FAR OUT #110 ~ Letting Go of the Seeker: A Journey from War to Spiritual Awakening with Nikola Anandamali Ristic

Listen and explore:

• Nikola's early life in war-torn Yugoslavia
• "Philosophy saved me"
• Leaving academia
• The question that led to Nikola's spiritual awakening with his teacher in 2011
• Returning to Serbia: Nikola's complex relationship with his mother country
• Cultural appropriation and pathologies of ideology
• Three types of wisdom
• Early stages on the spiritual journey
• Combining the ascetic path and the householder path
• Nikola's profound experience with a statue of Kuan Yin and visiting a more subtle layer of existence
• Nikola's upcoming book: a modern approach to spirituality in the global and digital age

Mentioned on this episode:

• Spirit X: Spirituality for the Global and Digital Age - Basics Principles by Nikola Anandamali Ristic 
• FAR OUT #105 ~ Life After a Near Death Experience: Following the Brightest Path with Shawna Ristic
• FAR OUT #106 ~ The Healer's Journey: A Follow Up Conversation with Shawna Ristic
• The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
• Ken Wilber's Integral Theory

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Credits:

• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)