{"id":5573,"date":"2013-08-21T14:58:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T21:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/?p=5573"},"modified":"2014-03-05T17:58:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T00:58:11","slug":"interview-with-ken-kimmel-community-is-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/21\/interview-with-ken-kimmel-community-is-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Ken Kimmel: Supportive Community is Essential"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our interviews with Rick Tarnas<\/a>, Sadhguru<\/a> and Roger Walsh<\/a> we\u2019ve found that Western culture does not have a context or foundation for someone going through an episode of severe mental distress that could potentially lead to a spiritual awakening and an expansion of consciousness. Unlike most of the indigenous cultures I\u2019ve visited we also seem to lack a supportive community that someone can rely on while they are going through their process of awakening.<\/p>\n

When Adam returned from Hawaii Ron graciously offered him a place to stay. In this interview in Ron\u2019s garage Adam reminisces about finding a community of support in an unlikely setting \u2013 among the homeless while sitting around a bonfire on a beach in Maui.<\/p>\n