The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

By: Charles Eisenstein

Narrated by: Paul Geiger

As seen on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday

A beacon of hope in the face of our current world crises, this uplifting book demonstrates how embracing our interconnectedness is key to world transformation

In a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as individuals do to make the world a better place? This inspirational and thought-provoking book serves as an empowering antidote to the cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are feeling, replacing it with a grounding reminder of what’s true: we are all connected, and our small, personal choices bear unsuspected transformational power. By fully embracing and practicing this principle of interconnectedness—called interbeing—we become more effective agents of change and have a stronger positive influence on the world.

Throughout the book, Eisenstein relates real-life stories showing how small, individual acts of courage, kindness, and self-trust can change our culture’s guiding narrative of separation, which, he shows, has generated the present planetary crisis. He brings to conscious awareness a deep wisdom we all innately know: until we get ourselves in order, any action we take—no matter how good our intentions—will ultimately be wrong-headed and wrong-hearted. Above all, Eisenstein invites us to embrace a radically different understanding of cause and effect, sounding a clarion call to surrender our old worldview of separation, so that we can finally create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.

With chapters covering separation, interbeing, despair, hope, pain, pleasure, consciousness, and many more, the book invites us to let the old Story of Separation fall away so that we can stand firmly in a Story of Interbeing.

©2013 Charles Eisenstein (P)2015 North Atlantic Books

Critic reviews

"This is a revolutionary and interactive book—in the sense that it inspires the reader to think out of the ordinary. Eisenstein will be noted in antiquity as one of the seminal and pioneering storytellers of this new world."—Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“It is rare to find, in such digestible portions, so rich a feast for mind and heart."—Joanna Macy, author of Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy

“When I read Charles Eisenstein I felt as if I had just put on an extraordinarily clear, lucid, morally honest set of glasses. I see my outer and inner worlds in penetrating detail. He isn't just describing a possible world. He is helping us find our way to it.”—Vicki Robin, author of Your Money or Your Life

Excellent concepts; narration detracts a bit

Charles Eisentstein presents some excellent concepts for how to address the serious ecological challenges ahead. He makes essential connections between problems humans have wrought on the natural world and those we face in society and our personal lives. I wish there had been as much on solutions as on describing the problems. Other than that, I'm glad to have listened to it and I learned some good things new to me.

Paul Geiger's narration often sounded as if he were a machine. It almost got in the way of my hearing this book since a machine voice is completely opposite to Charles Eisenstein's message. I wish I could have heard this book in the author's own voice.

Thank you! This book spoke directly to my spirit!

Your writings reminded me of my true purpose.
An extremely illuminating & insightful read!
Much appreciated.
I will recommend.

Adored This Book!

I have not been do inspired, challenged, and validated by a book in 50 years.
The reader pronounced there or four words incorrectly, but I could include that in this paradigm-shifting gift to us all.
yeah, I liked it.

wow touched my soul

very deep and meaningful, last chapter spoke to my soul. The story at the end was a message of hope and more!

Inspiring beyond words

These are the conversations we need for the building of a truly unimagined new world. Powerful. Thought-provoking. It will challenge you to keep reading. Prepare to be changed.

Open Mind, Expanded Mind

Helpful mind opening book. Helped exercise my questions into actions of mindfulness, thus leading me deeper into the place of love for ALL of creation.

Astounding lucidity a pasterpiece

What did you love best about The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible?

I have thousands of audiobooks and tens of thousands of books,
This stands as one of the very best top 3
Brilliant and clear
A must read

Epic masterpiece

I was blown away by the spiritually connectedness of CE. He eloquently maps the journey from separation to inter-being that we are now fully immersed in. I’m very hopeful for this “better world” we now are dawning. Bravo!

Charles brings it all together

This book has changed my life. I can't recommend it enough. Charles has combined the wisdom of ancient teachings, science, and his own work (The Assent of Humanity) and given us an understanding of what the future of humanity and the earth could be that is something worth the effort. You will be challenged by this work. I hope it speaks to you as it has to me.

A message to be heard

A message to be heard. An explanation of your experience in life. Proof that wisdom has a chance of helping us evolve.