Tales of the Dervishes | The Tale of the Sands

Tales of the Dervishes | The Tale of the Sands

A story of transformation and identity...from the book Tales of the Dervishes by Idries Shah dervish, dervishes, tales, ancient stories, idries shah, idris Shah, identity, transformation, sands, desert, stream, storytime

How do we grow through adversity?

Come sit with me, as I share this story of adversity and struggle, and the opportunities that may be hidden in those hardships. This story is called "Fatima the Spinner and the Tent"... from the book: "Tales of the Dervishes."

Finding Your Ikigai, AI + the Science of Design | Episode #6

Douglas Campbell is an author, community leader, brand builder, and thoughtful designer. He works with businesses to incorporate AI & automations to boost efficiency & creativity. Find / Follow him: https://www.projectfresh.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/DougieCampbell https://www.linkedin.com/in/projectfresh/ https://www.facebook.com/ProjectFresh https://twitter.com/projectfresh 00:00 - Opening 01:39 - Ikigai - Your Reason for Being 05:14 - Event Sponsorship 06:30 - Managing Burnout 08:30 - Design + AI 09:30 - Democratizing Creativity 10:00 - Using AI for Creativity 10:40 - Books by Dougie Lux 11:45 - Designing with AI 14:30 - Heart + Soul of Creativity 15:00 - AI as a toddler 15:50 - Value vs Clickbait 16:50 - Perspective Shifts + RISD 22:33 - Laptop as My Factory 23:00 - Life as a Design Project 24:30 - Design -A Scientific Process to Solve Problems 25:00 -Empathy in Design 27:00 - Blue Sky Thinking, Testing, Iteration 30:00 - Leonardo Da vinci 31:12 - Exploring Value, Brandbots + Automation 35:00 - Mind Blown! 37:30 - Depth + Names 42:14 - Personal Branding 45:41 - Uncovering Our Childhood Shine 57:00 - Re-writing Our Stories 58:00 - Learning from Life 1:00:24 - Digital Nomad Life 1:04:08 - How to Find Balance 1:06:18 - Conclusion Spark OS Episode #6

Design, Algorithms + the Ethics of Ai

00:00 - Opening 09:45 - Perspective Shifts 11:27 - Curiosity vs Service 12:20 - Curiosity + Decision Making 16:00 - Lucid NYC 17:40 - Design + Ethics of AI 19:50 - WHY we Build Technology 22:30 - Teaching Critical Thinking + Curiosity 26:26 - AI Lying to Us - Case Study 29:15 - Automation - Where’s the Brain? 30:33 - The Matrix 31:36 - Google AI Case Study 32:30 - Conflicting Directives + AI 35:00 - AI and Ethics 37:00 - Extrinsic Value of Technology 38:24 - Meaning of Life + the Soul 43:49 - Worshipping Technology 49:50 - What is Reality? 56:00 - Paradox of Parenting + Teaching the Unspoken 58:00 - AI Ethics + Supporting Humans 01:00:17 - Under the hood of the Algorithms 01:01:44 - Reflections on 2001 Space Odyssey 01:06:44 - Senses, Mind or Intelligence 01:10:15 - Philosophy, Practice + Intelligent Design 01:11:50 - Intelligence 01:15:26 - Spirit vs Matter 01:19:15 - Application vs Philosophy 01:21:00 - Relativity 01:23:11 - Closing l Can AI decipher spirit/consciousness from matter? How do we program ethics into our AI algorithms? How do we empower the next generation to think critically? Join us as we explore these questions! Julian Boxenbaum is an entrepreneur, design strategist, community builder (LucidNYC), and thought leader driven by curiosity and a desire to empower the next generation. He invites his students, colleagues and us, to think critically about technology, and to see technology advancement as a means to an end, serving a higher purpose. Here we discuss the importance of philosophy, its application in the world, and he shares some insights from his own classroom with us. What did you take away from this conversation? Please leave a comment with your thoughts! #AI #algorithms #consciousness #artificialintelligence #technology #insights #humanity

The Revolution to the Revolution: 
Youth of Today, Shelter, Bhakti Yoga + 
Straight Edge Punk Rock with Paramananda

00:00 - Introduction 01:39 - What shaped your worldview 05:00 - First Lessons 06:15 - Against the Grain 08:00 - 80’s Kid 08:57 - Straight Edge - Rebellion to the Rebellion 11:00 - War on Illusion 14:00 - Creative Focus + Punk Rock  15:20 - Your Burning Message Inside 16:00 - Scream What’s Real 20:16 - Youth of Today - Revolution to the Revolution 20:46 - The REAL Revolution 23:00 - Yogic Principles 25:30 - Healthy Debate 27:17 - Know the Philosophy 33:00 - Healthy Debate Over Censorship 35:49 - Shelter 37:30 - Fan Zines 40:43 - Bhakti Tirtha Swami  50:33 - Getting the Message 51:06 - Share What’s In Your Heart 51:51 - Dealing with Critics 53:00 - Encouragement 54:48 - Engage Your Talents 58:00 - Higher Purpose 59:30 - Reflections on Podcasting 01:01:08 - Values Here 01:02:53 - Closing Reflections on Creativity Shelter - https://orcd.co/shelter-eternal [https://orcd.co/shelter-eternal] Youth of Today - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0DbBwI2dpYty5Tl7bdSIjL [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0DbBwI2dpYty5Tl7bdSIjL] Values Here IG- https://www.instagram.com/valueshere/ [https://www.instagram.com/valueshere/] Values Here | Music - https://orcd.co/valueshere-takeyourtime [https://orcd.co/valueshere-takeyourtime] Values Here | Will Be Tomorrow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToHq86WimNc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToHq86WimNc] Bhakti Tirtha Swami on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BTSwamiVault [https://www.youtube.com/c/BTSwamiVault] Bhakti Tirtha Swami | Spiritual Warrior: https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Warrior-Uncovering-Psychic-Phenomena/dp/B087R7YN64 [https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Warrior-Uncovering-Psychic-Phenomena/dp/B087R7YN64] Prabhupad’s Books - Vedabase.io [http://Vedabase.io] Divya’s Kitchen - https://divyas.com/ [https://divyas.com/] #allowing #lettinggo #debate #yoga #shelter #valueshere #waronillusion #truetoyourself #higherpurpose #creativeprocess #straightedge #rasaraj #lovingsentiments #selfesteem  #unique #yourarespecial