Monday, November 12th, 2012
Interview by Allen Cardoza
Allen Cardoza from the "Answers for the Family" show on LA Talk Radio spoke to Reverend Ed Bacon, author of "8 Habits of Love." The guest described the best ways to move through anxiety and to live a life filled with love and joyful self-expression. He also spoke about finding one's real calling in life, the power of forgiveness, and the immense value of contribution to the welfare of others.
About Reverend Bacon
The rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, Ed Bacon, is a passionate advocate for peacefulness and justice in our society as well as the rest of the world. His Episcopal parish has a congregation of well over 4,000 individuals, and the church has acquired a well-deserved reputation for multi-ethnic worship and for championing worldwide peace and harmony.
Recognized as a thought leader, Reverend Bacon has received several honors for his peace and interfaith work. He has also been a guest on Oprah's Soul Series on XM's Oprah & Friends Radio and The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as been a regular contributor on Oprah.com.
What Are the 8 Habits of Love?
During the discussion, the guest explained just how he had actually been encouraged to come up with the eight habits of love based upon his lifelong quest for spiritual truths and his study of powerful spiritual people by Oprah Winfrey. She inspired him to write about his deep understanding of religious truths. Reverend Bacon found that the antithesis of living in fear is to exercise stillness, forgiveness, play, candor, generosity, forgiveness, compassion, and community.
Reverend Bacon said that we live in a culture that promotes fear-based thinking, and, in fact, vested interests find it profitable to keep the current culture of fear alive in society.
While fear did play a part in survival, as a temporary aid in times of danger to decide whether to attack or flee, it had now come to be a pervasive mindset in our modern age. The visibility of fearful reasoning resulted in reactive living since it excited the Reptilian Brain, our most primitive brain function. Conversely, those that believed in love had the ability to access the greater intellectual capacity of the Mammalian Brain and the Neocortex. Consequently, they tended to live innovative, successful lives.
The method to access love is to engage in the essential pairing of generosity with stillness. Kindness means to connect to others. By functioning as a tool of kindness, the necessary attributes of the Universe, one has the ability to give others the help that they need. Stillness, by contrast, helps a person change from within. It can be accessed through meditation, deep mindful breathing and various other techniques. Cardoza shared that he experiences the power of stillness by means of engaging in 20 minutes of gratitude mind-calming exercise each morning and that it created the right tone for the rest of his day.
Interview by Allen Cardoza
Allen Cardoza from the "Answers for the Family" show on LA Talk Radio spoke to Reverend Ed Bacon, author of "8 Habits of Love." The guest described the best ways to move through anxiety and to live a life filled with love and joyful self-expression. He also spoke about finding one's real calling in life, the power of forgiveness, and the immense value of contribution to the welfare of others.
About Reverend Bacon
The rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, Ed Bacon, is a passionate advocate for peacefulness and justice in our society as well as the rest of the world. His Episcopal parish has a congregation of well over 4,000 individuals, and the church has acquired a well-deserved reputation for multi-ethnic worship and for championing worldwide peace and harmony.
Recognized as a thought leader, Reverend Bacon has received several honors for his peace and interfaith work. He has also been a guest on Oprah's Soul Series on XM's Oprah & Friends Radio and The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as been a regular contributor on Oprah.com.
What Are the 8 Habits of Love?
During the discussion, the guest explained just how he had actually been encouraged to come up with the eight habits of love based upon his lifelong quest for spiritual truths and his study of powerful spiritual people by Oprah Winfrey. She inspired him to write about his deep understanding of religious truths. Reverend Bacon found that the antithesis of living in fear is to exercise stillness, forgiveness, play, candor, generosity, forgiveness, compassion, and community.
Reverend Bacon said that we live in a culture that promotes fear-based thinking, and, in fact, vested interests find it profitable to keep the current culture of fear alive in society.
While fear did play a part in survival, as a temporary aid in times of danger to decide whether to attack or flee, it had now come to be a pervasive mindset in our modern age. The visibility of fearful reasoning resulted in reactive living since it excited the Reptilian Brain, our most primitive brain function. Conversely, those that believed in love had the ability to access the greater intellectual capacity of the Mammalian Brain and the Neocortex. Consequently, they tended to live innovative, successful lives.
The method to access love is to engage in the essential pairing of generosity with stillness. Kindness means to connect to others. By functioning as a tool of kindness, the necessary attributes of the Universe, one has the ability to give others the help that they need. Stillness, by contrast, helps a person change from within. It can be accessed through meditation, deep mindful breathing and various other techniques. Cardoza shared that he experiences the power of stillness by means of engaging in 20 minutes of gratitude mind-calming exercise each morning and that it created the right tone for the rest of his day.
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Learn more about the remarkable book 8 Habits Of Love. Stop by visit Allen Cardoza's site to listen to the full interview with Reverend Ed Bacon.
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