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		<description>Interviews with profound, yet down-to-earth spiritual teachers.  Hear their life stories and nuggets of wisdom that you can apply to your spiritual search.  If the great mysteries of life intrigue you, then you will enjoy this show.  Some of the questions we explore: Who am I?  Where did I come from?  Where am I going?  What is the self?  Is there a soul?  What is enlightenment?  What is death?  What is the difference between meditation for relaxation and meditation for self inquiry?</description>
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	<title>September 2025 Spiritual Q&#038;A</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this spiritual Q&#38;A episode, I respond to listener-submitted spiritual questions spanning a variety of themes. Be open to possibilities&#8230; Topics include the paradox of striving versus letting go, how seekers sustain their practice, and ways of recognizing the background presence behind experience. The conversation explores not-two-ness, emptiness, the value of doing nothing, and the &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/september-2025-spiritual-qa/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "September 2025 Spiritual Q&#38;A"</span></a>]]></description>
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	<title>Bob Cergol: Finding Yourself on the Spiritual Path</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[I first interviewed Bob Cergol in episode 2 of the podcast back in 2016. In this episode, we discuss his new book Hope! Life&#8217;s Calling: Finding Yourself on the Spiritual Path Called Life. Even meditation alone is insufficient. One will not complete the journey of going within solely by sitting and self-reflecting. Unless one&#8217;s lifestyle &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bob-cergol-finding-yourself-on-the-spiritual-path/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Bob Cergol: Finding Yourself on the Spiritual Path"</span></a>]]></description>
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	<title>Tyler Matthew: your true self</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 03:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Tyler Matthew is one of many unpretentious, extraordinary people doing their part as friends along the path to spiritual awakening. Right now, your true self, your absolute identity is fully here in the exact same way its fully here in deep sleep and the dream state and the awakened state&#8230;. You can learn to abide &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/tyler-matthew-your-true-self/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Tyler Matthew: your true self"</span></a>]]></description>
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	<title>Filo Sophie King: Awakening to the Unspeakable</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 03:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Filo Sophie King is one of many unpretentious, extraordinary people doing their part as friends along the path to spiritual awakening. What you think of as nothing is in truth, everything. Remember it is all only a dream. Realize that what you want is not up to you, and will never be achieved by you, &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/filo-sophie-king-awakening-to-the-unspeakable/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Filo Sophie King: Awakening to the Unspeakable"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Filo Sophie King is one of many unpretentious, extraordinary people doing their part as friends along the path to spiritual awakening. What you think of as nothing is in truth, everything. Remember it is all only a dream. Realize that what you want is no]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Federico Faggin: the Physics of Consciousness</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/federico-faggin-the-physics-of-consciousness/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 04:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Most recently, Federico Faggin founded the &#8220;Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation&#8221; to support the scientific study of consciousness. But his path to the study of consciousness was preceded by his contributions to some of the key technologies in the computing world. In 1968, Dr. Faggin moved to Palo Alto, California, to work at Fairchild Semiconductor, &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/federico-faggin-the-physics-of-consciousness/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Federico Faggin: the Physics of Consciousness"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Most recently, Federico Faggin founded the &#8220;Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation&#8221; to support the scientific study of consciousness. But his path to the study of consciousness was preceded by his contributions to some of the key technologies i]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Reflections on the Spiritual Path &#8211; new book</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 20:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Message in a Bottle: Reflections on the Spiritual Path is a new book from the TAT Foundation Press. Rather than another book by a spiritual teacher, this book takes the approach of asking spiritual seekers, those still on the path to &#8220;finding,&#8221; to share their stories and wisdom. Interestingly, each contributor to this volume also &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/reflections-on-the-spiritual-path-new-book/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Reflections on the Spiritual Path &#8211; new book"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Message in a Bottle: Reflections on the Spiritual Path is a new book from the TAT Foundation Press. Rather than another book by a spiritual teacher, this book takes the approach of asking spiritual seekers, those still on the path to &#8220;finding,&#822]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>August Turak interview: the Quest for Enlightenment</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/august-turak-interview-the-quest-for-enlightenment/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 18:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[August &#8220;Augie&#8221; Turak was the first student of Richard Rose and played an key role in introducing me to the spiritual search through his founding of the Self Knowledge Symposium. Thus, I was happy for the opportunity to interview him in support of his new book, Not Less Than Everything: One Man&#8217;s Quest for Spiritual &#8230; Continue reading "August Turak interview: the Quest for Enlightenment"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[August &#8220;Augie&#8221; Turak was the first student of Richard Rose and played an key role in introducing me to the spiritual search through his founding of the Self Knowledge Symposium. Thus, I was happy for the opportunity to interview him in support of his new book, Not Less Than Everything: One Man&#8217;s Quest for Spiritual &#8230; Continue reading "August Turak interview: the Quest for Enlightenment"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Shawn Pethel Interview: What am I?</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/shawn-pethel-interview-what-am-i/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[What happens when you take the rigor of a physicist and combine that with the earnest desire of a seeker of enlightenment? In his mid-twenties, Shawn Pethel picked up a book by Ken Wilber and was introduced to Eastern philosophy and the idea of enlightenment. As a scientist, he recognized that these Eastern meditators were &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/shawn-pethel-interview-what-am-i/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Shawn Pethel Interview: What am I?"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[What happens when you take the rigor of a physicist and combine that with the earnest desire of a seeker of enlightenment? In his mid-twenties, Shawn Pethel picked up a book by Ken Wilber and was introduced to Eastern philosophy and the idea of enlighten]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[What happens when you take the rigor of a physicist and combine that with the earnest desire of a seeker of enlightenment? In his mid-twenties, Shawn Pethel picked up a book by Ken Wilber and was introduced to Eastern philosophy and the idea of enlightenment. As a scientist, he recognized that these Eastern meditators were &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/shawn-pethel-interview-what-am-i/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Shawn Pethel Interview: What am I?"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[What happens when you take the rigor of a physicist and combine that with the earnest desire of a seeker of enlightenment? In his mid-twenties, Shawn Pethel picked up a book by Ken Wilber and was introduced to Eastern philosophy and the idea of enlightenment. As a scientist, he recognized that these Eastern meditators were &#8230; Continue reading "Shawn Pethel Interview: What am I?"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Ramana Maharshi &#8211; Instructions for Self Enquiry</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/ramana-maharshi-instructions-for-self-enquiry/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2864</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[My reading this episode is two extracts from the works of Ramana Maharshi. The first is an excerpt from a longer work entitled &#8220;Who Am I,&#8221; and the second is titled &#8220;Self Enquiry.&#8221; The &#8220;Self Enquiry&#8221; piece was written around 1901, and both writings appear in Author Osborne&#8217;s The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi. &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/ramana-maharshi-instructions-for-self-enquiry/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Ramana Maharshi &#8211; Instructions for Self Enquiry"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[My reading this episode is two extracts from the works of Ramana Maharshi. The first is an excerpt from a longer work entitled &#8220;Who Am I,&#8221; and the second is titled &#8220;Self Enquiry.&#8221; The &#8220;Self Enquiry&#8221; piece was written a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[My reading this episode is two extracts from the works of Ramana Maharshi. The first is an excerpt from a longer work entitled &#8220;Who Am I,&#8221; and the second is titled &#8220;Self Enquiry.&#8221; The &#8220;Self Enquiry&#8221; piece was written around 1901, and both writings appear in Author Osborne&#8217;s The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi. &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/ramana-maharshi-instructions-for-self-enquiry/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Ramana Maharshi &#8211; Instructions for Self Enquiry"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>A Reading from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s Truth Realization</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/a-reading-from-eddie-traversas-truth-realization/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 02:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2775</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s book, Truth Realization. Eddie was an extraordinarily sincere spiritual teacher and friend who passed away in 2022. His website no longer exists, but at least as of the time of this writing, his book is still available, and you can listen to my podcast interview &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/a-reading-from-eddie-traversas-truth-realization/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "A Reading from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s Truth Realization"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s book, Truth Realization. Eddie was an extraordinarily sincere spiritual teacher and friend who passed away in 2022. His website no longer exists, but at least as of the time of this writin]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s book, Truth Realization. Eddie was an extraordinarily sincere spiritual teacher and friend who passed away in 2022. His website no longer exists, but at least as of the time of this writing, his book is still available, and you can listen to my podcast interview &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/a-reading-from-eddie-traversas-truth-realization/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "A Reading from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s Truth Realization"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s book, Truth Realization. Eddie was an extraordinarily sincere spiritual teacher and friend who passed away in 2022. His website no longer exists, but at least as of the time of this writing, his book is still available, and you can listen to my podcast interview &#8230; Continue reading "A Reading from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s Truth Realization"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s book, Truth Realization. Eddie was an extraordinarily sincere spiritual teacher and friend who passed away in 2022. His website no longer exists, but at least as of the time of this writing, his book is still available, and you can listen to my podcast interview &#8230; Continue reading "A Reading from Eddie Traversa&#8217;s Truth Realization"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Mike Gegenheimer: the Magic of Rapport</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/mike-gegenheimer-the-magic-of-rapport/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 19:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2725</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Mike Gegenheimer is president of the TAT Foundation, coauthor with me of Passages: An Introduction and Commentary on Richard Rose’s Albigen System, and helps facilitate a self-inquiry group based in Columbus, Ohio. In this episode, we delve into his years with Richard Rose and the early days of the TAT Foundation, his experiences with the &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/mike-gegenheimer-the-magic-of-rapport/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Mike Gegenheimer: the Magic of Rapport"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Mike Gegenheimer is president of the TAT Foundation, coauthor with me of Passages: An Introduction and Commentary on Richard Rose’s Albigen System, and helps facilitate a self-inquiry group based in Columbus, Ohio. In this episode, we delve into his year]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mike Gegenheimer is president of the TAT Foundation, coauthor with me of Passages: An Introduction and Commentary on Richard Rose’s Albigen System, and helps facilitate a self-inquiry group based in Columbus, Ohio. In this episode, we delve into his years with Richard Rose and the early days of the TAT Foundation, his experiences with the &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/mike-gegenheimer-the-magic-of-rapport/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Mike Gegenheimer: the Magic of Rapport"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mike Gegenheimer is president of the TAT Foundation, coauthor with me of Passages: An Introduction and Commentary on Richard Rose’s Albigen System, and helps facilitate a self-inquiry group based in Columbus, Ohio. In this episode, we delve into his years with Richard Rose and the early days of the TAT Foundation, his experiences with the &#8230; Continue reading "Mike Gegenheimer: the Magic of Rapport"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Shawn Nevins Interview &#8211; Honesty, Focus, Intuition, and the Natural Koan</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/shawn-nevins-interview-honesty-focus-intuition-and-the-natural-koan/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2687</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This episode is from an interview titled &#8220;Satsang with Shawn Nevins&#8221; conducted by Reverend Saina Fernandez from the Awakening Together group. It took a few minutes to find our groove, but thanks to the Reverend&#8217;s great questions, this interview hit several key topics and moments of inspiration including discussions on honesty, focus, intuition, and the &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/shawn-nevins-interview-honesty-focus-intuition-and-the-natural-koan/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Shawn Nevins Interview &#8211; Honesty, Focus, Intuition, and the Natural Koan"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode is from an interview titled &#8220;Satsang with Shawn Nevins&#8221; conducted by Reverend Saina Fernandez from the Awakening Together group. It took a few minutes to find our groove, but thanks to the Reverend&#8217;s great questions, this i]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode is from an interview titled &#8220;Satsang with Shawn Nevins&#8221; conducted by Reverend Saina Fernandez from the Awakening Together group. It took a few minutes to find our groove, but thanks to the Reverend&#8217;s great questions, this interview hit several key topics and moments of inspiration including discussions on honesty, focus, intuition, and the &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/shawn-nevins-interview-honesty-focus-intuition-and-the-natural-koan/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Shawn Nevins Interview &#8211; Honesty, Focus, Intuition, and the Natural Koan"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode is from an interview titled &#8220;Satsang with Shawn Nevins&#8221; conducted by Reverend Saina Fernandez from the Awakening Together group. It took a few minutes to find our groove, but thanks to the Reverend&#8217;s great questions, this interview hit several key topics and moments of inspiration including discussions on honesty, focus, intuition, and the &#8230; Continue reading "Shawn Nevins Interview &#8211; Honesty, Focus, Intuition, and the Natural Koan"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Induction and Subtraction &#8211; the plunge into enlightenment</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/induction-and-subtraction-the-plunge-into-enlightenment/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 23:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from my book, Subtraction: The Simple Math of Enlightenment, where I describe the moments that led up to my enlightenment experience. It occurred as I was reading a transcript of Franklin Merrell-Wolff’s Induction talk, so this reading is a mix of my words and quotes from Merrell-Wolff’s talk. &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/induction-and-subtraction-the-plunge-into-enlightenment/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Induction and Subtraction &#8211; the plunge into enlightenment"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from my book, Subtraction: The Simple Math of Enlightenment, where I describe the moments that led up to my enlightenment experience. It occurred as I was reading a transcript of Franklin Merrell-Wolff’s Induction ta]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from my book, Subtraction: The Simple Math of Enlightenment, where I describe the moments that led up to my enlightenment experience. It occurred as I was reading a transcript of Franklin Merrell-Wolff’s Induction talk, so this reading is a mix of my words and quotes from Merrell-Wolff’s talk. &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/induction-and-subtraction-the-plunge-into-enlightenment/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Induction and Subtraction &#8211; the plunge into enlightenment"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[My reading this episode is an excerpt from my book, Subtraction: The Simple Math of Enlightenment, where I describe the moments that led up to my enlightenment experience. It occurred as I was reading a transcript of Franklin Merrell-Wolff’s Induction talk, so this reading is a mix of my words and quotes from Merrell-Wolff’s talk. &#8230; Continue reading "Induction and Subtraction &#8211; the plunge into enlightenment"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Ramana Maharshi &#8211; Exploring Who am I?</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/ramana-maharshi-exploring-who-am-i/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading features two dialogues from the book Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi. Covering the period 1935 to 1939, the book is an excellent resource for the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and was a constant companion while I lived in a cabin on Richard Rose&#8217;s farm. Ramana Maharshi&#8217;s teaching are best not read cover &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/ramana-maharshi-exploring-who-am-i/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Ramana Maharshi &#8211; Exploring Who am I?"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading features two dialogues from the book Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi. Covering the period 1935 to 1939, the book is an excellent resource for the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and was a constant companion while I lived in a cab]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading features two dialogues from the book Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi. Covering the period 1935 to 1939, the book is an excellent resource for the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and was a constant companion while I lived in a cabin on Richard Rose&#8217;s farm. Ramana Maharshi&#8217;s teaching are best not read cover &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/ramana-maharshi-exploring-who-am-i/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Ramana Maharshi &#8211; Exploring Who am I?"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading features two dialogues from the book Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi. Covering the period 1935 to 1939, the book is an excellent resource for the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and was a constant companion while I lived in a cabin on Richard Rose&#8217;s farm. Ramana Maharshi&#8217;s teaching are best not read cover &#8230; Continue reading "Ramana Maharshi &#8211; Exploring Who am I?"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Foyan &#8211; The Basis of Awareness</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/foyan-the-basis-of-awareness/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 03:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2557</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a selection called &#8220;The Basis of Awareness&#8221; from Instant Zen, a translation by Thomas Cleary of the writings of zen master Foyan. Foyan was a 12th century Chinese Zen master and is one of the few Zen masters that Cleary felt equal to the great ones of the Golden Age of &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/foyan-the-basis-of-awareness/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Foyan &#8211; The Basis of Awareness"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a selection called &#8220;The Basis of Awareness&#8221; from Instant Zen, a translation by Thomas Cleary of the writings of zen master Foyan. Foyan was a 12th century Chinese Zen master and is one of the few Zen masters th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a selection called &#8220;The Basis of Awareness&#8221; from Instant Zen, a translation by Thomas Cleary of the writings of zen master Foyan. Foyan was a 12th century Chinese Zen master and is one of the few Zen masters that Cleary felt equal to the great ones of the Golden Age of &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/foyan-the-basis-of-awareness/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Foyan &#8211; The Basis of Awareness"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a selection called &#8220;The Basis of Awareness&#8221; from Instant Zen, a translation by Thomas Cleary of the writings of zen master Foyan. Foyan was a 12th century Chinese Zen master and is one of the few Zen masters that Cleary felt equal to the great ones of the Golden Age of &#8230; Continue reading "Foyan &#8211; The Basis of Awareness"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a selection called &#8220;The Basis of Awareness&#8221; from Instant Zen, a translation by Thomas Cleary of the writings of zen master Foyan. Foyan was a 12th century Chinese Zen master and is one of the few Zen masters that Cleary felt equal to the great ones of the Golden Age of &#8230; Continue reading "Foyan &#8211; The Basis of Awareness"]]></googleplay:description>
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<item>
	<title>To Think of Time &#8211; Walt Whitman</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/to-think-of-time-walt-whitman/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a selection called &#8220;To Think of Time&#8221; from Walt Whitman&#8217;s 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass. Describing the writing as &#8220;soaring&#8221; may seem cliched, but if you listen and allow the words to work their magic you may feel the expansion and uplifting that Whitman strives to transmit as the covering &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/to-think-of-time-walt-whitman/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "To Think of Time &#8211; Walt Whitman"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a selection called &#8220;To Think of Time&#8221; from Walt Whitman&#8217;s 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass. Describing the writing as &#8220;soaring&#8221; may seem cliched, but if you listen and allow the words to work t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a selection called &#8220;To Think of Time&#8221; from Walt Whitman&#8217;s 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass. Describing the writing as &#8220;soaring&#8221; may seem cliched, but if you listen and allow the words to work their magic you may feel the expansion and uplifting that Whitman strives to transmit as the covering &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/to-think-of-time-walt-whitman/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "To Think of Time &#8211; Walt Whitman"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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<item>
	<title>Spiritual Poetry: Seeker and Finder</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poetry-seeker-and-finder/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a short excerpt of spiritual poetry from the TAT Foundation publication Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. It&#8217;s the first volume published by the TAT Press, and I consider it a &#8220;desert island&#8221; book&#8211;one you return to again and again for insight and inspiration. The reading opens with &#8220;Just Look&#8221; by J.C. Its &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poetry-seeker-and-finder/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Spiritual Poetry: Seeker and Finder"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a short excerpt of spiritual poetry from the TAT Foundation publication Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. It&#8217;s the first volume published by the TAT Press, and I consider it a &#8220;desert island&#8221; book&#8211;one you ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is a short excerpt of spiritual poetry from the TAT Foundation publication Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. It&#8217;s the first volume published by the TAT Press, and I consider it a &#8220;desert island&#8221; book&#8211;one you return to again and again for insight and inspiration. The reading opens with &#8220;Just Look&#8221; by J.C. Its &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poetry-seeker-and-finder/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Spiritual Poetry: Seeker and Finder"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>The Realization of Nisargadatta Marahaj</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-realization-of-nisargadatta-marahaj/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2471</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an an excerpt from the book I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, which I found at searchwithin.org. The excerpt was titled &#8220;The Realization of Nisargadatta.&#8221; Though not labelled as such in the book, in this excerpt Nisargadatta clearly and, as always, succinctly describes his spiritual realization. See my review of &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-realization-of-nisargadatta-marahaj/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Realization of Nisargadatta Marahaj"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an an excerpt from the book I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, which I found at searchwithin.org. The excerpt was titled &#8220;The Realization of Nisargadatta.&#8221; Though not labelled as such in the book, in this e]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an an excerpt from the book I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, which I found at searchwithin.org. The excerpt was titled &#8220;The Realization of Nisargadatta.&#8221; Though not labelled as such in the book, in this excerpt Nisargadatta clearly and, as always, succinctly describes his spiritual realization. See my review of &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-realization-of-nisargadatta-marahaj/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Realization of Nisargadatta Marahaj"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an an excerpt from the book I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, which I found at searchwithin.org. The excerpt was titled &#8220;The Realization of Nisargadatta.&#8221; Though not labelled as such in the book, in this excerpt Nisargadatta clearly and, as always, succinctly describes his spiritual realization. See my review of &#8230; Continue reading "The Realization of Nisargadatta Marahaj"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an an excerpt from the book I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, which I found at searchwithin.org. The excerpt was titled &#8220;The Realization of Nisargadatta.&#8221; Though not labelled as such in the book, in this excerpt Nisargadatta clearly and, as always, succinctly describes his spiritual realization. See my review of &#8230; Continue reading "The Realization of Nisargadatta Marahaj"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Penny That Blots Out The Sun &#8211; Alfred Pulyan</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-penny-that-blots-out-the-sun-alfred-pulyan/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 02:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by Alfred Pulyan titled “The Penny That Blots Out The Sun.” Pulyan was a little-known Zen teacher based in Connecticut and active in the 1950s through his death in 1966. Like so many authentic teachers, he labored in relative obscurity, yet his words and deeds continue to affect many. &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-penny-that-blots-out-the-sun-alfred-pulyan/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Penny That Blots Out The Sun &#8211; Alfred Pulyan"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by Alfred Pulyan titled “The Penny That Blots Out The Sun.” Pulyan was a little-known Zen teacher based in Connecticut and active in the 1950s through his death in 1966. Like so many authentic teachers, he labored]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by Alfred Pulyan titled “The Penny That Blots Out The Sun.” Pulyan was a little-known Zen teacher based in Connecticut and active in the 1950s through his death in 1966. Like so many authentic teachers, he labored in relative obscurity, yet his words and deeds continue to affect many. &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-penny-that-blots-out-the-sun-alfred-pulyan/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Penny That Blots Out The Sun &#8211; Alfred Pulyan"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by Alfred Pulyan titled “The Penny That Blots Out The Sun.” Pulyan was a little-known Zen teacher based in Connecticut and active in the 1950s through his death in 1966. Like so many authentic teachers, he labored in relative obscurity, yet his words and deeds continue to affect many. &#8230; Continue reading "The Penny That Blots Out The Sun &#8211; Alfred Pulyan"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The World is After the Fact &#8211; William Samuel</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-world-is-after-the-fact-william-samuel/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by William Samuel titled “The World is After the Fact” from his book The Child Within Us Lives! In it, William Samuel reaches out to the audience laying bare the depth of his understanding and felt experience of Reality. I&#8217;ve only scratched the surface of William Samuel&#8217;s teachings, so &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-world-is-after-the-fact-william-samuel/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The World is After the Fact &#8211; William Samuel"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by William Samuel titled “The World is After the Fact” from his book The Child Within Us Lives! In it, William Samuel reaches out to the audience laying bare the depth of his understanding and felt experience of R]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by William Samuel titled “The World is After the Fact” from his book The Child Within Us Lives! In it, William Samuel reaches out to the audience laying bare the depth of his understanding and felt experience of Reality. I&#8217;ve only scratched the surface of William Samuel&#8217;s teachings, so &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-world-is-after-the-fact-william-samuel/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The World is After the Fact &#8211; William Samuel"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by William Samuel titled “The World is After the Fact” from his book The Child Within Us Lives! In it, William Samuel reaches out to the audience laying bare the depth of his understanding and felt experience of Reality. I&#8217;ve only scratched the surface of William Samuel&#8217;s teachings, so &#8230; Continue reading "The World is After the Fact &#8211; William Samuel"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Bernadette Roberts on How it Works &#8211; diving into the Unmanifested</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bernadette-roberts-on-how-it-works/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 23:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by Bernadette Roberts titled “How it Works.” In just a few paragraphs, Bernadette dives deep into the paradox of the unmanifested, manifesting, and manifested. It’s from her book The Experience of No-Self. Though Bernadette considered herself a Christian writer and seemed perpetually irritated with anyone trying to take her &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bernadette-roberts-on-how-it-works/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Bernadette Roberts on How it Works &#8211; diving into the Unmanifested"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by Bernadette Roberts titled “How it Works.” In just a few paragraphs, Bernadette dives deep into the paradox of the unmanifested, manifesting, and manifested. It’s from her book The Experience of No-Self. Though ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by Bernadette Roberts titled “How it Works.” In just a few paragraphs, Bernadette dives deep into the paradox of the unmanifested, manifesting, and manifested. It’s from her book The Experience of No-Self. Though Bernadette considered herself a Christian writer and seemed perpetually irritated with anyone trying to take her &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bernadette-roberts-on-how-it-works/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Bernadette Roberts on How it Works &#8211; diving into the Unmanifested"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode&#8217;s reading is an essay by Bernadette Roberts titled “How it Works.” In just a few paragraphs, Bernadette dives deep into the paradox of the unmanifested, manifesting, and manifested. It’s from her book The Experience of No-Self. Though Bernadette considered herself a Christian writer and seemed perpetually irritated with anyone trying to take her &#8230; Continue reading "Bernadette Roberts on How it Works &#8211; diving into the Unmanifested"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>&#8220;Transmission&#8221; by Bart Marshall: The Induction Series #1</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/zen-transmission/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 23:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[What is Zen transmission? Today’s reading is from Bart Marshall’s essay called “Transmission” published in the book Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. Bart has appeared on this podcast and was featured in my film Closer Than Close, so I’m sure many of you are familiar with his work. It’s a brilliant essay, striking a bell that’s &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/zen-transmission/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "&#8220;Transmission&#8221; by Bart Marshall: The Induction Series #1"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[What is Zen transmission? Today’s reading is from Bart Marshall’s essay called “Transmission” published in the book Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. Bart has appeared on this podcast and was featured in my film Closer Than Close, so I’m sure many of you are fa]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[What is Zen transmission? Today’s reading is from Bart Marshall’s essay called “Transmission” published in the book Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. Bart has appeared on this podcast and was featured in my film Closer Than Close, so I’m sure many of you are familiar with his work. It’s a brilliant essay, striking a bell that’s &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/zen-transmission/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "&#8220;Transmission&#8221; by Bart Marshall: The Induction Series #1"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is Zen transmission? Today’s reading is from Bart Marshall’s essay called “Transmission” published in the book Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. Bart has appeared on this podcast and was featured in my film Closer Than Close, so I’m sure many of you are familiar with his work. It’s a brilliant essay, striking a bell that’s &#8230; Continue reading "&#8220;Transmission&#8221; by Bart Marshall: The Induction Series #1"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Lecture of Questions &#8211; Revisited</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-lecture-of-questions-revisited/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2020 19:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The first time I saw Richard Rose, I heard him give his Lecture of Questions. It began with &#8220;What do you know for sure? Does a man own a house or does a house own him?&#8221; and continued, question after question, challenging my assumptions, beliefs, and hopes about every aspect of life. I was both &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-lecture-of-questions-revisited/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Lecture of Questions &#8211; Revisited"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The first time I saw Richard Rose, I heard him give his Lecture of Questions. It began with &#8220;What do you know for sure? Does a man own a house or does a house own him?&#8221; and continued, question after question, challenging my assumptions, belie]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first time I saw Richard Rose, I heard him give his Lecture of Questions. It began with &#8220;What do you know for sure? Does a man own a house or does a house own him?&#8221; and continued, question after question, challenging my assumptions, beliefs, and hopes about every aspect of life. I was both &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/the-lecture-of-questions-revisited/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Lecture of Questions &#8211; Revisited"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first time I saw Richard Rose, I heard him give his Lecture of Questions. It began with &#8220;What do you know for sure? Does a man own a house or does a house own him?&#8221; and continued, question after question, challenging my assumptions, beliefs, and hopes about every aspect of life. I was both &#8230; Continue reading "The Lecture of Questions &#8211; Revisited"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The first time I saw Richard Rose, I heard him give his Lecture of Questions. It began with &#8220;What do you know for sure? Does a man own a house or does a house own him?&#8221; and continued, question after question, challenging my assumptions, beliefs, and hopes about every aspect of life. I was both &#8230; Continue reading "The Lecture of Questions &#8211; Revisited"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Pat The Barber Crowley: the power of intuitive intelligence</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/pat-the-barber-crowley/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2020 20:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2365</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The one thing I didn&#8217;t ask Pat &#8220;The Barber&#8221; Crowley in our interview was how he got his nickname. I&#8217;ll blame that on the Irish gift for storytelling, in full evidence with Pat Crowley, which mesmerized and transported me to the wild seashores of Ireland and into the heart of Pat&#8217;s hunger for Truth. Pat &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/pat-the-barber-crowley/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pat The Barber Crowley: the power of intuitive intelligence"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The one thing I didn&#8217;t ask Pat &#8220;The Barber&#8221; Crowley in our interview was how he got his nickname. I&#8217;ll blame that on the Irish gift for storytelling, in full evidence with Pat Crowley, which mesmerized and transported me to the wi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The one thing I didn&#8217;t ask Pat &#8220;The Barber&#8221; Crowley in our interview was how he got his nickname. I&#8217;ll blame that on the Irish gift for storytelling, in full evidence with Pat Crowley, which mesmerized and transported me to the wild seashores of Ireland and into the heart of Pat&#8217;s hunger for Truth. Pat &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/pat-the-barber-crowley/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pat The Barber Crowley: the power of intuitive intelligence"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The one thing I didn&#8217;t ask Pat &#8220;The Barber&#8221; Crowley in our interview was how he got his nickname. I&#8217;ll blame that on the Irish gift for storytelling, in full evidence with Pat Crowley, which mesmerized and transported me to the wild seashores of Ireland and into the heart of Pat&#8217;s hunger for Truth. Pat &#8230; Continue reading "Pat The Barber Crowley: the power of intuitive intelligence"]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The one thing I didn&#8217;t ask Pat &#8220;The Barber&#8221; Crowley in our interview was how he got his nickname. I&#8217;ll blame that on the Irish gift for storytelling, in full evidence with Pat Crowley, which mesmerized and transported me to the wild seashores of Ireland and into the heart of Pat&#8217;s hunger for Truth. Pat &#8230; Continue reading "Pat The Barber Crowley: the power of intuitive intelligence"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Art Ticknor: the essence of confrontation</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/art-ticknor-the-essence-of-confrontation/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2316</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[My last interview with Art Ticknor was nearly 15 years ago, so I thought it time to catch up and see what&#8217;s new. Nothing much, in the sense that Art is still as uncompromising and ever a truth-seeking gadfly. In addition to audio, there is video available for this interview. Check it out below. Art &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/art-ticknor-the-essence-of-confrontation/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Art Ticknor: the essence of confrontation"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[My last interview with Art Ticknor was nearly 15 years ago, so I thought it time to catch up and see what&#8217;s new. Nothing much, in the sense that Art is still as uncompromising and ever a truth-seeking gadfly. In addition to audio, there is video av]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[My last interview with Art Ticknor was nearly 15 years ago, so I thought it time to catch up and see what&#8217;s new. Nothing much, in the sense that Art is still as uncompromising and ever a truth-seeking gadfly. In addition to audio, there is video available for this interview. Check it out below. Art &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/art-ticknor-the-essence-of-confrontation/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Art Ticknor: the essence of confrontation"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[My last interview with Art Ticknor was nearly 15 years ago, so I thought it time to catch up and see what&#8217;s new. Nothing much, in the sense that Art is still as uncompromising and ever a truth-seeking gadfly. In addition to audio, there is video available for this interview. Check it out below. Art &#8230; Continue reading "Art Ticknor: the essence of confrontation"]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[My last interview with Art Ticknor was nearly 15 years ago, so I thought it time to catch up and see what&#8217;s new. Nothing much, in the sense that Art is still as uncompromising and ever a truth-seeking gadfly. In addition to audio, there is video available for this interview. Check it out below. Art &#8230; Continue reading "Art Ticknor: the essence of confrontation"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>John E Davis Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/john-e-davis-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 22:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1896</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[John E Davis II is a spiritual teacher who passed away in 1984 , leaving behind an audiotaped interview and a few poems that appeared in a TAT Journal shortly after his passing. I resurrected that interview for this month&#8217;s podcast because it&#8217;s refreshingly far removed from the increasingly homogeneous mass of spiritual teachings on &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/john-e-davis-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "John E Davis Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[John E Davis II is a spiritual teacher who passed away in 1984 , leaving behind an audiotaped interview and a few poems that appeared in a TAT Journal shortly after his passing. I resurrected that interview for this month&#8217;s podcast because it&#8217]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[John E Davis II is a spiritual teacher who passed away in 1984 , leaving behind an audiotaped interview and a few poems that appeared in a TAT Journal shortly after his passing. I resurrected that interview for this month&#8217;s podcast because it&#8217;s refreshingly far removed from the increasingly homogeneous mass of spiritual teachings on &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/john-e-davis-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "John E Davis Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[John E Davis II is a spiritual teacher who passed away in 1984 , leaving behind an audiotaped interview and a few poems that appeared in a TAT Journal shortly after his passing. I resurrected that interview for this month&#8217;s podcast because it&#8217;s refreshingly far removed from the increasingly homogeneous mass of spiritual teachings on &#8230; Continue reading "John E Davis Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[John E Davis II is a spiritual teacher who passed away in 1984 , leaving behind an audiotaped interview and a few poems that appeared in a TAT Journal shortly after his passing. I resurrected that interview for this month&#8217;s podcast because it&#8217;s refreshingly far removed from the increasingly homogeneous mass of spiritual teachings on &#8230; Continue reading "John E Davis Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Joel Morwood Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/joel-morwood-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 16:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1882</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Joel Morwood is the spiritual director of the Center for Sacred Sciences in Eugene, Oregon. For over 30 years, he&#8217;s helped guide seekers on the spiritual path through his many talks, essays, and books, as well as helped fashion a body of teachings that calls upon the great mystical traditions. It was 2017 when I &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/joel-morwood-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Joel Morwood Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Joel Morwood is the spiritual director of the Center for Sacred Sciences in Eugene, Oregon. For over 30 years, he&#8217;s helped guide seekers on the spiritual path through his many talks, essays, and books, as well as helped fashion a body of teachings ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Joel Morwood is the spiritual director of the Center for Sacred Sciences in Eugene, Oregon. For over 30 years, he&#8217;s helped guide seekers on the spiritual path through his many talks, essays, and books, as well as helped fashion a body of teachings that calls upon the great mystical traditions. It was 2017 when I &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/joel-morwood-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Joel Morwood Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joel Morwood is the spiritual director of the Center for Sacred Sciences in Eugene, Oregon. For over 30 years, he&#8217;s helped guide seekers on the spiritual path through his many talks, essays, and books, as well as helped fashion a body of teachings that calls upon the great mystical traditions. It was 2017 when I &#8230; Continue reading "Joel Morwood Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Joel Morwood is the spiritual director of the Center for Sacred Sciences in Eugene, Oregon. For over 30 years, he&#8217;s helped guide seekers on the spiritual path through his many talks, essays, and books, as well as helped fashion a body of teachings that calls upon the great mystical traditions. It was 2017 when I &#8230; Continue reading "Joel Morwood Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Bob Fergeson Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bob-fergeson-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 01:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1786</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Bob Fergeson, author of The Listening Attention and Dark Zen: A Guru on the Bayou, is a spiritual teacher who focuses on the nuts and bolts of spiritual seeking while also conveying with his presence the ineffable message of Reality. Hopefully this Bob Fergeson interview offers a taste of both. In this episode with Bob &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bob-fergeson-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Bob Fergeson Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bob Fergeson, author of The Listening Attention and Dark Zen: A Guru on the Bayou, is a spiritual teacher who focuses on the nuts and bolts of spiritual seeking while also conveying with his presence the ineffable message of Reality. Hopefully this Bob F]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bob Fergeson, author of The Listening Attention and Dark Zen: A Guru on the Bayou, is a spiritual teacher who focuses on the nuts and bolts of spiritual seeking while also conveying with his presence the ineffable message of Reality. Hopefully this Bob Fergeson interview offers a taste of both. In this episode with Bob &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bob-fergeson-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Bob Fergeson Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://journals-of-self-discovery-podcast.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Data/2020-01-31+Bob+Fergeson.mp3" length="52013715" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bob Fergeson, author of The Listening Attention and Dark Zen: A Guru on the Bayou, is a spiritual teacher who focuses on the nuts and bolts of spiritual seeking while also conveying with his presence the ineffable message of Reality. Hopefully this Bob Fergeson interview offers a taste of both. In this episode with Bob &#8230; Continue reading "Bob Fergeson Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Bob Fergeson, author of The Listening Attention and Dark Zen: A Guru on the Bayou, is a spiritual teacher who focuses on the nuts and bolts of spiritual seeking while also conveying with his presence the ineffable message of Reality. Hopefully this Bob Fergeson interview offers a taste of both. In this episode with Bob &#8230; Continue reading "Bob Fergeson Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Dr. Richard Howlin on Joseph Sadony</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/dr-richard-howlin-on-joseph-sadony/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1764</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[I credit Joseph Sadony with inspiring me to explore the realm of intuition and giving a taste of the difference between an emotion that is a reaction to a thought, and a thought that is a reaction to a feeling. Every so often, I dust off my copy of Gates of the Mind and get &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/dr-richard-howlin-on-joseph-sadony/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Dr. Richard Howlin on Joseph Sadony"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[I credit Joseph Sadony with inspiring me to explore the realm of intuition and giving a taste of the difference between an emotion that is a reaction to a thought, and a thought that is a reaction to a feeling. Every so often, I dust off my copy of Gates]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[I credit Joseph Sadony with inspiring me to explore the realm of intuition and giving a taste of the difference between an emotion that is a reaction to a thought, and a thought that is a reaction to a feeling. Every so often, I dust off my copy of Gates of the Mind and get &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/dr-richard-howlin-on-joseph-sadony/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Dr. Richard Howlin on Joseph Sadony"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[I credit Joseph Sadony with inspiring me to explore the realm of intuition and giving a taste of the difference between an emotion that is a reaction to a thought, and a thought that is a reaction to a feeling. Every so often, I dust off my copy of Gates of the Mind and get &#8230; Continue reading "Dr. Richard Howlin on Joseph Sadony"]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[I credit Joseph Sadony with inspiring me to explore the realm of intuition and giving a taste of the difference between an emotion that is a reaction to a thought, and a thought that is a reaction to a feeling. Every so often, I dust off my copy of Gates of the Mind and get &#8230; Continue reading "Dr. Richard Howlin on Joseph Sadony"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Maury Lee Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/maury-lee-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 20:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1730</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The tagline on Maury Lee&#8217;s website reads &#8221; Sixty-nine year old male, expressing non duality, realization, by the grace of God.&#8221; The simplicity, yet depth, of that line is a good summation of Maury Lee. Maury was recommended to me by Michael Casari, and I found him to be an otherwise quiet soul who became &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/maury-lee-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Maury Lee Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The tagline on Maury Lee&#8217;s website reads &#8221; Sixty-nine year old male, expressing non duality, realization, by the grace of God.&#8221; The simplicity, yet depth, of that line is a good summation of Maury Lee. Maury was recommended to me by Mic]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The tagline on Maury Lee&#8217;s website reads &#8221; Sixty-nine year old male, expressing non duality, realization, by the grace of God.&#8221; The simplicity, yet depth, of that line is a good summation of Maury Lee. Maury was recommended to me by Michael Casari, and I found him to be an otherwise quiet soul who became &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/maury-lee-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Maury Lee Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The tagline on Maury Lee&#8217;s website reads &#8221; Sixty-nine year old male, expressing non duality, realization, by the grace of God.&#8221; The simplicity, yet depth, of that line is a good summation of Maury Lee. Maury was recommended to me by Michael Casari, and I found him to be an otherwise quiet soul who became &#8230; Continue reading "Maury Lee Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The tagline on Maury Lee&#8217;s website reads &#8221; Sixty-nine year old male, expressing non duality, realization, by the grace of God.&#8221; The simplicity, yet depth, of that line is a good summation of Maury Lee. Maury was recommended to me by Michael Casari, and I found him to be an otherwise quiet soul who became &#8230; Continue reading "Maury Lee Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Howdie Mickoski Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/howdie-mickoski-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 02:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1608</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Howdie Mickoski is the author of the recently published Falling For Truth: A Spiritual Death And Awakening.&#160; Howdie approached me some years ago with a book manuscript comparing the teachings of Richard Rose to alchemy, Native American traditions, ancient Egyptian wisdom, Carlos Castaneda, and the story of his own spiritual path.&#160; I couldn&#8217;t resist agreeing &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/howdie-mickoski-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Howdie Mickoski Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Howdie Mickoski is the author of the recently published Falling For Truth: A Spiritual Death And Awakening.&#160; Howdie approached me some years ago with a book manuscript comparing the teachings of Richard Rose to alchemy, Native American traditions, a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Howdie Mickoski is the author of the recently published Falling For Truth: A Spiritual Death And Awakening.&#160; Howdie approached me some years ago with a book manuscript comparing the teachings of Richard Rose to alchemy, Native American traditions, ancient Egyptian wisdom, Carlos Castaneda, and the story of his own spiritual path.&#160; I couldn&#8217;t resist agreeing &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/howdie-mickoski-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Howdie Mickoski Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Howdie Mickoski is the author of the recently published Falling For Truth: A Spiritual Death And Awakening.&#160; Howdie approached me some years ago with a book manuscript comparing the teachings of Richard Rose to alchemy, Native American traditions, ancient Egyptian wisdom, Carlos Castaneda, and the story of his own spiritual path.&#160; I couldn&#8217;t resist agreeing &#8230; Continue reading "Howdie Mickoski Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Howdie Mickoski is the author of the recently published Falling For Truth: A Spiritual Death And Awakening.&#160; Howdie approached me some years ago with a book manuscript comparing the teachings of Richard Rose to alchemy, Native American traditions, ancient Egyptian wisdom, Carlos Castaneda, and the story of his own spiritual path.&#160; I couldn&#8217;t resist agreeing &#8230; Continue reading "Howdie Mickoski Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Jac O&#8217;Keeffe Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/jac-okeeffe-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1579</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Jac O&#8217;Keeffe has been in the nondual &#8220;scene&#8221; since 2008, but it would be a mistake to limit her message to nondual teachings.&#160; In fact, as she explains in this interview, her teaching has continually evolved over the years.&#160; The current focus of Jac O&#8217;Keeffe is pointing to what is &#8220;deeper than that&#8221; in relation &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/jac-okeeffe-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Jac O&#8217;Keeffe Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jac O&#8217;Keeffe has been in the nondual &#8220;scene&#8221; since 2008, but it would be a mistake to limit her message to nondual teachings.&#160; In fact, as she explains in this interview, her teaching has continually evolved over the years.&#160; T]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Bart Marshall Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bart-marshall-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Bart Marshall is both a gifted writer and spiritual teacher.&#160; &#160;I&#8217;ve known Bart Marshall for many years, but the&#160;inspiration for this interview is his article &#8220;Ultimate Between-ness&#8221; which contains these compelling lines: There are two main things I think are worth studying.&#160; One is how to wake up from this dream called life.&#160; The other &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/bart-marshall-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Bart Marshall Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bart Marshall is both a gifted writer and spiritual teacher.&#160; &#160;I&#8217;ve known Bart Marshall for many years, but the&#160;inspiration for this interview is his article &#8220;Ultimate Between-ness&#8221; which contains these compelling lines: ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Eshwar Segobind Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/eshwar-segobind-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Eshwar Segobind was completely unknown to me before this interview, and I feel fortunate that his name was passed to me through friends in the TAT Foundation.&#160; Eshwar&#8217;s spiritual path is remarkable both for its brevity and for the depth of practical insight he manifests.&#160; &#160;In less than a year, Eshwar went from a recovery &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/eshwar-segobind-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Eshwar Segobind Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Eshwar Segobind was completely unknown to me before this interview, and I feel fortunate that his name was passed to me through friends in the TAT Foundation.&#160; Eshwar&#8217;s spiritual path is remarkable both for its brevity and for the depth of pra]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eshwar Segobind was completely unknown to me before this interview, and I feel fortunate that his name was passed to me through friends in the TAT Foundation.&#160; Eshwar&#8217;s spiritual path is remarkable both for its brevity and for the depth of practical insight he manifests.&#160; &#160;In less than a year, Eshwar went from a recovery &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/eshwar-segobind-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Eshwar Segobind Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Guided Meditation 1</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/guided-meditation-1/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1545</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A little holiday gift to you in this end of the year podcast: a guided meditation.&#160; Though I rarely did guided meditation in my younger days, I now see it as skillful practice as well as having the potential to develop rapport when done in a group setting.&#160; A guided meditation is the opportunity to &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/guided-meditation-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Guided Meditation 1"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A little holiday gift to you in this end of the year podcast: a guided meditation.&#160; Though I rarely did guided meditation in my younger days, I now see it as skillful practice as well as having the potential to develop rapport when done in a group s]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A little holiday gift to you in this end of the year podcast: a guided meditation.&#160; Though I rarely did guided meditation in my younger days, I now see it as skillful practice as well as having the potential to develop rapport when done in a group setting.&#160; A guided meditation is the opportunity to &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/guided-meditation-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Guided Meditation 1"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Thoughts on Richard Rose and the Spiritual Life</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/richard-rose-spiritual-life/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 04:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Richard Rose has been one of my 5-star teachers since the inception of spiritualteachers.org.&#160; He passed away in 2005, but his work influences numerous contemporary teachers.&#160; I thought it would be interesting to interview one of his long-time students, Michael Casari, and get a glimpse of life with Richard Rose as well as another person&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/richard-rose-spiritual-life/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Thoughts on Richard Rose and the Spiritual Life"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Richard Rose has been one of my 5-star teachers since the inception of spiritualteachers.org.&#160; He passed away in 2005, but his work influences numerous contemporary teachers.&#160; I thought it would be interesting to interview one of his long-time ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Richard Rose has been one of my 5-star teachers since the inception of spiritualteachers.org.&#160; He passed away in 2005, but his work influences numerous contemporary teachers.&#160; I thought it would be interesting to interview one of his long-time students, Michael Casari, and get a glimpse of life with Richard Rose as well as another person&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/richard-rose-spiritual-life/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Thoughts on Richard Rose and the Spiritual Life"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Pattiann Rogers Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/pattiann-rogers-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Most of us, I would venture to say, have at some time or other had a feeling that something was present beyond our traditional senses, something without a name, not specific nor particular, but thoroughly present in a manner inexplicable, very near and very far away, beyond our current ability to explain. ~Pattiann Rogers Pattiann &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/pattiann-rogers-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pattiann Rogers Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Most of us, I would venture to say, have at some time or other had a feeling that something was present beyond our traditional senses, something without a name, not specific nor particular, but thoroughly present in a manner inexplicable, very near and v]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most of us, I would venture to say, have at some time or other had a feeling that something was present beyond our traditional senses, something without a name, not specific nor particular, but thoroughly present in a manner inexplicable, very near and very far away, beyond our current ability to explain. ~Pattiann Rogers Pattiann &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/pattiann-rogers-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Pattiann Rogers Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most of us, I would venture to say, have at some time or other had a feeling that something was present beyond our traditional senses, something without a name, not specific nor particular, but thoroughly present in a manner inexplicable, very near and very far away, beyond our current ability to explain. ~Pattiann Rogers Pattiann &#8230; Continue reading "Pattiann Rogers Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Spiritual Poetry</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poetry/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 02:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[To have great poets, there must be&#160;great audiences, too. ~Walt Whitman Which quote means to say, thank you, to all of you reading and listening to this site.&#160; This month&#8217;s podcast is a mini-episode featuring readings of some of my favorite spiritual poetry. For much of my life, I was a person with only a &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poetry/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Spiritual Poetry"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[To have great poets, there must be&#160;great audiences, too. ~Walt Whitman Which quote means to say, thank you, to all of you reading and listening to this site.&#160; This month&#8217;s podcast is a mini-episode featuring readings of some of my favorit]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[To have great poets, there must be&#160;great audiences, too. ~Walt Whitman Which quote means to say, thank you, to all of you reading and listening to this site.&#160; This month&#8217;s podcast is a mini-episode featuring readings of some of my favorite spiritual poetry. For much of my life, I was a person with only a &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poetry/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Spiritual Poetry"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Jerry Wennstrom Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/jerry-wennstrom-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Anything we do with our heart and soul becomes a spiritual endeavor, in spite of ourselves. ~ Jerry Wennstrom One of the striking features of my interview with Jerry Wennstrom is it felt we were in the same room even though we were hundreds of miles apart.  There is a sort of innocent intensity about &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/jerry-wennstrom-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Jerry Wennstrom Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Anything we do with our heart and soul becomes a spiritual endeavor, in spite of ourselves. ~ Jerry Wennstrom One of the striking features of my interview with Jerry Wennstrom is it felt we were in the same room even though we were hundreds of miles apar]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anything we do with our heart and soul becomes a spiritual endeavor, in spite of ourselves. ~ Jerry Wennstrom One of the striking features of my interview with Jerry Wennstrom is it felt we were in the same room even though we were hundreds of miles apart.  There is a sort of innocent intensity about &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/jerry-wennstrom-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Jerry Wennstrom Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Norio Kushi Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/norio-kushi-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 04:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m not a teacher,&#8221; says Norio Kushi, &#8220;I&#8217;m not someone who knows something you don&#8217;t know.&#160; Just look for yourself and see what you see.&#8221; Though Norio Kushi says he is not a spiritual teacher, the story of his spiritual awakening is a fascinating one, and his advice in light of that awakening is worth &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/norio-kushi-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Norio Kushi Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m not a teacher,&#8221; says Norio Kushi, &#8220;I&#8217;m not someone who knows something you don&#8217;t know.&#160; Just look for yourself and see what you see.&#8221; Though Norio Kushi says he is not a spiritual teacher, the story of ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m not a teacher,&#8221; says Norio Kushi, &#8220;I&#8217;m not someone who knows something you don&#8217;t know.&#160; Just look for yourself and see what you see.&#8221; Though Norio Kushi says he is not a spiritual teacher, the story of his spiritual awakening is a fascinating one, and his advice in light of that awakening is worth &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/norio-kushi-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Norio Kushi Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m not a teacher,&#8221; says Norio Kushi, &#8220;I&#8217;m not someone who knows something you don&#8217;t know.&#160; Just look for yourself and see what you see.&#8221; Though Norio Kushi says he is not a spiritual teacher, the story of his spiritual awakening is a fascinating one, and his advice in light of that awakening is worth &#8230; Continue reading "Norio Kushi Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m not a teacher,&#8221; says Norio Kushi, &#8220;I&#8217;m not someone who knows something you don&#8217;t know.&#160; Just look for yourself and see what you see.&#8221; Though Norio Kushi says he is not a spiritual teacher, the story of his spiritual awakening is a fascinating one, and his advice in light of that awakening is worth &#8230; Continue reading "Norio Kushi Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Jan Frazier Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/jan-frazier-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 18:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jan Frazier is a spiritual teacher and author of When Fear Falls Away and The Great Sweetening, among other books. &#160;In our interview, I found Jan&#8217;s emphasis on allowing and unfolding a nice counterpoint to my usual drive to find practices and tools to speed up the spiritual search. &#160;I hope you find this Jan &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/jan-frazier-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Jan Frazier Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Jan Frazier is a spiritual teacher and author of When Fear Falls Away and The Great Sweetening, among other books. &#160;In our interview, I found Jan&#8217;s emphasis on allowing and unfolding a nice counterpoint to my usual drive to find practices and ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jan Frazier is a spiritual teacher and author of When Fear Falls Away and The Great Sweetening, among other books. &#160;In our interview, I found Jan&#8217;s emphasis on allowing and unfolding a nice counterpoint to my usual drive to find practices and tools to speed up the spiritual search. &#160;I hope you find this Jan &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/jan-frazier-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Jan Frazier Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jan Frazier is a spiritual teacher and author of When Fear Falls Away and The Great Sweetening, among other books. &#160;In our interview, I found Jan&#8217;s emphasis on allowing and unfolding a nice counterpoint to my usual drive to find practices and tools to speed up the spiritual search. &#160;I hope you find this Jan &#8230; Continue reading "Jan Frazier Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Jan Frazier is a spiritual teacher and author of When Fear Falls Away and The Great Sweetening, among other books. &#160;In our interview, I found Jan&#8217;s emphasis on allowing and unfolding a nice counterpoint to my usual drive to find practices and tools to speed up the spiritual search. &#160;I hope you find this Jan &#8230; Continue reading "Jan Frazier Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Spiritual Poems from Beyond Mind, Beyond Death</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poems-beyond-mind-beyond-death/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1023</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[A mini-episode with a few spiritual poems from the book Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. &#160;If you like the spiritual poetry of Rumi, I think you&#8217;ll enjoy this. Listen to the episode on&#160;iTunes,&#160;Stitcher,&#160;or&#160;Google Play. Stream by clicking&#160;here, or download after you follow the link by using right-click and then &#8220;save as.&#8221; Listen on Youtube: QUESTION(S) OF &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poems-beyond-mind-beyond-death/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Spiritual Poems from Beyond Mind, Beyond Death"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A mini-episode with a few spiritual poems from the book Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. &#160;If you like the spiritual poetry of Rumi, I think you&#8217;ll enjoy this. Listen to the episode on&#160;iTunes,&#160;Stitcher,&#160;or&#160;Google Play. Stream by c]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[A mini-episode with a few spiritual poems from the book Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. &#160;If you like the spiritual poetry of Rumi, I think you&#8217;ll enjoy this. Listen to the episode on&#160;iTunes,&#160;Stitcher,&#160;or&#160;Google Play. Stream by clicking&#160;here, or download after you follow the link by using right-click and then &#8220;save as.&#8221; Listen on Youtube: QUESTION(S) OF &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/spiritual-poems-beyond-mind-beyond-death/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Spiritual Poems from Beyond Mind, Beyond Death"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A mini-episode with a few spiritual poems from the book Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. &#160;If you like the spiritual poetry of Rumi, I think you&#8217;ll enjoy this. Listen to the episode on&#160;iTunes,&#160;Stitcher,&#160;or&#160;Google Play. Stream by clicking&#160;here, or download after you follow the link by using right-click and then &#8220;save as.&#8221; Listen on Youtube: QUESTION(S) OF &#8230; Continue reading "Spiritual Poems from Beyond Mind, Beyond Death"]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Hillbilly Sutra</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/hillbilly-sutra/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 03:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1005</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[My teachers were the sun, moon, stars, dirt, wind, trees, and the critters.  All of them were preaching the truth&#8230;. ~ The Hillbilly Sutra There is a hidden spiritual goldmine tucked away in rural Tennessee.  He doesn&#8217;t consider himself a spiritual teacher and rarely speaks in public or does interviews on this topic. Fortunately, he &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/hillbilly-sutra/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Hillbilly Sutra"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[My teachers were the sun, moon, stars, dirt, wind, trees, and the critters.  All of them were preaching the truth&#8230;. ~ The Hillbilly Sutra There is a hidden spiritual goldmine tucked away in rural Tennessee.  He doesn&#8217;t consider himself a spir]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[My teachers were the sun, moon, stars, dirt, wind, trees, and the critters.  All of them were preaching the truth&#8230;. ~ The Hillbilly Sutra There is a hidden spiritual goldmine tucked away in rural Tennessee.  He doesn&#8217;t consider himself a spiritual teacher and rarely speaks in public or does interviews on this topic. Fortunately, he &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/hillbilly-sutra/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Hillbilly Sutra"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[My teachers were the sun, moon, stars, dirt, wind, trees, and the critters.  All of them were preaching the truth&#8230;. ~ The Hillbilly Sutra There is a hidden spiritual goldmine tucked away in rural Tennessee.  He doesn&#8217;t consider himself a spiritual teacher and rarely speaks in public or does interviews on this topic. Fortunately, he &#8230; Continue reading "The Hillbilly Sutra"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Daniel Ingram Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/daniel-ingram-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2017 03:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=998</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Daniel Ingram is author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and a leading proponent of Buddhism as a practical path to enlightenment in this lifetime. &#160;He&#8217;s played a key role in keeping Buddhism vital and accessible while also grounded in the core teachings. &#160;If you&#8217;re on a Buddhist path or thinking about exploring &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/daniel-ingram-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Daniel Ingram Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Daniel Ingram is author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and a leading proponent of Buddhism as a practical path to enlightenment in this lifetime. &#160;He&#8217;s played a key role in keeping Buddhism vital and accessible while also ground]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Daniel Ingram is author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and a leading proponent of Buddhism as a practical path to enlightenment in this lifetime. &#160;He&#8217;s played a key role in keeping Buddhism vital and accessible while also grounded in the core teachings. &#160;If you&#8217;re on a Buddhist path or thinking about exploring &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/daniel-ingram-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Daniel Ingram Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel Ingram is author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and a leading proponent of Buddhism as a practical path to enlightenment in this lifetime. &#160;He&#8217;s played a key role in keeping Buddhism vital and accessible while also grounded in the core teachings. &#160;If you&#8217;re on a Buddhist path or thinking about exploring &#8230; Continue reading "Daniel Ingram Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Daniel Ingram is author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and a leading proponent of Buddhism as a practical path to enlightenment in this lifetime. &#160;He&#8217;s played a key role in keeping Buddhism vital and accessible while also grounded in the core teachings. &#160;If you&#8217;re on a Buddhist path or thinking about exploring &#8230; Continue reading "Daniel Ingram Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Eddie Traversa Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/eddie-traversa-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=974</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Australia: land of koala bears, kangaroos, Vegemite, and enlightened Aussies like Eddie Traversa.  Eddie is in the unique position of being both a psychotherapist and awakened, which gives him a deep perspective as well as a broad tool set with which to help clients. In our interview, he discusses why he doesn&#8217;t focus on helping &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/eddie-traversa-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Eddie Traversa Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Australia: land of koala bears, kangaroos, Vegemite, and enlightened Aussies like Eddie Traversa.  Eddie is in the unique position of being both a psychotherapist and awakened, which gives him a deep perspective as well as a broad tool set with which to ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Australia: land of koala bears, kangaroos, Vegemite, and enlightened Aussies like Eddie Traversa.  Eddie is in the unique position of being both a psychotherapist and awakened, which gives him a deep perspective as well as a broad tool set with which to help clients. In our interview, he discusses why he doesn&#8217;t focus on helping &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/eddie-traversa-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Eddie Traversa Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Australia: land of koala bears, kangaroos, Vegemite, and enlightened Aussies like Eddie Traversa.  Eddie is in the unique position of being both a psychotherapist and awakened, which gives him a deep perspective as well as a broad tool set with which to help clients. In our interview, he discusses why he doesn&#8217;t focus on helping &#8230; Continue reading "Eddie Traversa Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Michael Taft Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/michael-taft/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 04:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=949</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This 1.5 hour interview with Michael Taft seemed to fly by, leaving me immediately wanting a Part 2.   As you will see, Michael is deeply knowledgeable about meditation and succinctly explained the paradox of the observer watching the observer&#8211;a meditative trap which dumbfounded me for many years.  Michael Taft&#8217;s wide-ranging experience defines a person &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/michael-taft/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Michael Taft Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This 1.5 hour interview with Michael Taft seemed to fly by, leaving me immediately wanting a Part 2.   As you will see, Michael is deeply knowledgeable about meditation and succinctly explained the paradox of the observer watching the observer&#8211;a me]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This 1.5 hour interview with Michael Taft seemed to fly by, leaving me immediately wanting a Part 2.   As you will see, Michael is deeply knowledgeable about meditation and succinctly explained the paradox of the observer watching the observer&#8211;a meditative trap which dumbfounded me for many years.  Michael Taft&#8217;s wide-ranging experience defines a person &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/michael-taft/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Michael Taft Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This 1.5 hour interview with Michael Taft seemed to fly by, leaving me immediately wanting a Part 2.   As you will see, Michael is deeply knowledgeable about meditation and succinctly explained the paradox of the observer watching the observer&#8211;a meditative trap which dumbfounded me for many years.  Michael Taft&#8217;s wide-ranging experience defines a person &#8230; Continue reading "Michael Taft Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This 1.5 hour interview with Michael Taft seemed to fly by, leaving me immediately wanting a Part 2.   As you will see, Michael is deeply knowledgeable about meditation and succinctly explained the paradox of the observer watching the observer&#8211;a meditative trap which dumbfounded me for many years.  Michael Taft&#8217;s wide-ranging experience defines a person &#8230; Continue reading "Michael Taft Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Paul Rezendes Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/paul-rezendes/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=935</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[When Paul Rezendes was kind enough to write a blurb for the back cover of Images of Essence, my book collaboration with Bob Fergeson, I had no idea there was anything more to Paul than being a talented nature photographer and wildlife tracker. &#160;A few years later, a friend recommended I watch of series of &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/paul-rezendes/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Paul Rezendes Interview"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When Paul Rezendes was kind enough to write a blurb for the back cover of Images of Essence, my book collaboration with Bob Fergeson, I had no idea there was anything more to Paul than being a talented nature photographer and wildlife tracker. &#160;A fe]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[When Paul Rezendes was kind enough to write a blurb for the back cover of Images of Essence, my book collaboration with Bob Fergeson, I had no idea there was anything more to Paul than being a talented nature photographer and wildlife tracker. &#160;A few years later, a friend recommended I watch of series of &#8230; <a href="https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/paul-rezendes/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Paul Rezendes Interview"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Paul Rezendes was kind enough to write a blurb for the back cover of Images of Essence, my book collaboration with Bob Fergeson, I had no idea there was anything more to Paul than being a talented nature photographer and wildlife tracker. &#160;A few years later, a friend recommended I watch of series of &#8230; Continue reading "Paul Rezendes Interview"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[When Paul Rezendes was kind enough to write a blurb for the back cover of Images of Essence, my book collaboration with Bob Fergeson, I had no idea there was anything more to Paul than being a talented nature photographer and wildlife tracker. &#160;A few years later, a friend recommended I watch of series of &#8230; Continue reading "Paul Rezendes Interview"]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Tess Hughes Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/tess-hughes-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 04:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA["We're overlooking things because of the sheer familiarly of them."]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Were overlooking things because of the sheer familiarly of them.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA["We're overlooking things because of the sheer familiarly of them."]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA["We're overlooking things because of the sheer familiarly of them."]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA["We're overlooking things because of the sheer familiarly of them."]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Anima Pundeer</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/anima-pundeer/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 03:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=905</guid>
	<description><![CDATA["I really wonder what God feels like?" That's the question that finally drove Anima Pundeer to awakening.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[I really wonder what God feels like? Thats the question that finally drove Anima Pundeer to awakening.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA["I really wonder what God feels like?" That's the question that finally drove Anima Pundeer to awakening.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA["I really wonder what God feels like?" That's the question that finally drove Anima Pundeer to awakening.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Paul Constant Interview</title>
	<link>https://www.spiritualteachers.org/podcast/paul-constant-interview/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2016 18:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Nevins]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spiritualteachers.org/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=879</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Shake up your preconceptions about spiritual awakening and enlightenment by joining my guest, Paul Constant. ]]></description>
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