Science & Spirit Collection
These programs create unique dialogues by bringing together scientists with philosophers, spiritual practitioners and indigenous leaders, to create new dialogues and explore topics of timeless importance like Sacred Ecology, Pilgrimage and Dreams.
Our Place in the Cosmos
What is the scientific explanation of the creation of the universe? Is western science’s so-called “quantum vacuum”, just another “creation myth”, and if so, how does it compare with the creation myths of other societies and belief systems? As guides on this existential journey through the cosmos, Bokara is joined by mathematical cosmologist Brian Swimme, PhD, and professor of world religions, Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker.
The Call of Wisdom
In Eastern traditions, wisdom is often synonymous with the truth available only to those who can see beyond the ever-changing. This program examines the true nature of wisdom, and why our survival today as a species and a planet may depend on it.
Sacred Ecology
With global warming on the rise and the number of animal species now declining at alarming rates, this program asks if we, humans, are trapped in a never-ending destructive cycle fed by our ever-increasing desires.
Exploring Consciousness: East & West
In this Global Spirit program, host Phil Cousineau brings together both spiritual and the scientific traditions of east and west, and creates a unique conversation, shedding considerable light on the great, ongoing human quest for understanding “Consciousness.”
Dreams, Visions & Realities
In this GLOBAL SPIRIT program, host Phil Cousineau presents different interpretations and domains of dreaming — blending recent scientific discoveries from an American dream specialist with rare insights on the native wisdom of “The Dreamtime” by an Australian Aboriginal elder.
Oneness, The Big Picture
In this Global Spirit episode, Deepak Chopra, a physician and best-selling author of texts on mind-body healing, shares his philosophical insights on Oneness, citing recent scientific studies that point to consciousness as the fundamental basis of all reality, transcending location, space and time.
The Journey Towards Oneness
In this episode, physicist Dr. Ravi Ravindra, who comes from the Hindu tradition but holds a close personal association with Krishnamurti and the Gurdjieff teachings, and Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, a Naqshbandi Sufi teacher who has studied Jungian psychology, and who has written extensively about unity consciousness within the Sufi tradition bring a wealth of insights and revelations to the discussion, spanning the realms and understandings of both science and mysticism.
Meditations, Emotions & Body Language
Buddhist meditation teacher Jack Kornfield and psychologist Paul Ekman meet to explore what scientists and psychologists now understand about meditation, the mind and our emotional states, and how recent scientific studies compare with what spiritual masters have studied and learned over the centuries. As we learn to look into our own minds and into other people’s faces we gain new insights on the many subtle ways we communicate, to ourselves and to others.
Transformation & Mindfulness
Dr. Kabat-Zinn is the founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Michael Murphy is the founder of Esalen Institute and author of “Golf in the Kingdom”, “The Future of the Body”. and numerous other books. This program presents a variety of practices for developing awareness and mindfulness, practices which can not only heal our bodies and minds, but also, as we will hear, our troubled planet. Their discussion is full of inspiration, practical advice and lots of laughter.