Where is heaven? A response to Sam Harris & Jonathan Pageau

An audio version of this talk is at my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available via podcast feeds. Sam Harris raised the question of the location of heaven, not least in the space age, when “up there” is not straightforwardly a good answer. Jonathan Pageau responded eloquently, noting that up is, of course, an analogy that… Continue reading Where is heaven? A response to Sam Harris & Jonathan Pageau

Why Paradise? Part 3 of 3 talks on Dante’s Divine Comedy

An MP3 version of this talk is at my podcast, Dante’s Divine Comedy, available via your feed. Paradise. Destiny for a chosen few? Dismissed today by many. Or might it be the end for us all? Dante tells us to follow closely in the richest, subtlest and most expansive part of the journey conveyed in… Continue reading Why Paradise? Part 3 of 3 talks on Dante’s Divine Comedy

How To Know Paradise and Know It Now – new Dante talk

A MP3 version if this talk is here. Today, many people feel Dante’s Paradiso is irrelevant. It’s not. It is the place of true perception and delightful knowledge, and the goal of the Divine Comedy. The question is how to follow Dante’s lead and become aware of this domain of reality that is here, now… Continue reading How To Know Paradise and Know It Now – new Dante talk