Podcast appearances and mentions of stephen knapp

Our guest speaker is Stephen Knapp with Through the Glass Recovery. Stephen talks about his recovery journey from alcohol addiction and his marriage relationship and how it affected his children.

 A mini meditation to help you recognize and sustain the recognition of the aura of Love that you are... the aura that surrounds that body ... the aura that IS that body... the aura that is appearing as this moment, these words, those hands, that phone.  "Practice carrying your own atmosphere with you. In other words, keep that loving presence with you. For example, meditate on being in a sacred place and the feeling or consciousness you have while there. Now be absorbed in and project that atmosphere out around you wherever you are, and to others nearby. As such, you can be your own temple. In this way, when around people of negative energy, you can concentrate on sharing your own positive energy rather than absorbing theirs. In this way, you also create a protective barrier around yourself while maintaining a kind and friendly attitude. The primary objective in such a situation is to give them more of your energy, your understanding, and your essence rather than accepting theirs. You can even imagine light emanating from within you and encompassing them, clearing and cleansing all undesirable energy from the environment." - Stephen Knapp of stephenknapp.comYou know that 'holy' feeling you  become aware of when you're in an old church or temple?  That very sacred, Go(o)d feeling that makes you walk more slowly, and makes you grow quiet inside and outside.  Give yourself permission to feel that now and always! Stay in your Inner Temple, your inner Peace, and you'll experience Peace all around you. I Love you, Niknikki@curlynikki.com

Namaste and welcome to another episode of Neem Karoli Baba's miracles of love and compassion. Neem Karoli Baba or Maharaj Ji said that every line of the Hanuman Chalisa, composed by the Indian poet Shri Tulasidas, is a maha mantra. Now, what exactly is a maha mantra? The word maha in Sanskrit and Hindi means the greatest and the most potent of all. So a maha mantra is the most powerful sacred chant for deliverance. As author Stephen Knapp explains in simple words, the chanting of a maha mantra uplifts a person's mind and life condition in multiple manners. Every line of the Hanuman Chalisa is indeed such a mahamantra. In today's testing times, when the world is battling a pandemic, intolerance, terrorism, fundamentalism and self-centered politicians, there's plenty of negativity to shake our existence. The Hanuman Chalisa is the perfect antidote for that. Let's take the pandemic caused by the COVID 19 virus. There's a remarkable message hidden in two lines of the Hanuman Chalisa for all of us to acknowledge, realize, and celebrate. Tulsidas writes, Jam, Kuber Digpal Jahan te Kavi Kovid kahi sake kahan te. Did you hear that? The word Kovid is in the lines above. Although the Hindi meaning of Kovid differs from the English one, the overall message of finding refuge at the feet of Lord Hanuman from the fear of death is loud and clear. Let's understand the above lines from the Hanuman Chalisa. In Jam kuber digpal jahan te, kavii kovid kahi sake kahan te, Tulasidas says Oh Lord Hanuman, even Jam or the God of Death, Kuber, the god of wealth and Digpal, or the guardians of all 10 directions, have to surrender to your immaculate glory and sing your praises. No poet's lofty composition or kovid in Hindi is good enough to describe your supreme power as the eternal protector of everything and everyone. Not even death dares to come close to you since Yama or the God of death falls at your feet, begging for mercy. Let's extrapolate that to the pandemic situation. The Covid19 Coronavirus has brought about the fear of death and loss from an invisible enemy, in everybody's mind. While the scientific world races ahead to find a cure, we take the right precautions meanwhile and fall back on our devotion to Lord Hanuman to remove the fear of death from the COVID pandemic. Neem Karoli Baba always said be sincere and don't hurt anyone. I am sure he would have wanted all his devotees to act responsibly and take the right precautions when moving in public. Everybody's life is equal and no one's life is lesser precious than yours. Just as Lord Rama built a bridge to Lanka with a massive army of monkeys, we all have to build a bridge over this sea of COVID pandemic by collaborating together with each other. And don't forget Tulasidas ji's precious lines from the Hanuman Chalisa, Jam kuber digpal jahan te Kavi kovid kahi sake kahan te, Let's all pray to Lord Hanuman and Neem Karoli Baba to give us the strength to defeat the COVID pandemic and keep Jam or Death away from near and dear ones. I'm your narrator, Sourav Roy and I'll be back soon with more stories of Neem Karoli Baba's miracles of love and compassion. Ram Ram === Follow us on @neemancipation on Instagram for more stories on the life and times of Neem Karoli Baba.

What is Hinduism?  In this episode speaker and author of more than 47 books on Vedic culture and Hinduism, Stephen Knapp, is asked some candid questions and gives some deep answers.  Join us for this interesting talk on the basics of Hinduism and how it can help humanity in the 21st century.

Tom Oord is on the podcast to discuss his excellent new book The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence. Providence is one of those topics that bring up all sorts of topics like divine action, the problem of evil, the goodness of God, miracles, prayer and essential kenosis. I have to admit that we not only chat up his book, but we start nerding out with our geeks out at a high volume. Prepare to have too much fun. Check out Austin's review of the book for more details. In the conversation we also discuss John Sanders' The God Who Risks, Philip Clayton and Stephen Knapp's The Predicament of Belief, and my new book on Jesus. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices