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Hope is oftentimes connected to experiences of awe and wonder. In this episode we explore this connection through the poetry of Bob Dylan, Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot, the lyrics of an ancient Psalm as well as some original music and insights from host Crispin Schroeder.

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We can only truly see what we have experienced and what we are prepared to see. Great suffering and great love can lead to transformation and to a new way of seeing.

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Seeking happiness is a sure way to miss it while facing that which one most fears can oftentimes result in contentment and joy within. This is the paradox of happiness.

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Music, film, and literature are all windows into truth and beauty and they cause a resonance with the truth within us. 

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Crispin shares a bit of his struggles with anxiety and depression and some helpful ways to journey towards peace and trust.

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Too often when it comes to religion, morality or one's stance on social issues it is very tempting to engage the issues primarily from the ego and for the applause of others. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus invites us to look into our motives and learn a way of life that is not based on the approval of others but in living from a more hidden connection with the divine.

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Henri Nouwen wrote a very insightful commentary on the wilderness temptation of Jesus. The three temptations of Christ in the wilderness can be understood as the temptations to be relevant, powerful, and spectacular. Nouwen observed that we don't usually even see these as temptations at all but a calling. However, if we don't gain master over these motivations within, they will ultimately sabotage our life and keep us in a perpetual state of insecurity trying to fulfill something within that can never be satisfied. 

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Paul Meany discusses the creative and spiritual journey of Mutemath.

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Paul Meany is the frontman of Mutemath as well as a music producer who recently coproduced Trench, the lates album by Twenty One Pilots.

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This episode explores how research from modern psychology and brain science can illuminate questions regarding mysticism and religion.

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