Originally Posted on Huffington Post – 4/22/2013
In the last go-round with Chris Anderson, the head of TED, I asked if he could locate and post the TED talk I gave in 2002 in response to a preceding talk by the militant atheist Richard Dawkins. Anderson has cordially complied, and for anyone who is interested, here are links to the pair of videos:
By Deepak Chopra, MD, Founder and CEO, The Chopra Foundation
Originally Posted on Huffington Post : 04/19/2013 10:10 pm
Dear Chris,
Thank you for clearing up some issues, particularly the confusion surrounding TEDx’s decision to take down or shift the talks by Sheldrake and Hancock. Actions speak louder than words, and the talks were removed from the website, followed by your letter warning TEDx organizers essentially not to repeat the same mistake again by inviting similar talks. To underline the point, TEDx withdrew its brand name from a West Hollywood event that was by no means filled with “goofballs” or “questionable” figures. (more…)
Ken Wilber and Deepak had an interesting dialogue, Integrating Mind, Matter, and Consciousness Inside the Super Brain, and the new atheists.
Experience your awareness not as a stream of thoughts but as the potential for becoming who you want to be.
In almost every situation someone is called upon to lead. Taking up the call involves a conscious choice, and yet for many leaders, even those who are very experienced, not much consciousness is applied. If you ask a roomful of CEOs how they got where they are today -I’ve done this dozens of times when teaching a course on leadership for business people – the top answer is always “I was lucky.” Looking back, CEOs and other top executives mainly recognize that they wound up in the right place at the right time.
