Listen "Three Pathways into Your True Self"
Episode Synopsis
As we mature, we do whatever is required to make our lives work out. Still, the great spiritual traditions suggest that there remains a true you and me that will become forged over time, but will require attention and perhaps risk to experience. The more we discover and live this out, the more we find ourselves connected to the entire world. Join Dave Schmelzer for contemplative insights from India that interact with the deepest wisdom of great Christians like Thomas Merton and others. Dave closes with a related contemplative practice suggested by a famous neuroscientist. Mentioned on this episode:A book on related themes: The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling, by Stephen Cope Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence--The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice, by Daniel J. Siegel
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