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Tim Ferriss · 2021-03-17

Elizabeth Lesser on Building Omega Institute, Intentional Communities, & More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Elizabeth Lesser on Building Omega Institute, Intentional Communities, & More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommended

Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (inferred)

“what i consider to be my favorite spiritual book”
“he wrote what i consider to be my favorite spiritual book which is shambhala the sacred path of the warrior”— Elizabeth Lesser
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On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler

“one book that really helped one of my friends after the loss of his father; he recommended it to me and many others”
“one book that really helped one of my friends after the loss of his father was on grief and grieving finding the meaning of grief through the five stages of loss”— Tim Ferriss
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A Letter of Consolation

Henri Nouwen

“it's a small book and it's a beautiful book”
“there's one by a catholic mystic he's no longer alive on ree nuyen and i think it's called on grief it's a small book and it's a beautiful book”— Elizabeth Lesser
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The Tending Instinct

Shelley Taylor

“a wonderful book that people i think should read”
“she came up with the term in a wonderful book that people i think should read called attending instinct shelly taylor”— Elizabeth Lesser

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

The Seeker's Guide

Elizabeth Lesser

“elizabeth's first book the seeker's guide chronicles her years at omega and distills lessons learned into a potent guide for growth and healing”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow

Elizabeth Lesser

“her new york times best-selling book broken open subtitled how difficult times can help us grow has sold almost 500 000 copies”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guest

Marrow

Elizabeth Lesser

“her third book marrow chronicles the journey elizabeth and her younger sister went through when elizabeth was the donor for her sister's bone marrow transplant”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes

Elizabeth Lesser

“her newest book cassandra speaks when women are the storytellers the human story changes reveals how humanity has outgrown its origin tales”— Tim Ferriss

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

BookReferenced

The Gift (poems of Hafez)

Hafez (inferred)

“i have a collection of poems which is titled the gift which is a collection of poetry translated of course of hafez who is my favorite poet”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferencedISBN verified

Tales of the Dervishes

Idries Shah (inferred)

“that led me to a number of books including tales of the dervishes by and i'm going to mispronounce this also”— Tim Ferriss
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The Vagina Monologues

Eve Ensler

“i also invited a friend of mine eve ensler who wrote the vagina monologues and a couple of other people to explore what happens when women become powerful”— Elizabeth Lesser