About this episode
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