Quest for Presence: Re-Imagine Time for Well-Being

“Time is what we make of it. Be Here Now. Find time for the things that matter.”These simple statements mask a deeper spiritual reality when time becomes an old friend. We move beyond “be here now” to be here for the whole time of this precious life. The Quest for Presence podcast guides listeners with new ideas, research, and perspectives on time that knit together wisdom from science, mysticism, and spiritual health practices. Based on the five-book “Quest or Presence” collection (by Dr. Joel Bennett), listeners can both listen and read along as they apply these ideas with exercises, we call “contemplations.” To get started, we recommend downloading our free e-book “The Connoisseur of Time: An Invitation to Presence” and worksheets from our website www.presencequest.life. Visit us often for updates and announcements about the releases of new books in the collection and accompanying worksheets and tools. We look forward to having guest speakers and authors who speak on a wide range of topics related to time in society, science, health, and personal as well as spiritual growth. From the Foreword of “The Connoisseur of Time” by Dr. Roger Jahnke “The new model of time offered here is rich and beautiful enough to support real transformation for you. The quest for presence can be practiced. It can take us into contemplative and spiritual arts and practices. It can be enjoyed in community.” So please join us in community! From time to time we will host live participant podcasts where you get to ask questions and possibly offer your own insights about your own happening life!

Seeker, Practitioner, Scholar

Building upon previous “Connoisseur of Time” podcasts, this and the last episode supports listeners in completing the “Listening” exercise (pages 19-23). This is the first of dozens of contemplative exercises in the Quest for Presence collection. “Listening” sets the stage for everything else to come. So, listeners are encouraged to download the free e-book and review the brief “Listen” chapter (pages 19-23). This episode features both Kristie and Ronnie sharing their experiences of Art worki...

02-07
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02-06
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Waking Up to the Map-Part 2

Why is that people don’t think about time other than clock-time? In this second part of Waking Up to the Map, we explore different answers, including time compression, addiction, ego (Edging God Out), resistance, and believing that the phrase “time is money” is anything more than a metaphor. We also prepare to read the first part of “The Connoisseur of Time: An Invitation to Presence” (or ‘CoT’ by Joel Bennett). Our hosts – Joel, Art, Kristie, and Ronnie – each contribute to a way out ...

01-19
22:57

Waking Up to the Map (Quest for Presence)

Please visit us on Patreon A unique treasure map might lead us to a healthier relationship with time. We contemplate this map together in this podcast series. Clock-time is only one view of time. If we do not know about other views, we limit our more profound experience of life in both our private and public worlds. In this episode, we first talk about the negative impact of time pressure on our health, environment, and society. But the treasure map provides a bigger picture of healthy time a...

01-19
24:45

Origins

The full show notes for this episode are available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/origin-99490898In this episode, we return to the Contemplations chapter in The Connoisseur of Time, specifically “Step 4” (Origin). Readers are asked to contemplate the origin or source point that led to the birth of seven inspirational passages about time and timelessness. What inspired Christ, Mohammed, Buddha, and others to speak these words?We discuss the struggle to be special, the mistaken conception ...

03-01
29:51

Spiritual Passages, Personal Stories: Embodiment of the Treasures

Please visit this link on our Patreon page.Drawing from the book The Connoisseur of Time(available free download), this episode covers the chapter titled Embodiment of the Treasures.” This episode focuses on contemplating the divine origin of spiritual texts and looking at our own life as a spiritual narrative. We are called to wake up the story of our life as an unfolding of divine significance.This episode begins with a critical idea: many of us already know spiritual truths early in life. ...

12-26
56:43

A Contemplation: Seven Passages on Spirituality and Time (Part 2)

See full show notes on our Patreon pageAccess Part 1 of this episode first. PLEASE CONSIDER becoming a "SEEKER" Patron here on our Patreon page. This helps us pay for audio editing and production for podcasts and offer discounts for merchandise and workshops. Drawing from the book The Connoisseur of Time (available free download), this Part 2 of the episode continues to cover the chapter titled “A Contemplation.” The chapter highlights seven brief readings· #Atheism· #Psalms (Old Te...

11-29
19:57

A Contemplation: Seven Passages on Spirituality and Time (Part 1)

Please visit this podcast on Patreon.Drawing from the book The Connoisseur of Time (available free download), this episode covers the chapter titled “A Contemplation.” The chapter highlights seven brief readings:· #Atheism· #Psalms (Old Testament)· The Book of Matthew (New Testament)· The Diamond Sutra (Buddhism)· The Holy Qur’an (Islam)· ...

11-08
31:32

Threshold - Part 2 (Time and Spirituality)

This episode is best listened to in conjunction with readings in “The Connoisseur of Time: An Invitation to Presence;” specifically the chapters “Threshold,” “Time and Spiritual Health” and “What is Spirituality?” (p. 31 – 40). Again, available at no cost from our website www.presencequest.life or bit.ly/timeweaver99 or https://dl.bookfunnel.com/444146y1ye For more content, be sure to check out our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/posts/upcoming-podcast-89075381 Thi...

09-14
42:30

Threshold: Part 1: Diving In

FULL SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE CAN BE FOUND AT https://www.patreon.com/posts/threshold-for-87997926Note. You will get the most from this episode if you download the free e-book “The Connoisseur of Time”, complete the “Listening” self-assessment, and read “The Threshold” chapter. It takes 5 to 10 minutes.BACKGROUNDI love being in community with time weavers, because I always learn from them. In this episode I learned the difference between being a private (to oneself) ‘connoisseur’ and someo...

08-25
33:56

Listening PART 2: Crossing the Threshold from Clock-Time to Deep Time

“The more presence you are the more you give others the freedom to be present. Taking responsibility from our own presence gives life to the presence in another.” – Kristie Ellison"I cheat on presence. I find myself having an affair with other priorities instead of being exclusive to presence.”–Ronnie GatreyNote. You will get the most from this episode if you download the free e-book “The Connoisseur of Time” and complete the “Listening” self-assessment. It takes 5 to 10 minutes.Bu...

08-05
29:08

Listening: Crossing the Threshold from Clock-Time to Deep Time

Note. You will get the most from this episode if you download the free e-book “The Connoisseur of Time” and complete the “Listening” self-assessment. It takes 5 to 10 minutes.Part 1: Outward Time (Clock-Time)I (Joel) set the stage by talking about recent data on how people use time. On average--in a life of 70 years, people spend 26 years sleeping, 19 years at work, 12 years watching TV, and 1 year socializing with others. This view of time is ultimately not skillful. We must “squeeze things ...

06-23
27:33

Re-envisioning Presence: Intentionally, Together

This episode is a direct follow-up to the previous episode Seeker, Practitioner, Scholar and is associated with pages 13 to 17 in The Connoisseur of Time (free download here). You can be present amongst life’s happenings – while they are happening.In the midst of life. With others. Through others.This need not happen while sitting on a meditation cushion. A core message of this episode is that we can find and cultivate presence together. Being together sits in the place betwee...

05-19
22:37

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