Eric Liu: The idea that the United States has ever been truly united is a figment of our collective imagination. He says America has always had two distinct sides with radically different ideas about what freedom and democracy are. Liu: How do we heal this crack? What is it going to take for us to heal this? And how can we find commonality around human rights and equal justice for all beings?
In This Episode, You'll Learn …
- Why we need to honor the history of our ancestors like Harriet Tubman
- How struggle and hardship are universal and also necessary to learn and grow
- How Spring came to explore and write about the spiritual nature of Harriet Tubman
- The lesson and legacy of Harriet and how we can learn to break free from the “prisons” of our mind
- Defining internal, outer. and ultimate abolitionism and the significance of each phase
- How the north star symbolizes a guiding light of hope and freedom
- How understanding our nation’s history can help bring more compassion and awareness to what’s happening in current times
- Why we need to remember that negative media can skew our perception of the world and not realize how much goodness there is
- The beautiful story of Sujata about the harmonizing of feminine and masculine energy
To Learn More, click here!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.