Ep #19 - ''The Meaning Crisis & How We Escape It' with John Vervaeke

Our guest today is John Vervaeke - a cognitive scientist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. James and I were both so excited to speak to him as he has undertaken an amazing examination and integration of modern cognitive science, ancient wisdom practices, philosophy, and history in his incredible YouTube series ‘Awakening From The Meaning Crisis’. John’s theory is this: our culture today is beset by multiple overlapping crises which make our lives difficult: financial, ecological, political - tons of crises.But underlying and connecting these is a crisis of meaning: the sense that we have lost a narrative which situates us in the world and helps us make sense of it all. Three Key Takeaways You’ll understand how our increased sense of loneliness and disconnection is related to the loss of big-picture meaning in our lives;You’ll learn, from a cognitive scientific viewpoint, how religions fulfil deep human needs which haven’t gone away in our more secular age;You’ll learn about the new science of wisdom. Obviously this is at the center of many religions and traditions throughout the ages, so how might we cultivate wisdom today?Lifefulness 101We launched a new course Lifefulness 101 which you can find here: https://www.lifefulness.io/lifefulness-101The Early Bird tickets last until December 3rd and you get a 50% discount.Lifefulness CommunityWe are also offering a discount on becoming a member of the Lifefulness Community to anyone who joins LIfefulness 101 and there are more details on the site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.