I think it would be very valuable to get Sam Harris (https://www.wakingup.com/) to interview Peter Ralston. Listeners in Sam's meditation/lectures/conversations app would benefit from it, and more people would discover the potential of this consciousness work. The question is, how? Do you know of any way to reach out to Sam Harris, or do you know someone who might? If so - let me know and let's do this together! 🙏

In this old podcast episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TkwcE4s6nDBamzc5PrMlf?si=f-5Lp-tBTpy-9VOLesaXZQ Peter essentially talks about the I.C.G., and its "foundational principle" of moving from self-in(tro)version to self-expansion.

I'm running the Four Principles immersion again on May 23rd, and I want to tell you why I think it's worth your Saturday (also: many bonuses until sunday, see below) As much as I love Consciousness Work, my main problem with it is that it's often too broad. People tend to feel lost in all the material we offer. But since we also preach clarity and effectiveness, we've decided to build an actual framework, for actual practical results. So in a way, this workshop is "Consciousness Work but structured". Now, the word "framework" can mean many things. IMO there are good and bad ways to build a framework. The bad way is: - Pick a bunch of techniques that you like - Put them together at random - Move them around until it feels "good enough" - Sell a workshop about it The good way to build a framework is more like: - Build from the ground up, with as few assumptions as possible - Let the main distinctions emerge by themselves, until you discover the structure at play - Test it in your life. Iterate x1000 - Run a workshop about it, cause now you're excited to share it (and because it works) That's how the 4 Principles workshop was built. It's a structure you can act from. It functions as an actual guide when the situation is unclear, when you're triggered, when there's no time to figure it out. And before you ask: YES, the goal is still to aim for experiential insights :) The framing just makes it more powerful. This is 6 hours of live work with exercises, dialogue, real participation from you. Not a lecture about some theory or model. If you join before May 17th (the founding participants window), you also get the follow-up sequence I put together to keep working with the principles after the live day; plus Brendan's course and 2 months of private group coaching with him. Workshop is online, on May 23rd at 10:30 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time. You can sign up here: https://chenghsin.link/workshop/4p See you there :)

Not exactly consciousness stuff, but perhaps interesting nonetheless https://theconversation.com/is-time-a-fundamental-part-of-reality-a-quiet-revolution-in-physics-suggests-not-273841

Hey guys, A couple weeks ago I came back from the spring retreat, where we did the ending suffering workshop, and i wanted to share something that has dawned on me since leaving and applying the work to "my life." That this living "drama" I have about wanting to work hard and complete this and that but not wanting to do it is all an idea! I mean yeah, no shit it's an idea, but it's literally just the effect that I'd live within as a constantly thought thought that I don't need to think and I can just be one with enjoying shit and working. Its that easy. It started with me going after what was immediate, that there is a suffering here that I can cut that out and stop making excuses FOR it. So I really started to and have been thRowing myself into it, and the funny thing is, is that that opens up. It didn't just end with what I immediately thought it would, ergo the immediate suffering. Coming from the more complete place, I started to see life from this way, and then I sort of dropped this "drama" idea and have been working AND enjoying myself, more unified in that that's ACTUALLY what I want to do. A little flavor of consciousness in there, if you will. Anyway, I just wanted to share that. I look forward to any gleaning new insights or breakthroughs available. Much love