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Thurman reflects on the psychological and spiritual process of self-discovery, highlighting the importance of breaking free from conditioning, as seen through the experiences of individuals like the tax collector who finds redemption through God's love. He further explores how societal systems, like the state, can provide a sense of significance, but also how the role of a savior requires constant growth and staying ahead of the followers to maintain relevance and prevent being overtaken.

This recording is a part of a wider series of conversations from September to October of 1980 where Howard Thurman met with a variety of young men and women who were discerning their calling to ministry. Thurman poses the intent of this group as an opportunity to "open up for one's self the moving, vital, creative push of God, while God is still disguised in the movement of God's self." In this recording, Thurman warns those learning with him of the dangers of setting a distinction between the…

This recording is the sixth lecture in our collection of ten that Howard Thurman gave at the University of Redlands in 1973 on the topic of mysticism. Thurman indicates that this lecture functions as a means to point the listener towards practical approaches to mysticism through lenses of psychology, philosophy, and religious experience. In this recording, Thurman reflects upon what it means to make sense of one's own transcendent "center." The center to which Thurman is referencing is held in…