#33 Intimacy with the Sacred: Mirabai Starr

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Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialog. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. Her latest book, WILD MERCY: Living the Fierce & Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics, was named one of the “Best Books of 2019”. She lives with her extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
www.mirabaistarr.com/
Mirabai’s Online Greif Community: Holy Lament - www.wildheart.space/holylament
Topics:
00:00 - Introduction
02:31 - Inter-spirituality Practice and Mirabai’s Path
10:30 - What is Mysticism?
16:23 - Nondual Spirituality: Devotion and Surrender
21:33 - Tikkun Olam (“to repair of the world”) and Being with the pain in the world
29:14 - St. John of the Cross and the Dark Night of the Soul
38:20 - Mirabai’s Dark Night of the Soul in Losing Her Daughter Jenny
41:59 - The Portal into Grief
47:23 - The Importance of Grieving in Community
49:44 - Mirabai’s Online Grief Community
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[@ellenemmet]

such a lovely tone to this conversation, thank you both...

[@satyamyaduvanshi]

Hare krishna 🌼🙏🏻🇮🇳

[@idatong976]

The ocean of wisdom... thank you.

[@manganese333]

Lovely conversation. Thank you for sharing. 🙏❤️