Rainer Maria Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet" is a collection of letters written to a young aspiring poet, offering profound insights into the creative process and the nature of life. The letters explore themes of patience, perseverance, and the importance of embracing doubt and uncertainty. Rilke emphasizes the significance of living authentically and finding meaning in the everyday. He encourages the young poet to delve deeply into his own experiences and emotions as a source of inspiration. The letters are not just about poetry but about the human condition, offering timeless wisdom applicable to all aspects of life.
In 'The Antidote', Oliver Burkeman challenges the traditional self-help approach by introducing the concept of the 'negative path' to happiness. He argues that our constant efforts to eliminate negative emotions and achieve happiness through positive thinking often lead to anxiety, insecurity, and unhappiness. The book draws from various philosophical traditions, including Stoicism and Buddhism, and features insights from psychologists, terrorism experts, and business consultants. Burkeman suggests that genuine happiness can be achieved by embracing uncertainty, insecurity, and the realities of everyday life, rather than trying to avoid them. The book is a thought-provoking and insightful exploration of what truly constitutes happiness and success.
In 'Speaking of Faith,' Krista Tippett chronicles her spiritual journey from her Oklahoma childhood to her studies at Yale Divinity School. The book reflects her experiences as a journalist, diplomat, and host of the public radio program 'Speaking of Faith' (later renamed 'On Being'). Tippett engages in deep conversations with figures like Elie Wiesel, Karen Armstrong, and Thich Nhat Hanh to explore complex subjects such as justice, science, fundamentalism, evil, love, and mystery within the context of spirituality. The book emphasizes the importance of inter-faith dialogue, the complexity of faith, and the need for a new 'language of virtue' that avoids partisan rhetoric and instead focuses on nourishing, edifying, and redemptive stories[1][3][5].
This book is a compilation of interviews from Krista Tippett's public radio program, now known as *On Being*. It delves into the relationship between science and the human spirit, featuring conversations with notable figures such as Freeman Dyson, Paul Davies, Parker Palmer, and Andrew Solomon. Tippett aims to dispel the myth of a clash between science and religion, highlighting the complexities and intersections between these realms. The book explores themes of free will, the nature of reality, and the role of mathematics in understanding the universe, all while maintaining a nuanced and respectful dialogue between different perspectives.
Krista Tippett is the host of On Being, the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast. On Being opens up the animating questions at the center of human life. What does it mean to be human and how do we want to live? Krista is the author of “Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters” and “Einstein’s God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit.”
In this episode, Eric and Krista talk about what it means to be human and the importance of learning to listen when asking the big questions in life.
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In This Interview, Krista Tippett and I Discuss Being Human and …
- Her work as a journalist trying to bring humanness to the stories
- How science and religion ask different questions
- Listening is a spiritual virtue that we need to cultivate
- The big question of what it means to be human
- Loving and living life’s questions
- Paradox and ambiguity of human existence
- Having a reverence for mystery
- Depression as a black pandora’s box
- The things that go wrong for us become part of our gifts to the world
- The path to spiritual genius is through being fully human
- Spirituality is the inner work that accompanies the outer work of our lives
- Humor as a spiritual virtue
- How she has never met a wise person who does not laugh often
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