In this engaging discussion, Jamie Bristow, a writer and policy advisor, explores the intersections of inner transformation and sustainability. He advocates for a politics rooted in raw, wild love as a response to our cultural meaning crisis. Jamie dives into the journey of the spiritual warrior, emphasizing emotional presence and community resilience. He addresses the urgency of climate change and the need for compassionate dialogue across beliefs. The conversation highlights love as a powerful tool for societal change, urging listeners to cultivate compassion and build meaningful connections.
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Politicians are Human
Jamie Bristow found that politicians are also human beings.
He developed compassion for the constraints of their demanding jobs.
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System Failure
The current system struggles to combine power and wisdom effectively.
The collapse of the old system may create space for new, more effective models.
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Evolving Democracy
Democracy should be a continuous work in progress, adapting to changing circumstances.
Don't fixate on binary views of democracy; it exists on a spectrum.
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In this book, Toby Ord argues that humanity is in a uniquely dangerous period, which he terms 'the Precipice,' beginning with the first atomic bomb test in 1945. Ord examines various existential risks, including natural and anthropogenic threats, and estimates that there is a one in six chance of humanity suffering an existential catastrophe within the next 100 years. He advocates for a major reorientation in how we see the world and our role in it, emphasizing the need for collective action to minimize these risks and ensure a safe future for humanity. The book integrates insights from multiple disciplines, including physics, biology, earth science, computer science, history, anthropology, statistics, international relations, and moral philosophy[1][3][5].
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Sir Michael Howard
Humankind
A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman
Humankind: A Hopeful History challenges the idea that humans are inherently selfish by presenting evidence of our altruistic behavior throughout history. The book takes a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing from history, economics, psychology, biology, anthropology, and archaeology to argue that humans are more peaceful and friendly than commonly believed. Bregman sides with Jean-Jacques Rousseau's view of human nature in the state of nature debate, opposing Thomas Hobbes' more pessimistic outlook. He also discusses the concept of 'domestication syndrome' and how humans may have self-domesticated, leading to a more cooperative and empathetic species.
Radical Love
Marianne Williamson
Carbon
Carbon
Paul Hawkins
Soulmaking Dharma
Soulmaking Dharma
Catherine McGee
Rob Burbea
The System Within
Addressing the inner dimensions of sustainability and systems transformation
Christine Vamsler
Phoebe Tickell
Otto Scharmer
In a world of turmoil where the only certainty is uncertainty, what happens if we who yearn for a future we'd be proud to leave behind began really to speak the quiet part out loud? What happens if we acknowledge the meaning crisis of our culture and state clearly that we need a world based on Love: on the raw, wild, wonder of life itself? And what happens if we shape our politics around this, instead of defensive attempts to make the death cult of predatory capitalism feel less... deathly?
This week's guest, Jamie Bristow is someone who lives in the worlds where policies are made and, for the past sixteen years, he has been consciously committed to being a Spiritual Warrior with all this implies.
Like Jon Alexander, Jamie started off life as an advertising executive before realising he needed to align his inner and outer worlds. Now, he's a writer and policy advisor working at the intersection of inner and outer transformation and sustainability. For eight years, he was clerk to the UK's All Party Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness and director of the associated policy institute, the Mindfulness Initiative, (where he helped to introduce mindfulness to a number of other parliaments). During this time he worked with legislators around the world to make mindfulness and compassion training serious matters of public policy and catalysts for a healthier political process. In 2023, he joined the Inner Development Goals team to lead on public narrative and policy development, emphasising the inner skills and qualities needed for a sustainable transition. His work includes influential reports such as Reconnection: Meeting the Climate Crisis Inside Out and The System Within: Addressing the inner dimension of sustainability and systems transformation.He is an associate of Life Itself, The Climate Majority Project, Mind & Life Institute and Bangor University.
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