Rainn Wilson

this consciousness doesn't go out like a light bulb when this rapidly failing body ends. So it's the divine spark that's within all of us. I don't even want to say within, without all of us, around all of us, inhabits all of us, that can be cultivated within,

that can be cultivated in meditation and in prayer and in service and in elevating and centering those qualities of the divine that we all have. In Islam, there's 99 names for God, right? The compassionate, the kind, the loving, the strong, the, you know, the list goes on and on. These qualities of God are qualities that we have to know thyself.

that can be cultivated in meditation and in prayer and in service and in elevating and centering those qualities of the divine that we all have. In Islam, there's 99 names for God, right? The compassionate, the kind, the loving, the strong, the, you know, the list goes on and on. These qualities of God are qualities that we have to know thyself.

that can be cultivated in meditation and in prayer and in service and in elevating and centering those qualities of the divine that we all have. In Islam, there's 99 names for God, right? The compassionate, the kind, the loving, the strong, the, you know, the list goes on and on. These qualities of God are qualities that we have to know thyself.

To know God is to know thyself, it says also in the Qur'an. I think it was, maybe it was the Imam Ali's hadith, I'm not sure, but to know God is to know thyself. What does that mean? Because God is in each and every one of us. When I am in compassion to someone who is hurting, that is, I'm flexing a divine muscle. When I experience real humility, not fake humility, That's a divine muscle.

To know God is to know thyself, it says also in the Qur'an. I think it was, maybe it was the Imam Ali's hadith, I'm not sure, but to know God is to know thyself. What does that mean? Because God is in each and every one of us. When I am in compassion to someone who is hurting, that is, I'm flexing a divine muscle. When I experience real humility, not fake humility, That's a divine muscle.

To know God is to know thyself, it says also in the Qur'an. I think it was, maybe it was the Imam Ali's hadith, I'm not sure, but to know God is to know thyself. What does that mean? Because God is in each and every one of us. When I am in compassion to someone who is hurting, that is, I'm flexing a divine muscle. When I experience real humility, not fake humility, That's a divine muscle.

When I'm honest with someone in a way that's uncomfortable and difficult, that is flexing a divine muscle. I even hate using that analogy. That is opening a divine window. But these can be cultivated. Honesty, compassion, humility can be and should be cultivated. So that's what the spiritual path is for me. So... I don't want to say it's dualistic. There's body and spirit.

When I'm honest with someone in a way that's uncomfortable and difficult, that is flexing a divine muscle. I even hate using that analogy. That is opening a divine window. But these can be cultivated. Honesty, compassion, humility can be and should be cultivated. So that's what the spiritual path is for me. So... I don't want to say it's dualistic. There's body and spirit.

When I'm honest with someone in a way that's uncomfortable and difficult, that is flexing a divine muscle. I even hate using that analogy. That is opening a divine window. But these can be cultivated. Honesty, compassion, humility can be and should be cultivated. So that's what the spiritual path is for me. So... I don't want to say it's dualistic. There's body and spirit.

Body and spirit are commingled, just like that brain scan. They work in tandem. They work in harmony. And it's a glorious journey that we're all on. Believe me.

Body and spirit are commingled, just like that brain scan. They work in tandem. They work in harmony. And it's a glorious journey that we're all on. Believe me.

Body and spirit are commingled, just like that brain scan. They work in tandem. They work in harmony. And it's a glorious journey that we're all on. Believe me.

Well, Carl Jung, when asked if he believed in God, said, I don't believe in God. I know that there's God." It's one of the most important conversations that one can have with being alive. It doesn't end. You know, it's cyclical. Faith isn't something like you find and then it stays like this incredibly powerful, dominant force in your life that's unshakable and unwavering until death.

Well, Carl Jung, when asked if he believed in God, said, I don't believe in God. I know that there's God." It's one of the most important conversations that one can have with being alive. It doesn't end. You know, it's cyclical. Faith isn't something like you find and then it stays like this incredibly powerful, dominant force in your life that's unshakable and unwavering until death.

Well, Carl Jung, when asked if he believed in God, said, I don't believe in God. I know that there's God." It's one of the most important conversations that one can have with being alive. It doesn't end. You know, it's cyclical. Faith isn't something like you find and then it stays like this incredibly powerful, dominant force in your life that's unshakable and unwavering until death.

That's not how it works. Faith is fickle. I will say that... I've never wavered in knowing that I am a spiritual being having a human experience. I just know this to be true. I know it in my prayer and in my meditation practice. I knew this especially when my father passed away about five years ago, and I prepared his body for burial in the traditional Baha'i way, which was to wash it.

That's not how it works. Faith is fickle. I will say that... I've never wavered in knowing that I am a spiritual being having a human experience. I just know this to be true. I know it in my prayer and in my meditation practice. I knew this especially when my father passed away about five years ago, and I prepared his body for burial in the traditional Baha'i way, which was to wash it.

That's not how it works. Faith is fickle. I will say that... I've never wavered in knowing that I am a spiritual being having a human experience. I just know this to be true. I know it in my prayer and in my meditation practice. I knew this especially when my father passed away about five years ago, and I prepared his body for burial in the traditional Baha'i way, which was to wash it.

and to wrap it in silk and say prayers over the body. And it's an incredibly beautiful experience. I think there's many other faith traditions that prepare the body in a similar way. And for a very good reason. I'm there with the corpse of my father. and I see his little eyebrow hair sticking out and his little mole that he has here.