#33 Intimacy with the Sacred: Mirabai Starr

Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations
of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New
Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice
and inter-spiritual dialog. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. Her latest book, WILD MERCY: Living the Fierce & Tender
Wisdom of the Women Mystics, was named one of the “Best Books of 2019”. She lives with her
extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico.

Mirabai’s Online Greif Community: Holy Lament

Topics:

02:31 – Inter-spirituality Practice and Mirabai’s Path
10:30 – What is Mysticism?
16:23 – Nondual Spirituality: Devotion and Surrender
21:33 – Tikkun Olam (“to repair of the world”) and Being with the pain in the world
29:14 – St. John of the Cross and the Dark Night of the Soul
38:20 – Mirabai’s Dark Night of the Soul in Losing Her Daughter Jenny
41:59 – The Portal into Grief
47:23 – The Importance of Grieving in Community
49:44 – Mirabai’s Online Grief Community