Episode 18: Sean Jones
►about Sean Jones: https://peabody.jhu.edu/faculty/sean-jones/
Book References:
- The War of Art, Steven Pressfield
- A Return to Love, Marrianne Williamson
- Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Dr. Joy DeGruy
- The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
- A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
Quotes:
- “Eternity is in love with the creations of time” ~William Blake
- “Many are called, but few are chosen”.
- ”My teacher saved my life, man”. ~Sean Jones
- “Every ending is a new beginning”
- “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen”.
- “The trumpet is the mirror of the mind” ~Bill Fielder
- “Eradicate the “t” off of “can’t”, and say I can” ~Bill Fielder
- Ego: “I becomes bigger than “we”… ~Sean Jones
►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions
2:50: Taking risk and staying uncomfortable, resistance, The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield
10:18: A Return to Love, by Marrianne Williamson, eternal consciousness, One mind.
12:51: Patience and compassion.
15:30: Fatherhood and learning how to take a step back, breaking generational chains. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Dr. Joy DeGruy
18:57: Being “called”. “Many are called, but few are chosen”.
20:40: Growing up in the church in Warren, Ohio. Wanting to be a teacher and having great teachers. ”My teacher saved my life, man”.
26:30: Navigating racism and ignorance.
27:50: Return to an elevated human consciousness. “Every ending is a new beginning”
29:52: Unity and the illusion of separation, Herbie Hancock’s mission
34:28: Faith: “You become what you believe”. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen”.
39:00: Words are so powerful. “The trumpet is the mirror of the mind” ~Bill Fielder, “Eradicate the “t” off of “can’t”, and say I can”~Bill Fielder
41:07: Mistakes and intuition.
42:34: Patience, and a Gonzalo Rubalcaba story
44:40: The Power of Now, A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle, surrender
46:46: What makes you laugh?
49:40: The misfortune and blessing of loss
50:10: A divine experience and spirit. Eternal consciousness.
52:18: Fasting and sacrifice to clear the mind’s eye.
55:20: Define ego: It’s when “I becomes bigger than “we”…
The illusion is always there along with the truth
57:44: “My last album”, and what’s next
1:00:00 Resistance to barriers and programs. “The resources are there”.
1:04:04: The 3 “enoughs” of life
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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video Capture: Yang Yang
Audio Capture: Yang Yang
Video and Audio Editing: Izzi Guzman
Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman
Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, October 7, 2024
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"
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Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design
Recorded in Miami, FL
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"
All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)
