Austin-based "spiritual" influencer and podcaster—closely linked to Charles Eisenstein—has recently outraged and alienated many in his audience who, unlike us, took him seriously in the first place.
Not that I am a card-carrying member of any trad religion, preferring to seek wisdom that resonates deeply with my own experience in several traditions, but it seems to me that these kinds of 'dudes' are some of the worst frauds, anywhere. It saddens me that they have followers, especially that so many are women. We have, as a group, with many exceptions, been culturally programmed to follow, not lead. (As have many men, especially young men.) And, why would we follow a person who is so obviously self-serving and willing to exploit the need for others to be a part of a community. Jesus the teacher would have driven them out of the temple with a scourge. BTW, whatever happened to Charles Eisenstein. I listened to a lecture of his years ago, and he seemed low key, sincere, and as if he was speaking from a distinctly personal and non-BS kind of insight. Disappointing. And don't even get me started on Andrew Tate. OMG.
Not that I am a card-carrying member of any trad religion, preferring to seek wisdom that resonates deeply with my own experience in several traditions, but it seems to me that these kinds of 'dudes' are some of the worst frauds, anywhere. It saddens me that they have followers, especially that so many are women. We have, as a group, with many exceptions, been culturally programmed to follow, not lead. (As have many men, especially young men.) And, why would we follow a person who is so obviously self-serving and willing to exploit the need for others to be a part of a community. Jesus the teacher would have driven them out of the temple with a scourge. BTW, whatever happened to Charles Eisenstein. I listened to a lecture of his years ago, and he seemed low key, sincere, and as if he was speaking from a distinctly personal and non-BS kind of insight. Disappointing. And don't even get me started on Andrew Tate. OMG.