A New Story of the People: Charles Eisenstein at TEDxWhitechapel

"Our hearts know that a more beautiful world is possible; but our minds do not know how it's possible". In this intelligent and inspiring talk, writer and visionary Charles Eisenstein explores how we can make the transition from the old story of separation, competition and self-interest to a new Story of the People.

Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution.

His books (The Ascent of Humanity and Sacred Economics) as well as his other essays and blog posts on web magazines have generated a vast online following; he speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. Writing in Ode magazine's "25 Intelligent Optimists" issue, David Korten (author of When Corporations Rule the World) called Eisenstein "one of the up-and-coming great minds of our time."

Eisenstein graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, and spent the next ten years as a Chinese-English translator. He currently lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with his wife and three sons.

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[markb]

I have just read Charles's book The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible. This is the kind of book I describe as an earthquake book. My perceptions of society have changes for ever and I have instilled the concept of interbeing into my psyche. Thank you Charles.

[chantalekilley]

"Miracles are something that are impossible from an old understanding of reality, and possible from a new one." WOOOOAAAH!!

[rexedwardfairy]

Wow. What clarity of thought, and vision - and eloquence. We have such beautiful enlightened beings walking amongst us as we travel this Spiritual Awakening period. Really uplifting.

[cristinagondar]

Thanks Charles! So beautiful, inspiring & magical! It is the only thing that brings sense to this life: being in service to the more beautiful world that our hearts know is possible...

[yfoog]

This talk is what my heart has been waiting for.

[jendare]

Impossible is my favorite. Every time I pass water I take a moment to send intense love into and wherever it may flow. One Love. Thank you

[karamburingera]

Powerful words! I will live in that place of "a more beautiful world that my heart KNOWS is possible!" Thank you Charles!

[MicaAkullian]

Thank you Charles for speaking with such open hearted accessibility, enabling us to feel the vulnerability, and simultaneous strength, of your present moment exploration into the Truth. It feels as though you are really walking your talk, trusting the Life energy moving through you. Thank you

[silvia]

dear Charles! you inspire me deeply. yet i don't know where my travel will lead. I would like to spread your message to my family and friends and colleagues and people in Vienna. like becoming an ambassador of interbeing in Austria. this idea came to me yesterday. however, I never spoke in public about my believes. i am scared to talk in front of an audience. but i will find a way to spread your message - which i know so deeply is true!
i would love to make all people i know read your book which i read in german at the moment. I am love and i can contribute in acts of love! you give me hope :) a beautiful world as my heart knows of is possible!

with love and gratitude for your work
Silvia

[WesWarren_Beadopolis]

This was nothing less than beautiful, Mr. E.

[wisdomoftheearthca]

he is doing a great job at articulating and putting words on something that we know deeply is true, if we are willing to descend from our mind to our senses. lose your mind and come to your senses!

[phoebecrouse]

Amazing. Bless this man and all the beautiful beings on this planet!

[avirvaor]

3'50" miracle is part of new reality ! 💕🙏🏻👣💖 Thank you and Ruoert Sheldrake and thé person who took care of his mother in law !

[patriciaaguirre]

Again and again I am send to deeper refletions! thanks Charles

[bthomas]

This reminds me of the book "Ishmael" with it's story of "Mother Culture" and difference between the takers and the leavers. Sacred Economics is on my to-read list now.

[ItsHeebyGeeby]

Excellent talk. Through Terence McKenna, Rupert Sheldrake, Graham Hancock and many others you have appeared on my "radar". As a student of philosophy myself I've learned that the ontological roots of our materialism, the seperation paradigm that grounded our sciences can be traced to Cartesian Dualism and the cogito. An awareness of an alternative ontology is gaining unstoppable momentum in these exciting times. We are in the birth canal and we can see the light. Thanks for uploading this!

[Magda_li]

thank you so much for the Gift of this speech 🙏🏼💞

[vipersuphere]

Enlightening really, to hear someone speak so well about life.

[licenselessrider]

That was beautiful, thanks Charles, I really hope the audience connected with this

[veronicasandravalentinuzzi]

The BEST! You inspired me Charles, and gave me hope. Thank you!