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Spiritual Reality Plainly Seen

Spiritual Reality Plainly Seen

By Frank Kaufmann

Looking at Spirituality in Our Lives and the World Around Us

Contact: kaufmann.nyc@gmail.com
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Spiritual Reality Plainly SeenNov 05, 2021

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2022 and 2023: Thoughts from Twelve Gates Foundation
Jan 01, 202307:58
Twelve Gates President Offers Brief Thoughts on the Future of the Metaverse
Oct 09, 202208:23
 Twelve Gates President's Speech at the World Peace Festival 2022
Sep 17, 202212:01
Scholars Interview with Dr. Bruce Tallman, Author of God's Ecstatic Love
Jul 10, 202201:00:21
Twelve Gates Foundation Offers Closing Remarks at the World Yoga Festival
Jul 06, 202206:37
Friends and Political Difference in Polarized Times
Jun 23, 202220:12
Aging and Productive Life
May 22, 202225:50
Comments to the Interfaith Prayer Service in Celebration of Women's History Month
Apr 02, 202210:38
 Our Times Our Life
Apr 02, 202219:10
On Speech
Mar 20, 202220:22
Interview on "People of the Book" with Professor Craig Considine
Mar 05, 202252:20
New York State Assemblyman, Nader Sayegh hosts 37th Annual World Interfaith Month Celebration
Feb 27, 202206:28
On Patience and Forgiveness: A message for World Interfaith Harmony Week
Feb 03, 202209:44
Urgent Action to Rescue Afghanis from Taliban Genocide
Nov 05, 202148:08
Evil and Harm: In me, and in society at large

Evil and Harm: In me, and in society at large

This episode looks into the nature of evil and temptation, how it is resisted and overcome, and how I should relate to others in society, including those who might be involved in harm and hurting others.

Oct 17, 202116:04
9/11, the Psalms, and Peace: An Interview with Professor Luonne Rouse
Sep 11, 202120:07
Freedom and Environments
Aug 08, 202113:49
Love, Power, Addiction
Aug 02, 202111:34
Being, Doing, Dying
Jul 20, 202113:07
Skills, Goodness, and Spiritual Practice
Jul 11, 202113:12
Contend, Reconcile, Bequeath
Jun 27, 202113:46
Dreams and Reforms, Refining my Life
Jun 13, 202110:22
On Relationships
Jun 08, 202109:29
The relationship between Spiritual and Practical pursuits
Jun 04, 202112:22
Voces 2, What is the promise of a good or religious life

Voces 2, What is the promise of a good or religious life

This episode responds to the questions raised in Voces 1 yesterday that asking about God's omnipotence. What are benefits from choosing good and sacrificial lives?

May 31, 202111:30
Voces de Fe, Is God All Powerful

Voces de Fe, Is God All Powerful

This episode looks into the question of if life really goes better for good or religious people. 

May 31, 202111:50
On Being and Becoming

On Being and Becoming

This episode looks at purpose, Being, and becoming. Can they exist harmoniously in our lives?  Or do they work against each other?

May 25, 202110:12
On Love and Truth
May 20, 202106:58
On Aging
May 17, 202109:15
Expanding goodness: Balancing family and professional life
Apr 28, 202116:16
Balancing Optimism and Criticism

Balancing Optimism and Criticism

This episode reflections on the contemporary fear of honest self reflection, and its impact of public, social life. 

Apr 11, 202112:47
Simple Honor

Simple Honor

This episode looks into timeless goodness. Can some of it be bred into the digital age? 

Apr 05, 202112:55
What do you want to love

What do you want to love

This episode examines ways to transcend important differences between tribes and cultures

Mar 12, 202117:48
Extremes, Longing, Cancel Culture

Extremes, Longing, Cancel Culture

This episode looks at the role of difference in making life exciting 

Feb 28, 202116:43
Building Memories

Building Memories

This episode examines the role of memory in creating better selves

Feb 23, 202118:60
Before Change

Before Change

This episode examines how to set the conditions and environments that help us realize the good and the change we hope to effect 

Feb 15, 202115:46
The ideal, our judgement, our accomplishment

The ideal, our judgement, our accomplishment

Managing the fine line between humility, confidence, and success

Feb 10, 202116:16
Patterns and Inspiration: We can play a role

Patterns and Inspiration: We can play a role

This episode offers thoughts on stepping out of a passive posture vis a vis the all important role that inspiration plays in our lives and pursuits 

Feb 03, 202112:60
Love Code

Love Code

This podcast looks at Love (and Marriage) from what I believe is a unique, and very helpful angle. The key lies in the concept of offering

Jan 26, 202115:53
Real Virtue

Real Virtue

This episode describes a unique concept that has potential to help us succeed at creating the good for all we naturally desire 

Jan 20, 202117:16
The Weave: Word and substance

The Weave: Word and substance

This episode introduces vying impulses in religion and spiritual life that has to do with teachings, and masters

Jan 13, 202114:22
The Pull

The Pull

This episode examines benefits from having towering life goals, and relating to them honorably

Jan 11, 202115:29
Seeing Through

Seeing Through

This episode looks at aspects of human relationships; time, direction, and seeing people more deeply 

Dec 31, 202016:27
How Constantly Difficult the Path

How Constantly Difficult the Path

This episode examines why striving to be good often is met by struggles and challenges 

Dec 25, 202014:33
My Best

My Best

This episode looks at what I call a temporal map, in relation to being grounded and invested in a reasonable and effective pursuit of our ideals

Dec 08, 202014:46
Two Selves, two energies, a better world

Two Selves, two energies, a better world

This episode looks at harmonizing oneself toward the Good

Dec 06, 202026:48
Boundary lines and goodness

Boundary lines and goodness

This podcast identifies three important boundary lines that require people of goodness to pay close attention to

Dec 01, 202018:17
Good with me in the middle

Good with me in the middle

This episode looks at the structure of good actions and the relationship between the object of your service, and the object of your devotions

Nov 24, 202014:54
Tradition in a Grain of Sand

Tradition in a Grain of Sand

This episode considers a starting point for goodness, and the advantages we inherit

Nov 16, 202014:04
The Shortest Distance

The Shortest Distance

This episode examines how religious life (the love of God) and earthly, loving relationships are related and similar 

Nov 09, 202015:18