Ervin Laszlo

Ervin Laszlo will be celebrating his 90th birthday this year on June 12th.

For this occasion, we will have an online celebration on June 13th, Monday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (CET)* on Zoom and Facebook.

You can sign up here to join the Zoom meeting or watch the Facebook live session on the Laszlo Institute's Facebook official page.

The event will be recorded and it will be available for replay on Youtube.

*8:00 AM (PDT) and 11:00 AM (EDT)

EPISODE N. 12 | MASTER SHA – Today’s conversation with Master Sha is very special for a few reasons. First of all, this will be the last episode of our first season of Dawn of an Era of Well-Being: The Podcast. We thank all of our wonderful listeners for your mindful support and love as we brought you this initial season, and do not be dismayed since we are preparing to bring you another exciting season with more fascinating guests and topical discussion.

So stay tuned, season two of Dawn of an Era of Well-Being is coming soon! Another reason this episode is so special (and unusual) is that it will also be available in video format so that our audience will have the rare chance to witness Master Sha demonstrate his calligraphy on screen. If you wish to view this podcast in its video format, please visit one of the links listed below.

Of course any opportunity to have an in depth conversation with the Tao Grandmaster, Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha would count as a very special occasion. In addition to Master Sha’s masterful calligraphy demonstration, we will also embark on an absorbing discussion on such matters as connectivity, consciousness, and healing.

Spirituality could of course serve an end which is not beyond, but within, the scope of the sacred, for ample deepening our communion with the divine, But spiritulity cod have an entirely mundane end as well, for example, deepening our well-being, our happiness, and our relations with others. Most people would recognized these ends as beneficial and valid. I argue in this blog that this is a non-negligible possibility that merits a second look.

EPISODE N. 12 | MARIANNE WILLIAMSON – Today we have the distinct honor of speaking with the author, political activist, spiritual advisor, and one time US Presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson. You can expect a dynamic conversation as Williamson is rarely one to mince words, nor has she ever been known to flinch at confronting life’s uncomfortable truths.

Our interview starts off with a discussion about the necessity to come to terms with an old paradigm as part of the process of entering a new paradigm— and how the “letting go” process is critical to our development as a society.

In the course of this we will examine the concept of reparations for past misdeeds of one group against another and how this might impact our spiritual well-being.

He received the HERO OF HUMANITY LIFETIME AWARD by The Visioneers International Network. The Award recognized his exemplary body of work in the areas of spirituality, science, philosophy and systems theory at their intersections.

EPISODE N. 11 | BRUCE H. LIPTON – Today we are joined for a dynamic conversation with the noted biologist Bruce Lipton whose ground breaking work on the connection between science and spirituality has made him an important voice in the fields of new biology and epigenetics. Dr. Lipton will discuss some of his thoughts on how thoughts and emotional experiences impact the human organism on a cellular level.

We will also consider the legacy of the human species’ tendency to regard itself as an entity outside of nature when it is imperative that we realize that we are nothing more than a part of the natural world, and that our connection to nature and the cosmos operates on a subatomic level. An understanding of this connection to each other and all of nature is in fact critical to our survival and the outbreak of COVID (like so many events in today’s current events) simultaneously serves as a symptom of our inability to come together as it creates new impediments.

While this may seem like a grim outlook, Bruce Lipton remains firmly positive and places a great deal of hope in our establishing a New Paradigm to see us through these troubling times.

Apologies in advance for the noise that we experienced on our co-host Fred Tsao’s line during the interview.

EPISODE N. 10 | GARRY JACOBS – Today’s discussion: Our world is entering what may be referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This is an era marked by technological advances which manufacture machines that are capable of outperforming human beings in a variety of activities and with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI.), this will include “thinking”.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution was ushered in by the Third Industrial Revolution from which we are only now emerging and was characterized by a widespread dissemination of information—steam and electricity were the attributes of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, respectively. As A.I. becomes more prevalent technology will continue to reshape and revolutionize human life, blurring the distinction between physical, digital, and biological systems and processes.

Could many of the problems that the world faces today—Social injustice, climate change, pandemics, and so forth—be the result of humankind using the tenets of an old paradigm in an arena where they no longer apply?

EPISODE N. 9 | KINGSLEY DENNIS – Today’s discussion starts off with an investigation of storylines and narratives.

Are storylines a necessity for the human species, perhaps an element that is intrinsic to our DNA? What role do they serve in furthering our evolutionary progress to a new paradigm, and how often are they at odds with such progress? Do storylines have an expiration date at which they outlive their usefulness and then require a new narrative to take over?

Helping us to answer some of these questions we are joined by the renowned author, researcher, and futurist Kingsley Dennis. This deeply informative discussion moves on to explore such matters as the price of excessive individualism and the spirit of play.

EPISODE N. 8 | MICHAEL BECKWITH – In this episode, Ervin and Alison are joined by Michael Bernard Beckwith, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center.

Agape is a term from ancient Greek meaning “unconditional love” and since its founding in 1986, the Agape Center has pursued a mission of fostering a living environment for individuals to realize that they are unique emanations of God, the Love-Intelligence governing the Universe. Today Michael and our hosts discuss the distinction between our ego and the subtle voice of guiding consciousness, and how to navigate between the two.

From there, we also engage in a conversation about intentionality, the costs and benefits of new technology, and how to lead a meaningful life.