Valarie Kaur on Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory

Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

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Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.6 • 24.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Civil rights leader Valarie Kaur is building a movement to reclaim love as a force for justice, healing, and transformation in America. In this episode, we talk about what led Valarie to courageously explore Sikh ancestral wisdom, how her ancestors’ truths parallel what I’ve learned from the research, and how we need both the eyes of a sage and the heart of a warrior to live a fully meaningful life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone I'm Brine Brown and this is unlocking us.
0:03.0	Welcome to our new eight-part series that I am calling on my heart and mind. This series starts today
0:15.8	with my conversation with Valerie Core on the power of revolutionary love and what it
0:20.3	means to be a sage warrior. This is a tearful, beautiful conversation.
0:24.7	I'm really grateful that you're here for it.
0:27.5	In this series, I'm also going to be talking to folks
0:31.4	really about the things I can't stop thinking about right now.
0:35.8	I'm in a conversation with the always, always thought-provoking,
0:39.7	throw the essay through the window, Roxanne Gay, who is going to be talking about
0:45.2	black gun ownership, what stand your ground means and what it doesn't mean.
0:49.7	I'm talking with Dr. Sarah Lewis on her stunning new book, The Unseen Truth, and I'm talking with Dr.
0:57.1	Mary Claire Haver on bullshit minipause.
1:01.2	I love her approach. She is so straightforward, not having it, and really letting us know
1:08.4	what to expect and what's happening and why. It's a great conversation. I'm also going to talk with my sisters
1:13.5	Ashley and Barrett on grief and love and finding unexpected joy in grief. So I'm
1:20.6	glad you're here for the series. I appreciate it. I think a lot of us have a lot on our hearts and minds right now.
1:27.0	I hope you'll find the convos helpful. I just wish someone could do the research on it can we figure this out
1:38.8	hey all I'm Johnunhill and I'm hosting a new podcast at Vox called
1:46.8	Explain It to Me. Here's how it works. You call our hotline with questions you
1:51.3	can't quite answer on your own, we'll investigate and
1:55.0	call you back to tell you what we found. We'll bring you the answers you need every
1:59.0	Wednesday starting September 18th. So follow, explain it to me, presented by Clavio.
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