KARMIC RELIEF Bob Peck

From Vegas prize fights to providing clean water to over 52,000 people. Transitioning human beings out of slavery and into freedom. Empowering our brothers and sisters with "opportunity, which is greater than charity". Fighting for the Forgotten!



Beyond his impressive MMA career, Justin Wren has dedicated his life to making a positive impact. Inspired by a life-changing trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Justin founded Fight for the Forgotten to focus on providing clean water, education, and empowerment to Pygmy communities in Africa. He advocates for indigenous rights and is a powerful voice for marginalized communities.



I'm very grateful to know Justin personally here in Austin, TX. He is a sincere, warm, vibrant man who has found his purpose. The first time we met he explained his charity in great detail, in particular how they are not showing up for the photo op and then abandoning these people. The fact that Fight for the Forgotten has over 85 working water wells (out of 89 builds) is an extraordinary percentage when it comes to long-term efficiency of implementing resources in the developing world. They are also focused on "capacity-building" which trains the Pygmies and the local indigenous people to create and maintain these resources themselves. He is not the white savior. As he states in our interview, it is a highly collaborative project in the sense that Justin has learned so much from the Pygmies. His work is not a one-way handout but rather a two-way mutual exchange of compassion and solidarity.



Support Justin Wren and his efforts to empower the Pygmy people at:

https://www.fightfortheforgotten.org/



Follow Justin on IG @thebigpygmy



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Let's get de-programmed! Let's re-learn to trust ourselves. Abundance, and nonduality. The Creative Process, and Astrology, Yogananda, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Disappearance of the Universe.



Laurén Janelle Green is a force of nature. She is an ex social media manager, astrologer, intuitive, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, spiritual coach, and universalist philosopher. We met through showing up on each other's For You Pages on TikTok back in '22, and I have learned so much from her. Her upbringing made my work relevant for her spiritual path, and her work is constantly relevant to answering my questions in the continual unfolding.



Laurén does an incredible job uncovering our internal beauty, our unique gifts, to let us thrive. She coaches a select few humans to "build a brand from a divine feminine perspective, grow a soul-led online community, and or just heal." What a fantastic triplet of outcomes! Enjoy our conversation across the philosophical buffet line.



How to work with Laurén:

https://bio.site/laurenjanelleco



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Theme Music Scott Standley - "You Got It"

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Design by Paige Hasaballah & Bob Peck

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Aubrey Marcus is a fellow Austinite, spiritual teacher, entrepreneur, podcaster, psychonaut, philosopher, poet, and Instagram archer. He is the founder of Onnit, a globally disruptive brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization. Onnit remains an industry leader with products optimizing millions of lives, including many top professional athletes around the world. Aubrey currently hosts the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, a motivational destination for conversations with the brightest minds in athletics, business, mindset, and spirituality with over 100 million listens. He is the author of the NYT Bestselling book "Own The Day, Own Your Life" and has been featured on the cover of Men’s Health and other publications. He has also produced several documentaries including Awake In The Darkness, Dragon of the Jungle, Ayahuasca, and Huachuma. He is currently the visionary behind the donation based coaching platform Fit For Service which recently hosted the transformational music festival, Arkadia.

Almost a year ago, I was a guest on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast. I am still not completely sure how, but it was a series of synchronistic events that led to a "before and after" for my writing career. I had been on a podcast or two before that, but after the AMP release, I've been on dozens. Aubrey generously shines his megaton spotlight on the occasional up-and-comer like yours truly and I am grateful.

We have a lot in common. We both believe in the power of psychedelic plant medicine. We both appreciate wisdom from a wide variety of spiritual traditions, the interfaith mystics in particular. And we both believe that "original sin" is a big 'ol lie. I wanted to give Aubrey the opportunity to mythbust common misconceptions around spirituality and New Age, as well as a few criticisms I see about him--by people who don't him or know his work intimately. We had a great time and I hope you enjoy.

Catch all things AM at https://www.aubreymarcus.com

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Sitaram Dass spent several years serving his beloved teacher Ram Dass on Maui, where he was shown the path of Bhakti, the yoga of service and devotion to God. He is a writer, musician, counselor, and community volunteer working to strengthen our sense of the Timeless Sacred in today’s modern world. His new collection of prose and poetry, From and For God, is available now at all online retailers.

“Love Serve Remember .. are instructions from our own heart.”

Sitaram shares with us tales from Ram Dass’ final years, alongside lucid soulful discussions around service, vulnerability, perfectionism, and how the continual re-examination of faith is rooted in freedom.

His book recommendations are:

“Be Love Now” by Ram Dass

The books of Mirabai Starr

The Bhagavad Gita

“Paths To God” by Ram Dass

100% of the profits from From and For God (www.fromandforgod.com) go to Hanuman Maui, a 501(c)3 nonprofit continuing Ram Dass’s presence on Maui. The author donates 100% of his profits to Hanuman Maui, a 501(c)3 nonprofit continuing Ram Dass’s presence on Maui. Hanuman Maui upholds his teachings of love, service and devotion through the Hanuman Temple and Loving Awareness Sanctuary. https://www.hanumanmaui.org/

Half of those proceeds are specifically designated for Kripa’s service projects through the Sacred Community Project, a program under the direct fiscal sponsorship of Hanuman Maui. Kripa works to lower the barriers of access to contemplative and devotional practices through affordable, free, and donation-based offerings, spiritual support, and prison outreach. Learn more about Kripa and listen to their music at: https://kripa.guru

Learn more about Sitaram Dass and contact him at: https://sitaramdass.com

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Bringing the mountaintop to the here and now.  

More Be Where How? goodness — our Spotify / Apple Podcasts, Medium.com writing, Instagram, & higher consciousness apparel are here: https://linktr.ee/bewherehow​

Esther Ladipo is a social impact inspiration. A proud Nigerian-American born in Columbus, Ohio, currently living in Austin Texas, Esther works at DoorDash on their Social Impact team, alongside being the cofounder and CEO of Ranowo.org, a donation platform supporting black and Latin-x nonprofits through donations of physical goods.

We talk about her early motivations for service. We untangle ‘social impact’ being a trendy term—how to keep it all sincere, transcend the critics, and make a legitimate impact where it matters. And we close out about her own conscious intention to get where she is today.

Check out Esther’s platform out and donate to a worthy local nonprofit: www.Ranowo.org

Her book recs are:

“The Midnight Library” by Matt Hague

“Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi

Now in our 13th month live, we share creative project updates and introduce a new regular member of our pod panel: Maggie Burke, a former Big Tech strategist who’s now at NewStoryCharity.org ending global homelessness. We also talk about our favorite episodes from the past year—from Bob’s endless demystifying of mysticism to Marcelo’s deconstruction of “COVID”, practical breathing tips from Marie to Ram Dass stories told by Jeremy… we’ve had no shortage of fascinating conversations… grateful for our new friends and for many more to come.

Heavy book recommendations list from the entire panel in this episode too:

“Clarity and Connection” by Yung Pueblo

“The Life of Yogananda” by Philip Goldberg

“The Surrender Experiment” by Michael A. Singer

“Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson

“No Mud No Lotus” by Thich Nhat Hanh

“Disappearance of the Universe” by Gary Renard

“The World Religions” by Huston Smith

The “Shadow and Bone” Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

“Braving the Wilderness” by Brene Brown

“The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”

“Radical Acceptance” by Tara Brach

“The Places That Scare You” by Pema Chodron

“The Little Book of Philosophy” by DK Publishing

"Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West" by Daniel Ladinsky

“A Mind at Home with Itself” by Byron Katie & Stephen Mitchell