About this conversation

If we are all expressions of one consciousness, what does that mean for our freedom, our responsibility and our ability to create a better world? In this conversation with Lenaa Kumar, author of The Autobiography of God, we explore some profound questions at the intersection of Advaita Vedanta, nonduality and evolutionary spirituality. Lenaa shares her understanding of Shiva and Shakti as consciousness and energy, and her own journey of awakening. We explore the difference between self-realization and self-actualization, what it means to live from the recognition that we are life itself, and whether we truly have free will.

Our conversation moves into some challenging territory. If everything is an expression of the divine, how do we understand the suffering and destruction we see in the world? Is humanity moving through an inevitable cosmic cycle, or can we consciously influence the direction of evolution? We also discuss the role of artificial intelligence, the nature of consciousness, and the possibility of a future in which more human beings awaken to their deeper nature. Although Lenaa and I share much common ground, we discover an important difference in how we understand the relationship between consciousness and the creative movement of life. A fascinating conversation about Being and Becoming, surrender and agency, and what it really means to participate in the evolution of consciousness.