Episode Description

Enneagram Type 1s, called The Moralist, are detail-oriented visionaries driven by a set of principles personal that they feel in their gut and want others to align with. They also forever feel the guilt of not living up to these principles themselves. Famous examples include Nelson Mandela, George Harrison, Mahatma Gandhi, Osama Bin Laden, and Queen Elizabeth II.

In this episode, we explore the essence of the Type 1 and the insecurities and motivations that drive their every action and relationship. We walk you through the story of the Type 1’s life by looking at their journey through the Levels of Consciousness from their healthiest to their average to their most destructive ways of operating. We close the episode by offering a critical type-tailored practice to help 1s rise up in consciousness and be the best version of themselves.  

This episode is designed to help Type 1s thrive in their personal and professional lives by fostering a deeper understanding of their insecurities and motivations. It’s also an invaluable resource for friends, partners, and colleagues of Type 1s who wish to better support and relate to them.

Podcast Hosts: Rasanath Das and Hari Prasada Das

Highlights

• [1:00] The Essence Qualities of goodness, sacredness, and purity

• [2:00] Wanting to feel like there is no contamination in both external and internal environment

• [3:00] The Basic Desire to feel aligned with what is right

• [3:45] The Basic Fear of being bad

• [5:00] Type 1s are one of the two types that are perfectionists by definition

• [6:30] Creative Consciousness. Living by a set of principles that are objective and beneficial for everyone.

• [9:30] The Serenity Prayer. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

• [10:45] The insecurity that drives Type 1s to Controlling Consciousness: feeling that I am not being influential enough 

• [12:30] The right way to put the toilet paper on the rack. Over or under?

• [14:30] Upright, uptight energy. Guilt-instilling propensity of the Type 1. 

• [16:30] OCD tendencies

• [16:45] Destructive Consciousness. Punishing myself and punishing other people get taken to the extreme

• [17:45] Driving others to hell through impossible expectations

• [19:00] The practice to climb up the levels of consciousness: become extremely aware of how you are being overly critical

• [19:30] Charity begins at home