Meditation - Mindfulness - Peace - Suffering. My guest today, Ramananda John Welshon's has practiced meditation for over 50 years and shares his personal journey that led him to studying religion and meditation as his life's work.

Highlights include:

• His healing journey
• A miraculous moment
• His rememberance of Ram Dass and Stephen Levine
• The difference between mindfulness and meditation
• What meditation means to him

I loved this conversation and the peace I felt being in the presence of someone grounded in love. I hope it will delight you as well!

JOHN E. WELSHONS ("Ramananda") is a contemporary spiritual teacher and meditation teacher whose teachings weave together the world's great mystical and contemplative traditions.

He lectures and leads workshops, classes, and retreats across North America. He was a close associate of Ram Dass and Stephen Levine, and trained - in 1976 - with Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. He has traveled and studied extensively in India - spending time at the ashrams of Meher Baba and Neem Karoli Baba.

He is the author of three critically-acclaimed books: One Soul, One Love, One Heart; When Prayers Aren't Answered; and Awakening From Grief .

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