Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2023-06-29
Books mentioned on Russell Brand FINALLY Opens Up: Escaping A Lifetime Of Anxiety, Addiction & Finding Love!
Russell began his career in stand up comedy, gaining recognition at the ‘Hackney Empire New Act of the Year’ in 2000. In the same year he became a video journalist for MTV.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity by C.S.
Discussed“All of us know what love is. All of us know what intuition is. All of us know as CS Lewis beautifully outlines in mere Christianity when we have transgressed against some moral code that appears to have been instilled”
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The perennial philosophy
The perennial philosophy by Aldous Huxley is a classic comparative study of religion and spirituality that examines the universal truths and recurring philosophical principles found across disparate human cultures throughout history.
Recommended“I suppose if you want some help, perennialism by Aldis Huxley is a good place to look at where he identified in the same way that Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung it could be said, identified respectively that there are mythic tropes that appear to recur in all cultures. He began to write a a famous book which I believe”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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