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Before Change

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2022 and 2023: Thoughts from Twelve Gates Foundation 

Each end of year a great many people reflect on the year past, and look for signs about the year to come. Was 2022 a good year, or a bad one? Will 2023 be better? Or are we heading toward more difficult times?

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Twelve Gates President Offers Brief Thoughts on the Future of the Metaverse

On September 15, 2022, Dr. Frank Kaufmann, President of the Twelve Gates Foundation, offered brief thoughts on the future of the Metaverse at an online event sponsored by the Pew Research Center and Elon University. Dr. Kaufmann was one of six experts invited to speak at the Twitter Spaces audio program, “Hype, Hope or Hell?: The Metaverse in 2040”, hosted by Lee Rainie and Janna Anderson.

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Twelve Gates President's Speech at the World Peace Festival 2022

This is a brief speech offered by Frank Kaufmann of the Twelve Gates Foundation to the 33rd Annual Peace Festival of the World Yoga Community.

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Scholars Interview with Dr. Bruce Tallman, Author of God's Ecstatic Love

Dr. Bruce Tallman is an author, spiritual director, and marriage coach. As a full-time spiritual director since 2002, Dr. Tallman has worked with laity and clergy from every Christian denomination. He has published two books for spiritual directors (one of them, _Finding Seekers: How to Develop a Spiritual Direction Practice from Beginning to Full-Time Employment_ , is a bestseller in the field). He is passionate about his mission, which is to help people grow in wisdom and love. In this interview, we discuss his latest publication, 

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Twelve Gates Foundation Offers Closing Remarks at the World Yoga Festival

Dr. Frank Kaufmann, President of the Twelve Gates Foundation, offers a brief message and prayer at the closing ceremony of the World Yoga Festival.

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Friends and Political Difference in Polarized Times

How does political polarization affect friendship? 

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Aging and Productive Life 

This episode examines the relationship between physical prowess and growing experience and wisdom 

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Comments to the Interfaith Prayer Service in Celebration of Women's History Month

Remarks on the Divine presence in women, offered during the Interfaith Prayer Service in Celebration of Women's History Month 

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Our Times Our Life

This episode describes positioning ourselves in time, and filling that time with ways that create ease of life

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On Speech 

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available.

This episode reflects related the social and political affirmation of human freedom and the God-given right to free speech, with the concept of "the Word," as found in various sacred Scripture

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Interview on "People of the Book" with Professor Craig Considine

The Christians that lived around the Arabian Peninsula during Muhammad's lifetime are shrouded in mystery. Some of the stories of the Prophet's interactions with them are based on legends and myths, while others are more authentic and plausible. But who exactly were these Christians? Why did Muhammad interact with them as he reportedly did? And what lessons can today's Christians and Muslims learn from these encounters?  
  
Scholar Craig Considine, one of the most powerful global voices speaking in admiration of the prophet of Islam, provides answers to these questions. Through a careful study of works by historians and theologians, he highlights an idea central to Muhammad's vision: an inclusive Ummah, or Muslim nation, rooted in citizenship rights, interfaith dialogue, and freedom of conscience, religion and speech. In this unprecedented sociological analysis of one of history's most influential human beings, Considine offers groundbreaking insight that could redefine Christian and Muslim relations.  


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New York State Assemblyman, Nader Sayegh hosts 37th Annual World Interfaith Month Celebration

Here are brief remarks from Twelve Gates President, Dr. Frank Kaufmann at the 37th Annual World Interfaith Month Celebration hosted by New York State Assemblyman, Nader Sayegh

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On Patience and Forgiveness: A message for World Interfaith Harmony Week

Dr. Frank Kaufmann speaks at the opening ceremony for World Interfaith Harmony Week, (established at the United Nations in 2010)

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Urgent Action to Rescue Afghanis from Taliban Genocide

An interview with Congressman Mark Siljander about his international efforts to rescue vulnerable Afghanis from terror and extermination under Taliban rule.

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Evil and Harm: In me, and in society at large

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9/11, the Psalms, and Peace: An Interview with Professor Luonne Rouse

Professor Luonne Rouse offers thoughts and hope on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US homeland.

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Freedom and Environments

This episode looks at better and more effective ways to improve ourselves and to help others. Ways that encourage and support, rather than force and demand.

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Love, Power, Addiction

This episode shows how Love and power are mutually exclusive, and how addiction to power is the ultimate self defeating paradox.

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Being, Doing, Dying 

This episode looks at what happens to us when we die. How our lives are assessed.

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Skills, Goodness, and Spiritual Practice

This episode explains important distinctions between two separate areas of self-improvement, skills, and goodness, with special emphasis on opportunities and even dangers if this is not considered in the arena of spiritual practice.

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Contend, Reconcile, Bequeath

This episode looks at 3 life tasks, and our unique ways to succeed.

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Dreams and Reforms, Refining my Life 

This episode looks at the challenging work of organizing our passions and talents as part of succeeding in life and realizing our dreams 

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On Relationships 

This episode walks through the reality that everything from our first breath to our last, and every last wonder in between are relationships. In the end Love is all.

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The relationship between Spiritual and Practical pursuits

This episode looks at what elements are similar, and what elements are different when trying to accomplish our life goals in these two distinct arenas of our lives 

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Voces 2, What is the promise of a good or religious life

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Voces de Fe, Is God All Powerful 

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On Being and Becoming

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On Love and Truth 

This episode introduces three things: 1. Love and Truth are not as separated as most people think, 2. Truth seeking (like love) requires action. It is not attained from afar, and 3. Truth carries Love, it is the face of Love. 

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On Aging 

This episode examines the benefits and contributions unique to getting older.

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Expanding goodness: Balancing family and professional life 

This episode examines efforts and challenges to balance family life and public, professional life.   


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Balancing Optimism and Criticism 

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Simple Honor

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What do you want to love

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Extremes, Longing, Cancel Culture

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Building Memories

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Before Change

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The ideal, our judgement, our accomplishment 

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Patterns and Inspiration: We can play a role

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Love Code

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Real Virtue

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The Weave: Word and substance

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The Pull 

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Seeing Through 

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How Constantly Difficult the Path

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My Best

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Two Selves, two energies, a better world

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Boundary lines and goodness

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Good with me in the middle 

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Tradition in a Grain of Sand 

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The Shortest Distance