Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2021-03-16
Books mentioned on #505: Elizabeth Lesser on Building Omega Institute, ADD (Authenticity Deficit Disorder), and Seeking The Emotion of Illumination
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Tim Ferriss recommended On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and others, and discussed Tales of the Dervishes by Idries Shah. Elizabeth Lesser recommended The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa: Shambhala : the sacred path of the warrior ; Great eastern sun : the wisdom of shambhala ; Selected writings by Chögyam Trungpa.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tales of the Dervishes
Discussed“and that led me to a number of books including tales of the dervishes by and i'm going to mispronounce this also”
Where to get it
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The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa: Shambhala : the sacred path of the warrior ; Great eastern sun : the wisdom of shambhala ; Selected writings
Chögyam Trungpa's spiritual teachings offer guidance on cultivating personal bravery, mindfulness, and wisdom in modern life.
Recommended“he started naropa that institute in boulder colorado and he wrote what i consider to be my favorite spiritual book which is shambhala the sacred path of the warrior”
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On Grief and Grieving
On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler is a compassionate guide that explores the emotional landscape of loss through the framework of the five stages of grief.
Recommended“that uh one book that really helped one of my friends after the loss of his father was on grief and grieving finding the meaning of grief through the five stages of loss by elizabeth kubler-ross and david kessler”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“elizabeth's first book the seeker's guide chronicles her years at omega and distills lessons learned into a potent guide for growth and healing”
“her new york times best-selling book broken open subtitled how difficult times can help us grow has sold almost 500 000 copies and has been translated into 20 languages”
“her third book marrow chronicles the journey elizabeth and her younger sister went through when elizabeth was the donor for her sister's bone marrow transplant”
“and her newest book cassandra speaks when women are the storytellers the human story changes reveals how humanity has outgrown its origin tales and hero myths”