The eminent physicist talks about his research in the nature of consciousness, its therapeutic applications and his own experience of non-dual states whilst taking psychedelic drugs. ‘I have to try to integrate what I experience with everything else I know about the world, including the scientific method.’
The radical theologian talks about Jesus as a wisdom teacher and a master of the transformation of consciousness, the practice of ‘self-emptying’ and Centering Prayer, her understanding of Mary Magdalene, and the transitional nature of our times: ‘We’re stuck in a very, very difficult birth canal…
The ecologist and activist talks about his commitment to peace and peace-making, and understanding that peace is not just an absence of war but a positive, harmonious way of living with three aspects: peace with one self, peace with society and peace with nature.
The distinguished biographer and professor of philosophy explores what it means to live a ‘good life’ and the idea – as expressed in the lives of Spinoza, George Eliot and the Indian sage Ramana Maharshi – that we are all ‘modes of the infinite’.
The Oxford psychologist talks about the development of MBCT, how it can help us look upon ourselves with a compassionate gaze and find peace in a chaotic world. ‘If we live in a universe which is, as David Bentley Hart’s book says, All Things are Full of Gods… then we can’t distinguish a secular practice from a sacred practice.’
The Scottish writer, theologian, and environmental activist talks about climate change as fundamentally a spiritual crisis – a wake-up call inviting us to understand the world as a manifestation of the divine. ‘This is where the evolution of conscious life on Earth has brought the planet to.’