Robert A. Jonas
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Halleluiah! Death Comes a'knockin'
This here is a wonderful song for all those who are facing death--which is all of us--by the singer/songwriters in the Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem folk quartet. This inspiring group is led by Rani Arbo(fiddle, guitar) and blessed by Andrew Kinsey (bass, banjo, ukulele), Anand Nayak (electric and acoustic guitars) and Scott Kessel (percussion). At the helm, Arbo is “blessed with an unmistakable voice, both light and sultry, with a hint of tremolo and smoke” (Acoustic Guitar). This intimate concert happened at Elmer's Store in the small town of Ashfield, MA in the midst of a New England snowstorm in winter, 2009. All of us Ashfield folk thank Nan Parati, a brilliant artist and businesswoman, for reviving Elmer's as a community center of good food, friendship, and creativity. Filmed by permission of the quartet by Robert A. Jonas of The Empty Bell (emptybell.org. . . .and. . .mydearfar-nearness.org)
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Christian McEwen at the Empty Bell
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Christian McEwen, writer, teacher, and poet, is interviewed here by Dr. Robert A. Jonas, executive director of the Empty Bell santuary, an online location for East-West, especially Buddhist-Christian, dialogue and practice. See emptybell.org and also mydearfar-nearness.org
Dr. Robert A. Jonas introduces "My Dear Far-Nearness: The Holy Trinity as Spiritual Practice."
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Dr. Robert A. Jonas is interviewed by Dr. Brandon Nappi, Executive Director of Leadership Programs, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University. Dr. Jonas suggests that the Holy Trinity should not be seen as merely a doctrine or as dogma. The Trinity cannot be understood as merely an object of our awareness. Rather, we are each gifted with Trinitarian awareness. In his new book, "My Dear Far-Ne...
Dr. Connie Zweig presents "The Inner Work of Age," which treats aging as a spiritual practice.
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Dr. Connie Zweig presents at The Empty Bell. Dr. Zweig explores her awarding-winning book, "The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul," which treats aging as a spiritual practice, and later in the program she shares highlights from her excellent book, "Meeting the Shadow on the Spiritual Path: The Dance of Darkness and Light in Our Search for Awakening." In both books she extends her wo...
Robert A. Jonas at the Maine Jung Center, Christian non-dual awareness
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Dr. Robert A. Jonas is a Christian who has been leading Christian-Buddhist retreats for over 30 years at the Empty Bell sanctuary. He is trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy (Harvard), followed by a post-Doc in contemplative/mystical Christianity at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA. He is a father and grandfather, and an environmental activist. In this talk, Jonas reflect...
Robert Jonas, Holy Trinity as Consciousness
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Phil Goldberg, host of Spirit Matters Talk, interviews Robert A. Jonas about his new book, "My Dear Far-Nearness: The Holy Trinity as Spiritual Practice" (Orbis Books, 2022). Jonas surmises that the Holy Trinity is not something to simply believe as doctrine or dogma, but rather that each "Person" of the Trinity is a dimension of our consciousness, of our awareness. The three dimensions include...
John Prendergast,Ph.D., An Open Heart of Knowing
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John Prendergast received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist. His practice as a therapist is deeply informed by his close relationship to the non-dual spiritual teachers, Jean Klein and Adyashanti. In this video, John shares wisdom from his decades of experience as a psychotherapist, and insights from his many books, i...
Orbis interviews Jonas,10 '22
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Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, interviews Robert A. Jonas, author of new Orbis book entitled, "My Dear Far-Nearness: The Holy Trinity as Spiritual Practice." This book is named in honor of Marguerite Porete, a 14th century mystic who was one of Meister Eckhart's spiritual teachers. Jonas explores the Trinity as three dimensions of consciousness, not merely as an objective belief. Li...
A Proud Doe and a beautiful new Fawn, 6-5-'22
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This beautiful drama took place the morning of June 6, 2022: a doe who is a new mother, and a spritely newborn fawn. Even in my elder years, I can identify with the leaping fawn, enjoying a brand new summer day. Title music: Calling My Name (SMA_12403) licensed to Robert A. Jonas by SmartSound, Inc.
Imam Jamal Rahman at the Empty Bell
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Jamal Rahman is a popular speaker on Islam, Sufi spirituality, and interfaith relations. Along with his Interfaith Amigos, he has been featured in the New York Times, CBS News, BBC, and various NPR programs. Jamal is co-founder and Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary and adjunct faculty at Seattle University. He is a former co-host of Interfaith Talk Radio and travels nationa...
Pilar Jennings at The Empty Bell, 5 11 '22
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The Empty Bell sanctuary has, for over 25 years, explored the healing paths of psychotherapy, Buddhism, and Christian contemplative prayer. Dr. Jennings joins us here to reflect on her experience as a psychiatrist and person of Tibetan Buddhist faith and practice. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Union Theological Seminary; Columbia University; and a Faculty Member of the Nalanda Institute for Con...
James Ford, Zen wisdom at the Empty Bell, 3-8 2022
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James Ishmael Ford is an American Zen Buddhist priest and a retired Unitarian Universalist minister. James received Dharma transmission from the late Jiyu Kennett Roshi at Shasta Abbey. He is a past president of the Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship, was the first Unitarian Universalist minister to be named a Zen master. James is co-editor of The Transient and Permanent in Liberal Reli...
Rich Borofsky at the Empty Bell, February 27, 2022. What is love?
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Rich Borofsky is a clinical psychologist in Cambridge, MA. He and his dear wife Antra have been practicing, investigating, and discovering ever-new dimensions of love for decades. They love to counsel couples on ways to renew their love for one another, and they love to lead retreats on love. Rich's portal into love is en-Riched by his Buddhist practice, and his spelunking into the Indian and A...
Phil Goldberg at Empty Bell
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Our inter-spiritual, inter-faith community at the Empty Bell asked Phil to reflect on his fascinating spiritual journey, and his career as a spiritual writer and podcaster. Phil's articles and blogs have appeared in numerous print and online publications, and he has authored or coauthored more than 25 books, including a novel (This is Next Year) and such celebrated nonfiction as: "The Intuitive...
David Rynick,Zen wisdom at the Empty Bell
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David Rynick shares Zen wisdom at the Empty Bell in April, 2022. David is a Roshi in the Zen tradition. His community is at Boundless Way Temple in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Empty Bell is a contemplative sanctuary in Northampton, MA, dedicated to inter-spiritual wisdom. Empty Bell's founder and host is Dr. Robert A. Jonas. Boundless Way Temple is at: worcesterzen.org The Empty Bell is at: e...
Dancing-clouds-water-sky
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Dancing-clouds-water-sky
Praying with Our Body, Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
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Praying with Our Body, Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
Transfiguration and radiant Earth: A sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
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Transfiguration and radiant Earth: A sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
Edwards Concert, 12 15 '19#1
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Edwards Concert, 12 15 '19#1
Billowing Branches
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Billowing Branches
Bill Moomaw, climate & forest sequestration
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Bill Moomaw, climate & forest sequestration
Exodus from Fossil Fuels, 3-26-'18
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Exodus from Fossil Fuels, 3-26-'18
Kestrel Land Trust Reflects on Climate Change
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Kestrel Land Trust Reflects on Climate Change
Initial logging, new co-housing, Village Hill, Northampton, MA,9-'18
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Initial logging, new co-housing, Village Hill, Northampton, MA,9-'18
Tom Wessels, Reading the Forest Landscape: Master class
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Tom Wessels, Reading the Forest Landscape: Master class
Jeffrey Sachs, Climate Change speech, Greece, 6-'18
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Jeffrey Sachs, Climate Change speech, Greece, 6-'18
Trees (young & old) serve as carbon storage, Leverett & Moomaw
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Trees (young & old) serve as carbon storage, Leverett & Moomaw
Bob Massie for Governor, 1-28-'18
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Bob Massie for Governor, 1-28-'18
Mariel Kinsey Memorial music,12-16-'17#2
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Mariel Kinsey Memorial music,12-16-'17#2
Prince of Whales, Orcas,10 24 '17
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Prince of Whales, Orcas,10 24 '17