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Atheist spiritual director Britt Hartley explores climbing out of the void and building a life that is worth experiencing rather than focusing on what comes next.

While offering a guided meditation, Gil Fronsdal traces the movement between knowing, feeling, and relaxing in our practice.

From her research into female spiritual role models, Writer Erica Bassani joins Raghu to discuss her new book which offers an exploration of faith, practice, and feminine power.

Middle Eastern Medicine Musician Yehoo Shalem frames life as a psychedelic experience, tracing how sound, prayer, and mindfulness can create intimacy with the divine.

Embracing the ever-changing nature of identity, queer somatic experiencing practitioner Coral Short discusses Buddhism’s place in polyamory, trans-embodiment, and more.

In this deeply moving talk offered to those living through war in Ukraine, Jack Kornfield reminds us that even in the most difficult conditions, the human heart has the capacity to remain open, compassionate, and free.

In this 1980 talk, Ram Dass explores how we aren’t who we think we are and leads a meditative experience to help us quiet down enough to become statements of the universe's wisdom.   This episode of Here and Now is from a retreat at the Embassy Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1980. Check back soon for the second half of this talk. In the City of Angels, Ram Dass wonders what he might say to a gatheri...

Joseph Goldstein explores gradual cultivation, highlighting that even if we are suddenly awakened, we still must have an ongoing practice to work with hindrances and ingrained habits. This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein discusses: - The areas of life where clinging shows up most - How clinging to sensory pleasures is so embedded in our culture - Lightening up for enlightenment and not taki...

Moving beyond the imagined boundary of form, Alan Watts explores the idea that humanity is a microcosm of the universe and that the two are inseparable. This time on Being in the Way, Alan Watts discusses: - Considering whether being part of a whole means that we are the whole - The radial structure of humanity, Earth, and all beings - Recognizing that skin is not the boundary of man - How foreign...

Ram Dass and Uma Reed lovingly explore bhakti yoga, fierce grace, and the spiritual practice of seeing beyond incarnation to the soul in everyone.

Author, journalist, and co-founder of DoubleBlind, Madison Margolin, joins Raghu to explore her latest project: creating a roadmap to tripping, microdosing, and beyond.

Teaching listeners how to get out of the mind and trust in the heart, RamDev guides us through embodied faith practices. “Faith is not certainty, it’s steadiness inside uncertainty.” –RamDev This time on Healing at the Edge, RamDev explores: Having faith within our hearts rather than only our minds Using sensation as a gateway into experiencing presence How talking about something trivial can allo...

Sharon Salzberg's Engaged Compassion Series: Jerry Colonna and Parker Palmer | Metta Hour Ep. 286 by Be Here Now Network

Teaching listeners to incline the mind towards peacefulness, Trudy Goodman offers practical ways to be calm and experience the blessings of tranquility. In this episode, Trudy Goodman holds a talk on: - Calm as a factor of enlightenment - Having an intimate connection with our own experience - Practical ways to calm down - Making our lives a living vigil of silence - Being in the holding presence...

In this powerful dialogue, Jack Kornfield responds to questions from the community about some of the deepest challenges of the human heart.

Ram Dass explores how understanding the wheels of birth and death helps us appreciate the preciousness of our incarnation. This episode of Here and Now is from a retreat in Chappell Hill, Texas, in September of 1980. As an introduction to this talk on death, Ram Dass reads from William Buck’s version of the Ramayana. He begins to share what he has learned about death through a combination of his l...

Resting in the field of love that ‘just is’, Gil Fronsdal explores how to live for the benefit of both self and others.

Exploring the vital role of boundaries, Dr. Lissa Rankin calls on the medical and wellness fields to confront power imbalances and deepen their understanding of trauma.

In this extended Q&A special, Krishna Das offers powerful insights on navigating the turmoil of the human experience through devotional practice.

The Buddha taught a path of awakened living, but how does that manifest in today’s world of constant connectivity and widespread suffering? How do we keep our hearts open without being defined or hardened by the pain that surrounds us, whether personal, collective, or historical? How do we navigate the paradox of holding both pain and joy, without mistaking suffering for punishment or personal fai...

Exploring her “No-BS” approach to yoga and mindfulness, Oneika Mays joins Raghu Markus to discuss the amazing things that happen when we sit down and get in tune with ourselves. In this episode, Raghu and Oneika chat about: - The false sense of protection that comes from building emotional walls - Grief and coping with the sense that things are unfinished - Finding oneself over and over again thro...

In this illuminating talk, Jack explores the heart of freedom through the lens of his friendship with Ram Dass, reflecting on how to cultivate a heart that can meet it all with loving awareness.

Artist Boaz Ronan joins Madison to explore how Jewish mysticism and disciplined practice shape his creative process, framing art as a gateway to the unconscious. In this episode, Madison and Boaz discuss: - Seeing beyond color and form when painting - Experiencing the mystical in daily life - How Boaz’s experience with military PTSD influenced his artistry - Art as a mirror to the unconscious - Th...

Shaolin Martial Artist Paula Lazarz explores the alchemy of self-defense and Zen Buddhism to reach ultimate inner and outer balance in practice. In this episode, Paula Lazarz provides insights on: - Developing a beginner's mind and a commitment to practice - Including the mystery of Zen for Kung Fu testing - Guiding love in a martial arts environment - How martial arts reflect the true nature with...

In this exploration of the practice of karma yoga, Ram Dass talks about the sweetness of service and how the mystery of the universe is in the precise action of the moment. This episode of Here and Now is from a retreat at the Lama Foundation in July of 1986. After priming us with a quote from the poet Kabir, Ram Dass explores the bhakti component of the yoga of service. It is the practice of seei...