Spirit Matters
Today's diverse and abundant spiritual landscape offers enormous opportunity for learning and growth. Here, author, spiritual counselor, and public speaker Philip Goldberg draws on more than 50 years of experience to host conversations that can help you make sense of it all and transform your life. You’ll meet teachers, scholars, and experts from a range of traditions (and no tradition), some who are well-known, others who should be well known, all with wisdom to impart. The aim is to help you expand your awareness and deepen your practices as you move along your chosen path.
Note: Both Phil and Spirit Matters itself are members of the Association for Spiritual Integrity and pledge to abide by its Honor Code of Ethics and Good Practice. Interview guests are expected to uphold similar standards; those who are proven to exploit or abuse will not be platformed.
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Diving Into Kashmir Shaivism, Shaktipat, India...
Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, originally David Nowe of Pittsburgh, met Swami Muktananda and received Shaktipat initiation from him in 1975.
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Mysticism, Social Change, and African-American...
Dr. Alton B. Pollard III is a scholar, author, consultant, and public speaker on the subject of African American and U.S. religion and culture
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Spiritual Imagination and Engaged Contemplation...
Adam Bucko is an Episcopal priest, a teacher of contemplative spirituality, and an interfaith activist.
59 min
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Confluence and Constructive Development with K...
Kimberley Theresa Lafferty is a teacher-practitioner who specializes in what she calls Constructive Developmental Psychology as well as Indo-Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism.
62 min
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The Hard and The Soft of Yoga with Beryl Bender
Beryl Bender has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1971
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Heartfulness and Spiritual Anatomy with Daaji ...
Daaji, aka Kamlesh D. Patel, is the fourth and current spiritual guide of the Heartfulness Institute
59 min
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Walking on Water in Compassion with Rev. Ann He...
Ann Helmke is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and serves as the faith liaison for the city of San Antonio, Texas.
62 min
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Living and Almost Dying on the Zen Path with Yo...
Yoshin David Radin is the abbot and founder of the Ithaca Zen Center in upstate New York and he also taught regularly at the Rinzai-ji Zen Center in Los Angeles.
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The Spiritual Value of Anxiety with Psychologis...
Dr. David. H. Rosmarin is a board-certified clinical psychologist, a peer-reviewed scholar, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and the director of the Spiritual and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital. A leading expert and recognized innovator in the treatment of anxiety.
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Godtalk in Conversation with Neale Donald Walsch
Philip talks with Neale Donald Walsch the author of the hugely popular Conversations with God series, seven of which were on the New York Times bestseller list
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The Music, Laughter, and Wisdom of Sufism with...
Imam Jamal Rahman is the co-founder of the Interfaith Sanctuary in Seattle.
60 min
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Lessons from Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yo...
Author Rizlan Virk shares his most recent book Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi, referring to the iconic memoir by Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Finding Enlightenment in Movies and Literature...
Dean Sluyter is a public speaker, meditation teacher, leader of workshops and retreats, and the author of several critically acclaimed books
63 min
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Discovering Self with Kimberly Braun
Kimberly Braun spent ten years as a nun in a Carmelite monastic order and then moved on to pursue a multidimensional spiritual path.
56 min
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Prosocial Spirituality and Contemplative Life ...
Kate Sheehan Roach and Jeff Genung are providing services to help all spiritual explorers find what works best for them.
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Transcending Boundaries and Beliefs with Rober...
Philip Goldberg talks with professor of religion Robert Foreman
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The Awe-Inspiring Spirituality of Science with...
J.D. Stillwater is a public speaker, author, and science educator who finds spiritual insight and inspiration in the empirical, evidence-based discoveries of hard science.
60 min
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Living Language and Transcendent Dreaming with...
Christina Donnell has worn many hats over the course of a remarkably interesting life.
62 min
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Humanity's Team and A New Universal Dream with...
Steve Farrell was a hugely successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur before transforming his life and devoting his time and energy to service.
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Uncovering the Dynamics of Cults and Mind Contr...
Steven Hassan is an expert on cults, mind control, and "undue influence," and his Freedom of Mind Resource Center is dedicated to empowering spiritual students to protect themselves
58 min
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On the Mystical Path of Healing with James Finley
Phil talks with psychologist, contemplative teacher, and renowned author, James Finley
63 min
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Kundalini - What It Is and What It Is Not - Wi...
We've all heard of Kundalini. However, misconceptions about it are commonplace. In this episode we get it all straight by speaking with Joan Shivarpita Harrigan
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Discovering Rudolf Steiner and Sophia with Sig...
In the first half of this episode, we explore the life and teachings of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy and the Waldorf Schools
60 min
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Investigating Abuse and Finding Solutions to I...
Karen Tate is an Interfaith Minister, a public speaker, a podcaster, a social justice activist, and an author.
63 min
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Lessons from Ralph Waldo Emerson with Mark Mat...
Mark Matousek is an award-winning author, teacher, and speaker whose work focuses on transformative writing for personal, professional, and spiritual development.
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