72. Letting Go (When The World is Falling Apart) w/ Peter Russell

Published: Nov. 20, 2021, 8:30 a.m.


\nHow do you practice \u201cletting go\u201d?
\nWhat does \u201cletting go\u201d even really mean?
\nCan you \u201clet go\u201d AND still take powerful, effective action?
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\nIn this episode, my guest, the brilliant and wise author, teacher, lecturer, sage, Peter Russell, and I mine these questions and more to help make a meaningful difference in your life.
\nPeter Russell is indeed a wise, wise man. \u2026
\nIn a world devoid of true elders, Peter is a true elder. Back in the 80s, Peter became renown for speaking this term \u201cThe Global Brain\u201d into the cultural zeitgeist of the day, with his bestselling book of that name, the Global Brain. In that book way back in the 80s, Peter predicted the creation of the internet and the impact it would have on humanity \u2026 and I certainly ask him about the state of humanity today.
\nIn fact, in today\u2019s episode we\u2019re talking about the practice of \u201cLetting Go.\u201d It\u2019s the subject of his new book, \u201cLetting go of Nothing\u201d and it\u2019s something I\u2019ve been in the intentional practice of learning how to do for many many years \u2026 and still I hold on like hell constantly! Daily!
\nSo we talk about what it really means to let go, in a world full of things that hook and stress our minds, and challenge us daily, and I ask Peter perhaps one of the most important questions I\u2019ve ever asked a guest: \u2026 if you were President of the USA today, how would you do your job and STILL practice letting go. And I love his answer. Stay tuned for it.
\nPeter earned degrees in theoretical physics, psychology, and computer science at the University of Cambridge in England, where he studied for a time with Stephen Hawking.\xa0
\nAt Cambridge University (UK), he became increasingly fascinated by the mysteries of the human mind, which led him to travel to India to study meditation and eastern philosophy. When he came back he took up the first research post ever offered in Britain on the psychology of meditation.
\nPeter is indeed an incredible man with a life interestingly lived \u2026\xa0
\nI\u2019m super excited to have Peter on the podcast today, and I\u2019m confident you\u2019ll be deeply inspired by our conversation as well.
\nNow, take a deep breath, and stay present with me, all the way through to the end of this episode of Men, This Way \u2026
\nAlright \u2026
\nLet\u2019s dive \u2026