Pico Iyer - The Urgency of Slowing Down

Pico Iyer is one of our most eloquent explorers of what he calls the "inner world" - in himself and in the 21st century world at large. The journalist and novelist travels the globe from Ethiopia to North Korea and lives in Japan. But he also experiences a remote Benedictine hermitage as his second home, retreating there many times each year. In this intimate conversation, we explore the discoveries he's making and his practice of "the art of stillness." (Original Air Date: June 4, 2015)
About the Guest:
Pico Iyer is a journalist and writer. He's written over a dozen books, including “The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home,” “The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama,” and “The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere.”
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[@christopherhamilton3621]

He speaks like he writes: fluidly, clearly & with an accuracy & precision….

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Fascinating thank you ( listening in from the dry Forrest in north web tip of Peru

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I....I.....I....ME ME ME

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And your point? It’s an interview, what did you expect??