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Jennings is both a Buddhist practitioner and a psychologist. Here she talks about when it’s appropriate to bring our psychological struggles to our Buddhist teacher and when it is appropriate to bring them to a therapist.
In general, Jennings says the differences between them are: “When you are working with a therapist or an analyst, there is a sense of very personal explorations. The lens is to go in close and look at the particularities of the way a patient has gone through their life with very particular parents, family system, and culture, etc. Buddhist teachers tend to zoom out, and explore suffering from a more universal lens. So, when their Western students come to them with particular personal problems, they’ll tend to respond from this universal perspective that these are all manifestations of the same tendencies we all have.”
She discusses how each has much to give and addresses the value of having a spiritual community where you can look for support and have conversations, as contrasted to the psycho-analytic process where it is a one-on-one and the support comes from a single individual in the form of the therapist. (hosted by Michael Toms)
A conversation with a pioneering musician about his music and his motivation. Here Winter describes the unique thrust of the music he has created in harmony with whales, wolves, dolphins and other creatures of the planet. Insights on how music shapes consciousness abound in this conversation.
Throughout his academic and spiritual life, Alexander Shaia repeatedly encountered many examples of a recurring four-fold pattern whose imprint could be found across time, geography, culture and religious tradition. The explanation of why there were four gospels came to him in a flash of insight in which he understood the gospels as being part of this universal four-fold pattern whose original purpose was not primarily to tell the story of Jesus.
Most of us fail to appreciate the order of magnitude of the changes happening right now on our own planet. Swimme and Berry place current events in their larger context, to illustrate how we may be entering an unprecedented planetary age.
In November 2000, New Dimensions was invited to record, webcast and participate in this Healing the Heart of Diversity (HHD) Alumni Retreat. Healing the Heart of Diversity (HHD) is a professional leadership development program and change process that fosters a deeper understanding of diversity.
Clements dares to say we are living in a 'post-mindfulness' era. What he means is that we all need to move into a post-hierarchical time where 'nirvana' is not static and the mindful mind - observing one's self - is not mistaken for 'dharma intelligence.' Clements passionately challenges us to step out of the confines of set traditions, authority and religion.
Wesselman shares the spiritual knowledge he gathered from working with the late Hale Makua, a revered Hawaiian Kahuna wisdom keeper. Included are insights such as: the 3 directives of a spiritual warrior, the 7 life roles and how they are expressed in both positive and negative forms, the difference between a shaman and a medicine person, and the ancestral grand plan.
Mirka Knaster wrote Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings of Munindra, in collaboration with Robert Pryor. She interviewed some 200 people around the world, including such prominent teachers and writers as Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Daniel Goleman, and a host of others. In sharing this venerable teacher with all of us, they describe Munindra as a combination of authority, kindness, and depth.
Diana Alstad and Joel Kramer feel there is a tremendous amount of human potential that is untapped, but we have been stunted by various beliefs, limited identities, and rigid worldviews. In particular, they feel spiritual traditions make people feel inadequate and bad about themselves for not being selfless enough and for being self-centered.
The Catholic Church is in crisis, but, according to Fox, all is not lost. This crisis may offer an opportunity to press the 'restart' button on Christianity. Fox shares his enthusiasm for the Christian mystics, and suggests that now is time to reinvent Christianity.
We must continue the journey in the face of burn-out and other political challenges. The challenge is to work even harder in difficult times. Paul Loeb encourages us with stories and anecdotes not to give up in despair, but to persist with ever more vigor.
Homer survived being trapped, without Cooper, for days after 9/11 in an apartment near the World Trade Center. Listen as Cooper shares how his unswerving loyalty, his infinite capacity for love, and his joy in the face of all obstacles inspired her daily and transformed her life.
