The Things That Connect Us ft. Gabriel Durham
Dear God - maybe my most favorite conversation ever 🫧💜 It’s like a hug from the Universe and like rolling around in a warm bed of moss and like fresh baked cinnamon rolls. Join me in basking in the glow of amazing conversation with Gabriel Durham!
MEET GABRIEL DURHAM ~
Gabriel Durham is an Applied Anthropologist specializing in human adaptation, be that environmental (adaptation to climate change) or psychosocial (adaptation to stress). In an effort to go beyond academic research, his work focuses on application of adaptive techniques and methods to help people transcend the adaptive challenges of our age. This is reflected in his online identity "Nin-to-Zen", or "from surviving, to transcendence".
CONNECT WITH GABRIEL
On the web:https://www.nintozen.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nintozen
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/nintozen
FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE ~
some of my favorite lines of conversation that came up in this episode [with approximate timestamps!]:
How our individual perspectives translate to systemic thinking as a culture + collective
Gabriel’s journey to seeing the world as wise and loving
Applied spirituality and functional intution
Pain, suffering, heartache as a universal human connector
Incredibly helpful and tangible guidance for interpreting our meditative experiences
Love doesn’t need a body <3
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~
WIZARD WITH A DUMP TRUCK - OPEN MEOW 🛸
THE THOUGHT ARTICHOKE BY GABRIEL
DETAILED EPISODE BREAKDOWN ~
0:00 - 10:00 ish:
Intro things + the opening of Wizard With a Dump Truck!!
Outdated perspectives on sustainability and living in harmony with our planet
How our individual perspectives translate to systemic thinking as a culture + collective
The buddhist idea of the apocalypse being here and now
How our collective fear of climate crisis actually puts sustainable solutions out of reach!
10 - 20:00 ish:
Comparisons between Zen Buddhism and Tibetan buddhism
The concepts of karmic motion + wisdom motion
The application of wisdom motion to causes we care about
Gabriel’s journey to seeing the world as wise and loving
Intellectual contribution vs. the contribution of our presence
20 - 30:00 ish:
Applied spirituality and functional intution
Gabriel’s MIND BLOWING insight into some of our deeper drivers of ambition, motivation impact
Fear of death, awareness of impermanence and human ambition
Motivation as a function of our being’s intrinsic path
30 - 40:00 ish:
The fear of not knowing wtf we’re really doing here
Reflecting on the correlation between living a whole life and depressive experiences
Pain, suffering, heartache as a universal human connector
Clarifying your lens of perception so you can get called up for ‘emotional jury duty’
Meditation isn’t about getting the 3 year old in your head to shut up lol
40 - 50:00 ish:
Gabriel blows Caroline’s mind about a recent meditation experience she had
Incredibly helpful and tangible guidance for interpreting our meditative experiences
Gabriel continues to blow our minds with grounded concepts of the eternal lol
Teasing apart our wants/desires and a deeper sense of *will*
The importance difference between information + wisdom
50 - 60:00 ish:
Fascinating facts about whaling + petroleum!
Nature’s internet[s]
Love doesn’t need a body <3
The things Gabriel and I want to reincarnate as ;)
How to find Gabriel on the internets and The Thought Artichoke
60-70:00 ish and beyond:
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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- xoxo Caroline
