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"WHO AM I, but just one more of those who, since time began, have walked the hills and gazed upon the stars? When we, with heart outstretched, feel close to God, it's safer to be humble than to think we know. Experience, however, is given to be shared. While others receive otherwise, each part unique, though incomplete, contributes to the whole." John Butler has been practising meditation for over 50 years. In these conversations with Phil Shankland in Bakewell Parish Church and in locations around Bakewell he addresses questions arising from his books and questions from viewers.
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"There was no doubt where my heart belonged. It was a frightening and deeply moving experience for me to go to Russia for the first time and realise that’s where my mother came from - and I, too. It’s what I'm made of.""
Completing the 'Inside Story' series in which John explores more deeply the 'windows of realisation' in his most popular book 'Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment' (Chapter 32). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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In this first 'long distance' conversation with John at Broughton Sanctuary, John & Phil explore the Orthodox concept - or rather practice - of theosis. Divinisation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Gradually, by the elimination of mistaken ideas, we may lessen and even eliminate worship of the individual which is so current today. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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"I look back on all those ten books as so many words that are passed. The most satisfactory ending to my tenth and last book is that I simply run out of words. Or rather, I grow out of words. The best thing we can do to further our spiritual progress is to stop talking. Words inevitably signify duality and the essence of spirituality is to find, beyond duality, Unity." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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John advocates losing interest in thinking itself — likening thoughts to a heartbeat: unnoticed unless you focus on them. John’s reflections on personal suffering, compassion for animals, and bearing others' burdens echo the Christian understanding of redemptive suffering. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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The resurrection as symbolic of light overcoming darkness, with reflections on Jesus’s descent into hell and the redemptive hope of his return. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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I am not so keen on this idea of spiritual bypassing. Hasn't all we experienced served its purpose in its time and place? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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What is purity? Or, what is impurity? The primary impurity is the Idea of separation. Me. To the pure all things are pure. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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What of man can stand before the Great Calling? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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In this conversation Phil tries to trip John up on non-duality - not two. How does this apply to Creator and creature, or the relationship between Jesus and believer? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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"We are brought up these days unnatural creatures some of us desperately trying to be natural. Come back to what’s natural." John Butler Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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I think unhappiness is one of the great spurs to moving in the right direction. And many people who don't do it are just not sufficiently unhappy in this world. Therefore, the more the more miserable we are living in this world, it is probably a blessing in disguise. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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A most important principle in meditation is "don’t look for results”. The 'now' doesn’t change. It is eternally and ever the same. All we do is let go and surrender. Into thy hands. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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What is this disease called John Butler? We think man is the pinnacle of creation when really, he's the pits. This is a most important spiritual realisation: instead of “What’s in it for me?“, “My rights“, "My entitlements", we'd be better off considering what’s wrong with me. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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In a world increasingly fascinated by 'fake news', corrupt politicians and compromised priests we ask John Butler "Who can you trust?" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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In these two pocket-sized, companion volumes of 180 pages each, John presents the dawning of Oneself – our One complete existence, in all considered separate or lost today. His clear sighted, simple words, written directly from experience, encourage us to seriously receive those spiritual ‘Treasures in Heaven’ which bring enlightenment to worldly life and accompany the soul beyond the grave … Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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John takes us through what happened naturally as he grew out of each stage of life into another Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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In this intimate portrait of his life as a farmer, traveller and spiritual journeyman, with reference to his upcoming new books, John Butler takes us on a journey of a life spanning the English Fens to the Russian tragedy of Revolution and its aftermath - all teaching us how to "bear an unbearable world." It includes clips from the newly available 1975 BBC documentary 'Three Acres at Bicker Fen'. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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YouTube viewer Rowan Daly asks John Butler, "If there are so many people alive right now, then how does what we do as individuals matter?" John answers from his own experience as a young man who wanted to "Make the world a better place". Through long periods of loneliness and failure, he's continued to meditate and eventually find "Infinite completion." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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What is peace? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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