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Spirit Matters

Interviews by Philip Goldberg and Dennis Raimondi

The spiritual landscape has never been more diverse, more eclectic, more individualized or more internally focused. Spirit matters, and in our open-source world, matters of the spirit are complex and endlessly fascinating. The Spirit Matters podcast aims to help listeners make sense of it all. We interview experts with a wide range of perspectives: East and West; religious and secular; metaphysical and scientific; philosophical and experiential. Some of our guests are well known; others should be well known. They are teachers and scholars and spiritual leaders, all with wisdom to enrich our understanding and advice to enhance our spiritual growth. After each interview, Dennis and Phil have a brief follow-up discussion to add perspective to what was discussed with our guest.

A Conversation with Chogyal Rinpoche (podcast)

A Conversation with Chogyal Rinpoche (podcast)

January, 2016 by Phillip Goldberg and Dennis Raimondi

Chogyal Rinpoche was born in Nepal in 1985. At the age of five, he entered into monastic life at Rumtek Monastery, founded by the 16th Karmapa. He earned a Khenpo degree in Buddhist Philosophy and spent many years studying meditation and Vajrayana ritual practice. Today, he travels the worldteaching Buddhist philosophy and meditation and helping others through non-profit organizations he founded, such as the Sertshang Orphanage Home in Kathmandu, the Music Academy for underprivileged children in Indi read more

Conversation with Rabbi Rami Shapiro (Podcast)

Conversation with Rabbi Rami Shapiro (Podcast)

March, 2016 by Philip Goldberg and Dennis Raimondi

Rabbi Rami is an ordained rabbi who describes himself as “a freelance theologian making my living writing and talking.” A boundary crosser, he draws from all the world’s spiritual traditions, and his path has gone through Zen and Vedanta Hinduism in addition to his ancestral Judaism. read more

Sally Kempton (podcast)

Sally Kempton (podcast)

December, 2015 by Philip Goldberg and Dennis Raimondi

Sally Kempton was a well-known journalist in the early 1970s when she met Swami Muktananda and began working closely with him. She was initiated into the Saraswati order of monks and taught in the Siddha Yoga lineage as Swami Durgananda for 20 years. After leaving the monastic life in 2002, she became a highly popular teacher, workshop leader and author whose books include Meditation for the Love of It, Awakening Shakti and Doorways to the Infinite. We spoke about her fascinating life and work... read more

Yogacharya Ellen O’Brian (Podcast)

Yogacharya Ellen O’Brian (Podcast)

December, 2015 by Philip Goldberg and Dennis Raimondi

Yogacharya is the Spiritual Director of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment in San Jose CA. Ordained to teach by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, she is the author of several books, a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide, a leader of service projects and host of The Yoga Hour on the Unity FM network. We spoke about her work, her unique background and her observations of the contemporary spiritual scene. read more

A Conversation with Charles Tart (podcast)

A Conversation with Charles Tart (podcast)

November, 2015 by Philip Goldberg and Dennis Raimondi

Charles T. Tart. Dr. Tart is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, and is renowned for his research on consciousness and parapsychology. One of the founders of transpersonal psychology, he is the author of many books, including Altered States of Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychologies. His most recent book is The End of Materialism. We spoke of science and spirituality and the many lessons he’s learned over half a century of research and scholarship. read more

A Conversation with Christopher Chapple (podcast)

A Conversation with Christopher Chapple (podcast)

November, 2015 by Philip Goldberg and Dennis Raimondi

Dr. Chapple is a professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The author of numerous academic articles and books, he has taught Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, and in 2013 established the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies program. We spoke about his own spiritual history, his distinguished academic career and his experience creating the first ever masters degree program in Yoga Studies. read more

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