Michael Taft - Is There a Final Spiritual Awakening?

Michael Taft - Is There a Final Spiritual Awakening? Michael Taft, a long-term meditation teacher, author, and founder of Deconstructing Yourself blog and podcast, discusses the stages of personal development and awakening path, deconstructing reality, and benefits of meditation practice. Full interview: http://bit.ly/2XqyVZ7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Now Open - A Course in Personal Evolution Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://bit.ly/2Iej6Aj

FTP095: Michael Taft - The Path of Self-Development and Spiritual Awakening

Michael Taft, a long-term meditation teacher, author, and founder of Deconstructing Yourself blog and podcast, discusses the stages of personal development and awakening path, deconstructing reality and benefits of a regular meditation practice.

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95: Michael Taft - The Path of Self-Development and Spiritual Awakening

95: Michael Taft - The Path of Self-Development and Spiritual Awakening In this episode, our guest is Michael Taft, a long-term meditation teacher, author, and founder of Deconstructing Yourself blog and podcast. Michael has had 35 years of meditation practice in multiple traditions, and decades of teaching experience, including teaching meditation to the folks at Google. He has extensive experience in both Buddhist Vipassana and Hindu Tantric practice, and currently specializes in a secular method of teaching, rooted in neuroscience. In this interview we talk about the stages of personal development and awakening path, deconstructing reality and benefits of a regular meditation practice. "You have to, first, tiptoe in mediation experience carefully, not to knock yourself off track, and second, make sure to build in the crucial feature of equanimity" - Michael Taft Click to tweet: http://tiny.cc/obdc5y In This Episode of Future Thinkers: - The definition of spiritual awakening - Why the illusions of self and world are evolutionary traits - What are some of the recognizable stages of spiritual awakening - The difference between structural hierarchy of nature, and dominator hierarchies in societies - Why people confuse spiritual awakening with sainthood, and the issue with spiritual superiority - What are some of the effective methods and techniques for spiritual awakening - What is the attentional blink and why long-term meditators have it on minimum level - The downsides of spiritual awakening - What is spiritual bypassing? - Striving for an awakening experience and falling into the trap of self-improvement - Are more people awakening around the world today? - Culture-specific context of meditation traditions and how to adapt them to the modern world "The overarching delusions of reality come down to extremely useful survival mechanisms for human beings, that help us turn food into babies and adults over and over again." - Michael Taft Click to tweet: http://tiny.cc/xfdc5y Mentions and Resources: - A Universal Theory of Awakening, an article by Michael W. Taft - http://tiny.cc/lqdc5y - Deconstructing Yourself - Michael Taft's Blog and Podcast - http://bit.ly/2GqUNxW "The end point is when you are dead, and in between now and when you are dead, there is always something new to learn. There is no such thing as being fully done awakening." - Michael Taft Click to tweet: http://tiny.cc/njdc5y Recommended Books: - The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works by Shinzen Young - https://amzn.to/2Iqs1PN - The Mindful Geek: Secular Meditation for Smart Skeptics by Michael W. Taft - https://amzn.to/2XoRmgP More From Future Thinkers: - FTP089: Deconstructing Your Identity and Why Do It - http://bit.ly/2KLNAMI - FTP083: Duncan Trussell - Decentralized Organizing Principles in Society, and the Evolution of Consciousness - http://bit.ly/2AHksil - FTP060, 061: Don Roberto - Ayahuasca and Shamanism - http://bit.ly/2KLNBAg - FTP039: Jordan Peterson - Archetypes, Psychedelics and Enlightenment - http://bit.ly/2V6D3zI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Now Open - A Course in Personal Evolution Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://bit.ly/2Iej6Aj

Michael Taft - Why We Have the Illusion of Self

Michael Taft - Why We Have the Illusion of Self Michael Taft, a long-term meditation teacher, author, and founder of Deconstructing Yourself blog and podcast, discusses the stages of personal development and awakening path, deconstructing reality, and benefits of meditation practice. Full interview: http://bit.ly/2XqyVZ7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Now Open - A Course in Personal Evolution Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://bit.ly/2Iej6Aj

Douglas Rushkoff - Why Young People Are More Resistant to Social Media

Douglas Rushkoff - Why Young People Are More Resistant to Social Media Check out Part 2 of our interview with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff, where we discuss transhumanism, the distrust in the corporate-run digital environment, and who can challenge the existing structures and create a new, truly intersectional culture. http://bit.ly/2UpQlI2 Part 1 of the interview: http://bit.ly/2G1JVWH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Course in Personal Evolution - Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://bit.ly/2Iej6Aj

Douglas Rushkoff - Using Intersectionalism to Reunite Our Species

Douglas Rushkoff - Using Intersectionalism to Reunite Our Species Check out Part 2 of our interview with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff, where we discuss transhumanism, the distrust in the corporate-run digital environment, and who can challenge the existing structures and create a new, truly intersectional culture. http://bit.ly/2UpQlI2 Part 1 of the interview: http://bit.ly/2G1JVWH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Course in Personal Evolution - Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://bit.ly/2Iej6Aj

FTP094: Douglas Rushkof - Rethinking Transhumanism and Reuniting Humanity

In Part 2 of our interview with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff, we talk about transhumanism, the distrust in the corporate-run digital environment, and using intersectionalism to reunite human species.

Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/94

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Douglas Rushkoff - We're Looking at Scalability Wrong in Tech

Douglas Rushkoff - We're Looking at Scalability Wrong in Tech In Part 2 of our interview with Douglas Rushkoff, media theorist and author of 'Team Human', we talk about transhumanism, the distrust in the corporate-run digital environment, and discuss who can challenge the existing structures and create a new, truly intersectional culture. Full interview: http://bit.ly/2UpQlI2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Course in Personal Evolution - Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://bit.ly/2Iej6Aj

94: Douglas Rushkof - Rethinking Transhumanism and Reuniting Humanity

94: Douglas Rushkof - Rethinking Transhumanism and Reuniting Humanity Our guest in the last two episodes is Douglas Rushkoff, a media theorist, lecturer, and author of Team Human, as well as a dozen other books on media, technology, and culture. In recent years, he has become a critic of technology for separating us from what makes us human. In Part 1 of this interview we discuss the still untapped possibilities of digital technology, the causes and potential solutions to dystopian visions of the future, as well as transhumanism and its assumptions about human nature. You can check out Part 1 at http://bit.ly/2G1JVWH. In Part 2 we continue our conversation on transhumanism, on the distrust in the corporate-run digital environment, and discuss who can challenge the existing structures and create a new, truly intersectional culture. "There's a surrender to digital categorization of people and using intersectionalism to isolate and alienate, rather than to find common ground and reunite human species." - Douglas Rushkoff Click to Tweet: https://bit.ly/2Kphw1a In This Episode of Future Thinkers: - The origins and development of transhumanism, and its problematic assumptions - Transhumanism - does amplifying one human ability necessarily decrease another? - Self-centered western spirituality as just another example of consumerism - A linear idea of progress as opposed to a circular experience of reality - How technological platforms keep building on top of each other without challenging the underlying system - Who are some people who are challenging the dominant structures of our world? - How digital environment treats history, and self-censoring for fear of something being offensive in the future - Intersectionality - a uniting or dividing force? - How young generations build resistance to addictive technologies "The beauty of neuroplasticity is not just that human brain conforms to the media system, but also that it develops adaptive strategies for the media environment that it's in." - Douglas Rushkoff Click to Tweet: https://bit.ly/2DayASC Links And Resources: - Douglas Rushkoff's website -https://rushkoff.com/ - How to be "Team Human" in the Digital Future - TED Talk by Douglas Rushkoff - https://youtu.be/Is1YUQVYkvY - Survival of the Richest - Douglas Rushkoff's Medium post - https://bit.ly/2MRgeIw Recommended Books: - Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff - https://amzn.to/2FKVbpc - Other books by Douglas Rushkoff - https://amzn.to/2I5O0Lb More From Future Thinkers: - FTP084, 085: Kevin Kelly - What Technology Wants and Why We Need Humans in the Future http:www/futurethinkers.org/84 - FTP045: Amber Case - Calm Technology and Human-Machine Interactions http://bit.ly/2UtBRa5 - FTP030: Robin Hanson - The Age of Em: 1 Year After We Upload Ourselves to Internet http://bit.ly/2G3qBYc - FTP025: James Hughes - Cyborg Buddha, Transhuman Enlightenment and Basic Income http://bit.ly/2UtBPyZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Course in Personal Evolution - Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://bit.ly/2Iej6Aj

Douglas Rushkoff - The Internet is a Psychedelic Experience

Douglas Rushkoff - The Internet is a Psychedelic Experience Why technology needs to be on 'Team Human' - tune into the Interview with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff at http://bit.ly/2G1JVWH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Course in Personal Evolution - Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://bit.ly/2Iej6Aj

FTP093: Douglas Rushkoff - Why Technology Needs to be on 'Team Human'

Our guest in the next two episodes is Douglas Rushkoff, a media theorist, lecturer, and author of Team Human, as well as a dozen other books on media, technology, and culture. In recent years, he has become a critic of technology for separating us from what makes us human.

In Part 1 of this interview we discuss the still untapped possibilities of digital technology, the causes and potential solutions to dystopian visions of the future, as well as transhumanism and its assumptions about human nature.

Complete show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/93 

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93: Douglas Rushkoff - Why Technology Needs To Be On 'Team Human'

93: Douglas Rushkoff - Why Technology Needs To Be On 'Team Human' Our guest in the next two episodes is Douglas Rushkoff, a media theorist, lecturer, and author of Team Human, as well as a dozen other books on media, technology, and culture. In recent years, he has become a critic of technology for separating us from what makes us human. In Part 1 of this interview we discuss the still untapped possibilities of digital technology, the causes and potential solutions to dystopian visions of the future, as well as transhumanism and its assumptions about human nature. In Part 2 we continue our conversation on transhumanism, on the distrust in the corporate-run digital environment, and discuss who can challenge the existing structures and create a new, truly intersectional culture. Part 2 will be available at https://ift.tt/2UgWNRN once it goes live. "I like the development of new technologies, because each one is another opportunity to wake up from the dream, or to go further in." - Douglas Rushkoff Click to Tweet: https://bit.ly/2Ut6oEa In This Episode of Future Thinkers: - The possibilities of digital technology that people and organizations are still unaware of - Dystopian visions of the future come from a lack of imagination - The sources of power, money and propaganda in digital environment - How humanity started losing touch with our evolved nature by domesticating ourselves - Every new technology is a new opportunity to collaborate, and why we are missing those opportunities - The dangers of surrendering human nature to abstractions like economy or technology - The origins and development of transhumanism, and its problematic assumptions - Transhumanism - does amplifying one human ability necessarily decrease another? - Self-centered western spirituality as just another example of consumerism - A linear idea of progress as opposed to a circular experience of reality - How technological platforms keep building on top of each other without challenging the underlying system - Who are some people who are challenging the dominant structures of our world? - How digital environment treats history, and self-censoring for fear of something being offensive in the future - Intersectionality - a uniting or dividing force? - How young generations build resistance to addictive technologies "We took this yuppie, utilitarian, capitalist thing and digitized that, rather than exploring the possibilities of digital to open up a new way of being, so I feel like digital still hasn't happened." - Douglas Rushkoff Click to Tweet: https://bit.ly/2uKcphu Links And Resources: - Douglas Rushkoff's website -https://rushkoff.com/ - How to be "Team Human" in the Digital Future - TED Talk by Douglas Rushkoff - https://youtu.be/Is1YUQVYkvY - Survival of the Richest - Douglas Rushkoff's Medium post - https://bit.ly/2MRgeIw Recommended Books: - Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff - https://amzn.to/2FKVbpc - Other books by Douglas Rushkoff - https://amzn.to/2I5O0Lb More From Future Thinkers: - FTP084, 085: Kevin Kelly - What Technology Wants and Why We Need Humans in the Future http:www/futurethinkers.org/84 - FTP045: Amber Case - Calm Technology and Human-Machine Interactions https://ift.tt/2FT42p4 - FTP030: Robin Hanson - The Age of Em: 1 Year After We Upload Ourselves to Internet https://ift.tt/2UgWPsT - FTP025: James Hughes - Cyborg Buddha, Transhuman Enlightenment and Basic Income https://ift.tt/2FPXKGm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Course in Personal Evolution - Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: https://ift.tt/2Tkopjp

Douglas Rushkoff - Technology is an Opportunity to Wake Up From the Dream

Douglas Rushkoff - Technology is an Opportunity to Wake Up From the Dream Why technology needs to be on 'Team Human' Interview with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff premiering shortly on https://ift.tt/2TSAjBp