I'll start with where we are right now. The map that I'll use is this birthing process, this kind of profound transition that we're going through, where the old narratives, the old story, the old mythology is wearing thin, beginning to fall apart. And as it does so, people hold on to it even more tightly. They haven't let go and won't let go until it becomes simply impossible to hold on to it anymore. And we're nearing that time, but not yet. Right now you can still pretend everything's normal, even though it's greatly hollowed out.
Charles EisensteinEach experience of love nudges us toward the Story of Interbeing, because it only fits into that story and defies the logic of Separation.
Charles EisensteinThe world is on fire! Why am I sitting in front of my computer? It is because I donโt have a fire extinguisher for the world, and there isnโt a global 911 to call.
Charles EisensteinTrue discipline is really just self-remembering; no forcing or fighting is necessary.
Charles EisensteinIt's not like activist work is a nice add-on to what's really important, the spiritual work. The two are inseparable and it goes both ways. Many people are hardcore activists for decades, and they encounter burnout, futility, or a feeling of imbalance. Sometimes they need to go so far as to drop their activism and go on a spiritual journey. They're realizing that all the stuff they're trying to change in the world isn't just out there in the world. It's in them, too. And as long as they're blind to what's in them, they're going to continually re-create it in all that they do.
Charles Eisenstein