Podcasts about Monastery

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He was the pagan jailkeeper who guarded St Laurence (see August 10); seeing his prisoner's holiness and the wonders wrought by him, Hippolytus was convinced of the truth of the Faith and became a Christian. When St Laurence baptized him, he was granted a vision of heaven and said 'I see innocent souls in great joy.' He took Laurence into his own home, and his entire household were baptized, nineteen in all.   When St Laurence was martyred, Hippolytus retrieved his body by night and buried it. He was detected and brought before the Emperor Valerian on the third day after Laurence's death. Despite severe beatings he would not renounce his faith. The Emperor ordered that he be stripped and flayed but, standing naked before the emperor, Hippolytus said 'You have not stripped me, but have begun to clothe me.' Despite all torments, neither Hippolytus nor any of his household would deny Christ. All of his household were slain, one by one, before Hippolytus. Finally Hippolytus himself was bound behind a wild horse and dragged to death. Our Holy Mother the Empress Irene (Xenia in Monasticism) (12th c.) She was the pious wife of the Emperor John II Comnenus (reigned 1118-1143), but retired into monastic life. She founded the Monastery of the Pantokrator in Constantinople.

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.How did the Buddha define “mind”? [part 2]Understanding the Buddha's definition of the nature and function of the mind is the key to learning how we can develop stable, lasting happiness.

What if the greatest performance upgrade isn't another productivity hack—but learning how to pause Peloton instructor, former Buddhist monk, and author Sam Yo to unpack the principles behind The Monk's Mindset. We explore why stillness has become one of the most overlooked skills in modern life, how creating intentional "mindset moments" can reduce stress and anxiety, and why true peace isn't something you escape to—it's something you learn to carry with you. Follow Sam @yoiamsamyo Follow Chase @chase_chewning ----- 00:00 Introduction 00:47 Why We React Instead of Respond 03:55 Audible Sponsor 05:03 Creating Mental Space Between Moments 06:09 What Is The Monk's Mindset? 08:08 Building Daily Structure Through Stillness 09:08 Why Stillness Is the Ultimate Life Optimization Tool 11:14 Can Contentment Kill Ambition? 13:06 Technology Can Either Distract or Support Your Peace 14:06 Service, Purpose & Finding Meaning 16:11 Lessons Learned Living in a Monastery 18:02 Integrity When Nobody Is Watching 19:14 WHOOP Sponsor 20:27 Reflection: The Most Underrated Daily Practice 22:04 Sam Yo's Daily Monk Mindset Protocol 24:31 Handling Stress Without Losing Yourself 27:38 Staying Present During Success 29:14 Can Mindfulness Become Selfish? 30:10 What Happens When Self-Improvement Changes Your Relationships? 32:02 LMNT Sponsor 33:23 A Monk's Perspective on War 35:16 One Practice to Stay Calm During Uncertain Times 36:20 Creativity Through Stillness 38:03 Rapid Fire Questions 42:02 What Ever Forward Means to Sam Yo 43:08 How Social Media Steals Your Peace 43:42 Where to Connect with Sam Yo ----- Episode resources: FREE 30-day trial of Audible, my favorite audiobook platform 1-month FREE and FREE app for WHOOP activity tracker FREE variety sample pack with any purchase of LMNT elecrtroytes Watch and subscribe on YouTube

20 years ago on 13 August 2006, Brisbane Buddhist Vihara Inc (BBV) decided at a Special General Meeting to invite Ajahn Dhammasiha, to start a Forest Monastery associated with the tradition of Ajahn Chah in the Brisbane area. The next day on 14th August 2006, Dr Gamini Jayasinghe (President of BBV Inc) called Ajahn Dhammasiha to formally extend this invitation to him, and Ajahn accepted. Dr Gamini, his wife Rukmani, and the community of BBV made a very courageous decision with that invitation, as Ajahn had only 11 rains as a monk, was not well known at all, and lived at Vimokkharam, a small hermitage that was also quite unknown. BBV Inc would go on to sell their 3 acres large suburban property with nice house and granny-flat, and buy the property at 30 Ben Varden, which then would become Dhammagiri. This poperty had no water, no power, no sewage connection and no buildings, except a huge empty watertank (half million litres!). Only through the courage, determination, generosity and great faith of the very small group of early supporters could Dhammagiri be founded and ultimately flourish. In this podcast, Ajahn shares some stories of the early days... 14 August 2006 Ajahn Dhammasiha accepts the formal invitation by Dr Gamini, President of Brisbane Buddhist Vihara Inc, to lead the establishment of a Forest Monastery in the Brisbane area, associated with the lineage of Ajahn Chah 09 March 2007 Settlement of Purchasing Contract for Dhammagiri Property 30 Ben Varden Avenue, Kholo 15 March 2007 Luang Por Plien of Wat Aranyavivek, Chiang Mai, visits Dhammagiri property 30 Ben Varden Ave, und provides advice and encouragement (We will commemorate the 20th anniversary of this event on Sun 14 February 2027, together with our visiting guest Luang Por Vajiro) 28 & 29 April 2007 Moving to Dhammagiri property 30 Ben Varden Ave, and celebration of Vesak next day (We're planning the main event of our 20th Anniversary Celebrations for the weekend 15th & 16th May 2027. That's the weekend right before Vesak, just like we moved to Dhammagiri right before Vesak 20 years ago) Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our email Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Latest Photos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Youtube Channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724#buddhistmonk #buddhistmonastery #buddiststory #dhamma #dhammagiri #foresttradition

LIVE -The Departure of the Soul, St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, 40, Out-of-Body TravelThe Out-of-Body Travel Foundation - https://outofbodytravel.org – Astral Travel and Astral Projection: Download Books, Films, Seminars, Livestreams, Music, Art, Vignettes, Radio and TV Appearances and More on Out-of-Body Experiences. (Ghosts, Reincarnation, Initiations, Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons.) Out-of-Body Travel Author, Marilynn Hughes (Copyright)Out of Body Travel, Out of Body Experiences, Out of Body, Astral Travel, Astral Projection, Near Death Experiences, Mystical Experiences, OBE, OOBE, NDE

The Heresies of Radulf Burntwine: A Horror, Dark Fantasy, Medical Mystery Audio Drama Umberto Eco Meets H.P. Lovecraft in a world of Occult Academia, Laboratory Judaica. Heavily inspired by Jewish mythology, the world of Olam uses Hebrew, Arabic, Slavic and other real world languages and cultures to create a rich tapestry of a grim, fantastical, planet that doesn't sacrifice scientific accuracy or historicity. THORB Case 019 The Living Monastery Radulf visits a small pair of villages nestled into the Kuruk Chene mountain range. There villagers speak of a strange Anomaly on the windward side of the mountain. A monastery grown entirely from the tortured flesh of a helpless victim. The Heresies of Radulf Burntwine sits at the intersection of dark fantasy, body horror, and forensic investigation. If you've ever wanted a podcast that treats disease and mythology with the same care as a true crime documentary, this is the show for you. Radulf is not a hero. He's a disgraced curmudgeonly cleric with a terrible bedside manner and more pride than sense. This episode contains: descriptions of cannibalism, bodily decomposition, eye trauma, tissue decay, grief, and the death of multiple characters including a child, suicide. Socials: https://www.facebook.com/THORBcast/ https://www.reddit.com/r/THORB/ https://discord.gg/sQqCQZrZpe https://bsky.app/profile/thorb.info Support the Institute and find free transcripts at: Patreon.com/THORBcast Tags: horror fiction podcast | dark fantasy podcast | weird fiction audio drama | horror podcast | medical horror | gothic horror podcast | body horror | zombie fiction | viral horror | fantasy podcast | indie horror podcast | audio drama horror | Radulf Burntwine | Heresies of Radulf Burntwine | horror worldbuilding | ghoul horror | undead fiction | dark fantasy audio drama | horror lore podcast | gas lamp | victorian inspired | grimdark | low fantasy |strange botany | alchemy | Herbalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.How did the Buddha define “mind”? [part 1]Is the mind a physical process, or something else? Knowing the answer to this is essential for understanding Buddhist psychology.

The Meadow is a residential Orthodox gap year program in Supraśl, Poland, where students study theology, participate in prayer and regular services, and live together alongside the Monastery of the Annunciation. Melanie interviews Director Archdeacon Joseph Matusiak and Project Coordinator Sophia Chiriac about the program. Find more information HERE: https://suprasl.org/ Music License: Friends by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

For 1 August 2026, Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Mary de' Liguori, Bishop, Doctor, based on Matthew 14:1-12, sent in from The Monastery of Tibhirine, Algeria.

The Buddhist Catholic Monastery Beyond Death - All the Winds of Heaven - Galactica, 11, Season 6, Out-of-Body Travel FilmsBased on the Book Series 'Galactica: A Treatise on Death, Dying and the Afterlife,' by Marilynn HughesThe Out-of-Body Travel Foundation - https://outofbodytravel.org – Astral Travel and Astral Projection: Download Books, Films, Seminars, Livestreams, Music, Art, Vignettes, Radio and TV Appearances and More on Out-of-Body Experiences. (Ghosts, Reincarnation, Initiations, Heaven, Hell, Angels, Demons.) Out-of-Body Travel Author, Marilynn Hughes (Copyright)Out of Body Travel, Out of Body Experiences, Out of Body, Astral Travel, Astral Projection, Near Death Experiences, Mystical Experiences, OBE, OOBE, NDE

In this new series of podcasts in English, Ven. Dharma takes us on a journey to discover Buddhism.What Is Buddhism?Explore how Buddhism is a sophisticated psychology that has been used for 2500 years to attain ultimate happiness.

Recorded live at a morning gathering for volunteers at the Living Miracles Monastery in Utah, this episode dives deep into the mind's ultimate spiritual exit strategy. Today, we explore the concept of the "Escape Hatch"—the active and operational doorway out of the artificial simulation created by the ego.  Through the lens of classic sci-fi television and profound cinematic metaphors, we unpack how the world we perceive is merely a projection of fear, guilt, and a deep-seated belief in our separation from God. The ego masterfully designs this matrix with attractive distractions and a complex hierarchy of needs to keep our minds asleep and heavily identified with the physical body. However, the power to awaken and choose a different purpose remains entirely within us.  Drawing on the non-dual teachings of A Course in Miracles, this conversation highlights that attempting to master our fears by changing our external environment or healing the physical body will never truly work. True healing is strictly a matter of the mind. It demands a complete surrender of our false personal identities.Tune in to discover how dropping our worldly defenses and becoming fully dependent on God leads to effortless joy, true empathy, and lasting peace.  If you want to learn more about David Hoffmeister and Living Miracles events, visit https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/events Recorded live at Living Miracles Monastery in Utah on the morning of July 8, 2026Follow us on:YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/DavidHoffmeister https://www.youtube.com/@LivingMiraclesFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/ACIM.ACourseInMiracles Learn more about David & Living Miracles:https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/eventsLearn more about A Course in Miracles:https://ACIM.bizDavid's Spanish YouTube Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP9Gw00CldPUmiu43y7fdWwDavid's Portuguese YouTube Channel is:https://www.youtube.com/@davidhoffmeisterucem

Full Text of Readings Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 399 The Saint of the day is Saint Sharbel Makhlouf Saint Sharbel Makhlouf's Story Although this saint never traveled far from the Lebanese village of Beka-Kafra where he was born, his influence has spread widely. Joseph Zaroun Maklouf was raised by an uncle because his father, a mule driver, died when Joseph was only three. At the age of 23, Joseph joined the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya, Lebanon, and took the name Sharbel Makhlouf in honor of a second-century martyr. He professed his final vows in 1853, and was ordained six years later. Following the example of the fifth-century Saint Maron, Sharbel Makhlouf lived as a hermit from 1875, until his death. His reputation for holiness prompted people to seek him to receive a blessing and to be remembered in his prayers. He followed a strict fast and was very devoted to the Blessed Sacrament. When his superiors occasionally asked him to administer the sacraments to nearby villages, Sharbel did so gladly. He died in the late afternoon on Christmas Eve. Christians and non-Christians soon made his tomb a place of pilgrimage and of cures. Pope Paul VI beatified Sharbel in 1965, and canonized him 12 years later. Reflection John Paul II often said that the Church has two lungs—East and West—and it must learn to breathe using both of them. Remembering saints like Sharbel Makhlouf helps the Church to appreciate both the diversity and unity present in the Catholic Church. Like all the saints, Sharbel points us to God and invites us to cooperate generously with God's grace, no matter what our situation in life may be. As our prayer life becomes deeper and more honest, we become more ready to make that generous response.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

In this profound movie gathering, we dive deep into the illusions of linear time, the ego, and our deeply held worldviews. Through the spiritual lens of two very different on-screen stories—the journey of Clavius, a Roman military tribune searching for the body of Jesus, and a mind-bending exploration of Star Trek —we unpack what it means to truly question our reality.This episode explores how the concept of time acts as a veil over the divine reality of Oneness. Join us as we discuss how letting go of our personal perspectives and leaning on a higher spiritual guidance can lead us from a state of inner conflict and rage to a place of perfect peace.Discover why true spiritual awakening requires us to completely dismantle our ingrained beliefs and admit that we don't have the whole picture. Explore how the past and future are constructs used by the ego to maintain separation, breed conflict, and hide the eternal reality of Oneness. Learn why we must let go of our personal judgments, grievances, and the desire to control, allowing true divine guidance to show us the way.Tune in for a deep dive into cinema, A Course in Miracles, and the ultimate escape from the ego's matrix!If you want to learn more about David Hoffmeister and Living Miracles events, visit https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/events Recorded live at Living Miracles Monastery in Utah on the evening of July 7, 2026Follow us on:YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/DavidHoffmeister https://www.youtube.com/@LivingMiraclesFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/ACIM.ACourseInMiracles Learn more about David & Living Miracles:https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/eventsLearn more about A Course in Miracles:https://ACIM.bizDavid's Spanish YouTube Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP9Gw00CldPUmiu43y7fdWwDavid's Portuguese YouTube Channel is:https://www.youtube.com/@davidhoffmeisterucem

EP. 501 Best to the Nest: Just LaughTake a listen back with us as we remember some of our favorite episodes. Elizabeth's choices this week: EP. 427, 428, 429: Best to the Nest: Find Your Farmer (2025)EP. 165 Best to the Nest: Baby Talk (2020)EP. 439 Best to the Nest: Consider the Monastery (2024)EP. 420 and 421 Best to the Nest: Find a Bolthole (2025)EP. 20: Best to the Nest: Cooping with Elizabeth (2019)A BIG thanks to our 501st episode podcast sponsors:Founded by Dr. Senia Mae, Healing Insight is based in St. Paul Minnesota. New patients receive $200 off a Women's Health Acupuncture package when you mention Best to the Nest. Find out more at https://healinginsightonline.com/And Minnesota Credit Union Network –– local financial institutions helping real Minnesotans save money and build a future that actually seems attainable. And The Environmental Center in Ramsey County MN. It's wonderful. Find out more at RamseyRecycles.com/EC.Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088997968155776/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 20, 2026] Sam Yo spent years in a monastery searching for mindfulness. He shares the lessons that helped him move from chaos to calm in his book The Monk's Mindset: Finding Stillness in a World That Won't Stop Moving. Cover art courtesy of the publisher Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Authority Crisis Inside Christianity: If the Bible Is the Answer... Who Interprets It?Who decides?“Jesus is Lord + baptized in the Spirit = you're set.” Sounds simple… but who gets to define those words? We dig into authority, sola scriptura, and why interpretation without a Church fractures faith. Listen and tell us: who's your authority?Authority shapes everything, from how we read the Bible to how we treat the people sitting next to us in church. We start with a blunt comment that tries to shrink Christianity into a simple checklist and then ask the question most people skip: by what authority can anyone define the faith that way, and who gets to decide what those words mean?• Mount Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery land dispute and why it matters to Christians• SSPX excommunication story and what it reveals about papal authority• Parish Life Conference takeaways and how shared worship strengthens unity• Responding to a comment that reduces salvation to a simple formula• Sola scriptura in practice and how interpretation often becomes self-authority• What “baptized in the Holy Spirit” means across denominations and why definitions diverge• Why the New Testament calls for lived obedience, not just verbal profession• Protestants bringing Protestant assumptions into Orthodoxy and why we must leave them at the door• Orthodoxy as lived faith versus Christianity as an academic subject• Book of the week: A Tale Of Two Cities and how cruel authority breeds violence• Authority as service, responsibility, and burden rather than privilege• The cloud of witnesses, inherited wisdom, and the problem of American individualism• Listener stories from Hebrew Roots, synagogue searching, tongues, and finding rooted worshipFrom there we get practical about the authority problem inside modern Christianity. If “the Bible alone” is the final authority, who is the final interpreter? We talk about how sola scriptura often slides into self-authority, why Protestantism can't easily speak with one voice about baptism, salvation, or essentials, and how rhetoric can masquerade as certainty. Against that backdrop, we explain the Eastern Orthodox view of authority as inherited life: Scripture read in the Church, sacred tradition, the teaching of the apostles and fathers, the ecumenical councils, and the sacramental reality that trains us to forgive, repent, pray, and endure.Authority isn't privilege, it's burden. From Mount Sinai's ancient monastery to Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities, we trace what happens when leaders serve vs dominate.We also zoom out to real examples. We cover updates on St. Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai and why protecting ancient Christian institutions matters. We touch on Roman Catholic controversy around the SSPX as another case study in competing claims of authority. Then we bring it home with a powerful reflection on A Tale Of Two Cities, where cruel authority produces violence, while true authority looks like sacrifice, service, and responsibility. Along the way, listener comments add hope-filled stories of people moving from Hebrew Roots and Pentecostal backgrounds toward Orthodoxy because they're hungry for historical rootedness and worship that feels alive.What if “tradition” isn't worshiping ashes, but preserving fire? We talk Orthodox authority, humility, the cloud of witnesses, and why individualism isolates believers from 2,000 years of wisdom.If this conversation helped you rethink authority, share it with a friend who's asking similar questions, subscribe for more, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Questions about Orthodoxy? Please check out our friends at Ghost of Byzantium Discord server: https://discord.gg/JDJDQw6tdhPlease prayerfully consider supporting Cloud of Witnesses: https://www.patreon.com/c/CloudofWitnessesFind Cloud of Witnesses on Instagram, X.com, Facebook, and TikTok.Please leave a comment with your thoughts!

He is honored as the founder of Orthodox monastic life in Russia. He was born in Chernigov province and tonsured at the Monastery of Esphigmenou on the Holy Mountain. His abbot sent him from Mt Athos to Kiev to establish the monastic life there in 1013, during the last years of Prince Vladimir's holy reign. He lived there as a hermit, slowly drawing to himself others who wished to share the ascetical life. In time, the brotherhood grew into the Kiev Caves Lavra. St Anthony refused to serve as abbot of the monastery; this task was taken up by St Theodosius (commemorated May 3). St Anthony continued to live as a cave-dwelling hermit and reposed in peace at the age of ninety.

The podcast takes us to the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland, detailing the history, miraculous protection, and global significance of the sacred Black Madonna icon.

A new documentary screening in this month's Doc Edge Festival follows the live of Christian monks and nuns living in a mountaintop monastery in war-ravaged Syria

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Climbing Hope: Lessons From a Monastery's Heights Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-07-04-22-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: गर्मी का मौसम था और लद्दाख का मठ एक शांति से भरा स्थल था।En: The season was summer, and the monastery in Ladakh was a place filled with tranquility.Hi: पहाड़ों के बीच बसे इस मठ में, चारों ओर बर्फ की चोटियों की खूबसूरती को देखने के लिए Aarav और Meera आए थे।En: Aarav and Meera had come to this monastery nestled among the mountains to witness the beauty of the snow-capped peaks all around.Hi: Aarav के पास एक विशेष उद्देश्य था - मठ के सबसे ऊंचे बिंदु से एक अद्भुत तस्वीर खींचनी थी।En: Aarav had a special purpose - he wanted to capture a spectacular photograph from the highest point of the monastery.Hi: Aarav एक जुनूनी ट्रैवल ब्लॉगर था।En: Aarav was a passionate travel blogger.Hi: उसका सपना था कि वह इस स्थान की खूबसूरती को दुनिया के सामने लाए।En: His dream was to bring the beauty of this place before the world.Hi: लेकिन यहाँ की ऊँचाई ने उसे थोड़ा परेशान किया।En: But the altitude of this place troubled him a bit.Hi: उसने महसूस किया कि उसकी साँसें थोड़ी तेज चलने लगी थीं।En: He felt his breathing had begun to quicken.Hi: Meera को ऊँचाई से डर था, लेकिन उसने Aarav के उत्साह को देखकर अपने डर को खुद से छुपा लिया।En: Meera was afraid of heights, but seeing Aarav's enthusiasm, she concealed her fear.Hi: वह Aarav का समर्थन करने के लिए वहां थी।En: She was there to support Aarav.Hi: “देखो, मुझे उस बिंदु तक पहुंचना है,” Aarav ने आत्मविश्वास के साथ कहा।En: "Look, I have to reach that point," Aarav said with confidence.Hi: Meera की आँखों में चिंता साफ झलक रही थी।En: Worry was clearly reflected in Meera's eyes.Hi: “लेकिन तुम्हारी तबियत ठीक नहीं लग रही,” Meera ने धीरे से कहा।En: "But you don't seem to be feeling well," Meera said softly.Hi: Aarav ने अपनी तकलीफ को नजरअंदाज करने की ठानी।En: Aarav decided to ignore his discomfort.Hi: मठ की ऊँचाई पर चढ़ते समय उसकी सांसें भारी हो गईं।En: As he climbed the height of the monastery, his breathing became labored.Hi: लेकिन उसके मन में एक ही विचार था - उसे वह अद्भुत तस्वीर खींचनी है।En: But he had only one thought in his mind - he had to capture that spectacular photograph.Hi: Meera ने उसे कई बार रुकने का आग्रह किया, पर Aarav रुकने का नाम नहीं ले रहा था।En: Meera repeatedly urged him to stop, but Aarav was determined not to.Hi: जैसे-जैसे Aarav ऊँचाई की ओर बढ़ रहा था, उसे चक्कर आने लगे।En: As Aarav advanced towards the height, he began to feel dizzy.Hi: Meera ने Aarav का हाथ पकड़कर उसे नीचे रुकने के लिए कहा।En: Meera held Aarav's hand, urging him to stop and rest.Hi: लेकिन Aarav अडिग रहा और उसने अपनी बाधाओं पर विजय पाते हुए आखिरकार उस ऊँचाई को छू लिया, जहां से पूरा लद्दाख नज़र आता था।En: However, Aarav remained resolute and, overcoming his obstacles, finally reached the height from where the entire Ladakh was visible.Hi: उसने तस्वीर खींची और वह तस्वीर वाकई अद्भुत थी।En: He took the photograph, and it truly was remarkable.Hi: लेकिन Aarav उठ खड़ा नहीं हो पा रहा था।En: But Aarav was unable to stand up.Hi: उस समय उसे एहसास हुआ कि उसने अपनी सेहत को खतरे में डाला था और Meera अनावश्यक रूप से चिंतित हो गई थी।En: At that moment, he realized he had put his health at risk, and Meera was unnecessarily worried.Hi: Meera ने उसे सहारा दिया और धीरे से नीचे लेकर आई।En: Meera supported him and slowly brought him down.Hi: “यह जोखिम उठाना सही नहीं था,” Aarav ने स्वीकार किया।En: "It wasn't right to take this risk," Aarav admitted.Hi: Meera ने उसकी ओर शांतिपूर्ण दृष्टि से देखा और सर हिलाया।En: Meera looked at him with a peaceful expression and nodded.Hi: Aarav को यह समझ में आ गया कि उसकी सेहत और दोस्ती किसी भी जुनून से कहीं अधिक महत्वपूर्ण है।En: Aarav realized that his health and friendship were more important than any passion.Hi: यात्रा के अंत में, Aarav ने Meera से वादा किया कि वह भविष्य में हमेशा सावधान रहेगा।En: At the end of the journey, Aarav promised Meera that he would always be cautious in the future.Hi: मठ से निकलते हुए, Aarav ने कसम खाई कि वह अपने नए अनुभवों को साझा करेगा लेकिन पहले अपनी सेहत और दोस्ती का ध्यान रखेगा।En: As they left the monastery, Aarav vowed to share his new experiences but to prioritize his health and friendships first.Hi: यह लद्दाख यात्रा उसकी ज़िंदगी का एक सबक बन गई।En: This Ladakh trip became a lesson in his life. Vocabulary Words:monastery: मठtranquility: शांतिnestled: बसेcapture: खींचनीspectacular: अद्भुतpeaks: चोटियोंpurpose: उद्देश्यblogger: ब्लॉगरinhale: साँसेंaltitude: ऊँचाईtroubled: परेशानconcealed: छुपाenthusiasm: उत्साहconfidence: आत्मविश्वासreflected: झलकdiscomfort: तकलीफlabored: भारीdizzy: चक्करurging: आग्रहresolute: अडिगobstacles: बाधाओंremarkable: वाकई अद्भुतrisk: जोखिमunnecessarily: अनावश्यक रूप सेadmitted: स्वीकारpeaceful: शांतिपूर्णfriendship: दोस्तीvowed: कसमlesson: सबकjourney: यात्रा

"Born in Asia and educated in Constantinople, he went into the army after completing his studies and became an officer. Reading the Holy Scriptures, he came upon the Saviour's words: 'If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow Me' (Matt. 19:21). These words made such an impression on him that he sold and gave away all that he had, and went off to the desert. After long asceticism and striving for purification, he founded the community of the 'Wakeful Ones' (Acoemetae) with a special rule. According to this rule, the services in the church continued day and night in unbroken sequence. The brethren were divided into six groups, each having its appointed hours of day or night to go to church and take over the reading and singing from the previous group. He travelled a great deal over the East, bringing people to faith in Christ, disputing with heretics, working miracles by God's grace and growing old in the service of the Lord Jesus. He finished his earthly course in Constantinople in the year 430, where his relics revealed the miraculous power and glory with which God had glorified His holy servant." (Prologue)

Read OnlineWhen Jesus came to the territory of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs who were coming from the tombs met him. They were so savage that no one could travel by that road. They cried out, “What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?” Matthew 8:28–29After delivering His Sermon on the Mount and performing many miracles among His own people, Jesus intentionally journeys across the Sea of Galilee into Gentile territory—the region of the Gadarenes, near Gadara, a town within the pagan Decapolis. His choice underscores His mission to extend salvation beyond Israel.The location where Jesus and His disciples arrived was no accident. It was a desolate area filled with tombs, symbols of death, impurity, and spiritual desolation. According to Jewish law, contact with graves rendered one ritually unclean (cf. Numbers 19:16). Spiritually, these tombs vividly illustrate the isolation, emptiness, and lifelessness that sin imposes upon the human soul.The note that the demoniacs “were so savage that no one could travel by that road” further reveals the effects of grave sin. Evil seeks dominance and destruction; it isolates, destroys relationships, and makes peaceful coexistence impossible. This passage reflects the devastating consequences of allowing evil to reign unchecked within one's soul: It becomes uncontrollable, violent, and destructive. Evil never leads to peace, but rather to chaos, isolation, and fear.By entering into this territory, our Lord reveals His willingness to enter the isolation and desolation we all experience due to sin and every evil attack. He comes to us precisely when we are at our worst, most vulnerable, to set us free from the grip of the evil one and from all of his destructive works.When these two men see Jesus, the demons possessing them immediately recognize Him as the Son of God and acknowledge His authority over them. Their recognition raises an important spiritual question for each of us: Do I also recognize Christ's presence in my life? Am I aware of His divine authority over sin and evil, and do I trust in His desire and power to set me free? When the demons ask Jesus, “Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?”, they reveal their full knowledge of their ultimate fate: eternal damnation. They understood this clearly because, even after their fall, demons retain their natural angelic powers. Among these powers is their exceptional intelligence and their capacity to tempt humans by subtly suggesting deceptive thoughts, drawing us persistently away from God's truth.Because demons know their eternal fate with clarity, they seek to use their intellect and suggestive powers to lead us into the very despair they themselves experience. They have no hope of eternal life. Out of their hatred for God and humanity, they attempt to conform us to their hopelessness, convincing us that we cannot escape sin, that hope is lost, and that we are doomed to misery.Only our Lord can shatter these demonic lies. Only Christ can break the chains of despair, isolation, and sin. By setting these two demoniacs free, Jesus illustrates His deep longing to do the same for us. By demonstrating His authority over the most severe effects of evil, Jesus reveals His absolute authority over every evil we encounter: every sin, temptation, oppressive thought, confusion, and especially despair.Reflect today on Jesus' choice to cross the Sea of Galilee for the sole purpose of setting these two demoniacs free from their oppression. Our Lord journeys to you with the same resolve. What is it that oppresses you? What thoughts tempt you to fear or despair? What sins do you habitually struggle with? Jesus wants to enter into every form of isolation and desolation you experience. Look for Him, recognize Him when He comes, profess your faith in His authority, and let Him fulfill His deepest desire by setting you free.Most powerful Lord, You have all authority over evil. In my weakness, I cry out to You and plead for Your mercy. Please set me free, O Lord, and protect me from the evil one. Forgive my sins and restore me to deeper communion with You and all Your children. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac, 14th-century fresco, Visoki Dečani Monastery.Source: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

What does it truly mean to be a Bridge Builder in leadership, faith, and family? In this episode, we unpack the extraordinary journey of Denny LaVe—a Catholic entrepreneur, former monk, and father of six—who embodies the Bridge Builder persona by seamlessly connecting deep spiritual conviction with gritty, real-world leadership.Central to our conversation is the art of building a bridge between the noise of contemporary society and the essential silence required for strategic discernment. Denny shares riveting experiences from his blue-collar roots—from scaling radio towers to navigating complex family and business dynamics—demonstrating how challenges and near-death encounters forge a resilient reliance on divine providence. We dive into his book, Blue Collar Blessed, to show how ordinary, everyday settings are the exact proving grounds where impactful leadership is built. If you are an executive, entrepreneur, or community leader looking to bridge the gap between your personal values and your professional impact, this episode offers a masterclass in leading with courage, compassion, and clear vision.Key TakeawaysBridging the Noise with Strategic Stillness: True Bridge Builders understand that modern leadership requires a deliberate pause. By actively creating silent spaces amidst organizational and societal chaos, leaders can cut through the noise to discern their true calling and direction.Connecting the Monastery to the Marketplace: Denny's journey proves that spiritual depth and operational excellence are not mutually exclusive. A Bridge Builder successfully carries principles of faith, obedience, and integrity from private spaces directly into the competitive marketplace.Guarding the Culture Within the Home: Leading a team or a family requires intentional boundaries. Bridge Builders actively curate the media and environments surrounding their inner circle, protecting core values while fostering authentic human connection and an appreciation for the world around them.The Blueprint of Self-Leadership: Exceptional leadership is a bridge built from the inside out. You cannot effectively guide a team or cross community divides without first establishing a foundation of self-awareness, personal alignment, and a genuine commitment to serving your neighbor.Anchoring Identity Beyond the Title: A Bridge Builder's worth isn't tied solely to professional accolades or bottom-line metrics. True leadership identity is anchored in a higher purpose, allowing leaders to navigate business highs and lows with unwavering stability.A Call to Active Reconciliation: The conversation culminates in the ultimate mandate for the Bridge Builder persona: moving beyond passive agreement to actively foster dialogue, build understanding, and inspire collaboration across cultural and professional divides.Links referenced in this episode:newlionofidaho.comdenny4senate.comMentioned in this episode:My friend Dr. Noah St. John calls this 'the invisible brake.' He's giving our listeners a free Revenue Ceiling Audit to help you see what's REALLY holding you back. You'll also get a FREE 30-day membership to Noah Bot, giving you access to Dr. Noah's 30 years of experience to help you reach your next level. But hurry, because there are only 50 available this month. So if you're tired of being stuck at the same revenue level and want to finally break through, get your FREE Revenue Ceiling Audit at https://www.noahvault.com?aff=d28bf6c78150c7f09896297dfe1701c1cd191ac6fc9976779212cec5d38e94d6

I was recently interviewed by Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho from the Clear Mountain Monastery Project. They asked wonderful questions and we talked a lot about the power of listening. ... Their shownotes: In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Steve James, meditation teacher & host of the Guru Viking Podcast (https://www.guruviking.com/). 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:01:32 Formative faith moments and vocation 00:06:18 Life on an English canal boat 00:08:40 The rhythm of travel and interviewing 00:10:59 Interviewing the same guest over time 00:14:20 Most moving and luminous conversations 00:17:21 Handling negative reactivity in conversation 00:22:24 Balancing internal and external awareness 00:23:50 Advice for engaging with teachers and mentors 00:29:50 Finding beauty in people on different paths 00:34:45 Questions that bring out conversational depth 00:41:06 Personal frameworks for organizing experience 00:48:15 Belief alignments and the "pie chart" of faith 00:55:30 Personal relationship to the Buddha 00:59:44 Navigating dual vs. non-dual teachings

From a talk given by Fr. John Valadez at St. Barbara's Monastery in Santa Paula, CA.Support the showVisit Our Site // Grab Some Merch // Become A Patreon Member

Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine, damaging Kyiv's UNESCO-listed Pechersk Lavra monastery while Ukraine continues striking military infrastructure inside Russia.In this week's Talk Eastern Europe News Roundup, Adam Reichardt and Nina Panikova discuss:- Russia's latest missile attacks on Ukraine and the damage to one of the country's most important cultural landmarks.- Ukraine's growing campaign against Russian oil infrastructure and Crimea.- What came out of the G7 summit and whether diplomatic efforts could restart negotiations.- The shocking murder of Russian dissident cartoonist Robert Kuzovkov in Poland and what it says about Russia's reach inside Europe.- Why Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic visit to Slovakia – and what it means for Central Europe.- An update on rising tensions in Polish-Ukrainian relations.Plus: Adam previews his exclusive interview with former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt.❓ What do you think is the biggest challenge facing Europe today? Let us know in the comments.Talk Eastern Europe is the podcast from New Eastern Europe magazine - your trusted source for in-depth analysis and expert perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and the post-Soviet space. ABOUT THIS PODCASTWe publish twice weekly:Every Tuesday: Expert Interviews featuring deep dives with leading analysts, journalists, and scholarsEvery Friday: Weekly News Roundup with essential updates and commentary on the latest developmentsAvailable on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and all major platforms. Read the New Eastern Europe Magazine Bimonthly publication with exclusive long-form analysis. https://neweasterneurope.eu/become-a-member-of-new-eastern-europe/ Support us on PatreonJoin our community for bonus content, early access, behind-the-scenes insights, and access to our exclusive WhatsApp group where we discuss the news in real-time.https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope Subscribe to the Brief Eastern Europe NewsletterWeekly briefing sent out every Monday with news updates, expert commentary, and our editorial picks - free to your inbox: https://briefeasterneurope.eu/subscribe FOLLOW USInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neweasterneuropemag/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewEasternEurope/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-eastern-europe

Host: Steve Macchia Guests: Gayle Heaslip, Matt Scott "Hospitality of the soul is about a gracious welcome, not just a literal space. It's a kind of inner spaciousness and unhurried quality that's created within our hearts." – Steve Macchia What does it mean to practice hospitality—not just in our homes, but within our souls? In this episode of The Discerning Leader Podcast, Steve Macchia welcomes Gayle Heaslip and Matt Scott for a rich conversation about soul hospitality—the practice of creating a spacious, welcoming place for God, ourselves, and others. Together they explore how God invites us into a deeper relationship than we often expect, how we learn to embrace both the beautiful and broken parts of ourselves, and why cultivating an inner sanctuary becomes the foundation for offering grace-filled presence to others. They discuss the importance of wonder, attentive listening, and creating safe spaces where people can encounter the love and transforming presence of God. If you've ever longed for a deeper sense of God's welcome—or wondered how to extend that welcome to others—this conversation offers a gentle invitation to slow down, make room, and discover the hospitality of the soul. We've provided a 3 page Soul Care Audit that will offer you a handful of questions to consider how well you're caring for your soul. You can download the PDF here and spend some time prayerfully reflecting on your current rhythms and practices.  Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.LeadershipTransformations.org and consider participation in our online and in-person program offerings. Additional LTI spiritual formation resources can be found at www.SpiritualFormationStore.com and www.ruleoflife.com and www.healthychurch.net.

The Lemurian energy has come and gone from my life several times since 2006, but this article is about a physical visit Larry and I had with the Lemurians and I'm sharing it in preparation for our June 2023 Class “Lemurian Reconnection”.Back in 2014, Larry and I went to Lemuria with two Spanish ladies.The place we entered Lemuria was at “Monastery Santa Maria de Montserrat”, a magnificent monastery at the edge of majestic mountains located about 45km, 28 miles, northwest of Barcelona, Spain.We had held an event in Barcelona at the time, and also planned a visit to the well known Lemurian portal in Montserrat. There are Lemurian portals at various locations around the planet.The Monastery had been built on the old location of a large Lemurian portal. But that portal had since been closed, and smaller portals are still in place in various locations on the mountains around the monastery.The monastery itself was an example of the typical divine energy leaching system. Technology that is used to absorb the individual's awe and inspiration felt from being exposed to the larger than life energy of the sacred spots churches, abbeys, cathedrals, monasteries and convents are built upon. So, nothing new to write home about that part of the visit.I had visited the portal in 2012 with Daniela and a portal keeper we met at the monastery who “just happened to be there that day” and had confirmed the location of the most accessible portal. So I knew where that portal was and was able to take us there in 2014.Larry, the ladies and I left the monastery courtyard and followed a well trodden, nicely built path up the mountain where I had found the portal two years earlier.Inelia's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.We had to walk quite some distance before arriving at the portal. It was literally on the path and there were pillars and seats on the edge of the path on that spot. We sat down, Larry, myself and the two ladies, and closed our eyes. I scanned the portal and “knocked” to see if there was anyone there and could we have a visit. I received the message that there was no one there to open it, but there were people on the way to meet us, and to come back in a while. I don't exactly remember how long we had to wait.We continued up the mountain and enjoyed the views, the company and interesting conversation. At the allotted time, we returned and sat on the stone seats on the edge of the path and closed our eyes.After we sat there a while, there was a massive crack sound, like a giant boulder had just crashed on the path beside us. We opened our eyes confused because there was no boulder, no evidence whatsoever that anything physical had just occurred. What followed was the typical experience many people have, when traveling to Lemuria.The two ladies had laid down on the stone benches and were fast asleep. Larry rubbed his eyes and saw a young couple walking past us on the path. He got very mad at them because, in his words, she was hundreds of years old and he was super young. He said “What is she doing with him, she's much too old for him!!” They actually looked like a regular normal couple, no obvious age difference really.I looked at Larry's arms, they were now bruised. He had hand mark bruises near his wrists. I checked his legs and the same marks were visible near his feet. His phone, which was disconnected to all networks, had the time as 11pm, but it was only 4pm in reality. The phone then converted to the right time when he took it off airplane mode which he had turned on when we arrived to save battery usage for use as a camera and clock. It had worked perfectly before and after the incident, yet while disconnected from the network it had measured 7 hours more time passing than the actual time wasHe was also starving and thirsty, although we had eaten just an hour earlier. One of the ladies said that she felt more rested than she had in a long time, and she was also very, very hungry. The other lady and I were not hungry at all, and we were rather tired.This all made sense after I closed my eyes and pulled up the memories of what had just happened. Our memories had been cleared of the events, but there were remnants of it.Before I said anything, one of the ladies said that she must not remember anything as it would be too painful for her to do so. Her daily life would lose all importance and she wouldn't be able to continue in her present life if she did. Her words were urgent, powerful, with deep conviction. The other lady said she thought she had had a nice nap. And Larry just got angry again.I waited until later to tell Larry about what I remembered of the incident.We indeed had visited with the Lemurians. And, yes, life in our part of the world lost a lot of color, flavor and meaning when I let the memories resurface. It was not easy.This is what I saw: as we were met at the portal, the Lemurians took us individually into their space. This was because, in their experience, when a group comes into their reality, each person can behave very, very differently and they like to be able to gently wake them (if the person chooses to do so), and deal with what happens in a gentle way. After the person gets their footing and deals with the experience, they are then introduced to the welcoming party. There is also food, and if wanted the person can have a tour of technologies or other things.The bruises on Larry's arms and legs had happened because they had to hold him down as he became very violent when he woke up there and I was not around. It got very out of control.One of the ladies had indeed stayed in the welcoming room and simply slept through the whole experience. The other lady, the one who said she did not want to remember, spent the time exploring, chatting and eating the delicious and colorful, life filled food they had prepared for us.When I reported our visit at a public level back then, many people asked me about their technology, did they have free energy? Stuff like that. But those types of things were not in my mind to ask at the time. I was more interested in their cooking, the fabric their clothes were made of and also their makeup. I was interested in their social discourse, how they communicated, why they had split from us, and how they managed society. Their lifespans, health, family structures, cities and such.The Lemurians are back in my awareness now, and Larry and I are giving a class about them which will include an exercise for us to reestablish our high-frequency links to them.IneliaThe discussion doesn't stop here - listen to the full podcast episode for unfiltered insights from Inelia and our panelists. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dttr.substack.com/subscribe

John Hardie reports that Russia launched a massive barrage of 70 missiles and 600 drones against Kyiv, damaging a historic monastery. Simultaneously, Ukraine is conducting a "logistics lockdown" campaign to isolate Crimea by striking fuel convoys and bridges. Despite Russian gains near Kostiantynivka, Ukraine's manpower reforms are improving battlefield stability. (9)1896

Why did the Visigoths demand three thousand pounds of black pepper as the ransom for Rome — and what does that tell us about a climbing vine in Kerala that reshaped the entire history of the western world? How did a country of one million people on the edge of Europe come to control half the pepper reaching the continent, and build the Jerónimos Monastery to celebrate a voyage driven by spice? And what happens to an empire built entirely on a markup when someone finally figures out how to remove the middleman?Join John and Patrick as they tell the story of Portugal and pepper — Vasco da Gama's ninety-three days at sea, the dismantling of the Venetian spice monopoly, and the Torre de Belém, still standing on the Lisbon waterfront, paid for by a vine in India...----------In Sponsorship with Cornell University: Dyson Cornell SC Johnson College of Business-----------Join the History of Fresh Produce Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, book discounts and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Support us!Share this episode with your friendsGive a 5-star ratingWrite a review-----------Subscribe to our biweekly newsletter here for extra stories related to recent episodes, book recommendations, a sneak peek of upcoming episodes and more.-----------Instagram, TikTok, Threads:@historyoffreshproduceEmail: historyoffreshproduce@gmail.com

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In this episode we head back to the Anglo Saxon Age with Edoardo Albert to meet the 'Father of English History' – the Venerable Bede. Bede is a beguiling character. He lived just a few generations after the arrival of Christianity in Britain in remote Northumbria, a place that Pope Gregory regarded as being on the very edge of the known world. But from these outer limits, Bede redefined the world in which he lived. 'It has ever been my delight', he wrote, 'to learn and teach and write'. Throughout his life he produced a steady stream of books on subjects from history to natural philosophy. Edoardo Albert takes us back to see Bede at the peak of his powers, in the monastery at Jarrow in the year 716. This, as Albert explains, was a pivotal year for Bede as the quiet world in which he lived was disturbed by the departure of a beloved elder. Find out more about Edoardo Albert's Bede: The Man Who Invented England. Show Notes Scene One: 4 June 716. A walk around St Paul's Monastery at Jarrow. Scene Two: 4 June 716. Abbot Ceolfrith, Bede's friend and mentor, sets off for Rome. Scene Three: 4 June 716. Bede at work in his cell. Memento: A copy of the Rule of the monastery at St Paul along with a recording of the monks singing. People/Social Presenter: Peter Moore  Guest: Edoardo Albert Producer: Maria Nolan Theme music: Firelight by Minka Partner: ACE Cultural Tours.

He was born in Constantinople around 758, of pious parents: his father had been exiled under Constantine Copronymus for his steadfast veneration of the holy icons. Nikephoros served in the imperial palace as a secretary, but later renounced worldly success to struggle in monastic life near Constantinople. He built and administered a monastery which soon became filled with monks; but he himself never took the monastic habit, feeling himself unworthy. Though a layman, he took part in the Seventh Ecumenical Council at the request of the Emperor and Patriarch because of his remarkable knowledge of Holy Scripture. Much against his will, he was made Patriarch of Constantinople at the death of Patriarch Tarasios. He was made a monk, then elevated through all the priestly orders in a few days, then enthroned at St Sophia in 806.   A few years later, the Emperor Leo the Armenian took the throne. Patriarch Nikephoros, as was customary, sent him a Confession of the Orthodox Faith to sign. Leo put off signing the document until his coronation, then revealed himself to be an Iconoclast heretic. The Patriarch tried quietly to bring him back to the Orthodox faith, but to no avail. When the Emperor, in his turn, tried to make the holy Nikephoros bow to iconoclasm, the Patriarch clearly and publicly upheld the veneration of the holy Icons. For this he was deposed and driven into exile at the Monastery of St Theodore, which he himself had founded. Here he reposed, having served for nine years as Patriarch, and thirteen years in exile and privation.

Brad Carson was the Army's General Counsel, served two terms in Congress and was Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. He now heads Americans for Responsible Innovation, the AI-policy advocacy group he co-founded. Keith Duggar spends roughly eighty minutes pushing back.SPONSOR:---Cyber Fund built the Monastery to help founders ship products that were impossible a year ago. Applications for Batch 1 are now open.Apply now: https://cyber.fund---Carson's whole case rests on one line: the genie is not out of the bottle. We have pulled dangerous tech back before. Asilomar halted recombinant DNA in 1975, and the West still controls the chips AI runs on. Calling it unstoppable, he says, is the most dangerous idea in the room.Then Keith drags him somewhere darker. A Palantir heat map scores you 0.73 on whether you are a combatant, and a strike follows. The model is wrong some accepted share of the time, and when it is, nobody answers for it. You cannot court-martial a model, and not even the interpretability researchers can say why it picked you.—Note: after recording, we learned that Americans for Responsible Innovation is backed by EA-aligned philanthropy (not sponsored)---TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 From the Pentagon to AI governance00:04:52 Regulatory capture vs Silicon Valley networks00:07:56 Transparency and the Claude tier changes00:09:40 Tort liability when AI tools cause harm00:13:40 AI is a product, not a person00:16:01 Children, suicide, and the suicide business00:19:59 Opaque neural nets and the law of war00:25:54 Probabilistic targeting and the death of accountability00:28:47 The arms race fallacy: Asilomar and restraint00:34:02 Talking to China: track 2 talks and chip leverage00:39:45 Air power never wins: capital for labour00:43:29 Anthropic vs the Department of War00:51:29 Concentration, open source, and brain drain01:00:18 DeepSeek, Chinese culture, and AI as diplomacy01:12:25 Upskilling Congress and why public trust matters---REFERENCES:organization:[00:02:45] ICRC position on autonomous weaponshttps://www.icrc.org/en/law-and-policy/autonomous-weapons[00:05:22] Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI)https://ari.us[00:07:20] Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)https://a16z.com/[01:16:05] Office of Technology Assessmenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Technology_Assessmentother:[00:03:35] Beneficial AGI 2019 Conference (Future of Life Institute, Puerto Rico)https://futureoflife.org/event/beneficial-agi-2019/[00:18:30] Section 230 of the Communications Decency Acthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230[00:19:59] Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_autonomous_weapon[00:31:35] Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks[00:32:28] Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA (1975)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilomar_Conference_on_Recombinant_DNA[00:39:45] The New Iron Triangle (ARI policy byte)https://ari.us/policy-bytes/the-new-iron-triangle/[00:48:05] Defense Production Acthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Production_Actperson:[00:03:35] Anthony Aguirrehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Aguirre[00:06:48] Dean Ball — Hyperdimensionalhttps://www.hyperdimensional.co/[00:23:13] Neel Nanda — mechanistic interpretabilityhttps://www.neelnanda.io/[00:36:02] Jack Clark (Anthropic) on Conversations with Tylerhttps://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/jack-clark/[00:39:15] Robert Trager — Centre for the Governance of AIhttps://www.governance.ai/team/robert-trager[00:41:55] Giulio Douhethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulio_Douhet[01:15:05] Don Beyer (US Congress)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Beyertool:[00:22:19] Phalanx CIWShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS---ReScript:https://app.rescript.info/public/share/9405ff35c0215b7cdae6402d41284171https://app.rescript.info/api/public/sessions/0a6c081b8e5fe413/pdf

Surgeon, Soldier, Sister: Sr. Dede Byrne joins Trending with Timmerie to share her story from scrubs, to Army uniform, to habit. Episode Guide Mission or career? US Army Colonel & surgeon (0:47) Caring for St. Mother Teresa (22:04) Career discernment & disruption – changing course facing adversity (25:46) How your past forms your future (30:35) Serving in the Sinai Peninsula (33:48) Trinity Sunday – Mass prep (41:02) Resources mentioned: St. Catherine’s Monastery https://bit.ly/49pgag4 D.C. Medical Clinic Little Workers of the Sacred Heart https://www.lwshptclinic.com/home Little Workers of the Sacred Heart https://littleworkersofthesacredhearts.com/

In this episode of the Living in San Diego podcast, Cass and Chris catch up on local life around San Diego, from Memorial Day youth baseball in San Marcos to golfing Boulder Oaks in Escondido, laser tag in San Marcos, and a few local food shout-outs including Corner Pizza and Board & Brew.They also dig into San Diego sports, including San Diego FC, the upcoming World Cup, the Padres' offensive struggles, and the new City Connect 2.0 uniforms inspired by Día de los Muertos.For New, To-Do, and Adieu, they cover Lost Abbey's new Monastery taproom in Miramar, the 20th annual Switchfoot Bro-Am returning to Moonlight Beach, and the upcoming closure of Pacifica Del Mar after nearly 40 years.The San Diego Story of the Week dives into the origin of the fish surfboard, shaped by 16-year-old Steve Lis in a Point Loma garage back in 1967, and how it became one of San Diego's most iconic contributions to surf culture.Get on the list, join the crew: https://go.livininsandiego.com/lisd-pod-newsletter

Friends of the Rosary,Today, May 26, is the Memorial of St. Philip Neri (1515-1595), a gracious, cheerful saint, and Rome's apostle of the sixteenth century.Born in 1515 to a wealthy Florentine family, the young Filippo Neri was brought up with a classical education by the Dominicans of the Monastery of San Marco.His unique charism was his burning love of God, a love that he communicated to all. So ardently did this fire of divine love burn that in his twenty-ninth year, the beating of his heart broke two ribs. It was a wound that never healed.A great educator of youth, Philip Neri, often visited the seven principal churches of Rome. He spent entire nights at the catacombs, near the tombs of the martyrs, meditating on heavenly things. He had a great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and burned with an unbounded love for mankind.As a confessor, he was in great demand; among his penitents was St. Ignatius. To perpetuate his life's work, St. Philip founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy without religious vows.The purpose was to kindle piety among the faithful through social gatherings that included entertainment and religious instruction.Goethe, who esteemed him highly, called him the "humorous saint."He died on the feast of Corpus Christi.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠May 26, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Full Text of Readings Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Lectionary: 572A The Saint of the day is Saint Bede the Venerable Saint Bede the Venerable's Story Bede the Venerable is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with such faith and learning that even while he was still alive, a Church council ordered them to be read publicly in the churches. At an early age, Bede was entrusted to the care of the abbot of the Monastery of St. Paul, Jarrow. The happy combination of genius and the instruction of scholarly, saintly monks, produced a saint and an extraordinary scholar, perhaps the most outstanding one of his day. He was deeply versed in all the sciences of his times: natural philosophy, the philosophical principles of Aristotle, astronomy, arithmetic, grammar, ecclesiastical history, the lives of the saints and especially, holy Scripture. From the time of his ordination to the priesthood at 30—he had been ordained a deacon at 19—till his death, Bede the Venerable was ever occupied with learning, writing, and teaching. Besides the many books that he copied, he composed 45 of his own, including 30 commentaries on books of the Bible. His Ecclesiastical History of the English People is commonly regarded as of decisive importance in the art and science of writing history. A unique era was coming to an end at the time of Bede's death: It had fulfilled its purpose of preparing Western Christianity to assimilate the non-Roman barbarian North. Bede recognized the opening to a new day in the life of the Church even as it was happening. Although eagerly sought by kings and other notables, even Pope Sergius, Bede the Venerable managed to remain in his own monastery until his death. Only once did he leave for a few months in order to teach in the school of the archbishop of York. Bede died in 735 praying his favorite prayer: “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As in the beginning, so now, and forever.” Reflection Though his History is the greatest legacy Bede the Venerable has left us, his work in all the sciences, especially in Scripture, should not be overlooked. During his last Lent, Bede worked on a translation of the Gospel of Saint John into English, completing it the day he died. But of this work “to break the word to the poor and unlearned” nothing remains today.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Vojin Premovic is a dispatcher based in Niš, Serbia. He joins the show to tell his story, and it's one not dissimilar to what many Americans his age have lived. We talk faith, freight, and fitness, and dive into a pilgrimage he took that was over 400km, which is 250 miles, with a diverse group of men. An 11 day journey in total, an incredible feat, with a powerful message and feeling to be had at the "Finish Line"You can follow Vojin on his future adventures and pilgrimages on Instagram at @vojcanisLike my teeshirt? Support the guys at Slav Supply @ www.slavsupply.comNeed truck parking? Go to www.truckparkingclub.com and use the promo code lombard25 for $25 off your next booking!Want to help change the culture of health and fitness in trucking? Support Project61 at www.project-61.org

Michael I. Jordan, described by Science magazine as the most influential computer scientist alive, has never thought of himself as an AI researcher. In this conversation he explains why that distinction matters.SPONSOR:---Cyber Fund built the Monastery to help founders ship products that were impossible a year ago. Applications for Batch 1 are now open.Apply now: https://cyber.fund---Jordan trained as a statistician and cognitive scientist, and his career has been spent building machine learning systems that work in the real world: supply chains, commerce, healthcare, and large economic systems. When the field rebranded itself as AI and then AGI, he did not follow. Instead he argues that the framing is wrong. AI is better understood as a collective economic system than as a race to build a disembodied superintelligence.We talk about why AGI is mostly a PR term, what machine learning achieved before the LLM hype cycle, and why the assistant-on-your-shoulder vision may be less compelling than it sounds. Jordan explains why explanations need to be actionable, not merely mechanistic; why AlphaFold's missing error bars matter; how prediction-powered inference changes the picture; and why drug discovery is an incentive-design problem rather than a pure pattern-matching problem.ERRATA: Science magazine ranked him the most influential computer scientist, not Nature---TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Cold open: A demoralizing message to young builders00:02:04 CyberFund sponsor read00:02:50 From symbolic AI to machine learning systems00:05:42 Why AGI is mostly a PR term00:08:48 A collectivist, economic perspective on AI00:11:33 Why LLMs need system design, not hype00:14:50 Predictability beats faux understanding00:17:55 AlphaFold, bias, and prediction-powered inference00:21:48 Stop anthropomorphizing intelligence00:27:44 Drug discovery as an incentive problem00:32:29 The three-layer data market00:38:07 Social knowledge, markets, and culture00:45:39 Creator economics beyond Spotify00:48:30 How science-fiction AI narratives mislead young builders00:51:45 AI should improve humans, not replace them00:56:42 Safety is a property of the whole system00:58:12 Silicon Valley gurus and the cream off the top01:00:47 Game theory, mechanism design, and contracts01:04:39 Conformal prediction, e-values, and anytime inference01:08:11 A new liberal arts triangle for the AI era01:11:30 The Bayesian duck and markets as uncertainty reductionReScript (transcript, PDF, refs etc) - https://app.rescript.info/public/share/fb68f94af29d3745c6cf6125e01328b5---REFERENCES:person:[00:02:50] Michael I. Jordan (homepage)https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~jordan/paper:[00:06:01] A Collectivist, Economic Perspective on AIhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06268[00:18:09] AlphaFoldhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03819-2[00:20:36] Prediction-Powered Inferencehttps://arxiv.org/abs/2301.09633[00:33:47] On Three-Layer Data Marketshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09697[01:04:39] Conformal Prediction with Conditional Guaranteeshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2107.07511[01:04:51] A Tutorial on Conformal Predictionhttps://www.jmlr.org/papers/v9/shafer08a.html[01:06:00] E-Values Expand the Scope of Conformal Predictionhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2503.13050[01:08:23] Computational Thinkinghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~CompThink/papers/Wing06.pdfother:[00:28:20] How Should the FDA Test?https://rdi.berkeley.edu/events/sbc-assets/pdfs/Summit%20session%20speaker%20slides%20submission%20form-s1-5%20%28File%20responses%29/Slides%20in%20PDF%20%28Please%20name%20the%20submitted%20file%20as%20_firstname_-_lastname_-slides.pdf%29.%20%28File%20responses%29/27-Michael%20Jordan-Session%20V.pdf#page=15[00:28:40] Michael I. Jordan Session V Slides

Dev got a gift from a coworker...he'll show it off (3:00). Cavs blew a 22pt 4th quarter lead in Game 1 at New York, Jalen Brunson's there for it, Hunting James Harden, and Kenny Atkinson doesn't wanna use his timeouts (10:24). Details have emerged from Ramona Shelburne on Victor Wembanyama visit to a Shaolin Monastery last offseason to help him build who he is this season. We'll try to practice one of the poses Wemby had to do on the show (36:54). There's a youth movement in the NBA....Henry Abbott documented it (1:11:25). Jason Kidd was fired in Dallas (1:18:41).Host: Chris Vernon Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles 

Sam Yo spent years in a monastery searching for mindfulness. Now he is sharing the lessons that helped him move from chaos to calm in his new book The Monk's Mindset: Finding Stillness in a World That Won't Stop Moving. Image courtesy of Black Stone Publishing Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For two years, I worked at a gas station in Tempe, Arizona.It was my first real job.I was 28.This episode is about that strange chapter: the customers, the chaos, the shame, the friendships, the late nights, the weird little rituals, and how a place people usually look down on became one of the most meaningful places in my life.Somehow, before I became a meditation teacher and later studies to serve as a clinical psychologist, I was learning about people under fluorescent lights.Welcome back to Idiot Mystic.Discord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMInstagram / TikTok: @idiotmysticMore writing and weirdness: idiotmystic.com

My conversation with author, soldier, and scholar, Nicholas Tobias.This is the first public interview with Nicholas, and he agreed to speak on condition that we'd preserve his alias and therefore his anonymity. Hence there is no video of him, and the sound quality from his undisclosed location was not perfect. But this was a fascinating conversation that I'm going to be thinking about for a long time.Let me know what you think in the comments.Subscribe to the Cost of Glory newsletter for detailed maps, images, and analysis of this pivotal moment in ancient history: https://costofglory.substack.com/Get in touch at:Website: https://costofglory.comX: https://x.com/costofglory

He was a disciple of St Theodosius of the Kiev Caves (commemorated May 3), and became abbot of the Monastery of the Caves. After many years of faithful service he fell victim to the intrigues of a monk against him, lost his abbacy and was even driven from the monastery. In God's time the holy monk was vindicated and made Bishop of Vladimir. There he guided the Church for many years, reposing peacefully in old age in 1094.

Contemplatives down the centuries have expressed a sense of unity with the All That Is, the Heart Mind of the Universe, whatever we want to call it. The words may be different, but the sense of non duality, of immanence, awe and inter-being seem universal. Only in our western world do we resolutely decide that the world is made of atoms and nothing really matters.  Except clearly it does, and if we have one central crisis in our world today, it's one of meaning-making. Even more than our failure to make sense of anything, is our search for a sense of meaning and purpose that must, surely, underlie everything.  Where we fall down is in thinking that what we can see, hear, taste, smell, feel is the sum total of all there is: if we can't sense it - if we can't measure it - then it isn't there - and it doesn't matter.  This is the kind of frame that underlies the entire death cult of predatory capitalism; it's the core of how we have made the world work…and it's falling apart under our feet and in front of our eyes. Which makes it a really good time indeed to talk to someone who spends their entire life contemplating the nature of reality, in finding ways to be fully present and then being this in a way that ripples out to anyone and everyone nearby, human and more than human. Brother Phap Linh, also known as Brother Spirit, is a Buddhist monk from Plum Village, the Zen monastery founded by the late Thich Nhat Hanh near Bergerac in south west France. Brother Phap Linh is someone who radiates presence, that sense of inter-being or inter-becoming that arise when we are fully present.  As you'll hear, he began life as a musician and mathematician and then, in searching for the nature of reality, found Plum Village and his teacher.  He and Thich Nhat Hanh planned a book: Wonder: Where Zen meets Science. It's being published later next year and we'll have another conversation explicitly about the book, but today, we wanted to explore the routes towards a way of being that all of us can follow. This was a wide, deep conversation and felt absolutely right for the chaos of these times.  Please share the calm with us, and the joy of discovery. LinksPlum Village Being Peace (Monastery in the UK) Books by Thich Nhat HanhBooks by Mae-Wan Ho—About Accidental Gods—We offer three strands all rooted in the same soil, drawing from the same river: Accidental Gods, Dreaming Awake and the Thrutopia Writing Masterclass Our next Open Gathering offered as part of our Accidental Gods Programme is 'FALLING IN LOVE WITH LIFE' which will run on Sunday 17th May 2026 from 16:00 - 20:00 GMT - details are here. You don't have to be a member of Accidental Gods - but if you are, all Gatherings are half price.If you'd like to join us at Accidental Gods, this is the membership where we endeavour to help you to connect fully with the living web of life. If you'd like to train more deeply in the contemporary shamanic work at Dreaming Awake, you'll find us here. If you'd like to explore the recordings from our last Thrutopia Writing Masterclass, the details are hereManda and Louise both offer one-to-one Mentoring Calls.  Manda is fully booked just now, but if you'd like to contact Louise, details are here.

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