Ep. 102: Mark Nepo | Being Who You Really Are In Every Moment

With over a million copies sold, Mark Nepo has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called “one of the finest spiritual guides of our time,” “a consummate storyteller,” and “an eloquent spiritual teacher.” His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages.

A bestselling author, he has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life- Achievement Award by AgeNation. In 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and was also chosen as one of OWN’s SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. And In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine.

THE ONE LIFE WE’RE GIVEN WEBINAR: Mark Nepo has been moved to offer a 3-session online webinar, The One Life We're Given: Saying Yes to Life, as a way for us to deepen and strengthen our roots as we endure this storm. The sessions will be offered through Zoom: June, 8,15, 22, 2020, 1-2:30PM ET.

Message from Mark: "My hope is that through this time together you will deepen your conversation with life. That through your own path of obstacle and surprise, you will be opened to your gifts and become somewhat freed of all you carry. The gift and practice of being human centers on the effort to restore what matters when in trouble, so we can make good use of our heart. No one quite knows how to do this, but learn it we must. Our path to love and truth depend on this journey." Info and registration details are at live.marknepo.com.

In this episode of Visionary Souls, we explored...

  • What the word “Sabbath” really means

  • Every person alive is a finite container carrying an infinite spirit, the container is not going to last but the spirit will

  • How interesting it is that right now we need to wear masks, that we are not just wearing masks to protect ourselves. We’re wearing masks to protect each other.

  • Human beings tend to inflate or deflate our sense of ourselves or our circumstances and the very spiritual practice for everyone is how we right size ourselves and our reality 

  • The ancient Hindu teaching story about fear and pain 

  • We meditate to be clear vessels, not to be great breathers 

  • His father, while making a sailboat, taught him about the importance of immersion rather than excellence and the reward for immersion is the experience of oneness 

  • There’s value in practice but it’s practice for living and the deepest reward for practice is that if we’re present enough to the moment it stops being practice and we drop into the oneness of life

  • How the “Book of Soul” began and how it birthed him in the direction of being who he is everywhere

And SOUL much more...come play!

 
 

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