Spirit In Action: Matthew Fox with Buddhist Scholar, Robert Thurman
Series: Spirit In Action
From: Russ Jennings
Length: 00:51:34
Spirit In Action is a weekly program on KPFA, in Berkeley,CA. Host, Matthew Fox dialogues with interesting people from the world of religion, politics, economics and culture. In this program, Fox's guest is Buddhist teacher, Robert Thurman. They discuss (among other things) Thurman's latest book, "Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Liviing Well."
Matthew Fox is the author of 25 books. Among them: "The Coming of the Cosmic Christ," "Wresling With The Prophets,""Sheer Joy," and "Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet." A former Catholic priest, he is now the founding president of the University of Creation Spirituality, in Oakland, California.
This dialogue was first aired on KPFA in Berkeley, CA, on May 10, 2004. Only portions were used in a fundraising show. The full dialogue was broadcast on July 12, 2004.
The program is noramally 58-min. Our plan is to distribute nationally as soon as possible.
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Piece Description
Spirit In Action is a weekly program on KPFA, in Berkeley,CA. Host, Matthew Fox dialogues with interesting people from the world of religion, politics, economics and culture. In this program, Fox's guest is Buddhist teacher, Robert Thurman. They discuss (among other things) Thurman's latest book, "Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Liviing Well." Matthew Fox is the author of 25 books. Among them: "The Coming of the Cosmic Christ," "Wresling With The Prophets,""Sheer Joy," and "Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet." A former Catholic priest, he is now the founding president of the University of Creation Spirituality, in Oakland, California. This dialogue was first aired on KPFA in Berkeley, CA, on May 10, 2004. Only portions were used in a fundraising show. The full dialogue was broadcast on July 12, 2004. The program is noramally 58-min. Our plan is to distribute nationally as soon as possible.
Broadcast History
Originally broadcast on KPFA on May 10, as part of KPFA's fundraiser. Rebroadcast in it's entirety on July 12, 2004.
Timing and Cues
00:00:00-00:01:19 -- Intro music
00:01:19-00:29:08 -- Dialogue
00:29:09-00:31:03 -- break
00:31:03-00:49:18 -- Dialogue continues
00:49:18-00:51:43 -- Outro, recap, plug
Musical Works
Theme Music - "American Gamelan" by Victor Spiegel.
Break music: "Strange Liberation," by Jeff Beal
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Review of Spirit In Action: Matthew Fox with Buddhist Scholar, Robert Thurman
At the beginning of the piece, we learn from Mr. Fox that the Dalai Lama has 'accused' Dr. Thurman of having vigor and wit. The two have a laugh over that. Well, vigor and wit are essentially the theme of this finely tuned piece. It's like eavesdropping on two friends who know a lot about the subject they're discussing, two friends, authors of dozens of books between them, openly share their thoughts without any demonstration of pretense. This piece, at the core, is about education of the heart being as important as shaping a clever brain. Here the spirit is truly in action since there's never a dull moment during this interview...or dialogue, rather. I believe this piece has never aired in its entirety. It definitely should.