Brian Longhurst has been aware of the reality of the spirit realms since childhood. Born in England, he moved to Canada as a young man, where he began what was to become an enduring, personal relationship with Jesus, who manifested in glory to him when Brian was 22. Jesus told him he had come to lead him back to God. From then, his encounters with the living Jesus began in earnest, a decades-long – still ongoing – journey of spiritual awakening.

After marrying, Brian returned to live in England. He now resides in Gloucestershire with his wife, Theresa.

Books:

• Seek ye First the Kingdom: One man’s journey with the living Jesus
• Finding the Kingdom Within: Awakening to Eternity
• Entering the Kingdom Within: The Return to Reality
• Living FROM the Kingdom Within: Remembering Our One Identity
• Sharing the Kingdom Within: Ascending the Hill of the Lord

Website: honest2goodness.org.uk

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Interview recorded July 27, 2019

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YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
• 00:04:26 – Communing Mind-to-Mind
• 00:08:49 – The Center of our Focus
• 00:13:39 – The Purpose of Incarnating into Challenging Conditions
• 00:18:36 – The Dream of Separation and Duality
• 00:22:40 – The Intelligence of Creation
• 00:27:15 – Encountering Jesus in Canada
• 00:32:13 – The Encounter with Jesus
• 00:37:06 – The Purpose of our Existence
• 00:41:33 – Jesus Appears to a Muslim in Iran
• 00:46:07 – Purpose in the Physical World
• 00:50:38 – Finding Stability in Chaos
• 00:55:35 – The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth and the Real World
• 01:00:12 – The Profound Spiritual Awakening
• 01:04:23 – The Great Rescue Program and Transforming Energy
• 01:09:44 – The Three Measures of Meal
• 01:14:30 – The Acceleration of Awakening
• 01:18:36 – The Power of Inner Plane Servers and Beings of Light
• 01:23:17 – Seeking the Real Jesus
• 01:28:29 – Understanding the Book of Revelation
• 01:32:31 – Sharing Your Story
• 01:36:26 – Vision vs Sight
• 01:40:48 – Holistic Blossoming and Patience in Spiritual Development
• 01:44:59 – Seeking First the Kingdom
• 01:49:21 – Finding the Kingdom within
• 01:53:05 – The Correct Translation of the Bible
• 01:58:34 – The Best Translation of the Bible
• 02:03:00 – The Kingdom of God Within
• 02:07:29 – Bobby Kennedy’s Visit in Spirit
• 02:11:54 – Continuing the Conversation
• 02:15:32 – Continuing the Conversation

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Kimberly Braun, Minister, M.A., CSP and Meditation Coach has been impelled from and within her contemplative experiences from the age of 5, with over ten of her years spent as a Carmelite monastic nun. Her Masters in theology was completed in 2001 in Washington D.C., and is concentrated upon the adult spiritual journey. As a CSP, keynote presentations are a primary tool in her personal mission to inspire others to live from the power and wisdom within them. Her style is playful, deeply inquiring, and intelligent in the synthesis of not only how to access this part of ourselves, but how to live from that place more consistently. She is a retreat and workshop facilitator, TEDx speaker, meditation faculty at the renowned Omega Institute, and fellow seeker on the path to living freely. She has three CDs and a book now available about her time as a nun, Love Calls: Insights of a Former Carmelite Nun.

She is just launching into the online world with her World Meditation for Happiness project, new online courses, and a FREE online spiritual community.

Kimberly is now available for private sessions, keynotes, and retreats. Stay in touch by visiting: www.kimberlybraun.com.

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Interview recorded Feb. 24, 2018

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YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction with Rick and Kimberly
• 00:02:56 – Early Spiritual Experiences
• 00:06:13 – The Path to Enlightenment and Life After Death
• 00:10:07 – The Unknown Leading to Atheism
• 00:14:10 – Embracing the Unknown in our Spiritual Journey
• 00:18:11 – From Passion to Confusion
• 00:22:34 – Surrendering to Spiritual Experiences
• 00:26:34 – A Mysterious Encounter
• 00:29:47 – Rising Energetic Constructs and Consciousness
• 00:33:21 – Expanding into Universal Essence and Non-dual Tantra
• 00:37:29 – Living Life Fully
• 00:42:04 – The Dancing Shiva and Free Will
• 00:45:48 – The Perception of Separation and the Nature of God
• 00:50:11 – Deepening our understanding of God
• 00:54:19 – Achieving a Connection with Spirit
• 00:58:23 – The Observer in Meditation
• 01:02:29 – The Power of Observing and Allowing
• 01:06:45 – Living in a Monastery
• 01:10:11 – The Honeymoon Years
• 01:13:34 – A Journey of Transformation and Service
• 01:17:37 – Leaving the Monastery and Grieving
• 01:20:48 – A Container for the Ineffable
• 01:25:07 – A Magical Autumn Experience
• 01:28:41 – The Journey of Healing and Growth
• 01:32:16 – Tasting the Brilliance Within
• 01:35:53 – Exploring Higher Realms
• 01:39:58 – The Never-Ending Mystic Adventure
• 01:43:55 – The Irrelevance of Having an End Point
• 01:48:13 – The Mayavadins and the Vaishnavites
• 01:51:43 – Continuing the Journey with Kimberly Bronn
• 01:54:42 – Farewell and Gratitude

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Matthew Fox is a spiritual theologian, an Episcopal priest, and an activist.  As a spiritual theologian he has written 34 books that have been translated into over 60 languages. Among them are Original Blessing, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, A Spirituality Named Compassion, The Reinvention of Work, The Hidden Spirituality of Men, Christian Mystics, and The Pope’s War. He has contributed much to the rediscovery of Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart and Thomas Aquinas as pre-modern mystics and prophets. Fox holds a doctorate in the history and theology of spirituality from the Institut Catholique de Paris. The founder of the University of Creation Spirituality in California, he conducts dozens of workshops each year and is a visiting scholar at the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, NM.

In joining the Episcopal church over 20 years ago, Fox has been working with young people to reinvent forms of worship by bringing elements of rave such as dance, dj, vj and more into the Western Liturgy.  The Cosmic Mass has been celebrated over 100 times and in dozens of cities in North America.

Fox is recipient of the Abbey Courage of Conscience Peace Award (other recipients being the Dali Lama, Mother Teresa, Ernesto Cardenal and Rosa Parks), the Gandhi King Ikeda Award, the Tikkun National Ethics Award and other awards.

His latest books are Order of the Sacred Earth: An Intergenerational Vision of Love and Action; Stations of the Cosmic Christ; and A Way to God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey. He teaches regularly at the Fox Institute for Creation Spirituality in Boulder, CO and resides in Vallejo, CA.

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Interview recorded November 11, 2017.

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YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
• 00:04:07 – The Everyday Buddha
• 00:08:31 – Democratizing the Mystical Experience and Contemplative Wisdom
• 00:13:09 – Taming the Reptilian Brain
• 00:17:28 – Celebrating Love as a Theophany
• 00:25:39 – Shifting Human Consciousness and its Impact on the Planet
• 00:30:08 – Laudato Si and the Destruction of Coral Reefs
• 00:33:59 – The Environmental Crisis
• 00:38:25 – The Impact of War and Peace
• 00:42:27 – Becoming an Episcopal Priest 
• 00:46:14 – The Difference Between Spirituality and Religion
• 00:50:37 – The Beginnings of the Creation Tradition
• 00:55:17 – Creation Spirituality and the Cosmic Christ
• 00:59:15 – Cosmic Imagery in Religious Teachings
• 01:03:05 – The Immensity of Intelligence in Creation
• 01:06:56 – The Relationship Between Enlightenment and Compassion
• 01:11:00 – The Power of Denial and Its Consequences
• 01:14:50 – Chosen Ignorance
• 01:19:02 – The Four Paths of Spiritual Journey
• 01:23:06 – The Power of Compassion and Healing
• 01:26:50 – A Doctorate in Spirituality
• 01:30:35 – The Murder of Thomas Merton
• 01:34:18 – Merton’s Mystical Experience in Downtown Louisville
• 01:38:15 – Reality and Metaphysics
• 01:43:03 – Joy and Consciousness in the Universe
• 01:47:06 – Sat-chit-ananda and the Joy of Creating
• 01:51:09 – Accessing the Inner Joy and Happiness
• 01:55:25 – The Intellect and Values
• 01:58:37 – Invitation to All Lifestyles and Traditions
• 02:01:42 – Thinking outside the box

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