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How to Discover Your Way of Being Through the Enneagram with Susan Piver

Oct 18, 2022
Susan Piver, a New York Times bestselling author and meditation teacher, shares insights from her latest work, 'The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship.' The discussion highlights how the Enneagram serves as a transformative tool for personal and spiritual growth. Piver connects Buddhist principles with the Enneagram, emphasizing self-awareness and compassion in interpersonal relationships. She also explores how understanding personality types can help navigate emotional dynamics and enhance well-being.
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INSIGHT

Nine Ways of Being

  • The Enneagram categorizes nine fundamental ways of being, going beyond simple personality types.
  • Each type represents a distinct approach to life, affecting how individuals perceive and interact with the world.
ADVICE

Multiple Tests

  • Take multiple Enneagram tests to gather data points, as no single test is definitive.
  • Consider the frequency of specific numbers and use them as starting points for deeper exploration.
INSIGHT

Centers of Intelligence

  • The nine Enneagram types are grouped into three triads based on their dominant intelligence center: instinct, emotion, or reason.
  • While everyone possesses all three, one is usually predominant, influencing how they process information.
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