The Contemplative Light Podcast: Recent Episodes
Clinton S Sabom
This podcast is about spiritual awakening and personal growth. Topics include Mysticism, Contemplative Spirituality, Christianity, Psychology, Buddhism, Integral Theory, Social Issues, and more. We offer a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics here. https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-course-squeeze-page/
Dale Borglum has a BS from UC Berkeley and a PhD from Stanford. I was worked with, lived with, and was close friends with Ram Dass.
RamDev Dale Borglum is the founder and Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a pioneer in the conscious dying movement and has worked directly with thousands of people with life-threatening illnesses and their families for over 45 years. In 1981, Dale founded the first residential facility in the United States, The Dying Center, for people who wished to die consciously.
He has studied with many of the greatest masters of the last century including Neem Karoli Baba, Suzuki Roshi, Ananda Mayee Ma, Kalu Rinpoche, the 16th Karmapa, Dilgo Khyentse, Mahasi Sayadaw, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Trungpa Rinpoche, Goenka, Dudjom Rinpoche and HH the Dalai Lama. Dale has taught with Ram Dass, Stephen Levine, Joan Halifax, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Rev. Wayne Muller, and many others. His life’s work and passion has been and continues to be the healing of our individual and collective relationship with death and using our mortality as an inspiration for spiritual awakening.
Contemplative Light is a community of writers and teachers providing resources for the healing of persons. Contemplative Light: Silence, Practice, Healing.
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Christina Donnell and I talk about her latest book, her utterly profound mystical experiences, and non-duality. Her award-winning book: Encounters with Living Language describes a series of illuminations she received in holy language. Think Eat, Pray, Love meets Carlos Castaneda with a twist of Rilke! Her adventures give readers glimpses of her life in the Andes with the mystical Q'eros people, whom she lived and studied with for almost two decades.
Contemplative Light is a community of writers and teachers providing resources for the healing of persons. Contemplative Light: Silence, Practice, Healing.
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Is Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey possible for those with traumatic childhoods? Actually, for those with complex PTSD, Dr. Forman identifies a different path and points the way towards growth.
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Clint talks with Dr. Mark Pitstick about empirical studies that find proof of the afterlife.
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Contemplative leader Phileena Nikole opens up for the first time ever publicly about her break up with her ex-husband and business partner, the narcissistic abuse she endured, and her miraculous healing from intense trauma back to a resting space of gratitude in her new life.
If you are interested in spiritual direction from Phileena, you can contact her here.
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Chris and Clint discuss the world's problems from a Buddhist perspective and what the individual practitioner can do about it. We cover compassion exercises and techniques from Tibetan Buddhism.
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Take a look at Marc Thomas Shaw's award-winning Dante's Road: The Journey Home for the Modern Soul here: https://www.amazon.com/Dantes-Road-Journey-Home-Modern/dp/1625244932/
This is also a video on The Contemplative Light YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@ContemplativeLight
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Bill is now offering intuitive healing sessions with VortexHealing, a powerful form of Divine energy healing. Check out his website at integralawakenings.com
After studying energy healing on and off for many years, he is excited to be offering healing sessions online and in person. He has studied many healing modalities over the years, from a weekend training with the Barbara Brennan School for Healing in the late 90’s to Radiant Heart healing and Reiki (level 3). When he was first introduced to Vortex Healing three years ago, he intuitively knew that this was his path. In the past three years, he has taken nine multiday trainings, each of which has given him powerful new healing tools. After about 40 days of training, altogether, he now feels ready to begin sharing this amazing work with you.
This is also a video on The Contemplative Light YouTube page which has over 200k all-time downloads. Also, check out our facebook page.
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World-renowned afterlife researcher Mark Pitstick discusses with Clint:
-What happens when you die?
-Definitive proof of the afterlife
-3 things to know if you're dying
-Does hell exist?
-Religious teachings that are harmful
-What happens to suicides?
Mark Pitstick, MA, DC, has fifty years’ experience and training in hospitals, pastoral counseling settings, mental health centers and private practice. His training includes a premedical degree, graduate theology / pastoral counseling studies, masters in clinical psychology, doctorate in chiropractic health care, and extensive postgrad training in clinical nutrition. He also has provided suicide prevention counseling and education to many people.
You can find Mark's extensive work on soulproof.com
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Take a look at Marc Thomas Shaw's award-winning Dante's Road: The Journey Home for the Modern Soul here: https://www.amazon.com/Dantes-Road-Journey-Home-Modern/dp/1625244932/
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Awakening #Enlightenment #Mysticism #Spirituality #taoism #qigong #meditation
Jeff Patterson has run a martial arts center for 30 years in Portland, Oregon. We cover fascinating subjects on the energetics of the body and spirit and how to use meditation to increase capacities in everyday life. Some of the topics we touch on are:
1- The 3 Methods of Building a Personalized Meditation Practice.
2- How to Improve Performance in Every Area of Your Life with Ritual, Active, and Philosophical Methods.
3- Understanding the 5 Regulations to Become More Grounded and Reduce Life’s Stressors.
His website is https://www.theyieldingwarrior.com/ where you can get a free copy of his book.
This is also a video on The Contemplative Light YouTube page, which has over 200k views. Also, be sure to check out our lively community on Facebook.
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Clint describes his tour of heaven and hell.
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Clint describes one of the most important experiences of his life.
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I tell a story of a miracle from my own life, a view into immortality.
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Clint Sabom is Creative Directory for Contemplative Light. He is available for spiritual coaching in mysticism and psychology.
He can be reached at thegraveyardcowboy@gmail..com
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I talk from my own experience about regular, if not bizarre, occurrences that happen in our enchanted world.
The Contemplative Light Podcast features spiritual teachings and also interviews with other spiritual teachers.
I am now offering spiritual direction sessions over Zoom. If interested, email me at thegraveyardcowboy@gmail.com
I am now offering a digital class on The Sedona Method, a system of emotional release. I used this as a companion to my work with Bardon, and it greatly helped me with the soul schooling and working with the elements, as well as tuning into the Akasha. These are audio segments to listen to again and again. You can find it here: https://clint-sabom-s-school.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
I am Creative Director of Contemplative Light and host The Contemplative Light Podcast. I am an award-winning writer. I have published poetry and prose in various publications including The Tulane Review, Paste Magazine and Dabel Brothers. My paper Bunuel and Surrealism: The Changing Manifestations won best paper at the 2012 Conference of The Americas. I lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. In 2007, I lived for six months in a silent monastery. I have studied and done my own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, CBT, psychoanalytic models, brainspotting, Integral Theory, body therapy, and sound healing. I went to Vassar College, and I've worked a good bit as a psychic.
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The Contemplative Light Podcast features teachings on contemplative spirituality and interviews with spiritual teachers.
Clint Sabom is available for spiritual direction sessions. He can be reached at thegraveyardcowboy@gmail.com
The book and teacher mentioned in this episode is Healing with Form, Energy, and Light by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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I have a great conversation with Keith Kristich about Jesus Christ.
Contemplative Light now has a very active YouTube page. Check it out here. https://www.youtube.com/@ContemplativeLight
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In this episode I describe my own experiences with the Astral Plane, which match up well with the work of Franz Bardon.
I am Clint Sabom, Creative Director of Contemplative Light. I hold certifications in multiple healing modalities. I am available for coaching and spiritual direction, depending on your needs. If interested you can contact me at connect@contemplativelight.org, and we can set up a free exploratory call.
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In this podcast I break down Franz Bardon's masterwork Initiation Into Hermetics, which is a dense work with training exercises along the lines of practical spiritual alchemy. It is something to good to sit on, and I feel a moral obligation to share it with fans. Bardon is sometimes miscategorized as occult, but he himself doesn't consider himself that way but rather as a universal mystic with God and Jesus at the top of his cosmology.
I am Clint Sabom, Creative Director of Contemplative Light. I am available for coaching and spiritual direction and also available to answer any questions. We can set up a free exploratory call or just email. Thanks for listening!
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We are made of energy, and we are energy creating machines. Our most power tool to shift our reality towards increased well-being is the use of words. This episode describes how we can do this. The psychological is just as important as the spiritual.
You can also check us out at YouTube, where our channel has about 130,000 total listens. I also have a channel under Clint Sabom. Just search for these in the search bar.
I am now offering Executive Coaching for Mental Health and Mindset. I also offer Spiritual Direction sessions. Just contact me at connect@contemplativelight.org, and we can set up a free call to talk about it.
Thanks for listening. This podcast now has over 100,000 total listens!
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Clint Sabom is the Creative Director of Contemplative Light and the podcast host. He now offers Executive Coaching For Overall Self-Improvement. If this is something that interests you, email him at connect[at]contemplativelight[dot]org. Put in the subject line Coaching, and we can set up a free explorative call.
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Chris Luard is a meditation teacher based in Thailand. He is a dear friend and a frequent guest. On this episode, we talk about his upcoming retreats and Compassion and Joy, and on Embracing Change. More information can be found on his website at www.suchsweetthunder.org
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For the past 30 years, Dr. Connie Zweig has been a pioneer in fields of shadow work and meditation practice. Her latest book, The Inner Work Of Age: Shifting From Role To Soul has been a bestseller on Amazon for months. You can check it out here: https://amzn.to/3qvTFju
She is also co-author of Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature and Romancing the Shadow: Illuminating the Dark Side of the Soul, and author of Meeting the Shadow of Spirituality.You can find out more on her website, https://conniezweig.com/
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
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Guy Finley is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher and bestselling self-help author. He is the Founder and Director of Life of Learning Foundation, a nonprofit center forspiritual self-study located in Merlin, Oregon. He also hosts the Foundation’s Wisdom School— an on-line self-discovery program for seekers of higher self-knowledge. He is the best-selling author of The Secret of Letting Go and 45 other books and audio programs that have sold over 2 million copies, in 26 languages, Guy is now offering online classes every Wednesday evening and Sunday morning. These classes are free to all and have been attended by hundreds of students throughout the world. You can learn more and register at www.guyfinley.org/online. In this episode, we talk about his book, The Intimate Enemy.
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
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Jana is a spiritual psychologist and spiritual director in private practice. She teaches meditation and contemplative prayer, leads support groups, and creates sacred art.
She is the founder and creator of Luminas, an online retreat center, offering one- to five-day retreats for those seeking a deeper relationship with the Divine Source of all.
The upcoming Centering Prayer Summit mentioned will be amazing! Find out more about it here: https://www.centeringprayersummit.com/products/cps2022?sc_ref=xZJv1QqI3czO6LJp
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Dr. Elaine Fourie is a retired psychologist and trained priest in the Anglican/Episcopalian Church. Elaine chose not to be ordained. She holds a PhD in Industrial Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Systematic Theology. Since retiring, Elaine has become interested in writing and her program for 2021 includes writing a number of eBooks. She has an interest in the integration of psychology and theology as well as writing online courses covering various subjects of interest. Prior to retiring she was an academic at various universities in South Africa, mainly teaching leadership and psychology courses. She has written and published a number of academic papers and her PhD was awarded with merit.
Her class on Teresa of Avila is available here. https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/the-genius-of-theresa-of-avila
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Thom Krystofiak holds a B.A. from Harvard (magna cum laude) and an M.A. from Cambridge University (where he was a Knox Fellow). A trained teacher of Transcendental Meditation, he joined an intentional community in Fairfield, Iowa in 1983, where he and his wife continue to live. A rigorous and thoroughgoing skeptic surrounded by ready believers, he has developed unique perspectives on the eternal and ever-new contest of doubt vs. belief.
His book, Tempted To Believe, is available on Amazon here. https://amzn.to/3DY9Qt4
Tempted to Believe is a comprehensive exploration of how we believe, how we doubt, and how we navigate the conflicting attractions of reality and desire. Included in its scope are claims made by religion, politics, spirituality, marketing, the New Age, and the ordinary esoterica of everyday life.
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Rev. Bill McDonald's life has been a spiritual journey, spanning slightly over 7 decades. His whole life has been a mystical trip in search of gurus, the paranormal, and self-discovery. He has written about his many spiritually transforming experiences and “near-death-experiences” including supernatural events during his combat tour of duty in the Vietnam War. In his books he has shared some incredible spiritual events that are beyond both common understanding or explanation. His autobiography “Warrior A Spiritual Odyssey” takes us on a life quest for love, understanding, forgiveness and enlightenment. His follow-up book (Publishing date 2017) “Alchemy of a Warrior’s Heart “continues that mystical journey including four trips to India for even more profound experiences with holy men, miracles and his personal relationship with the Divine. What he knows for sure after all these years is that the only thing that is truly real is LOVE.
He is an author, an award winning poet, international motivational speaker, artist, film adviser, veteran advocate, a Vietnam War veteran (Distinguished Flying Cross, The Bronze Star, The Purple Heart Medal, 14 Air Medals, The Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, etc.). He has spoken around the world including Germany, England, Wales, Bolivia and India. He has been involved with a dozen films and documentaries. (Such as: “In The Shadow of the Blade”- showed on the History Network and “The Art of Healing” shown on PBS TV) Rev. Bill has been on over 800 radio and TV shows over the last 18 years and has stories about his life featured in over a dozen books by other authors and in hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles. He has had articles in such diverse publications as “Parade Sunday Magazine” and “The Self-Realization Fellowship Magazine” as well as military magazines and new age magazines. His You Tube Video Channel has over 70 videos and had gotten over 550,000 views in the first 18 months it was posted.
Contemplative Light is a spiritual organization with a digital magazine, podcasts, and resources for the spiritual journey. You can find out more and support the show by visiting our website at www.contemplativelight.org
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Lucy Grace grew up poor and over time passed through many levels of awakening. She has come to her own enlightenment organically, without spiritual teachers or a formal path, but rather just by feeling her way through life with intuition and surrender. Hers is a fascinating story, and she is a great soul.
Contemplative Light is a spiritual organization with a digital magazine, online classes, and resources for the spiritual journey. You can support the show by visiting our website at contemplativelight.org and making a donation or enrolling in an online class.
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Sungshim Loppnow began pastoral counseling in Korea in 1996, then came to the States to study MFT (Marriage and Family Therapy). Since then, she has continued her work as a psychotherapist to study system’s theory, attachment, trauma resolution and brain-based relationship skills.
While she is able to accurately assess the presenting problems, Sungshim is also passionate and skilled in helping people grow their capacity for transformation, in order for them to become an agent of blessing.
Her book, Joyful Journey is available on Amazon. Find out more here: https://amzn.to/3nHCKJp
Her group's website is www.PresenceandPractice.com
Clint Sabom is the Creative Director for Contemplative Light. He is the author of Preparation For Great Light: Recollections Of A Christian Mystic. Find it here: https://amzn.to/3xftD5v
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Nancy Rynes has appeared on NBC news and the Today Show.
Nancy was raised in a Christian household but moved away from those teachings by her early 20s. As a scientist, science writer, and corporate trainer, for over two decades Nancy aligned herself with the skepticism prevalent in so much of the scientific community. She remained an atheist until her life-changing bicycling accident and near-death experience (NDE). Now, Nancy is an avid spiritual seeker as well as practitioner of compassion, kindness, contemplative prayer, and present-moment awareness.
Clint Sabom is the Creative Director for Contemplative Light. He also hosts The Sanity Sessions, a podcast about mental health and psychology. Listen here.
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Jeff Vander Clute is a friend for the spiritual journey and an adviser to love-based businesses and organizations. He is committed to realizing a healed and transformed world through collective awakening to the source of life.
Guided by deep listening and attunement to how life is moving, Jeff helps people to navigate the complexity of these times and discover illumined possibilities. The work provides a field of loving presence that accelerates spiritual development and the flowering of one’s gifts – in service and in joy.
Clint Sabom is the Creative Director for Contemplative Light. He also hosts The Sanity Sessions, a podcast about mental health and psychology. Listen here.
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Bill Epperly is a spiritual director living in Chicago and a longtime friend of Contemplative Light. His website is integralawakenings.com In his own words: "My story begins in New Providence, NJ, where I grew up a member of the Methodist Church. My Christian roots run deep, but from an early age, I was troubled by the idea that Christianity is the only true religion. By age 12, I was an agnostic and might have stayed one were it not for a reintroduction to spirituality in 1985 through participation in a 12 step group. Then, in 1987, I had a spontaneous and powerful “peak experience” of oneness with everything while attending a talk by Br David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk. In that moment of illumination, my story took an unexpected turn. I lost interest in my graduate studies and became a spiritual seeker. I began formal study of the Christian contemplative tradition and took up contemplative prayer. My interest in world religions grew strong and I read up on the lively interreligious dialogue between Buddhist and Christian monastics. This led me to become curious about zen and Zen Buddhism, which seemed the antithesis of theist Christianity. Encouraged by early experiences with Zen meditation, I decided to take up formal study of Zen, initially as a new Christian prayer form. My experiences of God and community life were so positive that I undertook three years of residential training at Zen Buddhist Temples in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Chicago. I left that community in 1993, but elements of that time of practice and community living continue to inform and enrich me. During those years I was introduced to Ken Wilbers integral approach and I have worked to create an integral approach to spirituality that draws on Zen Buddhist, Christian Contemplative, and modern psychologically-based spiritual approaches.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Chris Luard is a meditation teacher living in Thailand. For more info on his retreat, visit his website.Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis. Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-releaseSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Begin your day with a meaningful, meditative spiritual practice.In Seeds of Devotion, Roger Butts delivers evocative and lyrical prose while sharing wisdom from some of the most powerful figures in spirituality today. Tidbits from Buddha, Jesus,...
Greetings and welcome to the Contemplative Light podcast. Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative...
Greetings and welcome to the Contemplative Light podcast. Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative...
Jeff Campbell is the author of Discovering the Essence: How to Grow a Spiritual Practice When Your Religion Is Cracking Apart, available here. His website has a host of resources here. Clint Sabom has a new podcast. The Sanity Sessions: Exploring...
Marc-Henri Paradella describes his epic tale recovering from toxic religion. His book is available on Amazon.Clint's new podcast is The Sanity Sessions: Exploring Mental Illness And Maladaptations.Contemplative Light provides education and resources...
My new podcast is The Sanity Sessions: Exploring Mental Illness And Maladaptations. The Sanity Sessions: Exploring Mental Illness And Maladaptations is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with leading experts in psychology and mental health. Click...
Keith Kristich is a certified Centering Prayer and Enneagram teacher.
Keith's Closer Than Breath class on contemplative prayer is available here, https://closerthanbreath.com/take-the-course-contemplative-light.
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
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Keith Kristich is a certified Centering Prayer and Enneagram teacher. Contemplative Light is delighted to announce our first ever Enneagram series taught by Keith. To find out more, visit https://keithkristich.samcart.com/products/enneagram-basics
The enneagram is most commonly known as a personality typing system highlighting 9 unique personalities born of our unconscious motivations that drive our life and behavior.
But the enneagram is more than just a “personality typing system.”
In essence, the Enneagram is a form of sacred psychology, blending spirituality and psychology, offering an integrated path for personal transformation. As a 9-pointed symbol, it maps the dynamic nature of human consciousness, weaving and integrating mind, heart, body, and soul.Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
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Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative Light where we have a very active facebook community or at our website at contemplativelight.org
Guy Finley is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher and bestselling self-help author. He is the Founder and Director of Life of Learning Foundation, a nonprofit center forspiritual self-study located in Merlin, Oregon. He also hosts the Foundation’s Wisdom School— an on-line self-discovery program for seekers of higher self-knowledge. He is the best-selling author of The Secret of Letting Go and 45 other books and audio programs that have sold over 2 million copies, in 26 languages, Guy is now offering online classes every Wednesday evening and Sunday morning. These classes are free to all and have been attended by hundreds of students throughout the world. You can learn more and register at www.guyfinley.org/online.
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
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Our longtime friend Rich Lewis talks about centering prayer and his book.
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Download our guided Centering Prayer session here: https://contemplativelight.org/guided-centering-prayer-download/
We offer a free mini course from Contemplative Light Walking With The Christian Mystics available here: https://contemplativelight.org/walking-with-the-christian-mystics/
There is also a full course on the Christian Mystics from Contemplative Light available here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Download our guided Centering Prayer session here: https://contemplativelight.org/guided-centering-prayer-download/
We offer a free mini course from Contemplative Light Walking With The Christian Mystics available here: https://contemplativelight.org/walking-with-the-christian-mystics/
There is also a full course on the Christian Mystics from Contemplative Light available here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Download our guided Centering Prayer session here: https://contemplativelight.org/guided-centering-prayer-download/
We offer a free mini course from Contemplative Light Walking With The Christian Mystics available here: https://contemplativelight.org/walking-with-the-christian-mystics/
There is also a full course on the Christian Mystics from Contemplative Light available here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
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Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative Light where we have a very active facebook community or at our website at contemplativelight.org
The new book Dante’s Road, from our executive director Marc Thomas Shaw, which just won an Nautilus Book Award. Contemplative Light also offers classes on spirituality and mysticism. You can click on this link to get our free mini course.
Gary Gregory Gach is an American author, translator, editor, teacher and poet living on Russian Hill, San Francisco. His work has been translated into several languages, and has appeared in several anthologies and numerous periodicals.
Author page: GaryGach.com
My links: LinkTr.ee/GaryGach
Current book: PAUSE • BREATHE • SMILE As Paperback & as Audio
Thich Nhat Hanh & the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
http://PlumVillage.org
Longevity Stick Qi Gong :
https://tinyurl.com/yattjxub
https://tinyurl.com/y98x384x
Integral Tai Chi [ I still have to find some better ones [
https://www.integral-taichi.org/english/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt6VO3dbukk
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Download our guided Centering Prayer session here: https://contemplativelight.org/guided-centering-prayer-download/
We offer a free mini course from Contemplative Light Walking With The Christian Mystics available here: https://contemplativelight.org/walking-with-the-christian-mystics/
There is also a full course on the Christian Mystics from Contemplative Light available here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
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A MESSAGE FROM CONTEMPLATIVE LIGHT:
https://contemplativelight.org/a-message-from-contemplative-light/
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative Light where we have a very active facebook community or at our website at contemplativelight.org
The new book Dante’s Road, from our executive director Marc Thomas Shaw, which just won an Nautilus Book Award. Contemplative Light also offers classes on spirituality and mysticism. You can click on the link below to see our course offerings.
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Greetings and welcome to the Contemplative Light podcast. I’m your host Clint Sabom. Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative Light where we have a very active facebook community or at our website at contemplativelight.org
The new book Dante’s Road, from our executive director Marc Thomas Shaw, which just won an Nautilus Book Award. Contemplative Light also offers classes on spirituality and mysticism. You can click on the link below to see our course offerings.
https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/
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My guest today is Amoda Maa. Amoda Maa is a spiritual teacher, offering meetings and retreats to support and deepen the living of an awakened life. She has been sharing her teachings since 2012, initially at small gatherings. Today, her teachings are followed by a growing number of seekers world-wide.
Amoda brings to her teachings a depth and breadth of understanding of the human journey, born out of her own immersion in the furnace of personal transformation. In 2002, in the depths of existential aloneness, she experienced a profound awakening in which there was a liberation of self from the knot of ego and an ongoing unfoldment into inner silence. After a long period of integration, in which all seeking and all methods stopped, she started to speak in public. Her teachings are free of any ideology and are not affiliated with any lineage or tradition. While she is often referred to as a ‘nondual teacher,’ she prefers to emphasize the full embracement of the human experience as a path to liberation. Her work continues to evolve in alignment with the real-life concerns of the modern-day seeker of peace and fulfillment in an increasingly chaotic world.
And I highly recommend her most recent book, Embodied Enlightenment. It’s been a big help to me. Our conversation had lots of good depth to it so hope you enjoy.
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
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On this podcast, popular storyteller Kamla Kapur tells us about her own experience of the current world situation. She gives us an intimate portrait of her day-to-day quarantine life, full of panic and wonder, confronting death and giving thanks to Life. We discuss many themes of the coronavirus pandemic: our connection to the invisible, exploring the universe within, the energy of the earth, and the opportunity to relinquish the unnecessary attachments we’ve carried for too long. A soul made real through a rich life of suffering and triumph, Kamla Kapur blesses us with her human vulnerability in this episode.
Kamla K. Kapur is the author of Ganesha Goes to Lunch, Rumi: Tales Of The Spirit, and The Singing Guru. She has also published two books of poetry, As a Fountain in a Garden and Radha Sings: Erotic Love Poems, numerous short stories, and a series of award-winning plays. And the follow-up book to The Singing Guru, Into The Great Heart, will be coming out on the 28th of this month. She divides her time living in the Kullu Valley in the Indian Himalayas and in Southern California. Her books draw on the wisdom of the Hindu, Sikh, and Sufi traditions. You can find out more about her on her website, kamlakkapur.com
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Chris Luard talks to us from Thailand, where he works as a meditation teacher at a retreat center. He gives us a picture of how Asia has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and some of the fortunate circumstances he has encountered. We discuss metaphysical philosophies of spirituality and mysticism, as well as practical meditation strategies. Two of the books Chris recommends for listeners are: The Art of Solitude by Stephen Batchelor and The Tibetan Book of the Dead translated by Robert Thurman.
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative Light where we have a very active facebook community or at our website at contemplativelight.org
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Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox is a spiritual theologian, an Episcopal priest and an activist for gender justice and eco-justice. He has written 37 books that have been translated into other languages over 70 times. Among them are Original Blessing, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, A Spirituality Named Compassion, The Reinvention of Work, The Hidden Spirituality of Men, Christian Mystics and The Pope’s War. His latest book is the Tao of Thomas Aquinas, and he has quite a backstory too. You can find out more about him at his website, matthewfox.org. The Tao of Thomas Aquinas, can be found here:https://amzn.to/3azlYTz
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Download our guided Centering Prayer session here: https://contemplativelight.org/guided-centering-prayer-download/
We offer a free mini course from Contemplative Light Walking With The Christian Mystics available here: https://contemplativelight.org/walking-with-the-christian-mystics/
There is also a full course on the Christian Mystics from Contemplative Light available here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments
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On this episode, Chris Sartain dives deep with Clint into Kriya Yoga, Yogananda's lineage, eastern mysticism, and personal anecdotes about anything and everything. Our most esoteric episode yet.
Chris Sartain is an ordained teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition. Christopher currently lives in southern Chile where he owns and operates a meditation retreat center. He is also spiritual director of Vinyasa Yoga Chile, which offers yoga teacher trainings and certification programs.Topics we explore on this episode include:
The Gospel of Thomas
Yogananda
Energetic Hygiene
Mantra practice and concentration
The mystical meaning of the coronavirus
Nada Yoga (Shabda Yoga)
The dimensions of the afterlife
The experience of Peru
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative Light where we have a very active facebook community or at our website at contemplativelight.org
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
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Keith Kristich dives deep with Clint into meditation techniques, process, and their experiences with different consciousness states.
Keith is a certified meditation, contemplative prayer, and Enneagram teacher. He did training in contemplation with both the Shalem Institute and Contemplative Outreach. He now leads weekly groups, retreats, and works 1/1 with folks as a life coach.
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer. You can find us on Facebook as Contemplative Light where we have a very active facebook community or at our website at contemplativelight.org
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Contemplative Light Co-Founder Marc Thomas Shaw won the Bronze Medal of The Illumination Book Awards. Clint talks to him about his process of writing, publishing, and marketing. Marc opens up about personal struggles and triumphs. This episode is great for anyone with an online business who is interested in publishing a book or anyone who has felt hopeless in their undertakings and doubted their own efforts. Marc’s book, Dante’s Road, uses Dante’s Inferno as a psycho-spiritual map through which readers can explore and re-imagine the narrative and themes of their own lives. It flowed out of him almost automatically, and despite self-consciousness regarding previous creative ventures, Marc maintained a quiet confidence and a divine trust with this work. It felt, according to him, important enough to work on even if his name was not affiliated with it. The difficulties of navigating the spiritual journey can make one want to give up on spirituality and God altogether sometimes, but Dante’s Road shows us pathways through the inner darkness and doubt, helping us recover a sense of fun and play and love for life’s adventure. Contemplative Light. Silence. Practice. Healing. www.contemplativelight.comSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Father Albert (pronounced as the French al-BEAR)talks with me about his new book, his own spiritual journey, and the mystic path. Full of joyful ebullience, Father Albert speaks on Mother Theresa, the dark night of the soul, and the perceptions of people regarding the phrases "mystic," "contemplative," and "mindfulness."
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery.. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis.
Clint offers a powerful audio mini-course on emotional release, with powerful techniques you can use the rest of your life. Learn more here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/emotional-release
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Dr. Seth Farber is a revolutionary psychologist who has appeared on Oprah, Geraldo, Coast to Coast, and Alex Jones. In the spirit of Anton Boisen (the founder of pastoral psychology) and RD Laing (the pioneering psychiatrist), Farber's book, The Gift of Spiritual Madness maintains, as Joseph Campbell did, that mystics and schizophrenics swim in the same area of consciousness. The difference is that the mystic is swimming and the schizophrenic is drowning. A friend and colleague of many 60s hippie-era icons, our conversation moves accordingly, jumping and tossing allusions and laughter. If you lose the threads, worry not, notes and links and quotes are included on our website www.contemplativelight.com/podcastSome of the topics we cover:-the mad pride movement-Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" as a battle-cry for mad pride-the mental patient's liberation movement-when did psychology and psychiatry become too medicalized and why-Does the APA have special interests-Mysticism, madness, and the problems with our culture-a personal anecdote about Thomas Sasz (author of The Myth Of Mental Illness) and RD LaingThe Schizophrenic and Mystic are swimming in the same deep sea of consciousness. The difference is that the Mystic is swimming and the schizophrenic is drowning. This phrase serves as the general theme of the mad pride movement and the thesis of this episode. RD Laing, MD: A pioneering and controversial psychiatrist whose book, The Politics of Experience, broke new ground, honoring the spiritual component of what mainstream psychiatry labeled mental illness. A liberal hippie, Laing has not been incorporated into mainstream psychology like his colleague and rival Thomas. Szasz Thomas Szasz: author of The Myth of Mental Illness, a book that maintains the label of mentally ill is a form of social control. While both Tom and RD believed in that defining mental health in terms of adaptation to a unhealthy culture was inaccurate, Tom did not have the spiritual component that Laing did, and his inclusion in the psychological canon is perhaps due to the secular nature of the industry.Peter Breggin, MD. Author of Toxic Psychiatry, a book that exposed the financial motives of drug companies giving money to the APA and the corruption that drove the medicalization of the psychology field. APA: The American Psychological Association. Often just the gatekeepers of the APA format dreaded by grad students, there is more to the story of their influence than meets the eye.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Drawing from theology, developmental theories, and personal experience, Marc and Clint discuss the disturbing documentary with humor and precision.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Much has been said, almost ad infinitum about this song. Here, I talk about the song as a move in the collective consciousness of America from Amber to Orange/Green. Was the day the music died, the day that old worldviews and traditional social conditioning suddenly no longer made sense? Sure, it was about the death of Buddy Holly, and sure, there are perhaps allegorical characters specifically mirroring cultural celebtrities, but as a whole, is this not a universal process of growth? For those who journey beyond religious literalism, do we not all experience the death and rebirth that in some way resembles the Americana-rich death portrayed in this song as a colorful masquerade? Lyrics at website, www.contemplativelight.com/podcastSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Themes:-Self-love, why do Christians hesitate?-Witnessing and Ego, is self-love the glue?-American Honey, the underbelly of America-Return of the ancestors, what happened to 2012 hype?-Putting out positivity, does it make a difference?Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
In honor of Pride and July 4th, I let the air out on this one. The main theme is the socio-cultural universe and how it affects spiritual growth. Personal anecdotes and surprises abound!Contemplative Light offers digital resources for the healing of persons. Visit us on Facebook or at https://www.contemplativelight.comSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Rev., Dr. Peter Traben Haas was born in Traben-Trarbach, Germany and grew up in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He is an ordained Teaching Pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and serves as Minister of a non-denominational contemplative Christian community in Austin, Texas called The Church of Conscious Harmony. Peter has an M.Div. from Princeton Seminary and a Doctorate of Ministry from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Peter is a certified Centering Prayer instructor and retreat leader, and is the author of multiple books and articles on the contemplative Christian dimension.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
The Rev. Matthew Wright is an Episcopal priest, writer, and retreat leader working to renew the Christian Wisdom tradition. He serves as priest-in-charge at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Woodstock, NY and is a teacher for Northeast Wisdom and The Contemplative Society, non-profits rooted in the teaching lineage of Cynthia Bourgeault. Matthew lives with his wife, Yanick, alongside the brothers of Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY.Sites mentioned on this podcast, to learn more.
Northeast Wisdom: http://northeastwisdom.org/
The Threshold Society: http://sufism.org/
The Contemplative Society: http://contemplative.org/
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Download our guided Centering Prayer session here: https://contemplativelight.org/guided-centering-prayer-download/
We offer a free mini course from Contemplative Light Walking With The Christian Mystics available here: https://contemplativelight.org/walking-with-the-christian-mystics/
There is also a full course on the Christian Mystics from Contemplative Light available here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments
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On this episode, pastor Charles Stone talks about neuroscience and mindfulness and how it connects to Christianity. He runs through different examples of brain mechanics in regards to meditation and prayer. Clint asks him some peculiar questions.
Dr. Charles Stone has been a pastor for over 35 years. His new book, Holy Noticing, offers a blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and bible-based Christian contemplative practice. Some of the topics we cover are:-the health benefits of mindfulness-the neurobiology of mindfulness-the differernce between state mindfulness and trait mindfulness-the biblical and theological underpinnings of mindfulness-why Christianity was slow to get on the "meditation bandwagon"-the B.R.E.A.T.H.E. acronym for mindful practice-and more!You can find out more here. http://www.charlesstone.com
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Marc Thomas Shaw discusses themes in his new book. Dante's Road is available on Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/Dantes-Road-Journey-Home-Modern/dp/1625244932/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dante%27s+road&qid=1555265181&s=gateway&sr=8-1Contemplative Light offers a free mini-course on the Christian mystics.https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-course-squeeze-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Diana Shiflett's new book contains TONS of spiritual practices that can be done in groups. We go over several of them in this episode. Contemplative Light offers a free mini course on The Christian Mystics, https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-course-squeeze-page/Diana Shiflett is the pastor of spiritual formation at Naperville Covenant Church in Naperville, Illinois. She is an adjunct professor of youth ministry at North Park University and a licensed spiritual director.AUTHOR: Diana ShiflettBOOK: Spiritual Practices in CommunityBOOK INFO: https://www.ivpress.com/spiritual-practices-in-communityPRESS KIT: https://www.ivpress.com/Media/Default/Press-Kits/4648-press.pdfAUTHOR BIO: https://www.ivpress.com/diana-shiflettINTERVIEW DATE: Monday, April 8MEDIA: The Contemplative Light PodcastWEBSITE: https://www.contemplativelight.com/podcastHOST: Clint SabomClint Sabom is an award-winning writer. He has published in The Tulane Review, Paste Magazine and with Dabel Brothers, among others. His paper “Bunuel and Surrealism: The Changing Manifestations” won best paper at the 2012 Conference of The Americas. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. For the first six months of 2007, he lived at The Order of Julian of Norwich, a contemplative, monastic order of The Episcopal Church. He enjoys hosting The Contemplative Light Podcast. He was recently interviewed on United Intentions Media. He has benefited immensely from the Jnana Yoga teachings of Roger Castillo.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
I talk with psychotherapist Mackenzi Kingdon about religious abuse, gaslighting patterns, sexual shame, and the internalized negative core beliefs that can come from religion. Mackenzi Kingdon's website can be reached at: https://www.restorationcounselingseattle.com/who-am-i
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Download our guided Centering Prayer session here: https://contemplativelight.org/guided-centering-prayer-download/
We offer a free mini course from Contemplative Light Walking With The Christian Mystics available here: https://contemplativelight.org/walking-with-the-christian-mystics/
There is also a full course on the Christian Mystics from Contemplative Light available here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments
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I talk with Chris Luard about his life abroad, where he teaches meditation in Asia and stays largely in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We talk about some of the ins and outs of life in Thailand for an American, a kind of backstage glimpse into his daily life. Contemplative Light offers a free mini course on The Christian Mystics. https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-course-squeeze-page/?fbclid=IwAR3BogYsUAFbndTdo-atFPHWP_eYuoo-zxRCiCXryG7GJA7ptal3HWSzXCcSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Contemplative Light provides education and resources in a global effort towards inner transformation through meditation and contemplative prayer.
Download our guided Centering Prayer session here: https://contemplativelight.org/guided-centering-prayer-download/
We offer a free mini course from Contemplative Light Walking With The Christian Mystics available here: https://contemplativelight.org/walking-with-the-christian-mystics/
There is also a full course on the Christian Mystics from Contemplative Light available here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments
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Michael Sciretti is the pastor for the Center for Christian Spirituality at Chapelwood Methodist in Houston, Texas. He talks about his own process into contemplative practice, as well as biblical insights, chanting, and the significance of the "temple."Michael has some good material on www.epiphanytoday.comContemplative Light has classes on Christian mysticism at www.contemplativelight.comSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
A talk with Phileena Heuertz about her new book, Mindful Silence: The Heart of Christian Contemplation. You can help us keep this podcast going by donating athttps://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GK72ULV8X66ZY&source=urlSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Interview with Roy Hoagland, one of the students at the Living School who helped put together Barmen Today. Barmen Today, A Contemporary Contemplative Declaration can be heard in audio form on The Contemplative Light YouTube page or in the previous podcast episode. It can be read and signed here.https://www.change.org/p/we-want-to-remain-faithful-to-both-the-divine-which-we-seek-to-understand-and-the-love-which-we-seek-to-liveAudio Reading on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpSLGePXzrk&t=2sSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
An audio reading of Barmen Today, A Contemporary Contemplative Declaration. This was crafted and signed by students and faculty at the Living School at the Center for Action and Contemplation. I have performed an audio reading per their request to help support this noble cause. The next episode will feature an interview with one of the students who crafted this document. To read and sign the document, visit: http://bit.ly/barmentodaySupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Stuart Higginbotham talks about Parish life and contemplative spirituality. Can you integrate the two? Can contemplative practices exist harmoniously in the institutional church? What does a contemplative reformation look like?Contemplative Light offers a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics here. https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-course-squeeze-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Interview with Christiana Peterson about her book, Mystics And Misfits. Christiana and I talk about all sorts of things, a great candid interview of discovery and laughter. Contemplative Light offers a class on The Christian Mystics. Find out more here. https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/living-sacraments1Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Chris Luard reviews the core principles of Buddhism and how it influences his meditation practice and teachings.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Dr. Thomas Bushlack is associate professor of Theology and Christian Ethics at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, MO, where he is also assistant director of the Ashley-O’Rourke Center for Health Ministry Leadership. He is also a Trustee of the Trust for the Meditation Process, an Oblate of St. John’s Abbey (Collegeville, MN), and a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer through Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. As a scholar, teacher, and author he enjoys offering workshops, retreats, and consultations with a variety of groups and organizations.Contemplative Light offers a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics. Sign up here. https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-course-squeeze-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
We turn to India in this podcast, going over the life and work of Shankara and the Advaita Vedanta thread of Hindu philosophy.Contemplative Light offers a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics. You can get it here. https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-course-squeeze-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
We talk with Robert about social issues, structure-stages, and the latest craze of Jordan Peterson's popularity. Robert is a leader within the Integral Theory "movement" initiated by Ken Wilber's philosophical work. He led the Integral Center in Boulder, and has fresh insight from both a practioner view and leadership view. We look at the clash between post-modernism and modernist thinking: in Integral terms, Orange and Green. We also dive into the different spiritual paths Robert has pursued and taught. This is an interesting episode, especially for those concerned about the intersection of spirituality with the socio-political landscape. And! Contemplative Light has a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics. You can get it here: https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-course-squeeze-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
A look at the four paths of yoga. Do other mystical traditions have versions of these? What would these look like in a contemplative Christian context? In a contemporary, non-religious context?For our free illustrated eBook on The Christian Mystics, go here. https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/a-beginners-guide-to-the-christian-mystics/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Lisa Delay of the Spark My Muse podcast talks with Clint. Contemplative Light offers a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics. Sign up here. contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-cours…eeze-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Dr. Andrew Parnham talks about happiness and relationships. His new book, Lasting Happiness, is available here. https://amzn.to/2nkFvQFContemplative Light has a free illustrated eBook on The Christian Mystics here. https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/a-beginners-guide-to-the-christian-mystics/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
A look at the poem and exposition of Dark Night of The Soul by St. John of The Cross, as seen through the frameworks of Ken Wilber and Religious thought. Contemplative Light offers a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics. Sign up here. contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-cours…eeze-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Hospice chaplain Michael Laird shares stories of clients. He says ninety percent of them have visions of "the other side" before passing on. Some see deceased relatives and ancestors; others see holy figures like Buddha and Jesus. All of the visions appear positive and function like assurances that a place is being prepared for them on the other side. This is a fascinating podcast because it is, in a sense, research into the dying process and can give viewers hope of a World Without End.For our free illustrated eBook on The Christian Mystics, go here. https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/a-beginners-guide-to-the-christian-mystics/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
I had a pleasant chat with Christine Valters Paintner. Christine Valters Paintner is the online abbess for Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery offering classes and resources on contemplative practice and creative expression. She earned a doctorate in Christian spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and achieved professional status as a registered expressive arts consultant and educator from the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. Paintner is the author of ten books on monasticism and creativity.Contemplative Light offers a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics. Sign up here. contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-cours…eeze-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Interview with Roger Castillo. To find out more about Roger, you can visit his site at www.rogercastillo.orgContemplative Light will be launching a class on The Christian Mystics in late July. You can get our free illustrated guide to the Christian Mystics below.https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/a-beginners-guide-to-the-christian-mystics/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
An Interview With Michael Hoffner. For more, visit our website at https://www.contemplativelight.comSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Dr. Amos Smith talks with Clint about his new book on Christian Mysticism, to be released in June through Paraclete Press. Amos addresses some concerns about the Christian mystical tradition and talks about the scriptural evidence for a Christian mystical tradition.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Trevor Oswalt (a.k.a. East Forest) is a unique bird in the Wild West aviary of electronic music. While his shamanic ambient electropop can be contextualized along with Aphex Twin, Philip Glass and Sigur Ros, the fundamental mission of his project is to create sonic architecture for others to explore their own inner space. Thus, it is a process of opening doorways for the listener to walk through, which takes patience. Patience, while typically thought of as kryptonite in the instant gratification, hyper-speed world of music, might just be the medicine we need. Nature indelibly made a huge impression on Oswalt, who grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He spent a decade in NYC, where he discovered indigenous traditions and began cultivating source recordings from sound healings and mushroom ceremonies. Eventually he started leading underground ceremonies across the country. Playing in the private shadows allowed the patient sound of East Forest to emerge: an emotional and spacious lexicon born out of a practical need to play solo for six hours, while guiding a room full of listeners in deep meditation. Word organically spread as a devoted community shared his early albums, leading to glowing nods of approval from the likes of NPR and Wired. He completed multiple tours across the U.S. and Europe and shared his mission on the stage of TEDx while performing in a diverse range of settings, from SXSW to Grace Cathedral, as well as private parties for the likes of Google. As his diverse catalogue emerged (14 releases total), the music evolved from extended, ambient jams to more concise, structured material with vocals – a vivid mix of the digital and analog realms with a social and spiritual underpinning. “I’ve always been inspired by the natural world and the psychedelic experience” Oswalt asserts, cementing his position on plant medicine, which he has often implemented in his recording process. “I prefer to operate where my intuitive musical mind can speak and something larger can come through.”Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons.Contemplative Light. Mystical Practice. Inner Transformation.This podcast is brought to you by our course on contemplative practices. You can visit us at https://www.contemplativelight.com and click on “Our Courses,” to learn more about our on-demand teachings about rich mystical practices of the Christian tradition.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Daniel Coleman talks about his work in process theology, his own journey of faith and trial, and his book, Presence And Process.Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. For more, visit https://www.contemplativelight.comSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Paul Smith, author of Integral Christianity and Is Your God Big Enough? Close Enough? You Enough? talks with Clint about the dimensions of the Christian contemplative path, as understood and aided by an Integral perspective of state-stages and points of view. Rev Paul has contributed valuable insight that is essential for the future of Christian mysticism, incorporating much of the work of Ken Wilber, along with his own experiences of higher states of consciousness, to demonstrate that, yes, the Christian tradition has always allowed room for what Integral theory calls the causal, witnessing, and non-dual states. Some key take-aways for us were:-Often spiritual seekers who have pursued meditation into higher states in a tradition other than their own will experience stress until they make peace with the tradition in which they were raised. This is especially important for Westerners born and raised Christian who since abandoned Christianity for another path, yet continue to experience an unresolved anxiety.-Biblical references to "Spirit" translate best to what we would call "consciousness," allowing this usage of the word to account for what Buddhists might call "Emptiness" or "Oneness," and other traditions might call something else. There is no reason to think that you HAVE to stop following Christian tradition once you experience higher states.-Often people who practice centering prayer and contemplative spirituality have stopped praying altogether. Rev Paul has some great insights about approaching God in the first person (as God), second person (to God), and third person (about God).For more on what we do at Contemplative Light, check out contemplativelight.com
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Rich Lewis talks about centering prayer, some thoughts on his recent book reviews, and the contemplative Christian community across the web.Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/
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Fr. Nicholas talks about his work that uses contemplative practice for stress relief. Moving From Stress To Joy, by Nicholas Amatohttps://amzn.to/2H8Ns3HA Catholic priest since 1970, Amato has served more than 20 years as a pastor. He is a graduate of the Shalem Institute in Washington, where he served as adjunct faculty member and is also an Associate of Mepkin Trappist Abbey in South Carolina leading contemplative retreats there. Over the years, he has served on the Spiritual Formation staff of Saint Luke Institute in Maryland and is the co-creator of the Mepkin Priest Wellness Program. He has studied in Rome and Jerusalem. His full-time ministry includes leading days of recollection, retreats, and parish missions. He has Masters degrees in Counseling and in Theology, and a Doctorate in Educational Administration. His prior work on spirituality is Living in God: Contemplative Prayer and Contemplative Action published by WestBow Press, 2016Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/
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A meditation on a verse from The Gospel Of Luke. "The Kingdom Of God Is Within You." If you want to know how to experience God directly and glimpse a Christian enlightenment, listen to this brief recording.Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
A guided meditation using imagery intended to release stress, open the heart, and invigorate the soul. More Audio meditations can be found on the Contemplative Light website at https://www.contemplativelight.comSupport the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
An Experiential Meditation on Evelyn Underhill's 5 Stages Of Awakening. What is life like after awakening? What are some of the signposts of this process and the shifts of spirit that happen along the way? The stages, while laid out in the most helpful model I've seen, are still only that, a model. They are not set in stone, nor is it essential to locate yourself in the exact phase: growth is rarely linear. Drawing on the tradition Benedictine model of Christian mysticism [1. Purgatio 2. Illuminatio 3. Unitio], Underhill expanded the Holy Road home to God into five territories that usually overlap:1. Awakening2. The Purgative Way3. The Illuminative Way4. The Dark Night Of The Soul5. The Unitive WayHer writings in her masterpiece work, Mysticism, utilize quotes from the saints and mystics of the past to illustrate the shifts and turns in consciousness that occur as our inner being awakens to the Presence of God everywhere all the time here NOW. Ultimately, it is a journey where Grace takes over our individual egos, and The Holy Spirit wakes up to Itself within us. We are only the vessels in which the transpersonal God makes Himself manifest in this earthly domain. Contemplative Light offers a course on the traditional Christian meditative practices:1. Lection Devina2. Centering Prayer3. Igantian Exercises4. The Jesus Prayer5. Christian Meditation Our course on contemplative practices can be found here.https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/contemplative-practice/?preview=logged_outContemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
A reflection and meditation on the special talents and gifts of Christian saints and mystics. What do contemplatives do well? Is contemplative growth a talent? Can it be your primary talent? Does that even make sense?The capacity to open to and hold space for internal suffering seems to characterize many of the great heroes and heroins of Christian hagiography. This is how we take that great courage into our lives today.Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
This mini-episode is a reading from D.T. Suzuki's "Manual Of Zen Buddhism." This is an early Zen sutra that is at once a meditation of non-duality. The paradoxes here are meant to free the mind from its conditioned patterns, opening us up to greater Presence.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Living a contemplative life is not very easy in this crazy world. Doing contemplative practices and praying regularly is hard, too. Here, we talk about some of the challenges we have faced and some struggles common to the contemplative journey.Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/
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A discussion of how organized religion and contemplative spirituality interface: process, psychology, and social dynamics. Contemplative Light is working on a class about 20 Christian mystics. In the meantime, we have a class on contemplative practices and perspectives here. www.contemplativelight.com/classes/Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/
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Meditation on the nature of identity and self. An exercise that leads to awakening.Contemplative Light is working on a class about 20 Christian mystics. In the meantime, we have a class on contemplative practices and perspectives here. www.contemplativelight.com/classes/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Meditation on the nature of identity and self. An exercise that leads to awakening.Contemplative Light is working on a class about 20 Christian mystics. In the meantime, we have a class on contemplative practices and perspectives here. www.contemplativelight.com/classes/Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
This is a contemplative experience with Maria Gullo, facilitating a transition into the contemplative space of Centering Prayer.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
This exercise is intended to help practitioners increase presence, awareness, and mindfulness of the body-mind connection.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
This exercise is intended to help Centering Prayer practitioners transition from everyday consciousness into the contemplative space.Support the show (https://contemplativelight.org/)
Discussion between Marc and Clint about The Christian Mystics. Marc discusses the different Christian mystics historically and in the context of the larger tradition. There are three main groupings. Marc also mentions some of his surprises in studying the mystics. Also mentioned: What is the benefit of studying the Christian mystics?Contemplative Light offers a free mini-course on The Christian Mystics. Sign up here. contemplativelight1.lpages.co/mini-cours…eeze-page/
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A client shares her experience with Clint Sabom's Contemplative Coaching. The discussion centers on process, mysticism, and contemplative spirituality. For more about the coaching program, see https://contemplativelight1.lpages.co/spiritualcoaching/Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/
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A simple introduction to the ancient (and modern) practice of The Jesus Prayer. This is a contemplative and mystical practice that can transform your inner life in a unique way. Here, the host provides a basic understanding of this simple yet profound practice.The Power Of The Jesus Prayer, a 73 minute video presentation, is available as a $12 mini-course through Contemplative Light at https://www.contemplativelight.com/the-power-of-the-jesus-prayer-1/This podcast is sponsored by Thought Elevators, a cognitive training system based on contemporary neuroscience. For more information, visit here http://29317of9r6gp5seir9v1jjs9qa.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=SABOM123Contemplative Light is a community of interfaith spiritual teachers rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition providing resources for the healing of persons. This includes resources for:-Contemplative Practitioners: courses, study guides, training materials, articles, podcasts, and lessons on silent prayer and meditation for beginning and experienced contemplatives.-Contemplative Community: to connect, grow, learn from, and support each other on this journey-Resources for Healing Professionals: clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, spiritual directors, and mental health professionals open to the spiritual aspect of the healing processWe provide contemplative coaching at: https://www.contemplativelight.com/contemplative-coaching-page/
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Chris and Clint continue their discussion through the progressive stages of mindfulness meditation. But you needn't have listened to earlier episodes to enjoy this one; meet us where we are and journey with us in this conversation road through higher Consciousness. The Contemplative Light Podcast explores the process of inner transformation through the lens of contemplative traditions both ancient and modern.Contemplative Light is a community of writers and teachers from the Christian contemplative tradition committed to helping others experience lasting inner transformation through dedicated spiritual practices.Contemplative Light. Mystical Practice. Inner Transformation.
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Chris and Clint discuss the fields of awareness on the path of meditation. This episode focuses on listening, hearing, silence - the auditory field. Or, aural, as Chris likes to say.
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Ben Riggs shares his insights and his work on contemplative spirituality and the 12 steps. He discusses the analogous relationships between Buddhism, Christianity, and the 12 steps, and how the 12 steps can serve as a process for internal transformation. His book, Finding God In The Body, is available on Amazon. For those unfamiliar, the 12 steps were originally created by Bill Wilson and the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. They are now used as models for a variety of recovery groups, support groups, and spiritual circles for all kinds of psychological and spiritual transformation.
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The hosts discuss the stages of Christian Mysticism, using the models of early Desert Father John Cassian and 20th Century Anglican writer Evelyn Underhill. This episode is rich in explaining some of the traditional models used in the mystical tradition that has always been in Christianity, throughout history, even if not often discussed in churches. The hosts also often candid feedback as to how (and if) these models apply to the modern Westerner trying to balance contemplative life with a hyper-stimulated socio-economic culture. If you like these kinds of topics but prefer written content, we have an extensive blog at www.contemplativelight.com
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This is one of our more interesting podcasts. Marc and Clint discuss an article by Ilia Delio that responds and (intelligently) critiques the theology of Richard Rohr. But the discussion goes on, to a host of contemporary topics:1. Is Richard Rohr giving Christianity more relevance for posterity? Is his Integral reframing of orthodoxy helpful or hurtful? Does it matter?2. Why are so many becoming disillusioned with Evangelical Christianity? Moreover, what is the appeal to progressive Christians of preachers who now simply bash conservatives as their entire platform? 3. How come some traditionalists become disillusioned in their early twenties, some go through a later adolescent individuation in their thirties, while still others seem to maintain traditional theologies even if they loosen up in their personal lives?4. Why the preoccupation with the person of Jesus? Is this simply a pure faith or is there a deep fear of hell behind salvation philosophies? Should we be afraid of hell? What was the big deal with all that publicity about a guy named Rob Bell? Enjoy!
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This is part one of a six stage process of breathing meditation, similar to Vipassana, outlined here by Meditation Expert Chris Luard. For more on our work, visit https://www.contemplativelight.comSubscribe To Us On iTunes.
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A discussion of various practices and exercises that have helped the hosts, spiritually and psychologically, over the years. A discussion of the experience of meditation, prayer, growth, and states of consciousness.
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Clint talks with Chris Luard about various meditation techniques, mindfulness, and the meditation instructions and practices that Chris uses with his own students. Chris is a meditation teacher, who has a meditation guidebook at www.suchsweetthunder.orgThis is a great podcast for someone who has been meditating for awhile already, but has lots of deeper, unanswered curiosities. We go pretty deep and in depth, and this is only our first conversation of many to come.
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In this episode, we discuss shame, moralism, difficulties adjusting to religious models and dualistic worldviews. We offer open and vulnerable experiences from our own lives. This is a good episode to listen to for those who enjoy personal sharing and opening up.
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Marc Shaw and Clint Sabom welcome listeners to the Contemplative Light Podcast, a discussion of Christian Mysticism, Mindfulness, World Religions, Integral Spirituality, and anything that seems to help with the process of internal transformation.
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