Elizabeth Lesser: Take the ‘Other’ to lunch
There’s an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within us (call them ‘the mystic’ and ‘the warrior’) that can be harnessed to elevate the way we treat each other. She shares a simple way to begin real dialogue by going to lunch with someone who doesn’t agree with you, and asking them three questions to find out what’s really in their hearts.
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ABOUT Elizabeth Lesser
“Elizabeth Lesser is the co-founder of Omega Institute, the US’ largest lifelong learning centre focusing on health, wellness, spirituality, creativity and social change.
She’s the author of ‘Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow’ and ‘The Seeker’s Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure’. For more than 30 years Elizabeth has worked with leading figures in the fields of healing—healing self and healing society.
For the past ten years, she has spearheaded Omega’s popular Women and Power conferences, renowned gatherings featuring women leaders, authors, activists and artists from around the world.
In 2008 she helped Oprah Winfrey produce a ten-week online seminar based on Eckhart Tolle’s book ‘A New Earth’, viewed by more than 2 million people worldwide. Since then, she has appeared several times on the Oprah Winfrey television show and Oprah.com webcasts, and is an on-going host on Oprah’s Soul Series, a weekly radio show on Sirius/XM.”
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