This is a transcript excerpt from a YouTube video (Vishen Lakhiani interviewing/introducing Ken Wilber) promoting a Mindvalley masterclass on Integral Theory. Vishen frames Ken Wilber as a major influence on his work and on advanced personal-development thinking, citing Wilber's high IQ (175), early authorship (wrote Spectrums of Consciousness at age 23), and unusual practices (producing waking delta brainwave states). The clip mixes biographical praise, personal testimony about Wilber’s influence on Mindvalley and Vishen’s books, and a call-to-action to join the masterclass.
Questions this video answers
175
Age 23; Spectrums of Consciousness
Mindvalley (referred to as a Mindvalley masterclass)
As someone who influenced me. Is my book on these shelves or was that one of the ones you got rid of?
It'll be on one of these shelves.
It will be on one of these shelves, so it's not already there. You tossed my book away, didn't you?
No, I read it carefully. You know I did. But it didn't make the main shelf.
It's in the secondary shelf. His name is Ken Wilbur, and if you haven't heard of him, it's because you've probably been dabbling at a more basic type of personal growth. What I mean by this is, what if you could go from kindergarten personal growth to college level or graduate level or mastery level personal growth. When you get to those levels, you start getting obsessed with Ken Wilber's work. This man has been quoted by everyone from Bill Clinton to Kermit the Frog. Deepak Chopra has called him the Einstein of consciousness. And for me, he. He's had an incredible impact on my life. He's influenced my book. The code of the extraordinary mind influenced the Buddha, and the badass influenced the development of mindvalley and our worldview. And today, I'm bringing him to you in a special masterclass where you get to join me and Ken in a powerful, deep conversation that will change the way you view the world. So who is Ken Wilbur and why is he so relevant? Well, Ken is a man with an IQ of 175. I've stepped into his home and seen all the books that he's able to digest. And what he does is he links all of this disparate fields and has developed sort of a theory of everything on how to show up in the world. At the mere age of 23, Ken wrote his first book, Spectrums of Consciousness, and that changed the way we looked at human consciousness. He's now significantly older, and he isn't any less creative. To understand who this guy is, I want to show you two pictures. The first is Ken without his shirt on. I mean, he is a sexy geek. This picture shows you how this man is able to master fields so, so disparate. Not just consciousness, but physical fitness and get into that level of shape. The second is this video that went viral on YouTube. It shows Ken slowing down his brainwave frequencies to attain delta level frequency, a level of mind that most people are only able to do in sleep. He's able to do it in waking consciousness. Ken has changed the way I view education, and his theories are actually helping us develop a new model of education for humankind. And if you find these ideas Interesting. And if you'd like to start getting your feet wet with Integral Theory, join us on this masterclass happening this week on Mind Value. A word of warning. This is really heavy advance stuff, so you want to be fully focused. You want to have a pen ready. But the interesting thing is this, right? Have you ever seen the movie Iron Man? Tony Stark has a special helmet with his artificial intelligence that helps him navigate the world. It helps him figure things out, that helps him know what to do next. Integral theory is sort of like that. It gives you a set of guidance, a set of directions, instead of looking at the world that is so profound, so deep, that you are able to show up and function in a whole different way. It's changed my life, and I cannot wait to introduce it to you through Ken Wilber. So join us in this masterclass with Ken Wilber, and you're just going to have your mind just expanded in incredible ways.
