“The real abode of God is in the heart of mankind. There’s this intimate connection between God and humanity, and if our hearts are closed to a portion of humanity, it also means that it is partially closed to God.” – Omid Safi In this episode of Sufi Heart, Omid Safi explores: The universality of love Coming back to the center Experiencing God directly Signs of God in scripture, nature, and our own souls Having an open heart for all of humanity Practicing love as a religion Going into our breath for full presence and communion with God How vast God is, yet how close we are to God The sing ..read more

“We have to live our way to wisdom…The world offers us so much, but it’s something we live our way into. We live our own stories, our own challenges.” – Tracy Cochran In this episode, Tracy and Raghu chat about: Living our way to wisdom The knowledge that the world offers us Ram Dass and Fierce Grace Tracy’s experience being attacked Being seen with eyes of love and compassion The power of forgiveness Heartfulness and living within the truest parts of ourselves Courage and the willingness to be open “The madness is often thinking that we are just that wounded part that keeps us from bein ..read more

“Everyone was there for the same reasons, for the DIY, hardcore, punk rock. It was an era that can never be recreated because it was so word-of-mouth, it was so pure, you needed to know to know.” – Brian Fair In this episode, Chris and Brian dive into:  The new wave of skateboarding Brian’s initial exposure to metal music Skateboarding in the 1980’s and 90’s Growing up catholic and being disillusioned with religion Brian’s dabbling into meditation and Hatha yoga Music and movement as a form of meditation Moving away from perfectionism Being there for each other “That’s what’s funny ..read more

“Peace is the cessation of your struggle, it’s putting down the burden and letting things be as they actually are.” – Jack Kornfield In this episode, Jack mindfully explores: Learning to be at peace with yourself and the world How to meditate when it feels like you can’t meditate The way emptiness connects with compassion Reconciling where peace meets struggle Peace as an internal state you can bring with you Being Here Now, opening to life fully, and becoming intimate with all things How we can find joy, liberation, and freedom in any situation Dharma stories of the Buddha as well as the Bo ..read more

In this episode, Sharon, Duncan and Raghu discuss: How the new book came to be The healing is in the return Self pre-occupation versus self-love The guru in Duncan’s kids Raghu’s parents meeting Neem Karoli Baba How Duncan first met Ram Dass Raghu and Duncan’s first hang Finding the mother archetype Wanting Jesus “with skin on” Ram Dass the therapist How to cultivate unconditionality Getting real with ourselves Duncan’s formal practice “Remember Buddha Nature and your SS number” – RD The conversation closes with a guided meditation by Ram Dass on Loving Awareness. You can learn more about t ..read more

“My most impactful and powerful psychedelic experiences have been outside of a therapy office and outside of a group, community kind of setting.” – Sean Lawlor In this trip on Mindrolling, Sean and Raghu take us through: Sean’s awakening through psychedelics The inter-connectivity of all things Psychedelic assisted therapy Indigenous uses of plant medicine and music Stories of Maria Sabina’s sacred ceremonies Changing our negative habits and ways of being Trusting ourselves to follow our inner guide Recreational use versus spiritual use Historical trauma and polarization “Forget about getti ..read more

“Fear is the demon of the root chakra. Fear is what is learned halfway through gestation to 2 years old when one doesn’t feel safe. Fear comes before anger, fear comes before sadness.” – RamDev In this episode, RamDev lectures on: How saints seem to have no fear The principal of Sub Ek (all one) Being fearless through seeing God everywhere Ramdev’s own experience with terror and surrendering Death and being forced to look at what you have faith in How we work with fear Resting in the ‘I am’ rather than the content of things Recognizing everything as the mother Fear as the demon of the root ..read more

“When you start living in a world of concepts and comparative thinking, you’re very susceptible to the conditioning of the society around you and what they think is important.” – Gil Fronsdal In this episode, Gil Fronsdal speaks to listeners about: Paying homage to those who have purified their hearts Direct experience versus attempting to describe things The way that comparison arises Self-image and appreciating our own suchness Resting in the part of ourselves that is not an idea or a concept The conditioning that can happen from society Wisdom from sitting with physical pain Living in t ..read more

“The most fundamental split, the most fundamental duality that we create, is that of subject and object, of self and other, of inside and outside.” – Joseph Goldstein This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein gets into:  Duality and how it relates to our meditation practice The fundamental split of object and subject Limitations from perceiving ourselves as separate Persona and the identification we have with the world The progression from fullness/oneness to constriction Having compassion for the shadow side How fear desire, and attachment, make us more attached to our sense of sel ..read more

“The point is to be wide, wide awake and aware of your total sensory input without confusing it with the symbolic world of words and concepts so that you experience life naked and directly. Experience YOU naked and directly, without having in your head the concept of who you are a role player, as a personality, as an ego.” – Alan Watts This time on Being in the Way, Alan Watts discusses: Being aware of all sensory inputs while meditating Allowing oneself ‘to be’ in a non-conceptual way Confusing the world of symbols for reality The limits to what we can enjoy in a material sense The uselessn ..read more