Life Itself

Uma Gupta is a whole person. She is a worldly person, working with leaders in large organizations, advising them on a variety of topics in global leadership. She is also a spiritual teacher, fiercely devoted to to her inner life. Our telephone-conducted podcast conversation with Uma is about three treasures of Hinduism. I asked her what insights Hinduism has brought to the world that every human being, regardless of their religion, can learn from and use to live a more impactful and fulfilling life. Enjoy! Note: This conversation is one of our early recordings, and the sound quality isn’t as high as our other interviews, but our guest Uma Gupta's perspective is so valuable that we decided it was important to share it anyway. We hope you’ll agree.

Episode 2 of Life Itself features one of the greatest Quaker teachers of life in modern America, Parker Palmer. He is a writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. In this podcast Parker shares with us the three best things about Quakerism: three insights or practices that any one of us from other religions can learn and use to deepen and strengthen our lives. Enjoy!

Chris Stedman is the Humanist chaplain at Yale University and the author of the wonderful book Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious, and in this podcast he tells us about the life-giving and community-building practices of his Humanist community, his gratitude to religious teachers, and the wonders of walking a dog!