In this 45-minute talk, Craig explores one of the most confusing and fascinating elements of the spiritual life: the relationship between the meditative experience of emptiness and the exhilarating energy and creativity of the evolutionary impulse.
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Question: When I’m awake to what you call “the evolutionary impulse,”I find that I care deeply for many things: the environment, the awakening of humanity, social justice, animal rights, and so on. I take responsibility to live lightly on the planet. I donate time...
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Question: When engaging with friends and relatives with strongly conservative views about politics, spirituality, and religion, I find it quite difficult to maintain the conversation because there seems to be no common ground upon which to build consensus. I find it...
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