The thesis of The Daily Evolver is that life is animated by the power of evolution, inside and out, and that we are riding a geyser of emergence toward a sacred world. In this blog I will make that case or grow trying!
Alas, geyser riding is harrowing and I, like you, plainly see the suffering world. But what we also see is the arc of history, where with all of humanity’s wrong turns and regressions there emerges a clear trajectory of people (in the aggregate) living longer, more peacefully and with more wealth, century by century. A process that is accelerating.
In this view suffering is a call to action. None of us really achieves happiness until all beings achieve happiness. Thus, there is no end of work to do. But, please people, let’s do it with joy in our hearts, because we are on a sacred journey. And considering we crawled out of the mud, we’re doing pretty darn well.
This is what I try to point out on this blog. I am a current events junkie and delight in interpreting emerging politics and culture through a lens of consciousness evolution.
So to make virtue out of passion, I offer The Daily Evolver.
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Jeff is honored to have worked for three years with his hero, Ken Wilber, in developing the Integral Institute, and their historic seminars on integral application in business, psychology and spirituality.
He is on the Board of Steve McIntosh’s (his other integral hero) think tank, The Institute for Cultural Evolution.
He is co-founder of CareerTrack Training, an adult education company he and his partner built into an international organization producing 3000+ seminars annually, and employing 300+ people.
Jeff co-founded Boulder Integral (now The Integral Center, under the leadership of Robert McNaughton), a bricks and mortar center for integral study and practice, drawing people from all over the world.
A long-time practitioner in several spiritual traditions, Jeff has taught meditation and led many retreats. He has a Masters Degree in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism from Naropa University (2006).
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Last 50 posts on own channels (YouTube, Podcast, Medium or Website/Blog):
The Return of Red Trump
Published on: 29 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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The Return of Red Trump
Published on: 29 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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Jonathan Haidt’s “Stupid America”
Published on: 22 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
by Jeff Salzman
Hot Takes on a Movie, a Play and Pronouns
Published on: 22 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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Jonathan Haidt’s “Stupid America”
Published on: 22 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Hot Takes on a Movie, a Play and Pronouns
Published on: 21 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Ankur and Jeff weekly
Published on: 17 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, Covenant Marriage and Porn
Published on: 15 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, Covenant Marriage and Porn
Published on: 15 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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New Rules of Postmodern Debate
Published on: 11 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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New Rules of Postmodern Debate
Published on: 11 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Jeff & Ankur Live on House Speaker Mike Johnson, Covenant Marriage and Porn
Published on: 10 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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The United Auto Workers Deal – The Daily Evolver Live with Ankur and Jeff
Published on: 4 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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The United Auto Workers deal – The Daily Evolver Live with Ankur and Jeff
Published on: 3 Nov 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Live – Ankur Delight and Jeff Salzman – Can ethnocentrism fit into modern culture?
Published on: 27 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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What Really Helps? The Kosmo-centric View
Published on: 26 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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What Really Helps? The Kosmo-centric View
Published on: 26 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – Blog
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Ankur and Jeff Live – Israel and Gaza: What really helps? The Kosmocentric view.
Published on: 20 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Israel and Palestine: A Developmental View
Published on: 15 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – Blog
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Israel and Palestine: A Developmental View
Published on: 15 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Jeff Salzman’s Personal Meeting Room
Published on: 13 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Multistreaming with Restream.io
Published on: 12 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Jeff and Ankur on Kevin McCarthy and ugly politics.
Published on: 6 Oct 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Multistreaming with Restream.io
Published on: 29 Sep 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Russel Brand and the Evolution of Sexual Politics
Published on: 26 Sep 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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Russel Brand and the Evolution of Sexual Politics
Published on: 26 Sep 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Multistreaming with Restream.io
Published on: 22 Sep 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Ankur and Jeff Live
Published on: 15 Sep 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Prigoshin and Guiliani: The Wages of Red
Published on: 2 Sep 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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Prigoshin and Guiliani: The Wages of Red
Published on: 2 Sep 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Jeff and Ankur weekly
Published on: 25 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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David Brooks to Elites: “Are We the Baddies?”
Published on: 22 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
by Jeff Salzman
David Brooks to Elites: “Are We the Baddies?”
Published on: 22 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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What is Evolution Doing to Us?
Published on: 15 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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What is Evolution Doing to Us?
Published on: 15 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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Barbie: Pink Via Green
Published on: 7 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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Barbie: Pink Via Green
Published on: 5 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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The Next Stage of Moral Development
Published on: 1 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
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The Next Stage of Moral Development
Published on: 1 Aug 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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The Evolution of the Afterlife
Published on: 21 Jul 23 in The Daily Evolver – Blog
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The Evolution of the Afterlife
Published on: 21 Jul 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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What Are You Watching? – Some hot takes on movies and TV
Published on: 15 Jul 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
by Jeff Salzman
What Are You Watching? Some hot takes on movies and TV
Published on: 15 Jul 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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American Grievance and Gratitude
Published on: 7 Jul 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
by Jeff Salzman
American Grievance and Gratitude
Published on: 7 Jul 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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ARE THE KIDS ALRIGHT? Dr Keith and I look at teen depression
Published on: 28 Jun 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Are The Kids Alright? – Dr Keith and I look at teen depression
Published on: 28 Jun 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
by Jeff Salzman
Not Your Grandfather’s Nazis: The Role and Prospects for Ukraine’s Right Wing
Published on: 13 Jun 23 in The Daily Evolver – YouTube
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Not Your Grandfather’s Nazis – The Role and Prospects for Ukraine’s Right Wing, with Jeff Salzman and Ankur Delight
Published on: 13 Jun 23 in The Daily Evolver – Blog
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Seeing and Being Seen: The Practice of Conflict and Mediation
Published on: 6 Jun 23 in The Daily Evolver – Podcast
by Jeff Salzman
Hey folks, In this episode, Ankur kicks off our discussion by asking: “What can we do for Israel and Palestine? What really helps?” We discussed a Kosmo-centric view and how
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Transcending the dueling perspectives of history, politics, religion and race, the insights of cultural development offer a more integrated, evolutionary understanding of wicked geopolitical problems like the conflict in the
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Sometimes in our psychological development the way forward requires us to go back, to re-explore earlier stages of life to see what is distorted or left unintegrated. This is the
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A year away from the US Presidential election, Ankur Delight and I ponder the spectre of Donald Trump being the odds-on favorite to win. Our muse this week is Rick
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Is America really getting stupider? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt makes the case in his influential essay in The Atlantic Magazine titled “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have
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In this episode, I take another look at the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once in light of its popularity and controversy – including in the integral community. I also
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On today’s Daily Evolver Live (every Thursday @ 10am PT on YouTube) Ankur and I discussed the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson. He’s a fundamentalist
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If a debate isn’t about facts and arguments, what is it about? In this episode I look to a high school debate Tournament of Champions for the answer. As you
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Ankur Delight and I talk about the major new deal the UAW struck with the Big Three automakers in the US. The three pillars of the deal are 1) a
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Ankur and I take an integral look at the Russel Brand sex scandal and how it is raising consciousness. We talk about: Presentism: a moving target * The power (and
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We saw a powerful eruption of red warrior consciousness in the recently concluded saga involving Vladimir Putin and his renegade enforcer, the late Yevgeny Prigozhin. Ankur Delight and I discuss
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Hey folks! The New York Times has published two major columns by columnist David Brooks criticizing the modern meritocracy and the postmodern therapeutic culture. What if We’re the Bad Guys
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In this episode, Ankur Delight and I reflect on the power and purpose of emergence in our own lives and culture. For Ankur, this conversation was sparked as a result
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Hey folks, Barbie tells the story of the cultural evolution of women in three stages. In the traditional world girls play with baby dolls, practicing the sacred roles of domesticity
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A new Daily Evolver episodeRussel Brand and the Evolution of Sexual Politicswww.youtube.comAnkur and I take an integral look at the Russel Brand sex scandal and how it is raising consciousness. We talk about: Presentism: a moving target * The power…
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Supporting this event today at Integral Life – Free and open to all – Being, Bonding, Behaving, And Building: The Art Of Integral Facilitation (FREE) – Integral Lifeintegrallife.comJoin author Joran Slane Oppelt (Integral Church) for an interactive conversation about his new book, Facilitation: A Human-Centered Guide to the Art of Collaboration. He will describe the growing field of visual facilitation
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We saw a powerful eruption of red warrior consciousness in the recent saga involving mob boss Vladimir Putin and his renegade enforcer, the late Yevgeny Prigozhin. Rudy Guiliani is also playing with fire. Ankur Delight and I find the integral threads. – Jeff Salzman Prigoshin and Guiliani: The Wages of Redwww.youtube.comWe saw a powerful eruption of red warrior consciousness in
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Latest episode from the Daily Evolver, with Jeff Salzman.David Brooks to Elites: “Are We the Baddies?”youtu.beHey folks!The New York Times has published two major columns by columnist David Brooks criticizing the modern meritocracy and the postmodern therapeutic cult…
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Note from Jeff Salzman: In this episode, Ankur Delight and I reflect on the power and purpose of emergence in our own lives and culture. For Ankur, this conversation was sparked as a result of a recent road trip. For me, I contemplate what I am drawn to as I enter semi-retirement. Hope you enjoy!What is Evolution Doing to Us?www.youtube.comIn
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Join Jeff Salzman tomorrow (Wednesday Aug 16 at 1pm PT) on Integral Life for a Fireside Chat where he will talk about David Brook’s controversial New York Times column asking progressives to consider “Are We the Bad Guys?”Fireside Chat On Politics And Culture, with Jeff Salzman – Integral Lifeintegrallife.comFor over a decade with his popular podcast, The Daily Evolver, Jeff
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Barbie tells the story of the cultural evolution of women in three stages. In the traditional world girls play with baby dolls, practicing the sacred roles of domesticity and motherhood. The Barbie doll, introduced in 1959, represents a modern sensibility, first as a fashion doll with which girls could express themselves, then as a feminist trailblazer who could do anything
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Today Jeff Salzman will be talking about “BarbenHeimer” and more!Fireside Chat on Politics and Culture, with Jeff Salzman – Integral Lifeintegrallife.comFor over a decade with his popular podcast, The Daily Evolver, Jeff Salzman has sought to bring an integral sensibility to current events, pointing out the updraft of Emergence and how it animates our evolving world and selves. While evolution
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NEW EPISODE! Evolving your consciousness means enlarging your circle of moral consideration. Who is inside your circle and who is “the other”? In this episode, Ankur Delight and Jeff Salzman look at the moral development of humanity, and the integral challenge of including people of different worldviews. The Next Stage of Moral Developmentyoutu.beEvolving your consciousness means enlarging your circle of
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Taking a little summer break from the news, Ankur andJeffI turn their attention to a subject that has fascinated – and terrified – human beings since day one: what happens when we die? What might the integral answer to that question be? Enjoy the episode!The Evolution of the Afterlifewww.youtube.comTaking a little summer break from the news, Ankur and I turn
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Live today – Fireside Chat On Politics And Culture, with Jeff Salzman – Integral Lifeintegrallife.comFor over a decade with his popular podcast, The Daily Evolver, Jeff Salzman has sought to bring an integral sensibility to current events, pointing out the updraft of Emergence and how it animates our evolving world and selves. While evolution is beautiful, however, it is not
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New episode from Jeff Salzman (taped live at the Fireside Chat on Integral Life)What Are You Watching? Some hot takes on movies and TVwww.youtube.comHey folks!In this episode, I look at the evolutionary significance of our emerging mediaverse, with its gusher of entertainment coming to us from all over th…
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American Grievance and Gratitudewww.youtube.comThis week Ankur and I share our 4th of July experiences and chart the different routes we took to a more integral appreciation of America. Enjoy! – JeffAnku…
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Hi folks, I’ll be doing my Fireside Chat live session tomorrow on Integral Life. Hope you can join, as well as checking out these other events this week via the events page –> https://integrallife.com/calendar/
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New and short episode in which Jeff Salzman and Ankur Delight bring an integral lens to a controversial New York Times story, “Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History”.Not Your Grandfather’s Nazis: The Role and Prospects for Ukraine’s Right Wingwww.youtube.comIn this short episode, Ankur Delight and I bring an integral lens to a controversial New York
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Fireside Chat On Politics And Culture, with Jeff Salzman – Integral Lifeintegrallife.comIntegral theory gives us enormous insight into the issues of the day, such as Russia/Ukraine, the culture war, race, politics, the environment, poverty/development, art and spirituality. For over a decade with his popular podcast, The Daily Evolver, Jeff Salzman has sought to bring an integral sensi…
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Free event at Integral Life – Integral Health Series: Integral Caregiving – Integral Lifeintegrallife.comCaregiving is currently an invisible part of our economy and our society. However, in the US 1 in 5 people is caring for at least one other family member with chronic illness or disability. There is little recognition given to those who provide this essential contribution to
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Note from Jeff: In this episode, Keith introduces me to his theory of human sociability. As he sees it, human relationships can be seen on a spectrum of playing and fighting. Playing is a cooperative activity with an agreed-upon set of rules. Sometimes play is pure fun, and sometimes winning/losing dynamics are painful. But any engaged activity under an external
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Note from Jeff Salzman : Dr. Keith and I marvel at an exciting new (to us) typology system developed by Kibeom Lee and Michael Ashton: the HEXACO system. Lee and Ashton researched the popular 5-factor system and identified a new human trait, honesty/humility, which determines the adaptiveness and social worth of the other five. Briefly, the HEXACO factors are: H—honesty/humility.
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Starting now! Fireside Chat On Politics And Culture, with Jeff Salzman – Integral Lifeintegrallife.comIntegral theory gives us enormous insight into the issues of the day, such as Russia/Ukraine, the culture war, race, politics, the environment, poverty/development, art and spirituality. For over a decade with his popular podcast, The Daily Evolver, Jeff Salzman has sought to bring an integral sensi…
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Join this new study group to dig deeper into Ken Wilber’s Integral Philosophy!The Ken Wilber Integral Study Group (FREE first two groups) – Integral Lifeintegrallife.comFriends, it is time to return to holding a good old fashioned book in our hands by taking a bit of a break from the endless YouTube videos, podcasts and streaming TV. Instead, let’s commit some
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In this episode, Dr. Keith and I notice a growing attempt in the culture to bring meaning and purpose into the realms of science. We focus on English scientist Rupert Sheldrake, who argues that “science should be set free” from the boundaries of mechanistic materialism. Sheldrake is well known for his theory of the morphic field, an evolving collective mind
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New episode and message from Jeff Salzman: In this episode, I analyze Elon Musk through the lens of developmental theory, which maps the “spiral of worldview evolution” within people and cultures. There are three major worldviews currently in contention in our culture: Traditional (religious and patriotic), Modern (secular and rational), Postmodern (sensitive and egalitarian). They all have goodness, truth and
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Note from Jeff Salzman: There are at least three distinct sources of human suffering, all related, and none reducible to the others. They are: Nature—the unique combinations of temperaments and constitutional strengths and weaknesses that each of us is born with. Trauma—the Big T and small t traumas that are ubiquitous in human development, and which leave us more sensitized
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@caseycapshaw asked ChatGBT to write a poem about Ken Wilber’s levels of development. This is what it came up with. 😳
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Jeff Salzman retweeted: @caseycapshaw asked ChatGBT to write a poem about Ken Wilber’s levels of development. This is what it came up with. 😳
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Jeff Salzman retweeted: OUR YARD SIGN: In This House We Believe • Everyone has a piece of the truth • Left and Right are interdependent • Opposing values can be integrated • Culture and consciousness co-evolve • People grow by expanding what they value • America will grow into a better version of… twitter.com/i/web/status/163…
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Jeff Salzman retweeted: OUR YARD SIGN: In This House We Believe • Everyone has a piece of the truth • Left and Right are interdependent • Opposing values can be integrated • Culture and consciousness co-evolve • People grow by expanding what they value • America will grow into a better version of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jeff Salzman retweeted: Here is our first attempt at an Artificial Intelligence avatar video, titled: “Taking Responsibility for AI” youtube.com/watch?v=-Nij_WWD…
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Jeff Salzman retweeted: Here is our first attempt at an Artificial Intelligence avatar video, titled: “Taking Responsibility for AI” youtube.com/watch?v=-Nij_W…
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