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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I like this audio book, as it was a good listen. Ken Wilber seems to have researched and thought about various aspects of spirituality more than anyone on the planet. Some of his writings and books are hard to follow, but this audiobook seemed clear to me. I liked a great deal about it, including the part where he talks about not wanting to create a Ken Wilber cult or following.

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Exactly what I needed!

What made the experience of listening to The Future of Spirituality the most enjoyable?

I have been on a long-term spiritual study that has included many of Ken's other works. I have a lot of christian friends who I respect, but just do not resonate with their perspectives. I listened to this and "duh!" now I know why. I always had a sense that it was developmental, but this really pins it down for me. Tami Simon interviews Ken with perfect balance of both clarifying and challenging questions. In fact many times, I would be listening and have a question come to mind and wouldn't you know it, Tami would ask it! I would love to have the text of this interview. It would be nice to study both the recording and text.I have made giant strides in my understanding of my place in the range of spiritual perspectives. Thank you Ken Wilber!

What did you like best about this story?

Ken's openness to all perspectives and his depth of understanding.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Session 3: The Freedom and Fullness of Enlightenment

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What disappointed you about The Future of Spirituality?

This is the same material as Kosmic Consciousness, nothing about the future of spirituality at all!

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a decent overview of wilber's material, but...

this was more or less a recapitulation of other work by ken wilber. not much beyond kosmic consciousness in here. and we could really use another person to interview him, other than tammy simon of sounds true. her interviews tend to focus on her shortcomings of understanding, and do not press too deeply into the analysis or examples. maybe she could share the interview task with someone else, someone less of a psychophant and more of a rationalist, since that is the prevalent modality of our civilization.

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One of the Most Revealing Ken Wilber Interviews

It took me four years to get back to review this. As a student of KW's Evolutionary Dynamics I came back to this interview by Tami Simon and found it to be one of the most personal and revealing interviews of him I've heard, especially chapters 4, 5, and 6. One of my favorite insights has to do with my own belief around how great ideas tend to play second fiddle to our worship of the person who brings us the idea, especially in America where we are experiencing the apex (hopefully) of the Cult of Personality phenomenon. In this interview we hear how and why KW refuses the role of leader (or guru) which explains so much about how the Integral teachings are now being taught by many in a variety of fields without the heavy-handed presence of the founder overshadowing their light. I truly admire Ken and his work and I love the freedom from feeling as if I have to bow to his greatness in order to learn what he teaches. Actually makes me admire him more, with much less conscoius effort.

Great overview of a fuller spirituality

This was an easy listen that reviewed integral theory in a beautiful context, for a more complete spirituality. This is a must-have for any modern spiritual teacher and student.

Excellent overview and exploration

Tami Simon interviews Ken Wilber on the width and breadth of what integral spirituality is and how understanding and embodying its foundational principles contributes to our experience and understanding of what it is to be fully awake, mature, and evolved as human beings.

Excellent primer

This is a great introduction to integral theory in general. I personally love the conversation style that was used.