Spiritual Practices

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

Celebrations in the streets of Washington followed the announcement of the death of Osama Bin Laden. But is it ever OK for a Christian to celebrate the death of a person? Audio

Richard is based at the Dunedin School of Medicine and has done an extensive study (for his PhD) in NZ hospices of the spiritual needs of the dying. Audio

Exploring the beliefs, history and the future of Sikhism, through the metaphor of the turban. Audio

An insight into Falun Gong - a spiritual movement, which since its inception in the early 1990s has seen the persecution of its practitioners in China. Audio

Sonia Sly looks at the journey of the soul and the possibility of past lives. Audio

Broadcaster and former politician Pam Corkery talks about her beliefs with Noelle McCarthy in the series "I know this much is true". Audio

This week's guest in Noelle McCarthy's series I Know This Much Is True is the Dean of Christchurch Cathedral, the very Reverend Peter Beck. Audio

Max Gimblett explains how it's possible to reconcile the life of a world renowned painter with that of a Buddhist monk. Audio

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says she doesn't believe in God, she prefers to set goals instead. She talks to Noelle McCarthy as part of a series of interviews with interesting Kiwis who've found… Audio

TVNZ correspondent and novellist Tim Wilson speculates on what The Rapture might look like in Auckland. He talks to Noelle McCarthy as part of a series of interviews with interesting Kiwis who've… Audio

Quilter, artist, writer and counsellor Trish McBride reflects on her quest for an all-inclusive spiritual way. Audio

Another prediction about the end of the world falls by the wayside. So should we take seriously the idea that we are living in the end times? Audio

Professor of Philosophy at the University of London, and prolific writer and broadcaster, whose latest work is The Good Book: a Secular Bible. Audio

In August 2011 Sir Paul Reeves (1932 - 2011) was given a truly memorable send-off at a state funeral in Auckland. His was an extraordinary life by any standards. Ordained a deacon in 1958, Sir Paul… Audio

Want to know which way is Mecca? Just get the app for your iPhone. Can't make it to church on a Sunday morning? Live streaming means you can watch it from your bed. Turned off by how long and wordy… Audio

Sonia Sly meets a yoga practitioner who believes in the power of transformative sound as a means to come closer to one's true self. Audio

Fo Guan Shan is an international form of Mahayana Buddhism. It was founded in the 1960s in Taiwan and there are temples located in Christchurch and Auckland. So what is it, and how does it function… Audio

Jews around the world will this coming week begin their celebration of Passover - the commemoration of the Jewish exodus from Egypt and escape from slavery. So, in the latest of our occasional "lived… Audio