Spiritual Practices

Sonia Sly talks to Julianne Hickey, the newly appointed director of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, a member of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 168 Catholic aid, development and social… Audio

David Steemson examines the call by Muslims in New Zealand for more flexibility in observing religious holidays. Muslims think they should be able to swap some of the public holidays in this country… Audio

Author and philosopher Alain de Botton discusses his new book, 'Religion for Atheists'. Audio

Sonia Sly speaks to author and spiritualist Suzanne Boult about numerology and other methods of divination to find out how we can unlock our potential, and how she came to discover her own. Audio

For Auckland-based life coach and artist Jo Hutchinson, a realisation that corporate life just wasn't enough was the trigger that changed her life around and led her down new paths. She needed to do… Audio

Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede is the abbot of the Rochester Zen Centre in New York State. He explains what Zen means to him. Audio

Why are organisations that are essentially fronts for the Church of Scientology receiving mainstream funding and attention? Joining the programme are the executive director of the Drug Foundation… Audio

This week Ideas takes a look at the Mormon religion, or as it prefers to be known, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Audio

Monk-making, silent retreats and the ritual involved in creating Buddha statues are just some of the topics of discussion when Sonia Sly meets a travel writer who loves going off the beaten track. Audio

The United Nations has said that blasphemy is a human right. But here in New Zealand, there are no plans to repeal our blasphemy law. In Spiritual Outlook, we ask who does the law protect and is it… Audio

Asian Report brings us a two part special celebrating the much loved Indian cultural tradition of Diwali, Festival of Lights, 2011, starting with a giant shadow puppet troupe from Chennai, Southern… Audio

Composer John Gibson and actor and voice teacher Sylvia Rands have long shared a passion for the religiously inspired works of poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Now they’ve turned that passion into a new… Audio

Immortality, ancestors from the past and childhood memories are the source of inspiration for some of the creative spirits that Sonia Sly meets in Spiritual Outlook. Audio

Sonia Sly finds out the secret ingredient in Hare Krishna cooking, she meets a man who turned away from his Catholic roots and is celebrating 25 years within the Hare Krishna faith, and a woman who… Audio

We explore an idea of philosophy by which people live their lives.This week we look at Hinduism. Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle presents the second of a four part documentary series exploring the incredible diversity of our country's Muslim communities. She meets outspoken Muslim women around the country… Audio