<p>In 1950, a 19-year-old Stanford University sophomore named&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;had a serendipitous encounter that changed his life.&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;had prepared to sit through more of his pre-med coursework. Instead, he wound up in a lecture hall where the great religions scholar and professor Frederic Spiegelberg delivered a message that shook&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;to his core, altering his ambitions, his career trajectory and his spiritual outlook. "Walking out of there, one sentence kept going through my head,"&nbsp;Murphy, now 93, shares with Wonderstruck's Elizabeth Rovere, "It was like an obsessional thought: you will never be the same, you will never be the same." Spiegelberg's&nbsp;influence set&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;on a path that would lead him to turn a sacred plot of land on the Northern California&nbsp;coast into a cliffside hub&nbsp;for the study and practice of human potential. Co-founded with Richard Price in 1962, Esalen Institute has left an indelible mark on countless individuals and on a broader culture of seekers and scholars. Wonderstruck's second season kicks off with a story only&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;can tell, about Esalen's wild evolution and impact, guarding it against drug dealers and cults, and a lifetime, says&nbsp;Murphy, of moving "into this greater life that's pressing to be born in us all."</p><br><p><a href="https://wonderstruck.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wonderstruck.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.esalen.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.esalen.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.itp-international.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.itp-international.org</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck Productions

MICHAEL MURPHY: ESALEN'S WILD WEST AND THE PURSUIT OF A GREATER CONSCIOUSNESS

APR 1, 202470 MIN
Wonderstruck

MICHAEL MURPHY: ESALEN'S WILD WEST AND THE PURSUIT OF A GREATER CONSCIOUSNESS

APR 1, 202470 MIN

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<p>In 1950, a 19-year-old Stanford University sophomore named&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;had a serendipitous encounter that changed his life.&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;had prepared to sit through more of his pre-med coursework. Instead, he wound up in a lecture hall where the great religions scholar and professor Frederic Spiegelberg delivered a message that shook&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;to his core, altering his ambitions, his career trajectory and his spiritual outlook. "Walking out of there, one sentence kept going through my head,"&nbsp;Murphy, now 93, shares with Wonderstruck's Elizabeth Rovere, "It was like an obsessional thought: you will never be the same, you will never be the same." Spiegelberg's&nbsp;influence set&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;on a path that would lead him to turn a sacred plot of land on the Northern California&nbsp;coast into a cliffside hub&nbsp;for the study and practice of human potential. Co-founded with Richard Price in 1962, Esalen Institute has left an indelible mark on countless individuals and on a broader culture of seekers and scholars. Wonderstruck's second season kicks off with a story only&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;can tell, about Esalen's wild evolution and impact, guarding it against drug dealers and cults, and a lifetime, says&nbsp;Murphy, of moving "into this greater life that's pressing to be born in us all."</p><br><p><a href="https://wonderstruck.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wonderstruck.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.esalen.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.esalen.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.itp-international.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.itp-international.org</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>