Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan on Spiritual Journeys

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Self-improvement, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Buddhism

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Rainn Wilson is a well-known actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, and writer. He’s also a former guest of The One You Feed, and this time, he is with Reza Aslan, Reza is a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, and is the best-selling author of Zealot, The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Rainn and Reza host the popular podcast, Metaphysical Milkshake. In this episode, Rainn & Reza discuss spirituality, religion, and this journey called life. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan and I Discuss Spiritual Journeys and … Their new podcast, Metaphysical Milkshake Happiness, positive psychology, and Dr. Martin Seligman’s work How increased joy and well being comes from acts of service Realizing that what you are seeking is already within you The spiritual act of pausing rather than reacting Rituals as a form of remembering Beliefs are meaningless if we don’t practice regularly The journey to find God is internal, not outside of us Esoteric and exoteric properties of religion Faith and doubt and how they are meant to go together Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan Links: Metaphysical Milkshake – YouTube Rainn’s Website Reza’s Website Rainn’s Twitter Reza’s Twitter Peloton: Of course the bike is an incredible workout, but did you know that on the Peloton app, you can also take yoga, strength training, stretching classes, and so much more? Learn all about it at www.onepeloton.com Stitch Fix knows that when you look your best, you feel your best. Every piece is hand-picked for your fit, your style, and your life. Visit stitchfix.com/wolf to take your style quiz and get 25% off your order when you keep everything in your fix. If you enjoyed this conversation with Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Discovering Spiritual Truths with Pete Holmes Cultivating Mindfulness with Cory Allen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The way that we often think about ritual is that it's the script for the performance of the myth.
0:08.0	The myth in and of itself is not enough. You have to actually participate in it.
0:20.2	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:22.3	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:26.8	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:32.4	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:36.7	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:41.4	We see what we don't have, instead of what we do, we think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:47.8	But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter.
0:51.2	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:55.4	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
1:00.4	how they feed their good wolf.
1:16.3	My father was a block star. It was like Biddlemania.
1:19.5	But not here in America. Dean Reed criticized the American government from behind the Iron Curtain.
1:24.4	He had lots of enemies. He wanted to come back home and then think about what happened.
1:31.2	Dean Reed died.
1:32.4	Come with me, Ramona Reed, to learn more about the extraordinary life and mysterious death of revolutionary.
1:38.9	Listen to Red Elvis, a Curiosity Audio Network podcast on the iHeartGradio app, Apple podcast,
1:44.2	or wherever you get your podcasts. Daniel Miller is a millennial con artist.
1:49.2	I'm a social media influencer.
1:51.2	Busted while recovering from Brazilian buttocks surgery.
1:54.8	She was yelling at the police for like getting her butt tissue out of joint when they were
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