Miranda Macpherson began her spiritual journey at the age of thirteen when, amidst a period of clinical depression, she was spontaneously opened into a profound state of boundless love. That experience initiated a lifelong dedication to spiritual practice, psychological depth, and the study of the world’s wisdom traditions. Her travels took her from her native Australia to the United Kingdom, where after completing seminary training, she founded the OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation in London, at the request of her teacher. Over the next decade, Miranda trained and ordained more than six hundred interfaith ministers and spiritual counselors.
In 2005, a seismic shift occurred that changed the course of Miranda’s life. While meditating in a cave in India that was once home to the revered sage Sri Ramana Maharshi, she experienced a direct transmission of the true nature of reality that required total surrender. In the wake of this, Miranda found herself again moving to a new continent, this time the United States. There, in the years it took to integrate this opening, a body of teachings on Grace and Ego Relaxation began to emerge that brings ancient wisdom alive for our changing times.
Today, Miranda is known for her depth of presence and gift for guiding others into direct experience of the sacred. Miranda leads the Living Grace sangha in Marin and Sonoma counties, holds retreats internationally, and offers online programs through the Shift Network. Unapologetically feminine, joyful, and down to earth in her way of being, Miranda is dedicated to loving people all the way back into the freedom and wholeness of their true nature. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband Bob Duchmann.
Books:
The Way of Grace - The Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation (Book)
Boundless Love: Transforming Your Life with Grace and Inspiration
CDs:
The Way of Grace - The Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation (CD or audio download)
Meditations on Boundless Love
'The Heart of Being' - Mantra CD
'Awakening the Soul' - Meditation CD
Website: http://mirandamacpherson.com
First BatGap interview with Miranda.
Miranda in SAND Panel Discussion on Sexual Misconduct, Money, Power, Trauma & Ethics in Spiritual Communities
Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.
Transcript of this interview
Interview recorded February 4, 2019
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:03:57 - The Relevance of Ancient Wisdom
00:07:52 - Ego Relaxation and the Sense of Time
00:11:39 - Introduction and Bio of Miranda Macpherson
00:15:25 - Awakening to the Fullness of Being
00:19:37 - The Infinite Ways of Realization
00:23:28 - The Window Panes of Ultimate Reality
00:27:11 - Healing and Transformation through Grace
00:31:19 - The Sweet State of Ego Relaxation
00:35:24 - Living in Alignment with Grace
00:39:38 - The Blessings of Grace
00:43:32 - Opening ourselves to beings of higher consciousness
00:47:27 - Perpetual Ascension and Spiritual Ego
00:51:23 - The Paradox of Spiritual Practice
00:55:04 - Cultivating Virtues: Trust and Humility
01:00:00 - The Fulfillment of Life and the Richness of Life
01:03:08 - Surrender and Accountability
01:06:54 - The Challenge of Surrender and Relaxation
01:10:57 - Surrendering to the Way
01:14:57 - Moving with Life
01:18:38 - Finding Stability in Uncertain Times
01:22:12 - Placing Faith in Humanity
01:26:13 - Relaxing into Truth
01:30:05 - The Partnership between Horse and Man
01:33:59 - The Healing Power of Forgiveness
01:38:02 - Right Action from Being
01:41:44 - The Paradox of Ego and Passivity
01:45:46 - Recognizing and Befriending Our Primal Drives
01:49:38 - Practical Meditation Techniques and Practices
