EnlightenNext MP3: George Leonard
Evolution and the Future of Us
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George Leonard, icon of the Human Potential movement, award-winning journalist, author, and Aikido master, posits that the purpose of life is to consciously engage in our own evolution until we express spiritual awakening in every action. Of course, evolving ourselves isn’t always that easy. Human beings, Leonard is quick to point out, are typically moved to change only in response to extreme stress or crises, and even then the tendency to slip back into resistance or inertia remains an ever-present foe.
In this conversation with EnlightenNext founder Andrew Cohen and journalist Craig Hamilton, Leonard ventures far beyond any Darwinian concept of evolution, defining a model for our future development that includes higher consciousness, thoughts, and most important of all: intentionality. It is this unique human ability to act of free will that Leonard believes is ultimately “the most powerful force in the world” and the source of humanity’s future.
Filed Under: Consciousness • EnlightenNext Editors’ Blog • EnlightenNext magazine • Evolutionaries • Evolutionary Spirituality • Integral Philosophy • Spirituality • Voices from the Edge
Hello, all,
Re: “evolving ourselves isn’t always that easy”
Well nobody said it would be and for those not prepared, it may demand more than you bargained for if you get truly committed and awakened to spirituality. There’s granny spirituality and then there’s the kind that demands of you to act on your highest principles and will bug you if you don’t. The more difficult the spiritual decisions you are forced to deal with and surmount, the greater will be your spiritual advancement but you should be prepared for the consequences of those decisions. You don’t have to be a martyr but sometimes even personal decisions can be momentous. Best wishes on your spiritual evolving!
Namaste, aloha,