329. Andrew Harvey

Andrew Harvey is an author, speaker and founder/director of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by becoming inspired, effective and practical agents of institutional and systemic change, in order to create peace and sustainability. Andrew Harvey has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the University of Creation Spirituality as well as at various spiritual centers throughout the U.S. He was the subject of the 1993 BBC film documentary The Making of a Modern Mystic and appears also in Rumi Turning Ecstatic and The Consciousness Of The Christ: Reclaiming Jesus for a New Humanity. He has also worked with the great Iranian Sufi dancer, Banafsheh Sayyad, in producing a film, In the Fire of Grace, which marries Sufi inspired dances to the stages of Rumi’s understanding of the path of Divine love. He has written and edited over 30 books and received many awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Mind Body Spirit Award. Website: andrewharvey.net Some of Andrew's many books: Savage Grace: Living Resiliently in the Dark Night of the Globe The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action Light the Flame: 365 Days of Prayer Movie referred to during the interview: A Human Search: The Life of Father Bede Griffiths (1993) Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 1/25/2016 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Welcome 00:04:48 - Returning to the Sources of My Childhood 00:08:24 - Mystical Experiences and Life Changes 00:11:34 - The Purpose of Our Souls' Work 00:14:54 - The Transforming Power of Love 00:18:22 - The Dark Night: A Process of Divinization 00:21:27 - Embracing the Depths of the Shadow 00:24:44 - The Urgency of Preparing for Evolutionary Shattering 00:29:39 - The Marriage of Opposites 00:35:12 - The Marriage of Mission and Heart 00:39:34 - The Power of Love in the World 00:43:37 - Networks of Grace and Radical Social Work 00:48:43 - The Paradigm of Deep Cooperation and Collaboration 00:53:56 - Creating an Alternate Reality 00:59:03 - The Transformation of Birthing the Divine in the Human 01:03:43 - The Power of Unconditional Forgiveness 01:08:24 - Changing the World Through Collective Action 01:13:20 - The Process of Transformation through Divine Self 01:18:55 - The Price of Spiritual Awakening 01:23:36 - Gratitude and Appreciation for a Difficult Breakup 01:27:46 - Abusive Power in Spiritual Circles 01:31:08 - The Modulation of Softness and Flexibility 01:34:36 - Mystical Christianity and Hinduism-Buddhism Integration 01:38:21 - Finding Grace in Everyday Joys 01:42:23 - The Endless Evolution of Enlightenment 01:46:38 - Enlightenment and the Sacrifice of Ramana Maharshi 01:49:30 - Cultivating Humility through Practices 01:53:00 - The Dance Between Light and Dark 01:56:39 - The Primordial Love Relationship 01:59:24 - Life well-lived in progress 02:02:28 - Free resources and ongoing project Save