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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Mirabai Starr: Naked with the Beloved

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2012

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Tami Simon speaks with Mirabai Starr, author of God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and the inspiring translation of Dark Night of the Soul by Saint John of the Cross. With Sounds True, she has created a series of books highlighting many famous mystical figures including Hildegard of Bingen, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint John of the Cross, and Saint Teresa of Avila. In this episode, Tami speaks with Mirabai about interspirituality (practicing within many faith traditions simultaneously), the connection between grief and longing, the dark night of the soul in the modern world, and the experience of “being naked with the beloved, unknowing.” (61 minutes)

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we think of ourselves as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey,

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offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom.

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Sounds True.com, many Voices, one journey. Many Voices One Journey.

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You're listening to Insights at the Edge. Today my guest is Mirabai Star. Mirabai teaches philosophy and world religions at the University of New Mexico and is the author of New Translations of Dark Night of the Soul

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by John of the Cross and most recently God of Love a guide to the heart of

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Judaism Christianity and Islam.

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With all of her work, Mirabai uses fresh,

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lyrical language to help make timeless wisdom accessible

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to a contemporary circle of seekers.

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With sounds true, Mirabai has created a series of books highlighting many famous mystical

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figures including Hildegard of Bingen, St. Frans. famous mystical In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Mirabai and I spoke about inter-spirituality

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and the transformative power of practicing within many faith traditions simultaneously.

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We also talked about the loss of her daughter and the connection between grief and spiritual

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