Do you ever feel like everything's crumbling around you and you've lost all control? Have you ever gone through some traumatic event that's left your heart closed off from the world? Pema Chödrön has the antidote for you. This short, pithy book

Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander

Dec 22nd, 2023 59m 1s

Stephan and Adam discuss the impossible true story of a neurosurgeon who had one of the most descriptive and profound near-death experiences put to words. Is consciousness a product of the brain or is the brain an interface for something large

On Becoming an Alchemist by Catherine MacCoun

Nov 21st, 2023 1h 18m

Adam and Stephan discuss the inner and outer magic found in the hermetic teachings of Alchemy. Starting with Nicolas Flamel in the Middle Ages, Alchemy has fascinated the Western mind with the promise of turning lead into gold. Dive deep into

ALIENS!! (can teach us a lot about ourselves). American Cosmic by D.W. Pasulka

Nov 6th, 2023 1h 1m

Adam & Stephan discuss the topic absolutely no one is tired of hearing about: Nonhuman intelligence. Aliens. Extraterrestrials. Whatever you call them...they're out there, and their existence is an opportunity to teach us about how we view our

Bonus

October 2023 Update - Letters to the Sky is Growing!

Oct 13th, 2023 3m 52s

Stephan and Adam bring a small update. Letters to the Sky is expanding past just a podcast! Sign up for our new newsletter at https://letterstothesky.com/ to get exclusive info on upcoming episodes, guided meditations, and other good stuff. We'

AI and Spirituality

Jul 6th, 2023 45m 11s

Adam and Stephan return to kick off a new series of recordings. Today they discuss the upcoming "emergency" of General AI and its impacts on religion and spirituality.Please see the video below which Adam and Stephan referenced:https://youtu.be

Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake

Jan 26th, 2023 39m 6s

John joins Adam and Stephan after a long hiatus to discuss Zen Master Seung Sahn's book Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake, a great exploration into Korean Zen and the life of this extremely influential Zen teacher.Copyright 2023 by Letters

Maimonides' Via Negativa

Jun 12th, 2022 46m 43s

Enlightened Vagabond

Mar 1st, 2022 50m 36s

Adam and Stephan discuss the amazing Patrul Rinpoche, an enlightened 19th-Century Tibetan master who roamed the plateaus dressed as a vagrant, teaching wherever he went.Copyright 2023 by Letters to the Sky

Rumi's Little Book of Life

Dec 14th, 2021 1h 1m

The Way of the Bodhisattva - Chapter 3

Sep 30th, 2021 49m 1s

Adam and Stephan discuss the third chapter of the Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva - Taking Hold of Bodhicitta - and reflect on the practical importance of generating compassion for the suffering of ourselves and others.Copyright 2023 by Le

Science vs Religion

Aug 24th, 2021 1h 8m

Saint Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle

Jun 29th, 2021 1h 9m

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations

Jun 2nd, 2021 1h 2m

Adam and Stephan discuss one of the mainstay texts of modern Stoicism - Marcus Aurelius's Meditations. The private journal of one of the greatest emperors to live - Meditations is full of beautiful philosophy to live by every day.Copyright 2023

Hakuin Ekaku's Wild Ivy

Apr 16th, 2021 1h

Sushila Blackman's Graceful Exits

Feb 25th, 2021 50m 41s

Sushila Blackman, Author and Hindu practitioner wrote a moving tribute to the amazing and often times hilarious deaths of many spiritual masters only to be diagnosed with lung cancer and pass away herself a month and a half after finishing the

Spalding's Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

Feb 16th, 2021 56m 45s

Adam and Stephan discuss one of the foundational book series of "Western Esotericism", Baird T. Spalding's "Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East". Filled with stories of miracles and instruction to lead practitioners to the hidden t

Richard Smoley's Forbidden Faith

Dec 29th, 2020 47m 25s

Richard Smoley, author and philosopher, in his book Forbidden Faith, writes about the secret history of Gnosticism. We learn why this set of beliefs was considered 'the great heresy' of Christianity and dive into its pervasiveness in the Americ

Chogyam Trungpa's Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Part 2

Oct 28th, 2020 55m 33s

Karen Armstrong's Muhammad

Oct 7th, 2020 54m 56s

Karen Armstrong delivers a wonderfully balanced and insightful portrayal of the life of one of the world's most well known iconoclasts, the Prophet Muhammad. We go over her message and its relevance in our ever-changing modern world.Copyright 2

Chogyam Trungpa's Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

Aug 11th, 2020 1h 1m

Chogyam Trungpa was a controversial yet undeniably influential Tibetan Buddhist teacher who brought the essence of Tibetan Buddhism to the West. His book outlines the spiritual path and the pitfalls commonly found along the way.Copyright 2023 b

Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus

Jul 12th, 2020 48m 34s

Bart Ehrman, a New Testament scholar and Professor of Religious Studies, became convinced of contradictions and discrepancies in biblical manuscripts that could not be reconciled. We discuss his book "Misquoting Jesus" which dives into these an

Alan Watts' The Book

Jul 2nd, 2020 49m 32s

Alan Watts was an iconoclast through and through. He took a huge step in bringing Zen and other eastern philosophical ideas to the west before and during a time when the United States was undergoing a huge cultural shift in the 60s and 70s. We

Friedrich Nietzsche's Three Metamorphoses

Jun 8th, 2020 51m 12s

Nietzsche had a huge impact in the world on Philosophy, Spirituality and Religion. In this first episode of the series we explore one of his classics, Thus Spoke Zarathustra and explore Nietzsche's map of spiritual evolution.Copyright 2023 by L

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