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We continued reading from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga, originally published in 1896. We read the first half of Chapter Three. Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank You to all the Pause Your Life members for their support!

We continued reading from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga, originally published in 1896. We read Chapter Two in its entirety. Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank You to all the Pause Your Life members for their support!

We begin reading from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga, originally published in 1896. We read Chapter One in its entirety. He explains things so well… Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank You to all the Pause Your Life members for

As a “Mystic in Training” each of us must constantly look beyond the superficial toward the subtle reality/wisdom all around us. The profound hides in the profane and only the courageous spiritual aspirant dares to face the deeper truths of human life

We read a bit from the book called The Cloud of Unknowing. In the section we read, the author, an anonymous 14th century Christian mystic, relates a story of Jesus, Mary and Martha which illustrates the difference between the contemplative life and the..

First, Chris read a short story called The Man Whose Time Was Wrong from Tales of the Dervishes by Idries Shah. Afterwards, many topics were discussed including: Things take time Patience is required Teachers know when their students are ready for the ...

We welcome Rhona Post – The Healer Coach, author of Navigating Tomorrow, and creator of the DVD Rekindling Passion! We discussed a lot; enjoy listening to the episode to hear all the details. Below I have included some of my own notes.

The following questions are very thought provoking. Chris encourages you to answer them for yourself. He gave his answers for all of them in this episode; if you agree or disagree please comment below 😉 Thich Nhat Hanh, Ram Dass,

Everyone had a transformative experience at the 2015 Pause Your Life Spring Retreat! The theme was “Be Still.” Congratulations to the 10 participants who bravely “hit the pause button” on their lives for these three days!

For the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur (Revered Babuji Maharaj), who lived from 1899-1983, Chris explained the concept of The Center. Or at least he tried 😉 To be clear: No one expects you to blindly subscr

On-location serendipitous interview with Frannie Rose, author of The Invitation: Uncovering God’s Longing to Be Heard! I was en route to visit Colorado when I received Frannie’s press release from her publicist, and guess where Frannie lives?

Enjoy these 17 minutes of relaxing music to meditate, relax, or perhaps to ruminate upon all the blessings in your life. (Music by Kevin MacLeod) But first Chris read a short entry from 365 Tao called Withdrawal.

First, after having a rough week, Chris admitted that he is not always able to accept certain unfair situations in a graceful manner. Plus, knowing when to push back and when to give up is not always easy to determine.

Is it foolish to aim too high? Perhaps setting your sights on an extremely high spiritual goal can help you progress more quickly. In general, a larger vision and purpose help ‘pull’ you forward. You have a compelling reason to meditate and take acti

We began by continuing with the section called Saints, Sages, and Saviors: The Law of Service, from James Allen’s book titled From Poverty to Power. (excerpt below) In discussing some of James Allen’s points,

Our guest began his spiritual practice the same year that your host was born – 1972! Tony Murdock, meditation teacher and retreat facilitator, shared gobs of valuable wisdom from his many years of meditation and spiritual practice.

Life is difficult, especially when certain individuals go on and on creating huge problems for you. If it gets really out of hand, you must let them go, even if it’s a friend or family member, because your need to develop a calm mind is paramount on y

Today started with a wonderful exchange between two unborn twins: In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery.

After an exciting announcement about what you’ll get by signing up for Chris’s Behind-the-Scenes emails, he read a few more peoples answers to this question he posted on Facebook: If you had 60 seconds to address every human being on earth,

Fun and deep chat with David Gaggin, author of The Endless Journey: A Unique Perspective on Mankind’s Origin, Purpose and Ultimate Destiny! He was a scientist his whole life and after a long search for Truth he ended up with a beautiful spiritual world

We began the section called Entering Into The Infinite, from James Allen’s book titled From Poverty to Power. Here are some of the quotes from this section which Chris discussed a bit: “The spirit of man is inseparable from the Infinite,

Chris first mentioned that he feels so fortunate that his spiritual guide is still in the New Jersey area! There’s nothing like meditating with the Master 😉 Then he read a couple answers he received on social media to an interesting question he poste

Chris began with a simple idea from his spiritual guide regarding Knowledge, Experience and Becoming. Knowledge is OK but without being backed by personal experience it’s like paper money without the gold backing – worthless. Another level up,

It’s one thing to pursue someone else to hold them accountable, and it’s another thing to live your life free of the ongoing mental preoccupation of a continued battle. Sometimes it’s possible to do both simultaneously,

Chris started with the idea of an individual evolving from Animal-Man, to Human-Man, and ultimately to Divine-Man. Most humans only chase pleasure for their 5 senses, even though there is an infinite depth of beauty in our hearts and minds – higher rea