Spotlight: The Bible – The Most Influential Book in Western Culture
Whether or not you read the Bible, whether or not you consider yourself religious, you are affected by the Bible’s influence on society. For this reason, it may be very interesting to discover just what the Bible says and what it doesn’t say. The Spotlight programs this week highlight the…
Despair Is Not An Option
New Dimensions is committed now, more than ever, to bring deep dialogues for these most challenging times. In the ‘70s we thought the changing of an age would be easy. We were wrong. It is chaotic and full of surprises and we have learned that despair is not an option.…
Wandering And Wondering In Our Native Landscape with Kate Marianchild
For many years Marianchild has been deeply involved in observing and studying the flora and fauna of her local landscape. She’s trained herself as an amateur naturalist watching wildlife, leading nature walks, and giving slide presentations. Here she shares the delight that comes from walking slowly or sitting quietly in…
Imagining A Sustainable And Regenerative Society with Daniel Pinchbeck
Change is going to come no matter what, so it behooves us to engage our imagination toward the kind of future we want. We need to go deep into what truly makes us happy. Pinchbeck is advocating nothing less than the need to embrace our responsibility for understanding what’s happening…
Spotlight: Father Bede Griffiths – A Mystical Bridge of East and West
Father Bede Griffiths 1906 – 1993. In all the many interviews we’ve done over the years, rarely have we met a truly “holy one” in the full sense of what that means. Fr. Bede lived in a rarified energetic. In the mid-1950s Fr. Bede went to live in India as…
The Creative Path Is A Life Path with Cathy Wild
Creativity is a journey with lots of ups and downs, twists and turns. To be creative, one cannot watch from the sidelines. Cathy Wild suggests that there is no set formula for the creative process; there are no steps 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C that guarantee a successful…
Moving From “Datastan” to “The Republic of Story”
A former guest, Arlene Goldbard, talked about how we are moving from a culture of “Datastan,” where everything is quantified and the population is confined to the role of consumer, to “The Republic of Story” in which, as she puts it, “[E]very story matters to the common good.” New Dimensions…
Feel First/Think Later: Finding Your Way To Emotional Freedom with Raphael Cushnir
Are there places in your life where you feel blocked? Is your career or your relationship not what you thought it would be? Are you still struggling with an addiction to smoking or food? Raphael Cushnir believes that whenever we struggle, or whenever we feel unable to accomplish the things…
