What Story Do I Identify With?

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There's seven billion new stories. And we're all being liberated to actually follow what we're put on this planet to do, instead of inheriting some kind of inexact and out of alligment story from like a nation state or a religion. We don't mean to do that any more. It's not sufficient simply to latch on to one of those stories. Nor is it sufficient, as you sometimes find in something like zen, to sort of think that the whole point is to get rid of stories altogetherjust practice.

The first guest on Emerge is author, philosopher and activist David Loy. David and I first met at the Occupy Boulder General Assembly and our relationship grew from there. David work sits at the intersection of contemplative wisdom and social justice, making him a perfect first guest for Emerge. In this episode we discuss the ways stories limit and liberate us, the symptoms of living in a world between stories, the nature of the (7+ billion) new stories, the difficulty of acting in integrity with what you know is true, and how to find the meaning of your life. Enjoy! NOTE: Please forgive the strange audio glitches in the interview. The content of this interview is still awesome. :)