Major kudos to Corey and whoever else put the YouTube material together - this will be very helpful in getting people interested in the I-I material and the integral worldview!
As moderator of IIzaadz, I decided to make these clips even more accessible, so I made a list of the individual clips with links and the descriptions that are given on the YouTube site, with some introductory text. This makes it particularly easy to send to people through email or posting.
I particularly like the fact that there is a lot of material that would be good to send to the more rationally minded individuals, and feel especially appreciative of "Ken Stops His Brainwaves" - I'm going to send that link to the guy who's doing brainwave biofeedback with me these days.
One video I would LOVE to see posted on YouTube is Ken's recent Ayahuasca video - that has very important perspectives and I would be thrilled to be able to send a YouTube link to people interested in that subject. Corey, please consider adding that one.
spiral out,
arthur
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Here is a list of all the Integral
Naked videos currently posted on YouTube,
with links and descriptions; they can be viewed for free. Please
feel free to post these links and descriptions – in whole or part -
to other pods or forums, or send them in email, to whoever you think
would be interested. I plan to start discussion threads on a lot of
these in the IIzaadz pod (forum)
as time allows. I love that this material is available to anyone
free of charge, and hope that it will draw more attention to the
wealth of material available on the Integral
Institute websites.
It would be interesting if integrally-oriented people with
opposing views or differences of opinion posted their own video
pieces on YouTube, and I would also point out that posting samples of
animated DVD's or other such products there is a great way to draw
attention to one's work.
Ken
Wilber Stops His Brain Waves
You already knew that Ken has no heart, now we find out that he
has no brain, either! That's right, Ken can stop his brainwaves on
demand. Actually—and in a more serious vein—this is the famous
EEG machine recording where Ken enters various meditative states, one
of which is a type of "thoughtless," "image-less,"
or "formless" state, whose correlate is that his brainwaves
come to an almost complete stop, as clearly recorded on this portable
electroencephalograph (EEG) machine. (This video is discussed in One
Taste, April 10 entry.)
We asked
Ken to do a short 10-minute commentary on these various meditative
states and the corresponding brain-wave patterns that are shown on
the EEG machine in the video. Ken enters four meditative states
(nirvikalpa closed eyes, nirvikalpa open eyes, sahaj, and
mantra-savikalpa), each of which has a very distinctive brain-wave
pattern. In his commentary, Ken emphasizes that the patterns shown on
this machine may or may not be typical, but they do emphasize that
profound consciousness states can be evoked at will, and these show
immediate correlation in brain-wave patterns.
If nothing else,
seeing somebody's brainwaves flatline in about 4 seconds is a sight
not easily forgotten! It also explains why we once heard Ken's
girlfriend say, upon delivering news that she thought might not be
happily received, "Now, um, honey, make your brain waves go to
zero...."
More seriously, as Ken often says, "If you
want to know God, you've got to get your brain out of the way first.
It's just one big stupid filter...."
Please see the Integral
Naked website for more information.
The Stuart
Davis Show – Episode 1 – Genpo Roshi
The Stuart
Davis Show – Episode 2 – Featuring Aja Bell Davis
The
Stuart Davis Show - Episode 3
You may already be familiar with the many antics of Stuart Davis,
regular guest host of Integral
Naked and one of the integral scene's most prominent artists,
with eleven full-length albums under his belt. Hundreds of thousands
of people around the world have already been exposed (often without
consent) to Stuart's infectious personality, exemplified by his
earlier forays into film making which became the notorious StuCam
series. Well, the Kosmic Jester is at it again, taking on his most
ambitious and controversial project yet—one which is guaranteed to
entertain, enlighten, and occasionally nauseate you—a one-man
episodic talk show, written, produced, performed, and edited by
Stuart himself.
Descartes:
Reviving the West's Greatest Modern Vedantist
René
Descartes' famous phrase, "Cogito, ergo sum"—"I
think, therefore I am"—is thought by postmodern theory to be
the essence of the modern West's anti-body, anti-earth,
phallologocentric imperialistic bent. In this clip, Ken explains how
the postmodern critique of Cartesian dualism only gets the story
half-right, ignoring the profound contribution of a philosopher who
actually linked consciousness and being in a manner as profound as
the greatest causal sages, East or West.
Ken
Wilber – Love Until It Hurts
In "Love
Until It Hurts," Ken discusses the nature of women's spiritual
practice and suggests some of the important ways that it differs from
men's.
Taste
the Love in Food
Following
the April 2024 Integral Consciousness seminar, Chef Eric Giesbrecht
of Calgary, Alberta brought his culinary expertise to an evening with
the Integral Institute staff, sharing the results of his own
exploration into the nature of "Integral Cuisine."
From
a five-year odyssey through Integral Theory and applying that theory
to both food and his life, Chef Giesbrecht looks into the
significance of cooking as not only a way to nourish the body but a
way of bringing people together.
Drawdown
DRAWDOWN
is a single channel video piece directed by Phoenix Perry in
collaboration with Arnold Steiner and sound by Brian Jackson
(Infinite Volume) completed in 2024 for the Reline DVD
compilation.
Drawdown: the process by which the dominant
species in an ecosystem uses up the surrounding resources faster than
they can be replaced.
Drawdown explores the relationship
between man, machine, environment and the culture of greed in the
world. Looking at the body as both a polluted system and a vehicle
for enlightenment, we see the human form as an evolving machine empty
of meaning in and of itself. In this context, the delusions of ego
and self-importance become clear.
Drawdown suggests we look
beyond our own selfish desire to see the vast beauty and abundance of
the world around us.
As we look for the basic meaning of human
existence amidst a technological culture, we must question if our
technologies aid human evolution or accelerates the process of
extinction. The answer immediately reveals the state of the human
consciousness each man crafts into the world.
Saul
Williams – Coded Language
Saul
recently came through town for a spoken-word performance at the
University of Colorado in Boulder, in support of his recent book The
Dead Emcee Scrolls. We were fortunate enough to be able to capture
the evening on video, so that we could share with you all. Enjoy!
The
Mystic Heart – Part 1 – The Supreme Identity
The
Mystic Heart - Part 2 – A Likely Story
The
Mystic Heart – Part 3 – Intellectual Illumination
The
Mystic Heart – Part 4 – All Reality In One Moment
The
Mystic Heart – Part 5 – Psychosis or Mystical State?
The
Mystic Heart – Part 6 – Picking a Path
The
Mystic Heart – Part 7 – Out of the Self, Into the Light
In this
dialogue series, Brother Wayne Teasdale and Ken Wilber discuss the
advent of an integral mysticism in the postmodern world. Reflecting
on their own spiritual experiences, the relation of science to
spirituality, the lives of the great inter-spiritual pioneers, and
how youth culture is revitalizing the mystical traditions, Brother
Wayne and Ken show how an integral perspective can bring the
revelations of mysticism into everyday life. In so doing, we learn to
give fullest expression—as parents and professionals, students and
seekers—to the Mystic Heart in each of us.
If, as historian
Arnold Toynbee put it, the introduction of Buddhism into the West
"may well prove to be the most important event of the 20th
century," we might also argue that the re-discovery of the
contemplative roots of Christianity will be equally important. And as
we enter the 21st century, it stands to reason that the recognition
of a common mystical ground between Buddhism, Christianity, and the
other World Religions will be the most important event of all.
Ken
Wilber – Erogenous Zones of Life, Light and Emptiness
How to
make love with all three bodies! No, we aren't talking about a
threeway (though that's not necessarily out of the question...) Here
Ken Wilber talks about what it means to fuck with your physical body
(Life) your subtle body (Light) and your causal body (Emptiness). So
pour yourself a glass of wine, throw on some Barry White, and enjoy
;-)
Fred
Kofman – Being, Consciousness, Bliss
Kofman
explains that Integral Consciousness is not a place at which you can
arrive. Rather, it is climbing a ladder that is made of the very
place for which you are reaching.
Tami
Simon – Mixing Business and Pleasure
At the
recent Integral Institute seminar on Integral Business, Tami Simon
and Ken Wilber held a dialogue for an intimate audience of seminar
participants and guests.
Tami Simon is the founder of Sounds
True, North America's largest publisher of spoken word spiritual
teachings, a business which models itself as both "mission-driven
and profit-driven," honoring "authenticity, open
communication, and creativity." In this clip, Tami speaks about
running an integral business in the real world, from spirit to the
bottom line.
David
Deida – A Seminar of Sexual Yoga – Sexuality As Art
In this
clip, Deida polls the audience on their sexual realizations, then
sends them into hysterics as he pantomimes a handful of hilariously
imbalanced sexual personas. He then respectfully ruminates on the
therapeutic deficiencies of the great Ramana Maharshi, before making
the counterintuitive claim that the world's greatest artists touch us
so deeply BECAUSE of their imbalance! Enjoy....
David
Deida – A Seminar of Sexual Yoga – Function, Form and Glow
In this
introduction clip, Deida explains the difference between Therapy,
Yoga, and Spiritual Practice as they pertain to sexuality. While
Therapy deals with "function," and Spiritual Practice with
"glow," Deida sets the stage for a discussion of the actual
"flow" of Yogic energy, to be the focus of subsequent
clips.
Ken
Wilber – Spirituality and the 3 Strands of Deep Science
The three
strands of deep science—injunction, apprehension, confirmation—give
us a reliable methodology for learning about both the world without
and the world within. Want to know what the moons of Jupiter look
like? Look through a telescope. Want to know what satori is? Sit down
and count your breaths. While you're at it, have a couple friends do
the same thing, and then compare notes. After all, if your experience
of satori involves becoming one with a jelly donut, you, um, might
want to see if that happened to anyone else....
The
Most Conflict Ridden Turf in the Known Universe
Three
civilizations, three levels of development, and one shared mindset:
everyone else is wrong. Such is the tinder in the inferno of
suffering that is the Middle East today....
Stuart
Davis and Ed Kowalczyk
Stuart
Davis, Ed Kowalczyk (of the band Live), and Ken recently held a
conference to explore Art and Integral Life Practice. What followed
was an afternoon of vibrant discussion and electrifying
performances.
The following clip is a duet with Stuart and
Eddie performing the Stuart Davis song, "Smoke"— which he
originally wrote with Eddie in mind.
What
is Integral Psychotherapy?
This
clip, featuring Jeff Soulen, was recorded during a recent Integral
Psychotherapy seminar in May 2024.
Stuart
Davis – Universe Communion
In July
of 2024, Stuart headlined the closing weekend of the famous Penny
Lane in Boulder.
Stuart
Davis and Saul Williams – April Showers, April Tears
From
Stuart:
"One of the great pleasures of working on this
new album was collaborating with Saul Williams. Saul is a long time
inspiration, truly one of the greatest geniuses of hip hop, or any
genre of creativity. Ever since I got his CD Amethyst Rock Star my
life and art have been enriched by his unsurpassed vision and craft.
I've been lucky enough to become friends with him too, and when I
asked him to be a guest on this new album, he took a day off, came to
the studio, and not only provided the backing vocals on Easter (which
fucking ROCK), but he also wrote a poem, on the spot for me to use as
an intro. That poem, which he wrote in the studio, sitting in front
of the sound board on a yellow legal pad, listening to four bars of
Easter loop over and over to lock him into the vibe -that poem-
became April Showers, April Tears, and it is the companion piece to
Easter. On the CD, it proceeds it directly, and is an extension of
it. It really gave me the chills being there with Saul as he wrote,
and then recorded it on the spot. It's pure magic on the album, and
it was one of the high lights of my year. Can't thank him enough for
that. Here it is, but you really need to hear it as rendered by Saul.
Which you will, when you get the CD."
Saul
Williams – Children of the Night
At an
"Integral Art" weekend at Ken's Boulder house in 2024, 20
integral artists and thinkers gathered to discuss art and
spirituality. After an opening discussion on the nature and practice
of integral art, the participants flowed into a series of spontaneous
performances, where Saul graced us with this....
Ken
Wilber – Anchoring I-Amness
Following
a powerful Big Mind session led by Genpo Roshi, Ken uses the integral
framework to help contextualize the group's collective state of
everpresent consciousness. Having such an integral map allows for a
spirituality which fully acknowledges the presence of states, stages,
and shadows, lending towards a truly cutting-edge and comprehensive
spirituality, the likes of which has never before in the history of
the world been possible--until now.
Crazy
Wisdom Bob
Emilio is funny, and God wants you to
laugh. So just watch this....
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