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God In The Real WorldCatching UpIn this episode, we let it be a total hodgepodge — a little bit of everything, just like life. We talk about finding your bigness, what it means to really cherish being here, grief, and the weird, wonderful mess of being human on a spiritual path.No big agenda, just two friends showing up to see what wants to come through.
2025-05-0232 minGod In The Real WorldMani's Birth StoryMargi and Michelle are back with a sweet story of how their newest cohost, baby Mani, came to this world in a cloud of Baba and Mehera's love. Enjoy!
2025-01-0556 minGod In The Real WorldAngry? Us Too.After what we're rebranding as an intentional hiatus, we thought we'd kick things back off talking about anger. This episode is slightly spicy, very passionate, and, let's be honest, aren't you just glad we're back?
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Meher Baba said:
Someone asked Hafiz what spirituality meant and he answered in one ode:
“Unless you go against your lower self,you cannot unite with your higher Self.”
Now what is the lower self? That which makes you think you are small, that which makes you feel that you are not sati...
2024-11-0340 minGod In The Real WorldLive Episode: Meherana Sahavas Day 3This special episode is a live recording from our last day as the guest speakers at the Meherana 2024 Sahavas. We are joined by the other guest, Adrienne Shamszad, sharing our inner life and experiences with the Mehera, the Beloved of the Beloved.
2024-08-1247 minGod In The Real WorldLive Episode: Meherana Sahavas Day 2In this (slightly chaotic) live recording from the Meherana Sahavas, Margi and Michelle share a bit more about their journeys, the importance of intergenerational relationships, and the spiritual significance of Bryn Mawr, PA. Feel immersed in the fun of the Sahavas through this ep!
2024-06-1552 minGod In The Real WorldLive Episode: Welcome Talk @ Meherana SahavasThis May, Margi and Michelle had the opportunity to be the guest speakers at the Meherana Sahavas in Mariposa, CA. During the four-day Sahavas, we recorded our talks so that we could share them with you! We hope you enjoy this live podcast from our Welcome Talk.
2024-06-0327 minGod In The Real WorldRolling With The PunchesEver feel like life just keeps throwing things at you? Trust us, we get it.
In this episode, we talk about how to roll with those punches, overcome obstacles, and just stay afloat in this world.
2024-05-2335 min
Comm(UNITY) Centered | Hosted by Debbie O'Handley and Margi KyleJoined by Cheyhene and Michelle of Uptown Catering Company, LLCDynamic duo, Debbie O'Handley, Executive Director of the Hope House, and Margi Kyle, Founder of LittleSmilesNC.org bring you closer to your fellow neighbor. Comm(UNITY) Centered is focused on highlighting local organizations that unite our community, sharing how we can get involved in our community, and why it is so important. Special GuestsCheyhene and Michelle | Uptown Catering Company, LLC Comm(UNITY) Centered | Tuesdays | 3pm to 4pm | WSICnews.com
2024-05-2144 minGod In The Real WorldAs Good As It GetsMichelle and Margi ponder imagination, appreciating the good, accepting the bad, and living with everything in between.
2024-05-0643 minGod In The Real WorldGetting CurrentA sweet simple episode with series of questions answered by Michelle and Margi
2024-02-1041 minGod In The Real World“Suffering In The World Is At It’s Height” (Baba + Global Strife)Margi and Michelle use Meher Baba’s “Final Declaration” to guide a conversation around current global conflicts. (https://trustmeher.org/meher-baba-messages/the-final-declaration)
2023-12-0934 minGod In The Real WorldDepressionIn this episode Margi and Michelle discuss depression and mental health struggles on the spiritual path and in life with Baba.
2023-11-2456 minGod In The Real WorldAll This is Baba’s (Bill’s Story)Bill Foley joins us on the podcast to share his Baba story. We love you, Bill!
2023-09-181h 00God In The Real WorldLet’s Get Metaphysical with Merwan KellerMerwan Keller joins Margi and Michelle on this episode to give all listens a short introduction to God Speaks and the journey of the soul.
2023-09-101h 00God In The Real WorldAll In (Adrienne’s Story)Margi and Michelle are joined by the incredible Adrienne Shamszad who shares her Baba story in this beautiful episode.
2023-08-311h 00God In The Real WorldPerceptions of Disconnection (Part 6) with Margi and MichelleMargi and Michelle recap the Perceptions of Disconnection series as it comes to a natural pause point.
2023-08-2555 minGod In The Real WorldPerceptions of Disconnection (Part 5) with Michael KaneIn this episode Margi and Michelle continue the conversation on the divide between intergenerational relationships within the Baba world with Michael Kane.
2023-08-2449 minGod In The Real WorldPerceptions of Disconnection (Part 4) with Kipper SchauerMargi and Michelle are joined by Kipper Schauer to continue the conversation on perceptions of disconnection.
2023-08-2259 minGod In The Real WorldI Love Loving (Aidni’s Story)In this episode, Margi and Michelle talk to Aidni Ormerod. She shared her story and experiences of life in Baba.
2023-07-3153 minGod In The Real WorldReturning Home: Youth Sahavas 2023 DebriefMichelle and Margi dive into their experiences from the 2023 Youth Sahavas, as well as the struggles and challenges of entering back into the world after the event.
2023-07-2750 minGod In The Real WorldPerceptions of Disconnection (Part 3) with Dyan and TerriMargi and Michelle continue their chats about intergenerational connections in the Baba community with Dyan Ullman and Terri Levine.
2023-07-1656 minGod In The Real WorldPerceptions of Disconnection (Part 2) with Wisteria WintersMichelle and Margi continue the “Perceptions of Disconnection” series, discussing intergenerational Baba connections with Wisteria Winters.
2023-07-1052 min2023-07-1036 minGod In The Real WorldPerceptions of Disconnection (Part 1) with Alisa GenoveseThis episode Margi and Michelle discuss the importance of connecting the different generations in the Baba world with Alisa Genovese.
2023-06-1449 minGod In The Real WorldA Sweet StoryIn this episode Michelle starts us off with a sweet story from That’s How It Was, followed by conversation about Baba’s mandali.
2023-05-0935 minGod In The Real WorldThe Beginning of the End (Alan M’s Story)In this episode, Margi and Michelle interview Alan and hear his coming to Baba story!
2023-04-0447 minGod In The Real WorldShameIn this episode, Margi and Michelle dive into the topic of shame and what roles in plays in our life on the spiritual path.
2023-03-2935 minGod In The Real WorldLoving Him, SilentlyIn this episode Michelle and Margi discuss how they love Baba inwardly through all the trial and tribulations of life.
2023-01-0833 minGod In The Real WorldMehera-The Feminine Side of GodBaba said Mehera was His female counterpart-the feminine expression of God. On top of their Divine Love story, Mehera was a vision of beauty, power, and Love. She was the living example of how to Love God as He should be loved. In this episode Margi and Michelle discuss their personal relationships with her as well as her influence in the world.
2022-10-3034 minGod In The Real WorldPractical SpiritualityBaba makes it so easy for us to love Him. He never told us we had to follow any specific spiritual practice. He just told us to Love Him. Michelle and Margi discuss the ways to Love God in the practical.
2022-10-2431 minGod In The Real WorldThe New LifeMichelle and Margi pay homage to Baba’s New Life by discussing Baba’s New Life message and the constant companionship of the Beloved in our daily lives.
2022-10-1638 min2022-09-2628 minGod In The Real WorldBaba DreamsIn this episode Michelle and Margi discuss the significance or insignificance of dreams where Baba appears. “Likewise, when one sees Baba in one's sleep dream, it is significant because even though we are asleep and dreaming we have the semblance of Reality and hence His appearing in our dream has significance.” -Eruch Jessawalla
2022-09-2031 minGod In The Real WorldSanskaras and Past LivesMichelle and Margi discuss what Baba has said about past lives and sanskaras. If you have interest in learning more about what Baba has said you can refer to the Discourses or reach out to Michelle and Margi.
2022-09-1136 minGod In The Real WorldNavigating Trauma with BabaIn this episode, Margi and Michelle what it means to navigate trauma on the spiritual path and how to hold to Baba through it. Quote, “Traveling with me is full of both joy and hardships. Joy in the sense that you have the privilege of my company and are able to enjoy the benefits of my explanations. Hardship in the sense that there is plenty of work to be done and I am a hard taskmaster.”
2022-08-2537 min
The New Life PodcastTeacher, Healer, Friend-Michelle McKeeverIn this episode Margi talks with Reiki healer, Michelle McKeever, about her call to healing and the nuggets of wisdom she has learned along the way. You can find Michelle at @practicalenergyhealing on IG or practicalenergyhealing.com
2022-08-0947 minGod In The Real WorldSeeking God (Cindy’s Story)Margi and Michelle are joined by Cindy James, who just happens to be Michelle’s fabulous mama. Baba Quote: Here it is!WORK
Meher Baba
Do whatever needs to be done, but do it as a spiritual being.
As one who knows he is divine by nature and unlimited with the whole of life in essence.
Do it as if you are doing it for Me or for God.
Do it with equal consideration for the interests of all concerned, for God is equally in each.
Do it with utmost concentration, yet with utter detachment for the results of action.
Le...
2022-08-0847 minGod In The Real WorldSerendipity ✨Michelle and Margi talk all about those serendipitous mystical moments that keep us going.
Baba Quote:
“I am nearer to you than your own breath. Remember Me, and I am with you and My Love will guide you.
Your being with Me physically is immaterial. It is My being with you that matters. So keep Me with you always.
You have to love God silently and honestly even in your everyday life. Whilst eating, drinking, talking and doing all your duties, you can still love God continuously without letting anyone know.
Through unfathomable ways, I lead you to liberation. Accept My...
2022-07-2832 minGod In The Real WorldBe Certain of His Love (Bif's Story)Bif Soper joins us from India to share his story of coming to Baba and how Baba continues to show up in his life.
Baba Quote:
"It is natural that at times you feel 100% miserable. Be sure that I know everything. When everything goes wrong, the mind becomes helpless and has to rely on the heart.
These are the moments when you resign to my will and rely solely on my help. When you leave all to Me, I dare not neglect you, and you get relief from your predicament. I am the...
2022-07-1850 minGod In The Real WorldPlunge Deep Into His Ocean (Aaron’s Story)In this episode Michelle and Margi speak to Aaron Hemeon about his spiritual journey and inner life with the Beloved, Meher Baba. “He who speculates from the shore about the ocean shall know only its surface, but he who would know the depths of the ocean must be willing to plunge into it.” Discourses: The Deeper Aspects of Sadhana - Pg 207 in the 6th revised edition of the Discourses” & “Call on me at all times…I will never fail to help.”
2022-07-1343 minGod In The Real WorldBonus Episode: LA Urban Zoom SahavasMichelle and Margi speak at the LA Sahavas about this podcast and the inner life in the modern world. This is a live recording from the Zoom call.
2022-07-0759 minGod In The Real WorldReturning to the WorldIn this episode Margi and Michelle discuss the challenge of entering back into the world after a period intense spiritual exchange and how to integrate that into everyday life.
2022-07-0227 min
God In The Real WorldBaba’s WhimAfter technology gave us some trouble, we decided to just talk about how to roll with whatever comes up and have faith. Baba Quote: Love. Everyone now uses the word ‘love’; it has been made so very cheap. If one really loves, one would never utter that word. What does it mean to love God? It is a very, very great thing. The true lover of God never says anything. He forgets that he loves God. How will you love God? How should you love God? Not through so-called prayers or other things. There are two ways. One is to leav...
2022-06-1239 minGod In The Real WorldNothing but a Good Time Joe (Kristine’s Story)In this episode we talk to Kristine Nordeen about her life and journey with Meher Baba. Quote: Leave everything to Him and He will see to everything.
2022-06-0739 minGod In The Real WorldHaving Difficult ConversationsMargi and Michelle discuss how they approach difficult conversations from a spiritual perspective. There are some *slight* technical issues, which we attribute to Mercury ✨ Baba Quote: Do not get disheartened and alarmed when adversity, calamity, and misfortune pour in upon you. Thank God, for He has thereby given you the opportunity of acquiring forbearance and fortitude. Those who have acquired the power of bearing with adversities, can easily enter the spiritual path.”
2022-05-3033 minGod In The Real WorldHis Universal Message“I have come not to teach, but to awaken. Understand, therefore, that I lay down no precepts….” In this episode Margi and Michelle breakdown and chat about Meher Baba’s Universal Message. If you have interest in a Meher Baba support and discussion group email margaret.connor1998@gmail.com
2022-05-2339 minGod In The Real WorldJust Being with BabaDon’t worry. Be happy. In this episode, we take a little time to talk about some of our sweet funny moments with the Avatar of the Age.
2022-05-1836 minGod In The Real WorldDoubtIn this episode, Michelle and Margi discuss navigating doubt and personal conviction on the spiritual path with Meher Baba
2022-05-0934 minGod In The Real WorldFinding Your PurposeBabe quote: God is not to be sought out by running away from life, but by establishing unity with the One in the many.
2022-05-0236 minGod In The Real WorldTruth, Love, Purity, & Beauty (Aria's Story)Margi + Michelle chat with Aria Irani, who shares her perspective on growing up in a Baba family and how that shows up in her life today. Quote: To penetrate into the essence of all being and significance, and to release the fragrance of that inner attainment for the guidance of others, by expressing in the world of forms-truth, love, purity, and beauty-this is the game that has any intrinsic and absolute worth.
2022-04-1334 minGod In The Real WorldSelf-Acceptance and the Spiritual LifeBaba Quote: A spiritual life is not ruled nor bound by any principles. The sanskaras of each one are different, and so the behavior and temperament of everyone are different.
In a virtuous life, evil is suppressed and good surfaces; but the evil is still there. The bad sanskaras remain and have to be worked out, if not in this life then in the next or the one after. In the spiritual life, both good and bad sanskaras express themselves, and both get nullified.
A spiritual life leads one toward naturalness, whereas a virtuous life, in the guise of humility...
2022-04-0427 minGod In The Real WorldRaising Children with Baba (Vanessa’s Story)Margi and Michelle talk to Vanessa Weichberger about parenting, authenticity, and Baba. Baba Quote: Real happiness lies in making others happy.
2022-03-2834 minGod In The Real WorldBaba as a Feeling (David’s Story)David McKeever joins us to discuss how they navigate relationships with Baba, spirituality, and queerness.
Quote (from The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson):
”My time with him has been the happiest time of my life. Its happiness has been more of a palpable and undeniable and unmitigated quality than any I’ve ever known. For it isn’t just moments of happiness, which is all I though we got. It’s a happiness that spreads.”
2022-03-2144 minGod In The Real WorldRomantic Love + SpiritualityBaba Quote:
“To love God in the most practical way is to love our fellow beings. If we feel for others in the same way as we feel for our own dear ones, we love God.”
2022-03-1442 minGod In The Real WorldHis Fragrance Remains the Same (Charles' Story)Margi + Michelle have the honor of talking to Charles Haynes, who met Meher Baba as a young person.
Baba Quote:
"Every moment I respond to the whole of creation. My response, being divine, is wholly from love." - Meher Baba, The Everything and the Nothing
2022-03-0648 minGod In The Real WorldGrowing with BabaMargi and Michelle explore their changing relationships with Baba, God, and the Universe.
Baba Quote:
"If at all I did take advantage of your weakness it would be only for your advantage. Weakness is but a degree of strength. As Infinite Life I experience myself as everyone and everything; I enjoy and suffer through you to make you aware that you are Infinite."
Book recommended by Michelle: The Shack by William P. Young.
2022-02-2732 minGod In The Real WorldTrue Love (Wendy’s Story)A very special Baba’s birthday week episode featuring Wendy Connor, who met Meher Baba as a young child.
Baba Quote:
“Love has to spring spontaneously from within; it is in no way amenable to any form of inner or outer force. Love and coercion can never go together; but while love cannot be forced upon anyone, it can be awakened through love itself.
Love is essentially self-communicative; those who do not have it catch it from those who have it. Those who receive love from others cannot be its recipients without giving a response that, in itself, is the natu...
2022-02-2043 minGod In The Real WorldMake Me Your Real Father (Peter’s Story)Peter Goodman joins the podcast to share his joy, wisdom, and messages of hope.
Baba Quote:
“If you make Me your real Father, all differences and contentions between you, and all personal problems in connection with your lives, will become dissolved in the Ocean of My Love.”
2022-02-1534 minGod In The Real WorldRemembering God in Daily LifeHow do you remember Baba, or God, in daily life?
Baba Quote from The Everything and the Nothing:
God has three Infinite aspects: Knowledge, Power, Bliss. It is from these that man derives his three finite aspects of mind, energy, matter.
The three aspects of God are interlinked; Bliss depends on Power and Power depends on Knowledge.
Similarly, the three aspects of man are interlinked; matter depends on energy and energy depends on mind.
As a human being you are one homogeneous entity of these three...
2022-02-1233 minGod In The Real WorldLeaving It All to HimBaba Quote:
"God cannot be explained, He cannot be argued about, He cannot be theorized, nor can He be discussed and understood. God can only be lived." God Speaks
2022-01-3031 minGod In The Real WorldCollective Consciousness + Today’s WorldMargi + Michelle talk about what the heck is going on in the world. || Click the following link to help contribute to someone‘s pilgrimage to Meherabad: https://gofund.me/1068a3d0
Baba Quote:
God in Infinite and Eternal. And His Imagination is also Infinite and Eternal. God's Imagination is unending, and the Creation which is the product of His Imagination goes on endlessly expanding.
How can man imagine this Imagination with his finite imagining? His highest flights of imagination (intellect) can never bring him the faintest idea of God's Imagination. And God's Reality is...
2022-01-2234 minGod In The Real WorldIn His Infinite Compassion (Margi’s Story)Margi shares her Baba story.
Baba Quote:
The spiritual path is not for the faint-hearted and weak. It is born of strength and understanding; only heroes tread through.
2022-01-1737 minGod In The Real WorldYou Are Not Alone (Michelle's Story)Michelle shares her story of coming to Meher Baba.
Baba Quote:
You can help others to gain spiritual-freedom and to come out of the illusion of duality, only if you yourself do not lose this idea of unity while working for others. When you launch upon your spiritual work, you will encounter divisions that people desperately seek to maintain, which they accentuate and fortify and strive to perpetuate consciously or unconsciously. You have to win people to the life of Truth, they cannot be coerced into spirituality. You must not divide life into departments and then attempt to deal with e...
2022-01-1729 minGod In The Real WorldWelcome to God In The Real World!Who we are + what we’re doing here
Baba Quote:
Love has to spring spontaneously from within; it is in no way amenable to any form of inner or outer force. Love and coercion can never go together; but while love cannot be forced upon anyone, it can be awakened through love itself.
Love is essentially self-communicative; those who do not have it catch it from those who have it. Those who receive love from others cannot be its recipients without giving a response that, in itself, is the nature of...
2022-01-1726 min
Special EditionSpecial Edition 4 3 and 4Special Edition April 3 and 4 Physician’s Assistant with Med Express, Dawn Webster has all the information on what to do about those biting insects starting to make an appearance. Sign ups for NEPA Sings are coming down to the wire, Michelle Reilly says there’s still time! Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2021 will graduate in June and a new class will be starting. Two current members, Danielle Weinschenk of Tobyhanna Army Depot and Vicki Hazzouri of Benco Dental have what you need to know if you’re interested and Margi Mannix is Vice President and Digital Editor in Chief for AARP ha...
2021-04-0547 min
Hack the Process: Mindful Meaningful Progress on Your Plans2018-12-04 Process Hacker NewsHoliday Mentors, Profitable Podcasts, Trauma Therapy, and More
Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got holiday mentors, profitable podcasts, trauma therapy, and more.
For all the links, check out the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/2018-12-04-process-hacker-news-holiday-mentors-profitable-podcasts-trauma-therapy-and-more/.
Enjoy!
Events
Why not eat, drink, be merry, and get mentored by design experts this season? Cascade SF, founded by Andi Galpern, is bringing you Holiday Mentor Night on December 11 in San Francisco.
If...
2018-12-0404 minHack the Process: Mindful Meaningful Progress on Your Plans2018-12-04 Process Hacker NewsHoliday Mentors, Profitable Podcasts, Trauma Therapy, and More
Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got holiday mentors, profitable podcasts, trauma therapy, and more.
For all the links, check out the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/2018-12-04-process-hacker-news-holiday-mentors-profitable-podcasts-trauma-therapy-and-more/.
Enjoy!
Events
Why not eat, drink, be merry, and get mentored by design experts this season? Cascade SF, founded by Andi Galpern, is bringing you Holiday Mentor Night on December 11 in San Francisco.
If...
2018-12-0400 min
Mormon Stories - LDS716: Singles and Sexuality Pt. 2In this two-part episode, Dr. John Dehlin and his wife Margi hold a panel discussion with Kristin Marie, Michelle Ross, Paul Smith, and Ryan Stott. The panel navigates topics that include sexuality/purity messaging for the youth of the church, its impacts, and suggestions for approaching sexuality in healthy ways. Part 1: The panel discusses the purity messaging they received as youth in the church and its impact on their sexual education and emotional well-being. Part 2: The panel discusses healthy sexuality topics including developing your own definition of intimacy, negotiating your sexual experiences, and consent.
2017-04-031h 01Mormon Stories - LDS715: Singles and Sexuality Pt. 1In this two-part episode, Dr. John Dehlin and his wife Margi hold a panel discussion with Kristin Marie, Michelle Ross, Paul Smith, and Ryan Stott. The panel navigates topics that include sexuality/purity messaging for the youth of the church, its impacts, and suggestions for approaching sexuality in healthy ways. Part 1: The panel discusses the purity messaging they received as youth in the church and its impact on their sexual education and emotional well-being. Part 2: The panel discusses healthy sexuality topics including developing your own definition of intimacy, negotiating your sexual experiences, and consent.
2017-04-0358 min
Mormon Transitions011: Mormon Singles and Sexuality Pt. 2In this two-part episode, Dr. John Dehlin and his wife Margi hold a panel discussion with Kristin Marie, Michelle Ross, Paul Smith, and Ryan Stott. The panel navigates topics that include sexuality/purity messaging for the youth of the church, its impacts, and suggestions for approaching sexuality in healthy ways. Part 1: The panel discusses the purity messaging they received as youth in the church and its impact on their sexual education and emotional well-being. Part 2: The panel discusses healthy sexuality topics including developing your own definition of intimacy, negotiating your sexual experiences, and consent.
2017-04-031h 01
Mormon Transitions010: Mormon Singles and Sexuality Pt. 1In this two-part episode, Dr. John Dehlin and his wife Margi hold a panel discussion with Kristin Marie, Michelle Ross, Paul Smith, and Ryan Stott. The panel navigates topics that include sexuality/purity messaging for the youth of the church, its impacts, and suggestions for approaching sexuality in healthy ways. Part 1: The panel discusses the purity messaging they received as youth in the church and its impact on their sexual education and emotional well-being. Part 2: The panel discusses healthy sexuality topics including developing your own definition of intimacy, negotiating your sexual experiences, and consent.
2017-04-0358 min