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Dustin DiPerna is founder of Bright Alliance and Co-Founder of Synergy Forum. He is a group facilitator, entrepreneur, teacher, and meditation instructor. For the past decade he has been a student of Integral Theory and has practiced in the spiritual lineages of Mahamudra and Dzogchen.
Dustin received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Liberal Arts degree in Religion from Harvard University. His released his first two books, The Coming Waves and Streams of Wisdom, earlier this year. He lives in California with his wife, Amanda, and daughter, Jaya.
(4 comments) SHARE Monday, July 6, 2015 ISIS, Boko Haram, and a Deeper Look Inside Religious Extremism
Global counter-terrorism efforts consistently fail to recognize the influence of psychological development on religious interpretation thereby missing the opportunity to effect real and lasting cultural transformation.
(3 comments) SHARE Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Bridging the Chasm: Sam Harris, Ben Affleck, and a Needed Dose of Integral Theory
There was recently an exchange between Ben Affleck and Sam Harris on Bill Maher's Real Time television show that has stirred up a lot of dust. The passion revolved around some of the comments that Harris made about the religion of Islam and Affleck rising to Islam's defense. This article give an analysis of the situation using Integral Theory.