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Enjoy honest, engaging conversations about mindful living. Plus, "Mindfulness on the Fly" techniques, guided relaxations, meditations — and live, original “transcendental kirtan fusion” music. Lamont P. McPheron (MS, LPC), author of "The Mindfulness Handbook," is a psychotherapist whose techniques are revolutionizing the field. Jai Lynn McPheron (LMT, E-RYT) specializes in the mind-body-breath connection, and in creating and holding safe spaces for healing. Check out https://www.imi.earth/
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Hope Christian Meditation

hopemindfulness.com

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Immerse yourself in the rich tradition of contemplative prayer and scripture-centered meditation with Hope Mindfulness and Prayer. Unlike typical meditations, we offer a profound journey rooted in ancient Christian practices of stillness and deep listening. Each episode is crafted to guide you into a tranquil state, focusing on a selected Bible verse to center your thoughts and awaken your spiritual senses. Our goal is to provide a true meditation experience that fosters inner peace, clarity ...
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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson

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Forrest Hanson is joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson and a world-class group of experts to explore the practical science of lasting well-being. Conversations focus on the key insights from psychology, science, and contemplative practice that you need to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life. New episodes every Monday.
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Sutta Meditation Series

Sutta Meditation Series

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How to study the Buddha's Teachings and meditate on the insight pathways from the Theravada suttas. Emphasis on lay practice towards developing the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path, attaining path & fruit, and culminating in the realisation of full liberation (nibbāna). This is an offering, Dhammadāna, take what is useful to you. For videos https://bit.ly/3Dy5mKy To get in touch with a question, request or comment, you can send an email to suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com
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Christian Encouragement, Discipleship Classes, & Bible Studies - M.T. Clark offers Encouragement for the Path of Christian Discipleship and Insights for Living the Discipled Life through Examining the Word of God through the mt4christ247 podcast and his blog, mt4christ.com
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The Moved To Meditate Podcast is a place for vibrant discussions about mindfulness, movement practices, and ways to find more balance and presence in daily life. Here, you’ll find down-to-earth resources to help you progress on your path, as well as insightful conversations with mindful movement, yoga, meditation, and dharma teachers from a range of traditions. On this podcast, we spotlight embodied approaches to mindfulness and the more contemplative aspects of movement practice. Together, ...
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Welcome to Queer Church Sunday, a soul-nourishing podcast from a queer-affirming Presbyterian community where all are truly welcome. Each episode invites you into a contemplative worship experience—complete with soft instrumental music, Scripture, reflection, and poetic benedictions—designed to ground, uplift, and bless you wherever you are on your journey. Rooted in expansive theology and inclusive love, our services speak to the heart of queer and trans folks, allies, seekers, and believer ...
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Sounds of SAND

Science and Nonduality

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Sounds of SAND invites listeners into a contemplative journey through the infinite cycles of existence - from its raw beauty to its deepest mysteries, from its intricate complexity to its profound wonder. Through intimate conversations, thought-provoking interviews, poetic readings, and carefully curated music, we weave together ancient wisdom with lived experience, creating a tapestry of sound that honors the great questions of being
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This is a podcast for seekers, skeptics, believers, and the spiritually curious — for anyone who longs for deeper meaning, connection, and peace, whether you're rooted in a tradition or not. Drawing from his own journey — from conservative Christianity to Islamic mysticism, through loss, healing, and awakening — Dr. Habib explores the sacred beyond doctrine and the Divine beyond names. Through soulful reflections, honest storytelling, and conversations with guests from diverse backgrounds, w ...
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As the birthplace of the mindfulness movement in the United States, Naropa University has a unique perspective when it comes to higher education in the West. Founded in 1974 by renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and lineage holder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Naropa was intended to be a place where students could study Eastern and Western religions, writing, psychology, science, and the arts, while also receiving contemplative and meditation training. Forty-three years later, Naropa is a leader ...
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SDI Encounters

SDI - The Home of Spiritual Companionship

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What are the big questions in your life? Where are you on the spiritual journey? Do you have people in your life who listen to your deepest questions, with contemplative presence and compassion? SDI Creative Director Matt Whitney hosts conversations on spiritual direction, guidance, contemplation, and community. This podcast offers a wide range of perspectives, stories, and conversations about the contemplative, healing modality of spiritual companionship, across a wide range of religious tr ...
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Chitheads is a smorgasbord of contemplative education. Each episode is like a mini masterclass, exploring the diverse landscapes of spiritual practice, philosophy, and the transformative power of embodied knowledge. Each episode is crafted with the curious and open heart in mind, aiming to illuminate the path of self-inquiry and empowerment for yoga teachers, scholar-practitioners, meditators and other spiritual seekers and contemplative folks from around the world. From the profound teachin ...
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Dave Smith Dharma

dave smith

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If you would like to support the work I do, Please consider making a donation. https://www.paypal.me/satisila To find out more, or to join one of my many programs check my site: https://www.davesmithdharma.com/ For nearly 30 years, Dave Smith has held a practice rooted in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. He was empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, is a certified teacher for Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) which is combines contempora ...
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Another Name For Every Thing with Richard Rohr

Center for Action and Contemplation

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Another Name for Every Thing with Richard Rohr is a conversational podcast series on the deep connections between action and contemplation. Richard is joined by two students of the Christian contemplative path, Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, who seek to integrate the wisdom amidst diapers, disruptions, and the shifting state of our world.Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher whose work is grounded in Christian mysticism. He is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Center f ...
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The New Monastics

Charis Foundation for New Monasticism & Interspirituality

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We dialogue with some of today's leading spiritual teachers and thinkers on all aspects of the contemplative life, with a special focus on interspirituality and new monasticism. Amid continuing changes to our spiritual and religious landscape, we explore the tenets of living a life dedicated to spiritual development and truth.
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This isn't about unicorns farting rainbows. This podcast is about how I manifest from my Dark Genius. This is about stopping you from wasting precious energetic resources to worry about others and creating from a selfish and self-centered point of view. Each and Every God and Goddess is writing their own personal story of victimhood, disempowerment and abuse that has nothing to do WITH YOU. This is their Hero & Heroine's Journey. You are on the Dark Path, this is going beyond the light and i ...
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Welcome to Diamonds of the Self - Gene Keys Contemplations by GK Guide Dominik Porsche. The Gene Keys by Richard Rudd reveal that each shadow contains a gift. Will you dare explore and embody the exquisite DIAMOND OF THE SELF? “We need to recognize that the light needs the darkness as much as a diamond needs the black velvet behind it.” – Robert Edward Grant Our Beyonduality Blog: https://beyonduality.com/
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The Cosmic We with Barbara Holmes and Donny Bryant

Center for Action and Contemplation

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The Cosmic We goes beyond race and racism to consider relatedness as the organizing principle of the universe, exploring our shared cosmic origins though a cultural lens that fuses science, mysticism, spirituality, and the creative arts. Together with prominent cosmologists, shamans, biblical scholars, poets and activists, Center for Action and Contemplation core teacher Barbara Holmes and co-host Donny Bryant unveil the “we” of us beyond color, continent, country, or kinship to conjure unse ...
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Via Mystica

Carl McColman

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Practical meditations, reflections and contemplative prompts to support your daily adventure of walking the mystical path. Via Mystica is Latin for "the Mystical Way" but you could also translate it as "the Way of Mystery." It embodies my sense that mysticism is a path, a way of life, a journey toward the greatest of goals: union with God. The meditations and exercises presented here are intended to be support for you as your travel your own unique path into the heart of God: your own unique ...
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The podcast for women who are navigating trauma recovery, emotional burnout, or simply craving a deeper connection and are done dimming your light. You’re not broken. You’re breaking open. Welcome to Reclaim Your Inner Rockstar— the podcast that stirs your soul, challenges your old programming, and reminds you that healing is a wild, powerful act of rebellion. Hosted by certified Aromapsychologist and Cognitive Coach Amy Robinson, this show is a sanctuary for women who are waking up to their ...
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Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

Romemu: Jewish Life, Elevated

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Romemu is a welcoming, experiential, irreverently pious, intergenerational Jewish community that elevates and transforms individuals and communities into more compassionate human beings. Committed to powerful prayer and transformative spiritual practices, Romemu attempts to engage the heart, mind and body in everything we do, helping us to foster greater levels of compassion. We believe that Judaism offers spiritual seekers and skeptics alike a path that celebrates our wholeness and provides ...
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Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts

Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage

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Dhamma Talks, Chanting, Precepts and Meditation with Ajahn Dhammasiha and other experienced Senior Buddhist Monks in the Theravada Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Recorded at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. Our website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Our Youtube Channel, including regular live streams on the weekend "Dhammatalks at Dhammagiri": https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Our email Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Our Spotify Playlists ...
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Inspiring you to move with your own inner knowing; explore writing, books, reading, and the writer's life; share The Calm Way, poetry, and stories; and attune to whispers from the natural and phenomenal world. Episodes fall into a variety of segments or playlists including: ~Andrea Mai Writes - solo riffs and ripples plus book excerpts ~The Magic of Intuitive Automatic Writing ~The Calm Way with Andrea Mai: 365-Day Journey Out of the Weeds & Into the Wilds of True Inner Freedom | Path, pract ...
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Immerse yourself in the transformative teachings of Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita, known as Dhyana-Yoga or the Path of Meditation. This profound teaching reveals the non-dual (Advaita) reality underlying all existence while offering practical guidance for serious spiritual seekers. In this illuminating exploration, we uncover how Lord Krishna guides Arjuna through the subtleties of true meditation—not merely as a technique, but as a direct pathway to Self-realization. Discover the essential ...
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Practice Human

Caitlin Casella

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Dr. of Physical Therapy, Caitlin Casella speaks with professionals in healthcare, therapeutic movement and exercise, strength and conditioning, athletic training, and bodywork. Interviews focus on the overlapping layers of health and wellness with belief structures, social engagement, economic and environmental factors, and sustaining robust activity later in life. Questions that drive Caitlin’s work and curation of the Practice Human Podcast examine systemic factors which create barriers to ...
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You know those deep conversations you have late at night when your guard is down and everyone is just letting the truth spill out? Let's get down and dirty and talk about real life, what it means to awaken, the ugly truth of the challenges we face, and how we navigate them. Let's unravel the conditioning, limiting beliefs, and bullshit that keeps us from creating our most meaningful and wakeful life. Let's delve in deep with others as they walk us through their path, their trials, and tribul ...
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Reflections and homilies rooted in the Gospel of John and the wisdom of the Church, helping you walk the journey of faith. Join Fr. Michael, a priest of the Community of St. John in New Zealand, as he unpacks the Word of God, explores the depths of grace, and leads you to encounter Christ, the Word made flesh.
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As wives and mothers, we find our path to Heaven through our vocation. What Laura Likes embraces the tasks of a Catholic wife and mother, seeking to help you work out your salvation in the home. Topics include our relationship with God, our husbands, our children, ourselves, the home, homeschooling, and meals. I pray that the content helps you to find joy in your vocation and to seek God in all moments, from cleaning the toilet to teaching a math lesson, and everything in between. Let us str ...
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Tracing the thread of Greatness across all domains. Lindsay Davis is a ​seasoned performance coach ​who works with a constellation of multi-passionate masters who are pioneering new territories in their crafts and industries. We're united not by commonality, but by an unrelenting curiosity and commitment to excellence. Each member walks their own path of self-mastery and soul transformation, bringing uniquely potent visions to life. I’m literally built to tap, organize, and set ablaze your d ...
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Take a seat around the community fire and listen to stories that inspire with host Kathy Robinson, author of The Athena Principles, Simple Wellness Practices for Overworked Professionals. Reclaim your Warrior Spirit, rekindle your passion and explore your mind, body and spirit in a safe, uplifting space. Once a successful corporate executive, Kathy followed her own passion and became an author, online educator, corporate consultant and executive coach. As the founder of Athena Wellness, Kath ...
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Guided Healing Meditation Podcast

centerforhealingandlife

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Understand what CQM Meditations are and how they help us access a new sense of self that, with work and practice help us access change in reality. Discover the healing power of Contemplative Intelligence Meditations or CQM’s as we call them for short. We have learned a lot over the last decades about the science of getting well. The more we learned and observed about healing the clearer the model became to us. We started to understand the similarities of depression to addiction and generalis ...
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Live No Lies Podcast

John Mark Comer

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How do we follow Jesus in a cultural moment that is increasingly hostile to Christian orthodoxy of any kind? Join John Mark Comer as he interviews leading Christian intellectuals about the intersection of post-Christian culture and spiritual formation. If you want to take the conversation deeper, order John Mark’s new book "Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies that Sabotage Your Peace" today. Available wherever books are sold.
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The Prosperity Podcast is for ambitious individuals—entrepreneurs and professionals—who want to take control of their finances and create a life of freedom, security and meaning. It’s for those who believe that wealth is about more than just money, it’s about having the freedom to choose how you live, work and give. Whether you’re just getting started or you’re looking to rebalance your approach, this podcast is your guide to building long term, sustainable wealth. We talk about investing wi ...
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Superchargers

Daniel Thomas

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Entrepreneurs, Coaches, Authors & Artists share their journeys, insights & offer little challenges. Hosted by Aussie Storyteller Daniel Thomas who brings his unique creative and life experience to the mic. Superchargers has featured in the top 50 podcast charts in Australia, the UK & Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In a time marked by grief and farewells, Fr. Michael reflects on the true measure of a life well lived. Drawing from recent funerals and the Gospel parable of the rich man, this homily challenges us to place our finances in God’s hands and to remember that love, not wealth, is what endures. Greed divides, but sacrificial love unites. What will your…
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Forrest and associate therapist Elizabeth Ferreira talk about healthy (and unhealthy) anger. They challenge the common framing of anger as a “secondary emotion,” and explore why anger matters, how it relates to trauma, and what it can tell us about our wants and needs. They discuss how to access healthy protest and work with less healthy forms of a…
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Next month not only will be our 108th podcast it will also be our 10 Year Anniversary for being live on WDRT 91.9 fm Viroqua!! This month we are preparing ourselves and sharing with you our desire to free our minds through a little bit of effort and resteering our mind ships. Our music this month is: We are Made of Energy Free Your Mind Have a deli…
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One of our retreatants noticed a crow attacking its mirror image in the glass sliding door. He doesn't reckognize that the image it actually himself. Instead, he thinks it's another crow intruding into his territory. Ajahn Dhammasiha uses this as a metaphor for unskilful effort in meditation. In particular, we can't overcome the delusion of self by…
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#279 This is the fourteenth episode of the Strong & Vital Series, a well-being series focused on the importance of proactive wellness in midlife and beyond. In this final episode of the series, we're reflecting on everything we've explored about redefining healthy aging. We've pushed beyond outdated ideas to embrace the possibility of a life brimmi…
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Trauma doesn’t always scream. Sometimes, it whispers through your overthinking, your people-pleasing, your emotional exhaustion, your perfectionism. In this episode, we’re getting real about how trauma quietly takes up space in your life—mentally, emotionally, physically, and even spiritually. Whether you’ve experienced emotional abuse, childhood n…
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In this deeply moving episode of Beyond Names, Dr. Habīb is joined by guest co-host Abdul Karim Pinckney—artist, former Imam, and spiritual teacher—for a rich conversation inspired by his powerful song Grateful. Together, they explore the depths of gratitude: not just as a fleeting feeling, but as a lived practice that shapes the heart, mind, and b…
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In this tender homily, Fr. Michael reflects on the death of a beloved parishioner and invites us to rediscover the realism and intimacy of prayer. Drawing from the tradition of wakes, the symbolism of the Easter candle, and the gospel’s call to “knock and it will be opened,” he guides us to pray as Jesus taught: not with an agenda, but with open he…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked about the importance of faith in the Buddha's teaching. The Pali term for the first of five spiritual faculties is 'saddha'. It could also be translated as 'confidence', 'conviction' or 'trust'. Ajahn discusses various conditions that nurture our conviction and make it very strong. He also explains that faith and knowledge…
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Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the ideas, context, and legacy of psychoanalysis, the often-controversial origin point for modern therapy. They discuss psychoanalysis’ early history and key concepts like the unconscious mind, repression, inner conflict, and transference. Alongside those major contributions, they wrestle with what hasn’t aged so well: …
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🎙️ Teach Us to Pray: Hope and Healing in Dark Times 📖 Scripture: Luke 11:1–13 In this deeply personal episode, Vincent explores the power of prayer through the lens of Luke 11:1–13—where Jesus teaches us to ask, seek, and knock. But what does prayer look like when you’re queer, hurting, or on the edge of giving up? This week’s episode weaves togeth…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked: "How do we observe the mind?" Ajahn offers some reflections on superficial layers of the mind (like thinking) and deeper layers that can only be accessed in Samādhi. Ajahn also responds to a second question on mindfulness of feelings: "How to Distinguish wordly and spiritual feelings?" Spiritual happiness generated throug…
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In this powerful and heart-centered episode of Beyond Names, Dr. Habīb Boerger sits down once again with artist and former imam Abdul Karim Pinckney (aka The Man of Real) to explore the deep terrain of forgiveness and reconciliation. Inspired by Abdul Karim’s soulful country song “Sorry” from his AI-performed album Manipulations of the Unreal, this…
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Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast This is the Dhamma talk with Metta Centre (SYD) on "Why we should become skilled in the ways of our own mind". This session was conducted via zoom. Drawing from the Sacitta Sutta (AN 10.51), we will examine the Buddha's teaching on how to become skilled in the ways or nature of our own mind. The B…
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In this episode, Michael Franklin, PhD—author, professor, and former chair of Naropa University's graduate Transpersonal Art Therapy program—joins us to explore art as a transformative path for healing the soul. Franklin invites us into the contemplative language of art—through mediums like clay, paint, and film—and how these move us beyond just se…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a question about Euthansia. He explains that the Buddha never encouraged or condoned the killing of other human beings at all, never mind the supposed motive or justification. The first precept to abstain from intentionally killing of living beings is unambiguous - it has no 'exceptions' under any circumstance. Any kill…
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Āsāḷhā is the full moon marking the beginning of the 3 months rains retreat (Vassa). It's also the day commemorating the first formal teaching of the Buddha, the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta ('Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma'). Ajahn Dhammasiha offers reflections on the 4 Noble Truths (Cattāri Ariya-Saccāni) that the Buddha expounded in that d…
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Forrest and Dr. Rick discuss what's really wrong with the self-help industry, going beyond the obvious pseudoscience and snake oil to examine deeper structural issues. They explore the industry's mixed-bag focus on individual responsibility, the risks of turning healing into a never-ending project, performative personal growth, narcissism, social m…
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In this moving homily on the story of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38–42), Fr. Michael shares insights from a recent retreat with his fellow brothers, led by the general superior of the Community of St John. With pastoral warmth and deep spiritual clarity, he explores the essence of contemplation — that still, silent gaze of love that renews the soul. …
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Stillness in a Storm: Listening, Grieving, and Resisting with Mary and Martha In this powerful and tender episode of Queer Church, Vincent Froom reflects on the Gospel story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38–42) in the wake of heartbreaking news: the Trump administration has officially shut down the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ Youth Speciali…
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Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A recent Dhamma session on deepening our practice of the Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7) with a focus on two insight pathways (links). References are made to the Noble Eightfold Path, development of the brahmaviharas, bases of spiritual power and enlightenment factors and further advice on development of…
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In this deeply moving and thought-provoking episode, Dr. Habib Boerger is joined by artist, former imam, and spiritual thinker Abdul Karim Pinckney to explore one of life’s biggest questions: What does it mean to be human? Blending personal stories, spiritual insight, neuroscience, and poetic reflection, the conversation travels through themes of c…
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