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The Mystical Positivist, with hosts Stuart Goodnick and Dr. Robert Schmidt, is dedicated to the application of reason in the pursuit of spiritual practice and development.
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The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #444 - 22AUG26 (opens the original)
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Podcast : This week on the show we feature a pre-recorded conversation with Kenneth Hillsman , a diviner in the Dagara West African tradition. Kenneth was born and raised in Tennessee as a preacher’s kid in a very religious family. In college while taking African studies classes, he read Elder Malidoma Somé’s first book, Of Water and Spirit , which planted the seeds for what was to come. While working in the family business, a health and natural foods store, he developed a passion for herbs and
The Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #443 - 11JUL26 (opens the original)
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Podcast : This week on the show we feature a pre-recorded conversation with Ken McLeod , Buddhist teacher and author the recently released book, The Magic of Vajrayana . In today’s conversation, we discuss the challenges of spiritual practice in the modern world. Among the topics we cover are the contrasting roles of religious and spiritual practice, the crisis of meaning in contemporary life, understanding Mahayana’s “Two Truths” as the Fact of Mystery and the Fact of Life, and Faith versus Bel
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