In this “spiritual book club” edition of the show, Krista and musician/artist Devendra Banhart read favorite passages and discuss When Things Fall Apart, a small book of great beauty by the Tibetan Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön. It’s a work — like all works of spiritual genius — that speaks from the nooks and crannies and depths of a particular tradition, while conveying truths about humanity writ large. Their conversation speaks with special force to what it means to be alive and looking for meaning right now.
Devendra Banhart is a visual artist, musician, songwriter, and poet. His albums include Ma, Mala, What Will We Be, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon, and Cripple Crow, among others. His book of poetry is Weeping Gang Bliss Void Yab-Yum.
Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org
Ariel Burger — Be a Blessing
[Extended] Ariel Burger with Krista Tippett
Alain de Botton — The True Hard Work of Love and Relationships
[Unedited] Alain de Botton with Krista Tippett
Living the Questions — What's our communal equivalent of rubbing each other's feet?
The Soul in Depression
[Unedited] Andrew Solomon with Krista Tippett
[Unedited] Anita Barrows with Krista Tippett
[Unedited] Parker Palmer with Krista Tippett
J. Drew Lanham reads his poem “Love for a Song”
J. Drew Lanham reads from his book.
Katherine May Reads from 'Wintering'
Living the Questions: A Civil Rights Elder on Exhaustion and Rest, Spiritual Practice, and the Necessity of Loving Community
Nikki Giovanni — 'We Go Forward With a Sanity and a Love'
[Unedited] Nicki Giovanni with Krista Tippett
Frank Wilczek — Beauty as a Compass for Truth
[Unedited] Frank Wilczek with Krista Tippett
Mary Catherine Bateson — Living as an Improvisational Art
[Unedited] Mary Catherine Bateson with Krista Tippett
Gaelynn Lea’s Voice and Violin
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