Episode 18: Sean Jones

►about Sean Jones: https://peabody.jhu.edu/faculty/sean-jones/

Book References:

• The War of Art, Steven Pressfield
• A Return to Love, Marrianne Williamson
• Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Dr. Joy DeGruy
• The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
• A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle

Quotes:

• “Eternity is in love with the creations of time” ~William Blake
• “Many are called, but few are chosen”.
• ”My teacher saved my life, man”. ~Sean Jones
• “Every ending is a new beginning”
• “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen”.
• “The trumpet is the mirror of the mind” ~Bill Fielder
• “Eradicate the “t” off of “can’t”, and say I can” ~Bill Fielder
• Ego: “I becomes bigger than “we”… ~Sean Jones

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Introductions

2:50 : Taking risk and staying uncomfortable, resistance, The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield

10:18 : A Return to Love, by Marrianne Williamson, eternal consciousness, One mind.

12:51 : Patience and compassion.

15:30 : Fatherhood and learning how to take a step back, breaking generational chains. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Dr. Joy DeGruy

18:57 : Being “called”. “Many are called, but few are chosen”.

20:40 : Growing up in the church in Warren, Ohio. Wanting to be a teacher and having great teachers. ”My teacher saved my life, man”.

26:30 : Navigating racism and ignorance.

27:50 : Return to an elevated human consciousness. “Every ending is a new beginning”

29:52 : Unity and the illusion of separation, Herbie Hancock’s mission

34:28 : Faith: “You become what you believe”. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen”.

39:00 : Words are so powerful. “The trumpet is the mirror of the mind” ~Bill Fielder, “Eradicate the “t” off of “can’t”, and say I can”~Bill Fielder

41:07 : Mistakes and intuition.

42:34 : Patience, and a Gonzalo Rubalcaba story

44:40 : The Power of Now, A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle, surrender

46:46 : What makes you laugh?

49:40 : The misfortune and blessing of loss

50:10 : A divine experience and spirit. Eternal consciousness.

52:18 : Fasting and sacrifice to clear the mind’s eye.

55:20 : Define ego: It’s when “I becomes bigger than “we”…

The illusion is always there along with the truth

57:44 : “My last album”, and what’s next

1:00:00 Resistance to barriers and programs. “The resources are there”.

1:04:04 : The 3 “enoughs” of life

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa

Video Capture: Yang Yang

Audio Capture: Yang Yang

Video and Audio Editing: Izzi Guzman

Graphic Design: Izzi Guzman

Recorded in Coral Gables, FL, October 7, 2024

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"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design

Recorded in Miami, FL

►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)