351. Diving into Inner Stillness | Transpersonal Psychology with Dr. Steve Taylor

Dr. Steve Taylor has authored numerous bestselling books and is now releasing his newest book, “The Adventure: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Awakening.” He’s a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. Steve’s articles and essays have been published in over 100 academic journals, magazines, and newspapers. You may have seen his work in Scientific American or Psychology Today.

Steve’s field of study, transpersonal psychology, examines spiritual experiences in which we transcend our normal limited ego identity. It studies spiritual transformation, spiritual development. In fact, it could simply be called spiritual psychology. To be clear, when Steve discusses spirituality, he doesn’t mean religion. He’s talking about exploring your inner being, expanding your identity, connecting more deeply with other human beings and with the universe itself.

In his newest book, “The Adventure: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Awakening,” Steve lays out a very practical, doable path for anyone seeking to grow in their spiritual development. It covers steps like disidentification from the ego, gratitude, awareness, stillness, and altruism. According to Steve, spiritual awakening isn’t something extraordinary and unattainable, it’s accessible to everyone.

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“Just in the same way that the surface of the ocean can sometimes be turbulent but there's always still a deep stillness beneath it. A diver knows– a diver moves from the surface of the ocean into a deep stillness beneath the waves and in the same way within our being our minds can sometimes be turbulent and restless even full of discord but there's always a deep stillness in our deep being. So I like to remind people that deep stillness is always accessible. It's always there just below the surface of your mind and you're always free to dive into it.”

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Resources:

• Learn more at StevenMTaylor.com
• Read “The Adventure: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Awakening”

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