The Empty Bell

Interspiritual Wisdom with Dana Sawyer
2025-11-12 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Jonas interviews Dana Sawyer, author of The Perennial Philosophy Reloaded, A Guide for the Mystically Inclined, and biographer of Aldous Huxley and Huston Smith on Zoom.
Dr. Sawyer teaches courses in philosophy and world religions, with an emphasis on Asian religions. His areas of expertise and research are Hindu asceticism, Tibetan Buddhism, and the perennial philosophy of Aldous Huxley. He is a biographer of the well-known spiritual writer Aldous Huxley, a biographer of Huston Smith, another perennial philosopher. and SUNY Press will soon release a book of Sawyer’s analysis of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his influence on American spirituality. Professor Sawyer also teaches meditation and leads trips to India. Professor Sawyer has traveled extensively in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, and Japan. He has lectured at the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Banaras Hindu University, the University of Riga, Latvia, the Huntington Library, and at colleges at conferences throughout the U.S. In August 2005 he was an invited participant at the Oxford Roundtable, Oxford University, England, for a conference on “Government, Education, and Religion.”
Prof. Sawyer recently contributed an essay to Bruce Springsteen and the American Soul: Essays on the Songs and Influence of a Cultural Icon.

Phil Goldberg Interviews Jonas
2025-12-01 10:30 - 12:00
Philip Goldberg has studied the world’s spiritual traditions for more than 50 years, as a practitioner, teacher, and author. His essays have appeared in numerous publications, and he has authored or coauthored more than 25 books, including Roadsigns on the Spiritual Path; the award-winning American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation, How Indian Spirituality Changed the West; the seminal biography The Life of Yogananda: The Story of the Yogi Who Became the First Modern Guru; and Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Clarity, Calm and Courage. An Interfaith Minister, spiritual counselor, public speaker and workshop leader, he has appeared at leading venues throughout the U.S. and India and has taught online for Spirituality & Practice, Embodied Spirituality, and Hindu University of America. He serves on the board of the Association for Spiritual Integrity and as an advisor to the National Museum of Religion. His website is www.PhilipGoldberg.com. (For additional interviews, check out the archive at the earlier Spirit Matters podcast.)
