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In this episode I am joined by Ken Wilber, contemporary philosopher, author, and founder of Integral Theory.
Ken recounts his biography and intellectual development including prodigious early reading, major spiritual experiences, and his models of spiritual and psychological development.
Ken reflects on his rise to fame, his deeper motivations for writing, and whether or not his Integral Institute made the impact he had hoped for.
Ken also gives a detailed account of his association with controversial American spiritual teacher Adi Da, weighs the good and bad of Da Free John’s career, considers the source of Adi Da’s shaktipat power, and reveals why he almost joined the guru’s inner circle.
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Topics include:
- Intro
- Steve’s favourite Ken Wilber book
- Difficulties writing “One Taste”
- Adolescent interest in developmental psychology
- Major spiritual experience at 13 years old
- Comparing stage models
- Zen Buddhist practice
- Ken’s first theoretical discovery
- Different types of wholeness
- Waking up
- Growing up
- Opening up
- Cleaning up
- Showing up
- 4 perspectives of person
- Ken’s fiction reading and the types of truth
- Marquis de Sade
- Why Ken wrote
- Why participate in the Great Conversation?
- Who you really are
- Universal mysticism
- Two types of religion
- Dealing with the audience response
- Being noticed in public
- Did Ken have collaborators?
- Integral group gatherings and conferences
- Ken’s assessment of the overall impact of Integral theory and the Integral gatherings
- No regrets
- Ken’s opinion of Steve’s work
- Ken’s history with Adi Da
- Invited to be part of Adi Da’s inner circle
- Meeting Adi Da
- When Ken decided not to join Adidam
- Sadness at Adi Da’s death
- William Tsiknas
- Falling in love with Adi Da
- Source of Adi Da’s power
- Ken on Adi Da’s relationship with his teachers
- Adi Da’s pranic transmission
- Muktananda + why Adi Da was drawn to Rudi
- What is shaktipat?
- Post-death contact and ethical controversies
- Feeling the heart transmission of Adi Da
- Ken’s disappointment in Adi Da’s controversial conduct
- Good vs bad of Adi Da
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To find our more about Ken Wilber, visit:
- kenwilber.com
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- guruviking.com
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
