A conversation with Mark Vernon about the heritage and continuing influence of the famous psychotherapist
‘There’s always something in the divine presence that’s striving to be born. Trying to be open and receptive to what that might be matters even more than getting troubled by what is going wrong.’
Sabahat Fida contemplates the implications of the caterpillar’s transformation for our understanding of identity
‘The apparent fractures and instabilities of worldly existence serve as the soil in which higher capacities take root.’
Psychotherapist Sir Nick Pearson talks about his unique approach to healing based on an understanding of imagination drawn from the Sufi tradition
‘The imagination is… a vital tool to help us go into the deeper aspects of life and reality or to discover our place between heaven and earth.’
Dylan Esler talks about the ancient contemplative tradition of Dzogchen Buddhism – the ‘effortless path’ – and the 84000 Project, which is preserving the precious heritage of Tibetan Buddhism
‘Once we learn to dissolve that sense of having to react to whatever occurs, then we open up to a more spacious perspective, and that is the perspective of non-duality.’
Michael Murphy, co-founder of the Esalen Institute in California, reflects on the contribution of an institution that has revolutionised our understanding of spirituality
‘We’re all, whether we know it or not, together involved in a cosmic jailbreak, breaking out of our golden chains.’
Philip Brown presents the poem ‘Recommendation’ and comments on the potential of contemplative art to foster compassion