Ep. 45 | Miranda Macpherson, spiritual teacher, author, and leader of the Living Grace Global Sangha, received a life changing transmission of divine grace while meditating in a cave in India in 2005. Subsequently, she developed the practice of Ego Relaxation to guide others in becoming receptive to subtle forms of grace that bring the clarity we need to live the most noble and healing of lives. In this conversation, Miranda discusses questions such as “What is the cause of our being and all being? How do we recognize that grace is already our primordial ground? What limits our capacity to be here, as we are, in this moment?” And she describes how using inquiry aids us in forming a relationship with grace.Miranda is a spirited, nondual, unabashedly feminine teacher who dares to use the word God. Hers is an inspirational path and teaching leading to the development of profound trust. Miranda describes how her own total trust developed through periods of undoing, sorting out, a period of relinquishment, and finally allowing the dissembling of all that was familiar. Not leading with our intellect is what we need to learn. As Miranda says, “What the world needs is more graceful human beings.” Recorded at the Science and Nonduality Conference, October 2019, with Dr. Roger Walsh, John Dupuy, and Douglas Prater. “Be nothing, do nothing. Get nothing, become nothing. Seek for nothing. Relinquish nothing. Be as you are. Rest in God.”Note: This podcast was recorded live and includes, at times, some extraneous noises in the background. Please excuse them -- we felt the conversation was very valuable and well worth sharing with our audience. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.(For Apple Podcast users, click here to view the complete show notes on the episode page.)Topics & Time StampsWhat is grace? The agency of our transformation (01:50)The path of “gentle effort” vs ego effort (05:11)Humbling our sense of being the “doer” and recognizing the cause of our being—and all being (06:05)Using inquiry to form a relationship with grace: what is holding you now? (08:50)The ground of being is more than emptiness; it’s full of life, nourishing and healing (10:42)Recognizing the ground of grace is the beginning of ego relaxation (12:28)Miranda’s ego relaxation teaching practices: holistic inquiry and meditation (13:06)The value of human relationship for awakening (16:24)Fear is a force we need to address if we want to deepen—both individual and cultural fear (17:55)In the practice of ego relaxation, do nothing to fix or change yourself, but allow the mystical power of grace to do the transforming; all you need to do is stop concealing yourself (21:52)Simply letting things be is effective because it brings to light that you are not the doer (24:32)How to overcome the deeply ingrained message “life is not meant to be easy” (27:31)Miranda’s transmission of ego relaxation in a cave in India and her following “period of undoing” (28:58)Our egos are driven by an experience of lack—let’s relax into self-forgiveness and compassion (34:03)What happened with Miranda when more ordinary awareness returned? (38:09)The importance of including our animal humanity—the emotional, the frightened, the irrational and...