ken Wilber in a lively and provocative discussion of synchronicity — demystifying much of the supernatural claptrap that so often surrounds this word, while reframing synchronicity as an entirely natural part of the evolutionary fabric.
Why God Needs Your Spiritual Intelligence

Why God Needs Your Spiritual Intelligence

Ken Wilber   November 10, 2010  
Ken Wilber outlines two required steps for bringing religion and spirituality into greater accord. He's guided by a vision of a fully functional and healthy religion—one which institutionalizes a care and concern for spiritual intelligence that grows in two directions: waking-up and growing-up.
Spiritual Bypassing: When “Enlightenment” Becomes Escapism

Spiritual Bypassing: When “Enlightenment” Becomes Escapism

Robert Masters   October 27, 2010  
Robert Augustus Masters talks to Ken Wilber about some of the common traps of spiritual life that have become sadly common in many of today's spiritual communities.
Spirituality, Purpose, and Meaning in Higher Education

Spirituality, Purpose, and Meaning in Higher Education

Alexander Astin   September 8, 2010  
Alexander and Helen Astin are the some of the most widely-quoted authorities in the field of higher education—as Ken alludes early in the dialogue, whenever these two talk it's generally a good idea to pay attention. Listen as Ken, Alexander, and Helen discuss the complex role of spirituality among college students, the important differences between religion and spiritual life, and the effects religion, spirituality, and academics have upon our worldviews and political ideologies.
Living the Apostles’ Creed

Living the Apostles’ Creed

David Steindl-Rast   August 25, 2010  
Brother David Steindl-Rast offers a fascinating re-interpretation of the Apostles' Creed. In his carefully thought-out, lovingly rendered, phrase-by-phrase translation of the Creed, Br. David liberates the hidden meaning of the text from the yoke of mythic symbolism, revealing the silent, timeless, esoteric core at the heart of the Christian tradition—the very same core that lies at the heart of this and every other moment.
Love and Evolution

Love and Evolution

Ken Wilber   June 9, 2010  
In order to uncover love's future, we need to explore love's past. So Ken Wilber looks all the way back to the Big Bang, retracing love's role throughout the history of evolution. Rather than just a mere human emotion, love is cast as a central driving force in the Kosmos—the force of Eros itself, pushing all of us along our inevitable return to Spirit.
Evolving Our Approach to Sexual Harassment

Evolving Our Approach to Sexual Harassment

Diane Musho Hamilton   May 5, 2010  
Diane Musho Hamilton talks with Ken Wilber about ways to evolve our moral and legislative approach to sexual harassment so we can better protect men and women alike from harm and abuse, but without presupposing women as perpetual victims without agency of their own.
It’s Time to Jump!

It’s Time to Jump!

Jean Houston   April 28, 2010  
Jean Houston invites us all to take the next evolutionary jump into greater consciousness, greater complexity, and greater love.
Divine Pride and the Integral Movement

Divine Pride and the Integral Movement

Ken Wilber   March 17, 2010  
"Divine Pride" is a simple recognition of our holy heritage, and an acknowledgement of the tremendous responsibility that comes along with this recognition. This is not the braggadocio of a new age narcissist — it is a pride stripped of all arrogance, tempered by humility, and held with unwavering devotion to an intelligence infinitely greater than our own.
Full Enlightenment — Now What?

Full Enlightenment — Now What?

Ken Wilber   February 18, 2010  
In Zen Buddhism, the Ten Ox Herding Pictures is a series of short poems and images intended to illustrate the various stages of enlightenment. The very last image of the series is often called the "return to the marketplace," as it represents the final stage of enlightened living when the individual returns society with open hands and an open heart, seeking to spread the clarity of ever-present consciousness with as much of the world as possible.
Why Be a Buddhist, When You Can Be the Buddha?

Why Be a Buddhist, When You Can Be the Buddha?

Lama Surya Das   February 17, 2010  
Why be a Buddhist, when you can become the Buddha? With this simple question, Lama Surya Das cuts directly to the heart of the integral spiritual impulse, hinting at a secret that lies at the center of all the world's spiritual traditions. An exemplary teacher of Dzogchen Buddhism, Lama Surya delivered this presentation with diamond-tipped clarity, precision, and wit, suggesting a few ways we can carry this realization for ourselves through our day-to-day lives while reminding us how simple it all really is: the most sublimely ordinary experience you will ever know.
Religulous: The Baby and the Bathwater

Religulous: The Baby and the Bathwater

Ken Wilber   November 18, 2009  
When we face religious fundamentalism with scientific fundamentalism and dismiss religion altogether, we are also dismissing history's greatest source of liberation, compassion, and transcendence — the powerfully transformative practices and interpretations of spiritual reality that form the esoteric core of all the world's religious traditions, East and West. Listen as Ken Wilber explores what Bill Maher (and the rest of the "New Atheist" crowd) are missing in this otherwise provocative and entertaining film.
Esoteric Christianity: Two Kinds of Religion

Esoteric Christianity: Two Kinds of Religion

Father Thomas Keating   October 28, 2009  
Father Thomas Keating, Rollie Stanich, and Ken Wilber discuss the "inside" and the "outside" of the Christian tradition, exploring the rich contemplative legacy that exists at the core of the world's largest religion.
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.
Lucid Dreaming and the Causal Body

Lucid Dreaming and the Causal Body

Ken Wilber   December 31, 2008  
Here a seminar participant describes a recent state experience he had, in which he was suspended in the empty, limitless release of the [glossary_parse]causal body[/glossary_parse], and watched his own thoughts and intentions crystallize right before his eyes. The tone of the experience was somewhat similar to lucid dreaming, during which we can actually witness ourselves manifesting our dreamscape in the moment, so he asks Ken whether there is any relationship between these sorts of experiences as they manifest in the causal body and in the subtle body.
Integral Zen

Integral Zen

Diane Musho Hamilton   September 1, 2008  
Diane and Ken discuss the ways the Integral vision has helped enliven and enrich Zen practice by taking a multi-perspectival approach to spirituality, culminating in the “1-2-3 of Spirit” and the “3-2-1” shadow process. They then explore the potential dark side of evolutionary spirituality — most notably the threat of “spiritual fascism” — as well as the dangerous collapse of hierarchical thinking and the rampant anti-intellectualism that can be found in today’s modern and postmodern spiritual practices.
Integral Christianity: Panentheism, Gratitude, and the Three Faces of God

Integral Christianity: Panentheism, Gratitude, and the Three Faces of God

David Steindl-Rast   June 30, 2008  
In this lively discussion, Br. David Steindl-Rast and Ken Wilber suggest an exciting new path for the Christian tradition, discussing the concepts of panentheism (as contrasted with pantheism), the "Three Faces of God", and the miracle of gratitude.
In the Zone: The Hidden Religion of Sports

In the Zone: The Hidden Religion of Sports

David Meggyesy   May 5, 2008  
Former NFL linebacker David Meggyesy talks to Ken Wilber about the extraordinary overlap that exists between sports and spirituality — and how professional athletes may be more familiar with experiences of spiritual transcendence than any of us might assume.
The Fundamentals of Integral Buddhism

The Fundamentals of Integral Buddhism

Patrick Sweeney   February 11, 2008  
In this extraordinary 10-part series, Patrick Sweeney offers a comprehensive introduction to Integral Buddhism--sometimes called the "fourth turning" of Buddhism. Here you will learn the story of the Buddha, the basic fundamentals of Buddhism, the essentials of meditation and tonglen practices, and some basic tips to help remind you of your already-enlightened nature.
Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment

Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment

Deepak Chopra   August 6, 2007  
One of the most popular and successful authorities on how to make the wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions accessible, easy, and fun, shares his motivation for writing a fictionalized account of the life and awakening of Gautama Buddha.
The Secret to Transformation

The Secret to Transformation

Mike Murphy   July 9, 2007  
Mike Murphy, the co-founder of Esalen Institute (America's pioneering center of transformation) shares his leading-edge thoughts on growth, transformation, and the fascinating life of Sri Aurobindo, a pioneer of Integral consciousness. Mike and Ken then go on to discuss personal transformation, the possibility of reincarnation, and the necessity of an integral approach to fully explore both.
Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The 10 Original Practices for Enlightened Living

Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The 10 Original Practices for Enlightened Living

Lama Surya Das   May 7, 2007  
If you had the opportunity to become a bodhisattva right now, would you take it? Lama Surya Das invites us to learn how to be a bodhisattva, exploring ten of the most important practices of enlightened living, held always in an integral embrace.
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