(Ai assist:) Dr. Will Tuttle — author of the bestselling The World Peace Diet, musician, and lifelong spiritual practitioner — shares his incredible life story: leaving home in 1975 with his brother to walk across America in search of cosmic consciousness, decades in Zen monasteries in Korea and the U.S., intensive meditation retreats, becoming vegan in 1975, and traveling the world for 17 years in an RV spreading the message of compassion. At 72, Will reveals how a whole-food plant-based lifestyle, daily meditation, Tai Chi, and living close to nature have given him the biological age of 22 and his 77-year-old wife the biological age of 35. We dive deep into:How food choices are the root of personal health and world peace Why veganism aligns with Buddhist principles of non-harming The hidden connections between factory farming, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and societal controlFacing family and cultural resistance with compassion (including hunting culture)The rising normalization of euthanasia and what it reveals about our relationship to lifePractical ways to stay sane and awake in a manipulated worldvid version: https://youtu.be/MJ24STTpibkhttps://www.willtuttle.comhttps://www.worldpeacediet.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@WillTuttlehttps://www.facebook.com/will.tuttle1https://x.com/WillTuttlePhDhttps://www.youtube.com/@WillTuttlePartial Chapter listing:1:01 – Who is Dr. Will Tuttle? (author, musician, 33-year marriage)1:34 – Growing up in Concord, transcendentalist roots & distrusting mainstream media3:29 – 1975: Leaving home with no money to walk to CA seeking enlightenment4:02 – Self-inquiry with Ramana Maharshi while walking across America4:50 – Joining "The Farm" hippie commune5:53 – Korean Zen center in Alabama8:22 – Meeting Zen master Seo Kyung-bo (Donald Gilbert)9:02 – Tibetan Buddhism, prostrations, then returning to Zen simplicity10:54 – Becoming a Zen monk in Korea 11:43 – Getting PhD, meeting Madeleine, 17 years living & lecturing from an RV12:20 – Writing The World Peace Diet (now in 19+ languages)15:34 – Josh reflects on Will’s classic spiritual seeker journey19:57 – Why food is our most intimate connection with the living earth20:40 – Becoming vegan in 1980, never a pill or doctor visit in 50 years22:50 – Biological age 22 at 72, Madeleine age 35 at 77 (the “Don’t Die” test)24:19 – Growing your own food, loving the plants, food as medicine28:54 – Urgency of practice as we age32:26 – Hunting vs. factory farming – planting seeds with compassion35:14 – The burning house parable – how to actually help people37:06 – Monsanto, GMOs, petrochemical agriculture & profit-driven poisoning41:10 – Rockefeller medicine, pharmaceuticals as refined petroleum44:33 – The rise of medical assistance in dying (MAID) & commodification of life48:56 – The absolute necessity of daily meditation & inner discernment52:02 – Closing blessings: May all beings awaken and be freeWant to be a guest on Inner Skilled? Send Josh Dippold a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/innerskilled Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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