Your Pain Pushes You Until Your Vision Pulls You | Michael Beckwith

Your Pain Pushes You Until Your Vision Pulls You | Michael Beckwith

Author: Lewis Howes September 11, 2026 Duration: 1:13:35
Michael Beckwith, founder of Agape International Spiritual Center (est. November 30, 1986) and author of seven books including Life Visioning, The Answer Is You, and Spiritual Liberation, discusses his path from Morehouse College and USC psychobiology studies through Black Panther Party-aligned activism to spiritual leadership. Topics include his Synthesis Dialogues with the Dalai Lama, presenting Nelson Mandela the Season for Nonviolence Award, induction with Bishop Desmond Tutu into the Martin Luther King Order of Preachers, and United Nations addresses.

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