Rainn Wilson: Standing for a Spiritual Revolution

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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How do we reimagine society and build it anew upon a foundation of love, unity, and compassion? This is the central question Rainn Wilson explores in his new book, Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution. In this podcast, Tami Simon sits down with the actor and comedian to learn, in Rainn’s words, “Why the hell is the actor who played Dwight in The Office writing a book about spirituality?” Enjoy this inspiring conversation that is at once funny, clever, and sincere, as Tami and Rainn discuss the cultural critique of people on a spiritual path; connecting with others from both our brokenness and wholeness; God, higher powers, and belief in a great mystery; the radiant word “devotion”; finding your authentic voice; the need for a spiritual revolution in our times; creating a new mythology; the potential pitfall in being “spiritual but not religious”; the Latin word “religio”—to bind together; the Baha’i faith; Rainn’s advice to don’t just protest—build something; the maturation of humanity; keeping hope alive and fighting for joy; and more. Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. My name's Tammy Simon and I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I want to welcome you to the Sounds True podcast, Insights at the Edge.
0:12.0	I also want to take a moment to introduce you to Sounds True's new membership community and digital platform.
0:18.9	It's called Sounds True One.
0:21.7	Sounds True One features original, premium, transformational docu series, community events,
0:29.0	classes to start your day and relax in the evening, special weekly live shows,
0:36.0	including a video version of Insights at the Edge with an after-show
0:41.3	community question and answer session with featured guests. I hope you'll come join us, explore,
0:48.6	come have fun with us, and connect with others. You can learn more at join.soundstrue.com.
0:56.4	I also want to take a moment and introduce you to the Sounds True Foundation,
1:00.4	our nonprofit that creates equitable access to transformational tools and teachings.
1:08.6	You can learn more at SoundsTrueFoundation.org. And in advance, thank you for your
1:14.6	support. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Rayne Wilson. Yes, Rayne Wilson, actor,
1:22.6	comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director. Best known for his role as Dwight Shrewt in the sitcom The Office,
1:32.4	a role for which he earned three Emmy Award nominations.
1:36.8	In 2008, Rain Wilson co-founded the company Soul Pancake,
1:42.1	an online media company that makes stuff that matters, encouraging open-hearted
1:48.0	dialogue about what it means to be human. Rain is, as you know, funny. He's also a deep and visionary
1:57.1	thinker writing about such topics as death, meaning, and our purpose at this critical
2:04.4	time in human history. He's the author of a new book. It's called Soul Boom, Why We Need a Spiritual
2:12.8	Revolution. Rain, welcome. Tammy, it's such a pleasure. I love your show, your business model,
2:28.9	your videos, the whole insights, the meditation, the whole thing that you bring. I love it. And I know this is,
2:38.0	we've been trying to schedule this for a while and we finally are together. I was sick a couple
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