Frank Stolarz, a member of the greater Golden Civilization community and Registered Life Planner with the Kinder Institute, shares mindfulness principals that guide him in his own practice of yoga and meditation and reflects on his transition into retirement. In this new phase of his life, Frank is more determined than ever to impact the world around him positively. He shares an original poem to close out the post.
Black Lives Matter
Learn to Fly
George Kinder was interviewed by Rachel Day for her podcast, Learn to Fly, which interviews adults about their childhood memories of learning to fly in the hopes of helping parents teach their children to learn to fly. Rachel is one of the organizers and presenters for the Wisdom conference that occurred earlier this month. George reminisces about his rural childhood and memories he has of experiencing freedom that were foundational in his life spent helping others achieve freedom.
George Kinder Hosts a Recurring Golden Civilization Conversation
As a resource to those who are interested in starting their own Golden Civilization Conversations, but may feel overwhelmed by the idea of gathering a group or helping to motivate that group to continue to meet despite busy schedules and the global crisis, George Kinder, the founder of this grassroots conversation movement, is hosting a recurring Golden Civilization Conversation via Zoom that will be open to the public.
Samana Benedetti on A Golden Civilization
Golden Civilization Conversation: Kaira Jewel and George Kinder
Yesterday, Kaira Jewel Lingo joined George for a Golden Civilization Conversation via Facebook Live. Kaira Jewel, mindfulness teacher, mentor, dharma teacher, is one of the co-trainers of the Mindful Engagement webinar series. This conversation is a great discussion of activism and the path to a Golden Civilization through a mindfulness lens.
Kaira Jewel opens by sharing a little about her childhood, which shared so many similarities to her later monastic life and why she pursued a spiritual path instead of continuing on with the one she had been pursing through higher education. This leads to a timely discussion of fierce compassion, peace in crisis, and the difference between the unconscious nature of perceived “negative” emotions and feelings and the conscious and preventable actions that may stem from them.
Joan Luzier on A Golden Civilization
Joan Luzier, a member of the greater Golden Civilization community, shares a personal reflection about what she has learned through being a part of the movement. Citing her own personal transformations of thought, Joan’s story comes from a place of mindfulness and deep connection to her surrounding community.
Nat Warren-White on A Golden Civilization
Nat Warren-White, a member of the greater Golden Civilization community, shares a personal reflection about the innocence and curiosity of his grandson as they spend one on one time in Hawaii and how Nat sees the ideals of a Golden Civilization lived out in these quiet moments spent in nature. His story is an inspiration to all of us as we slow down and enjoy the world around us.
Golden Civilization Conversation: Hugh Byrne and George Kinder
Yesterday, George was joined by Hugh Byrne, whom you might recognize as a co-teacher of the Mindful Engagement monthly program he and George are leading along with Kaira Jewel Lingo.
Against the backdrop of the global coronavirus pandemic, Hugh and George discuss the role of practitioners during this time, and how they feel called to help others to connect the inner and outer and transform these experiences and feelings into comfort, relief, peace, and ease, for example. Hugh speaks to the history of Buddhism and the connection between social action and mindfulness practice. They discuss Hugh’s work with habits and using mindfulness practice to identify triggers and social reactions, especially in relation to the political climate.
George Kinder on Sidewalk Talk Podcast
George was a guest on the Sidewalk Talk Podcast, where he was interviewed by Traci Ruble, therapist and founder of Sidewalk Talk, a global movement where community members volunteer to listen to strangers on the street. In his interview, George elaborates on the link between life planning, mindfulness, and a Golden Civilization.
Golden Civilization Conversation: Stuart Zimmerman and George Kinder
This week George and Stuart Zimmerman, wealth advisor, cofounder of Buckingham Strategic Partners, and Executive in Residence of the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St Louis come together to have a Golden Civilization Conversation. Read about and listen to their discussion here.
Golden Civilization Conversation: Julian Powe and George Kinder
Golden Civilization Conversation: Anne Carolyn Klein and George Kinder
On Tuesday, George was joined by Anne Carolyn Klein for a Golden Civilization Conversation.
Their deep and probing interview covers topics from Anne’s books, both translations and Buddhist scholarly works, and her inspiration to write them, Anne’s identification as a feminist, and her work at Rice University and Dawn Mountain. They speak in depth about Buddhism, covering themes of interdependence, great completeness, and freedom from bias. When it comes to their discussion of A Golden Civilization, they discuss similarities to the Golden Rule, and how this kind of change, though it can start from a small place, requires big systematic change. They close with the importance of imagination and belief that we can get there.
Mindful Engagement 2020: Meet the Instructors - George Kinder
Mindful Engagement 2020 Instructor George Kinder is a Buddhist teacher and author. George Kinder has led multiple annual week and day-long Buddhist meditation retreats since 1988 and has small sanghas in London, Maui, and Boston. His six books each relate to mindfulness practice, including three on money, one on meditation (Transforming Suffering into Wisdom), and an illuminated manuscript of photography and poetry. This post provides resources to better understand George’s unique perspectives in advance of the first Mindful Engagement Call on February 24.
Mindful Engagement 2020: Meet the Instructors - Kaira Jewel Lingo
Meet Mindful Engagement 2020 Instructor, Kaira Jewel Lingo, a Dharma teacher and ordained nun of 15 years in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing. Kaira Jewel Lingo is now based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, though she will soon relocate back to the US. This post explores some of her notable works and provides resources to learn more about her background in advance of the first Mindful Engagement Webinar on February 26.
Mindful Engagement 2020: Meet the Instructors - Hugh Byrne
Meet Mindful Engagement 2020 Instructor Hugh Byrne, Aan expert and author in the field of mindfulness and positive habit change, Hugh Byrne’s mindfulness and meditation offerings are guided by the vision of helping people shift from autopilot toward behaviors that create greater happiness and freedom of the heart. Read more about his work in advance of the first Mindful Engagement webinar to be held February 26.
Mindful Engagement 2020: Cultivating Peace in Our Hearts and in the World
Golden Civilization Conversation: Traci Ruble and George Kinder
Yesterday, George was joined by Traci Ruble of Sidewalk Talk for a Golden Civilization Conversation via Facebook Live, the first in his second season of conversations via Facebook Live. Listen to their conversation about active listening, mindfulness, and how their organizations are changing communities around the world.
Golden Civilization Conversations Continue in Hong Kong
Michael Au, Managing Director at District Capital, attended George’s Golden Civilization Conversation in Hong Kong last August and has since facilitated a few of his own Conversations, the most recent of which at an event hosted by Dream Impact in Hong Kong. He shares his experience below in a guest blog:
I was invited by a friend, a renowned Hong Kong-based impact investor, to hear George Kinder talk in Hong Kong. I was not aware of George's work prior to attending but was told to expect a methodology to create and foster meaningful dialogue and positive activism in a community. At the time of George's talk, we were just witnessing the very beginning of the protests triggered by the government's Extradition Bill, the city's citizens felt powerless against a government who seemed to be deaf towards the people's concerns, and in the months that followed, that feeling of powerlessness eventually escalated into fear, revolt, and physical violence.
I have been using the Golden Civilization Conversation methodology in various configurations throughout these months to empower a range of our society's stakeholders to re-engage with their communities in these times which feel increasingly violent and hopeless. Earlier in January, I was asked to lead a session at an inaugural gathering for social entrepreneurs, impact investors, NGO staff, and other purpose-driven community actors hosted by Dream Impact, a Hong Kong impact business incubator. My topic for discussion was on finding common goals across organizations. The Golden Civilization Conversation methodology came immediately to mind as a way to engage a group of strangers to think and reflect deeply in a collaborative fashion. Similar to the outcomes of many conversations I have hosted, priorities in the Vision exercise were equality, respect, opportunity, and trust. As I was only allocated 30 minutes to conduct this session, we had a highly condensed version of the conversation, but I was pleased to hear that when tasked with defining personal action, one-third of the participants decided to host their own gatherings and Conversations as they personally witnessed the power of the exercise.
As our city continues to wrestle with unrest and now compounded by the viral outbreak, I believe that continuing to advocate for the conducting of GCC-powered gatherings will help us cross the bridge between hopelessness to personal action to rebuilding our community ties with a renewed focus on well-being and equality.
You can read more about Dream Impact on their LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamimpacthk
View Michael’s post on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michael-au_impactcommunity-dialogues-together-activity-6622291298047098880-EyFx
Michael Au presents the Golden Civilization Methodology at the Dream Impact event in Hong Kong.
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Golden Civilization Conversation: George Kinder at Matsunaga Institute
As a part of his world tour for his book, A Golden Civilization and the Map of Mindfulness, George visited The University of Hawaii at Mānoa and gave several talks there to differing audiences. On Thursday afternoon, George delivered his Keynote, Life Planning, Mindfulness, and A Golden Civilization at a Chai Time event at the historic East-West Center, sponsored by the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
With over 35 people in the room, George spoke about his life planning work and how the changing world around him led him to life plan civilization. He then facilitated a Golden Civilization Conversation. The group discussed their vision for A Golden Civilization and felt committed to action steps they suggested during the conversation.
George also spoke at the Shidler College of Business to assembled faculty, students, and staff, followed by a break-out Golden Civilization Conversation. His final event was a private client event for 3D Wealth Advisors, where he facilitated a breakout Golden Civilization Conversation as well.
Don’t forget to tag @AGoldenCivilization or @George_Kinder when posting photos of any events. We loved seeing this post from the Matsunaga Institute.
