About this episode

Rainn Wilson shares his journey from achieving his dreams to confronting a spiritual crisis that led him to explore various religious texts and ultimately create SoulPancake.

Rainn Wilson got everything he thought he wanted when he moved to New York City to chase acting at 20, a beautiful girlfriend, a career taking off, total freedom from the Baha'i faith he grew up in. Instead he found himself wide awake at 3am asking what his life was even about, a crisis that sent him reading the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Dhammapada in search of an answer, and eventually planted the seed for SoulPancake.

People in this episode

Host: Lewis Howes

Guest: Rainn Wilson

Topics covered

• spirituality
• purpose
• self-discovery
• crisis
• faith
• personal growth

Keywords

• spiritual emptiness
• purpose
• Rainn Wilson
• SoulPancake
• self-improvement
• faith
• crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baha'i faith, SoulPancake

Books & works: Bible, Koran, Bhagavad Gita, Dhammapada

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