The Mystical Positivist Podcast Por Stuart Goodnick and Robert Schmidt arte de portada

The Mystical Positivist

The Mystical Positivist

De: Stuart Goodnick and Robert Schmidt
Escúchala gratis

Acerca de esta escucha

 The Mystical Positivist, with hosts Stuart Goodnick and Dr. Robert Schmidt, is dedicated to the application of reason in the pursuit of spiritual practice and development. It consists of commentary, book reviews, interviews, and discussion in and around the local and larger spiritual community. The thesis of the show is that rationality is in no way the antithesis of deep mystical experience, in fact, we assert that it is a necessary ally.© 2025 Tayu Meditation Order, Inc. Espiritualidad
Episodios
  • The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #431 - 31MAY25

    The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #431 - 31MAY25
    Jun 1 2025
    • Podcast:
    This week on the show we feature a pre-recorded conversation with Neil Douglas-Klotz about his latest book, The Aramaic Jesus Book of Days – 40 Days of Contemplation and Revelation, published this year by Hampton Roads. This latest volume offers new translations from Jesus’ native language in the form of a meditation a day, an oracle, or a guide for a 40-day retreat. Through expansions of Aramaic’s multiple meanings as well as guided contemplations, The Aramaic Jesus Book of Days provides a guide to transformation through the way of the prophet. It shows how the deepest teachings of Jesus address contemporary challenges, such as our relationships with nature and each other, as well as the purpose of life itself.

    In short chapters, the book takes up life themes you’re facing and offers meditations to address them. Each chapter is introduced with a short saying and keyword of Jesus, heard with “Aramaic ears,” and then proceeds to show how this applies to a life issue today. This book offers a unique perspective on Jesus’s teachings that can help you to connect with them on a deeper level and live a more authentic, fulfilling, and compassionate life.

    Neil Douglas-Klotz is an internationally known scholar in the fields connecting religious studies (comparative Semitic hermeneutics) and psychology as well as a poet and musician. He is the author of Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus, Prayers of the Cosmos, and The Hidden Gospel and coauthor of The Tent of Abraham with Sister Joan Chittister and Rabbi Arthur Waskow. He is the past chair of the Mysticism Group of the American Academy of Religion.


    More information about Neil Douglas-Klotz's work can be found at:
    The Abwoon Network website: abwoon.org,
    Dances of Universal Peace website: dancesofuniversalpeace.org,
    Neil Douglas-Klotz on Facebook: www.facebook.com,
    Neil Douglas-Klots on The Mystical Positivist - 2022: mysticalpositivist.blogspot.com,
    Neil Douglas-Klots on The Mystical Positivist - 2019: mysticalpositivist.blogspot.com.
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #430 - 17MAY25

    The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #430 - 17MAY25
    May 18 2025
    • Podcast:

    This week on the show we feature a pre-recorded conversation with David Brazier (aka Dharmavidya), author of many books including The Dark Side of the Mirror: Forgetting the Self in Dogen's Genjo Koan, Authentic Life: Buddhist Teachings and Stories, and The Feeling Buddha: A Buddhist Psychology of Character, Adversity and Passion. In this wide ranging discussion we cover Dharmavidya’s spiritual biography and his work with teachers such as Kennett Roshi and Thích Nhat Hanh, the Pure Land Buddhist tradition, other-powered practice versus self-powered practice, Dogen's Genjo Koan, and much more.

    David Brazier, PhD, born 1947, is a Buddhist teacher and an authority on Buddhist psychology. Revelations that came to him in childhood set him on a unique course and his long career has included much travel, study, and spiritual practice leading to teaching, writing books, founding a Buddhist religious order, being a psychotherapist, doing social work and community development, aiding refugees, protesting war and the arms trade, promoting inter-religious harmony, and many other turns. His often unconventional ideas are products of this experience and of learning at the feet of some of the leading spiritual masters of our times. Reading his books will give you plenty to think about and may open doors to a fresh understanding of the heart and mind, grace and freedom.


    More information about David Brazier's work can be found at:
    Dharma Cloud Temple website: eleusis.ning.com,
    Buddhist Psychology website: buddhistpsychology.ning.com.
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #429 - 12APR25

    The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #429 - 12APR25
    Apr 13 2025
    • Podcast:

    This week on the show we feature a pre-recorded conversation with Billy Wynne, author of The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment Through the Radical Art of Lessening, published this year by New World Library. Providing an antidote to our never-ending quest for more, mindfulness teacher, successful entrepreneur, and Zen Buddhist Billy Wynne shows that embracing emptiness can declutter the mind and distill our experience of daily life to its essential beauty, clarity and joy.

    Billy Wynne has studied Buddhism and mindfulness for 30 years. He received lay Zen Buddhist ordination from the Zen Center of Denver, where he now teaches classes and serves on the board. He is also a certified meditation teacher in the Insight tradition under Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

    After traveling the world with an NGO that provides medical care to children, Billy launched a career as a health and well-being entrepreneur. He founded and serves as Chairman of Impact Health, a consultancy serving large health care organizations including Cleveland Clinic, Fortune 500 companies, and charitable foundations. In 2020, Billy founded one of the world’s first alcohol-free bars, Awake. Frequently quoted by national news outlets, including the New York Times and Washington Post, he now helps mission-driven organizations refocus their vision and maximize their impact.

    In addition to the Zen Center of Denver, Billy has served on the boards of Operation Smile, Health365, and Cherish Children Adoption International. In 2023, he was appointed by Governor Jared Polis to serve on Colorado’s Natural Medicine Advisory Board, which is implementing the state’s new psychedelic therapy program. He received a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

    For fun, Billy plays keyboard in two improvisational rock bands. He lives just outside of Denver with his wife and co-founder of The Zero Proof Life, Christy, their son, and two shih-poos, Archie and Oscar. Their daughter is in college.


    More information about Billy Wynne's work can be found at:
    Billy Wynne's website: billywynne.com,
    The Empty Path at New World Library: newworldlibrary.com.
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
Todavía no hay opiniones