The real teacher in my life has always been nature. I’m not an intellectual sort of man. I’m not a thinking man at all. I’m not really interested in thinking my way to God – I never have been. I’m not the sort of man that reads books or goes to human teachers. I find the significant lessons are simply what's given to me day by day in my interaction with the living world. This is my teacher – life itself. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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"There was no doubt where my heart belonged. It was a frightening and deeply moving experience for me to go to Russia for the first time and realise that’s where my mother came from - and I, too. It’s what I'm made of.""

Completing the 'Inside Story' series in which John explores more deeply the 'windows of realisation' in his most popular book 'Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment' (Chapter 32). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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In this first 'long distance' conversation with John at Broughton Sanctuary, John & Phil explore the Orthodox concept - or rather practice - of theosis. Divinisation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Gradually, by the elimination of mistaken ideas, we may lessen and even eliminate worship of the individual which is so current today. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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"I look back on all those ten books as so many words that are passed. The most satisfactory ending to my tenth and last book is that I simply run out of words. Or rather, I grow out of words. The best thing we can do to further our spiritual progress is to stop talking. Words inevitably signify duality and the essence of spirituality is to find, beyond duality, Unity." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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John advocates losing interest in thinking itself — likening thoughts to a heartbeat: unnoticed unless you focus on them. John’s reflections on personal suffering, compassion for animals, and bearing others' burdens echo the Christian understanding of redemptive suffering. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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The resurrection as symbolic of light overcoming darkness, with reflections on Jesus’s descent into hell and the redemptive hope of his return. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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I am not so keen on this idea of spiritual bypassing. Hasn't all we experienced served its purpose in its time and place? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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What is purity? Or, what is impurity? The primary impurity is the Idea of separation. Me. To the pure all things are pure. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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What of man can stand before the Great Calling? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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