Famous for his role as Dwight Schrute on the Office, Rainn Wilson has brought light to the world through comedy and uplifting spiritual content. Reflecting on his time filming the iconic series, Wilson discusses how comedy has served as a healing force in his life, stemming from his childhood experiences. He opens up about his struggles with depression and the profound spiritual awakening that followed, emphasizing the importance of finding meaning and purpose in life.Wilson passionately argues for a necessary spiritual revolution, advocating for hope amidst the chaos of the modern world. He delves into the true meaning of spirituality, exploring themes of connection to something greater and the release of dogma in favor of genuine spiritual truth. Throughout the conversation, he contemplates profound questions about life, death, and the purpose of pain and suffering, ultimately reflecting on his life and the spiritual practices that guide him.BonCharge Red light therapy:Go to https://BonCharge.com/KnowThyself and use code KNOWTHYSELF to save 15% André's Book Recommendations: https://www.knowthyself.one/books___________0:00 Intro 1:38 The Office: Looking Back at that Pivotal Time4:10 Comedy as a Healing Force9:19 How His Childhood Led Him to Coping with Comedy 15:25 From Depression to Spiritual Awakening19:51 Finding Meaning & Purpose in Life27:39 The True Meaning of Spirituality35:09 Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution40:37 Hope to Find Hope in a Chaotic World43:51 Ad: Boncharge Redlight Therapy - Save 15%46:09 Bahá'í Faith: Releasing Dogma & Yearning for Spiritual Truth54:13 Defining Spirituality & Our Connection to Something Greater1:00:08 What Lives on When We Die1:04:50 Power of Contemplating Death 1:15:47 Purpose of Pain & Suffering on Our Path1:21:57 Polarity on Our Planet1:27:00 Reflecting on His Life Thus Far1:32:53 His Spiritual Practices1:38:33 Conclusion___________Rainn Wilson is a three-time Emmy Award nominated actor, best known for the role of Dwight Schrute in NBC's The Office. He's acted in dozens of other films and TV shows such as (in no particular order): Six Feet Under, The Meg, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Super, The Rocker, Star Trek Discovery, Utopia, Jerry and Marge Go Large, Almost Famous, Backstrom, Galaxy Quest, Blackbird as well as the upcoming CODE 3. He is the host of the new Peacock docu-series "Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss" in which he travels the world in search of happiness. Rainn is the co-founder of the digital media company SoulPancake which created thousands of pieces of content and over a billion video views, including viral hits like Kid President, My Last Days, and The Idiots Guide to Climate Change. His newest book is entitled Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoulBoomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainnwilson/New Book "Soul Boom": https://linktr.ee/soulboom?lt_utm_source=lt_share_link#309753270___________Know ThyselfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowthyself/Website: https://www.knowthyself.oneClips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4wglCWTJeWQC0exBalgKgListen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FSiemtvZrWesGtO2MqTZ4?si=d389c8dee8fa4026Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-thyself/id1633725927André DuqumInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreduqum/
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Comedy, it's healing because you cannot laugh and cry at the same time. Some of my most unhappy times in my life was while I was shooting The Office. Comparison and envy and ambition. What do you do when you're desperately unhappy, off track, questioning everything? That's what forced me to turn toward a spiritual path. The greatest issue facing humanity right now
is this kind of almost universal belief that things can't get better. There is a way out. We need a spiritual revolution because the ways that human beings have done things for eons are not sustainable. So how can we distinguish the dogma from the beautiful truth of what these spiritual teachers brought?
As a Baha'i, all of these are incorporated into one spiritual canon of truth, of beauty, and of wisdom.
Dude, I told my sister that you were coming on the podcast. She, first off, had a complete panic attack. And then second, broke out into tears. And then she's showing up for a selfie. That's nuts. I love it. That's nuts. Does that feeling of having brought joy to so many people's lives, does that like stay with you? Do you have like a healthy amount of pride with that?
Do you think back about that time much?
You know, it's interesting how time works, isn't it? And memory, because I shared a lot about this when I was promoting the book Soul Boom about a year ago or so. There was some of my most unhappy times in my life. was while I was shooting The Office, which is crazy.
Maybe that's a little bit of an exaggeration, but I went through some rough times, some ups and downs, a lot of what I would call, like, chronic, anxious dissatisfaction while on the TV show because, you know, we're wired as human beings to just want more, and it's kind of like, hey, I'm now a TV star after struggling for, you know, 15 years as an actor. Why can't I be a movie star?
And why can't I make more money? And why can't I get this kind of, he got that kind of deal, why can't I get that kind of deal? comparison and envy and ambition, it's never enough. And it's so funny now, sitting 10 years after The Office has ended, and looking back on it, and like, Rain, it was enough. It was everything you could have ever wanted. It was your dream come true.
I mean, to spend nine years, 200 episodes, playing a really memorable comic character. You've kind of trained and groomed your entire life to play memorable comic characters and from theater school and from being a nerdy teenager and onwards. And, you know, getting paid well, you can pay off your student loans, even buy a house, travel, meeting new people, getting new work opportunities.
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