Podcasts about Rainer Maria Rilke

Er war ein ewig Suchender: in seinen Beziehungen, den Orten, an denen er lebte, und besonders in seiner Dichtung. Eine jahrelange Schreibblockade bewältigte er in einem wahren Schreib-Exzess.

"The source made me think of German metro-tunnels, so I wanted to include footsteps, which THEN put me in mind of the poem The Panther by Rainer Maria Rilke. The poem is (amongst other things) about the impotent power of the caged big cat, forlorn, empty-hearted, broken, pacing but going nowhere. I'm reading the poem in my faltering German! "For the second half of the piece, I wanted to highlight the energy and momentum of such a magnificent beast, so I cut two, 4-bar sections of didgeridoo from the field recording, tuned them and got them into the right tempo, and set those to a pulse to echo the heartbeat of the cat."Didgeridoo busker in Hannover reimagined by Kevin O'Connor.

Haben Sie schon einmal versucht, eine Katze zu fotografieren? Sie nähern sich der Katze mit der Kamera oder dem Handy, rufen ihren Namen und versuchen sie dazu zu bringen, direkt ins Objektiv zu blicken. Ein Bild, auf dem die Katzenaugen einen direkt anschauen, wäre faszinierend. Doch nach kürzester Zeit gleitet der Blick der Katze ab. Sie schaut an einem vorbei, dreht die Ohren nach dem Piepen eines Vogels und dann gähnt sie auch noch. Alles Rufen, Schnalzen und Schmeicheln hilft nichts, die Katze scheint nicht interessiert. Genauso geht es mir immer häufiger, wenn ich mit Menschen rede. Am Anfang ist die Aufmerksamkeit da, doch sie lässt schnell nach und wendet sich sofort dem Piepen des Mobiltelefons zu, wenn es einen Laut von sich gibt. Jahrelang war davon die Rede, dass Aufmerksamkeit die wichtigste Währung ist im Internet und auf dem Handy. Doch in unseren Köpfen scheint sich dabei etwas Zentrales verschoben zu haben. Das bestätigen gleich mehrere Studien. Dabei geht es interessanterweise nicht einfach darum, dass sich viele Menschen nicht mehr auf etwas konzentrieren können, sie haben vor allem die Fähigkeit verloren, den Überblick zu gewinnen. Rainer Maria Rilke beschreibt diese breite Wahrnehmung der Welt in wunderbaren Worten. Was passiert mit uns, wenn wir unsere Aufmerksamkeit verlieren? Mit einem kleinen Denkwerkzeug biete ich Ihnen diese Woche die Möglichkeit, wissenschaftlich fundiert zu testen, wie es um Ihre eigene Aufmerksamkeit bestellt ist.Matthias Zehnder ist Autor und Medienwissenschaftler in Basel. Er ist bekannt für inspirierende Texte, Vorträge und Seminare über Medien, die Digitalisierung und KI.Website: https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/abo/Unterstützen: https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/unterstuetzen/Biografie und Publikationen: https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/about/

in which multidisciplinary artist Laurier Tiernan and i talk Fifty-Five Ways to Survive, Laurier's first bilingual collection, as well as the unadornment of poetry, existing in mysteries, and poetry as a spiritual practice where to find Laurier: insta - @laurier_tiernan_writer Fifty-Five Ways to Survive - https://durvile.com/books/Fiftyfive.html other things referenced: Tiernan - https://www.youtube.com/c/TiernanSongs Nature Airliner - https://natureairliner.com/ Leonard Cohen - https://www.leonardcohen.com/ One Night in Tokyo - https://onenightintokyo.com/ John lennon - https://www.johnlennon.com/ Thom Yorke - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Yorke Marfan syndrome - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/marfan-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20350782 The Arthur Findlay College - https://www.arthurfindlaycollege.org/ Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke - https://ia902903.us.archive.org/13/items/letterstoayoungpoetpdfdrive.com/Letters%20to%20a%20Young%20Poet%20%28%20PDFDrive.com%20%29.pdf My Chemical Romance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance Downton Abbey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downton_Abbey The Tragically Hip - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tragically_Hip

Haldane virtuosos team up for concert For the first time, longstanding Haldane pals Sofia Kelly and Delia Starr are performing their greatest hits together at an independent, one-off concert at St. Mary's Church in Cold Spring on May 31. In the fall, Kelly will attend the University of Cincinnati to study classical vocal music. Many selections on the program will highlight her dramatic, operatic style and are works she submitted on audition tapes for college applications and competitions, like attending the Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan and singing at the International InterHarmony Music Festival in Italy. In a video of the lieder "Die Stille Stadt" by Alma Mahler (wife of Gustav), recorded at St. Mary's and on the program for Sunday, she looks ready to vanquish a village as her booming voice resonates. Starr began plunking the piano at age 5 and is a fourth-generation musician. In addition to composing solo piano works in the classical vein, she wrote a piece at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute for a string quartet and will perform a "Piece for Clarinet and Piano" at the show (Katherine Filatov will accompany). Beyond their passion for European art music, the two share another bond: Their fathers are professional musicians. Composer and jazz pianist Daniel Kelly learned to play classical after Sofia cottoned on to the genre a couple of years ago, and will accompany her on a tune by Randy Newman and one of his originals based on a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke. Eric Starr's father, Nelson, played trumpet in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Eric composes, leads Haldane's jazz performance program and teaches drums and piano at his Cold Spring studio. He also holds annual recitals at the Chapel Restoration, where Delia has played three solo shows. Kelly decided to attend a large school where she could minor or double-major in environmental studies. Starr, a junior, is applying to conservatories as well as universities and will major in composition, perhaps with a minor in piano performance. "It's nice to meet other people with different interests," says Starr. "I love music, but don't want to be trapped in a bubble with the same type of people." She's expanding her writing prowess beyond the piano because "it makes you a better candidate," she says. "I'm gearing up for tours and applications." Pecking out parts on the keyboard, she also plays back MIDI simulations of other instruments in her software program. "That's why piano is so great; all the notes are in front of you, and I use that to my advantage because it's easy to translate lines or chords for other instruments," she says. At the concert, Starr will perform her original music alongside pieces by Chopin and Beethoven. Her compositions hint at Brahms' cinematic style, and she admits an affinity for French impressionists like Fauré and Debussy. "I love film scores, and that may be something I get into," she says. Kelly and Starr crafted a thoughtful program that features guest artists, offers varied musical styles and contrasts vocals with instrumentals. "We've been talking about doing a concert together for so long, and it's now or never in our Haldane lives, so we're ready for a musical goodbye," says Kelly. "Delia and I share a sense of deep camaraderie in the music world, and we'll always be in the same orbit." St. Mary's Church is located at 1 Chestnut St. in Cold Spring. The free concert begins at 4 p.m. and will be followed by a reception.

Kath-Akademie Lesung: Erich Garhammer trifft Rilke-Biograf Manfred Koch(Hördauer: 92 Minuten)Kath-Akademie Lesung: Erich Garhammer trifft Rilke-Biograf Manfred Koch Wohl kein Dichter hat die Poesie des 20. Jahrhunderts mehr geprägt als Rainer Maria Rilke. Der Germanist Manfred Koch legt zu dessen 150. Geburtstag eine augenöffnende Biografie vor. Er nähert sich Rilke über den Roman „Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge“. Von der Erfahrung der Großstadt aus und ihren Abgründen, vor allem aber der Begegnung mit dem Bildhauer Auguste Rodin erschließt Koch die bekannten Gedichte „Der Panther“ und „Archaischer Torso Apollos“. Rilke überträgt das Handwerk des bildenden Künstlers Rodin auf die Lyrik: So schafft er Kunst-Dinge, tötet ihre bloße Materialität, bevor er sie mit einer neuen Perspektive zum Leben erweckt. Sie bekommen dadurch Offenbarungscharakter. Literatur wurde für Rilke zur Selbstheilung der Seele“. Eine Psychoanalyse lehnte er ab, weil er mit der „Austreibung der Teufel“ auch eine Beschädigung seiner „Engel“ fürchtete. Koch gelingt mit seiner Biografie ein neuer Blick auf Leben und Werk von Rainer Maria Rilke. Über seine wichtigsten Entdeckungen wird er an diesem Abend im Gespräch mit Erich Garhammer berichten. Wenn Ihnen dieser Beitrag gefallen hat, dann mögen Sie vielleicht auch diesen.  Hörbahn on Stage - live in Schwabing  Literatur und Ihre Autor*innen im Gespräch - besuchen Sie uns!Katholische Akademie in BayernKardinal Wendel HausMandlstraße 23, 80802 MünchenRealisation Uwe Kullnick

Send us Fan MailIn this episode (the first of its kind that I've made in almost a year!), I explore some of the ideas presented in Marion Woodman's "Bone: Dying Into Life," which is a collection of journal entries that chronicle her experience with uterine cancer from 1993–1995. I mostly muse on a smattering of quotes that Woodman wrote in the margins of her journal, from the likes of Carl Jung, Emily Dickinson, and Rainer Maria Rilke. Topics include the fast pace of our society and the importance of slowing down (group can help with that!); how we see versions of ourselves in others (group, anyone?); how symptoms are an attempt at healing, and how physical travails can bring us to higher consciousness; the relentless demands of dinner; the value and necessity of mundane activities; the joy of dwelling in Possibility (group again!); and the impossibility of ever knowing someone completely, which means we should try all the more to do it, like good bodhisattvas (and group members!).

Jean-Philippe de Tonnac nous propose un émouvant, grand et merveilleux voyage. Celui qui va vers l'intérieur, au cœur du dialogue incessant qui se tient au plus intime de nous-même : celui auquel se livrent notre vie et notre mort. Pour vivre cette aventure fascinante, mystérieuse et belle, Jean-Philippe n'est pas seul. Il est accompagné d'un Grand Vivant qui, selon les moments, se tient derrière son épaule, au devant de son regard, de ses pensées, ou dans le courant de ses émotions.Jean-Philippe de Tonnac nous invite au Pèlerinage vers la Rose. Dans quelques mois, dans un village suisse du Valais, le centenaire de l'envol céleste de Rainer Maria Rilke sera célébré, auprès de sa tombe. C'est ce qui a inspiré à Jean-Philippe un magnifique roman, qui consacre sa passion pour l'immense poète des Élégies et des Lettres en un ouvrage incandescent, traversé de lumière, de beauté et d'amour, habité par les vivants et les morts.Jean-Philippe de Tonnac le confie : depuis qu'il mène sa lutte contre une grave maladie, il n'a jamais été aussi vivant. Il y a en effet une profonde correspondance entre Rainer Maria Rilke et lui, comme si certaines âmes se reflétaient mieux en d'autres âmes plus particulièrement, ou comme si elles choisissaient de poursuivre avec elles leurs parcours terrestres, en lien déjà avec les étoiles, l'infini céleste, et l'éternel.Jean-Philippe nous invite à voyager dans la Beauté et l'Amour. Avec gravité parfois, humour souvent, il est en permanence habité par la délicatesse et la profondeur. Aventurier de l'incarnation, il guette les mystères et pose les questions essentielles. Petit Prince, il apprivoise la mort et l'au-delà avec une tendre poésie.Rainer Maria Rilke et Jean-Philippe de Tonnac sont des guides. Des grands vivants reliés à la Source, qui nous éveillent et nous convient à vibrer à chaque instant de nos si précieuses vies, ici et maintenant, et pour l'éternité.Pour lire Pèlerinage vers la Rose, le nouveau livre de Jean-Philippe de Tonnac, cliquer ici. --------------     LES GRANDS VIVANTSC'est pour moi une joie immense d'avoir cette possibilité, enfin, d'inviter Rainer Maria Rilke sur Zeteo ! Cette joie est double, parce qu'elle coïncide avec celle de retrouver une nouvelle fois Jean-Philippe de Tonnac, ami cher, aussi rare que précieux.Lorsque je découvrais, bouleversé, les Lettres à un Jeune Poète, je n'avais pas vingt ans. Je me souviens alors de ma jalousie et presque de mon mépris pour ce Franz Xaver Kappus à qui étaient destinées ces lettres. Plutôt, il ne faisait aucun doute qu'elles m'avaient été écrites à moi.Les Lettres que je recevais de Rilke parlaient trop à mon cœur. Elles confirmaient une destinée d"écrivain que je ressentais et que je continue d'interroger, près d'un demi-siècle plus tard.Je le sais bien. Je n'étais pas seul. Nous sommes des millions d'hommes et de femmes à qui et pour qui parlent les grands poètes. Ils sont des grandes âmes, des grands esprits, des « forces supérieures » comme le disait de Rilke la poétesse Marina Tsvetaïeva.Je comprends mieux pourquoi ma rencontre l'année dernière avec Jean-Philippe de Tonnac a tellement marqué ma vie. Je crois qu'elle a aussi entamé, ou confirmé, un moment charnière pour Zeteo. Je pense particulièrement aux épisodes avec lui diffusés au cœur de l'été dernier.Jean-Philippe, à l'image de Rainer Maria Rilke, est un Grand Vivant. Est-ce parce qu'il est mystérieusement appelé à contempler le miroir de sa mort plus tôt que la plupart d'entre nous ? Est-ce parce qu'il est livré depuis son enfance au mystère d'une incarnation si douloureuse, et tellement lumineuse parfois ?Il y a une troisième invitée dans cet épisode, comme dans le magnifique roman de Jean-Philippe. Une rencontre apparemment inattendue, et finalement pas si étonnante que cela. D'où Jean-Philippe a puisé l'inspiration de faire venir ici Etty Hillesum ? Il y a tant d'hommes et de femmes extraordinaires qui ont été marqués par Rilke… Alors, pourquoi le choix si inspiré d'une femme qui, à l'instar de Rilke, est l'une des plus inspirantes du XXème siècle ?Jean-Philippe, quand il nous parle de Rilke, évoque celui qui est, selon lui, l'un des hommes les plus vibrants que la terre ait porté. Nous sommes nombreux à vibrer aussi à l'incandescente intensité d'Etty. Quelle joie, quel privilège nous avons ici d'être appelés à suivre le Pèlerinage vers la Rose, en compagnie de tels Grands Vivants qui nous aident à rendre nos propres vies tellement vibrantes !Je pense ici aussi aux invité(e)s de Zeteo, d'autres Grands Vivants. Si j'aimerais ici les citer tous, je choisirai simplement la plus récente de tous : Priscilla, brûlante de lumière, que vous êtes si nombreux à avoir écouté depuis dimanche dernier !Quelle joie aussi de cheminer entre vivants et morts, sur des sentiers qui nouent et dénouent les fils de nos synchronicités, et de nos destinées éternelles.Guillaume Devoud  --------------    Pour soutenir l'effort de Zeteo, podcast sans publicité et d'accès entièrement gratuit, vous pouvez faire un don. 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Devinski grad stoji v občini Devin-Nabrežina v Italiji na strmi pečini nad Tržaškim zalivom, na robu kraške planote. Ob jasnem vremenu ponuja izjemen pogled na Jadransko morje. Zgrajen je bil v drugi polovici 14. stoletja kot nadomestilo starejšega gradu, od katerega so vidne le ruševine. Že več kot 400 let ga poseduje in upravlja ena najstarejših evropskih plemiških rodbin, nemška družina italijanskega porekla Thurn und Taxis. Danes je grad muzej in prostor živahnega dogajanja, koncertov, razstav in drugih kulturnih dogodkov. Zdaj so na ogled postavili še prav posebno zbirko instalacij iz - legokock. Skulpture so realistične. Devinski grad je znan po tem, da je v njem gostoval in napisal svoje znamenite Devinske elegije avstrijski pesnik Rainer Maria Rilke. Ob stoti obletnici smrti so tudi njega počastili s skulpturo v naravni velikosti.

„Mir war so bang, und du kamst lieb und leise, ich hatte grad im Traum an dich gedacht.“ Zeilen aus dem Gedicht „Traumgekrönt“ von Rainer Maria Rilke. Auf dieses poetische und eher selten verwendete deutsche Kompositum ist Prof. Sandra Richter vom Deutschen Literaturarchiv in Marbach nicht ganz ohne Grund aufmerksam geworden. Schließlich beherbergt das Archiv den Nachlass des "Klangzauberers" der deutschen Sprache.

In this Know Thyself installment, Carmen explores the books that have shaped her inner life - not to recommend or sell them, but to show how rereading meaningful works can reveal identity, perspective, and joy. She reflects on the intimacy of physical books, the value of reading slowly (especially with aphantasia), and the grounding effect of returning to stories that stay with us.Carmen discusses four works that continue to influence her: Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist and its reminder that courage and the journey matter more than the treasure; Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, a lyrical collection she revisits by topic to reframe life with clarity and compassion; Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, which affirms that creative identity comes from within, not from fame or validation; and Maya Angelou's Complete Collected Poems, a source of strength, dignity, and the conviction that one's voice matters.She invites listeners to revisit the books, films, or music that resonate with them, reflect on why those choices endure, and consider what they reveal about self‑knowledge and joy.Thank you for stopping by.  Please visit our website: All About The Joy and add, like and share.  You can now watch the livestream version of the show on YouTube at @CarmenLezeth You can also support us by shopping at our STORE - We'd appreciate that greatly.  Also, if you want to find us anywhere on social media, please check out the link in bio page. Music By Geovane Bruno, Moments, 3481Editing by Team A-JHost, Carmen Lezeth DISCLAIMER:  As always, please do your own research and understand that the opinions in this podcast and livestream are meant for entertainment purposes only. States and other areas may have different rules and regulations governing certain aspects discussed in this podcast.  Nothing in our podcast or livestream is meant to be medical or legal advice. Please use common sense, and when in doubt, ask a professional for advice, assistance, help and guidance. 

This service, led by Kris Hanna, explores the ‘The Seven Principles,' core ideas that Unitarian Universalist communities around the world share and promote and how UUs came to be what they are today. The poem 'As Once The Winged Energy Of Delight' by Rainer Maria Rilke was read by Sandy Schultheis and reading from mathematician/writer Alfred Whitehead by Richard Mayo. Music for this service was contributed by Brendan Moyse.

In today's poem, Rilke imagines the Annunciation from Gabriel's perspective. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Writer Drusilla Modjeska has built a career exploring the extraordinary lives of pioneering women writers and artists, who have never stopped asking important questions about gender, freedom and expression.Drusilla was born in England right at the end of the Second World War.She was raised to be a well-behaved and self-effacing young woman, in a very conservative time in history.But Drusilla escaped this version of herself by marrying very young and moving to Papua New Guinea, and then to Australia.On the other side of the world, her eyes were opened to different ways of being, and Drusilla went on to build a big career exploring the lives of pioneering women writers and visual artists.In writing about the lives of women artists, Drusilla was eventually led to writing about her own mother, Poppy, whose creativity and independence were stymied by marriage and who was committed to a psychiatric institution when Drusilla was 12 years old.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores surrealism, surrealist art, art of the Pacific, Claude Cahun, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Clara Westhoff, Rainer Maria Rilke, Marcel Moore, Gabriele Münter, Kandinsky, Lee Miller, Dora Maa, Picasso, painting, World War 2, boomers, conservatism, trad wives, feminism, manosphere, Louis Theroux, toxic masculinity, equal rights, misogyny, psychiatric treatment for women, institutionalised, women of world war 2, The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, the fany.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast' with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

In his book Letters to a Young PoetCelebrated author and poet  Rainer Maria Rilke wrote:“Be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.”In 2025, with the publication of her beautiful book:How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of UncertaintyJournalist and applied behavioral scientist, Elizabeth Weingarten carries Rilke's work forward. Through contemporary research, powerful storytelling, and her beautifully written prose,Elizabeth charts a new path for personal growth—a way to embrace the questions of our lives instead of seeking fast, easy answers.She writes:“What do you do when faced with a big, important question that keeps you up at night? Many people, understandably, seize answers dispensed by "experts," influencers, gurus, and more. But these fast, easy, one-size-fits-all solutions often fail to satisfy, and can even cause more pain.What if our questions—the ones we ask about relationships, work, meaning, identity, and purpose—are not our tormentors, but our teachers?”In today's conversation we'll explore the fascinating possibility of living the questions.  Elizabeth will share stories from her journey of discovering a fresh, evidence-based approach for navigating uncertainty. One inspired by Rilke's 150-year-old advice, and the moving stories of many others, whose lives have transformed through a different, and better, relationship with uncertainty.Elizabeth's work offers a powerful reminder:When we find the courage to love the questions of our livesIt opens the door the kind of self-discovery that's only possible when we feel most alive -That is, in the moments where don't know what will happen next.For more on Elizabeth, her book, and other offerings please visit elizabethweingarten.comEnjoying the show? Please rate it wherever you listen to your podcasts!Did you find this episode inspiring? Here are other conversations we think you'll love:On the Science of Mastering Your Intuition | Laura HuangOn the Power of Wonder | Monica ParkerOn Work, Friendship, and Embracing Impermanence | Parker Palmer & Jerry ColonnaThanks for listening!Support the show

In this episode Nathan and Cameron explore a surprising connection between evangelism and the famous poem Archaic Torso of Apollo by Rainer Maria Rilke, unpacking how beauty, brokenness, and the call to “change your life” illuminate the Christian mission today. In this deep theological conversation, they discuss why many believers feel unprepared to share the gospel, how the biblical idea of “treasure in jars of clay” reframes evangelism, and why imperfect Christians can still powerfully point others to Jesus Christ. Drawing on insights from N. T. Wright, C. S. Lewis, and real-life experiences, Nathan and Cameron show how echoes of goodness, truth, and beauty can lead people toward faith—even when the messenger is flawed. This episode offers thoughtful Christian analysis of culture, art, and current conversations about faith, encouraging believers to overcome performance anxiety in evangelism and trust that God works through ordinary people to reveal the extraordinary power of the gospel.DONATE LINK: https://toltogether.com/donate BOOK A SPEAKER: https://toltogether.com/book-a-speakerJOIN TOL CONNECT: https://toltogether.com/tol-connect TOL Connect is an online forum where TOL listeners can continue the conversation begun on the podcast.

Seventeen-year-old “Struggling” had big dreams to leave his small town, but his living situation was at risk because he couldn't stop using drugs. A letter writer who called herself “Bad Mom” loved her children, but could no longer bear the demands of motherhood. Both desperately needed to transform their lives. In today's update episode, we check in with some of our most memorable letter writers from previous episodes. The Sugars find out if “Struggling” was kicked out of his mother's house, and they give “Bad Mom” a call to see if and how her views of motherhood have changed since hearing the Sugars' advice more than two years ago. This episode was originally published on January 27th, 2018. The Sugars Recommend Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Archaic Torso of Apollo by Rainer Maria Rilke

On this week's show, Steve is joined by June Thomas, author of A Place of Our Own, and Michael Schulman, author of Her Again and Oscar Wars, for some rollicking Gabfest discourse. First up, they get all shook up by EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, the concert documentary directed by Baz Luhrmann from archival Elvis performance footage. Does the master of cinematic spectacle bring the King back to life?Next, they turn to The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the new sitcom from 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock starring Tracy Morgan. Finally, they examine the uncanny and profound phenomena of posthumously-published celebrity interviews—including Eric Dane and Jane Goodall—of Netflix's Famous Last Words specials. Existential bravery or exploitative trash? They discuss.In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel weighs in on the best casting Oscar race.EndorsementsMichael: The audiobook of the memoir I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally as narrated by the incomparable Richard E. Grant.June: Two niche podcasts featuring conversations with authors of biography including Bio, the official podcast of the Biographers International Organization, and Biographers in Conversation. Also, jumping on the Richard E. Grant train, the BBC parody cooking series Posh Nosh starring Grant and Arabella Weir.Steve: The recent essay “The Stony Dark Within” by Joy Williams about Rainer Maria Rilke in the New York Review of Books.--Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's show, Steve is joined by June Thomas, author of A Place of Our Own, and Michael Schulman, author of Her Again and Oscar Wars, for some rollicking Gabfest discourse. First up, they get all shook up by EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, the concert documentary directed by Baz Luhrmann from archival Elvis performance footage. Does the master of cinematic spectacle bring the King back to life?Next, they turn to The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the new sitcom from 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock starring Tracy Morgan. Finally, they examine the uncanny and profound phenomena of posthumously-published celebrity interviews—including Eric Dane and Jane Goodall—of Netflix's Famous Last Words specials. Existential bravery or exploitative trash? They discuss.In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel weighs in on the best casting Oscar race.EndorsementsMichael: The audiobook of the memoir I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally as narrated by the incomparable Richard E. Grant.June: Two niche podcasts featuring conversations with authors of biography including Bio, the official podcast of the Biographers International Organization, and Biographers in Conversation. Also, jumping on the Richard E. Grant train, the BBC parody cooking series Posh Nosh starring Grant and Arabella Weir.Steve: The recent essay “The Stony Dark Within” by Joy Williams about Rainer Maria Rilke in the New York Review of Books.--Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The great poet Rainer Maria Rilke advises all aspiring artists to ask themselves one question: Are you prepared to sacrifice everything? Because that's what it takes! ... Check out my new book! It's called: The Last Human: How Technology is Changing What it Means to be Humanhttps://www.amazon.com/Last-Human-Technology-Changing-Means/dp/1069510831/

Landschaften, Stillleben, Gesichter, Kinderbilder – Paula Modersohn-Becker hat gemalt, wie sie die Welt sah. In ihrer Zeit war die junge Künstlerin eine Ausnahmegestalt. Stur und willensstark hat sie sich als Frau mit ihrer Leidenschaft für die Kunst und Malerei, auch gegen familiäre Skepsis, durchgesetzt. Ihre Bilder zeigen Menschen und Natur neu, modern, anders, schonungslos und ungeschönt. Bahnbrechend wurde ihr weiblicher Selbstakt von 1906. Bereits 1907, kurz nach der Geburt ihrer Tochter, starb die junge Künstlerin im Alter von 31 Jahren.Wer war diese unangepasste, selbstbewusste Pionierin des deutschen Expressionismus? Das Landesmuseum Hannover beherbergt eine der weltweit größten Sammlungen von Werken Modersohn-Beckers. Aus Anlass des 150. Geburtstages der Künstlerin, am 8. Februar 2026, ist Katja Lembke, Direktorin des Landesmuseums, zu Gast in NDR Kultur à la carte. Sie hat als Archäologin und Ägyptologin auch einen besonderen Blick auf die weniger bekannten Zeichnungen und Skizzen von Paula Modersohn-Becker, die während ihrer Paris-Aufenthalte im Louvre entstanden.

José and Dion read "Entrance" by Rainer Maria Rilke and then from José's new book Haunt Me. José Enrique Medina earned his BA in English from Cornell University. His book Haunt Me won the 2025 Rattle Chapbook Prize. His second book, Man Without a Skirt, was selected by Ellen Bass as the runner-up for the 2025 Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize. His work has appeared in USA Today Hispanic Living Magazine, Best Microfiction 2019, The Los Angeles Review, Redivider, and other publications. He is a VONA fellow and the founder of the Chickens & Poetry Residency for Writers. You can connect with him on Instagram @MedinaWrites or at www.MedinaWrites.com.

In this episode, I talk about Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1948 film, "The Red Shoes." It centers on Vicky Page, a young ballet dancer whose extraordinary talent brings her into a world where art demands total devotion and where love and ambition collide.I discuss "The Red Shoes" as a meditation on artistic calling, female ambition, and the desire for greatness. I'm interested in how the film portrays a woman who refuses to live a small life, and what happens when her boundless creative drive cannot be contained by the world around her.If you'd like to support my work and get access to bonus episodes and exclusive posts, you can join me on Patreon: patreon.com/herheadinfilmspodcast.You can follow me on Letterboxd. My email is herheadinfilms@gmail.com.My Sources:The Red Shoes (BFI Classics) by Pamela HutchinsonOriginal fairy tale by Hans Christian AndersonIan Christie on The Red ShoesThe Red Shoes: Dancing for Your Life by David EhrensteinLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Ian McMillan explores Rainer Maria Rilke's life advice, and is joined by Paul Farley, Griot Gabriel, Kate Fox and Ulrich BaerPaul Farley brings us the sound of planes, and the world of the usher - as well as a life-long connection to Robert Louis Stevenson's 'A Child's Garden of Verses'. Paul's latest collection 'When it Rained for a Million Years' was shortlisted for this year's T.S.Eliot Prize.'Can poetry change your life'? - poet and Verb regular Kate Fox - and writer and scholar Ulrich Baer explore a 'neon line' (an outstanding line of poetry' ) by the German language poet Rainer Maria Rilke; an enigmatic line that has left the page and entered popular culture. So why is Rilke's poetry so popular in 2026 - a hundred years after his death? Kate's latest book is 'On Sycamore Gap' - Ulrich's writing on Rilke includes 'Dark Interval: Rilke's Letters on Grief, Loss and Transformation'. Griot Gabriel is from Manchester, and founded The Poetry Place. In 2025 he won the Forward Prize for 'Best Single Poem – Performed' for ‘Where I'm From'. Here he shares extracts of new work and explores the resonance of the word 'hand-me-down'.

Nous sommes en 1757, chez le duc d'Ayen à Saint-Germain-en-Laye, à une vingtaine de kilomètres, à l'ouest de Paris. Ce jour-là a lieu la première représentation du « Fils naturel, ou Les épreuves de la vertu ». Il s'agit d'un drame en cinq actes et en prose écrit par Denis Diderot. L'histoire est celle de deux amis dont l'un demande à l'autre de plaider sa cause auprès d'une jeune fille qu'il adore. Le texte contient un phrase qui va faire bouillir Jean-Jacques Rousseau, ami de Diderot. « Il n'y a que le méchant qui soit seul ». Rousseau prendra pour lui cette critique et s'en ouvrira dans « Les Confessions », son autobiographie. Un peu moins d'un siècle plus tard, dans son poème intitulé « La fin de Satan », Victor Hugo écrit à propos de la solitude : « L'enfer est tout entier dans ce mot » , alors qu'en 1903, Rainer Maria Rilke, dans une de ses « Lettres à un jeune poète » rêve à « Être seul, seul comme l'enfant est seul ». Silencieuse, inquiétante, sournoise, la solitude a longtemps, et peut-être encore toujours, été connotée négativement, provoquant la méfiance et même le rejet. Elle s'abat sur les plus faibles, pense-t-on : les malades, les pauvres, les veuves, les célibataires, les fous, les victimes de guerres ou de famines. Mais vint un temps où la solitude s'est imposée comme une condition nécessaire à l'accomplissement de soi. Un long processus qui s'étend sur tant de siècles… Revenons sur quelques étapes essentielles pour comprendre… Avec nous : Sabine Melchior-Bonnet « Histoire de la solitude – de l'ermite à la célibattante » ; PUF. Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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EP243: January often brings pressure to plan, reset, and have it all figured out. But what if the new year is asking for something gentler? In this episode of the Art of Homeschooling Podcast, Jean invites you to welcome the new year without a plan (yet) and return to your center before making any homeschooling decisions. Inspired by a quote from Rainer Maria Rilke, we explore why orientation comes before action and how creating space allows clarity to emerge. Perfect for homeschooling parents craving calm, confidence, and a meaningful, fresh start.Join Taproot Onlinehttps://artofhomeschooling.com/taprootonlineFind the Show Notes here  https://artofhomeschooling.com/episode243/Send Jean a text message. (Include your email if you want an answer!)Support the showThanks for listening!

durée : 00:59:44 - Le Book Club - par : Marie Richeux - L'écrivaine Amélie Nothomb nous dévoile ses rayonnages littéraires. Dans sa bibliothèque : Jean Cocteau, Yukio Mishima, Marguerite Yourcenar, un roman décadent de Rachilde et des lettres de Rainer Maria Rilke. - réalisation : Françoise Le Floch - invités : Amélie Nothomb Écrivaine belge

In this solo episode, I offer an in-depth exploration of Psychotherapy and the Daimonic, a remarkable essay by Rollo May, originally published in Myths, Dreams, and Religion, edited by Joseph Campbell.Rollo May introduces the daimonic as any natural force within the human being that has the power to take over the whole person. Far from equating the daimonic with evil or pathology, May argues that it names a fundamental dimension of human power—one that can be creative or destructive depending on whether it is consciously confronted or denied.In this episode, I situate May historically within the development of existential psychotherapy, explore his critiques of behaviorism and humanistic therapy, and reflect on his striking use of myth, language, and religious symbolism. Along the way, I examine themes such as aggression, loneliness, anxiety, repression, panic, and the role of naming in therapeutic change.Drawing on May's discussion of figures like Rainer Maria Rilke and William James, I reflect on why naming alone is never enough—why words can disclose the daimonic but also conceal it through intellectualization—and how genuine healing requires a change in the myths by which we live.This episode is a philosophical and clinical meditation on psychotherapy not as symptom management or adjustment, but as a process of initiation: helping individuals come into conscious relationship with power, reclaim what once possessed them, and move from blind force toward meaning.

“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” —Rainer Maria Rilke, poet This quote reminds us to be ready for a new day, week, month, and year…Happy New Year 2026! MeredithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Mitchell has translated or adapted some of the world's most beautiful and spiritually rich texts, including The Gospel According to Jesus, The Book of Job, Gilgamesh, Tao Te Ching, Bhagavad Gita, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, and The Way of Forgiveness. In his latest book, The First Christmas: A Story of New Beginnings, he brings the Nativity story to life as never before. In this special episode, Jacke talks to Stephen about his translations, his search for spiritual truths, and his work imagining the story of the first Christmas from multiple points of view. PLUS Jacke continues his way up the charts of the Greatest Books of All Time with a look at #4 on the list, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Note: A version of this episode first ran in December 2021. Join Jacke on a trip through literary England! Join Jacke and fellow literature fans on an eight-day journey through literary England in partnership with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠John Shors Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in May 2026! Scheduled stops include The Charles Dickens Museum, Dr. Johnson's house, Jane Austen's Bath, Tolkien's Oxford, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and more. Learn more by emailing jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or masahiko@johnshorstravel.com, or by contacting us through our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofliterature.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. December update: Act soon - there are only two spots left! The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gabrielruizbernal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Help support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/literature ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofliterature.com/donate ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this year, the remarkable eco-philosopher Joanna Macy passed away at age ninety-six. Among her many gifts, she was a seminal translator of the great twentieth-century poet Rainer Maria Rilke. In our final episode of the year, we return to a selection of translations of Rilke from The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, by Joanna and award-winning poet Anita Barrows, that speak to the beauty and mystery present in worlds both seen and unseen, the unknowability of the Divine, and the union of nature and the transcendent. We share them this holiday period in the hope they nourish heart and spirit, inviting reflection on all that is given and all that fades away. Cover artwork by Claire Collette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I was torn between bringing you an episode with trashy secular holiday songs or taking the high road with the Christmas portion of Paul Hindemith's Das Marienleben cycle, featuring recordings by Jennie Tourel and Erich Itor Kahn (in the songs) preceded by Lotte Lehmann, reading from the original Rainer Maria Rilke poetry cycle. I chose the high road, and I think that I chose wisely. Neither Lehmann's nor Tourel's exceptionally beautiful recordings was ever reissued in any format, and these days it is quite rare to even find a copy of either. I was lucky recently to obtain copies of both and I offer the poems and songs from the first half of the cycle here, supplemented by Irmgard Seefried singing two Hindemith motets on the life of Christ, the versatile British soprano Dorothy Dorow singing a carol text set by Arnold Bax. And for those who would have preferred Holiday Trash, I begin the proceedings with the the iconic “Not on Christmas” sequence from John Waters's 1974 masterpiece, Female Trouble. In short: something for everyone in this holiday episode! Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and author yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.

durée : 00:04:26 - Le Reportage de la rédaction - Ses "Lettres à un jeune poète" figurent parmi ses œuvres les plus célèbres. Rilke est l'un des écrivains de langue allemande les plus connus et aujourd'hui les influenceurs citent ses poèmes. À l'occasion du 150e anniversaire de sa naissance, une exposition lui est consacrée, en Allemagne.

Hoy se cumplen 150 anos del nacimiento de Rainer Maria Rilke, el mayor poeta del siglo pasado. Cuando un joven cadete que queria dedicarse a los versos acudio a el en busca de consejo, Rilke le respondio con sus Cartas a un joven poeta. El primer consejo le decia que no buscara consejo: es decir, que no buscara las respuestas fuera de si, sino en su interior. El segundo lo conminaba a aferrarse a las cosas que lo rodeaban, no importa lo pequenas que fueran. El propio Rilke era un hombre pequeno, con aire de nino, que decia que la unica patria es la infancia, aunque la suya no habia sido especialmente feliz. Lo vistieron de nina, para compensar la perdida de su hermana fallecida, y luego lo enviaron a una academia militar cuya dureza lo expulso al mundo grande. Permanentemente desarraigado, busco un suelo en que asentarse en mas de cincuenta ciudades, varias de ellas andaluzas. Se cruzo en una taberna en Cordoba con una perrita fea y exhausta, en avanzada prenez, y en sus ojos agrandados vio una verdad que trascendia lo individual. A partir de entonces entendio que en lo pequeno estaba la clave de nuestra vida. Ahora que hablamos tanto de corrupcion hay que recordar que la felicidad esta en las pequenas cosas, como dijo Groucho: un pequeno yate, una pequena mansion, una pequena fortuna.

Hypersensibel und hochbegabt: Rainer Maria Rilke ist ein Phänomen. Der 1875 in Prag geborene Dichter wird auch knapp hundert Jahre nach seinem Tod verehrt wie kaum ein anderer Autor deutscher Sprache. Lady Gaga trägt sie als Tattoo, auf Instagram und Tiktok entdecken junge Menschen seine Poesie neu. Rilke war ein Suchender und führte ein ruheloses Leben, getrieben von Angst und der Suche nach Schönheit, geprägt von intensiven Beziehungen zu starken Frauen, künstlerischen Krisen und von einer Sensibilität, die zugleich Bürde und Quell seines dichterischen Genies war. Seine Texte thematisieren die existenziellen Fragen des Menschseins, kreisen um Gott und preisen Natur und Tierwelt. Was macht Rilke zu einem generationenübergreifenden Phänomen? Was hat es mit der extensiven Liste an Geliebten auf sich, und was hätte Rilke zu Krisen unserer Zeit zu sagen? Olivia Röllin im Gespräch mit der Literaturkritikerin und Autorin Iris Radisch und dem Literaturwissenschaftler und Rilke-Biograf Manfred Koch.

Hypersensibel und hochbegabt: Rainer Maria Rilke ist ein Phänomen. Der 1875 in Prag geborene Dichter wird auch knapp hundert Jahre nach seinem Tod verehrt wie kaum ein anderer Autor deutscher Sprache. Lady Gaga trägt sie als Tattoo, auf Instagram und Tiktok entdecken junge Menschen seine Poesie neu. Rilke war ein Suchender und führte ein ruheloses Leben, getrieben von Angst und der Suche nach Schönheit, geprägt von intensiven Beziehungen zu starken Frauen, künstlerischen Krisen und von einer Sensibilität, die zugleich Bürde und Quell seines dichterischen Genies war. Seine Texte thematisieren die existenziellen Fragen des Menschseins, kreisen um Gott und preisen Natur und Tierwelt. Was macht Rilke zu einem generationenübergreifenden Phänomen? Was hat es mit der extensiven Liste an Geliebten auf sich, und was hätte Rilke zu Krisen unserer Zeit zu sagen? Olivia Röllin im Gespräch mit der Literaturkritikerin und Autorin Iris Radisch und dem Literaturwissenschaftler und Rilke-Biograf Manfred Koch.

An exploration of the poem "Sometimes a man stands up during supper" by Rainer Maria Rilke.   www.JayLeeming.com

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This is a podcast of a guest sermon, given by invitation to the Unitarian Universalist Community of the Catskills. A guest sermon invited by the Unitarian Universalist Community of the Catskills, Aug 9, 2015. In it, I discuss Rainer Maria Rilke's conception of "solitude" (Einsamkeit), and its relevance to our contemporary lives. Explaining how the two dimensions of slowing down temporally and making space spatially figure into the development of solitude as Rilke describes it, I suggest that in our own era, time has become the more scarce resource. You can read a transcript of the sermon here: https://www.academia.edu/14942470/Solitude_Slowing_Down_and_Clearing_Space

“And then comes the knowing that in me there is space for a second, large, and timeless life.” Rainer Maria Rilke, Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God According to Carl Jung the second half of life cannot be lived in the same manner as the first. “Whoever carries over into the afternoon the […] The post Carl Jung – How Life Changes After 40 first appeared on Academy of Ideas.

The queens put the SIS in ekphrasis!Please Support Breaking Form!Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.Show Notes:The Greek word ekphrasis (ἔκφρασις) is derived from the Greek prefix ek- ("out") and the verb phrazein ("to speak," "to explain," or "to show"). The combination translates to "to speak out," "to speak clearly and completely," or "to show clearly." In the movie Showgirls, Kyle MacLachlan's character, Zack Carey, corrects Nomi Malone (played by Elizabeth Berkley) when she mispronounces "Versace" as "Ver-sayce." Watch the iconic scene here."Faithfully" is a song by American rock band Journey, released in 1983 as the second single from their album Frontiers. Go behind the music with some more info about the song's origin story.The receipts about Karl Lagerfeld's hateful (racist, fat phobic) ass are here.Some of the poems and poets we mention include:Jorie Graham, San SepolcroPaul Tran, Like Judith Slaying Holofernes -- and listen to Tran talk about their inspiration for this poem.Rainer Maria Rilke, "Archaic Torso of Apollo"Tommye Blount, "Karl Lagerfeld's line of beauty"Amy Gerstler, "Dear Boy George"Anne Sexton, "Starry Night" David Trinidad's "Peyton Place: A Haiku Soap Opera" (excerpt)Walta Borawski, "Watching Sting on Saturday Night Live." Check out this review of Borawski's Collected Poems.  

Theologian Miroslav Volf reflects on solitude, loneliness, and how being alone can reveal our humanity, selfhood, and relationship with God.This episode is part 1 of a 5-part series, SOLO, which explores the theological, moral, and psychological dimensions of loneliness, solitude, and being alone.“Solitude brings one back in touch with who one is—it's how we stabilize ourselves so we know how to be ourselves with others.”Macie Bridge welcomes Miroslav for a conversation on solitude and being oneself—probing the difference between loneliness and aloneness, and the essential role of solitude in a flourishing Christian life. Reflecting on Genesis, the Incarnation, and the sensory life of faith, Volf considers how we can both embrace solitude and attend to the loneliness of others.He shares personal reflections on his mother's daily prayer practice and how solitude grounded her in divine presence. Volf describes how solitude restores the self before God and others: “Nobody can be me instead of me.” It is possible, he suggests, that we can we rediscover the presence of God in every relationship—solitary or shared.Helpful Links and ResourcesThe Cost of Ambition: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us WorseFyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and PunishmentRainer Maria Rilke, Book of Hours (Buch der Stunden)Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Creation and FallEpisode Highlights“Nobody can be me instead of me. And since I must be me, to be me well, I need times with myself.”“It's not good, in almost a metaphysical sense, for us to be alone. We aren't ourselves when we are simply alone.”“Solitude brings one back in touch with who one is—it's how we stabilize ourselves so we know how to be ourselves with others.”“Our relationship to God is mediated by our relationships to others. To honor another is to honor God.”“When we attend to the loneliness of others, in some ways we tend to our own loneliness.”Solitude, Loneliness, and FlourishingThe difference between solitude (constructive aloneness) and loneliness (diminishment of self).COVID-19 as an amplifier of solitude and loneliness.Volf's experience of being alone at Yale—productive solitude without loneliness.Loneliness as “the absence of an affirming glance.”Aloneness as essential for self-reflection and renewal before others.Humanity, Creation, and RelationshipAdam's solitude in Genesis as an incomplete creation—“It is not good for man to be alone.”Human beings as fundamentally social and political.A newborn cannot flourish without touch and gaze—relational presence is constitutive of personhood.Solitude and communion exist in dynamic tension; both must be rightly measured.Jesus's Solitude and Human ResponsibilityJesus withdrawing to pray as a model of sacred solitude.Solitude allows one to “return to oneself,” guarding against being lost in the crowd.The danger of losing selfhood in relationships, “becoming echoes of the crowd.”God, Limits, and OthersEvery other person as a God-given limit—“To honor another is to honor God.”Violating others as transgressing divine boundaries.True spirituality as respecting the space, limit, and presence of the other.Touch, Senses, and the ChurchThe sensory dimension of faith—seeing, touching, being seen.Mary's anointing of Jesus as embodied gospel.Rilke's “ripe seeing”: vision as invitation and affirmation.The church as a site of embodied presence—touch, seeing, listening as acts of communion.The Fear of Violation and the Gift of RespectLoneliness often born from fear of being violated rather than from lack of company.Loving another includes honoring their limit and respecting their freedom.Practical Reflections on LonelinessQuestions Volf asks himself: “Do I dare to be alone? How do I draw strength when I feel lonely?”The paradox of social connection in a digital age—teenagers side by side, “completely disconnected.”Love as sheer presence—“By sheer being, having a loving attitude, I relieve another's loneliness.”The Spiritual Discipline of SolitudeVolf's mother's daily hour of morning prayer—learning to hear God's voice like Samuel.Solitude as the ground for transformation: narrating oneself before God.“Nobody can die in my place… nobody can live my life in my place.”Solitude as preparation for love and life in community.About Miroslav VolfMiroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and Founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. He is the author of Exclusion and Embrace, Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World, and numerous works on theology, culture, and human flourishing—most recently The Cost of Ambition: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse.Production NotesThis podcast featured Miroslav VolfInterview by Macie BridgeEdited and Produced by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Alexa Rollow, Emily Brookfield, and Hope ChunA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2756: Cylon George explores how true companionship thrives through mutual strength, shared silence, forgiveness, and space for individuality. He reminds us that real love goes beyond sentiment, inviting us to see and accept our partners as they are while encouraging growth, humility, and deep connection. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/the-art-of-companionship Quotes to ponder: “Lean on your companion when you need encouragement and support. Allow them to lean on you when they're stuck.” “You were made for more than yourself. You were made for relationship.” “Real relationships challenge us and help us grow.” Episode references: The Way to Love by Anthony De Mello: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Love-Anthony-Mello/dp/038524939X Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Young-Poet-Rainer-Rilke/dp/0486422453 The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Joy-Lasting-Happiness-Changing/dp/0399185046 The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Loving-Erich-Fromm/dp/0061129739 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2756: Cylon George explores how true companionship thrives through mutual strength, shared silence, forgiveness, and space for individuality. He reminds us that real love goes beyond sentiment, inviting us to see and accept our partners as they are while encouraging growth, humility, and deep connection. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/the-art-of-companionship Quotes to ponder: “Lean on your companion when you need encouragement and support. Allow them to lean on you when they're stuck.” “You were made for more than yourself. You were made for relationship.” “Real relationships challenge us and help us grow.” Episode references: The Way to Love by Anthony De Mello: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Love-Anthony-Mello/dp/038524939X Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Young-Poet-Rainer-Rilke/dp/0486422453 The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Joy-Lasting-Happiness-Changing/dp/0399185046 The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Loving-Erich-Fromm/dp/0061129739 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the opening session (part 1) of Love and Death, Roshi Joan Halifax and Frank Ostaseski welcomed more than 1,300 participants into a shared inquiry of love and mortality. Framed by Rainer Maria Rilke's insight that […]

In honor of the recent passing of the eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar, and dear friend Joanna Macy, we return to our interview with her from 2018. In this conversation, she traces the ways a life-long heart connection with the living world cultivated a resounding ecological awareness within her work and spirituality; and explores how we might return to an “ecological self” as a way to be of service amid the climate catastrophe. Joanna was also a seminal translator of Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry, finding his contemplations on the entwinement of grief, beauty, and spiritual life deeply resonant. You can hear Joanna recite, alongside Anita Burrows, a selection of their translations in our audio story Be Earth Now.  Read the interview transcript. Photo by Adam Loften. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth Weingarten, a journalist and applied behavioral scientist, shares her journey through the labyrinth of life's uncertainties in our latest episode. As she faced personal challenges in her marriage and career, she found solace and guidance not in conventional advice, but in the words of Rainer Maria Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet." Elizabeth's new book, "How to Fall in Love with Questions," is a testament to the power of thoughtful inquiry in an uncertain world. She unveils how embracing questions, rather than fearing them, can lead to personal growth and deeper connections.This episode also tackles the importance of resisting the constant pull of technology for quick answers and instead invites listeners to build resilience by living with uncertainty in everyday situations. By nurturing this practice, we discover how to manage life's bigger, more ambiguous questions with courage and self-awareness.Listeners will find inspiration in creating a "questions practice," an approach that fosters curiosity, conversation, community, and commitment. Learn to transform limiting questions into ones that open possibilities and guide you towards your true desires. With practical examples and strategies, Elizabeth illustrates how open-ended questions can enhance relationships and foster a collaborative spirit, especially within teams. This episode is a call to view uncertainty as an opportunity for growth, to embrace diverse perspectives, and to transform questioning into a powerful tool for personal and professional development.What You'll Learn- The transformative power of embracing questions during uncertain times- How thoughtful inquiry can ignite personal growth- Strategies for building resilience through the art of questioning- Ways to forge deeper connections in personal relationships using questions- Techniques to enhance professional interactions by embracing curiosity- The empowering and inspiring effects of incorporating questions into daily lifePodcast Timestamps(00:00) - Falling in Love With Questions – A Personal Journey(12:33) – Questions As Acts of Courage(20:22) – What Is A Questions Practice?(34:09) – The Power of Open-Ended Questions(43:25) – Creating A Team Culture That Embraces Questions(51:24) – Questions to Keep and Questions to Let GoKEYWORDSPositive Leadership, Navigating Uncertainty, The Power of Questions, Personal Growth, Leading with Courage, Vulnerability as Strength, Managing Technology, Enhancing Resilience, Deepening Relationships, Open-ended Questions, Positive Team Dynamics, The Benefits of Rituals, The Secrets to Collaboration, Raising Self-awareness, CEO Success

This rich, gorgeous conversation will fill your soul. The singular and beloved Joanna Macy died at home at the age of 96 on July 20, 2025. She has left an immense legacy of beauty and wisdom and courage to sustain us. A Buddhist teacher, ecological philosopher, and Rilke translator, she taught and embodied a wild love for the world. What follows is the second and final conversation Krista had with Joanna, together with Joanna's friend, psychologist and fellow Rilke translator Anita Barrows, in 2021. Joanna and Anita had just published a new translation of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet. At the turn of the last tumultuous century, Rilke was prescient in realizing that the world as he'd known it was passing away. Joanna's adventurous life and vision took shape in the crucibles of the history that then unfolded. Relistening to her now is to experience a way of standing before the great, unfolding dramas of our time — ecological, political, intimate. We stand before the possibilities of what Joanna called “A Great Unraveling” or “A Great Turning” towards life-generating human society. All of this and so much more comes through in the riches of this life-giving conversation. Sign yourself and others up for The Pause to be on our mailing list for all things On Being and to receive Krista's monthly Saturday morning newsletter, including a heads-up on new episodes, special offerings, recommendations, and event invitations.Joanna Macy was the root teacher of The Work That Reconnects. Her books include Active Hope and four volumes of translated works of Rainer Maria Rilke, together with Anita Barrows: Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God;  In Praise of Mortality; and A Year with Rilke. Krista's previous "On Being” episode with her is “A Wild Love for the World.” That's also the title of a lovely book of homage to Joanna that was published in 2020. Anita Barrows's most recent poetry collection is Testimony. She is the Institute Professor of Psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, and also maintains a private practice. 

Dear friends, In memory of Joanna Macy, who passed away on July 19th, we are republishing episode #12 of The Way Out Is In podcast series, with an introduction by Jo Confino. A scholar of Buddhism, systems theory, and deep ecology, Joanna Macy (1929 -2025), PhD, was one of the most respected voices in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology. She interweaved her scholarship with learnings from six decades of activism, had written twelve books, and laught an empowerment approach known as the Work That Reconnects. In episode 12 (November, 2021), presenters Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and lay Buddhist practitioner and journalist Jo Confino were joined by Joanna Macy to discuss the relevance of Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings to the crises we face today as a species; the energy of simplicity; truth-telling and the power of facing the truth; the grounds for transformation; impermanence; interbeing. Joanna recollects what Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings and activism have meant to her, and shares a special meeting with him in the early 1980s, during a UN peace conference, when Thay read one of his essential poems in public for the first time. Joanna's activism, forged during many campaigns, and her practice and study of Theravada Buddhism, shine through in her priceless advice about facing the current social and ecological crisis, grieving for all creation, and finding the power to deal with the heartbreaking present-day reality. She also addresses how grief and joy can coexist in one person, and how to be present for life even in the midst of struggle.Their conversations will take you from the current “great unravelling” and the “gift of death” to Rilke's poetry; the magic of love as solution; active hope; the contemporary relevance of the ancient Prophecy of the Shambhala Warriors; the possibility of a “great turning”. And can you guess her aspirations at 92? Could a swing be just the perfect place to discuss the evanescence of life?Brother Phap Huu shares a lesson in patience from Thay, and adds to the teachings of touching suffering, recognizing and embracing the truth, consumption of consciousness, finding balance, and smiling at life.  Jo reads a special translation of one of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies, expands upon some of Joanna's core books and philosophies, and recollects “irreplaceable” advice about overwork. The episode ends with a guided meditation by Joanna Macy. Co-produced by the Plum Village App:https://plumvillage.app/ And Global Optimism:https://globaloptimism.com/ With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/ List of resources Lotus in a Sea of Fire (1967)https://plumvillage.org/books/1967-hoa-sen-trong-bien-lua-lotus-in-a-sea-of-fire/ Call Me By My True Nameshttps://plumvillage.org/books/call-me-by-my-true-names/ Celestial Bodhisattvashttps://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/buddhas-and-bodhisattvas-celestial-buddhas-and-bodhisattvas Rainer Maria Rilkehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Maria_Rilke Duino Elegieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duino_Elegies The Tenth Elegyhttps://www.tellthestory.co.uk/translatedpoemduino10.html The Book of Hourshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Hours Satipaṭṭhānahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satipatthana World as Lover, World as Selfhttps://www.parallax.org/product/world-as-lover-world-as-self-a-guide-to-living-fully-in-turbulent-times/ ‘The Shambhala Warrior'https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=236 The Shambhala Warrior Prophecyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dbM93FALE Bardohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo ‘Entering the Bardo'https://emergencemagazine.org/op_ed/entering-the-bardo/ Maitreyahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya Ho Chi Minhhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh Śūnyatāhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C5%ABnyat%C4%81Svabhava https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svabhava Kṣitigarbhahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E1%B9%A3itigarbha Parallax Presshttps://www.parallax.org/ Ānāpānasatihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anapanasati Satipaṭṭhānahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satipatthana Quotes “Do not be afraid of feeling pain for the world. Do not be afraid of the suffering, but take it. That’s what a bodhisattva learns to do, and that makes your heart very big.” “Life is only difficult for those who pick and choose. You just take it. And that helps you feel whole, and maybe flying with the birds helps you be with the deep levels of hell. But this is life and it’s all given to us and it’s given free.” “It doesn’t take a poet; all of us can feel that there are times when a shadow passes over our mood and we taste the tears. Taste the tears. They’re salty. It’s the living Earth. We are part of this.” “All Rilke says is, ‘Give me the time so I can love the things.' As if that’s the great commandment. So I want more time to do what I’m made to do. Why else do we have these hearts with more neurons in them than our brains? Why else are we given eyes that can see the beauty of this world and ears that can hear such beautiful poetry? And lungs that can breathe the air. We have to use these things for tasting and loving our world. And if she’s ailing, now is the time to love her more.” “You are the environment; the environment is not outside of you.” “We are in a space without a map. With the likelihood of economic collapse and climate catastrophe looming, it feels like we are on shifting ground, where old habits and old scenarios no longer apply. In Tibetan Buddhism, such a space or gap between known worlds is called a bardo. It is frightening. It is also a place of potential transformation. As you enter the bardo, there facing you is the Buddha Akshobhya. His element is Water. He is holding a mirror, for his gift is Mirror Wisdom, reflecting everything just as it is. And the teaching of Akshobhya's mirror is this: Do not look away. Do not avert your gaze. Do not turn aside. This teaching clearly calls for radical attention and total acceptance.”“We all have an appointment, and that appointment is with life. And if we can touch that in each moment, our life will become more beautiful when we allow ourselves to arrive at that appointment.” “Even in despair, we have to enjoy life, because we see life as beautiful; [we see] that planet Earth is still a miracle.” “We know we are still alive, and because we are alive, anything is possible. So let us take care of the situation in a more calm and mindful way.” “Even wholesome things can become a distraction if you make them take the place of your sheer presence to life.” “Maybe this really will be the last chapter. But I’m here, and how fortunate I am to be here. And I have imagined that it’s so wonderful to be here.” “Impermanence: the fragrance of our day.”