Cynthia Bourgeault: When Two Become One: Love Beyond Death

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Cynthia Bourgeault is an Episcopal priest, author, and teacher of prayer in the contemplative Christian tradition. She is the principal teacher and advisor to the Contemplative Society and a passionate teacher of Centering Prayer. Cynthia is the author of Love Is Stronger than Death and The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, and with Sounds True she has created the audio learning course Encountering the Wisdom Jesus. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Cynthia about new insights on the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, and the concept of the "abler soul"—when two souls come together to form something greater. Cynthia addresses some misconceptions of Jesus as a teacher and the path that brought her to Centering Prayer. Finally, Tami and Cynthia talk about servanthood and how we grow through service to others. (66 minutes)

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True.
0:04.0	My name is Tammy Simon. I'm the founder of Sounds True.
0:08.0	And I'd love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation.
0:12.0	The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available. We want everyone to have access to
0:26.8	transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:39.3	The Sounds True Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to providing these transformational tools to communities
0:46.9	in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing countries.
0:54.0	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter,
0:58.4	please visit sounds true foundation.org. Org.
1:04.0	Today's episode is one of my all-time favorites.
1:11.0	From time to time, it's wonderful to revisit episodes that were particularly moving or
1:16.7	resonant and really struck a deep chord. This is one of those
1:20.4	episodes. Please enjoy. You're listening to Insights at the Edge. Today my
1:26.0	guest is Cynthia Borjo. Cynthia is an Episcopal priest, a retreat and conference
1:32.3	leader, and the principal teacher and advisor to the
1:35.4	contemplative society. She passionately promotes the practice of
1:39.8	centering prayer and has worked closely with Thomas Keating, Bruno Barnhart, Richard
1:46.2	Rohr, as well as many other contemplative teachers and leaders within the Christian tradition
1:51.6	as well as other spiritual paths.
1:54.4	She's the author of the book Love is Stronger than Death and the book The Meaning of Mary Magdalene.
2:02.3	With sounds true, Cynthia has created several audio programs, including
2:06.6	a six-part series on encountering the Wisdom Jesus, quickening the Kingdom of Heaven within.
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