Ep. 19 - Mystic Scholar and Author Mirabai Starr
Synchronicity with Noah Lampert
Noah Lampert
4.8 • 766 Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2016
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
I'm joined today by one of the loveliest and sweetest people I've ever met, Mirabai Starr.
Mirabai writes, speaks and leads retreats on the inter-spiritual teachings of the mystics.
Known for her revolutionary translations of John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, and Julian of Norwich, Mirabai renders mystical masterpieces accessible, beautiful, and relevant to a contemporary circle of seekers. Her commentaries on the interconnected wisdom of all traditions are lyrical and evocative.
She builds bridges not only between religious traditions, but also between contemplative life and compassionate service, between cultivating an inner relationship with the Beloved and expressing that intimacy in community, between the transformational power of loss and longing for the sacred.
She's also experienced a good deal of tragedy and objective suffering in her life, but has come out of those experiences with one of the most refreshing takes on life I've ever witnessed.
Mirabai and I talk about the power of suffering, the true meaning of the phrase "dark night of the soul," spiritual crises and turning painful life experiences into powerful transformational experiences.
Mirabai has a new book out called, "The Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss and Transformation."
I'm also giving away a brand new copy of Mirabai's book on this episode so listen to the episode for full details. Enter that contest here: http://eepurl.com/bSWrqT
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is synchronicity. This is synchronicity. This guest today is Mirabai Star. Mirabai is amazing. |
| 0:27.7 | You will hear that in this episode. Before I get to Mirabai, though, I want to talk about a few things that are going on in the world. |
| 0:35.1 | Well, they're going on right now as I'm recording this, but it's quite |
| 0:38.1 | possible you would hear this at a time where this is all irrelevant, but still, fair with me. |
| 0:43.4 | One of these things will be relevant forever, I think, though. Okay, let's start with Bernie Sanders, |
| 0:48.3 | huh? This guy won Michigan last night in the Democratic primary, which I know doesn't actually mean as much as maybe I would |
| 0:56.2 | like it to because the delegates were pretty much split anyway, and it looks like Hillary's got |
| 1:00.6 | kind of a clear path. But outside of all the political wonk stuff there, I like what I donated |
| 1:07.8 | a Bernie Sanders campaign. I never have donated to any political campaign before. |
| 1:13.7 | And I'm not, hopefully not being naive or idealistic in thinking that, you know, I like Bernie. |
| 1:19.7 | I do. |
| 1:20.0 | He is a guy who is saying things that truly resonate with how I feel. Whether those things are actionable, |
| 1:28.8 | whether they're pie in the sky type thinking, |
| 1:31.9 | pipe dream, however you want to phrase it, |
| 1:34.8 | I don't know. |
| 1:36.0 | I don't know how easy it is to get change |
| 1:38.2 | or, you know, change massive institutions like government. |
| 1:41.4 | But I think someone like him as president |
| 1:43.0 | would be a cool thing. |
| 1:44.3 | And it's not that I don't like Hillary. I can't say that I love Hillary in one way, but I can't |
| 1:51.3 | say that I find our campaign the most compelling for me. So I thought it was cool that he won |
| 1:55.8 | Michigan. I hope he continues to win. I think at the very least he's's injecting some clear, he's making these issues come to the forefront |
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