The Art of Peacebuilding: Haiku, Accompaniment, and Courageous Love
Join Host Serena Bian and international peacebuilder John Paul Lederach in exploring questions about how—in a world filled with animosity—we can help things “glisten.” The conversation will explore ways to accompany communities to bring forward their deepest sense of their nature and purpose, as well as the “glowing” aspect of what can be fully lived into.
Opening the Gate of the Heart: An Afternoon of Celtic Harp
Join us for a special concert of original sacred music to free your imagination and open your heart to the celestial sounds of the Celtic harp. Christine Tulis shares songs inspired by the poetry of Rumi, other mystical saints, and her personal inner experiences.
Kali’s Child
In part 2 of this series, Host Michael Lerner talks with author and professor Jeffrey Kripal about his book Kali’s Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna. This was a revised version of his PhD dissertation at the University of Chicago. It was greeted with acclaim in the West and with vitriol by Hindu fundamentalists. It begins Kripal’s long study of homoerotic themes in world religions.
The Way of the Buddha
Join us for a unique and precious experience of the Buddhist truth, the Buddhist way, and the Buddhist community with Shodo Harada Roshi and Chisan Storandt.
The Secret Body
In this series, Author and Professor Jeffrey J. Kripal talks with Host Michael Lerner about his body of work—more than 13 groundbreaking books about the mystical and the erotic, the relationship of mind and matter, and parapsychological phenomena.
The Courage to Love: Building Community through the Work that Reconnects
Join host Serena Bian in conversation with Anne and Terry Symens-Bucher, founders of Canticle Farm, a land-based community in Oakland, California, inspired by Franciscan spirituality and Joanna Macy’s body of teachings known as the Work That Reconnects.
On a Roll: A Story of Change, Courage, and the Road Still Rising
Join us for a live conversation with Jerry Millhon—father, life partner, friend, educator, and founder of Thriving Communities—as he reflects on the life-changing impact of a devastating bike accident. Together, they reflect on vulnerability, healing, perseverance, and the daily, courageous work of believing in what’s still possible.
Life Wisdom from a Lifelong Healer
Host Rabbi Irwin Keller sits with Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen to explore the influences of her childhood and young life on her lifelong calling as a healer and teacher.
An Afternoon of Indian Classical Music
Join us for the third in a series of sacred music celebrations at Commonweal, this time with Manik Khan (sarod) and Nilan Chaudhuri (tabla). Held at the solstice and equinox, the concerts—and gatherings afterward—are designed to bring people together in a convivial setting around music which delights, inspires, and elevates the soul.