In today’s episode I’m having a conversation with Larry Holmes, psychologist, leadership trainer, and corporate consultant for some of the largest companies in Australia. He’s also my cohost of the Wisdom Talks podcast and long-time personal friend. In fact, our relationship and friendship goes back almost 50 years, to the 1970’s when we were both Vedic monks serving our Guru, Swami Muktananda, who we affectionately called Baba, spreading the worldwide Meditation Revolution that he had inspired.

Larry played a very significant role in Baba Muktananda’s global mission. He was for the longest time the MC of all his public programs, as well as the special meditation teaching programs called Intensives. In addition, he was Baba’s correspondence secretary, where he interfaced with Baba daily bringing him mail from his thousands of devotees all over the world and communicating Baba’s replies to their questions and inquiries, large and small, spiritual and apparently mundane. The deep teachings he received in that role was that for Baba, there was no difference between the mundane and the spiritual. All of life was simply the ongoing dance of the Divine, a play of Consciousness.

In our conversation, you will get a sense for Larry’s gentle and laid-back style as well as his self-effacing ordinariness of what has truly been an extraordinary life of deep inner work, personal reflection, and high spiritual circumstance. For those spiritually sensitized, you will hear the thread of Grace that runs through his life.

Though Larry is known and loved by thousands around the world, as a way of introducing him to those who haven’t had the pleasure to meet him and work with him, I’ve tried to cover the scope of his life. I started the conversation with questions about his family his early life and the lessons he learned from his father and their close-knit family. He shares the trauma of receiving his draft notice at the height of the Vietnam War and the life-changing lessons learned while serving his country during those turbulent times. He shares lessons learned, thinking of others before himself and the power of the mind to uplift our spirits or create a virtual hell.

Be sure to stay around for the end as he shares his meeting with Baba Muktananda, the experiences he had and the enlightening wisdom he received through their long and extraordinary personal relationship. Larry shares his insights on Baba’s unique teaching style and ability to transmit meditation through the empowerment known as Shaktipat.

For those interested in what being with a highly enlightened Guru is like, this episode will be a treasure.

To directly contact our hosts, visit their respective websites:

https://www.meditatenow.net/ – For All Episodes, Show Notes, Links and Resources, including Glossary of Terms for all Episodes and to contact Marc directly.

https://larryholmespracticalwisdom.com/ – For All Episodes and to contact Larry directly and review his consulting and coaching services.

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Ep # 7 Larry Holmes – Corporate Consultant for some of the largest companies in Australia, Psychologist, Leadership Trainer, and Wisdom Talks podcast cohost and Veteran Meditator.