Internationally acclaimed poet, Author, novelist, translator, mystical scholar and spiritual teacher and founder, director of the Institute of Sacred Activism. In this conversation Andrew Harvey and I talk about his book, The Hope, A Guide To Sacred Activism and about the dark night of the soul that is happening on a global scale right now. Andrew Harvey’s wisdom is deep and vast, this conversation is illuminating. He also shares about his own spiritual practice and how it changes for him. Get ready because I know it’s going to spark your heart and ignite your soul!

Inspired Round Q&A:

• Most Inspiring Book- Rumi is his greatest inspiration. It’s where he bathes!
  • The Rumi Collection (Shambhala Library) Jelaluddin Rumi
    
• Favorite Song- Georgia Carr, Australia, In The Garden of Flames #9 track
  • http://www.heartcentre.com.au/music/
• Best Resource- His beloved cats. A very holy relationship, being home is being with his cats, loving them, cuddling them and having the wordless holy love. He can’t imagine being a human being and not being awake to the kind of holy love animals bring.
• Surprising Fact About Andrew- He’s funny, loves to dance and love life. He lives in a state of joy and acceptance despite the seriousness of the work he does.To face all this and stay sane and be kinder and saner and more in life and more focused on your true life’s purpose. He’s not awakening to a nightmare, he’s awakening to extraordinary birth and possibility in the middle of the nightmare.
• Most Important Thing to Know About Andrew- That he’s in progress, he’s not finished, any wisdom he has is what he knows now and tomorrow he might be given wisdom that changes everything he’s ever said, he’s on his knees in this transformation, he’s not an expert in it he’s a patient recorder of it and wants to share it with his friends and brothers and sisters. Experience his heart through Rumi, The way of Passion, become drunk on Rumi and amazing things will change for you!

Interview Links:

• Andrew Harvey’s Books:
  • The Hope, Andrew Harvey
    
  • Light the Flame, 365 Days of Prayer, Andrew Harvey
  • The Direct Path: Creating a Personal Journey to the Divine Using the World’s Spiritual Traditions, Andrew Harvey
  • Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ, Andrew Harvey
  • Heart Yoga: The Sacred Marriage of Yoga and Mysticism, Andrew Harvey
  • Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action, Andrew Harvey
  • The Essential Mystics : Selections from the World’s Great Wisdom Traditions, Andrew Harvey
  • The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi, Andrew Harvey
  • Teachings of Rumi, Andrew Harvey
  • Teachings of the Christian Mystics, Andrew Harvey
  • Walk with Four Spiritual Guides: Krishna, Buddha, Jesus and Ramakrishna (SkyLight Illuminations) , Andrew Harvey
  • 201 Motivational and Inspirational Quotes, Andrew Harvey
  • Rumi Symphony, Andrew Harvey & Hans Christian
  • A Journey in Ladakh: Encounters with Buddhism, Andrew Harvey
  • Essential Gay Mystics, Andrew Harvey
  • Hidden Journey: A Spiritual Awakening, Andrew Harvey
  • Love’s Manifesto: The Courage to Let Your Heart Lead the Way, Andrew Harvey
  • Meditations of the Heart: Liberating the Power of Love, Andrew Harvey
  • Perfume of the Desert: Inspirations from Sufi Wisdom, Andrew Harvey
  • The Call, Andrew Harvey & Hans Christian
  • The Divine Feminine: Exploring The Feminine Face of God Around The World, Andrew Harvey
  • Teachings of the Hindu Mystics, Andrew Harvey
  • Light Upon Light, Andrew Harvey
  • The Call to Lead, Andrew Harvey
  • Dialogues with a Modern Mystic, Andrew Harvey
  • Love’s Glory: Re-creations of Rumi, Andrew Harvey
  • Mary’s Vineyard: Daily Meditations, Readings, and Revelations, Andrew Harvey

• Website: AndrewHarvey.net
• Facebook: Andrew Harvey Author
  
• Facebook: Andrew Harvey Australia
• twitter: @AndrewHarvey01
  

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