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Spirit Matters

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Spirituality
Meditation
Mindfulness
Karma
Philosophy
Zen Buddhism
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Kindness
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Yoga
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Teacher Abuse
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Today's diverse and abundant spiritual landscape offers enormous opportunity for learning and growth. Here, author, spiritual counselor, and public speaker Philip Goldberg draws on more than 50 years of experience to host conversations that can help you make sense of it all and transform your life. You’ll meet teachers, scholars, and experts from a range of traditions (and no tradition), some who ... more

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Anantanand Rambachan is an eminent scholar of religion, currently Emeritus Professor of Religion at Saint Olaf College in Minnesota. He has also served as Visiting Professor at the Academy for the Study of World Religions at the University of Hamburg... more

Deborah Santana is an author, activist, philanthropist, and business leader dedicated to peace, justice, and women’s empowerment. The founder of the nonprofit, Do a Little, she advocates for women and girls through global education and health initiat... more

Jeremy David Engels is the liberal arts endowed Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, the co-founder of Yoga Lab, and a longtime mindfulness and yoga teacher. His academic research reimagines democracy as a comm... more

Peter Russell is a long-time contributor to our understanding of spirituality,  consciousness, meditation, and related matters, who believes "the critical challenge of today is freeing human thinking from the limited beliefs and attitudes that lie be... more

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Anantanand Rambachan
Emeritus Professor of Religion at Saint Olaf College
Saint Olaf College
Episode: The Way of the Sant with Anantanand Rambachan
Deborah Santana
Author, activist, philanthropist, and business leader
Do a Little (nonprofit)
Episode: Loving the Fire with Deborah Santana
Jeremy David Engels
Liberal arts endowed professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State University; author of On Mindful Democracy
Penn State University
Episode: Mindful Democracy with Jeremy Engels
Peter Russell
Long-time contributor to spirituality, consciousness, meditation, and related matters; author and teacher
Author and public speaker; How to Meditate Without Even Trying (book)
Episode: No-Try Meditation with Peter Russell
Oneika Mays
Yoga and meditation teacher, former mindfulness coach at Rikers Island
Author of Sit with Me
Episode: No-BS Mindfulness with Oneika Mays
Andrew Harvey
Author, Mystic, and founder of the Institute for Sacred Activism
Institute for Sacred Activism
Episode: The Magdalene Revolution with Andrew Harvey
Mary Magdalene
Historical/religious figure discussed as co-equal in transformative love (conceptual/ archetypal)
Episode: The Magdalene Revolution with Andrew Harvey
Elaine Aron
Clinical and research psychologist; leading expert on the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
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Episode: Spirituality and High Sensitivity with Elaine Aron
Dean Radin
Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS); Associated Distinguished Professor at CIIS; author on consciousness and psi phenomena
Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) / California Institute of Integral Studies
Episode: The Science of Magic with Dean Radin

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 22 ratings
  • Everything Phil creates is interesting

    I've known him for over 50 years and have read a couple of his books and listened to many episodes of his previous podcast. He brings a lot of intelligence and spiritual maturity to every project.

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No-BS Mindfulness with Oneika Mays
Q: What is the near enemy of compassion, and how can listeners avoid mistaking it for genuine virtue?
The near enemy of compassion is pity, which can undermine genuine care by creating a hierarchy or distancing. True compassion involves love in action, not condescension or a sense of superiority, and it requires ongoing internal work to avoid turning compassion into mere sentiment.
No-BS Mindfulness with Oneika Mays
Q: Can you explain the Metta practice and how it fits with the Brahma Viharas, especially for listeners new to these terms?
Metta is a heart-opening practice of loving-kindness that can be used as a meditation and as a state to inhabit. It begins with self-loathing or self-criticism dissolving into unconditional friendliness and expanding to loved ones, neutral people, difficult people, and all beings, supported by phrases like 'may you be safe, may you be happy, may you be healthy, may you live with ease.'
No-BS Mindfulness with Oneika Mays
Q: Your book Sit with Me suggests a distinction between mindfulness and meditation. How do you define the two, and how do they interact in practice?
Mindfulness is a principle of paying attention to what's happening in the world, which can be practiced as meditation or applied to activities. Meditation is a focused practice, while mindfulness can be integrated into daily actions, allowing people to stay present and apply compassionate awareness as they go about life.
No-Try Meditation with Peter Russell
Q: What is your view on enlightenment or awakening as a goal, and how does that shape your approach to practice?
Enlightenment is a misnamed carrot; awakening is a better term because it points to realizing the ever-present self and contentment rather than chasing an exotic state. This view shifts practice from achieving something external to recognizing and resting in a natural state of being.
No-Try Meditation with Peter Russell
Q: Let's get practical, Peter. Why did you decide we need a book on no-effort meditation after all these years?
Despite decades of meditation teaching, many people still struggle with subtle effort and concentration getting in the way. The book addresses how to keep the mind relaxed, why slight attempting can obstruct deeper experience, and how to cultivate effortless attention that allows meditation to be enjoyable and more effective.

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