One Heart One Mind
Thomas McConkie
What gifts can contemplative spirituality offer to a world that is crying out for a greater Love and Freedom? Animated by a vision of interspiritual dialogue, meditation teacher Thomas McConkie searches Christianity and the world’s Wisdom traditions for gems and insights into awakening, transformation, and the soul’s journey Home. One Heart One Mind is both a podcast and sacred space where you can come to rest, deepen your connection with the Divine, and let your heart be as big as it actually is.
One Heart One Mind is a proud member of the Faith Matters Podcast Network. Learn more at faithmatters.org.
One Heart One Mind is a proud member of the Faith Matters Podcast Network. Learn more at faithmatters.org.
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Aug 28, 2019 • 20min
Episode 18: Fits and Starts
We’ve all heard about the glamorous side of a mindfulness practice: reduced stress, elevated mood, better relationships and more. But what about acknowledging the genuinely terrifying side of practice? As we deepen in our awareness practice, our fear tends to increase exponentially. Paradoxically, it is in this fear that we can find our greatest freedom.
Aug 21, 2019 • 15min
Episode 17: The Doors of Perception
William Blake wrote, “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: Infinite.” How do we cleanse these doors? How do we come to see the Infinite? Get a taste, right here.
Aug 14, 2019 • 30min
Episode 16: An interview with Donald Altman, author of the new book, Reflect
Donald Altman, M.A. LPC, is a psychotherapist, award-winning writer, former Buddhist monk and teacher. He joins us on Mindfulness+ to discuss his path of transformation and new book on mindfulness, “Reflect.” For more information about Donald, click here. Or, order his book.
Aug 7, 2019 • 18min
Episode 15: The Perfection of Wisdom
Forgiveness can be a difficult quality to cultivate. Maybe among the hardest. In this episode, Thomas draws from Christian and Buddhist Wisdom texts to offer insight into what true forgiveness might consist of.
Jul 31, 2019 • 21min
Episode 14: Bear Down, Ease Up
You may have noticed that in meditation, as in life, sometimes it’s helpful to exert effort, and other times, effort just gets in the way. We need to let go, ease up. In this episode, Thomas guides a longer meditation, pointing out the moments when it might be most helpful to “bear down and ease up.”
Jul 24, 2019 • 24min
Episode 13: The Life and Legacy of Father Thomas Keating
Father Thomas Keating (1923–2018) was a uniquely gifted human being and great Soul. In this episode, Thomas McConkie reflects on Father Thomas’s legacy, as well as invites listeners into a direct experience of the Silence that in Keating’s words, is “God’s first language.”
Jul 17, 2019 • 32min
Episode 12: A Dharmic Conversation with Vicki Kennedy-Overfelt
In this conversation, Thomas talks to his longtime dharma friend, Vicki Kennedy-Overfelt, about finding a home on the spiritual path, effort and effortlessness, and ultimately, the supreme wholeness and holiness that each one of us is. Learn more about Vicki and her community at: mindfulnessutah.com
Jul 10, 2019 • 21min
Episode 11: Transmuting Lead Into Gold
You’ve heard about the practice of alchemy—transmuting base metals into gold. This serves as a beautiful metaphor for how we can relate to challenging experience in our day to day life. We can become an alembic—the alchemical vessel—that can withstand enough heat and pressure to transform our most challenging life experiences into pure gold.
Jul 3, 2019 • 17min
Episode 10: The Emptying of Hell
When it comes right down to it, we practice paying attention here at Mindfulness+ because we suffer. All human beings are born into suffering. The Good News is that the Wisdom traditions offer us insight and support into walking out of suffering together. Listen in for some practical advice on how to “empty out hell” in your own life and others.
Jun 26, 2019 • 17min
Episode 9: Taking Refuge
This week we dive a bit deeper into practice by taking refuge in the presence of a being whom we deeply trust. When we connect to this deep source of trust and love, we find these profound qualities and gifts arising at the center of our very own being.
