Best Christian B Aaron Podcasts (2024)

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Pentecost 13 (B): More Wishes? 28:27

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Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14, Ephesians 5:15-20, and John 6:51-58.By Mockingbird

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Anthony P. Stone, "Hindu Astrology: Myths, Symbols, and Realities" (Pippa Rann Books, 2023) 37:16

29m ago37:16

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Does Hindu astrology work? If so, why? When does it not work? Why? Where and how did Hindu astrology arise and develop? What are its similarities with other astrological systems? These are among the unusual and fascinating questions tackled by an Oxford mathematician, Dr. A. P. Stone, who learned Sanskrit specifically for the purpose. Analyzing var…

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Control in Marriage 43:08

1d ago43:08

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It's been both our experience of ourselves and of many other marriages that we've coached, that there is one spouse who has a propensity towards Control. We define "control" as one person's attempt at manipulating the outcome through managing another person's actions. In this episode, Jenna talks about how control shows up for her and what is happe…

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Year B, Proper 15 1:02:17

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 15, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 & Psalm 111 or Proverbs 9:1-6 & Psalm 34:9-14; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58. We discuss Solomon's request for wisdom, the reliability of the Lord's ways, Paul's instructions to live wisely, and Jesus' promi…

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Murad Khan Mumtaz, "Faces of God: Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800" (Brill, 2023) 32:40

5d ago32:40

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Islamic art is often misrepresented as an iconophobic tradition. As a result of this assumption, the polyvalence of figural artworks made for South Asian Muslim audiences has remained hidden in plain view. Faces of God: Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800 (Brill, 2023) situates manuscript illustrations and album paintings within c…

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Year B, Proper 14 48:40

8d ago48:40

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 14, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 & Psalm 130 or 1 Kings 19:4-8 & Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51. We discuss Absalom's death, David's grief, & the storytelling of the books of Samuel, the kind of waiting-for-morning-hope…

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Pentecost 12 (B): All Mixed Up (311 Tribute) 28:58

8d ago28:58

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Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33, Ephesians 4:25-5:2, and John 6:35, 41-51.By Mockingbird

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D. E. Osto, "Paranormal States: Psychic Abilities in Buddhist Convert Communities" (Columbia UP, 2024) 54:56

12d ago54:56

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A number of converts to Buddhism report paranormal experiences. Their accounts describe psychic abilities like clairvoyance and precognition, out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, and encounters with other beings such as ghosts and deities, and they often interpret these events through a specifically Buddhist lens. Paranormal States: Psy…

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Steven E. Lindquist, "The Literary Life of Yājñavalkya" (SUNY Press, 2024) 1:04:20

14d ago1:04:20

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In The Literary Life of Yājñavalkya (SUNY Press, 2024), Steven E. Lindquist investigates the intersections between historical context and literary production in the "life" of Yājñavalkya, the most important ancient Indian literary figure prior to the Buddha. Known for his sharp tongue and deep thought, Yājñavalkya is associated with a number of "fi…

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Pentecost 11 (B): Klingons! 31:58

15d ago31:58

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Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, which are 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a, Ephesians 4:1-16, and John 6:24-35.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 13 1:03:42

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 13, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13 & Psalm 51:1-13 or Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 & Psalm 78:23-29, Ephesians 4:1-16 & John 6:24-35. We discuss Nathan's prophetic rebuke of David & David's Psalm of contrite repentance, Paul's description of the unity & ma…

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Francis X. Clooney, S.J., "Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story" (Bloomsbury, 2024) 1:06:58

19d ago1:06:58

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This autobiography--Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story (Bloomsbury, 2024)--traces Francis X. Clooney's intellectual and spiritual journey from middle-class American Catholicism to a lifelong study of Hinduism. Clooney sheds fresh and realistic light on the idea and ideal of scholar-practitioner, since his wide learning, Christian …

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Pentecost 10/Transfiguration (B): Ric Ocasek 24:13

22d ago24:13

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Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 2 Samuel 11:1-15, Ephesians 3:14-21, and John 6:1-21.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 12 1:00:54

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 12, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 2 Samuel 11:1-15 & Psalm 14 or 2 Kings 4:42-44 & Psalm 145:10-19; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21. We discuss David's attack on Bathsheba & Uriah, the depiction of folly, sin & oppression in the Psalm, the rich layers of Paul's prayer…

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Stephen Harris, "Buddhist Ethics and the Bodhisattva Path: Santideva on Virtue and Well-Being" (Bloomsbury, 2023) 1:18:20

24d ago1:18:20

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An influential eighth-century Buddhist text, Śāntideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra, or Guide to the Practices of Awakening, how to become a supremely virtuous person, a bodhisattva who desires to end the suffering of all sentient beings. Stephen Harris’s Buddhist Ethics and the Bodhisattva Path: Śāntideva on Virtue and Well-Being (Bloomsbury Academic, 2024)…

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4 tips to move out of "roommate mode" back into an intimate connection with your spouse 26:00

28d ago26:00

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In this episode the Zints share about 4 ways to move away from "Roommate mode" and back to intimate connection with your spouse. These include: Sharing openly what you're experiencing without blaming (use emotion language and share about yourself, not the other person). Be intentional with your connection time. Express affection: small gestures of …

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Pentecost 9 (B): Tear Down This Wall 24:41

26d ago24:41

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Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 2 Samuel 7:1-14a, Ephesians 2:11-22, and Mark 6:30-34, 53-56.By Mockingbird

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Reid B. Locklin, "Hindu Mission, Christian Mission: Soundings in Comparative Theology" (SUNY Press, 2024) 28:08

29d ago28:08

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For some four hundred years, Hindus and Christians have been engaged in a public controversy about conversion and missionary proselytization, especially in India and the Hindu diaspora. Hindu Mission, Christian Mission: Soundings in Comparative Theology (SUNY Press, 2024) reframes this controversy by shifting attention from "conversion" to a wider,…

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Year B, Proper 11 1:01:41

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 11, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 2 Samuel 7:1-14a & Psalm 89:20-37 or Jeremiah 23:1-6 & Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. We discuss David's desire to build the Lord a house of cedar, the imagery of the people of God as a spiritual house in Ephesians…

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Rory Lindsay, "Saving the Dead: Tibetan Funerary Rituals in the Tradition of the Sarvardurgatipariśodhana Tantra" (WSTB, 2024) 43:04

1M ago43:04

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Saving the Dead: Tibetan Funerary Rituals in the Tradition of the Sarvardurgatipariśodhana Tantra (WSTB, 2024) explores Tibetan funerary manuals based on the Sarvadurgatipariśodhana Tantra (SDP), focusing on the writings of the Sa skya author Rje btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan (1147–1216) and the diverse forms of agency—human, nonhuman, and material—a…

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Pentecost 8 (B): Raisin Cakes for Raisin' Praises 20:08

1M ago20:08

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Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19, Ephesians 1:3-14, and Mark 6:14-29.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 10 1:11:54

1M ago1:11:54

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 10, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 & Psalm 24 or Amos 7:7-15 & Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29. We discuss David bringing the ark to Jerusalem & his reverence for the Lord as King, the themes of riches in Ephesians against the back…

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Ellen Gough, "Making a Mantra: Tantric Ritual and Renunciation on the Jain Path to Liberation" (U Chicago Press, 2021) 1:01:51

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Jainism originated in India and shares some features with Buddhism and Hinduism, but it is a distinct tradition with its own key texts, art, rituals, beliefs, and history. One important way it has often been distinguished from Buddhism and Hinduism is through the highly contested category of Tantra: Jainism, unlike the others, does not contain a ta…

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Aaron Sherraden, "Śambūka's Death Toll: A History of Motives and Motifs in an Evolving Rāmāyaṇa Narrative" (Anthem Press, 2023) 35:03

1M ago35:03

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According to Vālmīki's Sanskrit Rāmāyaṇa (early centuries CE), Śambūka was practicing severe acts of austerity to enter heaven. In engaging in these acts as a Śūdra, Śambūka was in violation of class- and caste-based societal norms prescribed exclusively by the ruling and religious elite. Rāma, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa epic, is dispatched to kill Ś…

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Pentecost 7 (B): Asking For A Friend 22:23

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Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, which are 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, and Mark 6:1-13.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 9 1:13:05

1M ago1:13:05

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 9, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 & Psalm 48 or Ezekiel 2:1-5 & Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13. We discuss the epic storytelling around David's kingship, the Psalm's imagery of God as stronghold, Paul's boasting, spiritual privacy, …

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Shyam Ranganathan, "Yoga - Anticolonial Philosophy: An Action-Focused Guide to Practice" (Singing Dragon, 2024) 35:18

2M ago35:18

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Providing a decolonial, action-focused account of Yoga philosophy, Yoga - Anticolonial Philosophy: An Action-Focused Guide to Practice (Singing Dragon, 2024) from Dr. Shyam Ranganathan, pioneering scholar in the field of Indian moral philosophy, focuses on the South Asian tradition to explore what Yoga was like prior to colonization. It challenges …

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Pentecost 6 (B): Summer in the City (Grief, Giving, Goodness) 28:24

2M ago28:24

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Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, and Mark 5:21-43.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 8 1:01:40

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 8, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 & Psalm 130 or Lamentations 3:21-33 or Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43. We discuss David's lament at the death of Saul & Jonathan, Paul's exhortation to generosity & Jesus' healing of the two daughters…

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Pinky Hota, "The Violence of Recognition: Adivasi Indigeneity and Anti-Dalitness in India" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023) 51:49

2M ago51:49

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The Violence of Recognition: Adivasi Indigeneity and Anti-Dalitness in India (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023) offers an unprecedented firsthand account of the operations of Hindu nationalists and their role in sparking the largest incident of anti-Christian violence in India’s history. Through vivid ethnographic storytelling, Pinky Hota explores the ro…

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Suganya Anandakichenin, "For My Blemishless Lord: Commentaries on Tiruppāṇāḻvār's Amalaṉ Āti Pirāṉ" (de Gruyter, 2023) 35:03

2M ago35:03

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For My Blemishless Lord (de Gruyter, 2023) presents the text and translation of the exquisite poem Amalaṉ Āti Pirāṉ by Tiruppāṇ Āḻvār, which is part of the Śrīvaiṣṇava canon, the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (6th- 9thcenturies CE), as well as of the three Śrīvaiṣṇava commentaries in Tamil-Sanskrit Manipravala (13th- 14th centuries) by key figures in t…

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Pentecost 5 (B): Chill Out, Sea 28:51

2M ago28:51

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Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Samuel 17: (1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 or 1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 10-16; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; and Mark 4:35-41.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 7 51:59

2M ago51:59

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 7, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 & Psalm 9:9-20 or 1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 10-16 & Psalm 133 or Job 38:1-11 & Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-51. We discuss David and Goliath, Paul's authentic personal appeal, a…

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Carl Ernst and Patrick D'Silva, "Breathtaking Revelations: The Science of Breath from 'The Fifty Kamarupa Verses' to Hazrat Inayat Khan" (Suluk Press, 2024) 1:00:31

2M ago1:00:31

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In Breathtaking Revelations: The Science of Breath from the Fifty Kamarupa Verses to Hazrat Inayat Khan (Suluk Press, 2024), Carl W. Ernst and Patrick J. D’Silva explore the intersections of Sufi and yogic breath-based meditation. Ernst and D’Silva offer us here two stunning texts for study. The first, an anonymous Persian translation of a 14th cen…

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Resentment vs Investment | What I wish I knew Part 3 26:37

2M ago26:37

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Don't be overwhelmed by your summer! You can balance all that's on your plate- while still hitting your hopes. Grab Jenna's mini course as your guide to: Set-Up Your Summer In this episode- Jenna & Aaron talk about how you can do the same thing but with a different motivation- and it can shift everything. What is your motivation? Are you telling yo…

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Matthew Robertson, "Puruṣa: Personhood in Ancient India" (Oxford UP, 2024) 47:39

2M ago47:39

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Personhood is central to the worldview of ancient India. Across voluminous texts and diverse traditions, the subject of the puruṣa, the Sanskrit term for "person," has been a constant source of insight and innovation. Yet little sustained scholarly attention has been paid to the precise meanings of the puruṣa concept or its historical transformatio…

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The European Association for South Asian Studies 14:47

2M ago14:47

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Ute Husken discusses the European Association for South Asian Studies and its upcoming conference in Heidelberg, Germany in October 2025. This conference is open to scholars of wide-reaching disciplines and career stages. Feel free to contact: info@ecsas2025.com with general queries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Su…

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Pentecost 4 (B): Seen vs Unseen 27:15

2M ago27:15

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Jacob and Aaron take a look at the readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10,[11-13],14-17, and Mark 4:26-34.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 6 1:02:53

2M ago1:02:53

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 6, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 & Psalm 20 or Ezekiel 17:22-24 & Psalm 92:1-4, 11-14; 2 Corinthians 5:6-17; Mark 4:26-34. We discuss the anointing of David & the rejection of Saul as king, the kingly-military imagery of the Psalm, Paul's determi…

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The Enlightenment of the Body, with Naomi Worth 54:12

2M ago54:12

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In this episode, Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Naomi Worth, a scholar and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism’s postural yoga tradition. We dive into Naomi's experiences in yogic retreats, highlight the vigorous movement and intense visual elements of the practice, and explore yoga’s role in the Nyingma contemplative path. Naomi also shares how sh…

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Marcus Schmücker, "Visnu-Narayana: Changing Forms and the Becoming of a Deity in Indian Religious Traditions" (Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2023) 31:05

2M ago31:05

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The contributions to Visnu-Narayana: Changing Forms and the Becoming of a Deity in Indian Religious Traditions (Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2023) deal with the complex history of the Indian deity Visnu-Narayana. This conception of God evolved in various traditions in India, especially in South India, during the first millennium CE. The hist…

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Love Language User Error | What I Wish I Knew Pt 2 27:05

2M ago27:05

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Buy Jenna's mini-course: Setting-up Your Summer. Dr. Gary Chapman's Love Languages concept and consequent books revolutionized our understanding of how we communicate, hear and receive love, especially in marriage. It became a tool we used constantly to better understand ourselves and our spouse. And, we commonly misused this tool as a…

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Pentecost 3 (B): Nike Airs and the Hard Rock Cafe 24:35

2M ago24:35

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Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15), 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, and Mark 3:20-35.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 5 58:55

3M ago58:55

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 5, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 1 Samuel 8:4-20, (11:14-15) & Psalm 138 or Genesis 3:8-15 & Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35. We discuss the Israelites request for a king and the implications of rejecting the Lord's governance, Paul's tent-building wo…

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Debunking "Don't go to bed angry" | What I Wish I Knew Pt 1 31:55

3M ago31:55

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Buy Jenna's mini-course: Setting-up Your Summer. Aaron and Jenna begin a series titled "What I wish I knew" sharing what they wish they'd learned early in marriage. This first part dives into the topic of "urgency." Most conflicts in the early stages of relationships feel urgent. They become very high stakes when they don't need to be.…

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Sohini Pillai, "Krishna's Mahabharatas: Devotional Retellings of an Epic Narrative" (Oxford UP, 2024) 43:19

3M ago43:19

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Between 800 and 1700 CE, a plethora of Mahabharatas were created in Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, and several other regional South Asian languages. Sohini Pillai's Krishna's Mahabharatas: Devotional Retellings of an Epic Narrative (Oxford UP, 2024) is a comprehensive study of premode…

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Pentecost 2 (B): Darkness & Light 37:30

3M ago37:30

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Jacob and Aaron dive into the readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, which are 1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20), 2 Corinthians 4:5-12, and Mark 2:23-3:6.By Mockingbird

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Year B, Proper 4 1:06:04

3M ago1:06:04

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we consider the readings for the Proper 4, Year B in the Lectionary cycle: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) & Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 or Deuteronomy 5:12-15 & Psalm 81:1-10; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6. We discuss the sexual abuse and exploitation done by Eli's priest-sons and the beginning of Samuel's prophetic…

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Bernardo Kastrup, "Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell: A Straightforward Summary of the 21st Century's Only Plausible Metaphysics" (Iff Books, 2024) 1:53:15

3M ago1:53:15

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Is reality more than the material? Raj Balkaran holds a fascinating interview with philosopher Bernardo Kastrup on this topic. At the vanguard of the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, Bernardo presents cogent argumentation that reality is essentially mental, and examines the proper place of the scientific method in this deliberation. Ber…

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Stephen Phillips, "The Metaphysics of Meditation: Sri Aurobindo and Adi-Sakara on the Isa Upanisad" (Bloombury, 2024) 37:45

3M ago37:45

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In The Metaphysics of Meditation: Sri Aurobindo and Adi-Sakara on the Isa Upanisad (Bloombury, 2024), Stephen Phillips focuses on one of the most important poems about meditation in world literature, as understood by two of the greatest philosophers of India, one classical, one modern. This book traces a worldview and consonant yoga teaching common…

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