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Michael Harding

Michael Harding

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  • The Cross is the Architecture of Emotion

    The Cross is the Architecture of Emotion
    Mar 27 2026
    The mystery of our death is the mystery of that death on Calvary. The mystery of Calvary is the mystery of all death and all suffering and all pain. Here's how I see the architecture of this event and how it sustains me in my ordinary human life, and allows me to endure disturbing emotions with equanimity.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Karma, Art, and God

    Karma, Art, and God
    Mar 21 2026

    Karma is a notion we associate with the east. Art is something that in modernity has liberated itself from religious devotionalism. But here I want to meditate on how all these things are unified. Liberation from Karma, attention devoutly to the great work of art, are unified in that God is a word for that which runs through all things, and all times, and all beings. God is a word we use as a cradle to hold the unnamable mystery of being. And there is no limit to this abundance even when we are exhausted by our own negative energies.

    It is now the moment of the Equinox. I'm doing last night's podcast, and this today, and perhaps another one or two in the coming days to celebrate this fact. Because I've always been excited by the Equinox, the dramatic transition that we in Ireland experience from the dark brooding world of winter, to the dizzy light of Summer. And here we are, on the edge of lengthening days, long days, and summer days not far away not. Talk to you son.

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    53 mins
  • Find your own solitude

    Find your own solitude
    Mar 20 2026
    I did an episode during the week focusing on the Equinox. And then when I was cleaning out files and arranging all sorts of stuff on hard drives I seem to have deleted the episode. This I discovered at the last minute. And the only thing left in the folder was a podcast from September 22. Now that's the autumn Equinox. And now we're at the Spring Equinox. And I have a lot to say yet, so much to share with you. But I thought it suitable that the only episode I could get my hands on was this. So I'm going to put it out for now, for the weekend and then on Monday I'll be back again with one about the Spring Equinox. We're in the run up to Easter, and then we move towards midsummer. I'm working on a book entitled Midsummer, and I'll post a reading of the first draft also over this weekend. So that will be a new episode on Monday and somewhere in between a reading from my new book. And for now, enjoy this reposting of a mediation which is very personal and reflects on why I practice. Thank you for being here. Listen. Listen.

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    51 mins
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Michael's words and voice are interesting soothing and comforting. Lots to think about. They'd have been queuing outside the mass for Fr Harding's sermon!

Comforting

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Came across this podcast accidentally. Really enjoy his stories & certain life advice.
Michael is so interesting & a great storyteller 👌

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Great stories of interesting people, places and the authors own insight on life. Michael has a great voice for the narration and have really enjoyed the episodes I’ve listened to so far! Looking forward to hearing more. Just found this podcast after listening to one of his books. Well worth a listen to!

Great stories of interesting people and insights on life.

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