Ep195: Enlightened Comedian - Morgan O Smith 2
Morgan O Smith is teacher of non-duality, and as ‘Mista Mo’, was a stand-up comedian and host of the Gemini award winning television show ‘Buzz’.
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In this episode Morgan reflects on his creative journey and its clash with his spiritual awakenings. Morgan recounts his childhood creative impulses and traces his career from his first time on stage to national success. Morgan contemplates the pros and cons of fame and reveals the inner workings of TV marketing requirements.
Morgan discusses the surprising engine of his creative process, how to make art from pain and socio-political strife, and why his spiritual awakenings disrupted his creative urge.
Morgan explains how the urge to serve the community replaced the need for artistic success, how his friends and fans reacted to his change of direction, and how an immersion into sacred mathematics birthed the creation of his Yinnergy audio meditation program.
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Childhood fasciations
04:08 - Early creative impulses in music, art, and fashion
13:06 - Getting a recording contract in Rap and Hip Hop
15:04 - Discovering stand-up comedy
16:07 - Coming up with the name ‘Mista Mo’
17:15 - First spot as a stand-up comedian
18:13 - Following Howie Mandel
19:09 - Honing the craft
20:03 - Support from Dave Chapelle
21:47 - Music activities
22:21 - Getting picked up by the Comedy Network
24:10 - Developing an original voice as a comedian
30:27 - Comedy from inner darkness and authenticity
32:22 - Run in with Russell Peters
33:27 - Making comedy from pain and racism
36:52 - The consequences of making art from darkness and pain
39:34 - Making comedy from taboo subjects and current events
45:18 - Struggles with fame
51:58 - Collaboration with Daryn Jones
55:09 - Financial ups and downs of the creative life
58:33 - ‘You’re here to sell soap’
01:01:05 - Meditation interrupting the creative drive
01:05:24 - 3-day lucid dreaming experience
01:08:04 - Personality and motivation changes from meditation
01:11:14 - Desire to work in non-profit and work in the community
01:14:01 - Loss and rediscovery of creativity after awakening
01:17:19 - Criticisms from others for pursuing meditation
01:20:20 - A life-changing interaction with a fan
01:25:04 - Realisation of turiya
01:27:02 - Sacred mathematics and creating Yinnergy meditation program
01:39:58 - Psychedelics and channeled information
01:49:17 - Microdosing
01:50:33 - Developing Yinnergy further
01:53:52 - Ayahuasca
01:58:16 - Realising non-duality
02:02:56 - Kundalini awakening
02:06:30 - Final awakening, beyond non-duality
02:24:30 - Advice for creative people and spirituality
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