This week we talk to Mirabai Starr about grief and healing

Mirabai Starr writes, speaks and leads retreats on the inter-spiritual teachings of the mystics.

Known for her revolutionary translations of John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, and Julian of Norwich, Mirabai renders mystical masterpieces accessible, beautiful, and relevant to a contemporary circle of seekers. Her commentaries on the interconnected wisdom of all traditions are lyrical and evocative.

Mirabai builds bridges not only between religious traditions, but also between contemplative life and compassionate service, between cultivating an inner relationship with the Beloved and expressing that intimacy in community, between the transformational power of loss and longing for the sacred.

Her latest book is called Caravan of No Despair

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In This Interview, Mirabai Starr and I Discuss:

The One You Feed parable

Walking the landscape of loss in a genuine way

Learning to be present even when things are really hard

The death of her 14 year old daughter

How sometimes spiritual teachings fail us and are of no use

Realizing that we share our suffering with so many other people

The Stages of Grief

Returning to joy after great loss, it eventually happens

How tragedy and trauma are not guarantees to transformation

The states of mind that allow us to turn our pain into treasure

Cultivating curiosity about our experiences, even when painful

The Dark Night of the Soul

The transforming power of love

How vast we are as beings

Telling the truth about grief

The holiness of being broken open

What mysticism is

Mystical poetry

The desire to experience union

The four arms of yoga in Hinduism

Approaching the divine in the way that is best for each of us

What interspirituality is

The difference between interspiritual and interfaith

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