In Spirit with Andy: Recent Episodes
Andy Ross
Life Impact Community Associate Minister Andy Ross shares wisdom from the worlds religious and philosophical traditions to inspire and educate YOU to live a life that is fully in-Spirit.
Together we see SO much more.
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 12/18/22
Building a home requires acceptance, encouragement, challenge, and love.
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living
You don't have to give money power; it already has power. All you have to do is play with it.
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living on 10/23/22
Why be anxious about life - it was here before us; it'll be here after us.
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living
We are children of creation - and creation just gives.
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 7/24/22
Life is complex, but it is NOT complicated. Fulfill these basic needs, and then add some spice!
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living on 5/1/22
Life is an affirmation of God's impulse to create - will you say, "Yes" to it?
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 4/3/22
When Hotei found enlightenment, he started laughing (hence his popular name, the Laughing Buddha). What's your tone?
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 3/13/22
The body shifts between accommodation and aversion, the mind between acceptance and resistance, and the spirit between love and fear.
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 2/20/22
Is God simply a mystery to be solved?
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 1/23/22
Darkness is a necessary part of the cycle of creation. Let's get into it!
*Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 12/19/21
Grace is one of those words that seems to defy explanation. And yet, as I look around me, all I see is grace. Life is graceful, life is an act of grace, and life is grace-filled. So, let’s talk about this indescribable word. And, perhaps, when all is said and done…you’ll see it, too. *Recorded LIVE at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 11/14/21
What do you do when you're overwhelmed?
*Recorded LIVE with Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 9/5/2021
Interaction is the mechanism of creation...but, what is the purpose?
*Recorded LIVE on 6/20/21 with Triangle Center for Spiritual Living
I have SO little control over my life - might as well face it with open arms!
Recorded LIVE on 3/21/21 with Triangle Center for Spiritual Living
Circumstances are constantly changing and always balanced. So, how do we find peace and progress?
*Recorded LIVE on 1/24/21 at Triangle Center for Spiritual Living
There are 3 dimensions of pleasure...the 4th dimension is the sacred.
*Recorded LIVE 2/16/20
"What will we do when the lights go out?"
This is the question of the winter solstice.
*Recorded LIVE 12/15/19
I have started a new video series entitled, "A Theology for the HERE and NOW." But, I think it works pretty good as audio.
Let me know what you think!
A theology for the HERE and NOW examines theological questions from the widest lens possible. Today, we are talking about God!
"I and I" is a Rastafarian concept made popular by the late, great Bob Marley. In essence, it means "God is everywhere." God is the "I" that is looking through you and the "I" that is looking back.
*Recorded LIVE 10/13/19
Spirit is on the scene and YOU are invited.
Andy is joined on the back porch by Michael Fawcett for some music and conversation.
What is spiritual poverty and how does it relate to actual poverty?
*Recorded LIVE 5/19/19
We typically view life from a "human perspective" - of course, we do! But, what if that perspective was challenged? What if we could see life as it really is - the one in the many; the many in the one? Well, here's a glimpse!
Recorded LIVE 4/28/19!!!
We all want to "do good"; we all want to "bear good fruit". But, as long as we are focusing on the fruit, we'll never be free.
*Recorded LIVE 2/24/19
What if I told you that living a spiritual life was as easy as breathing?
Well, it is - so, listen up!
*Recorded LIVE 2/17/19
We typically follow pathways to happiness, but do we actually know what happiness is???
Find out HERE and NOW!!!
*Recorded LIVE 12/30/18
Whom do you follow? Want to know where you're headed? Find out HERE and NOW!
*Recorded LIVE 11/18/18
We are still living in a wishing well mentality, and it's time for a change!
*Recorded LIVE 9/16/18
How can acceptance change my life? Is acceptance possible?
Find out HERE and NOW!
*Recorded LIVE 8/26/18
Do you feel like you are in control of your life?
Maybe you are; maybe you are not.
Find out HERE and NOW!
*Recorded LIVE 7/21/18
How much STUFF is too much STUFF?
And, why do we LOVE our stuff so much?
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses the need for space in a world of stuff.
*Recorded LIVE 6/17/18
If you want to experience the wonder of God and creation, you have to let it ALL in.
*Recorded LIVE 5/6/18
You are NOT simply an isolated expression of being. You are an entire universe of interrelated forms. WOW!
*Recorded LIVE 3/4/18
God is constantly revealing itself to us. But, our desires can cloud that revelation. Find out how!
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, talks about the potential and danger of revelation.
*Recorded LIVE 2/18/18
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses what CAN be known and what CANNOT and why the difference is so important to spirituality.
*Recorded LIVE 1/21/18
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses the great myth of money and why you might want to rethink what it's telling you.
*Recorded LIVE 11/26/17
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, talks about the many factors that go into decision making and how we may be able to make every decision a "good decision".
*Recorded LIVE 10/16/16
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, explains the difference between conditional love and unconditional love.
*Recorded LIVE on 8/13/17
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, talks about living peacefully in a reality of constant change.
*Recorded LIVE 3/26/17
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses the 7 Chakras and how they relate to freedom.
*Recorded LIVE 7/3/16
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses what to do when we come to a fork in the road. The answer will amaze you!!!
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses the power of gratitude and why it makes such a difference.
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses whether or not Evil exists...The answer may surprise you!!!
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses the Buddhist philosophy of Impermanence.
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
We all have a Religion, even if we don't think we do.
So, what is Your Religion? What do you believe and how do you engage those beliefs?
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, constructs Religion from the Spiritual Experience, to the dialogue between experience and context.
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
In our quest for spiritual understanding we often spend a great deal of time going "within".
This is extremely important; self-reflection is the basis of spiritual practice.
However, we can't ignore the importance of our actions - the affect they have on our lives and on the lives of others.
Let's discuss a method that examines the roots of our actions, and perhaps we'll come away with a feeling that, YES, I am in control.
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
In the Zohar, the foundational text of Kabbalah, there is a tale of the beginning of creation.
Ein Sof, the unmanifest, withdraws into itself creating space and sound. The sound is the Word, while the space is Shekinah, the womb of creation.
It is in the space, in the stillness, that we draw upon Wisdom.
So what is Wisdom, and how does it relate to Knowledge and Understanding?
Let's take a look...or perhaps, a listen.
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
Spirit has but one requirement of You...to pay attention.
The miracle of creation is constantly unfolding before your very eyes and if your not careful, you might miss it.
Studies show that we spend up to 50% of our lives in our thoughts. Join, progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, as we discover ways to become more mindful.
The result, a new view of reality that will blow you away!!!
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
Have you ever been bored? Did you know that you could use boredom as a spiritual practice?
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, explains the essence of boredom and how it can help us become better acquainted with ourselves.
Ready to be bored? I hope so, because you might never be bored again!
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
Did you know that anger can teach us something?
Each of our emotions reveal the hidden structures of "Our Reality". They teach us about how we define concepts such as love, success and even our concept of "today". When one of those concepts is challenged, often the result is anger.
So how do we learn from our anger and what hidden truths are lurking beneath it?
Join progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, as we loosen the knot of anger.
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
Positivity is a choice.
It's a choice to view the world from the standpoint of potential. What if you saw every situation as an opportunity to grow? What if you saw every experience as a gift? What kind of life would you create?
Utilizing the research of positivity expert, Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Andy discusses five steps that can transform the way you see the world.
Is your glass half full...It Can Be!
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, takes us on a Journey to the Temple of Delphi in Ancient Greece. There we are confronted with the Oracle's answer to our problem: Know Thyself.
Why is it that all of the answers that we require exist within these two beautiful words?
During this talk, Andy explains that developing a sense of wonder about ourselves can lead to a life of peace and joy, a life that takes us into the very depths of our being.
Do you want to become a scientist of the soul?
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
There seems to be an inevitable conflict between living in the moment and planning for the future...or is there?
Progressive independent minister, Andy Ross, discusses or natural tendency to judge our actions by their fruits and why, at the end of the day, it will drive us crazy.
Utilizing wisdom from the Bhagavadgita, Jeremy Bentham, Bruce Almighty and Kung Fu Panda, Andy explores the possibility of freeing ourselves from the cycle of karma.
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
I can not think of a more important practice than "presence".
In this talk I examine the way that we have been programmed to view reality and the possibility of seeing it the way it TRULY is.
"The Kingdom of Heaven is spread upon the Earth and men do not see it."
-Jesus from The Gospel of Thomas
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013
You are a creator, just like the Vedic Gods.
In this talk, Andy explains that the light within you creates whatever it touches.
If our minds are full of thoughts, then our light reflects off of them creating that thought in our reality. However, if we are able to "clean our lenses", our entire reality becomes one of peace and harmony.
Recorded LIVE at Life Impact Community* in 2013