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Shen: The Spirit Force in Traditional Chinese Medicine
October 11, 2009 - Sunday
Dr. Li Hua shares insight on traditional Chinese medicine and how it works with Shen's spiritual aspects, in order to bring about health and energy alignment within the mind, body and spirit.

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The Essentials of Theosophy
September 27, 2009 - Sunday
Jerome Michel discusses ways to find a deeper understanding of the vast ideas that make up the essentials of theosophy.

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Awakening the Third Eye
September 20, 2009 - Sunday
Space clearing expert Felix Conradi discusses how to use the third eye through meditation, in order to internalize one's consciousness, awaken subtle perception to inner worlds and manage the body of energy.

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The Yoga of Change
September 13, 2009 - Sunday
Writer and Master of Transcultural Martial Arts and Yoga Allen Pittman speaks on the history and other aspects of yoga.

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Physics, Philosophy and Spirituality
September 6, 2009 - Sunday
Dr. P. Venugopala Rao discusses the scientific world view derived from science and physics, and their parallels within the faith traditions of both the east and west.

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Living a Magical Life
August 30, 2009 - Sunday
Professional metaphysician Sherry Henderson describes living magically, which is a state of mind rather than an occupation.

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Kabbalistic Pathworking: Unveiling the Hidden Truth
August 23, 2009 - Sunday
Spiritual consultant Brian James discusses the use of pathworking, which draws from hermetics, theosophy, Kabbalah, and Jungian transpersonal psychology to pull back the many veils that limit the view to a higher self and unseen truths.

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The Ancient Teachings of Tribal Shamanism
August 16, 2009 - Sunday
Dr. Bruce Cunningham shares a glimpse into the ideas behind Shamanism, one of the most ancient of spiritual practices.

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Earth Changes and the Procession of the Equinox
August 9, 2009 - Sunday
Randall Carlson tries to dispel misunderstandings surrounding the Earth's changes and place the subject on a solid scientific foundation.

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Clearing Our Path
August 2, 2009 - Sunday
Dr. Lois Grant discusses the many things people run across along the journey to deeper understanding.

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Choosing Our Genes? - Agnes Scott College
April 7, 2008 - Monday
Roberta Berry explains why this question poses a difficult challenge for policymaking in modern, pluralistic, democratic societies and proposes how we might best respond to the challenge.

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Special: Randy Pausch Last Lecture
September 18, 2007 - Tuesday
**You can play this special selection by clicking on the title above. Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gives his last lecture at the university before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, Pausch talks about his lessons learned and gives advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.

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Cruel Versus Cool: From Fur to Faux
January 1, 2007 - Monday
Kristin Leppert educates future fashion designers on the issue of fur, and discusses her many successful campaigns to reform the fashion industry's use of fur.

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Tête-à-Tête: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre
January 1, 2007 - Monday
Hazel Rawley discusses her new dual-biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and their notorious relationship. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Boston IDEAS 2005: Daniel Dennett
October 6, 2005 - Thursday
Daniel Dennett explores the debate on the moral issues around evolution, free will, and mind-body connections. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Why the Forward Strategy of Freedom Had to Fail
Dr. Yaron Brook examines the inherent flaws of the Forward Strategy of Freedom and explore what should replace it. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Ceaseless Society: Is 24/7 Good for Us?
Jon Kabat-Zinn gives an overview of the effects of our 24/7 society on our minds, bodies and spirits. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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What Death is For: Mortality in Philosophy and Art
Joseph Bottum discusses the implications of mortality in philosophy, art, political theory, and religion. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Leading from Within: Reclaim Selfhood in Professional Life
Parker Palmer addresses the challenge of joining soul and role in public and private life, particularly in a world filled with the forces of fragmentation. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Caroline Healey Dall: Daughter of Boston
Helen Deese discusses the extensive diaries of Boston activist Caroline Healey Dall (1822-1912). (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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1905: The Philosophical Context
Ray Monk outlines the seminal works of philosophy circa 1905, and how they drew the battlelines of the great philosophical disputes of the last hundred years. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Linked: Networks from Biology to the World Wide Web
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi explores the relationships of networks from epidemics, to the internet, with a bit of 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' in between. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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In Praise of Slowness: Changing the Cult of Speed
Carl Honore, a Canadian journalist, examines the post-modern cult of speed. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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The Peabody Sisters: Igniting American Romanticism
Megan Marshall discusses her new biography of the Peabody sisters, who were at the center of the American Renaissance. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Crisis in Trust and Credibility: Loss of Effective Authority
Michael McCarthy gives a Catholic's critical view of Church leadership, and identifies causes and concerns that have prompted many Catholics to abandon the Church. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Postmodern Christian Ethics of Peace
William Murnion examines the 'just war' ethic and reconsiders Aquinas' Christian ethics of peace as they might be applied today to the problem of terrorism. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Palestine: Moral Questions
Sari Nusseibeh describes the current state of Israeli-Palestinian relations from both political and personal points of view, and assesses the prospects for peace. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Can God and Caesar Coexist?
Robert Drinan, a priest, scholar, lawyer, activist and ethicist , discusses Can God and Caesar Coexist: Balancing Religious Freedom and International Law . (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Vatican II: A Historical Perspective
John O'Malley discusses his current scholarship on the Second Vatican Council. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Pragmatism's Three Moments
Louis Menand explains his new book and the quintessentially American nature of the intellectual tradition of pragmatism. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Reawakening the American Soul
Three philosophers explore the spiritual quest for self-recovery in a time when immense social and intellectual forces are arrayed against us. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Emerson and the Examined Life
Robert Pinsky celebrates the bicentennial of Ralph Waldo Emerson with a live reading from some of his famous American essays. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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America Versus Americans
Dr. Leonard Peikoff, intellectual heir to Ayn Rand, explores the unlikely tension between our democratic nation and its own people. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Transcending Charles Ives: Triple Helix Trio
Triple Helix performs Ives Second Violin Sonata and Ives Piano trio while intermittently discussing Charles Ives and his Piano Trio. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Walking with Henry David Thoreau
Richard Smith takes us for a visit with Concord native Henry David Thoreau as he reads from his nature essay "Walking." (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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C.S. Lewis: The Screwtape Letters
A poet, a psychiatrist, and a philosopher discuss the writings of C.S. Lewis, most notably The Screwtape Letters. (Part I) (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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C.S. Lewis: Beyond the Screwtape Letters
A poet, a psychiatrist, and a philosopher discuss the writings of C.S. Lewis, most notably The Screwtape Letters. (Part II) (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Thoreau's Country: An Ecological Perspective
David Foster charts the social and ecological histories of New England using Henry David Thoreau as his inspiration. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Blue Guitars: Arts and Aesthetics in Learning
Maxine Greene shares her vision of the power of the arts in education to transform student indifference into a state of wide-awakeness. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Emerson: The Mind on Fire
Robert D. Richardson tells the remarkable story of one of America's greatest thinkers, Ralph Waldo Emerson. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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American Transcendentalism
Philip Gura traces the intellectual genealogy of America's first group of public intellectuals. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Freedom's Power: The True Force of Liberalism
Paul Starr delves into the history of liberal philosophy and asks what traditional liberalism has to offer modern America. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Robert Kane: Are All Values Relative?
Robert Kane suggests how to overcome doubts about objective values, whether they pertain to art, politics, religion, or ethics. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Daniel Dennett: Evolution, Free Will, and Morality
Daniel Dennett explores the debate on the moral issues around evolution, free will, and mind-body connections. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Reclaim Integrity and Courage in Professional Life
Parker Palmer addresses the challenges of retaining integrity and courage in one's professional and public life. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Philosophy Circa 1905
Ray Monk outlines the seminal works of philosophy circa 1905, and how they drew the battlelines of the great philosophical disputes of the last hundred years. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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Peabody Sisters: Igniting American Romanticism
Megan Marshall discusses her new biography of the Peabody sisters, who were at the center of the American Renaissance. (Lecture contributed by WGBH)

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