A Better World

Gabriel Cousens, M.D., is one of the leading wellness physicians in the country with an international reputation as a doctor, healer, educator and spiritual teacher. The author of numerous books including Spiritual Nutrition & the Rainbow Diet to Conscious Eating, Gabriel also founded and directs the Tree of Life Retreat Center in Patagonia, AZ., a place for healing, cleansing, learning about live food and spiritual rejuvenation. In this interview, Gabriel and Mitchell discuss these matters and the subtleties of spiritual evolution. 28 min

Andrew Harvey is an internationally-renowned religious scholar, writer, teacher, and the author of more than 30 books, including the critically acclaimed The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi and the award-winning A Journey in Ladakh. He is co-author of the best-selling The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying and has written for the New York Times Book Review, Yoga Journal, and others. He has devoted much of his life to studying the world’s mystical traditions and has taught at Oxford, Cornell, and other universities. Andrew was the subject of the 1993 BBC documentary The Making of a Mystic. His passion and latest work he refers to as “Sacred Activism”, which was the subject of a documentary by the same name and of an earlier interview Andrew did with Mitchell for A Better World TV & Video Series. Here we see Andrew speak eloquently of one of his greatest mentors of all time, the famed Sufi poet Rumi. In Parts 1 & 2 combined here, is a vivifying conversation, both speaking with unbounded enthusiasm and appreciation for the wisdom of this 13th century teacher & poet. Andrew spells out the reasons why the world remains so moved by Rumi’s poems in the 21st century. Mitchell & Andrew read a few of from Andrew’s translations.

Isabelle Smalios is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Prorgraming and while in Europe, studied Total Biologie with its founder, Dr. Claude Sabbah. She utilizes this and the work of Dr. Hamer, the New Medicine, as part of her work with clients. This new concept of approaching illness explains a very specific link between organs and psychological conflicts. Several studies demonstrate how the brain can create a biological dysfunction (illness) in the body, according to unresolved psychological conflicts and the amount of stress they produce. By using Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Isabelle helps people uncover the underlying root of their illnesses and consequently resolve the conflict that triggered them. She has been instrumental in helping her clients recover from a multitude of illnesses with notable success. In this interview, Mitchell and Isabelle discuss in some depth the parameters of NLP’s use with the understanding of the Mind-body relationship detailed in Total Biology and the New Medicine. Certainly enjoyable and educational to the viewer.

Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West, a rare combination of mystic, poet, scholar, and activist. His luminous presence and the simple, compassionate clarity of his writings have touched countless lives. Free of dogma, he shows us how attentive, respectful mindfulness can heal our souls and our world, and bring us home, in joy, to the living body of Earth and kinship with all beings.

White Buffalo Two Hearts: A very unusual Mormon woman, raising her children by herself in Utah, near economically destitute, finds herself being summoned by the Native Peoples of the area. In an absolutely extraordinary unfolding of a story, she joins with them at the deeply religious Sundance Ceremonies in the Southwest, through which she experiences visions of a Buffalo which leads, ultimately, in their giving her a new name and what became for her, a new life. In this interview with Mitchell, this remarkable story is unfolds with the skin of the buffalo seated between them

Barry Carter is a renowned researcher into the domain of precious, rare elements and how exposure to them or their ingestion can lead to radiant health, happiness and a finely-tuned consciousness. This substance is referred to as ORMUS and has been thought to be known possibly Biblically as “manna”. In this interview, Barry lays out some key points about ORMUS and the implications it has for a humanity striving to fulfill its potential. Enlivening, informative, awakening.

Robert Peng, Qi-Gong master from China, is a rare breed of human being who has refined his own consciousness and Qi, to be like a ‘master of old’. Yet Robert is one of the humblest, kindest, friendliest men you’ll ever meet. Having had over 150,000 students in China, and patients at the level of the Prime Minister and top generals, Robert’s healing influence in China was massive. When he touches you with his powerfully healing hands, you feel an electrical bolt move right through you. In this interview, Robert opens up to Mitchell, telling much of the healing that has occurred through his work and something of his amazing, personal story and journey, leading him to New York City.

Rupert Sheldrake is one of the foremost biologists in the world. Sheldrake carved out a unique reputation for himself through his pioneering work in his first book A New Science of Life in which he brought forth the idea, from a scientific point of view, of “morphogenetic fields”. Since he has gone on to capture the global imagination with his forays into parapsychology with a prudent and conservative scientific perspective on an otherwise explosive subject. In this interview, you will learn first-hand of Sheldrake’s work as he sits and talks with Mitchell in his living room.

Research scientist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., introduces a long-awaited paradigm shift in the biomedical sciences. The new science will inspire your spirit, engage your mind and challenge your creativity as you comprehend the enormous real potential for applying this information in your life and in your profession. In this interview, Dr. Lipton and Mitchell Jay Rabin engage in a lively, informative discussion - a continuation of their first conversations together beginning in about 1994, about the nature of the cell, science, the effect of belief systems on biology and the ways in which we can establish positive beliefs for self-empowerment and constructive social change. (30 mins)

Bruce Lipton’s book is the definitive summary of the new biology and all it implies. It is magnificent, profound beyond words, and a delight to read. It synthesizes an encyclopedia of critical new information into a brilliant yet simple package. These pages contain a genuine revolution in thought and understanding, one so radical that it can change the world. In this interview, Dr. Lipton and Mitchell Jay Rabin continue a lively, informative discussion - a continuation of their first conversations together beginning in 1994, about the nature of the cell, science, and the ways in which we can establish positive beliefs for self-empowerment and constructive social change. Rather than being self-determined by genetic inheritance, through this interview, one sees how one can take control of one’s life and spread his wings. (28 mins.)