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Research is converging on processes that get you to step back and pull apart your frame. You also need processes that allow you to leap, it's ofi, right? Leap to the new way of seeing. And so the science, i think, is lining up very much with a lot of these ideas. A world view, apologetics and a nastalgia is something i'm deeply suspicious of as a solution. Also, utopic. Oh, just follow me. There here's the permanent, perpetual future. I'm also deeply suspicious of that. But as long as there's a reciprocal reconstruction between the science and the acology of practices, i think we're on a good

We had a great pleasure to interview John Vervaeke, a lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology. John’s excellent lecture series on YouTube called Awakening From the Meaning Crisis has inspired us to invite him on the show and discuss how to overcome the meaning crisis in today’s world.

In this interview we also dive deep into the topics of integrating scientific and traditional views of the search for meaning, multiple kinds of knowing, and the ecology of transformational practices. We draw on various resources from cognitive science, psychology, philosophy, religion and spirituality.

This episode is divided in two parts. In Part 1 we talk about what is the meaning crisis, why it has emerged and what are some of the practices and solutions to deal with it.

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