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Mindrolling with Raghu Markus

Mindrolling with Raghu Markus

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 Escapades in Mind-Expansion and Cultural Misadventures. Mindrolling Podcast is about coming unstuck and the recent history of awoken awareness. It’s about the intersection of culture, consciousness and realization with Raghu Markus.© Be Here Now Network Politics & Government Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • Ep. 634 – Meeting Maharaj-ji with Mirabai Bush

    Ep. 634 – Meeting Maharaj-ji with Mirabai Bush
    Feb 20 2026

    Check out Mirabai’s archived podcast series on the Be Here Now Network.

    In this episode, Raghu and Mirabai chat about:

    • Mirabai’s leap of faith: leaving her PhD program, going to India, and becoming a devotee of Maharaj-ji
    • The mystery of timing and how a single moment can quietly change the course of a life
    • A silent meditation retreat that unexpectedly prepared Mirabai to meet Maharaj-ji
    • How one moment with Maharaj-ji expanded Mirabai’s sense of being alive and transformed her inner world
    • Surrendering control: how Maharaj-ji taught Ram Dass to release the need to manage reality
    • The sacred symbolism and devotional practice of touching a guru’s feet
    • The miracle of childbirth and Mirabai’s profound experiences with home birth

    About Mirabai Bush:

    In addition to being one of Love Serve Remember Foundation’s respected board members, Mirabai Bush is a devotee of Neem Karoli Baba and spent time with him in India from 1971 to 1972. Along with Ram Dass, she is the co-author of Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service and Walking Each Other Home. Mirabai is Senior Fellow and founder of the Center on Contemplative Mind in Society, which encourages contemplative practice and perspective in American life in order to create a more just, compassionate and reflective society. Mirabai has also worked with Google on a workplace course called ‘Search Inside Yourself’ and with the US Army on a program for chaplains and medics. She is editor of Contemplation Nation: How Ancient Practices are Changing the Way We Live, co-author of Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods To Transform Teaching and Learning, and author of Working with Mindfulness. Keep up with Mirabai on her website and don’t forget to grab her latest book, Almost Home.

    “I just fell down at his feet. I never thought I would bow to a guru, but it wasn’t a decision; I was just there. In those first moments, he just expanded my sense of what it could mean to be human, to be on this planet. There is so much more to it than I had thought.” –Mirabai Bush

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    57 mins
  • Ep. 633 – Faith Over Fear with Michael Leach

    Ep. 633 – Faith Over Fear with Michael Leach
    Feb 13 2026
    Raghu Markus is joined by Michael Leach, the first-ever Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer of the White House, for a conversation on how to have faith over fear in the face of uncertainty.Grab a copy of Michael’s book, Faith Over Fear, to learn more about harnessing your own resilience.In this episode, Raghu and Michael take a journey through:Closing the gap between faith and fearSeeing faith as an action rather than a feeling How freedom comes when we loosen our grip on ego, fear, and identitySurrender and choosing presence even when outcomes are unclearThe book The First 90 Days and what culture truly meansMichael’s time working in the White House with the Biden-Harris administrationThe meaningful pivot from our preference to our purposeEnduring and adapting through the many changes we face socially, politically, and personally Breaking down the wall between ‘us’ and ‘them’, taking inspiration from Ram Dass’s There Is No OtherGiving ourselves ‘the fear test’ and looking inward before we judge another personConsidering the cost of unity and choosing listening over labelingForming ourselves so that we are not driven by fear “Whatever you're not changing you’re choosing, but here's the truth about change: it's not secured in a single election or moment of triumph. Democracy is an ongoing experiment, constantly tested by shifts in power, societal challenges, and the choices we make to protect (or erode) progress. It's not about ensuring nothing changes when you leave, it's about ensuring that what truly matters can endure when everything does. The key is not permanence, it's resilience” –Michael LeachAbout Michael Leach:Michael is a nationally respected strategic advisor, public sector leader, and culture builder whose career spans the NFL, national politics, and the White House. He currently serves as CEO & Co-Founder of BridgeTrust Partners, an advisory firm specializing in leadership development, inclusive strategy, and transformative partnerships across industries—from sports and healthcare to tech, media, and government.Michael began his professional journey in the National Football League, serving as Assistant to the Head Coach of the Chicago Bears and later managing Labor Relations at NFL Headquarters, where he played a key role in administering and enforcing the NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement. In 2019, he was appointed Chief People Officer and Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the Biden-Harris campaign, helping build the most diverse general election team in U.S. history. He later became the first-ever Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for the White House, serving as Special Assistant to the President. Michael is also now an author! Faith Over Fear, a book on resilience and faith in uncertain times, was released in February 2026. Reach out to Michael via his website, where you can find his social media and contact information as well as learn more about his speaking engagements, career coaching, and more. “It's really through our surrendering that God does his establishing. God is unable to establish if we don't surrender. If your hands are closed and someone is trying to give you a gift, it's going to be really hard to receive that gift if you don't first open your hands. That's literally the nature of faith. I first have to release what's in my hand in order for God to release what's in his hand.” –Michael LeachSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    55 mins
  • Ep. 632 – Healing Trauma & Releasing Burdens with Thomas Hübl, PhD

    Ep. 632 – Healing Trauma & Releasing Burdens with Thomas Hübl, PhD
    Feb 6 2026

    In a world shaped by collective crisis, Raghu Markus and Dr. Thomas Hübl come together to explore inner connection and healing trauma.

    Interested in learning more about trauma? Grab a copy of Releasing Our Burdens, Thomas’s co-authored book with systemic family therapist Dr. Richard Schwartz, HERE

    This time on Mindrolling, Raghu and Thomas discuss:

    • Thomas’s early call to meditation, spirituality, and a life of service
    • Living within a global ecosystem shaped by overlapping crisis dynamics
    • Returning to ourselves when we are overwhelmed by fear and pain
    • Understanding how trauma shuts down parts of the self as a survival response
    • Examining the lasting effects of trauma on both the mind and body
    • The genetic transmission of trauma across generations
    • The role of restorative practices in healing trauma and reversing symptoms
    • Digesting trauma instead of becoming stuck in survival patterns
    • Cultivating compassion, patience, and trust in the healing process
    • The power of presence as a foundation for trauma recovery
    • How healing even one part of the self creates fertile ground for deeper integration
    • Spiritual trauma and how it creates a misalignment within our inner and outer lives
    • Supporting one another in reconnecting with our most powerful resource: inner connection

    About Thomas Hübl PhD:

    Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma. Hübl is the author of Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World, and Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He is also the co-author of Releasing Our Burdens with Dr. Richard Schwartz. Hübl has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Keep up with Hübl’s upcoming events and livestreams HERE. You can also follow Thomas on Instagram!

    “What does trauma do? It shuts down a part of ourselves so that we can survive or go through very painful moments better. But the aftereffect, if it’s not being taken care of, is a sense of disconnect from ourselves. So, then we try to fill that hole with all kinds of other stuff that is not authentic to us, that is over consumerism, that is not feeding each other, that is creating all kinds of side effects.” –Thomas Hübl, PhD

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    1 hr and 2 mins
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