Vow of Aliveness

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>How do we stay <em>alive</em> in a world designed to keep us distracted numb and consuming?</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Growing up in Silicon Valley Ravi Mishra excitedly embarked on a path of entrepreneurship before even graduating college. But when his startup failed a series of chance encounters took him on a deeper journey - from meditation retreats in the Himalayas to protest movements in Egypt from Burning Man to a Zen Buddhist monastery where he spends a month each year.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In Vow of Aliveness Mishra explores how our modern default world disconnects us from our intrinsic vitality through distraction busyness and validation-seeking. Drawing on nearly two decades of Zen practice he shares stories of resisting this disconnection by embracing what makes us come alive. Through modern frameworks and practical rituals he lays out a vision for how we can learn to trust the whispers of our Inner World - and follow them to a life beyond our dreams.</span></p><p></p>