Podcasts about Rainer Maria Rilke

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!

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.

What Do I Want This Change To Leave With Me?Every change leaves something behind. A lesson. A trace. A quieter understanding of who we are becoming.In this final episode of A Change Question, Ali invites you to pause and reflect on one last question: What do I want this change to leave with me?Drawing on Viktor Frankl, T S Eliot, Maya Angelou, and a closing reading from Rainer Maria Rilke, this episode explores how meaning settles after change, and how we can carry learning forward with care.This is not advice. It is a gentle ending. A moment to honour what has shaped you, and to stay close to the questions that will continue to guide you.A reflective close to the A Change Question mini-series from The Inner Game of Change.Send us a textAli Juma @The Inner Game of Change podcast Follow me on LinkedIn

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

Und doch, ist nicht dies das Leben?ich glaube: dass aus viel dürftigen, bangen, kleinlichenund schmählichen Einzelheiten sich am Ende doch eingroßartiges Ganzes zusammensetzt, das ja nicht wäre,wenn wir‘s verstünden und leisteten, sondern an dem wirmit unserem Können und unserem Misslingen gleich weit beteiligt sind.(Rainer Maria Rilke)

Viele Weihnachtsgedichte und -darstellungen porträtieren Maria als erhabene Gottesmutter, mit Heiligenschein, sanftem, wissenden Blick und übermenschlich. Rainer Maria Rilke, dessen 150. Geburtstag wir in diesem Jahr feiern, hat es ganz anders gemacht. In seinem Gedicht „Christi Geburt“ fragt er, wie es Maria wohl ganz persönlich mit dieser außergewöhnlichen Erfahrung ging, Mutter des Gottessohns zu werden. Das Ergebnis ist ein überraschend menschliches Bild von Maria, das verrät, wie aufmerksam Rilke in die weibliche Seele blickte.

Er wollte die Konventionen sprengen: Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) ist einer der bekanntesten deutschsprachigen Schriftsteller. Er stellte die Wahrnehmung der westlichen Kultur auf den Kopf. Dabei ist ein Werk von ergreifender Schönheit entstanden. Von Burkhard Reinartz www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Lange Nacht

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.

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.

Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) hat nicht nur Gedichte, sondern auch lyrische Prosa geschrieben. Sein berühmtestes Werk aus dieser Gattung erschien 1910: „Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge“. Es ist das Tagebuch eines jungen Schriftstellers, der im Paris der Jahrhundertwende gestrandet ist. Das Buch gilt als erster großer Roman der literarischen Moderne. Der verstorbene Sprecher und Schauspieler Gert Westphal macht Rilkes Dichtkunst zum beeindruckenden Hör-Erlebnis.

Seit 20 Jahren bringt das Produzenten-Duo Poesie von Rainer-Maria Rilke nicht nur zum Klingen, sondern auch unter die Leute, quer durch die Generationen. Stars aus Schauspiel und Musik haben sich ihrer Idee angeschlossen. Bei uns stellen Fleer und Schönherz jetzt ihren ganz persönlichen Soundtrack vor. Rilke würde da glatt noch mehr dichten…

Přeložil Jindřich Pokorný.Podpořit činnost Poetického klubu můžete na➤ https://www.poetickyklub.cz/podporanebo na Ko-fihttps://ko-fi.com/poetickyklubnebo na Forendors ➤ https://www.forendors.cz/poetickyklubPodcasty „Báseň na každý den“ a „Poetický klub“ poslouchejte na Spotify, Apple, Google, YouRadio, České Podcasty nebo Audiolibrix.Domovská stránka podcastu je na ➤ https://www.poetickyklub.czOdebírejte novinky Poetického klubu do e-mailu ➤ https://www.poetickyklub.cz/novinky-poetickeho-klubu

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.

Mengeringhaus, Maximilian www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

Mengeringhaus, Maximilian www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

150 Jahre Rainer Maria Rilke: die Bedeutung von Rilkes Werk für Literatur, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Von Lady Gaga bis zu neuer Literaturdeutung.

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.

Přeložil Vladimír Holan.Podpořit činnost Poetického klubu můžete na➤ https://www.poetickyklub.cz/podporanebo na Ko-fihttps://ko-fi.com/poetickyklubnebo na Forendors ➤ https://www.forendors.cz/poetickyklubPodcasty „Báseň na každý den“ a „Poetický klub“ poslouchejte na Spotify, Apple, Google, YouRadio, České Podcasty nebo Audiolibrix.Domovská stránka podcastu je na ➤ https://www.poetickyklub.czOdebírejte novinky Poetického klubu do e-mailu ➤ https://www.poetickyklub.cz/novinky-poetickeho-klubu

In diesem "Info-DIREKT Live-Podcast" feiert Info-DIREKT-Chef Michael Scharfmüller gemeinsam mit dem Wiener Aktivisten und Erfolgsautor Martin Sellner den Geburtstag des Dichters Rainer Maria Rilke, der heute vor 150. Jahren in Prag geboren wurde.Die in der Sendung versprochenen Links sind hier zu finden: https://www.info-direkt.eu/geschichte/wir-feiern-den-150-geburtstag-von-rainer-maria-rilke

Mengeringhaus, Maximilian www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

Báseň je ze sbírky Nové básně , vydalo nakladatelství Insel Verlag v roce 1908.Přeložil Jindřich Pokorný.Podpořit činnost Poetického klubu můžete na➤ https://www.poetickyklub.cz/podporanebo na Ko-fihttps://ko-fi.com/poetickyklubnebo na Forendors ➤ https://www.forendors.cz/poetickyklubPodcasty „Báseň na každý den“ a „Poetický klub“ poslouchejte na Spotify, Apple, Google, YouRadio, České Podcasty nebo Audiolibrix.Domovská stránka podcastu je na ➤ https://www.poetickyklub.czOdebírejte novinky Poetického klubu do e-mailu ➤ https://www.poetickyklub.cz/novinky-poetickeho-klubu

In dieser Folge mit Anika, Meike und Robin: „Die Unbußfertigen“ von Elina Penner, „I Feel You“ von Yasmine M‘Barek und „Die viktorianische Chaiselongue“ von Marghanita Laski. Im Nachrichtenblock widmen wir uns heute zwei launigen Lyrikern: Wolfram Weimer (Kulturstaatsminister mit Eiterbeulenexpertise) und Rainer Maria Rilke (150 Jahre alter Sack aus Prag, schreibt über Wandteppiche, den Tod etc.). Außerdem: Das Cambridge Dictionary kürt "parasozial" zum Wort des Jahres, inspiriert von einer blonden Sängerin, die vorgibt, Englischlehrerin zu sein, aber das Schicksal der Ophelia irgendwie missverstanden hat.

„Du musst das Leben nicht verstehen“ (Autor: Delia Emmerich)

„Du musst das Leben nicht verstehen“ (Autor: Delia Emmerich)

Rainer Maria Rilke ist der weltweit bekannteste deutschsprachige Dichter. Sein Werk ist durchzogen von religiösen Themen. Rilkes Denken und Dichten verändert sich, doch es bleibt einem „nahen und schwer fassbaren Gott“ verbunden. Reinartz, Burkhard www.deutschlandfunk.de, Aus Religion und Gesellschaft

Rilke ist einer der populärsten deutschen Dichter überhaupt. Zum großen Jubiläum gibt es im Gasteig HP8 in München nun "Gedichte für alle". Niels Beintker weiß mehr

Báseň je ze sbírky Kniha obrazů, vydalo nakladatelství Axel Juncker Verlag v roce 1902.Přeložil Jakub Deml.Podpořit činnost Poetického klubu můžete na➤ https://www.poetickyklub.cz/podporanebo na Ko-fihttps://ko-fi.com/poetickyklubnebo na Forendors ➤ https://www.forendors.cz/poetickyklubPodcasty „Báseň na každý den“ a „Poetický klub“ poslouchejte na Spotify, Apple, Google, YouRadio, České Podcasty nebo Audiolibrix.Domovská stránka podcastu je na ➤ https://www.poetickyklub.czOdebírejte novinky Poetického klubu do e-mailu ➤ https://www.poetickyklub.cz/novinky-poetickeho-klubu

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.

Vorträgliche Glückwünsche zum Geburtstag gelten hierzulande mittlerweile als unüblich, in den 1920er Jahren war man diesbezüglich aber noch nicht so streng. Rainer Maria Rilke feierte seinen 50. erst am 4. Dezember 1925, die Hamburger Nachrichten gratulierten aber bereits am 29. November. Sein Laudator Hans Bethge war selbst Schriftsteller und vor allem für seine Nachdichtungen orientalischer Lyrik bekannt. Gustav Mahlers berühmtes Lied von der Erde geht auf Gedichte Bethges zurück, der, wie bekanntlich auch Rilke, teilweise im Worpsweder Künstlerkreis verkehrte. Dass er ein intimer Kenner von Rilkes Lyrik war, verrät sein Text allemal – obwohl man über die These, Rilke habe niemals ein Liebeslied gedichtet, gewiss trefflich streiten kann. Es liest Rosa Leu.

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

Drees, Jan www.deutschlandfunk.de, Büchermarkt

Drees, Jan www.deutschlandfunk.de, Büchermarkt

Main, Andreas www.deutschlandfunk.de, Tag für Tag

Kurz vor seinem 150. Geburtstag sprechen wir über den Dichter Rainer Maria Rilke. Der Autor Hans-Peter Kunisch hat sich mit dem politischen Rilke auseinandersetzt - insbesondere mit seinem Hang zum italienischen Faschismus - im Buch "Das Flimmern der Raubtierfelle" (Reclam) / Außerdem: Manfred Kochs Biographie "Rilke. Dichter der Angst" (C.H. Beck) / Till Kössler legt zum 50. Todestag Francisco Francos eine neue Biographie über den spanischen Diktator vor (C.H. Beck) / Yulia Marfutowa reist literarisch zurück in ihre Geburtsland Russland: "Eine Chance ist ein höchstens spatzengroßer Vogel" (Rowohlt) / Das literarische Rätsel

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.

Marilena Garis"Rainer Maria Rilke. Luce sull'invisibile"Edizioni Areswww.edizioniares.itUn'inquietudine profonda ha segnato l'esistenza di Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), poeta dell'anima, la cui vita, contraddistinta da un incessante vagabondare geografico e interiore, si intreccia indissolubilmente alla sua opera. Nato a Praga nel 1875, cresciuto tra l'amore soffocante di una madre che lo vestiva come una bambina e l'austerità delle scuole militari imposte dal padre, Rilke sviluppò fin da giovane uno straordinario e complesso mondo interiore che sarebbe diventato il nucleo pulsante della sua poetica.Dall'incontro con Lou Andreas-Salomé, musa e guida intellettuale, ai viaggi in Russia che segnarono la sua spiritualità, dall'influenza di Auguste Rodin a Parigi fino al rifugio creativo nel castello di Duino e nella torre di Muzot, sulle Alpi svizzere, ogni tappa della sua esistenza fu un passo verso la creazione dei suoi capolavori, come le Elegie duinesi e i Sonetti a Orfeo. La sua poesia, spesso carica di immagini e metafore visionarie, ha innovato il linguaggio lirico del Novecento per aprirsi a un verso libero, che rispecchia il fluire dell'anima.Marilena Garis, in questa appassionata biografia, non racconta solo una vita straordinaria, ma anche un viaggio nei luoghi che plasmarono l'esistenza e l'opera del poeta.Marilena Garis (1976), giurista, cultrice della letteratura e della poesia, scrive per la rivista letteraria Pangea. Studiosa rilkiana, è membro della Association des Amis de la Fondation Rilke di Sierre (Svizzera). Ha curato l'epistolario R.M. Rilke e A. Forrer, La tentazione della rima(Magog 2023) e insieme a Giorgio Anelli il carteggio C. Pozzi e R.M. Rilke, Non dimenticherò che mi avete teso la mano (Ladolfi 2023). Con Ares ha pubblicato il profilo Rainer Maria Rilke. Luce sull'invisibile.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

This Lifeworlds episode is a devotional journey into the work of Rainer Maria Rilke, the lyrical German poet of thresholds and embracing transformations.Through readings of his most luminous poems and writings, we explore how Rilke guides us deliciously in reconciling suffering and turmoil with tremendous beauty. It's an offering for anyone standing in the in-between, for those moving through sublimation, and longing for those secret, dazzling encounters with primal life forces. Rilke's words are an invitation in. To move towards. His poems are prayers…. “to go out into our hearts as onto a vast plain, so that life can feel us as it reaches for us.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.