“Self-purification must precede political action.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Everybody falls. People are watching to see how you get back up.”
–Marianne Williamson
“God will not do for us what He can’t do through us.”
–Marianne Williamson
Premiered Oct 13, 2022 Watch Marianne’s Master Class, How to Be a Spiritual Beacon: https://onecommune.com/beacon. Stream over 100 wellness courses from the world’s top teachers with a free trial of Commune Membership: https://onecommune.com/youtube This is the video cast of the Commune podcast with Jeff Krasno. In this episode, Jeff interviews Marianne Williamson. What are the proper metrics of success for society, and what happens when those metrics don’t align with our capitalist system bound by short-term profits? In this episode, spiritual teacher and former Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson discusses the urgent need for transformational leaders who can heal a democracy that is dangerously close to the precipice. In this episode we cover: 0:05:34 – Transformational Leadership 0:06:08 – Death of Mahsa Amini 0:07:43 – Morality Police 0:08:33 – Islamic Fundamentalists 0:10:52 – Iranian Revolution 0:11:58 – Elijah McClain 0:12:58 – Black Lives Matter Protests 0:13:31 – Protests in Iran 0:14:25 – Persian Culture 0:16:13 – Contraction of Democracy 0:17:06 – Primacy of Property Rights 0:18:18 – Tyranny of the Minority 0:19:26 – Gerrymandering 0:20:20 – Citizens United 0:21:19 – Corporate Power 0:27:18 – Nonviolence 0:28:56 – Presidential Candidacy 0:32:04 – Neoliberalism 0:34:08 – Corruption 0:42:01 – Democracy 0:49:58 – NAFTA 0:52:05 – Marianne’s Political Story 0:55:21 – Metrics of Societal Success 1:06:54 – Nonviolent Revolution 1:14:32 – Internal Purification 1:21:16 – Compassion CONNECT WITH US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onecommune/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wecommune Twitter: https://twitter.com/onecommune ABOUT COMMUNE Commune offers video courses and online workshops led by world-renowned teachers in personal development, yoga, meditation, health, sustainability, and social activism. Commune courses are designed to educate and empower people to create positive, lasting change in their lives and communities. Our mission is to make well-being and spirituality accessible for everyone.