The Howard Thurman Podcast

Our Little Lives, Our Big Problems (1963-01-25); Periodic Rest (1963-03-22)


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In this recording within the We Believe Series; Howard Thurman reads from his text, "Meditations of the Heart," working with the tension between factuality and intention. In this tension, one must accept their "self-fact" in order to navigate a faithful deed or image. In this recording within the We Believe Series; Howard Thurman reads from his text, "The Inward Journey," reflecting upon the significance of rest and restoration. He uses philosophical and ecological imagery to portray the significance of daydreaming, making sense of the cosmos, and finding integration in one's own life.


Part of the Collection, We Believe (Television Series, 1958-1965)


Tags: aliveness, altar, communion, creativity, daydreaming, detachment, discipline, fact, fairyland, image, individuality, intention, interconnectivity, meditations of the heart, mind, pacing, raw materials, reality, rest, rhythm, solitude, spirit, Stephen Hawking, sugarplum, waiting, withdraw


Dustin Mailman


Recorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts


Citation: Thurman, Howard, “Our Little Lives, Our Big Problems (1963-01-25); Periodic Rest (1963-03-22),” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/1234.

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