Philosopher, writer, humanitarian, spiritual leader and my personal mentor Bruce Garrison points out the many layers that inform our identities and beliefs, how to discover our unconscious biases, navigate dialogue with people of other political, social, faith, and personal preferences, and overcome the status quo. We cover a range of belief systems from West and East, touch on Ecological Theology, important contributions from forgotten female leaders in history, Dualism versus Non-Dualism, how to question and think critically, and what it’s like leading a diverse board with members spanning 24+ religious persuasions. 

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Reading List for Simplexity

Christianity:

A New Kind of Christian: A tale of two friends on a spiritual journey

The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further adventures of a new kind of Christian

The Last Word and the Word After That: A tale of faith, doubt, and a new kind of Christianity— by Brian McLaren

Eastern:

Autobiography of a Yogi — by Parahamsa Yogananda

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism — by Chogyam Trungpa

Divine and Transcendent:

Emerging Heart: Global spirituality and the sacred — by Beverly Lanzetta

Nondualism:

The Naked Now: Learning to see as the mystics see — by Richard Rohr

Ken Wilber:

Up From Eden: A transpersonal view of human evolution

The Atman Project:A transpersonal view of human development — by Ken Wilber

Ecology:

Spiritual Ecology: The cry of the earth — edited by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

The Sacred Universe: Earth, spirituality, and religion in the twenty-first century — by Thomas Berry

Indigenous Spirituality:

Black Elk Speaks — as told by John G. Neihardt

The Wisdom of the Native Americans — edited by Kent Nerburn

Mysticism:

The Mystic Heart: Discovering a universal spirituality in the world’s religions — by Wayne Teasdale

The Mist-Filled Path: Celtic wisdom for exiles, wanderers, and seekers — by Frank MacEowan

Hindu/Buddhist:

Bhagavad Gita: The beloved Lord’s secret love song — by Graham M. Schweig

Tao Te Ching — translated by Stephen Mitchell (best English translation)

Chakras:

Wheels of Life: A user’s guide to the chakra system — by Anodea Judith

Ancient Classics:

The Cloud of Unknowing — Author unknown

Revelations of Divine Love — by Julian of Norwich

Interior Castle — by Teresa of Avila

Dark Night of the Soul — John of the Cross

The Mountain of Silence: A search for Orthodox spirituality — by Kyriacos C. Markides

Poetry:

New and Selected Poems, Volumes 1 and 2 — by Mary Oliver

Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love poems to God — Rainer Maria Rilk

Quote from Sapiens that Alyson paraphrased:

“Culture tends to argue that it forbids only that which is unnatural. But from a biological perspective, nothing is unnatural. Whatever is possible is by definition also natural. A truly unnatural behaviour, one that goes against the laws of nature, simply cannot exist, so it would need no prohibition.” -Yuval Noah Harari

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