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  <title>004 - Opening the Door to the Silence</title>
  <description>My Guest, Tom Bushlack, is the World’s First and only Contemplative Consultant Coach. Tom helps busy professionals eliminate feeling overwhelmed, improve focus and productivity, connect with their purpose guided by divine wisdom.&amp;amp;nbsp; He is the host of the podcast “Contemplate This!”, which features interviews with leaders and teachers of contemplative practices.&amp;amp;nbsp; What you will Hear/Learn [0:00] - Introduction to the show.&amp;amp;nbsp; [0:26] - Introduction to this episode’s guest. [3:20] - Find out how my previous interaction with Tom made me change my childhood perspective about religion and spirituality&amp;amp;nbsp; [05:52] - Tom takes us through his journey of becoming the world’s first and only contemplative coach.&amp;amp;nbsp; [9:55] - Toms gives a sneak preview of his solution and the kind of people he helps as Contemplative Consultant Coach &amp;amp;nbsp;[12:12] - Tom talks to us about his connection and relationship with God. [14:21] - Tom answers the question “Can you help people establish a connection with God”. He also talks about his approach of helping people with this.&amp;amp;nbsp; [18:40] - The various forms of prayers.&amp;amp;nbsp; [19:35] - Tom and I discuss Community, Beliefs, Mindfulness, Meditation in relation to Christianity and Buddhism.&amp;amp;nbsp; [28:22] - The importance of being&amp;amp;nbsp;open to learning new things.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; [48.28] – Tom’s Book “Contemplation and Community”&amp;amp;nbsp; Quote “Prayer is a way of relating to something Transcendent”.&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; Resources Book “Contemplation and Community”  https://crossroad.bookstore.ipgbook.com/contemplation-and-community-products-9780824550516.php Podcast “Contemplate This!” hosted by Thomas J. Bushlack on Apple Podcasts and Spotify &amp;amp;nbsp; Connect With Tom Bushlack https://thomasjbushlack.com/&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; https://web.facebook.com/tjbushlack?_rdc=1&amp;amp;amp;_rdr https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjbushlack/ https://twitter.com/tjbushlack &amp;amp;nbsp; Appreciation From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for being here. If you aren’t already, come join the party over on: &amp;amp;nbsp; Instagram: https://instagram.com/magdimondauthor Website: https://bowingtoelephantspodcast.com&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and review this podcast.   </description>
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