https://simplecast.com "WHO AM I, but just one more of those who, since time began, have walked the hills and gazed upon the stars? When we, with heart outstretched, feel close to God, it's safer to be humble than to think we know. Experience, however, is given to be shared. While others receive otherwise, each part unique, though incomplete, contributes to the whole." John Butler has been practising meditation for over 50 years. In these conversations with Phil Shankland in Bakewell Parish Church and in locations around Bakewell he addresses questions arising from his books and questions from viewers. 2017-2025 Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:21 +0000 https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4a235888-7ec9-438b-bb13-a3e9358b7f94/54555925-7c0e-4e76-be7f-2c2327ecad67/3000x3000/jb-201.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com episodic "WHO AM I, but just one more of those who, since time began, have walked the hills and gazed upon the stars? When we, with heart outstretched, feel close to God, it's safer to be humble than to think we know. Experience, however, is given to be shared. While others receive otherwise, each part unique, though incomplete, contributes to the whole." John Butler has been practising meditation for over 50 years. In these conversations with Phil Shankland in Bakewell Parish Church and in locations around Bakewell he addresses questions arising from his books and questions from viewers. Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler false https://feeds.simplecast.com/dmV2Qcpv asmr, christianity, john butler, religion, spirituality, unintentional asmr dB Company archie@db.company 5b7db4d0-3296-49a8-a143-7231a8f27d9b Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/running-out-of-words-rhB6GUVK Running Out Of Words Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:29:51 "I don't seem to have the words in me. Just as the body dies out so do words. A much better teacher is Nature - just look up at the sky. Or listen to the 'tick-tock' of an old clock. A dog resting its head on your lap looking up at you in silence. Much better."" This is the last of the current 'Inside Story' series in which John explores more deeply the 'windows of realisation' in his most popular book 'Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment' (Chapter 40). "I don't seem to have the words in me. Just as the body dies out so do words. A much better teacher is Nature - just look up at the sky. Or listen to the 'tick-tock' of an old clock. A dog resting its head on your lap looking up at you in silence. Much better."" This is the last of the current 'Inside Story' series in which John explores more deeply the 'windows of realisation' in his most popular book 'Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment' (Chapter 40). asmr, meditation, religion, sleep, spirituality, study, relax false full 38 3020bb49-378d-4ebc-a395-ff68968ab2f5 Thu, 9 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/the-trouble-with-talking-db5dt6n3 The Trouble With Talking Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:26:35 Talking is normal. It is seen as odd if you don’t talk. The trouble with talking is it separates us – we are inevitably talking about “my“ experience – yours and mine. In duality, this emphasises our separation. Talking imposes separation on the world that without us is not separate. Are the trees separate from the grass? Are the birds separate from the sky? When we stop talking, the world falls back to peace. In deeper communion, we find stillness. Talking is normal. It is seen as odd if you don’t talk. The trouble with talking is it separates us – we are inevitably talking about “my“ experience – yours and mine. In duality, this emphasises our separation. Talking imposes separation on the world that without us is not separate. Are the trees separate from the grass? Are the birds separate from the sky? When we stop talking, the world falls back to peace. In deeper communion, we find stillness. asmr, sleep, spirituality, study, unintentional, relax false full 37 04b109a6-a667-4a16-8c87-666673abb8c4 Thu, 2 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/broughton-news-NKEus2cE Broughton News Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:23:14 John reveals the latest news about his collaboration with Broughton Sanctuary. John reveals the latest news about his collaboration with Broughton Sanctuary. spiritual, asmr, religion, relaxing, news, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, broughton false full 36 7bf9eae6-55b6-4291-9891-6b38a46ca6cf Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/life-is-my-teacher-HWDPggPd Life is my teacher Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:40:05 The real teacher in my life has always been nature. I’m not an intellectual sort of man. I’m not a thinking man at all. I’m not really interested in thinking my way to God – I never have been. I’m not the sort of man that reads books or goes to human teachers. I find the significant lessons are simply what's given to me day by day in my interaction with the living world. This is my teacher – life itself. The real teacher in my life has always been nature. I’m not an intellectual sort of man. I’m not a thinking man at all. I’m not really interested in thinking my way to God – I never have been. I’m not the sort of man that reads books or goes to human teachers. I find the significant lessons are simply what's given to me day by day in my interaction with the living world. This is my teacher – life itself. asmr, religion, sleep, spirituality, study, unintentional, relax false full 35 e13bde7e-f1bb-46ea-a9ac-b928fe029035 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/what-im-made-of-M7J3erNZ What I'm Made Of Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:46:47 "There was no doubt where my heart belonged. It was a frightening and deeply moving experience for me to go to Russia for the first time and realise that’s where my mother came from - and I, too. It’s what I'm made of."" Completing the 'Inside Story' series in which John explores more deeply the 'windows of realisation' in his most popular book 'Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment' (Chapter 32). "There was no doubt where my heart belonged. It was a frightening and deeply moving experience for me to go to Russia for the first time and realise that’s where my mother came from - and I, too. It’s what I'm made of."" Completing the 'Inside Story' series in which John explores more deeply the 'windows of realisation' in his most popular book 'Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment' (Chapter 32). spiritual, asmr, religion, sleep, spirituality, study, unintentional, relax false full 34 5f888596-93db-4bed-ad01-996a09bdbd09 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/what-is-theosis-and-does-it-matter-VQe5qo4V What is 'theosis' and does it matter? Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:16:38 In this first 'long distance' conversation with John at Broughton Sanctuary, John & Phil explore the Orthodox concept - or rather practice - of theosis. Divinisation. In this first 'long distance' conversation with John at Broughton Sanctuary, John & Phil explore the Orthodox concept - or rather practice - of theosis. Divinisation. spiritual, bedtime, asmr, religion, theosis, sleep, spirituality, study, relax false full 33 2af50dd8-2384-4a0e-92f7-896cccbc5562 Fri, 6 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/looking-for-clues-4HkP0VVB Looking For Clues Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:22:14 Gradually, by the elimination of mistaken ideas, we may lessen and even eliminate worship of the individual which is so current today. Gradually, by the elimination of mistaken ideas, we may lessen and even eliminate worship of the individual which is so current today. bedtime, asmr, religion, sleep, spirituality, study, relax false full 32 dccaad36-ae48-49fa-bdeb-6aa5d1947bd7 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/whats-the-matter-with-books-ZJ3Aet0S What's The Matter With Books? Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:53:15 "I look back on all those ten books as so many words that are passed. The most satisfactory ending to my tenth and last book is that I simply run out of words. Or rather, I grow out of words. The best thing we can do to further our spiritual progress is to stop talking. Words inevitably signify duality and the essence of spirituality is to find, beyond duality, Unity." "I look back on all those ten books as so many words that are passed. The most satisfactory ending to my tenth and last book is that I simply run out of words. Or rather, I grow out of words. The best thing we can do to further our spiritual progress is to stop talking. Words inevitably signify duality and the essence of spirituality is to find, beyond duality, Unity." books, spiritual, asmr, literature, sleep, english, relax false full 31 59ba5e09-9f40-4a1c-b28e-a5cda8e7374b Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/chakra-chat-into-thy-hands-Ip4ngcCm Chakra Chat - Into Thy Hands Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:43:41 A most important principle in meditation is "don’t look for results”. The 'now' doesn’t change. It is eternally and ever the same. All we do is let go and surrender. Into thy hands. A most important principle in meditation is "don’t look for results”. The 'now' doesn’t change. It is eternally and ever the same. All we do is let go and surrender. Into thy hands. bedtime, asmr, religion, self help, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 30 6c6a8bb8-20d4-4131-90ae-686b8ce53bc2 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/lost-in-thought-MRBFjzXl Lost In Thought Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:35:08 John advocates losing interest in thinking itself — likening thoughts to a heartbeat: unnoticed unless you focus on them. John’s reflections on personal suffering, compassion for animals, and bearing others' burdens echo the Christian understanding of redemptive suffering. John advocates losing interest in thinking itself — likening thoughts to a heartbeat: unnoticed unless you focus on them. John’s reflections on personal suffering, compassion for animals, and bearing others' burdens echo the Christian understanding of redemptive suffering. spiritual, bedtime, asmr, religion, chakra, self help, sleep, relax false full 21 de70f510-87f9-48e8-9a2a-46908ab67028 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/whats-wrong-with-me-HJY3mstZ What's Wrong With Me? Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:48:18 What is this disease called John Butler? We think man is the pinnacle of creation when really, he's the pits. This is a most important spiritual realisation: instead of “What’s in it for me?“, “My rights“, "My entitlements", we'd be better off considering what’s wrong with me. What is this disease called John Butler? We think man is the pinnacle of creation when really, he's the pits. This is a most important spiritual realisation: instead of “What’s in it for me?“, “My rights“, "My entitlements", we'd be better off considering what’s wrong with me. bedtime, asmr, religion, self help, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 29 ee48d8b4-0038-490e-a793-87250d2f15dd Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/lighten-our-darkness-Y3m5hsoV Lighten Our Darkness Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:36:21 The resurrection as symbolic of light overcoming darkness, with reflections on Jesus’s descent into hell and the redemptive hope of his return. The resurrection as symbolic of light overcoming darkness, with reflections on Jesus’s descent into hell and the redemptive hope of his return. bedtime, asmr, religion, satisfying, chakra, self help, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 22 1b97f582-9d3a-49e6-ae95-0caca78fdaab Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/chakra-chat-spiritual-bypassing-kkEZFOuR Chakra Chat - 'Spiritual Bypassing' Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:22:48 I am not so keen on this idea of spiritual bypassing. Hasn't all we experienced served its purpose in its time and place? I am not so keen on this idea of spiritual bypassing. Hasn't all we experienced served its purpose in its time and place? spiritual, bedtime, asmr, religion, self help, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 24 b345cc87-2b4c-424a-a5e0-b15fe403690a Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/chakra-chat-pure-in-heart-LdpdcA_6 Chakra Chat - Pure In Heart Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:24:38 What is purity? Or, what is impurity? The primary impurity is the Idea of separation. Me. To the pure all things are pure. What is purity? Or, what is impurity? The primary impurity is the Idea of separation. Me. To the pure all things are pure. bedtime, asmr, religion, chakra, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 25 fca9c203-1cbc-48a8-b130-f699450a9715 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/the-great-calling-reNrl4u6 The Great Calling Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:38:32 What of man can stand before the Great Calling? What of man can stand before the Great Calling? bedtime, asmr, religion, self help, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 23 5766de01-ddd9-43d5-b8c7-fd5c98b3a8bf Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/non-duality-o30g2nGJ Non-Duality Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:22:33 In this conversation Phil tries to trip John up on non-duality - not two. How does this apply to Creator and creature, or the relationship between Jesus and believer? In this conversation Phil tries to trip John up on non-duality - not two. How does this apply to Creator and creature, or the relationship between Jesus and believer? bedtime, asmr, religion, self help, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 27 7f82177b-8233-4dcd-b3de-8fcd5ceffcd4 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/come-back-to-whats-natural-HSiLQqnc Come Back To What's Natural Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:12:25 "We are brought up these days unnatural creatures some of us desperately trying to be natural. Come back to what’s natural." John Butler "We are brought up these days unnatural creatures some of us desperately trying to be natural. Come back to what’s natural." John Butler bedtime, asmr, religion, self help, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 26 ea659d1e-cfc9-4b51-bb0c-31df94c4b941 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/blessing-in-disguise-_avZujIg Blessing In Disguise Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:30:24 I think unhappiness is one of the great spurs to moving in the right direction. And many people who don't do it are just not sufficiently unhappy in this world. Therefore, the more the more miserable we are living in this world, it is probably a blessing in disguise. I think unhappiness is one of the great spurs to moving in the right direction. And many people who don't do it are just not sufficiently unhappy in this world. Therefore, the more the more miserable we are living in this world, it is probably a blessing in disguise. bedtime, asmr, religion, self help, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 28 09f45a2b-f783-49a2-8e4a-e13dce2b4e01 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/unreal-to-real-EOlC2CMM Unreal To Real Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:44:06 "After nearly a year’s immersion in the wide open spaces of Australia and the wonder of a long sea voyage it was very hard to come back. In fact, I don’t think I ever have come back to what you might call conventional life.“ "After nearly a year’s immersion in the wide open spaces of Australia and the wonder of a long sea voyage it was very hard to come back. In fact, I don’t think I ever have come back to what you might call conventional life.“ faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 18 5b205c96-2986-4bb5-a369-8196deae68d8 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/who-can-you-trust-KeSIqMYK Who Can You Trust? Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:32:42 In a world increasingly fascinated by 'fake news', corrupt politicians and compromised priests we ask John Butler "Who can you trust?" In a world increasingly fascinated by 'fake news', corrupt politicians and compromised priests we ask John Butler "Who can you trust?" faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 20 c84e266d-02c2-45d8-ae77-38f35d48175d Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/the-kingdom-of-god-hutYlfXN The Kingdom Of God Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:42:06 Jesus said "the kingdom is within you." What does that mean? How can we experience the kingdom of God for ourselves? In this conversation with Phil Shankland in Bakewell parish church John Butler - organic farmer and mystic - reflects on what 50 years of meditation has taught him about seeking first the kingdom of God. Jesus said "the kingdom is within you." What does that mean? How can we experience the kingdom of God for ourselves? In this conversation with Phil Shankland in Bakewell parish church John Butler - organic farmer and mystic - reflects on what 50 years of meditation has taught him about seeking first the kingdom of God. faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 19 7f2369e2-bd3f-4368-8ebd-2d0dedb75254 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/mystic-verses-anthology-from-poem-42-to-93-_oLnTaxS Mystic Verses Anthology From Poem 42 To 93 Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:33:00 In these two pocket-sized, companion volumes of 180 pages each, John presents the dawning of Oneself – our One complete existence, in all considered separate or lost today. His clear sighted, simple words, written directly from experience, encourage us to seriously receive those spiritual ‘Treasures in Heaven’ which bring enlightenment to worldly life and accompany the soul beyond the grave … In these two pocket-sized, companion volumes of 180 pages each, John presents the dawning of Oneself – our One complete existence, in all considered separate or lost today. His clear sighted, simple words, written directly from experience, encourage us to seriously receive those spiritual ‘Treasures in Heaven’ which bring enlightenment to worldly life and accompany the soul beyond the grave … faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 5 78ad1b85-6090-45fb-a73e-001dba570a7d Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/in-the-world-but-not-of-it-how-to-stay-grounded-aRKsreZN In The World But Not Of It (How To Stay Grounded) Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:33:02 John takes us through what happened naturally as he grew out of each stage of life into another John takes us through what happened naturally as he grew out of each stage of life into another faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, christianity, relax false full 2 945bf26d-7d53-4309-9823-8a6898f3c62a Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/mr-nothing-qN1o0h82 Mr Nothing Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:45:22 In this intimate portrait of his life as a farmer, traveller and spiritual journeyman, with reference to his upcoming new books, John Butler takes us on a journey of a life spanning the English Fens to the Russian tragedy of Revolution and its aftermath - all teaching us how to "bear an unbearable world." It includes clips from the newly available 1975 BBC documentary 'Three Acres at Bicker Fen'. In this intimate portrait of his life as a farmer, traveller and spiritual journeyman, with reference to his upcoming new books, John Butler takes us on a journey of a life spanning the English Fens to the Russian tragedy of Revolution and its aftermath - all teaching us how to "bear an unbearable world." It includes clips from the newly available 1975 BBC documentary 'Three Acres at Bicker Fen'. faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 14 4e70d3e5-d311-4ff2-87da-0f9594974452 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/if-more-to-life-than-meets-the-eye-what-earthly-use-am-i-hSve_VGQ If More To Life Than Meets The Eye, What Earthly Use Am I? Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:44:01 YouTube viewer Rowan Daly asks John Butler, "If there are so many people alive right now, then how does what we do as individuals matter?" John answers from his own experience as a young man who wanted to "Make the world a better place". Through long periods of loneliness and failure, he's continued to meditate and eventually find "Infinite completion." YouTube viewer Rowan Daly asks John Butler, "If there are so many people alive right now, then how does what we do as individuals matter?" John answers from his own experience as a young man who wanted to "Make the world a better place". Through long periods of loneliness and failure, he's continued to meditate and eventually find "Infinite completion." faith, asmr, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 1 e2711814-5cf1-4bd4-a7a0-c6d2d05acd49 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/what-is-peace-3v1FtfId What Is Peace? Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:31:34 What is peace? What is peace? faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 17 8c9baa93-4a01-4939-837f-50777292b6df Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/all-seeing-eye-H86hwSxg All Seeing Eye Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:42:15 John discusses being called ""Mr Nothing"", organic farmer and his discomfort with the title ""mystic,"" although he acknowledges its embrace of the unknowable John discusses being called ""Mr Nothing"", organic farmer and his discomfort with the title ""mystic,"" although he acknowledges its embrace of the unknowable faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 3 996aa130-7b69-425f-a369-f45011c312d6 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/what-is-an-angel-mfDGQqWb What Is An Angel? Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:45:00 What is an angel? Something that does the will of God without question? Anything that accepts and fulfils the will of God? What is not angelic? Me. I’ve sung my song and been taken to ... completion. Just This. It comes to This! What is an angel? Something that does the will of God without question? Anything that accepts and fulfils the will of God? What is not angelic? Me. I’ve sung my song and been taken to ... completion. Just This. It comes to This! faith, asmr, meditation, angel, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 4 b3659bb8-82c7-470d-80c8-4488ee695b7d Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/impromptu-2-the-jesus-prayer-k_SHVdGt Impromptu #2 - The Jesus Prayer Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 01:08:50 "In this impromptu chat, the second at Cliff College, John addresses: differences between Eastern and Western Christianity origins of 'The Jesus Prayer' on Russia - ""These people are my people"" in the real world there is no death when present we are 'in love' and free from fear why love affairs go wrong in the real world there is only one time - eternity pure and impure, divine and demonic meditation is the practice of letting go attachment to our separate identity we can never not be in Jesus be determined for freedom how to deal with thoughts whatever you attend to expands and seems more real practical exercise in the use of 'The Jesus Prayer' "In this impromptu chat, the second at Cliff College, John addresses: differences between Eastern and Western Christianity origins of 'The Jesus Prayer' on Russia - ""These people are my people"" in the real world there is no death when present we are 'in love' and free from fear why love affairs go wrong in the real world there is only one time - eternity pure and impure, divine and demonic meditation is the practice of letting go attachment to our separate identity we can never not be in Jesus be determined for freedom how to deal with thoughts whatever you attend to expands and seems more real practical exercise in the use of 'The Jesus Prayer' faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 12 56dfedf8-fd01-4e76-a3b4-f24df8f875fc Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/a-nomad-in-my-heart-LS_so1X7 A Nomad In My Heart Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:23:24 Ben from Nomad Season chats to John in Chakra about the nomad life they share. "I never really felt I belonged in this world. I had my years in a motor caravan – not always happy ones – but I remember them with affection. I am a nomad in my heart." Ben from Nomad Season chats to John in Chakra about the nomad life they share. "I never really felt I belonged in this world. I had my years in a motor caravan – not always happy ones – but I remember them with affection. I am a nomad in my heart." faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 6 2abc150a-267e-4382-acd4-f37cc9fc810a Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/chakra-chat-the-mind-isnt-that-big-SOjaHcKr Chakra Chat - The Mind Isn't That Big Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:38:11 There is knowing beyond the mind. The mind isn't that big. Go beyond conceptions of the mind. Real knowledge is revealed. There is knowing beyond the mind. The mind isn't that big. Go beyond conceptions of the mind. Real knowledge is revealed. faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 7 15bf0555-0867-4572-a1fe-9b7e84b36070 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (dB Company) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/if-more-to-life-than-meets-the-eye-KF6mKGb_ If More To Life Than Meets The Eye dB Company 00:40:13 false full 8 72f43b27-e29d-4e0a-9539-a7f7cc2d6a53 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/the-common-sense-guide-to-meditation-ELf5V_mM The Common Sense Guide To Meditation Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:34:47 Many viewers have asked for a 'John Butler guide to meditation'. Here it is. You may be surprised at the simplicity of this 'common sense' guide when there are so many alternative methods trumpeted about. Here, step by step, John talks you through the meditation practice he learned when he was a young man and has been practising for 60 years. This simple practice has gradually revealed to John what we all long for. Freedom. Many viewers have asked for a 'John Butler guide to meditation'. Here it is. You may be surprised at the simplicity of this 'common sense' guide when there are so many alternative methods trumpeted about. Here, step by step, John talks you through the meditation practice he learned when he was a young man and has been practising for 60 years. This simple practice has gradually revealed to John what we all long for. Freedom. faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 9 fab32944-d3f5-46f2-92b6-b88211e9679f Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/why-do-bad-things-happen-to-good-people-CRAs9BBO Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:33:20 One of the principal questions that human beings have wrestled with since time began - why do we suffer? Why do bad things happen to good people? John, too, wrestles with the answers. One of the principal questions that human beings have wrestled with since time began - why do we suffer? Why do bad things happen to good people? John, too, wrestles with the answers. faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 10 2c421d74-63ff-4749-9bc6-e5a9c48ad0f8 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/impromptu-1-you-cant-hasten-the-seasons-O2ziNAFd Impromptu #1 - You Can't Hasten The Seasons Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 01:08:38 If you have been on a retreat with John Butler, you will know that he hosts impromptu chats after breakfast each morning. In this, the first at Cliff College, he addresses: making the world a better place what are thoughts? sin as absence from the presence of God what man is/is not thinking is mindache judge not what am I here for? the humility of failure If you have been on a retreat with John Butler, you will know that he hosts impromptu chats after breakfast each morning. In this, the first at Cliff College, he addresses: making the world a better place what are thoughts? sin as absence from the presence of God what man is/is not thinking is mindache judge not what am I here for? the humility of failure faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 11 94bd9f9d-eb46-4c13-b8fc-ff90a0ff781e Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/the-hidden-blessings-of-depression-6JeCh9hQ The Hidden Blessings Of Depression Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:20:48 Depression afflicts many of us at some stage in our life. John is no exception. In this video he reflects on his own experience of depression and whether, in fact, depression can be our teacher. Being half-Russian also gives John a deeper insight into the nature of depression - not only at a personal level but maybe as part of a national psyche. He tells us how he unexpectedly started a degree in Russian Studies at Nottingham University aged 51 and, after graduation, spent 5 1/2 years in Russia - "One of the most fulfilling and interesting times of my life". As he explains, "Accustomed to being half-different, Russia showed me a world where the 'difference' belonged. It made me completely happy Depression afflicts many of us at some stage in our life. John is no exception. In this video he reflects on his own experience of depression and whether, in fact, depression can be our teacher. Being half-Russian also gives John a deeper insight into the nature of depression - not only at a personal level but maybe as part of a national psyche. He tells us how he unexpectedly started a degree in Russian Studies at Nottingham University aged 51 and, after graduation, spent 5 1/2 years in Russia - "One of the most fulfilling and interesting times of my life". As he explains, "Accustomed to being half-different, Russia showed me a world where the 'difference' belonged. It made me completely happy faith, asmr, meditation, spirituality, relax false full 13 b8a3a657-c6ac-49d3-86e2-e74801d424e3 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/impromptu-3-the-real-substance-of-life-NJsKN__t Impromptu #3 - The Real Substance Of Life Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 01:06:24 "In this impromptu chat at a Cliff College retreat John reflects on: what is God? the real teacher is Presence what is substantial? to make whole be whole the body is crystallised Spirit what is Jesus? everything is perfect as it is in Truth nothing matters; in Ignorance everything matters the sunshine of unconditional love the Prodigal Son "In this impromptu chat at a Cliff College retreat John reflects on: what is God? the real teacher is Presence what is substantial? to make whole be whole the body is crystallised Spirit what is Jesus? everything is perfect as it is in Truth nothing matters; in Ignorance everything matters the sunshine of unconditional love the Prodigal Son faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, unintentional, relax false full 15 f8b59473-6272-4c76-afb7-7137c5760bc4 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000 archie@db.company (Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler) https://spiritual-unfoldment-with-john-butler.simplecast.com/episodes/reach-for-the-stars-8rjwDxid Reach For The Stars Spiritual Unfoldment With John Butler 00:45:53 Whence comes this longing for the stars? Even the stars aren't big enough. It's a longing for the infinite beyond. I did see it. That's what changed my life. I knew that's what I wanted and nothing in this world could match it. Whence comes this longing for the stars? Even the stars aren't big enough. It's a longing for the infinite beyond. I did see it. That's what changed my life. I knew that's what I wanted and nothing in this world could match it. faith, asmr, meditation, sleep, spirituality, relax false full 16