Humble, The Poet on Being Free of Passion but Full of Love
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🗓️ 11 January 2023
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Ryan speaks with Humble, the Poet about his new book How to be Love(d), why our passions often get in the way of real love, viewing love as a service to others rather than a reward for ourselves, and more.
Kanwer Singh, professionally known as Humble, the Poet, is a Canadian poet, author, YouTuber, rapper, and spoken word artist, as well as the son of immigrant Indian Punjabi Sikh parents. In 2010, he left his job as an elementary school teacher in 2010 to become a poet, and since then, he has authored three books, including Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life and Things No One Else Can Teach Us. He received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 2014 Streamy Awards. His work can be found on his website, his YouTube channel, and on Twitter and Instagram @humblethepoet.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Stoic podcast where each weekday we bring you a meditation inspired |
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| 0:57.3 | Hey, it's Ryan Holliday. |
| 0:58.7 | Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic podcast. |
| 1:03.0 | One of my favorite Bible verses is Corinthians 13, 13. |
| 1:08.0 | Now faith, hope and love of these three, the greatest of these is love. |
| 1:13.1 | It's actually similar to something Marx really says in Meditations. |
| 1:16.6 | He says he learns from one of his philosophy teachers to be free of passion but full of love. |
| 1:24.6 | And that's actually the topic of today's episode. |
| 1:29.1 | I have humbled the poet on a Canadian YouTuber and author and rapper and spoken word artist, |
| 1:36.2 | a poet, right? |
| 1:37.8 | It says it in the name. |
| 1:38.8 | He was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, 2010. |
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