The Contemplative Life Blogcast

By Anthony Coleman

What's The Contemplative Life Blogcast about?

The Contemplative Life Blogcast is a collection of publicly available lectures and discussions related to contemplative spirituality and comparative religion. For more, visit www.thecontemplativelife.org.

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The Contemplative Life Blogcast episodes:

03.30.2024
Shinzen Young | Surface to Source
The following audio is an excerpt from a lecture given by Shinzen Young, who has taught, and written, from a Buddhist perspective.
03.23.2024
Thich Nhat Hanh | Resting in God
The following audio is an excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh on October 20th, 2003.
03.16.2024
Pravrajika Divyanandaprana | Decoding Happiness
This audio is an excerpt from a lecture given by Pravrajika Divyanandaprana at Duke University Chapel, on April 7, 2023.
03.09.2024
Sam Harris | Emptiness in Buddhism
The following audio is an excerpt from an Andre Duqum interview of Sam Harris.
03.02.2024
Eckhart Tolle | The Ego and What Underlies It
The following audio is from a Russell Brand interview of Eckhart Tolle on June 27, 2020.
11.24.2022
Seyyed Hossein Nasr | Sacred Silence in Sufism
Seyyed Hossein Nasr on “Sacred Silence in Sufism.” In the original lecture, Nasr is also paired with a teacher representing the Vedanta Tradition.
12.17.2021
Pete Enns | Leaving a Religious System
Pete Enns, from The Bible For Normal People, discussing leaving a religious system.
12.12.2021
Swami Sarvapriyananda | Center Yourself in the Atman
Swami Saravpriyananda of the Vedanta Society New York on Centering in the Atman.
05.02.2021
Swami Sarvapriyananda | The Goal of Meditation
This audio is from Swami Sarvapriyananda, resident Swami at the Vedanta Society of New York.
04.10.2021
Edwin Bryant | The Relevance of the Bhagavad Gita
Dr. Edwin Bryant on The Relevance of the Bhagavad Gita. This talk was given at the Global Bhagavad Gita Convention in October 2020.
10.17.2020
James Finley | Little Flashes
A clip from the podcast Turning to the Mystics.
10.01.2020
Tracks | Persevere
10.01.2020
Tracks | Religion
10.01.2020
Tracks | A Ground of Silence
10.01.2020
Tracks | Purity of Heart
10.01.2020
Tracks | The Perennial Philosophy
10.01.2020
Tracks | In The Beginning Was Consciousness
10.01.2020
Tracks | The Cloud
10.01.2020
Tracks | Yoga
10.01.2020
Tracks | Surface to Source
10.01.2020
Tracks | The Will to Meaning
06.06.2020
Atmananda Udasin | All This is Verily Brahman
Audio from a talk given by Atmananda Udasin on January 15 2016.
06.05.2020
Atmananda Udasin | The Self Reveals Itself to Itself by Itself
A talk given by Atmananda Udasin on January 16 2016.
04.15.2020
Dale Suggs | Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing
An excerpt from a sermon given by Dale Suggs.
03.27.2020
Thomas Merton | A Ground of Silence
A short excerpt from Thomas Merton’s "On Solitude and Togetherness."
03.06.2020
Thomas Merton | Being Ourselves
A brief clip from Thomas Merton's "On Contemplation."
03.02.2020
Instrumental Mix
03.02.2020
Persevere
03.02.2020
Religion
03.02.2020
A Ground of Silence
03.02.2020
Purity of Heart
03.02.2020
The Perennial Philosophy
03.02.2020
In The Beginning Was Consciousness
03.02.2020
The Cloud
03.02.2020
Yoga
03.02.2020
Surface to Source
03.02.2020
The Will to Meaning
12.23.2019
Thomas Merton | Passive Prayer
Brief audio from a collection entitled "Thomas Merton on Contemplation."
02.17.2019
Dale Allison | The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus
Dale Allison lectures at Duke, reading from his The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus.
02.17.2019
Marcus Borg | The Legacy of Albert Schweitzer
Marcus Borg lectures on the legacy of Albert Schweitzer in historical Jesus studies.
02.17.2019
N.T. Wright: How God Became King
N.T. Wright shares his views on the historical Jesus at Calvin College. Lecture is from 2012.
02.17.2019
Thomas Keating | What's Next In Religion
A talk from Thomas Keating from the "Love Matters" series, entitled "What's Next in Religion." Keating's teachings can be found on the Contemplative Outreach Youtube channel.
02.17.2019
Marcus Borg | Seeing Religions Again
Marcus Borg on religious pluralism.
02.17.2019
Aldous Huxley | Who Are We?
A lecture from Aldous Huxley which touches on several recurring themes in his writings.
02.17.2019
Buddhist Geeks | Mastering the Jhanas
A Buddhist Geeks interview with Stephen Snyder and Tina Rasmussen on Jhana meditation.
02.17.2019
Joseph Goldstein | Vipassana Meditation
This is a lecture from Joseph Goldstein at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine. Goldstein teaches at the Insight Meditation Society.
02.17.2019
Thomas Keating | Persevere
Some brief Thomas Keating audio. Much of Keating's audio teachings have been made available for free on the Contemplative Outreach youtube channel.
02.17.2019
Alan Watts | The Four Noble Truths
Alan Watts on The Four Noble Truths.
02.17.2019
David Frenette | The Path of Centering Prayer
A Buddhist Geeks interview with David Frenette about Centering Prayer and his spiritual path. .
02.17.2019
Cynthia Bourgeault | The Heart of Centering Prayer
Cynthia Bourgeault series of lectures on Centering Prayer.

What's The Contemplative Life Blogcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Contemplative Life Blogcast episodes:

Shinzen Young | Surface to Source

Thich Nhat Hanh | Resting in God

Pravrajika Divyanandaprana | Decoding Happiness

Sam Harris | Emptiness in Buddhism

Eckhart Tolle | The Ego and What Underlies It

Seyyed Hossein Nasr | Sacred Silence in Sufism

Pete Enns | Leaving a Religious System

Swami Sarvapriyananda | Center Yourself in the Atman

Swami Sarvapriyananda | The Goal of Meditation

Edwin Bryant | The Relevance of the Bhagavad Gita

James Finley | Little Flashes

Tracks | Persevere

Tracks | Religion

Tracks | A Ground of Silence

Tracks | Purity of Heart

Tracks | The Perennial Philosophy

Tracks | In The Beginning Was Consciousness

Tracks | The Cloud

Tracks | Yoga

Tracks | Surface to Source

Tracks | The Will to Meaning

Atmananda Udasin | All This is Verily Brahman

Atmananda Udasin | The Self Reveals Itself to Itself by Itself

Dale Suggs | Purity of Heart is to Will One Thing

Thomas Merton | A Ground of Silence

Thomas Merton | Being Ourselves

Instrumental Mix

Persevere

Religion

A Ground of Silence

Purity of Heart

The Perennial Philosophy

In The Beginning Was Consciousness

The Cloud

Yoga

Surface to Source

The Will to Meaning

Thomas Merton | Passive Prayer

Dale Allison | The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus

Marcus Borg | The Legacy of Albert Schweitzer

N.T. Wright: How God Became King

Thomas Keating | What's Next In Religion

Marcus Borg | Seeing Religions Again

Aldous Huxley | Who Are We?

Buddhist Geeks | Mastering the Jhanas

Joseph Goldstein | Vipassana Meditation

Thomas Keating | Persevere

Alan Watts | The Four Noble Truths

David Frenette | The Path of Centering Prayer

Cynthia Bourgeault | The Heart of Centering Prayer