Morgan Atkinson has documented the life of Thomas Merton over two films. The poetic contemplative Thomas Merton lived an ever expanding and continual openness to God’s love and Atkinson beautifully captures this on film. In this episode discover Thomas Merton as the rescuer of the contemplative tradition in Christianity, the middle-aged monk who fell ass over heels in love with a student nurse, and opens dialogues with other religious traditions through the depth of each one’s contemplative stream. Atkinson has produced multiple documentaries on Thomas Merton, John Howard Griffin, Anna and Harlan Hubbard among many others. In our conversation we focus on …
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004 Simone Weil: Attention, the Agent of Love with Eric O. Springsted
Eric O. Springsted spends some time with Contemplify to explore the life and attention of Simone Weil. The French philosopher, mystic and activist dared to imagine an authentic life based on the attention and practice of love for all of humanity. Weil came into her own through a contemplative stance hard-won through affliction and openness. Springsted has spent his entire career drawing from the deep well of wisdom that is Simone Weil. In our conversation we focus on what Simone Weil might say about the current education system, her freedom of thought, how poetry transformed Weil’s life and Springsted’s own story of connecting to Weil’s …
003: Democracy of the Cosmos: John Muir’s Prophetic and Moral Vision with Donald Worster
Donald Worster (@TheWorster1979) connects with Contemplify to traverse the life and passion of John Muir. The American icon who combined intelligence and curiosity with a grounded love for the wilderness. Muir held a natural contemplative bent that married an abiding sense of purpose. The landscape of John Muir’s life is pretty well documented, in our conversation we focus on the unique character of John Muir, the life lessons the current generations could learn from him and Donald’s own sense of connectedness with the spirit of John Muir and his predecessors. Find something stiff to drink, a night sky full of stars and go for …
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