The Contemplative Life Blogcast is a collection of publicly available lectures and discussions related to contemplative spirituality and comparative religion. For more, visit www.thecontemplativelife.org.
Pete Enns, from The Bible For Normal People, discussing leaving a religious system.
Swami Saravpriyananda of the Vedanta Society New York on Centering in the Atman.
This audio is from Swami Sarvapriyananda, resident Swami at the Vedanta Society of New York.
Dr. Edwin Bryant on The Relevance of the Bhagavad Gita. This talk was given at the Global Bhagavad Gita Convention in October 2020.
A clip from the podcast Turning to the Mystics.
Audio from a talk given by Atmananda Udasin on January 15 2016.
A talk given by Atmananda Udasin on January 16 2016.
An excerpt from a sermon given by Dale Suggs.
A brief clip from Thomas Merton's "On Contemplation."
Brief audio from a collection entitled "Thomas Merton on Contemplation."
Dale Allison lectures at Duke, reading from his The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus.
Marcus Borg lectures on the legacy of Albert Schweitzer in historical Jesus studies.
A talk from Thomas Keating from the "Love Matters" series, entitled "What's Next in Religion." Keating's teachings can be found on the Contemplative Outreach Youtube channel.
A lecture from Aldous Huxley which touches on several recurring themes in his writings.
This is a lecture from Joseph Goldstein at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine. Goldstein teaches at the Insight Meditation Society.
Some brief Thomas Keating audio. Much of Keating's audio teachings have been made available for free on the Contemplative Outreach youtube channel.
A Buddhist Geeks interview with David Frenette about Centering Prayer and his spiritual path. .
Shinzen Young talks about “Mysticism with a Capital M.”
A lecture on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali from Edwin Bryant, professor of Indic Religion at Rutgers University.