In this podcast we join Sounds True founder, Tami Simon, in conversation with Acharya Shunya, a master of Ayurveda and an internationally renowned spiritual teacher and scholar of Advaita (nondual wisdom). Give a listen to this informative dialogue to hear about Acharya Shunya's book, Roar Like a Goddess, and her empowering insights into : Awakening the inne ... Show More
Sep 30
Clea Shearer: My Cancer Will Be Purposeful
Discover the wisdom and practical lessons Clea Shearer gained on her cancer journey. This episode offers hope, humor, and supportive insights for anyone facing a serious physical illness or any of life's other monumental challenges. Clea Shearer discusses her new book, Cancer Is ... Show More
56m 10s
Aug 2022
Living in Not-Knowing with Jenny Beal and Rachna Chowla: Openness and Spontaneity
In this Living in Not-Knowing podcast with Jenny Beal, Rachna Chowla describes her spiritual journey from a traditional Vedanta school, via the Buddhist tradition of the Dalai Lama and the poetry of Rumi, to arrive at the Direct Path teaching of Rupert Spira and Francis Lucille. ... Show More
56m 35s
Sep 2022
139: The Way of the Goddess
This week I'm chatting with Ananta Ripa Ajmera after reading her amazing book, The Way of the Goddess. In it, she takes us through each chakra and a goddess that represents the aspects of the energy center. She shares the mythology of various goddesses, and how the lessons apply ... Show More
42m 57s
May 2022
Fierce and Feminine: Kali and Shakti
She wears a necklace of severed human heads with blood dripping from their necks. Her tongue is bright scarlet and sticking out. She carries a bloodied sword.Meet Kali, a Hindu goddess who is one embodiment of the Hindu principle called Shakti, meaning energy, power or force. Who ... Show More
28m 4s
Jan 2020
21: Earth, Animals & Humanity
a brief history of Gaura’s mother, Rukmini Devi / the cooperation of earth, animals and humanity / we’ve made the earth a ghetto / you can’t force bhakti / kindness is practical / the sages ask about Sukadeva Goswami - the naked sadhu speaker of the Srimad Bhagavatam / the onenes ... Show More
57m 58s
Nov 2020
The Wise Person Knows All Things
Throughout human history, great philosophers, leaders, and thinkers devoted their lives toward the pursuit of wisdom. Countless pages and lines of poetry extol the qualities of the wise person. In this podcast, Hamza Yusuf explains the Quranic definition of wisdom and the prerequ ... Show More
24m 35s
Mar 2024
The Wisdom of Zero with Jacob Kyle
In today's episode, Embodied Philosophy Founder Jacob Kyle is interviewed by Kelly Blaser for the 2024 Power of Meditation Summit. They discussed the role of the scholar-practitioner, the philosophical significance of "zero," the important synergy of knowledge and experience, "re ... Show More
1h 1m