Lynne Twist: The power of a life of service

We all need a purpose to help us feel fulfilled, but Lynne Twist, founder of the institute ‘The Soul of Money’, author of Soul of Money, and co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance, has made a bigger commitment. She wants to transform the conditions of life on this planet. 

Lynne isn’t just a global visionary, she’s actively working toward alleviating world hunger, as well as supporting social justice and environmental sustainability.

“With the climate crisis it's the Mother speaking very convincingly: ‘you're off course, I'm giving you feedback, big, big, powerful feedback. It's happening for you, not to you, it's humbling you. You need to change course’.”

In this latest episode of Into The Magic Shop, Lynne shares her incredible journey from developing her spirituality as a child, to winning the Stanford poetry contest, to becoming a pro-activist, and subsequently discovering EST (Erhard Seminar Training, later Landmark Forum) with Werner Erhard, before meeting Mother Theresa.

“Whether people believe in God or not, when you saw Mother Teresa, you saw the largest definition of what we would call God. Not somebody in the sky somewhere, but the experience of God living within a human being.”

Mother Theresa taught Lynne that money is called currency because it’s a current, it’s not designed to be accumulated. Money, like water, needs to flow, to purify, clean and grow. 

“The vicious cycle of wealth is challenging and intractable, and it has as much misery as the vicious cycle of poverty.”

So, if you’re looking to live a more purposeful life, download and listen to Lynne’s story and let her inspire you to take action.

On today’s podcast:

• Why we are a manifestation of our past
• Why EST was transformational 
• Meeting Mother Theresa and working to end world hunger
• Why privilege is as brutal as poverty
• Why the pandemic and climate crisis are happening for us

Links:

• The Soul of Money Institute and Lynne Twist
• Global Compassion Fellowship