Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution

Most people’s spiritual paths end there, at the personal. When most people think of spiritual tools for change, growth, and finding peace, they think of themselves working internally to increase serenity, perspective, and wisdom. In contemporary American culture, we rarely view a spiritual path as having much, if anything, to do with the peace, ser

What good is a spiritual path that only enriches our own inner peace while hundreds of millions go hungry? And conversely, how do we sustainably serve those millions if our hearts are hard, empty, cold, and filled with selfish ego or materialistic motives? How can there be peace without justice? There is an ongoing dance, a conversation between the

My hope is that as we develop an understanding of our spiritual reality, and seek ever greater levels of community and an economy based on sharing, our ancient primal need to amass and obtain at all costs will be replaced with that other primal need: to lend, give, sacrifice, and collaborate.

Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.

The show metaphorically tackled all of 1960s society’s greatest challenges—war, racism, technological advancement—from the point of view of an enlightened human race. This wasn’t a show about personal growth; it was a show about collective transformation.

What is it in our ancient DNA that tells us collectively there is something beyond this physical realm? That we need to ritualize the burial of a body, inter it in a sacred place, and provide items to help it along its journey? Are we wired for a spiritual connection to our lost loved ones? And if so, why? I mean, from a sociological perspective, i

The bottom line is that young people are suffering greatly. They seem to be lacking in the tools, skills, and ability to find solutions to these difficult issues. To befriend, to bond, to connect, to self-soothe, to find joy. To create community. They are seemingly cut off from what nourishes them, suffering from diseases of despair, and oftentimes

We are currently in a global mental health crisis that is ruthlessly affecting teens and young adults at a rate unlike anything the world has ever seen. In the dozens and dozens of talks and presentations I’ve given at colleges and universities, this fact seems to be abundantly well-known by those under fifty and almost completely, cluelessly unkno

Perhaps it’s my inner idealist/utopian/optimist longing for a resolution to all this unnecessary strife on our lovely, feverish little planet. It gives my sour little heart some measure of hope for our species, our world, our future. Like the Enterprise itself streaking into the distant galaxy, Star Trek shows us the way toward humanity’s future.