460. James O’Dea

James O’Dea is the award-winning author of The Conscious Activist, Cultivating Peace, Soul Awakening Practice, and other works.

James is a former President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Washington office director of Amnesty International, and CEO of the Seva Foundation.

He has taught peacebuilding to over a thousand students in 30 countries. He has also conducted frontline social healing dialogues around the world.

He is a founding member of The Evolutionary Leaders group and on the Advisory Board of The Peace Alliance,  Kosmos Journal, and the Laszlo New Paradigm Institute.

Website: jamesodea.com

Books:

The Conscious Activist: Where Activism Meets Mysticism
Soul Awakening Practice: Prayer, Contemplation and Action
Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st-Century Peace Ambassador
Creative Stress: A Path for Evolving Souls Living Through Personal and Planetary Upheaval

'James O'Dea is a modern-day prophet who has journeyed further than anyone I know in the ways of peace' -- Lynne Twist  www.pachamama.org

'James O'Dea is indubitably one of the most evolved souls on the planet' -- Ervin Laszlo author of over 40 books on cosmology, consciousness, and new science.

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Transcript of this interview

Interview recorded June 30, 2018
YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction and Invocation
00:04:03 - This Consecrated Hour
00:10:19 - The Music beneath the Melodrama
00:15:24 - The Purpose of Creation
00:22:06 - The Heart's Response to Tests and Bitterness
00:28:15 - The Bittersweet Beginning
00:34:38 - Beginning of Activism and Loss of Spiritual Connection
00:40:46 - Learning from Losses and Mystical Experiences
00:46:33 - The Evolutionary Process of Evil
00:52:29 - The Subtle Domain: A Story of Refinement
00:58:42 - The Teaching of Quality and the Rainbow Umbrella
01:03:02 - The Power of Forgiveness
01:08:50 - Restorative Justice and Forgiveness in Conflict Zones
01:14:35 - The Indestructible Spirit within the Palestinian Camp
01:20:46 - A Transformation in Front of Me
01:26:49 - The Hunter of the Fire
01:31:58 - The Blossoming of Celestial Perception
01:36:12 - The Subtle Plane in Mozart's Music
01:40:33 - The Power of Subtlety and Refinement
01:44:00 - The Power of Communion and Fields
01:47:27 - Neutralizing Tension in the Field
01:50:50 - The Power of Field Connectivity
01:54:44 - A Pivotal Day in My Life
01:58:19 - Fields Within Fields: Exploring Spirituality and Human Rights
02:01:25 - Subtle Realms and Interconnectedness
02:05:27 - The Toll of Dealing with Mayhem and Torture
02:09:06 - The Complexity of Knowledge and the Simplest Form of Awareness
02:11:50 - The Marrying of Consciousness and Compassionate Action
02:15:07 - The Complexity of Existential Crises
02:19:02 - The Infinite Rhythms of Consciousness
02:22:55 - The Luminous Essence of Your True Self