I invite you to listen to Welcoming Silence with Andō part two.
Today the second of a two part conversation between myself and Clive Johnson of the Impact podcast is released. Recorded just a couple of weeks ago, listen for insight into my life’s work, the nature of silence, surrender, life as the ground of practice and faith and more as the conversation unfolds.
Clive continues his conversation with spiritual teacher and director Andō, whose remarkable ministry focuses on the true nature and power of silence.
In this episode, we explore the notion of nothingness, and also turn attention to understanding the role and value of spiritual direction.
Andō draws on her deep experience of surrender, trust and dwelling in silence, following her many years of living in retreat and spiritual community, together with being out in the world, and through several major health crises.
She talks about how she has been inspired by faith and practice in the Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, along with Advaita Vedanta, Christian mysticism, non-denominational Christianity and contemporary nonduality, among others.
As a spiritual director and contemplative mentor she serves those of all faiths and none. Andō offers a safe space for entering awareness of the movement of the divine in your life.
Listen to this two-part conversation on the podcast website, and all the usual places. Part 1 | Part 2
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Words by Andō &Clive Johnson.
Image of Andō by Andō, taken in a woodcutter’s ruin in the forest, Alentejo, Portugal.
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“The Eternal expressed in the external…” really got me. Beautiful!
What an inspiring conversation this was. Andō is an inspiration!