Marta Szabo & The Guru Looked Good - The MonkCast

Erik Guzman August 30th, 2010

Join me on the MonkCast as I talk with Marta Szabo, author of The Guru Looked Good

The Guru Looked Good details Marta's ten plus years as a staff member in Gurumayi's ashram, the same yogic monastery that Elizabeth Gilbert describes in her bestseller/movie Eat, Pray, Love.

However, the picture painted by Szabo portrays the experience of working intimately with a guru in an international spiritual organization that extravagantly promises happiness, demands service, hypes a guru as God, but actually delivers escapism at best, oppression at worst.

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Ian Cron - The MonkCast

Erik Guzman August 19th, 2010

Join me on the MonkCast as I talk with Ian Cron (that's him in the pic to the right…the white one).

Ian is the author of Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale, a book on St. Francis of Assisi that Phyllis Tickle calls "…absolutely seductive…a feast for the soul as well as a great, churning, joyful romp for the spirit!" The Archbishop of Canterbury liked the book too. So Ian has that going for him…which is nice.

Listen as we talk about mysticism and swap stories about being one with God. I'm a mystic, he's a mystic, wouldn't you like to be a mystic too? You probably already are.

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May God Bless the Hell Out of You!

Erik Guzman August 19th, 2010

God is not fair. He gleefully flaunts it too. He shoves it in our faces. Jesus' version of reality is devoid of common sense. The Kingdom of God might as well be called, “Crazy Upside-down Jesus World.”

Here's an example.

Say I need some landscaping done at my house. So I go to the day-laborer place and I hire up all the guys standing around. We agree on $100 per guy for a day's work. They work hard for a couple hours, but it doesn't look like we'll get all th … (Read More)

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Etcetera - 04.2010 - Life is for Living

Erik Guzman April 8th, 2010

Join The Merry Monk of Love, The Spastic Mystic and The Comedy Ninja as we get raw and jump into The Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness. Who knew enlightenment could be so fun?

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Listen as we talk about wandering in the wilderness, doubt, anger at God, finding yourself, and life on the other side of the desert.

Also, don't forget to visit HeyPorter.com and TheMerryMonk.com bet … (Read More)

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Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera - Thursday 4/8 at 10AM ET

Erik Guzman April 5th, 2010

Join me, The Spastic Mystic and The Comedy Ninja as we jump into the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness on Thursday, April 8 at 10AM ET.

I'm fresh off of my 40-day liquid Lenten fast and I'm eager to share what I've learned while wandering in the desert. I think I've achieved enlightenment (although it may be all the post-Lent calories I've been consuming going straight to my head). We will also administer heavy doses of buffoonery! Be there or be somewhere e … (Read More)

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Etcetera - 02.2010 - No Worse for the Wear

Erik Guzman February 9th, 2010

Join The Merry Monk of Love, Hurk, The Spastic Mystic and The Comedy Ninja for a rockin' good time as we jump back into The Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness. This one is international and coast to coast. Listen as we catch up, yuk it up and hang out with Forwarding Andrew, Mrs. Forwarding Andrew, Obed, Troy Boy and Matt from Canada.

We've all seen a lot of life since our last show, but we're no worse for the wear.

Thanks to Spoon for providing the intro music and Ma … (Read More)

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