John O’Donohue Interview on On Being
January 28, 2018
This is Krista Tippett’s wonderful interview with the poet/philospher John O’Donohue from August 6, 2015- his last interview before his death. It is a deep conversation into beauty, life, love, language, and the imagination. Enjoy.
“So I believe that deep in the heart of each of us, there is this imagining, imaginal capacity that we have. So that we are all doing it.” John O’Donohue
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The Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue was beloved for his book Anam Ċara, Gaelic for “soul friend,” and for his insistence on beauty as a human calling. In one of his last interviews before his death in 2008, he articulated a Celtic imagination about how the material and the spiritual — the visible and the invisible — intertwine in human experience. His voice and writings continue to bring ancient mystical wisdom to modern confusions and longings.
Find the link to this interview HERE.
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January 28, 2018 at 8:46 pm
Thank you for sharing this interview. John O’Donohue’s poem “For a New Beginning” has been my guiding light on more than one occasion. When things are bleak, I remember his poem “For Light… “light cannot see inside of things. That is what the dark is for.” Namaste
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January 29, 2018 at 10:43 pm
He’s a long time favorite of mine, too. So inspiring!
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