Thom Krystofiak's guest appearances

Thom Krystofiak

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The Contemplative Light Podcast

Graceful Atheist Podcast

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Nancy Rynes

Matthew Wright

Richard Rohr

Roger Castillo

Bill McDonald

Matthew Fox

Ken Wilber

Michael Pollan

Cynthia Bourgeault

Charles Eisenstein

Richard Tarnas

Chris Grosso

Seth Farber

Giovanni Dienstmann

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Stay skeptical? This week’s guest is Thom Krystofiak. He’s the author of Tempted to Believe: The Seductive Power of Claims About “The Truth.” Thom grew up Catholic but as an adult began practicing TM, Transcendental Meditation. He followed gurus and groups for decades, even though he was never quite convinced of the more spectacular claims of TM. Thom shares about his experiences in the TM movement and what pushed him out. He also discusses important questions people, regardless of their belief or skepticism, could ask themselves: What do I mean by truth? How do I find the truth? And how much does truth really matter? Links Tempted to Believe: The Seductive Power of Claims about "The Truth"https://amzn.to/3qKAa63 Thom’s personal sitehttps://krystofiak.com/ Interact For quotes, recommendations and more see the full episode show noteshttps://gracefulatheist.com/2022/09/18/thom-rystofiak-tempted-to-belive/ Join the Deconversion Anonymous Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversionSecular Gracehttps://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/Deconversionhttps://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/Deconstructionhttps://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/ Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by Makaih Beatshttps://makaihbeats.net/

Stay skeptical? This week’s guest is Thom Krystofiak. He’s the author of Tempted to Believe: The Seductive Power of Claims About “The Truth.” Thom grew up Catholic but as an adult began practicing TM, Transcendental Meditation. He followed gurus and groups for decades, even though he was never quite convinced of the more spectacular claims of TM. Thom shares about his experiences in the TM movement and what pushed him out. He also discusses important questions people, regardless of their belief or skepticism, could ask themselves: What do I mean by truth? How do I find the truth? And how much does truth really matter? Links Tempted to Believe: The Seductive Power of Claims about "The Truth" <a href="https://amzn.to/3qKAa63" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3qKAa63</a> Thom’s personal site <a href="https://krystofiak.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://krystofiak.com/</a> Interact For quotes, recommendations and more see the full episode show notes <a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/2022/09/18/thom-rystofiak-tempted-to-belive/?gaid=gap138" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gracefulatheist.com/2022/09/18/thom-rystofiak-tempted-to-belive/</a> Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deconversion Anonymous Facebook group</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/deconversion</a><a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/secular-grace/?gaid=gap138" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Secular Grace</a> <a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/?gaid=gap138" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gracefulatheist.com/2016/10/21/secular-grace/</a><a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/deconversion/?gaid=gap138" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deconversion</a> <a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/?gaid=gap138" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/</a><a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/deconversion/?gaid=gap138#deconstruction-vs-deconversion" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deconstruction</a> <a href="https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/?gaid=gap138#deconstruction" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://gracefulatheist.com/2017/12/03/deconversion-how-to/#deconstruction/</a> Attribution "Waves" track written and produced by <a href="https://makaihbeats.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Makaih Beats</a> <a href="https://makaihbeats.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://makaihbeats.net/</a>

Thom Krystofiak: Tempted to Believe

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I'm Creative Director and host of the podcast.     It was great talking to Thom. Skeptics have a necessary place in self-awakening.  Thanks for listening!<a href="https://contemplativelight.org/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

84. Tempted To Believe, with Thom Krystofiak

Thom Krystofiak holds a B.A. from Harvard (magna cum laude) and an M.A. from Cambridge University, where he was a Knox Fellow. A trained teacher of Transcendental Meditation, he joined an intentional community in Fairfield, Iowa in 1983, where he and his wife continue to live. There he encountered a cornucopia of spiritual seekers. A rigorous and thoroughgoing skeptic surrounded by ready believers, he has developed unique perspectives on the eternal yet ever-new contest of doubt versus belief.Website: krystofiak.comDiscussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.Transcript of this interview.Interview recorded October 2, 2021.Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

Thom Krystofiak holds a B.A. from Harvard (magna cum laude) and an M.A. from Cambridge University, where he was a Knox Fellow. A trained teacher of Transcendental Meditation, he joined an intentional community in Fairfield, Iowa in 1983, where he and his wife continue to live. There he encountered a cornucopia of spiritual seekers. A rigorous and thoroughgoing skeptic surrounded by ready believers, he has developed unique perspectives on the eternal yet ever-new contest of doubt versus belief. Website: <a href="http://krystofiak.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">krystofiak.com</a> Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded October 2, 2021. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

618. Thom Krystofiak