The Mystic Show

We heard many stories and significant experiences from our guest, Dr. Jamie Turndorf, author of Love Never Dies. She is also known as Dr. Love. After she described the amazing experiences which led to her communicating with her deceased husband’s spirit, many times on command, Chris asked her some questions including: What is the state […]

Play the audio to hear Chris discuss: Doing work in the Fall to prepare your soil for the Spring Stepping beyond knowledge, opinions and ego The story of Holy Shadow A nice short reading on Meditation from the book 365 Tao Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank You to all the Pause […]

Winding up our classic from 1896! The final chapter, Raja Yoga in Brief, from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga. Chris began by describing his experience at a meditation gathering last weekend, as well as the unfortunate (or fortunate?) situation of losing an important box in his move across the country. A loss, or making room for […]

Enjoy as Chris reads and discusses Chapter 7, Dhyana and Samadhi, from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga, originally published in 1896. Sometimes each of us has preconceived ideas about spiritual states or spiritual growth. To help us understand the real truths we are so fortunate to have spiritual giants like Vivekananda to explain the fundamentals of […]

We are charged up by Chapter 6, Pratyahara and Dharana, from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga, originally published in 1896. Chris talked about several insightful ideas from this chapter, including the following quotes: “Only when we teach him to control his mind do we really help him.” “The so-called hypnotic suggestion can only act upon a […]

Taking a breather from our unofficial ‘Summer of Vivekananda,’ Chris discusses a few practical points along the road of spirituality. The past is what you make of it. Changing your past is much easier than changing your future. It frees you and wipes your slate clean. We all look towards building our future, achieving goals, […]

Chapter 5, The Control of Psychic Prana, from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga, originally published in 1896. Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank You to all the Pause Your Life members for their support! Keep Shining! The Mystic Show episodes are also available in iTunes and Stitcher. If you’d like to consider supporting the show, […]

We continue our unofficial ‘Summer of Vivekananda’ by reading Chapter 4, The Psychic Prana, from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga, originally published in 1896. The great Masters have learned and taught so much about true spirituality, and we are fortunate to have materials to read and study for our own spiritual growth. Listen to the full […]

Jennifur Diamond shares her story of a horrific car accident that she survived but her boyfriend didn’t. But that’s only part of the story… She regained consciousness in the hospital 20 hours later with psychic powers – able to read people’s thoughts, see people who had passed on, and just know things. And this changed […]

Bruce brought his incredible energy to this episode in full force! Please listen to the audio to hear all his brilliance. I made some notes and included them below but they don’t do the interview justice. We began with Bruce sharing the important bit of scientific research that helped him have his A-ha moment – […]

We finished reading Chapter three, Prana, from Swami Vivekananda’s book Raja Yoga, originally published in 1896. Listen to the full episode for all the details. Thank You to all the Pause Your Life members for their support! Keep Shining! The Mystic Show episodes are also available in iTunes and Stitcher. If you’d like to consider supporting the […]

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! Keep Shining! The Mystic Show episodes are also available in iTunes and Stitcher. If you’d […]

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! Keep Shining! The Mystic Show episodes are also available in iTunes and Stitcher. If you’d like […]

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 their support! Keep Shining! The Mystic Show episodes are also available in iTunes […]

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. Yes, I’m talking about you 😉 It is imperative to move beyond the […]

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 active life. Mary sits in front of Jesus – listening to him and […]

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 next phase Tapasya means that you’re being “cooked” via your spiritual practice Herb […]

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. Observation: Most humans live from the neck up, as opposed to living from the […]

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, and His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama were asked these same questions for the making […]

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! FYI- See below for the Pre-Retreat Questionnaire and the two Silent Stroll passages. Chris began this episode by reading […]

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 subscribe to the ideas presented in this episode. You are encouraged, through spiritual practice, […]

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? Colorado Springs! And just like that, it seems, I was able to meet Frannie and interview her at the offices […]

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. “It is imperative that we withdraw to reflect upon the day’s events and collect ourselves for the continuation of […]

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. When encountering zombies (Chris’s term for greedy selfish humans) it can be difficult and disheartening […]

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 action everyday to move toward your goal, and you are less likely to […]