Terry Patten, Author at Integral Life

Facing Death: A Call to “Get Real”

Terry Patten — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 18:36:14 +0000

An extraordinary, heartfelt conversation with spiritual practitioner, teacher, activist, Integralist, and author Terry Patten, who was at the time facing his own mortality following a recent diagnosis of a rare and aggressive cancer. An inner radiance shines forth as Terry, with much graciousness and candor, discusses the call to “get real”—not only personally but also collectively; his deepened perception of the “amazing grace of existence;” the directionality that has guided much of his life; and action inquiry: working on becoming next-stage human beings by experimenting with being the best people we can be. A touching and transformative talk, Terry conveys the deepening understanding coming from living on the edge and transmits a “radical okayness” with everything.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

Integral Life Practice: Enough Talk, It’s Time to Live!

Terry Patten — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 20:33:54 +0000

Terry Patten and Ken Wilber take an in-depth look at their book Integral Life Practice: A 21st-Century Blueprint for Physical Health, Emotional Balance, Mental Clarity, and Spiritual Awakening. ILP is a highly distilled, easily customizable, and radically inclusive approach to practice, based on the most comprehensive map of human potentials we currently have.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

White Pride vs. White Guilt in the #MeToo Era

Terry Patten — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 03:10:07 +0000

There is a hidden subtext lurking behind the Trump reality show, US political gridlock, and the Kavanaugh confirmation showdown. Yes, it’s certainly a clash of worldviews. But it’s also about racial and cultural tribes. And it’s even about gender roles and identities.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

A New Republic of the Heart: The Art and Practice of Sacred Activism

Terry Patten — Tue, 22 May 2018 07:21:31 +0000

Terry Patten talks to Ken Wilber about his new book, A New Republic of the Heart: An Ethos for Revolutionaries, inviting us to align our “inner work” with our “outer work” and establish sacred activism as both a fundamental component of our ongoing Integral Life Practice, as well as the ultimate expression of that practice.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

Conspiracy in the Age of Aperspectival Madness

Terry Patten — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 21:27:05 +0000

Corey deVos and Terry Patten attempt to navigate to the endless web of conspiracy theories with some degree of wisdom and discernment, and to bring a small dose of sanity to the dangerous epidemic of aperspectival madness that is flooding through our world.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

An Ethos for Revolutionaries: Terry Patten on Activism at the Integral Stage

Terry Patten — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:27:17 +0000

Terry is pioneering a robust and dynamic new form of activism that fuses the “inner work” of personal transformation and awakening with the “outer work” of service and commitment to social justice. In this episode Jeff and Terry explore how we can deploy it to bring about the profound transformation of self and world that our era requires.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

Sacred Activism: The Practice of Civic Engagement

Terry Patten — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:45:00 +0000

Terry, Corey, and our live viewers discuss the integral moral imperative to engage more deeply with the many systems we are governed by, and to show up more fully in a world that is getting better and better, worse and worse, faster and faster, and crying out for the sort of integral solutions that only you can begin to provide.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

The Acceleration of Crazy

Terry Patten — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 05:54:07 +0000

Terry touches on what he calls the “acceleration of crazy” as our current reality show unfolds. He also has some interesting insights on how he is navigating the chaos, while noting that major stage transitions like the one we are currently living in are, by their very nature, revolutionary, calling us to a higher, richer, and more sustainable human commons.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

Contemplation on Death and Impermanence

Terry Patten — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 20:21:03 +0000

Terry Patten offers a short guided meditation to help you reduce the existential fear, dread, and anxiety surrounding death by shifting your attention and identification to the indestructible presence at the very center of your being.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.

Basic Meditation Instructions

Terry Patten — Tue, 30 May 2017 19:36:01 +0000

Terry Patten offers some very basic instructions to help you kickstart your meditation practice. He also offers an extended segment on "Integral Inquiry", a simple but powerful technique that can deepen your ongoing practice.

This post was originally published on Integral Life.